The Grip Of Gold

O'Kelly Webber, H.

Description:

Biographical account of an Irish emigrant to South Africa, covering the period 1887 to 1936, 287pp with chapters on The Boer republics, The Jameson Raid, The Petition To Queen Victoria, Chinese Labour and the Post-War Settlement, The Great Johannesburg Strike Of 1922, Gold As A Medium Of Exchange, The Jews In South Africa, etc... Book condition: red boards in very good condition, gilt spine titles, e-p's and edges spotted/foxed, text with occasional foxing, otherwise very good; owner signature on f.f.e-p. includes 18pp black and white photographs of early Johannesburg mines, as well as portraits.

Details:

  • Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1936
  • Edition: 1st
  • Jacket Condition: no jacket
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo
  • Lot No: 63
  • Hammer Price: $35
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 28
  • Estimate: $50
  • Reserve: $35

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  • Name: Imagine Books & Gallery
  • Address: 84/85 Heritage Market, 9 Old Main Rd, Hillcrest, KZN
  • Contact Person: Steven Duckworth
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
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  • Additional Information: Imagine Books grew out of Imagine Gallery (established 2001-formerly the Richard Rennie Gallery). Areas of focus: Natalia, General Africana, Modern First editions, antiquarian literature, and paperback novels (new and second-hand). We are open 6 days a week (closed Mondays), and customers are most welcome to visit us in the lovely surroundings of the Heritage Market rose gardens. SABDA Associate Member.