Les Mines d'Or de l'Afrique du Sud. Deuxieme edition considerablement augmentee....
Paris: Lemaire & Dupont, 1890/1895. Second revised. Hardcover. An important work in French on gold and gold mining in South Africa, written shortly following the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand in 1886, a profound transition for South Africa from farming to becoming the largest gold producer in the world. Part Three of the volume pertains to the various gold fields, including: Lydenburg, de Kaap, Komati, Witwatersrand, Klerksforp, Malmani, Zoutpansberg, the Murchison Range, and more. 8vo, xxiii, 357pp, 6 color folding maps. Ex library, with bookplate inside front board, cancellation stamps verso of title page. Quarter brown cloth with printed boards; title printed in red and black at front board, no title at spine. The cover has date of 1895 printed, while title page has date of 1890. Cloth at spine marked at lower half; boards a bit rubbed & marked. Internally, very good condition. OCLC: 422300168. Very good condition. Item #20382
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