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The Old Cape House – 1918 first edition of Ralph Kilpin’s The Old Cape House, an important early Africana work documenting the history of the Cape Legislative Assembly, with a foreword by J. X. Merriman. Ex-Durban Girls’ College library copy with interesting institutional provenance.
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The Old Cape House by Ralph Kilpin is an important early South African historical work dealing with the development and history of the Cape Legislative Assembly. Subtitled Being Pages from the History of a Legislative Assembly, this fascinating volume provides an account of parliamentary life and government at the Cape and offers valuable insight into the political institutions that preceded the formation and development of the Union of South Africa.
Ralph Kilpin was well placed to record this history, having served as Second Clerk-Assistant of the Union House of Assembly. His knowledge of parliamentary procedure and administration gives the book particular historical significance. The Old Cape House also features a foreword by the prominent South African statesman The Rt. Hon. J. X. Merriman, an important figure in Cape political history and the last Prime Minister of the Cape Colony.
Published in Cape Town by T. Maskew Miller in 1918, this is the first edition of The Old Cape House and is an appealing piece of early 20th-century Africana. The attractive illustrated title page and period binding add considerably to its character as an early South African publication.
This particular copy has additional institutional provenance, having formerly belonged to Durban Girls’ College, with surviving library stamps, labels, inscriptions and lending material.
Condition – Fair
Ex-Durban Girls’ College library copy with stamps, labels, library pocket/card, inscriptions and other institutional markings. Considerable foxing, browning and staining, particularly to the endpapers. Boards show substantial rubbing, staining and general wear, with worn and damaged corners. Spine is worn with old tape repairs, particularly towards the foot. Upper corner of rear board is damaged. General age-related wear throughout. Please refer carefully to the photograph.
