1. The Naming of Johannesburg as an historical commentary
Publisher's hardcover binding with dust jacket. Ink stamp in front stating that this is a review copy.
116pp. Illustrated. Edition limited to 1000 copies only.
Book and jacket in very good condition.
From the inside flap:
'The first recorded hint of the name Johannesburg occurs in a Sunday letter written by Capt. Carl von Brandis, and dated 3 October 1886.
What is its historical significance, and what is the relationship of this naming to the events of the time?
In a fascinating study, the author presents an original and convincing thesis. The name, given by President Paul Kruger in 1886, was only later, in 1891, ascribed to the combined names of Johann Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert. Its basis in 1886 had nothing to do with either of these personalities.
By suggesting that the guiding thought behind the naming had to be concealed for political reasons, which he describes in detail, the author presents a radical revision of the conventional picture.'
2. GOLD Their Touchstone - Roy Macnab
1987 first edition. Black covers with the title to the spine. A pictorial dust jacket. 332 [ages. A copy in good condition. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Gold Fields of South Africa was founded in London during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. As the British Empire approached its zenith, its greatest proponent, Cecil Rhodes, in founding with Charles Rudd, a goldming company in February 1887, might almost have been offering it as a salute to a celebration.
