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Auction #132 begins on 09 Jul 2026

David Goldblatt (photos), Nadine Gordimer (text)

ON THE MINES (1973) - Hasselblad Prize-winning photographer's FIRST book

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

Introductory text by SA author and Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer. Black & white photographs of mining men, the shaft sinking process, and of scenes in and around the mining grounds of the Witwatersrand. David Goldblatt was the winner of the prestigious Hasselblad Photography award in 2006.



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