AFRICANA CATALOGUE Q238 - NEW ACQUISITIONS 19th January 2016
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WESTERN CAPE
#24940 Burman, Jose. WATERS OF THE WESTERN CAPE. Light blue cloth
boards. 176pp illustrated 4to. No inscription. VG in G+ dustwrapper
(price-clipped, stamp on rear fold-in, rubbed and marked at rear,
just a little wear at head of spine, no loss or tears). still a
clean looking copy. Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1970 stated 1st
edition.
£12.00
Tells the history of the rivers, and thereby also
of most important towns, in the Western Cape. Farms,
historical places and characters, all come to life in
this typical Burman collection which is well
illustrated with plates and maps.
EASTERN CAPE
#24516 Black, W.T. THE FISH RIVER BUSH, SOUTH AFRICA And Its Wild
Animals. Gilt title on navy cloth boards. 55pp & 5 plates. 8vo. No
inscription. boards show spotting, corners bumped. general wear.
some foxing here & there. a Good+ clean copy. Young J. Pentland.
Edinburgh 1901 1st edition.
£60.00
Articles taken from the Edinburgh New Philosophical
Journal of July & October 1853, Vol.54 No.107. Covers
the topography, herbivora, carnivora and other
wildlife of the area. Author was stationed in the
area with the military. This is the original edition.
#25001 Butler, Guy. (Ed). THE 1820 SETTLERS. An Illustrated
Commentary. Maroon cloth boards. tipped-in cold.frontis. 366pp
illustrated b/w. large 4to. indexed. notes, bibliography. No
inscriptions. a G-VG copy in Good only dustwrapper (worn, rubbed,
some tears but no loss). Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1974.
£50.00
The best and most detailed history of the 1820
Settlers. Profusely illustrated it lays out the
background that the Settlers left behind, their
recruitment and sea journey to the Eastern Cape, the
settlements and farms, the changes they made to adapt
to the land and then the wars they fought to keep it.
#24530 Thompson, Michael Charles. TRADERS AND TRADING STATIONS Of
The Central And Southern Transkei. Printed wraps. 707pp illustrated
8vo. As new condition. Brevitas 2013 3rd edition.
isbn 9781874976608
£30.00
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.
NATAL & ZULULAND
#24587 Russel, George. THE HISTORY OF OLD DURBAN And Reminiscences
Of An Immigrant Of 1850. Gilt title on red cloth boards. 512pp.
fold-out map. 8vo. No inscriptions. boards in Fine condition. edges
& eps lightly tanned as is foldout-map at folds. the rest of the
pages are as new and unmarked. overall a near-Fine copy in VG cream
dustwrapper (spine faded, rear rubbed, overall light wear but no
major loss or tears). T.W. Griggs 1971. facsimile of P. Davis 1899
edition.
£25.00
Commencing with the earlier history of the site,
its discovery, etc. this contemporary account covers
the years 1850 to 1860 with a mass of historical
minutae of the period.
#24593 Russell, Robert. NATAL THE LAND AND ITS STORY. Gilt title on
green cloth boards. 370pp. maps in rear pocket. 8vo No inscriptions
and boards in Fine condition. top edge spotted & eps lightly
tanned. 2 folded maps excellent, the pages are as new and unmarked.
overall a VG+ copy in VG cream dustwrapper (rubbed, overall light
wear, foxed inside, but no major loss or tears). T.W. Griggs 1971.
facsimile of P. Davis 1911 12th edition.
£30.00
Copy No.707 of 1000. This last edition of the
original work was updated to include the changes
brought about by the 1910 Act Of Union. Traces the
history of the province from a the perspective of the
colonial era.
GENERAL AFRICANA (History, unclassified)
#24977 Crampton, Hazel. THE SIDE OF THE SUN AT NOON. A Quest. 486pp
large format paperback. A Fine unread copy. Jacana 2014.
isbn 9781431409402
£20.00
Signed by Author. Eva, one of Jan Van Riebeeck's
Khoikhoi interpreters, had told him of people living
deep in the interior, rich in cattle and gold, with
long hair and pale skins. Long laughed-off as a
fantasy, this book gives body to the story as the
author follows the trail of the Chobona through
diverse sources to its conclusion.
#24981 Durbach, Renee. KIPLING'S SOUTH AFRICA. Printed boards.
