The illustrious Rand Club in downtown Johannesburg held a Book Day on 1 May in collaboration with their resident bookstore and gallery. Visitors were taken on a guided tour of the historical premises and authors engaged with the public during the course of the day.
New book publishing entity, Lockdown Boox (which specialises in rare and collectible first editions) was among the dozen independent bookdealers participating at the open day event, providing welcome fodder for browsing bibliophiles.
The Rand Club, founded in 1887, is the oldest private club in South Africa. It’s history is closely linked with the fortunes of the world’s greatest goldfield and the emergence of modern democratic South Africa. Their in-house Buckland Library houses a collection of 10 000 volumes. Today, membership to this original gentleman’s club, is open to anyone regardless of gender, race or creed.
