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Auction #121 begins on 27 Feb 2025

Babe, (J.L.)

SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND FIELDS

Published: Historical Society of Kimberley, Kimberley, 1976

Edition: Facsimile Reprint

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $55

Bidding opens: 27 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 6 Mar 16:30 GMT

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Facsimile Edition with added Index. By the Historical Society of Kimberley and the Northern Cape. 

Gilt decoration on blue faux leather boards. Preface + viii + 105pp + 14pp advts. + index, folding map.A copy in very good condition.

Published to provide reliable information on the diamond fields for intending visitors. Chapters include Port Elizabeth & Delagoa Bay Portuguese Settlement, Pniel and Klip Drift, other mining camps, Cape Town.

Limited to 500 copies only. Only three copies of the original edition are known to exist (Two in the USA and one at the Kimberley Public Library.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 12 x 19 cm


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