Eugene Marais - Gedigte - First Edition 1925

EUGENE MARAIS - FIRST EDITION OF HIS POEMS - GEDIGTE (1925)

This is a unique opportunity to acquire a rare, collectable book which is part of our literary heritage in South Africa.

This charming little book titled Gedigte was published in 1925 by Nasionale Pers and it is the first edition of Eugene Marais' poems. This book has been verified as a first edition and the first time that Marais' poems were published. The book has been in the family since it was purchased new by my mother-in-law in 1925 when she was a student at Wits University. Some of her pencilled notes are in the book.

The photographs show the book. Its size is 125 mm x 100 mm x 0.5 mm thick. It is suede-bound and is in excellent condition considering its age. It has 72 pages plus 3 blank pages at the back for notes (these have not been written on).

The condition of the book is excellent considering its age. It contains 15 poems as listed below:

• Don Quixote
• Skoppensboer
• Klaas Vakie
• Staan, Poppie, Staan!
• "My Liefste's Soos 'n Dieprooi Roos"
• Die Smid
  
• Winternag
• Hart-van-die-Dagbreek
• Die Woestyn-Lewerkie
• Die Towenares
• Mabalel
• Die Dans van die Reën
• 1902
• Die Oorwinnaars
• Mahlo-a-Naledi

"Gedurende sy leeftyd word n bundel Gedigte in die twintigerjare gepubliseer (met n inleiding deur Gustav Preller), wat Marais self later uitbrei na n meer volledige Versamelde gedigte. Slegs die gedig Mahlo-a-Naledi (geskryf by die dood van n vyfjarige dogtertjie) wat in Gedigte verskyn het, word op die digter se aandrang weggelaat uit Versamelde gedigte." https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Marais