Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek - Otto H. Spohr ( Inscribed by author) SCARCE

Hard card cover. University of Cape Town Libraries 1962. Varia Series No. 6. 78 pages.

Inscribed and signed by Otto Spohr on ffep. "To H.J. Gregory from the author Otto Spohr".

Generally in very good condition for its age. ( see pics below)

A review by an A.N. Tucker for a 1965 Cambridge journal had this to say

"This small book was produced with the specific object of marking the centenary of Dr. Bleek's appoIntment as curator of the George Grey collection in the South African Public Library in Cape Town.

It is the precursor of a larger work envisaged by the author and, both in its set-up ( photo-litho offset of very uneven clarity) and content (involving some very tantalizing biographical gaps - How many children did Bleek actually have? What was the trial of his patron Bishop Colenso, about?) it gives the reader a feeling of a pre-fab as opposed to a permanent building. But the author has successfully sorted out and listed the published and unpublished works for a full bibliography and has given us an interesting commentary on his times" 

Contents:

Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek 8th March 1827- 17th Aug 1875

Bleek, Student of African Languages 1848-1853

Bleek The Explorer-Linguist in Africa 1854-1855

Bleek as Interpreter and Bibliographer 1857-1861

Bleek the Curator and Librarian 1862-1869

Bleek, Authority on Bushman Language and Folklore 1870 - 1875

Bibliography - (I. Unpublished Corspondence. II Manuscipts. III Published Works and Articles by Dr. W.H.I. Bleek IV. References to Dr. W.H.I. Bleek)

Index to personal names.

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