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Auction #122 begins on 03 Apr 2025

Kassner (Theo)

GOLD SEEKING IN SOUTH AFRICA (1902)

A Handbook of Hints for Intending Explorers, Prospectors and Settlers. By Theo Kassner, Mine Manager, author of the Geological Sketch Map of the De Kaap Goldfields.

Published: Charles Griffin and Company, London, 1902

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $120

Approximately:

Estimate: $160

Bidding opens: 3 Apr 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Apr 16:30 GMT

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Publisher's green cloth binding with illustrated front panel and titles on spine.

x + 134pp + 52pp publisher’s catalogue. 9 plates (all present) and numerous text illustrations.

Binding sound. Contents clean. Mild age-associated edge rubbing. A very good copy.

'Much information is afforded regarding gold reefs of every formation, and this is supplemented by a number of sketches which intelligently illustrate the subject, and instructions are given showing the novice how to "pan," or "sink a shaft," and do many elementary things in his research for valuable minerals. The various goldfields of Africa are described - not only the banket reefs of the Rand, but those in less known districts, and there are many maps, plans, and drawings illustrating the different sections and formations of the gold belts.' - Mendelssohn Vol.I, page 804

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good


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