The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Gold! A Christmas Story of Table Mountain, by HP Barnett-Clarke

This delightful booklet, dedicated to the “the members of the mountain club”, was published in 1892, and is an “extraordinary adventure narrative for Christmastide”.

The booklet is also available on UPSpace for those wanting a short, festive read at https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88602

Catalogue access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/122263853

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.