{"product_id":"transvaal-story-tom-macdonald-1961","title":"Transvaal Story by Tom Macdonald","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransvaal Story (Collectible 1961 Cape Town First Edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStories of Old Johannesburg and the Transvaal Fortune-Seekers, by the Veteran Journalist Tom Macdonald\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 Transvaal Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tom Macdonald\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Howard Timmins, Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1961\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 First published September 1961. First edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's red cloth boards with black lettering to the spine and a black acacia tree emblem stamped on the front board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-sized hardcover octavo. 252 pages, with black-and-white illustrations.\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 Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red cloth boards with a black acacia tree emblem stamped on the lower right of the front board. The spine is lettered in black with the title and author, and appears sound, with slight rubbing at the head. There are some small pale specks on the back board and light wear along the lower edge of the front board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page and copyright page are clean and legible, with no foxing visible. A flyleaf or endpaper carries pencil and pen notes from a previous owner or dealer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten notes on an endpaper: in blue ink 'Page 96', and in pencil '168\/1', '1st Ed. 196(1)' and a price '$1-00' (or similar). No bookplate or stamp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Present\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 Cape Town by Howard Timmins in September 1961, Transvaal Story gathers tales of Old Johannesburg and the Transvaal. Its pages deal with success, courage and failure, and with fortunes made from tobacco, gold, diamonds and honey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the fortune-seekers of the early Transvaal, including those who worked the Lichtenberg diggings. It is a readable, anecdotal portrait of the pioneering years of the Witwatersrand and its surrounds, and will appeal to readers interested in the human side of the diggings and the making of Johannesburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good copy of the first edition for collectors of Africana and Transvaal and Johannesburg history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransvaal Story Tom Macdonald · Old Johannesburg history book · Howard Timmins 1961 first edition · Transvaal gold and diamond fortunes · Lichtenberg diggings book · Tom Macdonald Africana · Johannesburg pioneers stories\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howard Timmins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58752740688175,"sku":"TCB-000054","price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/transvaal-story86830_cover_1.jpg?v=1793366381","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/transvaal-story-tom-macdonald-1961","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}