Men of the Times - Pioneers of the Transvaal and Glimpses of South Africa

The Rand Pioneers Association is credited with their assistance in compiling this work. The chapter on early Johannesburg is useful for those researching this period of history, up to 1905. Half brown leather with padded green cloth boards with gilt titling on the upper board. All edges gilt. 12 prelims, including the blank before the half title, 391 pages, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. many full page. CONDITION DETAILS: The binding needs attention, and the first few pages are loose. A new spine or a total re-bind, retaining the cloth is warranted by the clean condition of the text block. There are very few soil marks and minor blemishes and a few very faint pencil notes.