Hello, We list below some items that we have on auction this week. Mostly africana items but some other special items of interest.
Full descriptions with images and reserve pricing are given on the auction site. http://www.antiquarianauctions.com The auction commences this Thursday 18th July and finishes the following Thursday at 18.30 local time. You need to register to take part in the auction and either myself or antiquarianauctions.com will be pleased to assist you with the bidding process - which is actually simplicity in itself. If you can log in, you can bid. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 25. William Burchell. THE SOUTH AFRICAN DRAWINGS OF WILLIAM BURCHELL. Volume One. The Bachapins Of Litakun. Collotype Reproductions With Descriptive Text. Gubbins Trust Publications No.1. Copy 383 of 300. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 26. Edward Bishop. THE DEBT WE OWE. The Royal Air Force Benevolent fund 1919-1969. Bound full blue morocco with raised bands, inside dentelles, aeg, double marbled eps, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Presentation copy with calligraphic inscription in the year of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth to ffep thus: "Silver Jubilee. International Air Tattoo 1977. -- With grateful thanks for your valuable support" and signed below with 5 signatures. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 27. Paul Morand. CLOSED ALL NIGHT (Ferme La Nuit). The interest of this unusual copy is that it was one of the 25 unsold copies numbered A to Y. Signed by the author. limitation stated thus: "This edition is limited to 275 copies, of which 250 only were offered for sale. This copy is No. K". --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 28. Charles L. Norris-Newman. N ZULULAND WITH THE BRITISH. Throughout The War Of 1879. Front board embossed "Chelsea Public Libraries". Generally a complete clean sound ex-library copy. Excellent basis for a custom rebind. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 29. South African Cultural History Museum. BULLETIN, ANNALS, NEWSLETTER. Bound 9 volumes vynide boards. Set includes 14 BULLETIN's, 12 ANNALS, and 17 NEWSLETTER's. 1980 through 1999. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 30. South African National Society. SANAS NEWS. Journal Of The South African National Society. Natal Branch. 53 issues bound 7 volumes disparate sizes gilt on blue vynide boards. A full run, believed a complete set. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 31. South African Institute of Race Relations SPROCAS. 7 volumes bound in black skivertex boards. A run of Sprocas volumes including Sprocas 2.6. Wopko Jensma. SING FOR OUR EXECUTION. Poems and woodcuts, bound as 1 volume. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lot 32. South African Society For Cultural History. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CULTURAL (AND ART) HISTORY. Bound 7 volumes gilt on black skivertex boards. Full run 1984-2003. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, we repeat our offer to assist you should you need help as a first-time bidder on the auction. Regards Ian Balchin -- Fables Bookshop (Proprietor: Ian Balchin) Est. 1990 119 High Street, Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa. Tel/Fax: Shop +27-(0)46-636-1525 cell: none Our web site: http://www.fables.co.za/ Email us to subscribe to our email africana catalogue: For secure credit card transmission: http://www.sabda.co.za/fables.htm email: ae...@fables.co.za ici on parle francais Founder member Southern African Book Dealers Association Lat. 33.31126 S (33° 18' 40.5") Long. 26.52428 E (26° 31' 27.4") _______________________________________________ fables-list mailing list fables-list-own...@fables.co.za http://inksi.dyndns-remote.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fables-list
