{"product_id":"chapters-from-the-past-100-years-of-the-mcgregor-museum-1907-2007-r-hart-editor-l-jacobson-compiler","title":"Chapters from the Past: 100 Years of the McGregor Museum 1907–2007 - R. Hart (Editor) \/ L. Jacobson (Compiler)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapters from the Past: 100 Years of the McGregor Museum (1907–2007)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Monumental Multi-Signed Association Copy of Kimberley’s Diamond Fields Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Chapters from the Past: 100 Years of the McGregor Museum 1907–2007\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor \/ Editor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e R. Hart (Editor) \/ L. Jacobson (Compiler)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The McGregor Museum, Kimberley\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e 2007 (First and Only Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e 9780620394345\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e First Edition. Elite institutional celebratory print run. Landmark multi-signed association copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Original publisher's premium heavy-gauge illustrated card wrappers with French flaps (Gatefold softcover).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Quarto (4to). Extensively enhanced with historic institutional photographs, archival maps, and archaeological records.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e English \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The large-format card covers are exceptionally bright, flat, and free of edge creases. Spine is unbroken and perfectly straight with micro-friction limited to the extreme corner tips.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Pristine. The internal text block is immaculate, crisp, and tightly bound. Internal pages are completely clean, white, and clear of library marks or text highlights.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProvenance \/ Signatures:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Features seven authentic, highly significant signatures penned directly onto the first page, representing a remarkable local history provenance network. modern-day Kimberley elite. (See comprehensive signature profiles below). \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthentic Signature Profile Networks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis specific copy serves as an extraordinary primary document of Northern Cape socio-economic history, featuring the verified signatures of the region's core political, industrial, and academic leadership:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" start=\"1\" type=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePieter Willem Saaiman:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The then-serving Minister of Economic Affairs, Tourism, Environment, and Conservation in the Northern Cape Provincial Government. A highly influential regional statesman and activist. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNicky Oppenheimer Jr. (Nicholas Oppenheimer):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Direct scion of the Oppenheimer diamond dynasty, whose family foundations historically funded both De Beers operations and Kimberley’s preservation projects.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRon Wedderburn:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e A leading Kimberley environmental planner, conservation champion, and active trustee closely linked with the historical management boards of regional wildlife reserves.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eR. Hart (Editor):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Acclaimed regional historian, archivist, and senior research editor at the McGregor Museum who orchestrated the textual layout of this centenary ledger.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eL. Jacobson (Leon Jacobson):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Highly distinguished South African archaeologist and archaeometrist whose scientific papers helped map the Stone Age records of the Northern Cape and Namibia.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLawrie Shuttleworth:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Legendary Kimberley civic leader, prominent city historian, and business luminary who dedicated his life to documenting the pioneer families of the Diamond Fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRikki Abbott:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The Great-Granddaughter of Alexander McGregor (the visionary mayor of Kimberley whose widow founded the museum in his memory in 1907), representing a direct multi-generational familial link. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublished in 2007, \u003ci\u003eChapters from the Past\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the centenary of Kimberley's world-famous McGregor Museum. This volume traces the museum's expansion from a modest late-Victorian collection into an international powerhouse of archaeological, botanical, and historical research. It covers the curation of the region's rich San rock art collections, early diamond rush relics, and Siege of Kimberley military artifacts. This multi-signed copy is an unmatched, museum-grade collectible artifact of South African institutional history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The McGregor Museum, Kimberley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58270317150511,"sku":"Chapters from the Past: 100 Years of the McGregor Museum 1907–2007 - R. Hart (Editor) \/ L. 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