London: Constable & Co Ltd 1934. First Thus. Hardcover. New Edition that is "re-written and greatly enlarged" [the original edition was first published in 1926]. Smooth, dark blue cloth with gold gilt spine lettering, top edge stained blackish as issued, 332 pages, index. 1934 gift inscription and date and prices to the front endpaper else Good only copy [3/8" tear to the spine head, spine somewhat cocked with some bumping/fraying to the ends, light upper corner bumping, light spotting/soiling to the cloth, the contents are tight and clean. Lacking the Dust Wrapper bx127

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On Jan 6 2021, a reader said:

I am drawn to Africa and this book speaks of S.Africa in the 20’s.

The opening pages state that the black man IS Africa, not the white man who came later. The. Author doesn’t tell a story but speaks of factual events of the African people. The diamond mines, gold mines, politics, and the ethnic groups that make up it’s people. the Jews, the Boers, The English, the Asiatics, the Half- castes , and many black tribes. This book was a History lesson in one volume. I learned more from her book than a course

i would get at a college. A treasure !

E.L.W

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Bookseller: biblioboy (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 61797
Title: The South Africans
Author: Millin, Sarah Gertrude
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Constable & Co Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1934
Pages: 332
Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: SOUTH, AFRICANS, AFRICA, HISTORY, DIAMOND, GOLD, ADVENTURERS, SOCIAL, LIFE
Bookseller catalogs: HISTORY / Africa / General;

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