110pp illustrated 4to. Owners signature ffep. tanned around spine,
else a VG+ copy. Chameleon Press 1988 1st edition.
isbn 9780620124775
£10.00
For nine years spanning the Boer War Rudyard
Kipling summered at the Cape with his wife and
children as the guest of Cecil John Rhodes. They
shared the same imperial dream and friendships.
Contemporary photographs & cartoons evoke the mood
and period.
#24506 Theal, George McCall. HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA. 11 volumes.
Gilt on maroon skivertex boards. 8vo. No inscriptions. contents
excellent, overall a VG+ set. C. Struik. Cape Town 1964. Facsimile
reprint of the George Allen & Unwin 'Star' edition.
£295.00
A definitive history of southern Africa. The
titling and numbering of the original George Allen &
Unwin edition is shown on the original title pages
but for clarity the 11 facsimile volumes were
retitled by Struik thus., 1. Ethnography And
Condition Of South Africa Before A.D. 1505. 2. The
Portuguese In South Africa From 1505 To 1795. 3.
Foundation Of The Cape Colony By The Dutch. 4. The
Cape Colony To 1795. The Koranas, Bantu & Portuguese
In South Africa To 1800. 5. The Cape Colony From 1795
To 1828. The Zulu Wars Of Devastation And The
Formation Of New Bantu Communities. 6. The Cape
Colony From 1828 To 1846, Natal From 1824 To 1845,
And Emigrant Farmers From 1836 To 1847. 7. The Cape
Colony From 1846 To 1860, Natal From 1845 To 1857,
British Kaffraria From 1847 To 1860, The Orange River
Sovereignty & The Transvaal Republic 1847 To 1858. 8.
The Cape Colony From 1860 To 1872, Natal From 1857 To
1872, Orange Free State From 1859 To 1871, S.A.
Republic From 1858 To 1870. 9. The South African
Republic From 1870 To 1872, Synoptical Index. 10.
Events In The Cape Colony From 1873 To 1877. 11.
Twelve Eventful Years From 1873 To 1884.
#24626 Theal, George McCall. WILLEM ADRIAAN VAN DER STEL And Other
Historical Sketches. Gilt title on dark red cloth boards. 325pp
8vo. Bookplate to front pastedown. spine fading, eps foxed but bulk
of text unaffected although minor foxing here & there. 4 square
corners, an attractive VG copy. Maskew Miller. CapeTown 1913 1st
edition.
£20.00
Sketch 1. Exploration By The Portuguese Of The
Western Coast Of Africa And Discovery Of The Cape Of
Good Hope. Sketch 2. First Voyages Of The French And
English To India, Early History Of The Netherlands.
The War In The Netherlands To The Union Of Utrecht.
Continuation Of The War In The Netherlands Until
1606. The War On The Sea Between Spain And The
Netherlands. The Truce With Spain And English
Rivalry. Sketch 3. Governor Willem Adriaan Van Der
Stel. Ordinary Events During The Administration Of
Governor Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel. Faithless
Conduct Of The Governor. Proceedings In The
Netherlands Regarding Governor Willem Adriaan Van Der
Stel. Sketch 4. Chronicles Of Two Leaders Of The
Great Emigration, Louis Triegard And Pieter Uys.
Pieter Lavras Uys. With synoptical index.
#24547 Wannenburgh, Alf. FORGOTTEN FRONTIERSMEN. White dec. on tan
cloth boards. 194pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. 4 square
corners. shelfwear else boards G-VG, in G-VG dustwrapper (spine
fading, foxed inside, impressed writing on front, but no tears,
chips, or loss). Howard Timmins,South Africa, 1st edition.
isbn 0869781758
£12.00
Originally published as articles in the Sunday
Times telling the stories of the saints and sinners
who left the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope and
ventured to seek their fortunes in the interior far
from the law.
ANTHROPOLOGY (including African religion, myth & legend)
#24994 Erasmus, Petrus A. LIFE HISTORIES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
RIEMVASMAAK COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHERN CAPE. Printed wraps. 66pp
stapled booklet. A near Fine copy. University of the Free State /
Sol Plaatje Educational Trust 2003. isbn 9780620313179
£20.00
Riemvasmaak was one of the earliest scenes of
forced removal under the apartheid government's black
spot clearance programme. The Xhosa inhabitants were
removed to the Ciskei in 1973 and the others to
Namibia in 1974. The new democratic government made
them the beneficiaries of the first resettlement
project with varying degrees of success and
satisfaction.
#25005 Klima, George J. THE BARABAIG. East African Cattle Herders.
Printed wraps. 114pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep.
some modest ink annotations, hence a G+ copy. Holt Rinehart &
Winston 1970. isbn 003078140X
£15.00
An introduction to the Barabaig 'cattle complex'
culture of Tanzania. At the time of writing the
culture of the Barabaig was under severe threat from
the Tanzanian government by an enforced shift from a
herding and semi-nomadic lifestyle to one of
sedentary horticulturalism.
#24476 LeBeau, Debie. & Gordon, Robert J. (Eds). CHALLENGES FOR
ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE "AFRICAN RENAISSANCE". A Southern African
Contribution. 317pp paperback. No inscriptions. VG+ condition.
University of Namibia Press. Publication No.1. 2002.
isbn 9916594250
£18.00
Papers collected from the AASA 2000 conference held
at the University of Namibia.
#24483 Segar, Julie. FRUITS OF APARTHEID. Experiencing
'Independence' In A Transkeian Village. 147pp paperback. Owners
signature ffep. eps tanned else a VG copy. Anthropos 1989.
isbn 0620135883
£20.00
Presents a people-centred response to the changes
following the 1976 independence of the Transkei. The
perceptions of rural villagers in Matatiele are
divorced from the theoretical and statistical
writings of many theorists. Captures grass-roots life
in the period 1983-1984.
#24477 Spiegel, A.D. & McAllister, P.A. (Eds). TRADITION AND
TRANSITION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Festschrift For Philip And Iona
Meyer. 274pp softcover. Owners signature ffep. wear to lower spine
hence G+ condition. contents excellent. African Studies Vol.50 Nos.
1 & 2. Witwatersrand University Press 1991. isbn 9781868142019
£20.00
Fiftieth anniversary volume. Contains: William
Beinart. Speaking For Themselves. Dunbar Moodie.
Social Existence And The Practice Of Personal
Integrity: Narratives Of Resistance On The South
African Gold Mines. John Argyle. Kalela, Beni, Asafo,
Ingoma, And The Rural-Urban Dichotomy. Robin Palmer.
Migration, Incapsulation And Ethicity: Italian
Villagers In London. William Beinart. The Origins Of
The Indlavini: Male Associations And Migrant Labour
In The Transkei. P.A. McAllister. Using Ritual To
Resist Domination In The Transkei. Andrew Spiegel.
Polygny As Myth: Towards Understanding Extramarital
Relations In Lesotho. John & Cassandra Perry. Where
Were The Guests? Republic Festival 1981. W.D.
Hammond-Tooke. Kinship Authority And Political
Authority In Precolonial South Africa. C.W. Manona.
Relying On Kin: Ex-Farm Workers' Adaptation To Life
In Grahamstown. Virginia Van Der Vliet. Traditional
Husbands, Modern Wives? Constructing Marriages In A
South African Township. David Webster. Ehtnicity And
Gender In A KwaZulu Border Community. Bibliography of
Philip & Iona Meyer.
#24985 Turnbull, Colin. THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE. Gilt on tan cloth
boards. 309pp illustrated 8vo. Small printed ownership label to
front pastedown else a VG+ copy, no dustwrapper. Simon & Schuster.
1972 1st edition.
£10.00
The celebrated author of the classic 'The Forest
People', describes the dehumanization of the Ik
African tribesmen who in less than three generations
had deteriorated from being once-prosperous hunters
to scattered bands of hostile, starving people whose
only goal is individual survival. A devastating
portrait of the Ugandan 'Ik' tribe in the final
stages of decline and dissolution driven by lack of
all resources to the ultimate evil of self
preservation at the expense of the old, the young,
and the weak.
ARTS & CRAFT
#4484 Hooper, Shirley Faith. (Design. Nina Campbell-Quine). NINA
OBSERVED. A Portrait Of The Artist Nina Campbell-Quine. Brown cloth
boards. 184pp illustrated colour plates. 8vo. A little shelfwear
o/w VG in Good dustwrapper (wear at edges, chipped to head of
spine, no major loss or tears). Aspiral Press. Sandton (1978).
£25.00
Includes list of theatre productions and
exhibitions. Illustrations of a selection of her
works. Inscribed on title page thus: "Brenda, In
appreciation, Shirley Faith Hooper, Nina '78".
