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EASTERN CAPE
#24424 Brownlee, W.T. (Ed. James Brownlee). REMINISCENCES OF A
TRANSKEIAN. Green cloth boards. 156pp 8vo. No inscription. eps
tanned. a VG copy in G+ dustwrapper (rubbed, worn at edges, no
chips, loss, or tears). Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1975 1st
edition. isbn 0869853007
£25.00
Grandson of the Rev. John Brownlee (London
Missionary Society, 1816), W.T. Brownlee led a long
and active life in the administration of the Transkei
territory from the late 19thC through to the early
1930s. A collection of first-hand tales including
his account of the annexation of Pondoland. Some of
the stories were published in the East London Daily
Dispatch, others reconstructed from authors notes
after originals sent to a London publisher were
listed missing.
#24421 Bryer, Lynne. & Hunt, Keith S. THE 1820 SETTLERS. Terracotta
cloth boards. 80pp. illustrated col.b/w photos, plates. 4to. No
inscription. a VG++ copy in dustwrapper (spine faded, no loss,
chips. or tears). attractive copy. Heritage Series: 19th Century.
Don Nelson. Cape Town 1984 1st edition. isbn 0909238871
£20.00
This extensively illustrated social history of the
1820 Settlers gives a general but reasonably detailed
overview of the them. The 4000 immigrants to the
Eastern Cape changed the character of the area and of
South Africa as a whole. Lynne Bryer is a descendant
of John Ayliffe and has written other books on the
1820 Settlers.
#24453 Burton, A.E. THE HIGHLANDS OF KAFFRARIA. A Review Of
Outstanding Incidents In Kafirland And British Kaffraria Leading Up
To The Rise Of King William's Town, Keiskama Hoek And East London,
With Special Reference To The History And Situation Of Fort Stokes.
Gilt title on quarter red on grey, imit leather, with gilt device
front board. 67pp illustrated photos, maps. small 8vo. No
inscription. 4 square corners. Prelims lightly foxed else contents
excellent, conservatively VG in G+ dustwrapper (dusty, foxed, no
chips, loss, or tears). Struik. Cape Town 1969 1st edition thus.
£15.00
Extensive coverage of the various military posts
and camps of the area, places of interest around KWT,
etc. The original edition as self-published by Author
in 1942 came in wraps.
#24455 Dickason, G.B. IRISH SETTLERS TO THE CAPE. History Of The
Clanwilliam 1820 Settlers From Cork Harbour. One quarter 'leather'
over terracotta paper-covered boards with gilt device. 113pp
illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. eps spotted.
Externally near Fine except corners lightly bumped, pencil notes to
half-title page else contents excellent in G+ dustwrapper (spine &
fold-in edges tanned, sello offset to rear fold-in only. no loss or
tears). A.A. Balkema. Cape Town 1973. isbn 0869610368
£50.00
The 1820 Irish parties of Parker, Butler, Ingram, &
Synnot were diverted from the Eastern Cape by acting
governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin on account of the
number of settlers arriving vastly exceeding those
expected and provided for. Arrangements were made to
settle the Irish parties in Clanwilliam in the
Western Cape. This led to a crisis of confidence in
the settler leadership, contributing to the collapse
of the Clanwilliam settlement and the dispersion of
the settlers. Some regrouped and moved to the
intended destination of Albany. Preliminary chapters
on the situation pertaining in Ireland, England, &
Europe prior to emigration and another of the
emigration scheme and assembly of the four parties.
Brief outline biographies of the settlers, amended
lists of settlers, and appendix on the author's
settler forebear, Robert Dickason, and his children.
#24432 Dugmore, Rev. Henry Hare. (Eds. F.G. Van Der Riet & Rev.
L.A. Hewson). THE REMINISCENCES OF AN ALBANY SETTLER. Together With
His Recollections Of The Kaffir War Of 1835. Gilt on red cloth
boards. 92pp. photo frontis, map. 8vo. Owners inscription ffep. eps
tanned. a VG copy with 4 square corners in heavily tanned
dustwrapper (chipped at head of spine but no tears or loss).
Grocott & Sherry. Grahamstown 1958.
£20.00
Gift inscription by editor (v.d. Riet) on
half-title page. One of the most informative and
readable accounts of early experiences of the
founding of the Albany Settlement in the Eastern Cape
Province. The second part records his recollections
of the 1835 (6th) Frontier War when he was a
missionary at Mount Coke and Wesleyville. Originally
published in 'The South African Methodist', this is
found only in this G&S edition of 'Reminiscences'.
#24442 Essex, Rabone & Co. THE RECORDS OF A PIONEER FAMILY. Blue
cloth boards. 158pp illustrated 8vo. Edges & eps tanned. boards
spotted. some foxing here and there. a G+ copy in Good dustwrapper.
Struik. Cape Town 1966.
£20.00
Transcribed and edited by Arthur Rabone from
letters and diaries of both the Essex & Rabone
families. Alfred Essex, then proprietor of the Graaff
Reinet Herald, wrote inviting his father and sisters
in England to join him to escape the depression
there. Their ship, the barque "Cuba", was wrecked 4
miles from Port Elizabeth. William Rabone's diary of
the voyage is here followed with the letters written
by his wife Harriet (nee Essex) to her friend in
London giving a vivid description of life in a small
South African town at that time. Spans the years 1851
to 1890.
#24408 Frye, John. (Ed). THE WAR OF THE AXE AND THE XOSA BIBLE. The
Journal Of The Rev. J.W. Appleyard. Buff cloth boards. 157pp
illustrated plates & maps. 8vo. No inscription. eps & edges
spotted. overall VG condition in G-VG dustwrapper (a few closed
tears along top, but overall very clean and attractive). Struik.
Cape Town 1971. isbn 0869770012
£80.00
Limited edition. Copy No. 281 of 1000. Half of the
text deals almost exclusively with the War Of The Axe
alone, (the 7th Frontier War of 1846-1847). Stationed
in the centre of the action near to Fort Peddie his
journal records events as they happened. Also he
recounts the War of Umlangeni (the 8th Frontier War
of 1850-1852) centred around King Williams's Town
where he was then located. An educated man, his
journal is the best civilian account with much detail
and a good style. The balance of the book deals with
various aspects of his missionary work, recording his
translation of the Bible into a uniform Xhosa edition
which was his major work, "just what suits my cast of
mind".
#24417 Grogan, Tony. SETTLER COUNTRY. Terracotta cloth boards.
110pp illustrated colour and b/w drawings. oblong 4to. No
inscriptions. a Fine copy in dustwrapper. Don Nelson. Cape Town
1980 1st edition. isbn 0909238561
£35.00
Travels through the history and geography of the
Eastern Cape illustrated in pen and wash drawings by
the Author. He covers from Knysna to the Eastern
Cape, showing people, artifacts, buildings and rural
scenes.
#24423 Hockly, Harold Edward. THE STORY OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF
1820 IN SOUTH AFRICA. Second Enlarged And Revised Edition. Red
cloth boards. 284pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription. eps & edges
tanned. G-VG condition in worn dustwrapper Juta 1957 2nd edition.
