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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Thomas Baines, with a biographical introduction by R. F. Kennedy

THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA Limited First Edition

Published: Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1975

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First Edition. Limited Edition of 526 Volumes. This is Volume 259.

Bound in synthetic green leather, wrapped in the original Mylar protective folder, in a slipcase of the same green material. Baines' signature in gilt on the front cover with gilt titles on spine. Small, faint foxing spots on a few prelim. pages.

On the whole, book and box in Fine condition.

Pages [1-6]7-204

This book is the complete collection of ninety bird studies, beautifully painted by Baines. It took over 100 years to gather together these paintings. Some are painted in oils but mostly in water-colours, based on sketches and drawings made on Baines' travels in South Africa in the 1860s.

In 1929 Dr J. G. Gubbins, founder of the Africana Museum in Johannesburg, purchased the paintings for the museum. This book was produced with the permission of the Africana Museum. The biographical introduction by R.F.Kennedy is itself a valuable addition to South African history

Besides the ninety bird plates, the book has a frontispiece self-portrait of Thomas Baines. Front and back endpapers have bird drawings by Baines.

  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 330 x 280 x 26 mm
  • Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
  • Contact Person: Neil Berens
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 082 899 7195 or 083 652 5694
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Mastercard, VISA, and EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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