BIOGRAPHY (including genealogy, family & company histories)
#24585 Brooke-Hunt, Violet. (& E. Major). LORD ROBERTS. A
Biography. Gilt VC device on red cloth boards. 362pp illustrated
8vo. Front hinge repaired with tape. spine faded and soft at head &
tail. edges & eps foxed. light foxing here & there throughout.
overall the external appearance is good & clean, but a reading copy
only with this fault. James Nisbet. London 1914 1st edition.
£15.00
Three chapters (over 60pp) deal with his
involvement in the Boer War.
#24532 Colvin, Ian. THE LIFE OF JAMESON. Volumes 1 & 2. Blue cloth
boards. 314pp + 352pp. 8vo. Boards VG clean condition. corners
bumped & edges foxed. ff tanned. soft at head and tail of spine.
dustwrappers soiled, tanned, but no major loss or tears. both sound
copies. clean & attractive beneath the wrappers. Edward Arnold.
London 1922 1st edition.
£80.00
Standard biography published only a few years after
his death. Scarce with the dustwrappers.
#24622 Douglas, Sir George. THE LIFE OF MAJOR-GENERAL WAUCHOPE.
Gilt device on red cloth boards. teg. 430pp illustrated 8vo. Gift
inscription. several newspaper clippings relative to his burial
tipped-in to half-title page. Hodder and Stoughton. London 1904 1st
edition.
£30.00
A biography that includes a chapter related to his
death at Magersfontein. Originally buried there, he
was reinterred only days later at Matjiesfontein)
#24978 Gutsche, Thelma. THE BISHOP'S LADY. Red cloth boards. 245pp,
illustrated b/w plates, map, family tree, 8vo. No inscription. 4
square corners. eps tanned. a VG copy in G+ dustwrapper (tanned
internally, price-clipped, rubbed, worn around head of faded spine,
no major loss or tears). Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1970 1st
edition.
£16.00
Sophy Gray was the wife of Robert Gray, first
Bishop of Cape Town. An iconic figure she backed her
husband in the contentious issues of the day such as
the Cape anti-convict agitation, the Frontier Wars,
and the Colenso trials. An accomplished woman in
diverse areas, she designed over 40 churches in South
Africa, including the Armstrong Memorial Chapel at St
Andrew's College, Grahamstown.
#24577 Imperialist (& Dr Jameson). CECIL RHODES. A Biography And
Appreciation. With Personal Reminiscences By Dr Jameson. Gilt title
on red cloth boards. 416pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. spine
faded. eps & edges tanned, very minor foxing here & there, boards
show some marks but overall a clean sound G+ copy. folding map has
one smallish tear, is a bit foxed at edges, but has no loss.
Chapman & Hall. London 1897 1st edition.
£55.00
A early contemporary biography, perhaps the first?.
Owner of nom-de-plume unknown.
#24579 Jerrold, Walter. SIR REDVERS H. BULLER, V.C. The Story Of
His Life And Campaigns. Gilt on red cloth boards. 246pp illustrated
8vo. School prize label to front pastedown. hinges weak. edges
darkened, spine faded. overall a good clean reading copy. London,
1900, 2nd impression.
£15.00
Chapters 6 & 7 deals with action in the Zulu War.
Chapter 8 with action in the 1st Boer War or
Transvaal War (& Majuba of course). Chapter 11 deals
with the Boer War but only as far as his arrival in
Natal. Probably a rather hagiographic view of his
achievements.
#24546 Kruger, Paul. THE MEMORIES OF PAUL KRUGER. Four Times
President Of The South African Republic, Told By Himself. Red cloth
boards. 543pp 8vo. Bookplate front pastedown, spine faded, sello
residue to pastedowns.. a decent clean copy.. T. Fisher Unwin.
London 1902, one-volume Colonial Edition.
£20.00
Numerous newspaper cuttings relating to Kruger and
his times tipped in or loose. Dictated by Kruger
himself. Also contains numerous appendices of
interest.
#24955 Millais, J.G. LIFE OF FREDERICK COURTENAY SELOUS. Capt. 25th
Royal Fusiliers. Blue cloth boards. 387pp illustrated 8vo.
Ownership inscriptions and stamps to prelims. all corners nicely
bumped. overall a Good sound copy. Longmans Green. 1918 1st
edition.
