Hulle Wat Verbygaan (No 41 of 250 copies signed by the author and printed on handmade paper; 1951)

Malherbe, D F

Description:

This little book - green cloth-boards, gilt to the panel only, plain endpapers and 24 pp of text on handmade paper from J Dickinson and Co of England, leaves rough cut - was published to mark this distinguished Afrikaans author's seventieth birthday. The copies were signed by him on 29 May 1951, the day before his birthday.

This is copy 41 and also carries the owner's signature in ink on the front free endpaper.

 

Details:

  • Publisher: Nasionale Pers
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: 1951
  • Edition: Signed and limited edition of 250 copies
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 230 x 140
  • Lot No: 71
  • Hammer Price: $75
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 39
  • Estimate: $150
  • Reserve: $75

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  • Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
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