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(Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1991) 0620160799. Second Series No. 21. 8vo; original dark grey cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt publisher's device to upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxxiv + 441 + (ix); endpaper map; colour frontis. tipped in; map; plates. Near-fine condition. "William Coates Palgrave was active in the former South West Africa (now Namibia) over a period of 25 years. He spent some eight years in the country as private individual before becoming a civil servant in Griqualand West. This prepared him for his work as Special Commissioner to Hereroland (or Damaraland, as it was called) and Namaland, undertaking five consecutive commissions in all on behalf of the Cape Government. This volume contains the official journals, or in some cases minutes and reports, which were produced by various secretaries during these commissions. The main theme of Palgrave's instructions and work was an endeavour to introduce British influence in the…
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Van Riebeeck Society Second Series No.21. Cape Town 1991 (for 1990).. No inscriptions. eps lightly foxed else a VG+ copy in matching dustwrapper (spine fading as usual, no chips, loss. or tears).. Chocolate cloth boards. 441pp. cold.frontis, illustrated b/w plates. errata slip. In South West Africa for a total of 25 years, Palgrave undertook 5 consecutive commissions to endeavor to introduce British influence into the area. This volume contains the official journals, reports, and minutes produced by him.
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