Randlords by Paul H. Emden

An account of the history and events around the discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa and the men who had the entrepreneurial spirit to build up financial empires based on the mineral wealth of the country. The book focuses especially on people like Rhodes, Barnato, Beit, Fitzpatrick, Abe Bailey and other. Frontispiece photograph of Alfred Beit. Six additional pictures of Randlords, some by Spy of Vanity Fair, and of Central Johannesburg. Rare Book. 1935 edition, No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing.
Rare Book. Hardcover. Value $30 plus $5 S&H (ships media mail and ships only to addresses in the USA)