Alletzhauser, Al.

The House of Nomura. The Rise to Supremacy of the World's Most Powerful Company: The Inside Story of the Legendary Japanese Dynasty.

Bloomsbury. London 1990. Red cloth boards xxiii + 343pp. illustrated b/w photos/plates. No inscription. VG+ in VG d/w. ISBN: 9780747503828

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Book number: 12506

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Keywords: japan economics nomura securites

Beavon, Keith.

Johannesburg. The Making and Shaping of a City.

University of South Africa Press (UNISA) 2004. Printed wraps. 373pp illustrated maps, tables, etc. 0.6kg. No inscriptions. A Fine copy. ISBN: 9781868883035 Inscribed title page by Author Sep. 2009. Analyses the unfolding urban geography of the city from its establishment as a mining camp to present times. Concludes that any push to become a true world-class city will be restricted by the division of the city into the wealthy north and the impoverished south, as well as its the failure to provide an effective modern bus transit system in the face of opposition from the entrenched taxi industry.

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Book number: 28389

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Keywords: johannesburg south southern africa african geography

Bibby, J.B. & C.L.

A Miller's Tale. A History of J. Bibby & Sons Ltd. , Liverpool.

Liverpool 1978 1st edition. Yellow cloth boards. xi + 218pp. illustrated 8vo.. No inscriptions. tops of ff damp wavy but not stained hence G-VG only in VG dustwrapper (spine faded to blue, no chips, tears, or loss).

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Book number: 12491

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Keywords: company history

Chapman-Huston, Desmond. & Cripps, Ernest C.

Through a City Archway. The Story of Allen and Hanburys 1715-1954.

John Murray. 1954 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. 326pp illustrated 8vo 0.7kg. Inscription. a good clean sound reading copy. no dustwrapper.

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Book number: 12494

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Keywords: company history

Christie, Guy.

Storeys of Lancaster 1848-1964.

Collins. London 1964 Gilt on maroon leather boards (Storvine Leathercloth). 256pp. colour frontis. illustrated. 8vo 0.6kg A G-VG copy. no dustwrapper.

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Book number: 12497

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Keywords: company history

Danziger, Christopher.

A Trader's Century. The Fortunes of Frasers.

Purnell. Cape Town 1979 1st edition. unnumbered copy. Gilt on full blue 'leather' boards. 147pp illustrated 4to. 0.7kg. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. Fine condition in VG dustwrapper (light wear only, no chips, tears, or loss). A very attractive copy. ISBN: 9780868430249 Starting as a trading post in Lesotho, Frasers Limited developed as a wholesale trading company with a presence over the whole of Southern Africa. Genealogy chart starting from Malcolm Fraser, Laird of Culduthel. Includes Fraser family tree.

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Book number: 16777

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Keywords: liphiring lesotho basutoland africa african south southern company history john fraser laird of culduthel genealogy gun war semonkong dragon rapide beechcraft baron maseru ralequekas jammerberg drift mill wepener company history

De Klerk, Willem. & Coetzer, Piet.

Krugersdorp 100 Jaar/Years.

Krugersdorp Town Council 1987. Gilt dec navy blue vynide boards. 154pp illustrated colour & b/w. oblong 4to. 0.9kg. Bookplate ffep. in secured protective wrap, VG+. A review and history of this West Rand town in the year of its centenary. English & Afrikaans text.

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Book number: 22131

Catalogue: Company & Town Histories

Keywords: municipality transvaal city of krugersdorp centenary south southern africa african mine paardekraal general hunter viljoen kingskloof sir abe bailey louis botha duke of kent mahatma ghandi lanseria commando zarp

Doucakis, Alkis.

In the Footsteps of Gandhi. An Illustrated History of Johannesburg's Linksfield Ridge and Environs.

