vi plus 208pp. Original red cloth hardcover. B/W frontis.
Some foxing to first and last few pages. The rest of the book is clean throughout with bindings holding firm. This rather scarce book is written by the early Johannesburg pioneer Harry Struben, and is edited by his daughter Edith .
Chapters include The family, Early days in Natal and Pretoria, Pioneers' difficulties of travel, Trekking to the Cape Colony, Big game shooting, Bushveld and other treks, Zoutpansberg, Ivory trading, Boer Voortrekkers and Commandos, Civil wars, British and European Pioneers and visitors to the Transvaal, Early farming ventures, Native wars and unrest, Discovery of diamond fields and early Kimberly days, Gold discoveries at Lydenberg and much more.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 215 x 150 mm
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