The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, illustrated with original prints by Cecil Skotnes, 1981, showing a green cloth spine, striped boards and matching slipcase; caption identifies copy 26/75.

The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, Signed Cecil Skotnes Prints, Goatskin Binding, South Africa, 1981

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The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, illustrated with original prints by Cecil Skotnes, 1981, showing a green cloth spine, striped boards and matching slipcase; caption identifies copy 26/75.
  • The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, illustrated with original prints by Cecil Skotnes, 1981, showing a green cloth spine, striped boards and matching slipcase; caption identifies copy 26/75.
  • Signed Cecil Skotnes colour woodcut from The Rooinek, 1981, with orange fields, intersecting black lines and circular forms, numbered 26/75 beneath the image.
  • Cecil Skotnes black-and-white wood engraving showing a frontal face, a partial profile at left and angular buildings at right, numbered 20/75 and signed below.
  • Spine view of The Rooinek, showing green goatskin binding by Peter Carstens, a red gilt-lettered title label and the matching decorated slipcase.
  • Angled view of The Rooinek, 1981 illustrated edition, showing striped paper-covered boards in pink, green and cream beside a textured green leather spine.
  • Title page of The Rooinek, naming Herman Charles Bosman as author and Cecil Skotnes as artist of one colour woodcut and fourteen wood engravings.
  • Colophon of The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, identifying copy 26 of 75, with original prints by Cecil Skotnes, printed by Egon Guenther in Johannesburg in May 1981.
  • The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, illustrated with original prints by Cecil Skotnes, 1981, showing a green cloth spine, striped boards and matching slipcase; caption identifies copy 26/75.
  • Signed Cecil Skotnes colour woodcut from The Rooinek, 1981, with orange fields, intersecting black lines and circular forms, numbered 26/75 beneath the image.
  • Cecil Skotnes black-and-white wood engraving showing a frontal face, a partial profile at left and angular buildings at right, numbered 20/75 and signed below.
  • Spine view of The Rooinek, showing green goatskin binding by Peter Carstens, a red gilt-lettered title label and the matching decorated slipcase.
  • Angled view of The Rooinek, 1981 illustrated edition, showing striped paper-covered boards in pink, green and cream beside a textured green leather spine.
  • Title page of The Rooinek, naming Herman Charles Bosman as author and Cecil Skotnes as artist of one colour woodcut and fourteen wood engravings.
  • Colophon of The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, identifying copy 26 of 75, with original prints by Cecil Skotnes, printed by Egon Guenther in Johannesburg in May 1981.
The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, Signed Cecil Skotnes Prints, Goatskin Binding, South Africa, 1981

The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, Signed Cecil Skotnes Prints, Goatskin Binding, South Africa, 1981

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A South African private-press edition of The Rooinek by Herman Charles Bosman, printed and published by Egon Guenther in Johannesburg in May 1981. The volume contains one original colour woodcut and fourteen original wood engravings by Cecil Skotnes, each signed and numbered by the artist. This is copy 26 of 75 numbered copies; ten artist’s proofs and eight hors commerce copies brought the complete edition to 93. The book combines Bosman’s literary work with original South African printmaking.

The illustrations were printed from the original blocks on Zerkall Buetten paper by Egon Guenther. Nicholas Pasotti hand-set the text in 24-point Bembo, and Peter Carstens hand-bound the volume in quarter Oasis goatskin with striped paper-covered boards and a matching slipcase. Retained in the publisher’s family collection and inherited by his son, this copy has direct family provenance. The owner reports that it has remained unread and stored since inheritance. Comparable auction catalogues confirm the edition’s printing and binding specifications. Strauss & Co

SKU: EG CB 1

Circa: May 1981.
Provenance: Egon Guenther Collection; by inheritance to Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands.

Measurements: 33 × 25.2 × 3 cm, height × width × thickness.
Weight: 1.681 kg.

Condition: Unread and stored since inheritance, according to the owner; matching slipcase retained. 

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