An account of the history and events around the discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa and the men who had the entrepreneurial spirit to build up financial empires based on the mineral wealth of the country.
The book focuses especially on people like Rhodes, Barnato, Beit, Fitzpatrick, Abe Bailey and other.
Frontispiece photograph of Alfred Beit. Six additional pictures of Randlords, some by Spy of Vanity Fair, and of Central Johannesburg.
Pages [1-6]7-368.
Bright blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Page edges and book edges foxed, title and dedication pages foxed. Neat previous owners' signature and date 1936 on ffe.
- Jacket Condition: No jacket
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 230 x 147 x 36 mm
- Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
- Contact Person: Neil Berens
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 082 899 7195 or 083 652 5694
- Preferred Payment Methods: Mastercard, VISA, and EFT
- Trade Associations: SABDA
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