OUT OF THE CRUCIBLE by Hedley A. Chilvers, Illustrated by William M. Timlin

HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET, BOUND IN BROWN CLOTH/GILT TITLES, 274 PAGES, WITH 16 FULL-PAGE DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM M. TIMLIN.  THE STORY OF THE RAND, THE GOLD RUSH AND FORTUNES MADE AND LOST.  CECIL RHODES, BARNEY BARNATO AND PAUL KRUGER ALL LEFT THEIR MARK.  IT  COVERS THE BOER WAR UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.  THIS 1929 REPRINT WAS A BESTSELLER WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED AND IS STILL SOUGHT AFTER TODAY FOR ITS WELL WRITTEN HISTORICAL REPORTING, ENTERTAININGLY SET DOWN.  INSCRIBED BY PREVIOUS OWNER ON DEDICATION PAGE.  AGE-DARKENED AND SLIGHTLY FOXED BUT STILL GOOD.  POSTAGE ETC. R25.00