Scenes and Life in the Transvaal

Hardcover. English. The Art Photo-Publishing Company, Johannesburg. 1890s. ISBN: n/a. 159pp with black and whte photographs.

Rebacked in original brown oblong quarto morocco with three band raised spine with gilt tooling but no spine titles. Full gilt edging and title on upper cover. New gold endpapers. Alas, some water staining at bottom of first few pages progressively decreasing up until page 30, though only first 8 pages properly affected.

Stunning photographs of the Transvaal just before the end of the 19th century. Highlights include pictures of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kimberley, the main reef and its gold mines. Book No: 2501302