£20.00
Chronicles the arrival of the Settlers of 1820 on
the shores of Southern Africa & their location on the
Eastern Frontier of the old Cape Colony as a buffer
against the increasing migration of the Xhosa
westwards in the Colony. Includes list of settlers,
Roll of Honour, extensive bibliography.
#24425 Kirby, Donald. et al. (Edited J.B. Bullock). PEDDIE -
SETTLERS' OUTPOST Issued By The 1820 Settlers Commemoration
Committee Of Grahamstown, To Mark The Fifth Annual Pilgrimage On
5th September, 1960. Green card wraps. 73pp illustrated frontis,
foldout maps, photos. 8vo. No inscriptions. wraps foxed and ff
tanned. shows effects of damp storage, thus sound but a reference
copy only. Grocott & Sherry 1960.
£25.00
Contains the following articles., Percival Kirby.
The History Of The Peddie District Before 1848., E.
Morse Jones. Fredericksburg Military Village., E.
Morse Jones. The Fish River Mouth Camp., J.M. Donald.
The Start And Growth Of Fort Peddie., J.M. Donald.
The Founders Of Peddie. (the Drivers, Stirks, Webbs,
& Taintons), J.M. Donald. The Romantic Story Of Mary
Anne Moffat., J.M. Donald. The Murdered Missionary.
An Episode In Peddie's Early History., J.M. Donald.
The Line Drift Military Post., John Mitford Bowker.
First Resident Agent At Fort Peddie., Mabel Linda
White. "Tilly & The Bellows", Eight Years At Junction
Farm., The Banks Family Cannon, A Link With The 1820
Settlers., Includes a Roll of Honour of the fallen in
the 6th, 7th, & 8th Frontier wars, details of
settlers, graves, etc.
#24451 Makin, A.E. THE 1820 SETTLERS OF SALEM. (Hezekiah Sephton's
Party). Red cloth boards. 142pp, illustrated photos, drawings,
diagrams, fold-out map, small 4to. No inscription. eps tanned, else
excellent contents. a VG copy with 4 square corners in Good
dustwrapper (spine faded, scars to rear, spotted around spine,
general wear but no major tears or loss). Juta, Cape Town 1971 1st
edition. isbn 0702102083
£70.00
Deals with the arrival of the party at Algoa Bay
(now Port Elizabeth) and the subsequent founding of
the village of Salem. The tear-out form for ordering
Salem family histories & genealogies is still
untouched, often this has been removed.
#24412 Metrowich, F.C. FRONTIER FLAMES. Yellow cloth boards. 286pp
illustrated colour & b/w plates. 8vo. No inscriptions. edges
lightly spotted else a VG+ copy in VG dustwrapper (light wear, no
chips, tears, or loss). Books of Africa. Cape Town 1968 1st
edition.
£20.00
(Illus. Penny Miller). Stories of the frontiersmen
and settlers of Southern Africa, especially in the
Eastern Cape. Chapters on such colourful characters
as Coenraad Buys, Colonel John Graham, Emperor Norton
1, R. Gordon Cumming, and many lesser known but
equally exciting characters.
#24452 Metrowich, F.C. FRONTIER FLAMES. Yellow cloth boards. 286pp
illustrated colour & b/w plates. 8vo. No inscription. eps spotted,
some foxing or tanning in some places. else a VG copy in
dustwrapper (has some large repaired tears across lower spine and
rear, rear also heavily creased. a pity as a bright clean wrapper,
no loss). A reasonable appearance despite listed faults. Books of
Africa. Cape Town 1968 1st edition.
£10.00
(Illus. Penny Miller). Stories of the frontiersmen
and settlers of Southern Africa, especially in the
Eastern Cape. Chapters on such colourful characters
as Coenraad Buys, Colonel John Graham, Emperor Norton
1, R. Gordon Cumming, and many lesser known but
equally exciting characters.
#24426 Mitford-Barberton, I. COMDT. HOLDEN BOWKER. An 1820 Settler
Book Including Unpublished Records Of The Frontier Wars. Yellow
cloth boards. 274pp illustrated b/w 8vo. No inscription. eps else
contents unmarked. VG condition in Good dustwrapper (tanned,
particularly to the spine, insect depredations also to spine and
adjacent areas). Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1970/1971.
£20.00
Includes extracts from the Journal of Bertram
Egerton Bowker, coverage of the 6th & 8th Frontier
Wars with Holden Bowker's war journal of the former,
extracts from the journal of Mary Elizabeth Bowker,
the Tharfield buried treasure, and more.
#24409 Mitford-Barberton, I. & White, Violet. SOME FRONTIER
FAMILIES. Biographical Sketches of 100 Eastern Province Families
Before 1840. Orange cloth boards, 303pp, 8vo, illustrated with
family coats of arms. No inscription. edges & eps foxed. VG
condition in Good dustwrapper (heavily foxed / tanned but no chips,
tears, or loss). Human & Rousseau, Cape Town 1968 1st edition.
£65.00
No 76 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. For each
of the families 2 or 3 pages provide historical and
genealogical information with coat of arms.
#24428 Pringle, Thomas. (Ed. A.M. Lewin Robinson). NARRATIVE OF A
RESIDENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. With Index To ... Gilt on maroon imit.
leather boards. 352pp illustrated b/w plates & with foldout map at
rear. 8vo. 'Index To ..." 18pp in pretty printed card wraps. Edges
spotted, externally very attractive with 4 square corners. eps
tanned. foldout map excellent. overall VG+, no dustwrapper.
Africana Collectanea Series Volume XX. C. Struik. Cape Town 1966.
unstated but likely a reprint of the 1840 Moxon edition.
£60.00
Copy No.720 of 750. An 1820 Settler, Pringle left
the Eastern Cape for Cape Town, finally returning to
England as the secretary of the Anti-Slavery Society.
He is regarded as the father of South African poetry.
Includes Josiah Conder's biographical sketch. The
'Index To ...' was printed separately and is rarely
found with the volume.
#24443 Redgrave, J. PORT ELIZABETH IN BYGONE DAYS. With
Illustrations, Maps And Plans. Grey cloth boards. 547pp illustrated
b/w plates, foldout maps. indexed. 8vo. Owners signature ffep.
boards some minor marking, eps tanned else text excellent. overall
G-VG condition. Rustica Press. Wynberg 1947.
£40.00
One of few in-depth histories available on this
historic city. Contains an interesting chapter on the
Kimberley diamond rush - as a result of Port
Elizabeth being a main port of entry to the interior
at that time - the resulting trade reviving the
flagging fortunes of the whole Cape Colony, and Port
Elizabeth in particular. Includes newspaper clipping
concerning the inadvertent firing of two shells from
a British warship berthed in the harbour that just
missed the Campanile.
#24461 Rivett-Carnac, Dorothy. THUS CAME THE ENGLISH. White cloth
boards. 147pp illustrated large 8vo. No inscription. white boards
heavily foxed, eps tanned, else contents unmarked. G- in Good
dustwrapper (spine tanned, worn around head & tail of spine, no
major loss or tears). Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1963.
£10.00
Details the background of the 1820 Settlers and
their early history in the Eastern Cape. The book is
restricted mainly to the Albany District being that
area between the Fish and Bushman's Rivers, from Port
St. Francis (now Port Alfred) inland past Salem and
Bathurst to Grahamstown and surrounding areas.
