Vrystaatse Erfenis . . . [Free State Heritage] (1982)

Schoeman, Karel

Description:

". . . Bouwerk en geboue in the 19e eeu [Building types and buildings of the 19th century]"

Because of its 24 pages of colour plates and its 70 pages of monochrome illustrations in the text, this book is fairly accessible to those with even a small knowledge of Afrikaans and no equivalent book is available in English. The book begins with the grass, reed, timber and stone structures of the early inhabitants of the part of South Africa that became the Free State and ends with the end of the Free State Republic in 1900. For those with Afrikaans, the commentary in the accompanying text is of considerable historical value -- Schoeman having dominated this field in this part of South Africa for so long.

Details:

  • Publisher: Human & Rousseau
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: 1982
  • Edition: First
  • Jacket Condition: Mint
  • Binding Condition: Mint
  • Overall Condition: Mint
  • Size: 280 x 220
  • Lot No: 335
  • Hammer Price: $30
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 13
  • Estimate: $70
  • Reserve: $30

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  • Name: Fontein Books
  • Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: fontein@wol.co.za
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  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: Fontein Books has for several years participated in Antiquarian Auctions and its predecessor. It specialises in historical and contemporary books on the Free State and Northern Karoo, and is also an active buyer and seller on commission in these and other fields. Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, was an editor, writer and small publisher until 2005, when he moved from Johannesburg to Philippolis, the first settlement (1822) north of the Gariep or Orange River, where he opened his first physical bookshop (to which buyers and sellers are welcome), with reasonable holdings in Africana, both Anglo-Boer wars, biography, history, military history, natural history and travel. He regularly visits Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and offers to deliver heavy or valuable books or sets to these cities on such visits. Richard Proctor-Sims retains the copyright of Fontein's Antiquarian Auction descriptions and these may not be reproduced without permission and acknowledgment.