£40.00
#24548 Wolseley, Sir Garnet. (Ed. Adrian Preston). THE SOUTH
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SIR GARNET WORSELEY 1879-1880. brown 'leather'
spine over tan paper-covered boards. 359pp large 8vo. No
inscriptions. eps lightly tanned else VG+ in G-VG dustwrapper
(spine tanned, marked, some wear but no tears or loss) A.A Balkema/
Cape Town, 1973, 1st edition. isbn 0869610406
£45.00
When the British Army were defeated at Isandhlwana,
Wolseley was sent by Disraeli to Natal to succeed
Lord Chelmsford in military activities and to assume
administrative responsibilities as High Commissioner
for South East Africa, thus bringing him into
conflict with Sir Bartle Frere. Covers the period
when he was charged with the pacification of Zululand
and the Transvaal until his return to England. He was
over-concerned with his own ambitions including
wishing to succeed to the Command in India, even to
the Viceroyalty. He articulates the record of a man
who knew he was right and who tolerantly battled on
in a world of fools and rogues.
#24534 Wood, Evelyn. FROM MIDSHIPMAN TO FIELD MARSHAL. Volume 1.
Gilt title on red cloth boards. teg. 322pp illustrated 8vo. from
W.H. Smith & Son's Library, thus various labels and stamps. overall
a sound reading copy, spine darkened. Methuen. London 1906 4th
edition.
£20.00
The biographee was a professional soldier involved
in the Crimean war and later in India. In 1878 he was
involved in the 'Gaika Rebellion', the 9th Frontier
War. There is one chapter devoted to this entitled
'The Gaikas And Perie Bush', the latter being the
area south of Keiskammahoek around the Buffalo
Mountains.
FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS
#24527 Brown, Duncan. VOICING THE TEXT. South African Oral Poetry
And Performance. 291pp softcover. Owners signature ffep else a
near-Fine copy. Oxford University Press 1998. isbn 9780195716320
£20.00
From the ritual songs and stories of the country's
earliest inhabitants to the rousing calls by
anti-apartheid artists, oral poetry has been an
integral part of South Africa's literary and cultural
heritage. Casts fresh light on the the richness of
this tradition and suggests how to discover the
significance for the contemporary scene. Of interest
to those who enjoy the evocative yet elusive art of
oral poetry.
#25000 Carr, Dolores. & Faasen, Nicol. (Eds). MARIMBA. Stories From
Southern Africa. 220pp softcover. No inscriptions. soft crease to
rear wrap hence a clean VG copy. Kagiso 1996. isbn 9780798637558
£10.00
A selection of 18 stories intended for educational
use at secondary and tertiary levels with comment and
suggested exercises for each story.. Includes stories
from: Ahmed Essop, Mublelo Vizikhungo Mzamane,
Njabulo Ndebele, Joel Matlou, Ivan Vladislavic, Ken
Barris, Es'kia Mphalele, David Robbins, Zoe Wicomb,
Ann Cluver Weinberg, William 'Bloke' Modisane, Miriam
Tlali, Doris Lessing, Willem van der Walt, Guy
Butler, Russel H. Kaschula, Olive Schreiner, and
Dolores Carr.
MISCELLANEOUS (Africana items)
#24976 Christison, Grant. BOOK COLLECTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. 169pp
illustrated softcover 8vo. Owners signature inside front wrap.
covered adhesive protective film. overall a VG copy. Oribi books
1996. isbn 0958415129
£15.00
Looks at why we should collect, at books in the
home, the care of books, the sourcing of books, and
much more. A clear primer on the subject.
#24480 Gutkind, Peter C.W. & Waterman, Peter. (Eds). AFRICAN SOCIAL
STUDIES. A Radical Reader. 481pp paperback. Owners signature ffep,
spine fading, wraps less than pristine, contents unmarked. overall
G++ condition. Heinemann 1981. isbn 0435890433
£12.00
Organised into sections on methodology, history,
economics, social structure, ideology, politics. The
selected readings generally have a marxist
perspective. (Full listing of articles shown on our
web site version of this catalogue).
#24591 Halford, Samuel James. THE GRIQUAS OF GRIQUALAND. A
Historical Narrative Of The Griqua People. Their Rise, Progress,
And Decline. Light brown cloth boards. 209pp illustrated 8vo. A
sound reading copy only. spine soiled and dampstained as is lower
area of frontis and other plates. Juta. Cape Town (1949?) 1st
edition.
