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Auction #121 begins on 27 Feb 2025

Reunert (Theodore)

DIAMONDS AND GOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA (1893)

Published: J. C. Juta & Co., Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, 1893

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $400

Approximately:

Estimate: $600

Bidding opens: 27 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 6 Mar 16:30 GMT

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Publisher's variant binding in green cloth.

xvi + 242pp. Illustrated (all plates present). Two fold-out maps.

'The author gives historical, scientific and technical details on the Kimberley diamond mines and the Mashonaland, Lydenburg, De Kaap and Witwatersrand gold fields.' - SABIB Vol.IV, page 26

'An account of the Diamond Fields, brought up to date, and including a number of statistics. There is also an account of the Witwatersrand and the De Kaap gold fields, the latter having been compiled by Mr P. A. Ogilvie. Several articles on the gold fields were contributed by other writers.' - Mendelssohn Vol.II, page 210

Of note is an article contributed by Randlord Harry Struben titled The Mineral Wealth of the Transvaal.

Contents clean with former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Front endpaper missing.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo


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