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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Park, Mungo & Rhys, Ernest [ed.].

Olive Schreiner presentation copy: THE TRAVELS OF MUNGO PARK

Published: J.M. Dent, London, 1910

Edition: Second edition

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Originally published in 1907. xxii, 320 pages. Cloth with gilding. (Everyman's library: travel and topography series).

Inscription from "Brakje" on a preliminary page. This was the pet name of Samuel Cronwright-Schreiner for his wife, Olive Schreiner. Also bears Cronwright-Schreiner's signature, dated 30.1.13, De Aar. Accompanied by a note from Anthony [Clarke] of Clarke's Bookshop, Cape Town, confirming that the signature "Brakje" is that of Olive Schreiner. Letters from Schreiner held in the Special Collections of the National Library of South Africa (Cape Town) also bear the signature "Brakje".

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 18 x 11 cm
  • Sold By: Select Books
  • Contact Person: David McLennan
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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