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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Cornell (Fred C.)

THE GLAMOUR OF PROSPECTING

Published: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, London, 1920

Edition: 1st

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Wanderings of a South African Prospector in Search of Copper, Gold, Emeralds, and Diamonds.

334 pages; Burgundy cloth rebind with gilt title to spine. With illustrations and a fold-out map at rear.

Random foxing throughout. Small dent to front board. Otherwise very good indeed.

Includes: discovery of diamonds in German South-West Africa, humour of Hottentots' paradise, the Namib desert, prospecting in a motor-car, the southern Kalahari, mouth of the Orange river, copper prospects, stewed flamingo and other weird dishes, great anecdotal accounts of prospecting in South Africa and German South-West Africa early last century'.

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  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 225mm x 153mm x 43mm
  • Sold By: Booktown Africana
  • Contact Person: Chris Shelton
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0685615292
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