Hy Koop Toe Vir Hom 'n Pen ('n Outobiografie) (1968)

Mikro (C H Kuhn)

Description:

Despite writing exactly 100 novels (perhaps more than any other popular Afrikaans writer; and he was working on the 101th when he died), Mikro, was - Gerhard Beukes, his friend and publisher, tells in his preface - never satisfied with the luke-warm recognition with which his works were received by "the serious critics".

The author himself tells us the reason for his pen-name - C H Kuhn himself wa a teacher in the Cape Province before moving to Pretoria as a civil servant.

The jacket is rubbed and chipped and there is an 80 mm stain on the inside of the spine. The rest of the book - covers, binding, 192 pp of text and portrait frontispiece - is unmarked and near VG.

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Details:

  • Publisher: Voortrekkerpers
  • Publisher Place: Johannesburg
  • Date of Publication: 1968
  • Edition: First
  • Jacket Condition: Fair+
  • Binding Condition: Good+
  • Overall Condition: Good+
  • Size: 215 x 145
  • Lot No: 22
  • Hammer Price: $20
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 8
  • Estimate: $40
  • Reserve: $20

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  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
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