Original photograph of Jan Smuts in his Field Marshall's uniform, dated 1943 at a time when he was based in the UK as a serving F.M. The inscription is dedicated to Sarah Gertrude Millin.

Renowned South African soldier and statesman Jan Christian Smuts (1870-1950).
Smuts served as both the 2nd (1919-1924) and 4th (1939-1948) Prime Minister of South Africa. He was an important figure in world politics, serving in the British War Cabinet in both the First and Second World Wars, and having a hand in the formation of both the League of Nations and of the United Nations. Smuts was the only person to sign the peace treaties ending both the First and Second World Wars and was the only person to sign the charters of both the League of Nations and of the United Nations. With respect to the former, "he may justly be called one of the principal progenitors of the League of Nations."

Provenance: Out of the collection of Robin Fryde of Thorolds. Acquired by James Findlay in 2024.

Sarah Gertrude Millin, née Liebson (19 March 1889 - 6 July 1968), was a South African author.

General Smuts is Millin's second biography. In 1936 it was published in two volumes. Faber & Faber served the UK market while Little, Brown and Company served the American market.

158mm x 235mm

R15,000
(Biography of Millin included)