Sir John Kotze — Biographical Memoirs and Reminiscences

Cape Town, Maskew Miller, Limited, [1934]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Sir John Kotze's important historical autobiography, with detailed photographic illustrations. A first edition copy, volume one, of this important historical biography by Sir John Kotze. Volume two was published significantly later in 1954. Two portrait frontispieces with tissue guard and thirty-six photographic monochrome plates. Collated complete.This work details Kotze's life and work in Cape Town, South Africa. It provides an enduring portrait of Cape Town life as well as the larger backdrop of the African political environment, an informative yet personal account of the regions history and development. Sir John Kotze was a notable South African jurist. In publisher's original binding. Externally, very smart and bright. Very minor bumping to extremities. Faint offsetting to front and rear free end papers, and the odd spot to paste down. Minor archival repair to front joint. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. The odd spot to fore edges. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .