Hello,
We are doing our best to see that you get you share of catalogues even
if they are bundled up at the end of the year!
This one comprises an eclectic mix of africana items, important and not
so important, with a goodly smattering of african fiction. There are
also some items of interest to those familiar with Percy Fitzpatrick as
well as other gems hidden below (including an early title on dowsing
with references to South Africa).
We also note the brand new "THE CLIMAX COLLECTION. The Secret Life Of
Windmills" which will provide good tongue-in-cheek laughs and may make a
good Xmas gift choice.
Any notes of corrections gratefully received.
AFRICANA CATALOGUE Q229 - NEW ACQUISITIONS 26th November 2014
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EASTERN CAPE
#23262 Bailes, Douglas. LOOKING BACK AT PORT ALFRED. 134pp
illustrated A4 paperback. A Fine unread copy. Self. nd.
isbn 9780620402538
£20.00
A pictorial history of Port Alfred in the Eastern
Cape with many historical photographs. Lots of
information on the harbour, the railway line to
Grahamstown, the Blaauwkrantz Bridge disaster, the 43
Air School, and much more.
#23327 Metrowich, F.C. ASSEGAI OVER THE HILLS. Green cloth boards.
215pp illustrated b/w plates. maps on eps. Good condition in
dustwrapper (clean but with small areas of loss to bottom of spine
and corners) Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1953 1st edition.
£30.00
Signed by Author on title page. The story of the
Eastern Cape. A collection of the more than 30
personal historical gems of the region.
#23210 Montgomery, John. (Ed. A. Giffard) THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN
MONTGOMERY. Gilt on chocolate cloth boards. 202pp illustrated 8vo.
No inscriptions. a Fine unread copy, no dustwrapper. Graham's Town
Series No 6. Balkema for Rhodes University. nd. c.1981.
isbn 0869611240
£20.00
Montgomery was an 1820 Settler, a member of the
party of Thomas Butler on board the 'Fanny' which
sailed from Co. Wicklow. By his own admission a jack
of all trades, he was a colourful and articulate man
who took part in all the events of the colony during
his life of 58 years here, including the Albany
settlement, the expansion of the frontier, the Great
Trek, wars with the Xhosa and Basuto. He fathered 14
children and also travelled widely as a smous.
Writings from a variety of sources including
newspapers and fragments of the original manuscript
and typescript.
#23328 Neville, Thelma. MORE LASTING THAN BRONZE. A Story Of The
1820 Settlers National Monument. Illustrated by Tony Grogan.
Printed boards. iIllustrated b/w photos. drawings. New unread copy.
Self published. Grahamstown 1991. isbn 9780620161145
£10.00
Tells the story of the creation of the 1820
Settlers monument set on Gunfire Hill overlooking
Grahamstown. This is the main cultural and
performance venue used during the annual National
Arts Festival and other events held in the city.
#23325 Randell, George. BENCH AND BAR. A Record Of The Judges Of
The Supreme Court Of The Eastern Cape, And Some Advocates Of The
Grahamstown Bar. Red printed wraps 152pp 8vo. A VG copy. Grocott &
Sherry. Grahamstown nd. (post 1985).
£15.00
Nice authorial inscription on half-title page.
Lists Judges from 1864 to 1985 and Judges President
from 1880 to 1985.
#23326 Randell, George. (Illus. Dorothy Randell). GENTLEMEN OF THE
LAW. An Account Of Some Of The Legal Firms And Practitioners Of The
Eastern Cape. Printed green wraps. 196pp paperback illustrated
photos. drawings. 8vo. A VG copy. Lovedale Press. Alice 1982 1st
edition.
£20.00
Full of amusing anecdotes, the Author covers the
area topographically, giving biographies of leading
legal personalities in Grahamstown and other Eastern
Cape towns. Unnumbered of 700 copies.
#18866 Stirk, Doris. (Ed. Michael Cook). KASOUGA SANDS. The Story
Of The Eastern Cape's First Seaside Resort. Printed card wraps.
142pp illustrated b/w photos. oblong 8vo. Spine faded else VG++
condition. Port Alfred 1991.
£10.00
Covers the beach and the lagoon, the early history
including various shipwrecks on that stretch of
coast, shack owners, the river, flora & fauna, etc.
This is a favourite vacation spot for Eastern Cape
residents.
AFRICANA GENERAL (History, unclassified)
#23197 Garrett, Edmund. & Edwards, E.J. THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN
CRISIS. Being The Truth About The Jameson Raid And Johannesburg
Revolt Of 1896 Told With The Assistance Of The Leading Actors In
The Drama. Decorated orange cloth boards. 308pp 8vo. Worn and
chipped to ends of spine, eps browned and considerable scattered
foxing throughout. Archibald Constable. 1897. New Enlarged And
Revised Edition With Appendices And Introduction.
£80.00
Inscribed "Percy Fitzpatrick, Amanzi". This was
Percy Fitzpatrick's own copy. As Secretary of the
'Reform Committee' Fitzpatrick would have read this
carefully to find mentions of his own part in the
affair.
#9922 Green, Lawrence G. SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE. The Story Of
South Africa's Treasures, Famous And Unknown, Sunken And Buried,
And Some Personal Experiences In The Search For Lost Hoards. White
cloth boards. 258pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. VG++
condition in clean Good only dustwrapper (minor loss front lower
edge, chipped and worn, repaired, minor insect depradations).
Still, given all that, it's not too bad and we've seen plenty
worse. Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1962 1st edition.
£15.00
A good reference of shipwrecks on the South African
coast.
