The Van Riebeeck Society First Series. 50 Volumes (1918 -1969) - COMPLETE

Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 1918 1969, 50 volumes, complete 1st series,  original light grey cloth , hardcovers, shelf number to some endpapers, overall  condition: very good.

Only 500 copies of the first & second volumes were published. Only 750 copies of the third, fourth & fifth volumes were published. Subsequently 1000 copies of each succeeding volume were published up until 1945 when the number was increased to 1200 copies per volume. 

The Van Riebeeck Society for the Publication of South African Historical Documents is sui generis in South Africa, as a long-existing cultural organization dedicated solely to the publication of primary historical documents. The Society's origin was in the ethos of  nation-building accompanying the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910. Keen to establish the historical pedigree of the nation, supporters of the idea sought to publicize its heritage and history.

                                                                                The Van Riebeeck Society  was specifically set up in 1918 for this purpose.