Distinctively illustrated by Ernest Ullman.
#24414 Thompson, Michael Charles. TRADERS AND TRADING STATIONS Of
The Central And Southern Transkei. Printed glossy boards. 346pp
illustrated 8vo. Bookplate ffep else a Fine copy. Brevitas 2009.
isbn 9781874976516
£25.00
A human map of the Transkei trading stations.
Author travelled the area extensively in the years
after WW2 and before the enforcement of apartheid
policies. Added to this, detailed research has built
up mini-biographies of several hundred trading
stations. With photographs and maps this also
provides a detailed guide to the off-the-beaten-track
Transkei.
#24440 Wilkinson, Herbert. QUEEN'S COLLEGE. (Queenstown, C.P).
Oatmeal cloth boards. 172pp 8vo. Boards very unattractive, stained,
insect depredations, spine darkened. a sound reading copy only.
Daily Representative. Queenstown 1949.
£15.00
Foundation Subscriber's Copy. Signed by author.
Owners signature although it cannot be matched to the
list of subscribers.
ANTHROPOLOGY (including African religion, myth & legend)
#24300 Bryant, A.T. THE ZULU PEOPLE. As They Were Before The White
Man Came. Gilt on pale cloth boards. 769pp 8vo. Owners signature
ffep. ff tanned as usual. spine fading with dib & other wear at
bottom - some canvas showing. sound clean copy, overall Good
condition. Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1949 1st edition.
£35.00
Originally completed in 1935, this represents the
accumulation of over 50 years of contact with the
Zulu people by the Author - who is well known for his
1903 Zulu-English dictionary. Examines the origin of
the Zulus and many matters including dress,
agriculture & animal husbandry, arts & crafts, the
family & clan, the state & the king, courting,
marriage, mysteries & myths, sports & pastimes.
#24388 Crehan, Kate. THE FRACTURED COMMUNITY. Landscapes Of Power
And Gender In Rural Zambia. 238pp paperback 8vo. Owners signature
ffep. G+ condition. University of California Press (1997).
isbn 9780520206601
£15.00
Traces the way in which local village realities are
linked to wider economic, political, and imaginative
structures of power. Examining two small rural
communities in terms of gender, politics, economics,
kinship, state and local relations, & witchcraft, she
uncovers the power relations defining these small
communities. She contributes her argument for the use
of Antonio Gramsci's notion of hegemony to analyse
ordinary life. This study of a marginalised rural
society throws light on the concrete realities of
capitalism in sub-Saharan Africa.
#24382 Ebr.-Vally, Rehana. KALA PANI: CASTE AND COLOUR IN SOUTH
AFRICA. 214pp sofcover 8vo. Owners inscription ffep. VG+ condition.
Kwela / South African History Online 2001. isbn 9780795701351
£15.00
The first wave of Indian immigrants arrived in
South Africa as indentured labourers, followed by a
second wave known as Passenger Indians - individuals
who had paid their own fare. Being the last wave of
immigrants to enter a British colony, the Indians saw
themselves, and were perceived by others, as a
homogeneous group originating from India. The
apartheid state as well as anti-apartheid
organisations saw advantages in this. Author analyses
this construct and shows how Indian identity is being
transformed to meet the challenges of the new
democratic South Africa.
#24162 Geschiere, Peter. ON WITCH-DOCTORS AND SPIN-DOCTORS
Globalization And The Construction Of Communal Identities. Working
Paper No.4. 28pp stapled. green wraps. VG condition. Wotro 1998.
£6.00
#24385 Grinker, Roy Richard. & Steiner, Christopher B. (Eds).
PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICA. A Reader In Culture, History, &
Representation. 736pp paperback 8vo. Owners signature ffep. wraps
creased front and rear, contents unmarked, overall still a VG copy,
Blackwell 1997. isbn 9781557866868
£20.00
44 key works in African studies in anthropology,
history, and other disciplines, reveal a multiplicity
of voices showing the interpretation of ideas and
concepts across disciplines, regions, and historical
periods.
#24383 Krige, Eileen Jensen. & Comaroff, John L. (Eds). ESSAYS ON
AFRICAN MARRIAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Red cloth boards. 205pp 8vo.
Owners signature ffep else a VG copy in worn dustwrapper (rubbed,
spine fading, general wear but no loss or tears). Juta 1981.
isbn 070211202X
£25.00
Eileen Krige. A Comparative Analysis Of Marriage &
Social Structure Among The Southern Bantu. Jon & Jean
Comaroff. The Management Of Marriage In A Tswana
Chiefdom. David Webster. The Politics Of Instability:
Divorce And Ephemeral Alliance Among The Chopi. Adam
Kuper. Tied By Bridewealth: The Tsonga Case. Harriet
Ngubani. Marriage, Affinity And The Ancestral Realm:
Zulu Marriage In Female Perspective. Basil Sansom.
Cash Down For Brides. Colin Murray. The Symbolism
And Politics Of Bohali: Household Recruitment And
Marriage By Installment In Lesotho. Monica Wilson.
Xhosa Marriage In Historical Perspective. Eileen
Krige. Lovedu Marriage And Social Change. Eleanor
Preston-Whyte. Women Migrants And Marriage.
#24374 Kuper, Hilda. INDIAN PEOPLE IN NATAL. Green cloth boards.
305pp illustrated 8vo. Owners signature ffep. some marks to boards,
contents excellent, G-VG condition, no dustwrapper. Greenwood
Publishers 1974. isbn 0837160960
£22.00
Part 1 deals with the historical background of
South African Indians, Part 2 discusses kinship among
the Durban Hindu, Part 3 deals with religion,
ceremonies and trance, and health. Various detailed
tables / appendices of interest detailing names and
originating district, names of ships used for
transport to South Africa, occupation, etc.
#24401 Mayer, Philip. (Contrib. Iona Mayer). TOWNSMEN OR TRIBESMAN.
Conservatism And The Process Of Urbanisation In A South African
City. Cerise cloth boards. 306pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership stamp
ffep. eps tanned & with sello offset, hence VG condition in VG
dustwrapper (tanned, sello offset internally, no chips, loss, or
tears). Institute of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes
University / Oxford University Press 1961 1st edition.
£28.00
2nd volume in the 'Xhosa In Town' trilogy, Studies
Of The Bantu-Speaking Population Of East London, Cape
Province. (Philip Mayer, Ed). Contains an intensive
study of the labour migrant element in the African
townships of East London. (the other volumes were
Pauw, 'The Second Generation', and Reader, 'The Black
Man's Portion').
#24375 Mayer, Philip. (Ed). BLACK VILLAGERS IN AN INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY. Anthropological Perspectives On Labour Migration In South
Africa. Printed cloth boards, 369pp 8vo. Owners signature ffep.
overall G-VG condition in worn lesser dustwrapper (worn along
edges, creased, no major loss or tears. Oxford University Press
1980. isbn 0195701917
£30.00
The focus of this collection of papers is upon the
impact upon rural society of the South African
industrial economy. Based upon fieldwork carried out
from 1976 to 1979, this book was an outcome of the
Migrant Labour Project undertaken at Rhodes
University and deals with the history of Transkei
rural ideologies of resistance, the history of
migrant labour among the Pondo, the distribution of
resources in villages in Lesotho, rituals of migrant
labour in the western Transkei, changing family
structures in the Ciskei, youth organisations in the
eastern Transkei, and the social relations of workers
in a gold-miners hostel.