#23155 Green, Lawrence G. WHEN THE JOURNEY'S OVER. An Incorrigible
Old Wanderer's Memories Of Travel In The Cape And Far Beyond The
Cape; Life In Cities And Solitudes; Rare, Strange And Curious
Experiences. Green cloth boards. errata slip. 256pp illustrated
8vo. No inscriptions. VG+ in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a little
rubbed but no chips, loss, or tears). Howard Timmins. Cape Town
1972 1st edition. isbn 0869780301
£10.00
Interesting chapter on the Paarl wagon industry.
Illustrated Francois Lategan. Author's last title.
#23266 Harris, Joseph, E. AFRICANS AND THEIR HISTORY. 232pp
paperback. Good condition only, clean. New American Library 1972.
£8.00
Peels away the centuries of myth and prejudice to
pull together the strands of black achievement of
early African civilisations to the current era. A
detailed academic review.
#23242 Ploeger, J. & Smith, Anna H. PICTORIAL ATLAS Of The History
Of The Union Of South Africa. Gilt dec. green cloth boards. 196pp
illustrated folio. Small area of damp marking to top of boards. eps
tanned. owners signatare to ffep. a G+ copy, no dustwrapper. sound
and clean. J.L. Van Schaik. Pretoria 1949.
£20.00
English & Afrikaans text. A history with
contemporary illustrations.
#23136 Schwarz, E.H.L. THE KALAHARI. Or, Thirstland Redemption.
Printed paper-covered boards. 163pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership
inscription (J.V.L. Rennie). boards soiled and rubbed, ffep
excised, a good only copy. sound with clean contents, the three
foldout maps present & in good order. Maskew Miller / Blackwell
1920 1st edition.
£40.00
Author's plan was to utilise the water resources of
the Okavango to reverse the increasing aridness of
the subcontinent.
#23198 Steevens, G.W. WITH KITCHENER TO KHARTUM. Decorated blue
cloth boards. 326pp illustrated maps. 8vo. A Good sound copy.
Blackwood. London 1848 4th edition.
£85.00
James Percy Fitzpatrick's bookplate to front
pastedown. inscribed ffep "Lillian Fitzpatrick,
Hohenheim '98'. Lillian was the wife of JPF.
#23186 Winter, Kevin., Oelofse, Catherine. & Bottaro, Jean.
(Comps). OXFORD SENIOR ATLAS FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA. 96pp, soft cover
4to. Used academic text. sold with all faults. a VG+ copy. no
apparent textual markings. Oxford University Press. Cape Town 2007.
isbn 9780195719901
£10.00
Concentrates on Africa but has political & physical
maps for the world. Much tabulated data, shows all
provinces individually. Used for university 1st year
on appropriate courses. Multiple copies may be
available on request.
ART & ARCHITECTURE
#23158 Fock, G.J. (McGregor Memorial Museum). ANNALS OF THE CAPE
PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Volume VI. Part 11. Non-Representational Rock
Art In The Northern Cape. Printed wraps, stapled, 33pp. A4.
illustrated photos, map. New unread copy. Cape Provincial Museums,
Albany Museum, Grahamstown. Natural History. Volume VI. Part 11.
6th May 1969.
£10.00
Deals with the area north of the Orange River
locating, categorising, and describing the examples
#23286 Offringa, Dirkie. WALKING TALL, WITHOUT FEAR. 24 Artists
From The Struggle Era. Printed boards. 65pp illustrated 4to. No
inscriptions. a Fine copy. Ifa Lethu Jacklin Publishers 2007.
isbn 9781415008089
£20.00
Features a wide selection of work from artists in
the Ifa Lethu Foundation.
BIOGRAPHY (including genealogy, family & company histories)
#22242 Andrew, Rick. BURIED IN THE SKY. 207pp paperback illustrated
b/w. No inscriptions. a Fine copy. Penguin. SA 2002.
isbn 9780141003047
£6.00
Author, a South African army conscript of the time,
allows his comrades to speak from the Angolan border
war. The title comes from a chance meeting with a
one-handed hitch hiker whose hand was blown off by a
grenade, "I just stood looking at what was left of my
hand ... it was gone ... buried in the sky".
#23189 Bader, Juliet Fredrica. "UBIQUE" A History Of The Bader
Family 1783-1970. Gilt title on blue quarter leather over red
boards. 329pp roneoed production. illustrated with 18 tipped-in
photographs, maps, family trees. 4to. Sello marks to pastedowns
else VG condition. the pages are excellent, and the photographs
unmarked. Privately published. Durban 1976.
£60.00
Copy No.12 of 20. This copy assigned to Jack and
Cecily Niven with their name printed on the
limitation page. Also an inscription to them "With
love and grateful thanks for your help and
encouragement. Juliet", plus a signed letter from
Juliet to the Nivens covering the gift of this book.
Includes Faller & Bader, Read, Wrightson, and Wise
family trees. Records a 1923 trip to Petra, a 1927
trip to Siwa, Europe in 1929, Hong Kong & Japan in
1937, and South Africa in 1936. The Niven family
lived on the farm 'Amanzi' and this is covered. The
Bader family came to South Africa to live after the
war and much of the writing throws sidelights upon
those times. A last colour photograph shows 'grannie'
(Juliet) surrounded by family in Chandolin, Christmas
1973, and the book concludes with the death of her
husband Ernest in 1970.
