CATALOGUE OF THE DESSINIAN COLLECTION,

Von Manger & Kuafmann

Description:

IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CAPE TOWN.

Complied by the The Rev. Messrs. Von Manger & Kaufmann.

209 + 8 pages index (lacks pages 9 - 36 of the index), original blue paper-covered boards laid down and bound in, some foxing and staining throughout, bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper. Mendelssohn (S.) South African Bibliography, volume 1, pages 973/4, 'This collection of books, with a few manuscripts and paintings, was bequeathed by Mr. Joachim Nicolaas Von Dessin to the City of Cape Town, in the year 1761, to "serve as a foundation of a public library for the advantage of the community." The collection possessed 4565 volumes, but few of these relate to South Africa.'

Details:

  • Publisher Place: Cape of Good Hope
  • Date of Publication: 1821
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (210 x 135 mm)
  • Lot No: 128
  • Hammer Price: $210
  • Bids: 9
  • Visits: 24
  • Estimate: $100/125
  • Reserve: $75

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  • Name: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Address: P.O. Box 186, Constantia, (Cape Town), 7848, South Africa
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  • Country of Origin: South Africa
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