B I Barnato, a Memoir

ISBISTER AND COMPANY, LONDON, 1897 FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOUND IN ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, FRONTIS PLATE, SEVERAL FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 X 5.5 INCHES WITH 208 PAGES LIGHT WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE, CORNERS BUMPED, SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR BLEMISH TO PAGES,OCCASIONAL PAGE UNCUT [EASY FIX WITH SHARP KNIFE]. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY.. 1st… Read more about this item

London & Capetown: J. C. Juta & Co., 1897. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A lovely illustrated work detailing the life of mining entrepreneur Barney Barnato. Barney Barnato (1851-1897) was a British 'Randlord', an entrepreneur who controlled some of the diamond and later coal mines in South Africa. He died in mysterious circumstances near Madeira, with… Read more about this item

Isbister, 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The boards are a bit rubbed and marked. The pages are a bit uneven as is typical with this edition. Soundly bound. Considering age, this copy is almost fine.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Isbister and Company Ltd. Written by the author who wanted a memoir in which those who knew Barney Barnato would find his stories told in his own words and those who did not know him would be able to see what sort of a man he was. A business man and astute financier from the old Kimberley camp… Read more about this item

Isbister - Juta. 1897 1st edition.. Front board shaken. liquid stain to edge of frontis but not touching picture and matching offset to title page. overall heavy wear, a good reading copy. no dustwrapper.. Original green cloth boards. 208pp illustrated b/w plates. edges rough-cut. 8vo. 0.7kg. A biography of Barney Barnato written in a conversational style. Author met… Read more about this item

Isbister and Company Ltd. Written by the author who wanted a memoir in which those who knew Barney Barnato would find his stories told in his own words and those who did not know him would be able to see what sort of a man he was. A business man and astute financier from the old Kimberley camp… Read more about this item