A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys (1922)

Buchan, John

Description:

Buchan's 1922 book is of particular interest to collectors of Africana for two of its stories - "From Pretoria to the Sea" (which relates Winston Churchill's escape from the prison at the Pretoria Staatsmodel school, his encounter with an armoured train and the rest of his journey to the coast) and "Two African Journeys". Together these make up about a sixth of book's total pages.

• Lot No: 145
• Hammer Price: $40
• Bids: 1
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• Estimate: $75
• Reserve: $40

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• Name: Fontein Books
• Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
• Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
• Country of Origin: South Africa
• Email: fontein@wol.co.za
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• Additional Information: Fontein Books has for several years participated in Antiquarian Auctions and its predecessor. It specialises in historical and contemporary books on the Free State and Northern Karoo, and is also an active buyer and seller on commission in these and other fields. Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, was an editor, writer and small publisher until 2005, when he moved from Johannesburg to Philippolis, the first settlement (1822) north of the Gariep or Orange River, where he opened his first physical bookshop (to which buyers and sellers are welcome), with reasonable holdings in Africana, both Anglo-Boer wars, biography, history, military history, natural history and travel. He regularly visits Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and offers to deliver heavy or valuable books or sets to these cities on such visits. Richard Proctor-Sims retains the copyright of Fontein's Antiquarian Auction descriptions and these may not be reproduced without permission and acknowledgment.