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Auction #132 begins on 09 Jul 2026

David Goldblatt (photos), Nadine Gordimer (text)

ON THE MINES (1973)

The Hasselblad Prize-winning photographer's FIRST book with text by the 1991 Nobel Laureate in literature

Published: C. Struik, Cape Town, 1973

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $70

Approximately:

Estimate: $100

Bidding opens: 9 Jul 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 16 Jul 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Publisher's cream cloth binding with pictorial dust jacket.

Unpaginated text followed by 56 captioned photographs arranged into three categories namely:

The Witwatersrand,

Shaftsinking,

Mining Men.

Binding sound. Contents clean. Dust jacket with some age-associated edge wear but overall still good.

Nadine Gordimer was the Nobel Laureate in literature for 1991. David Goldblatt was the winner of the prestigious Hasselblad Photography award in 2006.

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good


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