First edition. 2 vols in 1. 8vo. Modern half morocco, gilt. 176; xv, 200pp. Lovedale, Institution Press, 1873.
Theal was one of the few intellectuals working in South Africa trying to make sense of the country in its entirety: i.e. in historical, geographic and ethnographic terms. “The first of Theal’s more important historical works, and the most complete publication of its kind issued up to date” (Mendelssohn). Mendelssohn II, p473.