#23264 Godwin, Peter. MUKIWA. A White Boy In Africa. Large-format
softcover. 418pp. No inscriptions. ff tanned, neatly covered
protective film. near VG condition. Large-format softcover. 418pp.
isbn 9780333671504
£8.00
Rhodesia 1964, a small boy witnesses the murder of
his neighbour, killed by the African guerillas. It is
the beginning of the end of white rule in Africa. In
Mukiwa (Shona for "white man") the author has written
an exciting autobiographical account of growing up in
a British colony collapsing into chaos.
#17159 Gordon, Lyndall. SHARED LIVES. Printed wraps, 285pp. VG+
condition. David Philip Publishers, Cape Town 1992. (or isbn
97808642044) isbn 0864862091
£5.00
Set in Cape Town in the fifties. Shaped by being
white, female and Jewish this is the story of three
friends that the author grew up with & who all died
young.
#23147 MacDonald, Tom. OUMA SMUTS. 190pp softcover. VG condition,
faint price stamp to front wrap else light wear only. A Dassie
Book. Central News Agency 1954.
£1.00
A biography of Isie K. Smuts, wife of Jan Christian
Smuts.
#23321 McRae, A.G. THE HILL CALLED GRAZING. The Story Of A
Transvaal Farm. Green gilt boards, 160pp, illustrated with plan.
Ownership inscription ffep. pages tanned else G+ condition, no
dustwrapper. Max Parrish, London, 1956.
£4.00
In telling this simple human story the author has
also drawn a clear, unforgettable picture of a small
isolated South African rural community with its white
and coloured population.
#23309 Moloi, Godfrey. MY LIFE. Volume One. 221pp softcover. Owners
signature ffep. pages tanned as usual else a particularly nice VG
copy. Ravan Press 1987. isbn 9780869753248
£10.00
In this first volume of his autobiography the
author recounts the shebeen culture of Durban in the
'40s, gang life in the Orlando of the '50s, and of
the evolution of South African jazz.
#23269 Reitz, Deneys. (Ed. T.S. Emslie). TREKKING ON In The Company
Of Brave Men. 293pp softcover. No inscriptions. VG condition.
neatly covered in protective film. House of Emslie 2012.
isbn 9780956774538
£6.00
1933 Preface by Jan Smuts. Replaces the first two
chapters of the original work with two short chapters
from 'No Outspan'.
#23188 Sauer, Hans EX AFRICA ... Red cloth boards. 335pp
illustrated 8vo. Spine faded and marked, eps spotted. some foxing.
overall a Good clean copy. excellent map with no tears. Geofrey
Bles. London 1937 1st edition.
£30.00
#23190 Sauer, Hans EX AFRICA ... Gilt on red boards. 355pp
illustrated 8vo. Gift inscription ffep. A Good+ clean reading copy,
no dustwrapper. excellent map with no tears. Books of Rhodesia.
Bulawayo 1973. Rhodesiana Reprint Library Gold Series Volume 27.
Facsimile reprint with new introduction.
£15.00
Inscribed "C. Amanzi". (Cecily Niven)
#23253 Smith, Charlene. PATRICIA DE LILLE. Printed wraps. 202pp
illustrated b/w. 8vo. A Fine unmarked copy. Spearhead. Cape Town
2002. isbn 9780864865341
£6.00
Biography of South Africa's second most favourite
politician. Probably there are only two anyway, but
her appeal transcends that of her party which at the
time of writing was the PAC. Outspoken and fearless
she is perceived as standing up for the wronged.
#23257 Strydom, Hans. FOR VOLK AND FUHRER. Red cloth boards. 281pp
illustrated b/w photos. 8vo. No inscriptions. VG condition in
dustwrapper (spine faded, minor rubbing, wear at head of spine
only, no major loss or tears). Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1982 1st
edition. isbn 0868500348
£12.00
Robey Leibbrandt was a German Nazi operative
assigned to Operation Weissdorn which had the
objective of overthrowing the Jan Smuts government
and establishing a National Socialist Republic in
South Africa.
#23134 Sutherland, Natasha. BITTERSWEET. Confessions Of A Freshly
Single. 285pp paperback. No inscriptions. VG condition. Carpe Diem
2009. isbn 9781770311367
£8.00
Author was a prominent TV producer juggling
motherhood and a career when the bubble burst.
Natasha writes about her experiences, thoughts, and
her soul's journey.
#22702 Vincent, Jack. WEB OF EXPERIENCE. An Autobiography. Original
printed buff wraps. 365pp illustrated b/w photos. 8vo indexed. No
inscriptions. some wormholes in spine, hence a clean VG copy. Self
published. Mooi River 1989. isbn 062013383X
£25.00
Born in the UK early in the 20thC, Author moved to
farming in South Africa. Always interested in
wildlife (especially the avian fauna) and
conservation, he spent 14 years firstly as secretary
and then as Director with the Natal Parks Board
attending many conferences on their behalf.
EPHEMERAL ITEMS (postcards, prints, etc).
#23278 Assistant Provost Marshall, Orange River Colony. PASS 11415.
Blue canvas-backed 150mm wide x 100mm high. Poor condition, loss to
left side. 1901.
£10.00
Boer war travel pass dd. 1901 issued to Miss Guest
"to pass through the lines, bicycle or otherwise.
Permanent".
#23279 EAP&T (East Africa Post & Telegraph) 1858 DISCOVERY OF LAKES
VICTORIA AND TANGANYIKA BY BURTON AND SPEKE. Issue Date 30th July
1958. EA&PT Official First Day Cover 6 stamps on envelope. used.
see image. empty envelope still sealed. 1958.
£5.00
FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS
#23351 Bosman, Herman Charles. (Ed. Stephen Gray). WILLEMSDORP.
(full uncensored version). 216pp softcover. Inked out ownership
stamp ffep. generally G-VG condition. Human & Rousseau. The
Anniversary Edtion 1998. isbn 9780798139014
£12.00
First published in 1971 as a censored version, this
is the only complete edition since published.
#23350 Brink, Andre. THE WALL OF THE PLAGUE. Black cloth boards.
447pp 8vo. No inscriptions. VG condition in dustwrapper (no chips,
loss, or tears). Faber 1984. isbn 0571132901
£10.00
Set in Provence the main protagonist is researching
the Great Plague for a film. Her quest for evidence
of a long forgotten tragedy is a quest for
self-understanding. A trek into the past, finding the
lies and crimes of history as allegories of the
present.
#23348 Burgess, Yvonne. A LARGER SILENCE. 207pp paperback. No
inscriptions, pages tanned, fep excised hence G+ condition only.
Penguin 2000. isbn 9780140295641
£4.00
The story of an ailing indigent with neither family
nor means of support placed in a home for the aged.
#23345 Butler, Guy. (Ed. Lawrence Wright). COLLECTED POEMS. Printed
wraps. xi + 272pp. No inscriptions. VG condition. David Philip.
Cape Town 1996. isbn 9780864864390
£10.00
With illustrations by the poet.
#23344 Homer. (Tr. Richard Whitaker). THE ILIAD OF HOMER. A
Southern African Translation. 528pp paperback. No inscriptions, an
as-new copy. New Voices. Cape Town 2012 2nd corrected printing.
isbn 9781920411978
£20.00
Translated in the African idiom. A poetic
translation matching the line numbering of the Oxford
Monro & Allen Greek text.
#23347 Hope, Christopher. ME, THE MOON AND ELVIS PRESLEY. 263pp
paperback. No inscriptions. VG condition. Picador 1999.
isbn 9780330354738
£6.00
The story of a small town in the middle of the
South African veldt leading up to the Elvis Presley
competition which marks the end of the first year of
democracy in the new South Africa, and its hopes.
#10322 Lehman, Paul. PRIVY TO THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL and THE HELPER. A
Two-Story Anthology. 150pp paperback No inscription. VG+. New
Guild. Bloubergrant 1994. isbn 1899694153
£8.00
The first is a light-hearted story concerning greed
in a small-town commumity when oil is discovered on a
nearby farm. The second is about a young black man's
search for knowledge and his subsequent
disenchantment.
#23353 Macphail, E.M. MRS CHUD'S PLACE. 205pp paperback. Gift
inscription ffep. a little cocked, else G-VG condition. Carrefour
Press. Cape Town 1992. isbn 0958317844
£3.00
Winner of the 1987 CNA Literary Award.
#23346 Matthee, Dalene. THE MULBERRY FOREST. 359pp paperback.
Ownership inscription, a Good clean copy. Penguin. Cape Town 1990.
isbn 9780140120257
£4.00
A story set in the Knysna rain forest where Italian
immigrants arrive, upsetting the status quo for Silas
the woodcutter and his daughter.
#23340 MccLure, James. THE SONG DOG. 188pp paperback. No
inscriptions. Good condition. Faber. London 1993.
isbn 9780571166367
£6.00
A Kramer & Zondi mystery.
#23341 McClure, James. SNAKE. 188pp paperback. No inscriptions.
Good condition. Faber 1993. isbn 9780571168200
£4.00
A Kramer & Zondi mystery.
#23342 McClure, James. THE ARTFUL EGG. Black cloth boards. 283pp
8vo. No inscription. pages a little tanned. top edge spotted.
conservatively VG condition in matching dustwrapper (tanned flaps,
minor wear only, no chips, loss, or tears). Macmillan. London 1984
1st edition. isbn 0333371038
£10.00
A Kramer & Zondi mystery.
#23230 Reader's Digest. (Ed.Anne Turner). THE BEST OF SOUTH AFRICAN
SHORT STORIES. Over Seventy Illustrated Stories Of Our Land And Its
People. Printed boards. 480pp. illustrated. 200w x 300h.
Uncirculated ex library with unused date-sheet, pocket, no other
markings whatsoever, else a VG+ copy. Readers Digest Association.
Cape Town 1993. isbn 9780947008765
£6.00
Usual Reader's Digest informational format, an
introduction to the short stories of South Africa.
#23209 Smith, Pauline. THE BEADLE. Green cloth boards. 288pp 8vo.
Eps tanned with offset and edges spotted. a Good+ copy. no
dustwrapper. Jonathan Cape. 1st edition 3rd impression 1927.
£30.00
Inscribed front pastedown "Sir Percy Fitzpatrick,
Amanzi" with circular "Amanzi" sticker below.
#23352 van de Ruit, John. SPUD - EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR. 410pp
paperback. No inscriptions. VG+ condition. Penguin 2012.
isbn 9780143530244
£6.00
The last book in the Spud saga.
#23343 Viljoen M.J. & Reimold, W.U. AN INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH
AFRICA'S GEOLOGICAL AND MINING HERITAGE. 193pp illustrated
softcover. No inscriptions. Fine condition. Mintek / GSSA 1999.
isbn 0869999419
£25.00
A very well illustrated guide to the geology of
South Africa.
LEGAL TEXTS
#22775 Kleyn, Duard. & Viljoen, Frans. BEGINNER'S GUIDE FOR LAW
STUDENTS. 321pp softcover. Used academic text sold with all faults.
generally VG+ condition but without CD. Juta. 4th edition 2013.
isbn 978070218209
£25.00
Aimed at first year South African law students.
