”... A Johannesburg Album... traces the beginnings and early development of Johannesburg’s suburbs in a series of over 325 historical picture postcards, most of them in colour... The book describes the earliest suburbs and areas of the mining town, beginning with the Market Square and including suburbs such as Doornfontein, Jeppestown, Fordsburg, Parktown, Saxonwold, Yeoville, Berea and Braamfontein... There are also chapters on Crises and Events, including the Jameson Raid, the Braamfontein dynamite explosion and the 1913 miners’ strike; Chinese on the Mines and Mining...”.
Aside from a gift inscription on the free front end-paper and light discolouration along the fore- and top edges, book and jacket are near fine.
- Jacket Condition: Very Good+
- Binding Condition: Very Good +
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: Folio
- Sold By: Buy the Book
- Contact Person: Jennifer Kollmorgen
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 033 343 1898
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa, Mastercard, SA cheque, EFT, direct deposit
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