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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Photographs

Photographs of South Africa comprising Representative Views

Published: The South African Photo-Publishing Company, Cape Town, 1894

Edition: First Edition

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Half-Dark maroon leather with matching boards, with decorative gilt design and lettering to front board, spine has three raised ribs. The edges are gilded.The leather is worn, rubbed, and fragile. However despite outward appearances the contents are in very good order. These boards are heavy and the binding has split towards the last couple of pages. This is repairable.***

The photographs of South Africa's cities, streets, churches, parliament houses, public buildings, statues, memorials, houses, huts, lighthouses, harbours; Its diamond mines, gold mines, railways, ships, farms, plantations; Its scenery, rivers, mountains, karoo, tropical vegetation, waterfalls, social life, scenes on the "veld," natives.

Besides a large number of Instantaneous Photographs shewing the everyday life of the People in the various States. Collected from: Cape Colony, Natal, Orange Free State. Transvaal. Basutoland. Zululand. Swaziland, Delagoa Bay, etc.

The largest and most Perfect Collection of Photographs of South Africa ever published. Each picture carefully and accurately described. 200 pages text with photograph opposite. Sold by subscription only.......... Dedication. Title. Contents. Preface.

Externally worn and leather fragile. Owners note to inside blank before dedication.

  • Binding Condition: Good ***
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 22 X 30cm. Oblong. 2.6kgs
  • Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
  • Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 01743 361772
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal-Cheques-Direct Transfer to UK Bank.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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