#24376 Reader, D.H. (Ed Philip Mayer). THE BLACK MAN'S PORTION.
History, Demography, And Living Conditions In The Native Locations
Of East London, Cape Province. Red cloth boards. 180pp illustrated
8vo. Ownership stamp and sello offset to eps. contents and boards
VG+ in VG dustwrapper (tanned, shows sello offset internally and to
fold-ins, but no chips, loss, or tears). an attractive looking
copy. Oxford University Press 1961.
£20.00
1st volume of the trilogy 'Xhosa In Town', Studies
Of The Bantu-Speaking Population Of East London, Cape
Province. (Philip Meyer, Ed). (the other volumes were
Pauw, 'The Second Generation', and Mayer, 'Townsmen
Or Tribesmen').
#24462 Richards, Audrey I. LAND, LABOUR AND DIET IN NORTHERN
RHODESIA. An Economic Study Of The Bemba Tribe. Blue cloth boards.
423pp illustrated plates, maps. 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep.
overall a nice clean VG copy. no dustwrapper. International African
Institute / Oxford University Press 1951 2nd imp. errata slip
£30.00
Looks at the production (land, soil, cultivation,
fishing & hunting) and use (diet, storage, cooking
and preparation of meals) of various food sources
among these people. Also considers domestic economics
and other related issues in typical village life).
#24373 Stayt, Hugh A. (Intro. A.W. Hoernle). THE BAVENDA. Navy
cloth boards. 392pp illustrated 8vo. foldout map at rear. Neat
owners signature ffep. light wear to head and tail of spine. a G-VG
copy. Map outer edge worn as not fully folded in but no tears. no
dustwrapper. clean attractive copy. International Institute Of
African Languages & Cultures / Oxford University Press 1931 1st
edition.
£120.00
Scarce first edition of this early work. The
BaVenda then occupied approximately one third of the
inhabited territory of the Zoutpansberg district in
the Northern Transvaal. Their territory was bounded
by the Limpopo, Sand, & Levuhu rivers. An extensive
analysis of the people, their agriculture, food,
industries, as well as their life stages, property,
succession, inheritance, social groupings, concepts
such as weather, astronomy, time and seasons,
numbers, religion, medicine, magic rain-making &
fertility, music, dancing, song, and folklore.
#24377 Walker, Cherryl. WOMEN AND RESISTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. 309pp
softcover. ff tanned and foxing to inside of wraps. a Good sound
clean copy. David Phillip 1991 2nd edition. isbn 9780864861702
£10.00
With a new Preface to update this classic work.
Drawing on interviews with women activists and
archival sources, author provides a detailed account
of women's involvement in the political struggles of
20thC South Africa. Both an analysis of the
interaction of class, race, and gender, and a lively
political history. The original 1982 edition was
banned in South Africa.
BIOGRAPHY (including genealogy, family & company histories)
#24394 Brokensha, David. BROKIE'S WAY, AN ANTHROPOLOGIST'S STORY.
Love And Work In Three Continents. 566pp illustrated softcover 8vo.
Owners signature ffep. spine curved, else a VG copy. Amani Press
(2007). isbn 9780620390644
£30.00
Includes email between author & book reviewer.
Author and his partner Bernard Riley lived and worked
together in Africa, the USA, & the UK, for nearly 50
years. His memoir follows his career, as a soldier
and prisoner of war in WW2, a university student, a
colonial administrator, a founder of an NGO, a
professor of anthropology, and a South African exile
who returned home in 1999. Not only following his
life and love it demonstrates how anthropological
field research can generate benefits for both
researcher and researchee.
#24413 Cochlovius, Karen. DESERT VARNISH. 291pp softcover. A Fine
unread copy. Kwela 2003. isbn 9780795701696
£10.00
Itinerant geologist roams far and wide, Namibia,
Namaqualand, Lesotho, and communicates her love for
the ground beneath our feet.
#24399 Jabavu, Noni. DRAWN IN COLOUR. African Contrasts. Ochre
cloth boards. 208pp 8vo. Eps & edges tanned. G-VG condition in Good
dustwrapper (spine faded, price-clipped, chipped and worn at head &
tail of spine). Murray. London 1960 reprint.
£10.00
Includes obituary of author from Daily Dispatch
June 20 2008. A picture of life both in South Africa
and Kenya, written by a black South African. Daughter
of a respected South African academic, she returns to
South Africa for the funeral of her brother. She
contrasts her South African family and Xhosa
traditions with those of East Africa through the
experiences of her sister then married and living in
Uganda. Educated in England, her Western point of
view is enhanced by her clear literary style.
#24419 Meintjes, Johannes. DE LA REY - LION OF THE WEST. A
Biography. Buff cloth boards. 432pp illustrated. photos. numerous
relevant newspaper clippings included (family obituaries, article
by Orpen). No inscriptions. eps show sello offset. a VG+ copy in VG
dustwrapper (sello offset on fold-ins, some minor creasing).
overall a very attractive copy. Hugh Keartland. Johannesburg 1966.
£70.00
The only biography of Koos De La Rey, the famed
Boer General.
#24457 Meintjes, Johannes. GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA. A Biography.
Oatmeal cloth boards. 332pp. illustrated plates, maps. 8vo. No
inscription. 4 square corners edges & eps tanned else contents
excellent. boards immaculate, VG+ condition in VG+ dustwrapper
(minor wear at head & tail of spine, clipped front and rear
fold-ins, spine fading, no chips, loss, or tears, some remains of
magic-tape used to secure protective wrap on fold-ins and also on
rear pastedown, lamination film now stretched over front gutter). A
well-above average copy. Cassell. London 1970 1st edition.
isbn 0304935018
£60.00
A biography of one of South Africa's most able
generals in the Boer War. As premier of the Transvaal
and later of the Union of South Africa he was a
controversial character and made many enemies through
his support for Britain in 1914 which resulted in the
Maritz, or Afrikaner, rebellion.
#24420 Meintjes, Johannes. THE COMMANDANT GENERAL. The Life And
Times Of Petrus Jacobus Joubert Of The South African Republic
1831-1900. Black cloth boards. 220pp illustrated plates. 8vo. Sello
offset to eps. prelims foxed. remains a VG copy in very attractive
dustwrapper (no chips, tears, or loss). Tafelberg. Cape Town 1971
1st edition. isbn 0624000036
£20.00
Still the definitive biography of a Boer War hero.
#24456 Rosenthal, Eric. GENERAL DE WET. A Biography. Red cloth
boards. 295pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription. 4 square corners.
taped to fep is a picture of the monument of de Wet on his horse
(Coert Steynberg, Bloemfontein). edges & eps tanned else contents
excellent. VG condition in VG-Fine dustwrapper (very modest fading
to lower spine, no chips, loss, or tears, some remains of tape used
to secure protective wrap on fold-ins, and also on pastedowns).
