Paul Kruger - Gedenkskrifte van Paul Kruger (1902 Dutch East Indies Printing)

Gedenkskrifte van Paul Kruger (1902 Dutch East Indies Printing)

An Exceptionally Rare Semarang Colonial Issue with JS Kriel Provenance

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Gedenkskrifte van Paul Kruger: Herinneringe soos meegedeel aan H.C. Bredell en Piet Grobler
• Author: Paul Kruger
• Publisher: De Locomotief (N.V. Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van de Semarang Courant), Semarang, Dutch East Indies (Java)
• Publication Date: 1902
• Edition Details: True First Colonial Dutch East Indies Edition. Published concurrently with European releases to generate international support for the Boer cause.
• Binding: Beautifully rebound in premium maroon cloth boards with clean spine typography, preserving the complete original internal text block.
• Language: Nederlands (Dutch)

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+) — Exceptionally Scarce
• Exterior: The modern maroon cloth binding is tight, flat, and square, providing excellent support and long-term protection for this rare work.
• Interior: Inside is clean, tight, and square. Pages show only minimal, natural age-related browning and light tanning along the margins, with no brittle edges. Features a beautiful, historic ex-libris on the front flyleaf belonging to the noted collector JS Kriel.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Rarity Value

Printed in 1902 by the colonial press De Locomotief in Semarang, Java (modern Indonesia), this edition of Paul Kruger’s memoirs is a remarkable historical artifact.

During the Anglo-Boer War, public sentiment in the Dutch East Indies was passionately pro-Boer. The colonial press rushed this text into print while Kruger was in Europe, creating an immediate record of his struggle. Because of its limited print run and the tropical climate of the East Indies, surviving copies of this Semarang imprint are exceptionally rare, making this an investment-grade volume.