MINING
#23151 Scully, William Charles. THE RIDGE OF WHITE WATERS.
("Witwatersrand") Or Impressions Of A Visit To Johannesburg With
Some Notes Of Durban, Delagoa Bay, And The Low Country. Navy cloth
boards. 264pp + 47pp advertisements. illustrated 8v0. A reading
copy only. worn and not attractive but contents clean. Stanley
Paul. c.1911.
£30.00
An interesting contemporary view of the times, its
places, men, and industry.
#23231 Wannenburgh, A.J. & Johnson, Peter. DIAMOND PEOPLE. Argent
title on navy cloth boards. colour picture inset to front, Bookshop
stamp to verso of ffep else a Fine copy in VG++ dustwrapper (lighty
rubbed, no chips, loss, or tears). Norfolk House 1990.
isbn 1872093000
£20.00
A lavishly illustrated review of the whole diamond
scene. Exploration, mining, cutting, marketing,
sales, advertising. From the miners, to De Beers, to
the bride and other users of the finished product.
MISCELLANEOUS
#23195 Barrett, Sir William, & Besterman, Theodore. THE DIVINING
ROD. An Experimental And Pschological Investigation. Gilt on green
cloth boards. 336pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. scattered
foxing throughout, spine fading. a Good sound copy. Methuen & Co.
London 1926 stated 1st edition.
£20.00
Includes photograph of Benjamin Tomkins dowsing in
South Africa and numerous pages on the dowsing
results of Fergus Carstairs Rogers in Kimberley,
#23141 Coetzee, Melinda. & Schreuder, Dries. (Eds). PERSONNEL
PSYCHOLOGY. An Applied Perspective. 538pp softcover. Used academic
text sold with all faults. Generally a VG copy with several areas
of highlighting. Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1st edition
2010. (current edition). isbn 9780195988383
£32.00
Covers the main HRM activities used to achieve
organisational objectives and taught in introductory
courses for undergraduate university students of
industrial and organisational psychology, personnel
psychology, and HRM.
#23139 Du Plessis, Flip. & Rousseau, Deon. et al. BUYER BEHAVIOUR.
Understanding Consumer Psychology And Marketing. 388pp softcover.
Used academic text sold with all faults. Generally a VG+ copy with
no obvious internal markings. Oxford University Press. Cape Town
4th edition 2011. (current edition). isbn 9780195764444
£30.00
This text focuses on diversity, attitude formation,
and change within the South African marketplace and
on the developing socio-economic status of the South
African consumer. Special attention is given to
changes in cultural values in South Africa since its
political transformation, and the manner in which
these changes impact on consumption patterns and
lifestyles.
#23137 Fox, Roddy. & Rowntree, Kate (Eds). THE GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH
AFRICA IN A CHANGING WORLD. 509pp. soft cover. Used academic text,
sold with all faults. this item appears in VG condition with
minimal wear. no apparent inscriptions or obvious markings. secured
protective wrap. very clean copy. Oxford University Press 2008
reprint. isbn 9780195716825
£35.00
#23207 Green, Nick. & Lascaris, Reg. COMMUNICATIONS IN THE THIRD
WORLD. Seizing Advertising Opportunities In The 1990s. Printed
wraps. 196pp illustrated 24pp colour plates. 8vo. No inscriptions.
bump to lower spine hence VG condition with unmarked contents.
Human &Roussea / Tafelberg. Cape Town 1990. isbn 9780798127431
£20.00
Presents 10 guidelines for advertising to the South
African consumer in the 1990s. Contributes to the
understanding of South Africa and to improved
communications in the realities of this Third World
market. Illustrated with 45 examples of successful
local advertisements.
#23208 Green, Nick. & Lascaris, Reg. THIRD WORLD DESTINY.
Recognising And Seizing The Opportunities Offered By A Changing
South Africa. Printed wraps. 118pp illustrated 16pp colour plates.
8vo. VG+ condition. Human &Roussea / Tafelberg. Cape Town 1988.
isbn 9780798124058
£15.00
An appraisal of realities in South Africa,
advocating a workable marketing brands theory to
allow for the crossover culture in our society.
#23244 Harte, Bret. A PROTEGEE OF JACK HAMLIN'S Etc. Decorated blue
cloth boards. 320pp + 32pp publishers advts. 8vo. Good only
condition. Chatto & Windus, 1984.
£65.00
Inscribed to front pastedown "Percy Fitzpatrick
29/3/94". Sir Percy Fitzpatrick was the author of
'Jock Of The Bushveld'.
#23280 Hopper, Max & Sue. THE CLIMAX COLLECTION. The Secret Life Of
Windmills. 99pp softcover illustrated. Mint condition. El Gecko
2014. isbn 9780620515054
£15.00
"A tongue-in-cheek look at what windmills get up to
when they think we aren't looking". The ubiquitous
Climax windpump is seen all over South Africa pumping
water for stock. A unique book, part coffee-table
photography, part colloquial South African humour and
part travel. Signed by authors.
#23259 Joubert, Leonie S. SCORCHED. South Africa's Changing
Climate. 251pp large format softcover. A near-Fine unmarked copy.
Wits University Press. 2007 isbn 9781868144372
£12.00
Warmly inscribed by Author "Dear Pat ... 2008".
Includes selection of relevant news clippings.
#23243 Laughton, John Knox. NELSON AND HIS COMPANIONS IN ARMS. The
Nelson Memorial. Blue cloth boards with embossed gilt medallion to
front board. teg. 349pp illustrated 8vo. eps foxed. spine dull and
soft to head & tail of spine. a Good sound copy. George Allen. 1896
1st edition.
