Title: Magnates and Mansions - Johannesburg 1886 - 1914
Author: Margaret Barry and Nimmo Law
ISBN: 947042024
Publisher: Lowry Publishers, Rivonia
Edition: First
First Published: 1985
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover with dust cover
Number of Pages: 162
DESCRIPTION: Magnates and Mansions provides a fascinating glimpse of the vanished lifestyle that was Johannesburg after the discovery of gold. The homes are testament to the owners' wealth and social standing
Key words: Johannesburg | gold rush | mansions | ostentatious | magnates
Condition: Very good (Description below)
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* Very slight wear on dust cover, 2 cm tear and fold on rear cover
* Boards as new
* Page ends starting to yellow lightly due to the natural ageing process of paper
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