Out Of The Crucible By Hedley A. Chilvers

Rare First Edition.

Out Of The Crucible By Hedley A. Chilvers

Hardcover

Publisher: Cassell And Company Ltd 1929 First Edition.

Used - Good. The DJ may have some advanced age and handling related
wear and tear but the pages although foxed are mostly clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Their is notes or names of previous owner present on first pages. The book is now protected with a Cellophane cover. 

The story of the Rand, told in this book is one of thrilling adventure. The discovery of the vast goldfields led to a fierce rush of prospectors who made and lost fortunes in a breathless gamble. Cecil Rhodes, Barney Barnato, Dr. Jim, Oom Paul Kruger and many other names of lasting memory appear in these pages, meeting in the grim struggle that led to the Boer War and ended in the great Union of South Africa.