Colours 2008 reprint. Limited edition of 200 unnumbered copies. (Only 500 copies printed in total). Blue cloth boards. 80pp illustrated colour & b/w photos. large oblong 4to. Bookplate to front pastedown. a Fine copy in matching dustwrapper with protective wrap. ISBN: 9780620390163 A review of the history, institutions, architecture, of the area. The area and many of the houses were the brainchild of Hermann Kallenbach, friend of Mahatma . Foreword by Dr Isa Sarid. Extensive notes.

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Book number: 21639

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Keywords: architecture johannesburg transvaal africa african south southern gandhi linksfield ridge

Fagan, Gawie & Gwen.

Church Street in the Land of Waveren.

Tulbagh Restoration Committee. Tulbagh 1975. Terracotta cloth boards. 185pp illustrated. oblong 4to. No inscription, four square corners, bookplate front pastedown else Fine condition in matching protected dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780620017220 A history of this famous town. Looks at Church Street house by house and the subsequent restoration of the entire street following the devastation by earthquake in 1969.

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Book number: 17348

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Keywords: western cape architecture africa african south southern

Frankel, Rudy. & Robertson, Marian.

Tiger Tapestry.

Struik. Cape Town 1988 1st edition. Khaki cloth boards. 432pp. illustrated b/w photos. 8vo. No inscriptions. Fine condition in VG+ d/w (spine faded). contents unmarked. ISBN: 9780869774908 Autobiography of the life president of Tiger Oats Limited.

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Book number: 7630

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Gordon, Ruth.

The Place of the Elephant. A History of Pietermaritzburg.

Shuter & Shooter and the Simon Van Der Stel Foundation. Pietermaritzburg 1981 1st edition. Gilt on olive skivertex boards. 144pp illustrated b/w photos. index. bibliography. large 8vo. Bookplate to half-title. A Fine copy in protected dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780869855560 Signed by Author on title page. A good readable account of the history of this city from 1837 to 1981. Well illustrated.

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Book number: 17654

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Keywords: natal pietermaritzburg african south african southern signed

Hayward, Rosemary & Stratten, Nancy.

A Foundation for the Future. The Darling and Hodgson Story, 1934-1984.

Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg. 1984. Peach cloth boards. 306pp. illustrated colour and b/w photos. lge 4to. No inscriptions. VG+ condition in dustwrapper (spine fading but no chips, loss, or tears). ISBN: 9780868500973 The story of the development of a one-man contracting business to a major South African industrial organization.

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Book number: 11443

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Keywords: africa african south southern

Henry, J.A. & Stiepmann, H.A.

The First Hundred Years of the Standard Bank. Based Upon Unpublished Material.

Oxford University Press. London 1963. Green cloth boards. 371pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscription and stamp else VG+ condition in G+ dustwrapper (worn at head of spine). An interesting view on the history of the country as a whole. Covers also the bank's operations in other african territories.

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Book number: 23948

Catalogue: Company & Town Histories

Keywords: banking south southern africa african anglo boer war gold diamonds jameson raid east africa uganda

Hoepfl, J., Lake, C. & M.

The Story of Hilton Road Village.

Hilton 1991. Printed wraps. 146pp illustrated b/w square 8vo. Bookplate obscures some of contents page hence VG only (This can easily be made up as it does not obscure the page numbers). Covered secured plastic wrap. A brief history of the area, with details on the voortrekkers, the wattle industry, Hilton College and other schools, various community institutions, and some of the older residences.

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Book number: 17716

Catalogue: Company & Town Histories

Keywords: sir thomas keir murray margaret pope ellis garlick timbers laddsworth primary st annes diocesan henderson natal african south african southern

Huizinga, Leonhard.

Take Your Jacket Off. (Trek Jij Je Has Eens Uit. The Chronicle of a Merchant House As Seen Against 75 Years of World History.

Hagermeyer N.V. 1975 Chocolate cloth boards. 236 pp illustrated 4to. Date inscription ffep only. a Fine copy in lesser d/w (closed tears, no major loss, VG condition). Printed on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hagemeyer Group. With original Hagermeyer compliment slip.

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Book number: 21009

Catalogue: Company & Town Histories

Keywords: company history