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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Charles Sydney Goldmann

The Financial Statistical and General History of the Gold and Other Companies of Witwatersrand South Africa

Published: Effingham Wilson, London, 1892

Edition: 1st.

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A very nice copy of the first edition of this important and scarce early work documenting the cradle days of Witwatersrand Gold mining, only 6 years after the founding of Johannesburg. In the original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Over 400 pages with prelims, appendices and advertisements. Large eight segment folding map of the Goldfields tipped in.

A very good or better tight crisp copy with a few small stains on the front cover. Inner hinges intact. Slight lean to the spine. Fairly large signature on the front free endpaper but otherwise unmarked. 

  • Binding Condition: Very Good Plus
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo.
  • Sold By: Ronald Levine - Modern First Editions
  • Contact Person: Ronald Levine
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 011643 8437
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT for South African customers and International Bank Tranfer for customers abroad. I am unable to accept payment by credit card.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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