Externally this is a superb copy, Simondium. Cape Town 1968 2nd
edition.
£50.00
This edition contains additional material and
illustrations not in the Dassie and Unie-Volkspers
editions of the same title. The only English
biography of this famous Boer General.
#24467 Thomas, Kevin. SHADOWS IN AN AFRICAN TWILIGHT. Game Ranger,
Soldier, Hunter. 705pp illustrated softcover 8vo. Mint unread copy.
Uthekwane 2008. isbn 9780620397278
£30.00
Stories about a life spread across nearly 4 decades
in Africa, culminating in Iraq. Game ranger, special
force soldier, professional hunter, personal security
officer, each a story on its own. Tells of courageous
game rangers dedicated to preserving wildlife also
fighting against terrorist forces. Author also
relates his experiences in the Selous Scouts during
the Rhodesian bush war.
FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS
#24372 Berold, Robert, Robert. (Ed). SEVEN VARIATIONS ON A POEM BY
DU FU. Printed wraps 50pp stapled binding. Mint condition
ex-publisher. Confucius Institute And School Of Languages, Rhodes
University, Grahamstown, & Aerial Publishing 2010.
isbn 9780981405247
£6.00
The poem by Du Fu translated from the Chinese into
Xhosa (Kodla Umhlala Phantsi), Afrikaans (Vir Wei Ba,
'N Ou Vriend, Nou Afgetree), English (Reunion),
French (Offert Par Du Fu A Wei Ba, Fonctionnaire
Retraite), German (An Wei Ba, Den Einsiedler), &
Latin (Du Fu Ad Wei Ba, Virum Doctum). Du Fu
(712-770) wrote the poem to his friend Wei Pa.
Elsewhere translated as 'To Wei Pa. A Retired
Scholar' (Kenneth Rexroth), and 'For The Recluse Wei
Pa' (David Hinton), and with an additional
translation here by Robert Berold 'To Wei Ba, In
Retirement'.
#24371 Beyers, Marike. ON ANOTHER PAGE. Printed wraps 53pp
paperback. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing.
Grahamstown 2011. isbn 9780981405254
£6.00
Verse. "in the end it was easy, she slipped from
the covers, one-legged balance, over the windowsill,
past the swinging tree, through the gate, up the
hill, she could see, the boat's red sail". FREE
POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24370 Coetzee, Paulette. AS EACH NEW YEAR OPENS. Printed wraps
38pp stapled binding. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial
Publishing. Grahamstown 2006. isbn 0620355972
£5.00
Verse. "It's raining hard in Colchester, now the
salt works, all blurred today now it's Blue Water Bay
then the river then factories all shrouded in smokey
mist. Only the sea on the left is bright green". FREE
POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24369 Everitt, Mariss. ON GARDENING. Printed wraps 29pp stapled
binding. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing.
Grahamstown 2008. isbn 9780981405216
£5.00
Verse. "They had sprung gaily from the compost,
these tenacious opskiet plants. Their green fruit, so
close to the ground, would soon blacken and rot.
Lifting the trailing stems, I smelt their fecundity.
It filled my mouth with the taste of summer salads.
The hairy succulent stems now staked, the heavy green
fruit lifted a little closer to the ripening sun, I
stood, admiring this small field of rampant plants,
and thought "Today I staked the tomatoes". FREE
POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24368 Krueger, Anton. EVERYDAY ANOMALIES. Printed wraps. 57pp
paperback. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing.
Grahamstown 2011. isbn 9780981405261
£6.00
Verse. "like scott of the antarctic, i kept
tramping through your texts, and i tried to fight the
snow - but then the horizon disappeared... and now
both my map and my left leg have gone". FREE POSTAGE
within South Africa.
#24367 Leff, Carol. FLASHES. Printed wraps 37pp stapled binding.
Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing 2009.
isbn 9780981405223
£5.00
Verse. "the wind has picked up, it's come rattling
the side door, spiking my nerves, emphasizing my
empty spaces". FREE POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24366 Naude, Michelle. FRACTURES. Printed wraps. 44pp paperback.
Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing 2013.
isbn 9780981405285
£6.00
Short stories. "One more metre. About three steps
at the pace he is going. He presses agonizingly
along, eyes set intently on the exact spot where his
feet should land. Shoelaces dirty-white, the threads
in his jeans slim as veins. Arms stretched wide, long
brave wings against the terrifying blue. His heart is
drumming out the song of his soul, the first sound he
ever heard the world make". FREE POSTAGE within South
Africa.
#24365 Nolutshungu, Simphiwe. NOLUTSHUNGU AVENUE. Printed wraps.
39pp paperback. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing
2013. isbn 9780981405278
£6.00
Verse. "On this Avenue, The moon and sun are
single, Each day harbours its night, The night makes
love to the day, And the children of the night". FREE
POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24364 Ntuli, Sihle. STRANGER. Printed wraps 55pp paperback. Mint
condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing 2015. isbn 9780981405292
£6.00
Verse, "to throw no shade, drying beneath the sun,
to soul searching. to calmness of the blues, to the
gold in the gospel, to favourite colours". FREE
POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24363 Saki, Dudu. DO MEN WEAR CLOTHES. Printed wraps 39pp stapled
binding. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing 2008.
isbn 9780981405209
£5.00
Verse, "the words are sobbing, on a blank page,
their smile is reflected, by the light bulb,
accentuated by the questions, that ebb their way to
my ears, they nudge me in my inkstained hangover, not
to forget to do a post-mortem, on the poem that died,
of writer's block". FREE POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24362 Stanford, Rosamund. THE PEELING OF SKIES. Printed wraps 41pp
stapled binding. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing
2004. isbn 0620336641
£5.00
Verse, "we are exactly, in places where
umtshingitshaan, is suddenly stirring, swirling away
earth's petticoat". FREE POSTAGE within South Africa.
#24361 Warren, Crystal. BODIES OF GLASS. Printed wraps 34pp stapled
binding. Mint condition ex-publisher. Aerial Publishing 2004.
isbn 0620336633
£5.00
Verse, "the crystal calligrapher, is frozen in
time, pen ever poised, painting with light". FREE
POSTAGE within South Africa.
LESOTHO / BASUTOLAND
#24422 Tylden, G. THE RISE OF THE BASUTO. Duck-egg blue cloth
boards. 270pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription. eps tanned, VG
condition in G+ dustwrapper (price-clipped, worn at head of spine,
some chips, no major loss or tears). Juta 1950.
£25.00
The history of Basutoland (now Lesotho) and the
Basuto from 1824.
#24406 Whittle, Luky. (Ill. Sister Catherine). FATHER JOSEPH
GERARD. Apostle Of Lesotho. 36pp stapled booklet. No inscription.
wraps a little worn, G+ condition. 1988.
£10.00
Written in honour of the proposed visit of his
Holiness, Pope John Paul II, to Lesotho, September
1988, in order to beatify Father Gerard, who was
declared Venerable by Pope Pius XII in 1952 at Rome.
