Author: Mabin, Alan & Conradie, Barbara. (Eds).
Title: The Confidence of the Whole Country. Standard Bank Reports on Economic Conditions in Southern Africa 1865-1902.
Description: Johannesburg 1987. Silver titling on navy skivertex boards. 547pp coloured frontis. 8vo. Bookplate ffep else a Fine copy in matching protected dustwrapper. ISBN: 0620114673 This volume commemorates the 125th anniversary of The Standard Bank in South Africa and reproduces primary source material from the Bank's archives. A most interesting look at early South Africa, covering wars, gold, diamonds and much more. The bank was headquartered in Port Elizabeth until 1885, thereafter in Cape Town.

Keywords: finance mining gold diamonds africa african south southern port elizabeth cape town banking


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