Reunert, Theodore - Diamonds and Gold in South Africa (1893)
This stunning study of diamonds and gold in South Africa containes numerous photographic illustrations, maps, plans, tables, statistics (values, trading, capita, supplies, profits, dividends, etc.) including a details of exploration methods and facts. With 32 illustrations, folding General Plan of the Diamond Fields Griqualan West in South Africa and folding Geological Map of South Africa. This is an extremely rare copy of this precious work, hard to find even in National and University Libraries.
The book consists of three parts:
Part I. – The South African Diamond Fields
Part II. – The South African Gold Fields
Part III. – Appendices. Containing statistical tables and original articles by experts on the several subjects treated of. (De Kaap Goldfields; The Witwatersberg Goldfields; The Murchison Range; The Witwatersrand Goldfields; Transvaal; The Tati Gold Fields; De Beers Mine; Kimberley Mine; Bultfontein and Dutoitspan Mines; The Mashonaland Goldfields; Gold in the Cape Colony; Gold in the Orange Free State; Gold in Zululand. The Vryheid Banket Gold Fields; The Great Borehole of the Rand-Victoria Gold Mines; The Transvaal Silvermines; History of the MacArthur-Forrest Process of Gold Extraction; etc.).
This is an extremely rare copy of this precious work - and the only complete copy selling on internet.
"Diamonds and Gold in South Africa. By Theodore Reunert, with maps and illustrations."; London: William Clowes and Sons, Ltd. / Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg: J. C. Juta & Co., 1893; First edition; Size of the book: 22 x 14 cm; Original red cloth harcovers; Text in English; Collation complete – Title page, XVI, 242 pages (including the Index), with 32 illustrations, folding General Plan of the Diamond Fields Griqualand West in South Africa and folding Geological Map of South Africa; Overall in excellent condition for the age. Binding with usual shelf wear, extremities bumped and little scuffed, spine with minor discoloration, a few surface scratches to the boards. Othervise the binding is tight and firm, keeps strong and secure, joints and hinges are whole and secure. Pages/text block well preserved, very bright and clear, no foxing or marks throughout. A sound copy.