MISCELLANEOUS
#24386 Nakamura, Kyoko. ADORNMENTS OF THE SAMBURU. A Comprehensive
List. Printed wraps. 160pp illustrated small 4to. A Fine copy. The
Centre For African Area Studies. Kyoto University 2005.
isbn 4879740523
£60.00
The Samburu are located in northern Kenya. This
scarce reference work is illustrated in colour. It
provides an overview of the society and then details
of adornments for children, moran (the youth),
elders, women, ritual occasions, and also body
deformation (ear piercing, skin markings such as
tattoos and burn marks, tooth extraction. This book
represents the first systematic collation of Samburu
adornments with a meticulous outline of their
contextual significance.
#24418 Schach, Leonard. THE FLAG IS FLYING. A Very Personal History
Of Theatre In The Old South Africa. Black cloth boards 191pp
illustrated 4to. No inscriptions. a Fine copy in VG++ dustwrapper.
Human & Rousseau 1996. isbn 9780798135511
£20.00
Author participated in every stage of the
development of a theatre in South Africa between 1925
& 1994, and directed more than 300 productions in
South Africa, Israel, America, England, Belgium, and
Italy. Profusely illustrated.Human & Rousseau. Cape
Town 1996.
#24465 Van Warmelo, N.J. VENDA DICTIONARY. Tshivenda-English. Gilt
title on red vynide boards. 96pp + 490pp 8vo. No inscriptions.
VG-Fine condition. J.L. Van Schaik 1989 1st edition.
isbn 0627016251
£30.00
Includes grammar, orthography, phonology, etc. as
well as being the most extensive Venda dictionary
available. This is an augmented revision of the
original 1937 edition from the Government Printer,
Pretoria.
#24463 Sundkler, Bengt G.M. BANTU PROPHETS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Blue
cloth boards. 344pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscriptions ffep.
else VG condition. no dustwrapper. errata slip Lutterworth Library
Vol. XXXII. Missionary Research Series No.14. Lutterworth Press.
London 1948 1st edition.
£20.00
Includes various press clippings of related
interest. A missionary study of the African
separatist churches in South Africa. Investigates the
movements amongst the Zulu people as well as the
Ethiopian and Zionist movements. Extensive list of
separatist churches
POLITICAL & SOCIAL HISTORY, CURRENT AFFAIRS.
#24393 Bates, Robert H. ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RURAL
AFRICA. African Studies Series 38. Chocolate cloth boards. 178pp
8vo. Ownership label ffep. VG condition in dustwrapper (rubbed,
faded to spine, no major loss, chips, or tears). contents unmarked.
Cambridge University Press 1983. isbn 052124563X
£25.00
Recognising the central importance of rural Africa
this addresses the classic questions in African
studies. What were the sources of order in
pre-colonial societies without states? What were the
origins of traditional states in Africa? In the
colonial period what caused the divergent patterns of
agricultural development? What were the issues
driving the peasant rebellions that ended colonial
rule? Since independence, what has been the fate of
the African peasantry? What has been the content of
agricultural policies adopted by post-colonial
governments in Africa, and how can these policies be
accounted for?
ZIMBABWE & ZAMBIA (The Rhodesias, Nyasaland, the Federation)
#24404 Central African Rhodes Centenary Exhibition. THEATRE ROYAL.
HALLE ORCHESTRA. Gala Performance. Conducted By Sir John
Barbirolli. July 4th 1953. with two other items. 3 items. 23pp,
43pp, 24pp, in printed card wraps. stapled. All 3 items have the
date circled on the front wrap. and are in VG condition. July 4th,
22nd June - 3rd July, 6th July, 1953.
£25.00
The second item is the programme for the Halle
Orchestra of the preceding week for 22nd June to 3rd
July 1953, the third item is the programme for the
'Pageant of Rhodesia' July 6th 1953. The Gala event
was attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The
Queen Mother, and Her Royal Highness, Princess
Margaret.
#24360 Daneel, M.L. ZIONISM AND FAITH-HEALING IN RHODESIA. Aspects
Of African Independent Churches. 64pp illustrated softcover.
Ownership inscription inside front wrap else G+ condition.
Communications 2. Afrika-Studiecentrum / Mouton 1970.
£15.00
Examines the major attraction of the African
Zionist movement for the African population, that of
faith-healing. Based upon the testimonies of Zionists
themselves as well as the author's observations of
faithhealing techniques in the colonies of prophetic
healers and on an analysis of the contents of sermons
obtained during a two and a half year research period
during 1965-1967 in the central and south-eastern
parts of the country.
#24437 Darter, Adrian. "One Of Them". (Foreword by Robert Carey).
PIONEERS OF MASHONALAND. (Men Who Made Rhodesia). Maroon boards.
213pp illustrated b/w plates, map. 8vo. Edges & eps spotted else a
VG-Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper (tanned inside, minor rubbing to
fold near top front of spine). The cleanest copy that we have seen
in many years. Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1977. Rhodesiana Reprint
Library Silver Series. Vol.17. Facsimile of the 1914 Simpkin
Marshall edition with new illustrations, foreword, nominal roll,
route map; and list of corrections to the original edition.
isbn 0869201611
£75.00
Includes 26 photographs by Ellerton Fry. Author
joined the Pioneers in 1890 and was one of the few to
write an account of his personal experiences. In
every line the thrill of adventure and the joy of
companionship shine through in his youthful account.
Darter wrote this however to persuade the British
that the British South Africa Company's Charter
should be brought to an end as he believed that the
Company had forfeited its rights when it used force
to invade Matableland in 1893.
#24460 Stent, Vere. A PERSONAL RECORD OF SOME INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE
OF CECIL RHODES. With An Introduction By Sir Percy Fitzpatrick.
Terracotta cloth boards. 98pp illustrated 12mo. Edges & eps tanned,
externally VG+ in G-VG dustwrapper (lightly tanned, creased during
production, no chips. tears, or loss). Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo
1970. Reprint of the 1925 Maskew Miller edition.
£10.00
Vere Stent, as newspaper correspondent, writes of a
number of times that he met with Rhodes. This includes
journeying with Cecil John Rhodes to the 1896 Great
Indaba in the Matopos. Also covered is Rhodes funeral
and burial. Printed originally in the Pretoria News,
subsequently reprinted for private circulation.
#24438 Sykes, Frank W. WITH PLUMER IN MATABELELAND. An Account Of
The Operations Of The Matabeleland Relief Force During The
Rebellion Of 1896. Black decoration and gilt title on green cloth
boards. xviii + 296pp. illustrated b/w plates and two foldout maps.
No inscription. top edge spotted, eps tanned, hence VG+ condition
only in VG dustwrapper (light wear to folds, no loss, or tears).
Rhodesiana Reprint Library (Gold Series) Volume Twenty-One (21).
Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1972. Reprint of the 1897 Constable
edition.
£40.00
Concerned particularly with the Matabeleland Relief
Force under the command of Colonel Plumer and the
series of peace indabas initiated by Rhodes. A clear
record of the major engagements from the Trooper's
point of view, the author serving in the Medical
Corps.
#24444 Wills, W.A. & Collingridge, L.T. THE DOWNFALL OF LOBENGULA.
