Die Boere-Republieke en die Volkereg (inscribed by author: 1933)

Hofmeyr, Dr S

Description:

This copy carries the inscription "Aan Andre Van Regter [Judge] S Hofmeyr, Bloemfontein, 28.8.1979" [46 years after the book's publication].

The book, based on an academic dissertation, deals with the constitutions of the Boer Republics and their external relations.

x + 185 pp of text, appendix, bibliography and index + fold-out table. The drawn-on patterned paper covers, black to panel and spine, are sprung at the lower corner. No endpapers.

 

Details:

  • Publisher: Kemink en Zoon
  • Publisher Place: Utrecht
  • Date of Publication: 1933
  • Edition: First
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 245 x 160
  • Lot No: 152
  • Hammer Price: $45
  • Bids: 1
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  • Estimate: $65
  • Reserve: $45

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