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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Robert Alfred Lehfeldt, D. Sc.

Gold, Prices, and the Witwatersrand (1919)

Scarce original first edition of this important document about GOLD MINING, mines, currency questions and prices, Witwatersrand gold mines and position of the Witwatersrand. With numerous tables, diagrams, illustrations, etc.

Published: P. S. King and Son, Ltd., London, 1919

Edition: First Edition

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Hardcovers; Text in English; Collation complete - 130 pages (including tables, diagrams, etc.); Binding is tight and firm. Minor rubbing and fading on covers, mostly to the extremities. Slight fraying on corners and spine ends. Pages/text block in very good condition, with slight yellowing. Two ex-library stamps to the title page and one to the first page (University Library Birmingham). Usual ex-library markings to the front and rear pastedown endpapers.

Dr. Lehfeldt has discussed, in short compass, the relation between prices and the stock of gold used for monetary purposes, and has drawn conclusions respecting the best policy to be pursued in the future by the South African mineowners.

Contents:

I. The Gold Supply

II. The Requirements of Commerce

III. Paper Substitutes

IV. Influence of the War

V. Position of the Witwatersrand

Appendix A.  Statistical tables

Appendix B.  The Valuation of Mines

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 19 x 13,5 cm
  • Sold By: The Antiquarian Book
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  • Country: Romania
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