A Vision of the Past. South Africa in Photographs 1843 1910 by Mona De Beer & Brian Johnson Barker

 Published by Struik, 1992, hardcover, illustrated, 304 pages, 25.3 cms x 33 cms x 3 cms, jacket protector,  apart from some ex-libary labels & stamps to front endpapers, condition: very good.

 "A Vision of the Past is a fascinating photographic survey of life in South Africa from the early years of the Victorian era to the time of Union in 1910. Comprising some 370 of the finest and most memorable images available, this book aims to present the widest possible spectrum of people, places and events as they were witnessed, thereby conveying the richness and variety of a vanished way of life. This is essentially a social history concentrating mainly on the daily life and activities of ordinary people - at work and at play, learning and serving, travelling and celebrating, as well as participating in public occasions or caught up in times of disaster and war. It also includes nostalgic views of towns and countryside, and portraits of individuals, families and groups forever frozen in emulsion."

                                                                        A Large Coffee Table Book