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Auction #135 begins on 12 Nov 2026

Auction #135 - Mining

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Lot 3

Transvaal Gold Fields Camp Newspaper:

THE TIMES OF SPITZKOP

No.23981 - Published every Saturday containing all News - Vol VI. Price One Shilling. Spitzkop, Saturday, October 30 - 1897

Lot 21

Pappa (Demosthene)

MANUAL OF THE PRINCIPAL MINING, LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANIES OF SOUTH AFRICA (1893)

With large folding map of "South Africa in 1893", a chart of the "Main Reef on the Witwatersrand", and map of "The De Kaap and Moodie's Gold Fields".

Lot 22

De Launay (Louis)

AFRICA'S MINERAL WEALTH: GOLD, METALS, DIAMONDS, ETC. (1903)

Lot 23

Thompson (Len)

A ROUGH DIAMOND IN SOUTH AFRICA (2008) [Signed copy]

With Foreword by Patrick L. Symcox, South African Test Cricketer 1993-1999.

Lot 24

Denny (G.A.)

DEEP-LEVEL MINES OF THE RAND (1902)

And their future development considered from the commercial point of view.

Lot 25

Curle (James Herbert)

THE GOLD MINES OF THE WORLD (1899)

Containing Concise and Practical Advice for Investors gathered from a Personal Inspection of the Mines of the Transvaal, India, West Australia, Queensland, New…

Lot 26

Jahn (Steffen); Medenbach (Olaf); Niedermayr (Gerhard); Schneider (Gabi); etc.

NAMIBIA - A MAGICAL WORLD OF PRECIOUS STONES AND CRYSTALS (2006)

Updated and expanded second edition.

Lot 27

The Mineralogical Record Inc.; [Wilson (Wendell E.), prepared by]

TSUMEB! (1977)

Lot 28

Theal (George McCall)

THE PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH AFRICA (1896)

With a description of the native races between the River Zambesi and the Cape of Good Hope during the ninteenth century. WITH MAPS.

Lot 29

Baericke (Max Ewald)

LÜDERITZBUCHT: HISTORICAL RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OLD DIAMOND PROSPECTOR FROM THE GERMAN DIAMOND ERA IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA

between 1908 and 1914, with a historical introduction. With color map and 79 illustrations. Foreword and editing by Helmut Bistri.

Lot 30

Stokes (Ralph S. G.)

MINES AND MINERALS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1908)

Being a description of the historical, physical, & industrial features of the principal centres of mineral production in the British dominions beyond the seas. With…

Lot 33

Schatz (Ilse)

TSUMEB IN OTAVI MINING & RAILWAY COMPANY'S TIME (1997)

The foresight of the founder of the Tsumeb Museum on the Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine) in Namibia.

Lot 35

Rosenthal (Eric)

SHOWEL AND SIEVE (1959)

With 21 photographic illustrations

Lot 37

Wolfs (Dries) & Van Mechelen (Jos)

THE PROCESSING OF THE DIAMOND (1956)

A scarce book and one of the most important reference books and manuals on diamond-working.

Lot 38

Kalff (Samuel)

DE "LOFFELYCKE COMPAGNIE". HISTORISCH OVERZICHT DER O.-I. COMPAGNIE (1916)

Lot 195

Payton (Charles A.)

THE DIAMOND DIGGINGS OF SOUTH AFRICA (1st Edition)

A Personal and Practical Account

Lot 196

Murray (Richard William)

THE DIAMOND-FIELD 1873 KEEPSAKE (Facsimile edition limited to 500 copies)

Facsimile edition limited to 500 copies

Lot 210

Raymond (Harry)

B.I. BARNATO - A MEMOIR (Limited Edition no. 5 of 250 copies)

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