The Story of Rhodesia (1937)

With portrait frontispice of Cecil John Rhodes, Founder of the British South Africa Company and of Rhodesia; portrait plate of Sir Henry Birchenough, 1st Baronet, G.C.M.G., Director of the British South Africa Company since 1905, and President since 1925; portrait plate of Lewanika, Paramount Chief of the Barotse People; plate with portraits of The First Board of Directors of the British South Africa Company, 1889; portrait of Alfred Beit, ESQ., a Director of the British South Africa Company until his death in 1906 (under his Will the Beit Railway Trust was founded); portrait of Leander Starr Jameson, C.B., president of the British South Africa Company, 1913-1917; portrait plate of Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin, G.B.E., K.C.M.G., Administrator of Southern Rhodesia (1914-1923) and of Northern Rhodesia (1921-1923), and Resident Director in Africa of the British South Africa Company (1923-1933); facsimile letter of Rudd-Rhodes Concession. With list of Board of Directors of The British South Africa Company; etc.

This scarce publication contains:

1) Foreword by Sir Henry Birchenough

2) "The Chartered Company in Rhodesia" by Mrs. Tawse-Jollie, O.B.E.

- Part I: Preparation

- Part II: Occupation

- Part III: Development

- Part IV: Commerce

3) Descriptive Catalogue of Exibit of Historical Pictures

- Section I. - The Matabele

- Section II. - Missionaries and Explorers

- Section III. - Rhodes

- Section IV. - Occupation

- Section V. - Early Days

- Section VI. - The Matabele War

- Section VII. - Rebellion

- Section VIII. - Transport

- Section IX. - Mining

- Section X. - The Press

- Section XI. - Administrative and Political

- Section XII. - The Barotse

- Section XIII. - South African War

- Section XIV. - Beit Bequest

- Section XV. - Misscellaneous

"The British South Africa Company Historical Catalogue & Souvenir of Rhodesia - Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg, 1936-37."; Colour printed wrappers; Collation complete - 72 pages + portrait frontispice (Cecil John Rhodes) + black and white plates; Ex-library, Rhodes University Library. Library discard stamp. Tears to margins of yapped wrappers. Rubbing to covers. Some rusting to staples. Othewise the content is bright and clean, no foxing throughout. A sound copy. Overall the condition is Very Good.

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