Magnates and Mansions. Johannesburg 1886-1914 by Margaret and Nimmo Law Barry
Magnates and Mansions. Johannesburg 1886-1914 by Margaret and Nimmo Law Barry
Hardcover
Publisher: Johannesburg, Lowry Publishers, 1985
Used. First Edition.
Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The DJ has some limited signs of edge wear and small fixed tears but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
Magnates and Mansions. Johannesburg 1886-1994. Margaret Barry and Nimmo Law, Lowry Publishers, Johannesburg, 1985. 162 pages. This small book also has the feel of a family album, it is filled with a selection of photographs of early Johannesburg streets, people and suburbs and pen and ink sketches by Barry of Johannesburg's earliest mansions. It's a fairly light weight Johannesburg social history aimed to mark the 100 year birthday of the city. The style of the text , relying on secondary sources, is anecdotal and offers cameo sketches of early Johannesburg life and mining magnates. The most valuable part of the book is the coverage of 17 specific grand homes which speedily sprang up in a range of eclectic styles, many now demolished, in Doorfontein, Berea, Jeppe, Emmarentia, Parktown, Westcliff, Bedford Farm, and Modderfontein. The book is useful as a heritage resource.
