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Nine volumes. 8vo, pp. VIII, 506; XXXI, 488; 508; 505; 500; 501; 513; VI, 533. Hardcover. Including an index.
George McCall Theal [1837 - 1919], was the most prolific and influential South African historian, archivist and genealogist of the late 19th and early 20th century. His career as a historian began with the publication of his Compendium of South African History and Geography in 1873 following his return to teaching. Theal spent five years at the Lovedale Seminary outside Alice in the Eastern Cape, working amongst missionaries and Africans.
Facsimile reprint of the original edition (1898-1903). Fine copies. Complete set.
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