£120.00
With bookplate of J.P. Fitzpatrick (Sir Percy
Fitzpatrick, author of 'Jock Of The Bushveld'.
#23246 Lorenz, Conrad. (Tr. Marjorie Latzke) ON AGGRESSION. Brown
cloth boards. 273pp 8vo. A Good copy. no dustwrapper. Methuen 1967.
£20.00
Inscribed by owner ffep "Cecily Niven" (daughter of
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick).
#23272 Mfenyana, Pumzile. IZISHUMI LULAHLEKISO Ivaneli
Ayiloshishini. 119pp paperback. Mint ex-publisher. Skawara 2004.
isbn 9780620612272
£8.00
This is a Xhosa book on the thorny issue of
tithing. Although tithing is common in the Baptists
and Assemblies of God churches, Pentecostals and
charismatics on the other hand have used tithes to
enrich their pastors such that many of them own
expensive cars, live in mansions and even own private
jets - all of this at the expense of the poor.
Unscrupulous pastors are taking advantage of the poor
and depict God as a tax collector by manipulating
scriptures.
#23224 Pennell, Joseph. THE JEW AT HOME. Impressions Of A Summer
And Autumn Spent With Him In Russia And Austria. Brown dec. cloth
boards. 130pp illustrated 8vo. Boards show surface insect attack,
wear to head & tail of spine, corners. damp stain to corner of
preliminary pages. Sound but worn. William Heinemann 1892.
£65.00
Bookplate of J.P. Fitzpatrick to front pastedown
(Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of 'Jock Of The
Bushveld'). Also on ffep the inscription "Percy
Fitzpatrick, Wm. Heinemann", thus seeming a gift to
Fitzpatrick from Heinemann the publisher.
#23133 Smith, Charlene. BABY NAMES FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BABIES. 158pp
paperback. No inscriptions. a G+ copy. Zebra 1999.
isbn 9780868723287
£6.00
Naming traditions in South Africa, how well-known
personalities named their babies, and probably over
4000 names in girl/boy alphabetical listing.
#23324 McFall, J.L. TRUST BETRAYED. The Murder Of Sister Mary
Aidan. Blue cloth boards. 153pp. illustrated b/w photos. Ownership
inscription ffep. A Good copy in dustwrapper. Nasional Boekhandel.
Cape Town 1963.
£5.00
Dr Elsie Quinlan was bludgeoned to death and her
car set alight by a native mob in East London 1952.
The woman who had dedicated her life to the spirtual
and physical welfare of Africans was stoned, stabbed,
and burnt. Then the mob resorted to cannibalism.
NATURAL HISTORY
#23157 Bigalke, E.H. (East London Museum, South Africa). ANNALS OF
THE CAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Volume VI. Part 1. Notes On The Place
Of Domestic And Indigenous Animals In Cape Nguni Life. Printed
wraps, stapled, 16pp. A4. illustrated photos. New unread copy. Cape
Provincial Museums, Albany Museum, Grahamstown. Natural History.
Volume VI. Part 1. 15th December 1966.
£10.00
Particularly refers to the Xhosa people of the
Eastern Cape, this paper is based upon accounts from
the time when the practices described were still part
of daily life, supported and illustrated by items
from the museum collection.
#23201 Brown, Leslie. & Amadon, Dean. EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF
THE WORLD. Volumes 1 & 2. 2 volumes gilt dec brown cloth boards.
945pp total. illustrated 4to in slipcase. Gift inscription to Vol.1
else contents unmarked. edges spotted, light wear only. minor signs
of wear at bottom of spines else VG+ condition. slipcase sound but
very unattractive, providing in-shop protection only. Country Life
Books 1968 1st edition.
£65.00
Inscribed "To Cecily & Jack (Niven) ... ".
#23199 Fitzsimons, F.W. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA. Birds
In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Gilt on green cloth boards. illustrated
8vo. No inscriptions. A Good sound copy. Longmans Green. London
1923.
£18.00
Volume II only.
#23202 MacDonald, J.D. & Serventy, D.L. (Illus. Peter Slater).
BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. A Summary Of Information. Blue cloth boards.
552pp illustrated 4to. Eps spotted, some bumps to top edge, some
pencil annnotations. VG copy in bright VG+ dustwrapper. A.H. & A.W.
Reed. Sydney 1973 1st edition. isbn 0589071173
£30.00
Signed by Author to title page and warmly inscribed
to Cecily & Jack Niven.
#23200 Rowan, M.K. (Ed). THE OSTRICH. Supplement No. 3. Proceedings
Of The First Pan-African Ornithological Congress Held At
Livingstone, Southern Rhodesia 15 to 19 July 1957. Pale green cloth
boards. 445pp 4to. Boards unattractive, spotted, tanned, stained,
insected. contents unmarked. a sound clean reference copy. South
African Ornithological Society 1959.
£15.00
Signed by editor on title page.
#23205 Sclater, William Lutley. (Ed). THE IBIS. A Quarterly Journal
Of Ornithology. Twelfth Series. Volume VI. "Supplementary Number.
Review Of The Genus Cisticola". Red leather boards. 20 foldout
coloured plates. 673pp. 8vo. Split at top of spine, light wear
hence externally Good although otherwise . contents VG. British
Ornithologists' Union / Taylor & Francis. 1930.
£100.00
Bookplate of Cecily Niven to front pastedown (not
contemporaneous with the date of publication).