The Cause, History, And Effect Of The Matabeli War. Red, black, &
cream decoration on grey cloth boards. xii + 347pp. illustrated b/w
plates, foldout plans, errata slip. No inscription. minor tanning
in places. a VG+ copy in G+ dustwrapper (worn, rubbed, no chips,
loss, or tears). Rhodesiana Reprint Library (Gold Series) Volume
Seventeen (17). Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1972. Reprint of the
1894 African Review, Argus edition.
£20.00
Generally regarded as the British South Africa
Company's official account of the Matabele War of
1893 it was published only nine months after the loss
of the Shangani Patrol. Covers the period from the
arrival of Mzilikazi to the death of his successor,
Lobengula. It traces the origins of the Chartered
Company and the Occupation by the Pioneer Column in
1890. Memorial biographical chapter listing those who
lost their lives in battle, and Roll Call
biographical chapter of others involved.
SOCIOLOGY
#24379 Campbell, Catherine. TOWNSHIP FAMILIES AND YOUTH IDENTITY.
Cooperative Research Programme On Marriage And Family Life Report
HG/MF-11. Printed white wraps. 169pp small 4to. VG+ condition.
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) 1993. isbn 0796915547
£15.00
Detailed open-ended interviews were conducted with
40 township people aged 17 to 23 years. The youth
queried their parent's competence to act as social
guides in modern township life. In the light of the
influence of competing social groupings they often
questioned family guidelines of 'recipes' for living.
"The older generation have been prepared to accept
everything the hardest way, struggle for everything
they have got. The younger generation do not wait for
hard times, they are always active".
#24378 Ziehl, Susan C. (Ed. Ina Snyman). HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE AND
FAMILY IDEOLOGY - A STUDY OF WHITES IN GRAHAMSTOWN. Cooperative
Research Programme On Marriage And Family Life Report HG/MF-10.
Printed white wraps. 86pp small 4to. Crease to rear wrap, contents
as new, hence VG condition. Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
1993. isbn 0796915458
£10.00
The main aim of this study is to illustrate family
diversity both in terms of the structure of
households and family values. Furthermore, the
dynamic aspect of family life is expressed by means
of symbolic representations of individuals' life
cycles. The study consists of a survey and also case
studies.
VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY SERIES
#24405 Isaacs, Nathaniel. (Ed. Louis Herrman). TRAVELS AND
ADVENTURES IN EASTERN AFRICA. With Footnotes And A Biographical
Sketch. Descriptive Of The Zoolas, Their Manners, Customs, Etc.
Etc. With 'A Sketch Of Natal'. Volumes 2. Original green-grey cloth
boards. 335pp. 8vo. Ownership inscription and stamp to front
pastedown. boards handled, G-VG condition. no dustwrapper. Van
Riebeeck Society (VRS). First Series Volumes 16 Cape Town 1937.
From the original 1837 Edward Churton edition.
£35.00
One of the earliest European accounts of Natal and
the Zulu kingdom. The second volume gives an account
of the early white settlement there with material on
Zulu culture.
WEST AFRICA
#24387 Farnham. Dana A. PLOWS, PROSPERITY, AND COOPERATION AT
AGBASSA. The Change From Hoes To Plows On A Government-Sponsored
Land Settlement Project In Northern Togo. Black cloth boards. 259pp
8vo. Top corners bumped hence VG++ condition in VG dustwrapper
(minor wear and creasing, no chips, loss, or tears). Susquehanna
University Press / Associated University Presses (1997)
isbn 9780945636984
£40.00
Examines the responses of Kabiye & Lamba farmers to
animal traction at Agabassa, a sector of the Kara
River Valley Agricultural Development Project. Using
ploughs was a major innovation for both groups of
farmers who had traditionally farmed manually and who
had little or no experience of handling large
livestock.
MILITARY (Regimental histories, wars in Africa)
#24468 Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I. and Turner, L.C.F. CRISIS IN THE
DESERT. May-July 1942. Navy blue boards, x+368pp. Illustrated
photos, fold-out maps. large 8vo. Owners inscription. eps tanned.
excellent contents. nicely rebacked with original spine laid down,
new endpapers, spine sunned but now a VG copy. no dustwrapper.
Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1952 1st edition.
£65.00
As one of the three 'Oxford' volumes this forms a
precursor to the later 8 (9) volume Purnell South
African War Histories. It deals with the most
critical phase of the Western Desert campaign of
1942. A full account of the battles of Gazala and the
'Cauldron', and the fall of Tobruk are given. It
concludes with Rommel's invasion of Egypt, his
victory at Mersa Matruh and his halting at El
Alamein.
#24441 Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I. and Turner, L.C.F. CRISIS IN THE
DESERT. May-July 1942. Navy blue boards, x+368pp. Illustrated
photos, fold-out maps. large 8vo. No inscription. eps tanned.
excellent contents. VG+ condition. no dustwrapper. Oxford
University Press. Cape Town 1952 1st edition.
£95.00
As one of the three 'Oxford' volumes this forms a
precursor to the later 8 (9) volume Purnell South
African War Histories. It deals with the most
critical phase of the Western Desert campaign of
1942. A full account of the battles of Gazala and the
'Cauldron', and the fall of Tobruk are given. It
concludes with Rommel's invasion of Egypt, his
victory at Mersa Matruh and his halting at El
Alamein.
#24445 Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I. & Turner, L.C.F. THE SIDI REZEG
BATTLES 1941. Navy cloth boards. xiv + 505pp illustrated large 8vo.
No inscription. eps & edges tanned, excellent contents. VG in VG
dustwrapper (wear at head and tail of spine, some chips, no major
tears or loss). Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1957 1st
edition.
£70.00
As one of the three 'Oxford' volumes this forms a
precursor to the later 8 (9) volume Purnell South
African War Histories. It deals with the famous
'Crusader' offensive, the first operation of the 8th
Army, in which the 1st South African Division and the
SAAF had their earliest experience of warfare in the
Western Desert during the great desert offensive of
November 1941.
#24450 Brown, James Ambrose. A GATHERING OF EAGLES. South African
Forces: World War 11. Vol.2. The Campaigns Of The South African
Airforce In Italian East Africa June 1940 - November 1941. With An
Introduction 1912-1939. Blue cloth boards. xviii + 342pp.
Illustrated photos. maps. large 8vo. Bookplate to front pastedown.
boards a little marked. 4 square corners. excellent contents.
overall G-VG in G-VG dustwrapper (some repaired closed tears, spine
creased). Purnell. Johannesburg 1970 1st edition.
£30.00
The second volume of the South African Official War
Histories. Covers the early history of the SAAF as
well as the campaigns in Italian East Africa during
World War 2.
#24449 Brown, James Ambrose. EAGLES STRIKE. South African Forces:
World War 11. Vol.IV. The Campaigns Of The South African Air Force
In Egypt, Cyrenaica, Libya, Tunisia, Tripolitania And Madagascar
1941-1943. Blue cloth boards. xii + 448pp illustrated plates, maps.
large 8vo. erratum slip. No inscription. eps and edges tanned.
excellent contents. rear lower corner bumped, else at least VG
condition in VG dustwrapper (some wear but no chips, loss, or
tears). still attractive. Purnell. Cape Town 1974 1st edition.
isbn 0360001963
£45.00
The fourth volume of the South African Official War
Histories. A detailed account of the battles fought
in North Africa between 1941 & 1943 with the part
played by the SAAF component of the Desert Air Force
#24458 Griffiths, Reginald. FIRST CITY. A Saga of Service. Blue
cloth boards. xvi + 292pp. illustrated plates, maps. No
inscription. 4 square corners. edges & eps tanned. G-VG in G+
dustwrapper (rubbed, chipped, minor closed tears, no major tears or
loss). Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1970 1st edition.
