`IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GANDHI - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF JOHANNESBURG`S LINKSFIELD RIDGE & ENVIRONS`

SIGNED! "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GANDHI - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF JOHANNESBURG'S LINKSFIELD RIDGE & ENVIRONS" BY ALKIS DOUCAKIS, 2008, HARDCOVER, 80 PAGES, COMPLETE INTACT DUSTJACKET, IN FINE UNREAD CONDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A SMALL INSCRIPTION. LIMITED EDITION OF 500 BOOKS.

This is a fascinating work of local history. It ties the history of the north eastern suburbs of Johannesburg (Linksfield Ridge, Linksfield, Orange Grove, Norwood, Sydenham, and Observatory) to the association of Mahatma Gandhi and the Johannesburg German,  Jewish architect Hermann Kallenbach in the early years of the 20th century.  The value of this book lies in the efforts to document and collate different sources of local historical information. It adds to our knowledge of these North Eastern Johannesburg suburbs and one wants the author to take the story beyond the Gandhi-Kallenbach era. The book also ranges widely over the history of Orange Grove, Norwood, Cyrildene, Observatory, and De Wetshof. There are some 124 neatly captioned, wonderful historical and current photographs almost all in color with photo credits acknowledged. The research sources have been meticulously listed in the endnotes. Extremely collectable.