Some Dreams Come True
by Williams, Alpheus F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, preface dated 1948). Title continues: Being a sheaf of stories leading up to the discovery of copper, diamonds and gold in southern Africa, and of the pioneers who took part in the excitement of those early days. Large 8vo; original blue cloth; spine titled in gilt; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + 590, incl. index; plates; illustrations in text. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn, with earlier owner's tape reinforcing to extremities; gift inscription to front free endpaper; a little light foxing to edges and endpapers. Very good condition. 'In "Some Dreams Come True" Alpheus Williams, one of South Africa's leading mining engineers, tells many interesting stories of the early days of copper, diamond and gold mining. Here are vivid pictures of a day that has gone. Many world-famous people figure in the book, but perhaps of greater interest are the stories of men who never made the headlines.' .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10952
- Title
- Some Dreams Come True
- Author
- Williams, Alpheus F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, preface dated 1948)
- Keywords
- Mining. Prospecting. Miners. Prospectors. Witwatersrand. Gold Rush. Copper. Diamonds. Kimberley. Treasure hunters. South Africa Mining
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mining;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
All books offered subject to availability. Returns are accepted where we have erred materially in our description of goods.
About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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