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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Photographic View Album

Panoramic Pictures of Johannesburg Mines and Transvaal [Ca.1910]

Published: Sallo Epstein & Co., Johannesburg, [1910]

Edition: First Edition

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A small oblong 14 x 28cm photographic view album published by the early Johannesburg printing firm Sallo Epstein & Co. This is one of only ten known publications by this firm and only two copies of this title are recorded in the South African Bibliography (SABIB).

The firm of Sallo Epstein was established in Johannesburg in 1889, three years after the Golden City was founded, and was initially listed in the general directory as "stamp dealers". In 1903 they were listed as "publishers, stationers, philatelists", and in 1912 the general directory lists them as "publishers of view books, postcards etc."

The album contains twelve plates printed on both sides.

Publisher's green cloth binding with white embossed titles.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
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