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THE BRENTHURST ARCHIVES

The Brenthurst Archives series brings to light some of the smaller but no less significant treasures in The Brenthurst Library. This hardcover limited edition series is typified by scholarly research, numerous rare contemporary illustrations and high standards of production. The series is designed to appeal not only to collectors of fine books but also to students of the history of South Africa. The Brenthurst Archives is an occasional publication.

 

Volume One Number One 1994:
  • Olive Schreiner: Selected documents Phyllis Lewsen
  • The Cape in 1827, as seen by Marianne James Brian Warner
  • Some bookplates in The Brenthurst Library F.G. Brownell
  • A visit to Table Bay in 1608 Paul Mills

Volume One Number Two 1994:

  • One moment! A glimpse into the writings of Alan Paton Tim Couzens
  • Helen Vanderplank’s wild flowers of the Port Elizabeth area J.P. Rourke
  • Letter from Robert Jacob Gordon to Hendrik Fagel, 1779 Andrew B. Smith and Roy H. Pheiffer
  • The Bridge, by Leonard French Marion Arnold

Volume Two Number One 1995:
  • The man who isn’t there: Sir Courtenay Vyvyan and the aftermath of the Siege of Mafeking C.I. Hamilton
  • Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Historie Stephan A. Welz
  • A tale of two mysteries: The Patterson embassy to King Lobengula Tim Couzens
  • Glosses on the colonial land-tenure system Edna Bradlow

Volume Two Number Two 1995:

  • Frederick Courteney Selous: Letters to Henry Anderson Bryden, 1889-1914 Jane Carruthers
  • Some early records of African languages Desmond Cole
  • Some bookplates in The Brenthurst Library: An additional note Robin Fryde

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