Mixed Humanity - A Story Of Camp Life In South Africa

Most of the inhabitants of Kimberley and Johannesburg in the late eighties knew something of the well-known pugilist, Couper, the author of this novel, who did much to advance the science of athletics in South Africa, and some of his best-known fights are described in this volume. He amassed and later lost a fortune, committing suicide in a fit of depression at Johannesburg. The tale is a hardly exaggerated picture of the seamy side of Kimberly life before the amalgamation of the diamond mines. Mendelssohn.

Hardcover. English. Juta & Co. n/a. 400 pp with illustrations by Irving Montagu. In original slightly worn maroon boards with gilt titling on spine and upper cover, with possibly new endpapers. Book No: 2502006