vi + 238pp. Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt tiles on spine. Some rubbing on the top corners and spine crown. Former owner's name on the front endpaper. Binding tight. Contents clean.
'The journey was made soon after the discovery of the alluvial diggings and the dry mines, and mention is made of "Colesberg Copay (koppie)," "Clip Drift," "Kuskamana," "Sivenelle," and other localities. The account is very interesting, and affords a good description of the exciting days of the early mining camps. The writer left the fields in 1871, at which period he estimated that 5000 labourers were employed by the mines.' - Mendelssohn Vol. I pages 466-467.
This book appears to be extremely rare as no original copies were found in South African institutions during the SABIB survey and only two PHOTOCOPIES are listed. SABIB used as reference the listing in Mendelssohn's bibliography (as cited above), but even Mendelssohn did not own a copy as the one he used for reference belonged to the Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 12mo.
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