#23245 Seton-Thompson, Ernest. LIVES OF THE HUNTED. Containing An
Account Of The Doings Of Five Quadrapeds & Three Birds. Gilt dec.
green cloth boards. 360pp 8vo. Spine dulled. Good condition only.
David Nutt. London. 1st impression October 12 1901.
£35.00
Inscribed ffep "Nugent Fitzpatrick from Coleman
Jennings, 18 Jany 1902." Percy Nugent was Sir Percy
Fitzpatrick's eldest son (1889-1917).
#23193 Skead, C.J. (with Cecily M. Niven, J.M. Winterbottom, &
Richard Liversidge) (Illus. John Perry). THE SUNBIRDS OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA. Also The Sugarbirds, The White-Eyes, And The Spotted
Creeper. Mango cloth boards. 351pp illustrated 4to. No
inscriptions. prelims foxed else contents unmarked. boards bright
and clean. overall a VG copy, no dustwrapper, no 45rpm
seven-single. Balkema. For The Trustees Of The South African Bird
Book Fund. Cape Town 1967.
£20.00
Covers 20 species of sunbirds, 2 species of
sugarbirds, 3 species of white-eyes, and the lone
species of the Spotted Creeper, 26 species in total.
Covers distribution, feeding, habits, habitat, food,
voice, breeding, and other specifics. Without the
(probably by now unplayable) vinyl record this is a
decent copy for any birders reference library.
#23192 Snow, D.W. (Ed). PROCEEDINGS OF THE XIV INTERNATIONAL
ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS. Oxford 24-30 July 1966. Brown cloth
boards. 405pp large 8vo. No inscriptions. a near Fine copy in G+
dustwrapper (dusty, spine faded, rubbed, worn along top edges, no
loss or tears). contents unmarked. Blackwell Scientific
Publications. Oxford 1967.
£20.00
Includes 17 papers presented at plenary sessions,
various reports, lists of delegates and members.
#23163 Grahamstown Historical Society. ANNALS 1984. Vol.4 No.2.
Printed wraps. 88pp A5. Wraps dusty else VG+ condition. 1985.
£5.00
Historical minutae of Grahamstown and the Eastern
Cape, with news, reviews, outings, etc. Contains
articles on the television 1820 Settlers series
(surely the first tv-reality programme ever?), the
missionary Richard Birt, the centenary Port Alfred
railway excursion, an excursion to Pringle country,
history of Settlers Hospital, and more.
#23165 Grahamstown Historical Society. ANNALS 1986. Vol.4 No.4.
Printed wraps. 88pp A5. Wraps dusty else VG condition. 1987.
£5.00
Historical minutae of Grahamstown and the Eastern
Cape, with news, reviews, outings, etc. Includes
article on the Eastern Cape Bank, another on
Grahamstown Cathedral & Clock, The Siege of Tsolo
Gaol, and more.
#23178 Grahamstown Historical Society. ANNALS 1987. No. 17. Printed
wraps. 68pp A5. wraps a little dusty hence VG condition. 1988.
£5.00
Historical minutae of Grahamstown and the Eastern
Cape, with news, reviews, outings, etc. Includes
articles on Scots Missionaries on the Frontier, The
Xhosa Cattle Killing, The Grahamstown Gold
Prospecting Co., and more.
#23174 Grahamstown Historical Society. ANNALS 1989. No. 19. Printed
wraps. 52pp A5. VG+ condition. 1990.
£5.00
Historical minutae of Grahamstown and the Eastern
Cape, with news, reviews, outings, etc. Includes
article on The First City Regiment, one on The Pre
Industrial Architecture of the Eastern Cape, mention
of St Bartholomew's & St Philip's, and more.
#23170 Grahamstown Historical Society. ANNALS 1990. No. 20. Printed
wraps. 24pp A5. VG+ condition. 1991.
£5.00
Historical minutae of Grahamstown and the Eastern
Cape, with news, reviews, outings, etc. Includes an
article on the Hartley family.
#23166 Grahamstown Historical Society. ANNALS 1991. No. 21. Printed
wraps. 29pp A5. VG+ condition. 1992.
£5.00
Historical minutae of Grahamstown and the Eastern
Cape, with news, reviews, outings, etc. Article on
the "Grahamstown Series".
POLITICAL & SOCIAL
#23333 Benzing, Brigitta. BEITRÄGE ZU DEN PROBLEMEN UND TENDENZEN
DER SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN IN AFRIKA 4. Jahrestagung Vereinigung Von
Afrikanisten In Deutschland (VAD) 1972. Band 7. Green wraps 102pp.
Ex library with usual paraphernalia thereof else G-VG condition.
Helmut Buske. Hamburg 1975. isbn 3871181706
£10.00
#23334 Benzing, Brigitta. & Bolz, Reinhardt. METHODEN DE
AFRIKANISTISCHEN FORSCHUNG UND LEHRE IN DER BRD. Ein Kritische
Bilanz. 5. Jahrestagung Vereinigung Von Afrikanisten In Deutschland
(VAD) 1973. Band 8. Orange wraps 226pp. Ex library with usual
paraphernalia thereof else G-VG condition. Helmut Buske. Hamburg
1976.
£10.00
#10043 Catholic Institute for International Relations. SOUTH AFRICA
IN THE 1980s. Printed wraps. 51pp stapled 8vo booklet. Ownership
stamp to title oage & minor ink u/l one page only Hence G+ only.
CIIR. London 1980 1983 revised 2nd edition.
£2.00
An analysis of national security ideology, the
militarisation of South African society and the
development of black nationalism. Revised edition.
Was banned in South Africa.
