SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD FIELDS, PANORAMIC AND OTHER VIEWS OF JOHANNESBERG (sic) , 1889

Johannesburg:

Description:

Folding concertina strip (1610 x 190 mm), incorporating 12 leaves, containing 41 illustrations, including a panorama of Johannesburg and other views with some of Pretoria, folds into red pebble grained cloth covers (140 x 190 mm) gilt, each hinge in the concertina has been strengthened with linen, the cloth covers are worn around the edges and are dull.

A stamp on the on rear paste-down endpaper states, 'Views from Negatives taken by D.H. Davies, Pritchard Street, Johannesburg.'

No date (1889), No place (manufactured in Germany).

Details:

  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 140 x 190 mm
  • Lot No: 359
  • Hammer Price: $189
  • Bids: 10
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  • Estimate: $125/150
  • Reserve: $75

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