This copy of Pictorial Art in South Africa by A. Gordon-Brown is a foundational reference work for collectors of South African Africana and art history. Published by Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd. (London, 1952), the book provides a comprehensive account of 19th-century artists and their work, including notable figures like Thomas Bowler and J. Thomas Baines. It features extensive details on lithographs, historical exhibitions, and early Cape artists, making it an essential resource for researchers and enthusiasts of colonial-era South African prints. The volume is bound in its original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine; while the binding remains firm and the text block is clean with clear illustrations, there is some light sunning to the spine and minor shelf wear to the edges consistent with age.