#23332 Hinz, Manfred O. ETHNISCHE MINORITÄTEN IM PROZESS NATIONALE
INTEGRATION IN AFRIKA. 3. Jahrestagung Vereinigung Von Afrikanisten
In Deutschland (VAD) 1971. Band 5. Blue wraps. 155pp. Ex library
with usual paraphernalia thereof else G-VG condition. Helmut Buske.
Hamburg 1974. isbn 3871181579
£10.00
ZIMBABWE & ZAMBIA (Rhodesias)
#23146 Campbell, A.A. ('Mziki). 'MLIMO. The Rise And Fall Of The
Matabele. 192pp softcover. No inscriptions. VG+ condition. Books of
Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1972. Reprint of the 1926 edition with new
Publisher's Introduction, map and illustrations.
£12.00
The British South Africa Company awarded this story
1st prize in a competition open to all employees of
the Company in 1911. The incidents upon which the
author based his tale were related to him by Malida,
an old Matabele, in 1897.
#16259 Smith, R.C. RHODESIA, A POSTAL HISTORY. - Its Stamps, Posts
And Telegraphs. Red skivertex. 454pp. illustrated b/w. large 8vo.
bibliography. Includes the 62pp supplement. A Fine unused copy in
VG++ dustwrapper. Salisbury. nd. c.1968.
£45.00
Signed by Author on title page. A comprehensive
treatise on the subject. Appendices: "A", List of
Post Offices. "B", Postmasters General. "C",
Federation senior officials. "D", List of relevant
Acts. "E", Postal rates through the years. "F",
Telephone statistics. "G", Post Office war service
(roll of honour, decorations etc). The Supplement
covers the years from 1968 to 1970.
TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
#22264 Dicey, William. BORDERLINE. 267pp softcover. Small neat
inscription ffep else a Fine copy. Kwela Cape Town 2004 1st edition
/ printing. isbn 9780795701894
£8.00
Author and friends canoe 1400k down the Orange
River and tell the story of the people that they meet
on the way - San, Nama, Griqua, Basters.
#23323 Oberholzer, Obie. TO HELL 'N GONE. Printed boards. square
large 4to. No inscriptions. Fine in particulaly glossy unmarked and
Fine dustwrapper. minor faults indicating ownership only (lower
corners of boards bumped, light wear showing at head and tail of
spine on dustwrapper). Struik 1991. isbn 9781868252084
£30.00
Author's third photographic book derived from
travels in some of South Africa's more remote places.
#23260 Yell, Nicholas. CIRCLING THE GREAT KAROO. A Back-Roads
Journey Through History On An Old Scrambler. 316pp large-format
softcover. Large gift inscription filling ffep, hence reluctantly
VG only, else a clean & otherwise unmarked copy, Springbok Press
2010. isbn 9780620453516
£10.00
Mainly on minor dirt roads this is a motorcycle
odyssey around one of the least inhabited areas in
South Africa.
WAR, MILITARY
#23261 Coetzee Peet. VERKENNINGS KOMMANDO'S ONS VERGEET NIE.
(SPECIAL FORCES "JAM STEALER"). Die Biografie Van 'n Specialis Wat
Gedien Het In Spesiale Magte En Die Suid Afrikaanse Weermag. 456pp
softcover. A Fine unread copy. Self 2010. isbn 9780620455824
£25.00
Afrikaans edition. A member of "The Recces", author
was an interpreter of photographic information in the
field to find and track the enemy in the Angolan war.
He covers action in Operation Sceptic, Operation
Askari, and the Special Forces bases at Fort Doppies,
Fort Rev, & Fort Foot, his time in the JARIC training
wing and with Special Forces. Over 500 maps &
photographs.
#23263 Ramsden, Tim. BORDER-LINE INSANITY. A National Serviceman's
Story. 352pp large format illustrated paperback. No inscriptions.
ff tanned, neatly covered protective film. VG condition. Galago
2009. isbn 9781919854243
£10.00
The story of an 18-year old conscripted into the
South African Army in 1998. Covers his initial
experiences peacekeeping in a township and then
deployed to the border war fought in South West
Africa (now Namibia) and Angola, then to the
Mozambique border. Two years full time and ten years
in the reserve were standard at that time. Includes
SADF Roll of Honour and Roll of Honoris Crux awards.
#23265 Venter, Al J. GUNSHIP ACE. The Wars Of Neall Ellis,
Helicopter Pilot And Mercenary. 324pp illustrated softcover. No
inscriptions. a Fine copy. Protea 2013. isbn 9781869197032
£12.00
Career of a legendary aerial warrior from the bush
and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans
and the mountains of Afghanistan.
HUNTING & BIG GAME, CONSERVATION.
#23187 Ruark, Robert. (Ed Stuart Rose). USE ENOUGH GUN. On Hunting
Big Game. Green cloth boards. 333pp illustrated 8vo. A Good clean
sound copy. no dustwrapper. Hamish Hamilton. London 1967 1st
edition.
£22.00
#23196 Schillings, C.G. MIT BLITZLICHT UND BÜCHSE (With Flashlight
and Rifle). Neue Beobachtugen Und Erlebnisse In Der Wildnis
Inmitten Der Tierwelt Von Equatorial Ostafrika. Pictorial buckram
boards. 558pp illustrated plates. Spine has suffered insect
depredations. binding not tight, many plates loose. overall only a
Good copy. R. Voigtlander. Berlin 1905.
£100.00
Inscribed "Percy Fitzpatrick, Henley, July 05".
This was James Percy Fitzpatrick's own copy -
excellent provenance.
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