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historical Society of Kimberley and the North Cape, Kimberley, South Africa, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: photography. second-hand copy, showing some signs of handling, internally clean, no annotations, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs showing the lives buildings and mines of the Kimberley region of South Africa. Size: Oblong 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" tall but wider. [IV], 152, [4] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; South Africa; history. ISBN: 0620102063. ISBN/EAN: 9780620102063. Inventory No: 0276735. . 9780620102063

Published by Historical Society of Kimberley, 1994. 2nd revised edition . Softcover. Very Good. Heavy Book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. 2nd revised edition, 1994. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Historical Society of Kimberley and the Northern Cape, Kimberley, 1994 2nd revised edition. Softcover. Near Fine. History Mining Diamonds South Africa.Kimberley, Northern CapeKimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Anglo-Boer war. British businessmen Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley, and Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town.On 2 September 1882, Kimberley was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and the second in the world after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States to integrate electric street lights into its infrastructure. The first Stock Exchange in Africa was built in Kimberley, as early as 1881. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier… Read More

Historical Society of Kimberley and the Northern Cape, 1994. Paperback. Good. Paperback, 2nd revised edition. Moderate rubbing to rear cover. Contents clean and tight. 152 pages, index, bibliography, b&w photos and illus. South African history.

Historical Society, 1994. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. The wraps are slightly rubbed. Internally clean. Soundly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.