R1,200
LOT OF 6 BOOKS by Douglas Blackburn
1. A Burgher Quixote, 1903, Inscribed by Author, copy of Stephen Gray
2. A Burgher Quixote, 1903, Ex-Library Copy
3. Secret Service in South Africa, 1911, copy of Stephen Gray
4. Leaven: A Black and White Story, 1908, copy of Stephen Gray
5. The Martyr Nurse: In Memoriam, The Death of Edith Cavell, undated, with a note from Author and copy of Stephen Gray
6. Love Muti, Undated
A lot of 6 books by Douglas Blackburn, 4 of which belonged to the late South African poet, novelist and academic Stephan Grey. First copy of “A Burgher Quixote” inscribed by author, and a note on the verso of the full title page of “The Martyr Nurse” by author, explaining the production of the book.
Douglas Blackburn (6 August 1857, Southwark – 28 March 1929, Tonbridge) was an English journalist and novelist, who worked in the Transvaal and Natal between 1892 and 1908. He has been called "the great chronicler of the last days of the Boer republic."
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