The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Christmas in South Africa, and other poems by Mary R Boyd

This little book was published in 1922 and is illustrated with sepia photographs of South Africa, taken by Arthur Elliott.  The poems evoke the atmosphere of a summer South African Christmas. This book is part of the Christmas Book Tree currently on display on Level 3 of the Merensky 2 Library!

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/71793440

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.