Campbell (Roy)

ADAMASTOR

With a preface and seven drawings.

Published: Cape Town, 1950

Stock Number: #9924/1

Price: R3,500

101 pages,4to (270 x 230mm), 7 black and white illustrations, foxing on the page edges, half leather with blue boards, titled gilt on upper cover and spine (the spine is lightly rubbed and worn at the top), a good copy

Inscription on half title page reads: To Frank Bradlow who doesn't spell P Costyn Paul Koston C.T. 26/10/56.STANDARD ENCYLOPEDIA OF SOUTH AFRICA volume 3 page 9: While living abroad in Provence he published Adamstor in 1930, famous for 'The Zulu Girl', 'Rounding the Cape', 'Tristan da Cunha', 'The Zebra' and other superb lyrics.