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Book: "The Gram"

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Book: "The Gram"

A facsimile limited edition, signed by the Earl of Rosslyn, reproduced by Eyre & Spottiswoode, of a publication described as 'A social magazine founded by British Prisoners of War in Pretoria, approximately 100 pages of manuscript articles, poems, puzzles, etc., with cartoon illustrations, and a roll of approximately 150 Officers (including Winston Churchill) who were imprisoned in Pretoria

Lot Essay

"The Gram" was edited by the Earl of Rosslyn, and issue No. 1 was printed in May 1900. With the occupation of Pretoria at the end of that month and release of the British prisoners, it naturally ceased publication. Rosslyn's introduction to this facsimile edition gives interesting details of how the original magazine was printed.