{"product_id":"south-african-personalities-and-places-bernard-sachs-1959","title":"South African Personalities and Places by Bernard Sachs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth African Personalities and Places (Inscribed Copy in Original Pictorial Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBernard Sachs's Portraits of South African Personalities and Johannesburg Landmarks, with an Introduction by Sarah Gertrude Millin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e South African Personalities and Places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bernard Sachs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kayor Publishers, Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1959\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kayor Publishers, Johannesburg, 1959. Inscribed on the front free endpaper (\"Ben. S\").\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark blue cloth hardcover with printed pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium octavo hardcover, approximately 22 x 15.3 cm, 208 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dark blue cloth boards are clean, with a few tiny light specks and slight bumping at the lower spine foot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean with an even cream tone and no markings in the pages examined. The binding is tight and sound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten inscription in blue ink on the front free endpaper: \"To my dear friends Fanny and Oscar - with my best wishes. Ben. S\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present: yellow with a red dot pattern. Chipping and small losses at the top edge of the front and back panels and at the spine head, with tears showing the blue board beneath. The spine tips are worn. Light toning and a darker yellow stain or mark on the front panel; the front flap shows some wear. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. Grade: Good (G).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Johannesburg in 1959 by Kayor Publishers, South African Personalities and Places gathers essays and sketches by the journalist and editor Bernard Sachs on the people and places of South Africa, with a particular focus on life on the Rand. Sarah Gertrude Millin contributes the introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portraits include figures such as a Chief Rabbi and a Russian-born musician. Other subjects recorded in the book include Leontine Sagan, Sarah Gertrude Millin and Ellen Hellmann. Alongside them are sketches of Johannesburg and Cape Town landmarks, among them the City Hall Steps, the Gaiety Cafe and Malay Camp. The book also tells the story of the Fordsburg battle during the 1922 Rand Revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume has been cited by later historians, including in studies of South African Jewish women's history and in a documentary history of South Africa's radical tradition. It is a useful window onto the social and cultural life of Johannesburg's mid-century communities, and a worthwhile addition to a collection of South African personalities, local history and Jewish Africana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Bernard Sachs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard Sachs (1905-1985) was born in Kamai, Lithuania, and came to South Africa with his family. He was educated at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg and worked as a journalist and leader writer for the South African Jewish Times. He was founding editor of the South African Opinion, a bi-monthly review launched in 1934 and edited for nearly twenty years, with Herman Charles Bosman as its literary editor, and later of Trek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also wrote a biography of Herman Charles Bosman. His other works include the novel The Utmost Sail (1955), Multitude of Dreams (1949), The Road to Sharpeville (1961), Personalities and Places: Second Series (1965) and the autobiography Mist of Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard Sachs South African Personalities and Places · Kayor Publishers 1959 · Johannesburg history book 1959 · inscribed Bernard Sachs · Sarah Gertrude Millin introduction · 1922 Rand Revolt Fordsburg · Jewish Africana Johannesburg\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kayor Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58856504164655,"sku":"TCB-000627","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/south-african-personalities-and-places71236_cover_1.jpg?v=1794586848","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/south-african-personalities-and-places-bernard-sachs-1959","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}