{"product_id":"free-state-and-new-rand-gold-author-d-jacobsson-frequently-catalogued-as-jacobson","title":"Free State and New Rand Gold Author: D. Jacobsson (Frequently catalogued as Jacobson)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eFree State and New Rand Gold (Collectible Author-Publisher Inscribed First Edition Hardcover)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe Authoritative Mid-40s Mining and Geologic Breakdown of the Orange Free State and New Rand Gold Fields, Presented by the Author to the Managing Director of the Central News Agency\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi_5b-AkbSXAxW4VkEAHatUH84Q-7AUegYIAAgaEAA\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eTitle:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Free+State+and+New+Rand+Gold\"\u003eFree State and New Rand Gold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,null,null,null,9,\u0026quot;Free State and New Rand Gold\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;Free State and New Rand Gold\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1,1],null,null,[{\u0026quot;205\u0026quot;:[null,\u0026quot;\/search?q\\u003dFree+State+and+New+Rand+Gold\\u0026nem\\u003d155\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;1219\u0026quot;:[null,null,\u0026quot;BOOK\u0026quot;,null,null,\u0026quot;FAILED_OR_SKIPPED\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;3524\u0026quot;:[76]}]],null,0],\u0026quot;6KPMar_RNLithbIPq6n98Aw_0\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e D. Jacobsson (Frequently catalogued as Jacobson)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAF\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Central News Agency Ltd. (CNA), Johannesburg\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAG\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 1945\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAH\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eISBN-10:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eISBN-13:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAJ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eEdition Details:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, First Printing (Hardcover).\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAK\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eBinding:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher's premium textured boards featuring title decorations in gold gilt on both the front face and the spine panel. Offered as issued without a dust jacket.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAL\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Slim Octavo (8vo), 111 pages. Comprehensively equipped with specialized geological diagrams, mining data projections, and a large multi-colored fold-out technical map tucked into the rear block.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAM\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi_5b-AkbSXAxW4VkEAHatUH84Q-7AUegYIAAgdEAA\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eThe Book:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi_5b-AkbSXAxW4VkEAHatUH84Q-7AUegYIAAgdEAM\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHRAD\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHRAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eExterior \/ Covers:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The original cloth boards remain structurally straight, rigid, and sound. The outer surfaces exhibit standard, light shelf rubbing and age-related wear to the perimeter edges, completely appropriate for a wartime-era publication. The original gold gilt lettering and spine accents are present but show slight, natural fading from decades of handling.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHRAF\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eInterior:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The internal text block is tight, solid, and securely bound. The text pages remain neat, crisp, and clean. The large fold-out technical map at the rear is complete and unbroken. The pages display a light, uniform natural tanning, but are entirely free of thumb-soiling, tears, user highlighting, or marginal text underlining.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHRAG\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Beautifully elevated by a prominent, historical ink presentation inscription entirely handwritten, signed, and dated by the author on the front free endpaper.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe Inscription \u0026amp; Provenance Analysis\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe front endpaper features an authentic presentation inscription reading:\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"lQkWXb\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIHxAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\"W. Wolpert With the author's compliments, and many thanks for the trouble you have taken, D Jacobsson May 1945\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIIBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThis inscription represents a direct piece of South African literary and corporate history. The recipient, \u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi_5b-AkbSXAxW4VkEAHatUH84Q0fERegYIAAggEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003eWilliam Wolpert\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, was the Managing Director of the Central News Agency (CNA). As the publisher of this volume, Wolpert personally oversaw its production during the height of wartime resource shortages. Jacobsson's handwritten note serves as an official thank-you to his publisher for navigating those printing hurdles in May 1945, making this an elite association copy for advanced collectors of economic history.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIIRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003ePublished in Johannesburg during the closing months of the Second World War, \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Free+State+and+New+Rand+Gold\"\u003eFree State and New Rand Gold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,null,null,null,9,\u0026quot;Free State and New Rand Gold\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;Free State and New Rand Gold\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1,1],null,null,[{\u0026quot;205\u0026quot;:[null,\u0026quot;\/search?q\\u003dFree+State+and+New+Rand+Gold\\u0026nem\\u003d155\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;1219\u0026quot;:[null,null,\u0026quot;BOOK\u0026quot;,null,null,\u0026quot;FAILED_OR_SKIPPED\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;3524\u0026quot;:[76]}]],null,0],\u0026quot;6KPMar_RNLithbIPq6n98Aw_1\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an invaluable primary-era chronicle of South African economic history. Written by the seasoned mining journalist D. Jacobsson, the book documents the frenzied geological speculation and borehole drilling successes that shifted the focus of global gold production away from the traditional Central Witwatersrand towards the northern Orange Free State (Odendaalsrus) and the New Rand areas.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIIhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eJacobsson strips away dense corporate jargon to explain how the intersection of geophysical surveying, diamond crown core drills, and high-stakes financial backing unlocked deep-level gold-bearing reefs. Rich with contemporary production statistics and financial timelines, this scarce, author-signed first pressing is an essential acquisition for serious collectors of mining history, South African financial ephemera, and investment-grade economic history.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIIxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eAuthor Profile: D. Jacobsson\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi_5b-AkbSXAxW4VkEAHatUH84Q0fERegYIAAgjEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003eD. Jacobsson\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was a highly prominent mid-20th-century South African financial journalist, mining analyst, and economic author. Best known for his definitive trade publications—including his celebrated earlier work, \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eFifty Golden Years of the Rand\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—Jacobsson served as a leading public authority on the developments of the Witwatersrand gold basin. His exceptional ability to translate complex geological surveys and corporate financial reports into lucid, engaging, and objective prose earned him the deep respect of both institutional investors and hard-rock miners across the Highveld.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIIxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ZLzG0d ncoeY E8xBUb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=nyNUwb_7w\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003eboer war collectible book free state and new rand gold d jacobsson jacobson cna 1945 first edition rare book gold mining industry orange free state odendaalsrus borehole drilling exploration geology maps william wolpert cna managing director inscription author signed used copy publishing association copy\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Central News Agency Ltd. 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