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Auction archive: Lot number 11

WILLIAMS, GARDNER F. THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA

Auction 23.10.1996
23 Oct 1996 - 24 Oct 1996
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$1,725
Auction archive: Lot number 11

WILLIAMS, GARDNER F. THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA

Auction 23.10.1996
23 Oct 1996 - 24 Oct 1996
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$1,725
Beschreibung:

WILLIAMS, GARDNER F. THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA New York: B.F. Buck & Company, 1905. Vol. I 359pp., Vol. II 353pp. "There have been prepared One Thousand Copies of the Author's Edition of the Diamond Mines of South Africa of which this set consisting of two volumes is No. 48 (handwritten) Gardner F. Williams (handwritten)" Sinkankas states "This work, and its second edition, remains the most important historical treatise on the diamond mines of South Africa." A similar edition of this book sold in the the April 15 auction for $1200. WILLIAMS, ALPHEUS F. THE GENESIS OF THE DIAMOND London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1932. Vol. I-II 636pp. This book, written by the son of G.F. Williams is a scientific study of the diamonds origins and is difficult to find in the market today. (4)

Auction archive: Lot number 11
Auction:
Datum:
23 Oct 1996 - 24 Oct 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
Beschreibung:

WILLIAMS, GARDNER F. THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA New York: B.F. Buck & Company, 1905. Vol. I 359pp., Vol. II 353pp. "There have been prepared One Thousand Copies of the Author's Edition of the Diamond Mines of South Africa of which this set consisting of two volumes is No. 48 (handwritten) Gardner F. Williams (handwritten)" Sinkankas states "This work, and its second edition, remains the most important historical treatise on the diamond mines of South Africa." A similar edition of this book sold in the the April 15 auction for $1200. WILLIAMS, ALPHEUS F. THE GENESIS OF THE DIAMOND London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1932. Vol. I-II 636pp. This book, written by the son of G.F. Williams is a scientific study of the diamonds origins and is difficult to find in the market today. (4)

Auction archive: Lot number 11
Auction:
Datum:
23 Oct 1996 - 24 Oct 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
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