£35.00
Copy No.620 of 1000. This edition is the first and
best, the later paperback does not cover the early
years in anything like as much detail. The regimental
history covers the 6th to 8th Frontier Wars of the
Eastern Cape that raged from 1835 to 1853, the
Langeberg campaign of 1897 in Bechuanaland, and
includes service through World War II. The regiment
is housed in Grahamstown, being the successor to the
original Graham's Town Volunteers. List of Southern
Rhodesian personnel attached (in WW2), Roll of
Honour.
#24439 Martin, H.J. & Orpen, Neil. EAGLES VICTORIOUS. South African
Forces: World War 11. Vol.V1. The Operations Of The South African
Forces Over The Mediterranean And Europe, In Italy, The Balkans And
The Aegean, And From Gibraltar And West Africa. Blue cloth boards.
494pp illustrated photos, maps. large 8vo. No inscription. VG+
condition in G-VG dustwrapper (worn along bottom & top edges,
several small closed tears repaired, no loss or major tears).
excellent contents. an above-average copy in typical 'used' jacket.
Purnell. Johannesburg 1977 1st edition. isbn 0868430080
£50.00
The sixth volume of the official South African
Official War Histories. The SAAF in Italy and the
Mediterranean, 1943-1945.
#24410 McKay, James. (Late Sergeant In Her Majesty's 74th
Highlanders. REMINISCENCES OF THE LAST KAFIR WAR. Illustrated With
Numerous Anecdotes. Red blind-stamped boards with gilt device.
318pp 8vo. No inscription. eps & edges spotted, else VG+ in VG
dustwrapper (light wear only, no chips, tears, or loss). Africana
Collectanea Volume XXXVI. Struik Cape Town 1970. (after the 1871
edition).
£60.00
Copy No. 857 of 1000. These memoirs of the 8th
Frontier War come from a member of the rank-and-file
recruited from Britain. Vividly describing their
battles and encounters with the 'enemy', he writes
his impressions of people encountered in this land.
They were also engaged against Moshesh in Basutoland
just prior to their return to the Cape.
#24454 Orpen, Neil. EAST AFRICAN AND ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGNS. South
African Forces: World War 11. Vol.1. Blue cloth boards. 390pp
illustrated large 8vo. No inscription. 4 square corners. eps &
edges tanned. contents excellent. VG+ in dustwrapper (exceptionally
bright and clean, lightly crushed at head of spine only, else no
chips, tears, or loss). a particularly smart copy, way above
average condition. Purnell. Cape Town 1968 1st edition.
£80.00
The first volume of the South African Official War
Histories. The full story of South Africa's
contribution to victory in East Africa in 1940-1.
With the complete history of the operations carried
out by the East Africa Force and the Sudan Force in
Eritrea, which resulted in the first totally
successful campaign carried out by the Allies in
World War 2.
#24459 Orpen, Neil. PRINCE ALFRED'S GUARD 1856-1966. Blue cloth
boards. 346pp illustrated plates, drawings. maps. 8vo. No
inscription. edges & eps tanned. top corners bumped. G-VG in Good
dustwrapper (well rubbed, worn at head of spine, scarred to rear,
no major loss or tears). Books of Africa. Cape Town 1967. First
edition.
£40.00
No. 256 of 1500 copies. The volunteer unit from
Port Elizabeth was first formed in 1877 and saw
action in Basutoland, Bechuanaland, the Anglo-Boer
war and both world wars. Illustrated by Penny Miller.
Roll of Honour and other appendices.
#24446 Orpen, Neil. VICTORY IN ITALY. South African Forces. World
War II. Volume V. Blue cloth boards. 340pp. coloured frontis.
illustrated b/w photos, 17 maps. 8vo. No inscription. eps & edges
tanned. excellent contents. overall VG+ condition in VG dustwrapper
(worn at head of spine only, no chips, loss, or tears). Purnell.
Cape Town 1975 1st edition. isbn 036000282X
£50.00
The fifth volume of the South African Official War
Histories.
#24448 Orpen, Neil. WAR IN THE DESERT. South African Forces. World
War II. Volume III. Blue cloth boards. xii + 538pp. illustrated
photos etc. large 8vo. No inscriptions. eps & edges tanned.
contents excellent. 4 square corners. VG+ in G+ dustwrapper (dusty,
rubbed, some insect depredations, no loss or tears). Purnell. Cape
Town 1971 1st edition. isbn 0360001513
£35.00
The third volume of the official South African
Official War Histories. A record of the achievement
of some 66000 South African volunteers serving at one
time in the Middle East during the crucial years of
1941-42.
#24407 Perridge, Frank. HISTORY OF THE PRINCE ALFRED'S GUARD. (With
Which Is Affilated The Royal Scots Fusiliers). Gilt dec. red cloth
boards. 207pp illustrated large 8vo. No inscriptions. Boards
excellent except darkened patchily to rear but front and spine
beautiful. Pages tanned / foxed / stained in places, and foredge
stained. musty. Overall G+ in Good dustwrapper (dusty, soft at head
of spine, no major loss or tears). All this due to poor storage but
despite all still a collectible copy for it's age and scarcity.
E.H. Walton 1939.
£60.00
Prince Alfred's Guard is the second oldest regiment
in South Africa. A scarce item. Predates the 1967
Orpen history.
#24427 Prince Alfred's Guard. PRINCE ALFRED'S GUARD. Centenary Of
The Battle Of Umzintzani. December 2, 1877. First Battle Honour Of
Prince Alfred's Guard. Silver on navy wraps, 48pp stapled 8vo.
Wraps tanned inside, crease to top corner rear wrap. overall G-VG
condition PAG 1977.
£30.00
Contains the week-long programme of events at Port
Elizabeth, list of combatants, various articles:
Huggert. The Regimental Colour, Its History &
Significance., Michael Spicer. Beerdrink That Sparked
A War. (Background to the battle)., J. Keith Sutton.
An Eyewitness Account Of The Battle., F.K. Mitchell.
Battles, Men, And Medals.
#24447 Simkins, Major B.J. & Anderson, Ken. RAND LIGHT INFANTRY.
Navy cloth boards. edges & eps tanned. excellent contents. Gilt
device on blue cloth boards. 371pp illustrated large 8vo. Edges &
eps tanned. excellent contents. VG condition in Good dustwrapper
(well rubbed, worn and with minor closed tears but no loss). Howard
Timmins. Cape Town 1965 1st edition.
£35.00
Regimental history from its inception in 1905 to
1965. Gives an account of the part played during the
1914 Industrial Strike, the German South West Africa
Campaign of 1914-15, the 1922 Revolution (Rand mining
strike), World War 2 and after.
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