£10.00
Author was at Mayor of Kokstad and lived in
Griqualand East for over 30 years from 1916. With a
great interest in the Griqua people much of this
history has been assembled from missionary sources.
Traces the history of these people from earliest
times. Uncommon item and possibly the only formal
history of the Griqua people.
#24510 Norman, Nick. & Whitfield, Gavin. GEOLOGICAL JOURNEYS. A
Traveller's Guide To South Africa's Rocks And Landforms. 320pp
softcover. illustrated colour photos, maps. 8vo. No inscriptions.
wraps lightly rubbed hence VG condition. Struik 2006.
isbn 9781770070622
£15.00
Extensively illustrated this takes the reader on a
geological tour of South Africa
#24999 Swart, M.J. et al. AFRIKAANSE KULTUURALMANAK. Rebound gilt
title on green vynide.391pp 4to. Bookplate ffep. text block
crinkled and shows some damp stains. externally VG+, and still very
readable. Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) 1980.
isbn 0620045434
£20.00
Set in calendar format gives births, deaths, &
events of importance by the day with biographical and
historical entries.
NATURAL HISTORY
#24522 Braack, L.E.O. (Leo). LEO BRAACK'S FIELD GUIDE TO INSECTS OF
THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. 158pp illustrated softcover. Struik 1996.
isbn 9780869779453
£10.00
Over 150 groups described and illustrated in
colour.
#24943 Branch, G.M. & M.L., Griffiths, C.L., and Beckley, L.E. TWO
OCEANS. A Guide To The Marine Life Of South Africa. Printed boards.
359pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy (only some marks
to boards, contents as new). David Philip. 3rd imp. with
corrections 1995. isbn 9780864862945
£12.00
Photographic illustrations for listed items on
facing page. Field guide format for the aquatic and
bird life of South Africa's marine environment.
#24519 Migdoll, Ivor. FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA. Terracotta cloth boards. 256pp illustrated. No
inscriptions. light wear, G-VG condition in dustwrapper. Struik,
1987 1st edition. isbn 9780869775547
£10.00
Over 620 full-colour photographs illustrating the
distinguishing features of 232 of the more common
species. Includes photographs of larvae, pupae, food
plants, as well as male & female adult butterflies.
#2663 Schlich, Sir Wm. SCHLICH'S MANUAL OF FORESTRY. Volume 1.
Forest Policy In The Britsh Empire. Gilt title on green cloth
boards. 342pp 8vo. No inscriptions. Some minor light foxing here
and there else a sound, clean copy in G-VG condition. Bradbury,
Agnew & Co. Ltd. London 1922. 4th edition revised and enlarged.
£20.00
Contains section on 'Forestry in the Union of South
Africa', also covers Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland,
Swaziland, Southern Rhodesia, Nigeria, the Gold Coast
(Gambia & Sierra Leone), the Sudan.
#24508 Tarboton, Warwick. ROBERTS NESTS & EGGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN
BIRDS. A Comprehensive Guide To The Nesting Habits Of Over 720 Bird
Species In Southern Africa. Printed wraps. 415pp illustrated large
8vo. As new condition. John Voelker Bird Book Fund 2011 1st
edition. isbn 9780620506298
£15.00
Field guide format. Over 2500 photographs with more
than 1200 eggs of 680 species illustrated life-size
in 47 plates. 175 pages of species on facing page to
nesting illustrations of each.
#24517 Taylor, Peter John. BATS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Guide To
Biology, Identification, And Conservation. 206pp illustrated
softcover. No inscription. wraps a little rubbed hence VG+
condition. contents unmarked. University of Natal Press 2000.
isbn 9780869809822
£45.00
Accounts for the region's 74 species with
descriptions and diagnostic features as well as
information on habitat, social & roosting habits,
diet, reproduction, echolocation calls, distribution
and conservation status. Photographs, distribution
maps and sonograms for all species south of the
Zambezi & Cunene rivers.
#25004 Tredgold, Margaret H. & Biegel, H.M. RHODESIAN WILD FLOWERS.
Thomas Meikle Series No.4. Softcover. 77pp illustrated 4to. Wraps
lightly rubbed, else conservatively VG condition. National Monument
& Museums of Rhodesia 1979. isbn 0797404015
£20.00
Signed by both authors to title page. Successor to
the book of the same title by Martineau & Pear, 1953.
ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA, & MALAWI (The Rhodesias, Nyasaland, the Federation)
#24515 Fothergill, Rowland J. THE MONUMENTS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
Gilt on grey cloth boards. 128pp illustrated b/w photos, map. 8vo.
No inscription. sello offset to front pastedown else excellent
contents. externally VG, in dustwrapper (sello offset to fold-ins.
some chips and dibs, but clean and no major tears or loss). The
Commission For The Preservation Of Natural And Historical Monuments
And Relics. Bulawayo 1953.
£20.00
The book groups these into five categories;
distinctive & beautiful scenery, rock paintings &
engravings, ruins, the Matabele invasion &
occupation, the European occupation. 60 items listed.
At the rear is a list of 69 registered monuments
while a loose cyclostyled list continues with items
numbered 70 to 119.
#24623 Green, Goodwin Elsa. RAIDERS AND REBELS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Silver dec on brown cloth boards. 208pp illustrated 8vo. No
inscription. edges & eps tanned. overall VG condition in Good only
dustwrapper (rubbed & worn, no major loss or tears). Books of
Rhodesia. Silver Series Volume 9. Bulawayo, 1976 1st edition.
facsimile of the George Newnes 1898 edition. isbn 0869201360
£10.00
The author was a trained nurse and had arrived in
Cape Town in 1895. Her book deals with two nursing
expeditions that she organised in 1896. The first was
to Krugersdorp to look after the wounded from the
abortive Jameson Raid. The second (comprising the
greater part of the book) was to Rhodesia providing
assistance in Umtali and Salisbury during the Second
Matabele War (Mashona uprising).
#24514 Knight, E.F. RHODESIA OF TO-DAY. A Description Of The
Present Condition And The Prospects Of Mashonaland And
Matabeleland. Green cloth boards. 151pp illustrated b/w plates,
maps, advertisement pages at rear. 8vo. No inscriptions. 4 square
corners. a VG+ copy in Good dustwrapper (rubbed, chipped along top
edge, no major loss or tears). foldout map as new. Books of
Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1975. Rhodesiana Reprint Silver Series Vol.3.
Facsimile of the Longmans Green 1895 edition with new Foreword and
illustrations. isbn 0869201239
£12.00
Knight was a well-established journalist of his day
and the correspondent for The Times for many years.
He visited Rhodesia in 1894 and his assessment of the
country was given in a series of articles in The
Times dealing with labour, climate, agriculture,
emigration, British South Africa Company, mining,
land, the Chartered Company's goldfields,
communications and administration. These later
appeared in book form.
#24538 Leonard, Arthur Glyn. HOW WE MADE RHODESIA. Gilt on dark
green cloth boards. 364pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. 4
square corners. edges & eps foxed else VG condition in dustwrapper
(fading spine, wear around head of spine, no other loss or tears).
Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1973. Rhodesiana Reprint Library Gold
Series Vol.32. Facsimile of the 1896 Kegan Paul Trench Trubner
edition with new introduction and 40 additional illustrations.
£35.00
Drawn from author's diaries and letters written
while hewas stationed at Fort Macloutsie & Fort Tuli
during 1891-1891. Author was commanding officer of
the BSAP 'E' Troop
#24512 Ransford, Oliver. THE RULERS OF RHODESIA. From Earliest
Times To The Referendum. Red cloth boards. ix + 345pp illustrated
b/w photos, maps. Owners signature to verso else contents
excellent. a very clean VG copy in G-VG dustwrapper (wear along top
edge and to tail of spine, no major loss or tears). John Murray.
London 1968 1st edition. isbn 0719518229
£15.00
Covers the Shangani Patrol with reference to then
new source material, the 1896 Matabele Rebellion etc.
Author discusses Rhodes and posits that he had a
'hole in the heart' condition. He further theorises
that always the area has been ruled by minority
elites and that the then current struggles saw
another elite, the communists, struggling to take
over the country.
#24486 Sampson, Richard. (Comp). THEY CAME TO NORTHERN RHODESIA.
Being A Record Of Persons Who Entered What Is Now The Territory Of
Northern Rhodesia By 31st December 1902. Orange wraps. 49pp. VG+
condition. The Government Printer. Lusaka 1956.
£40.00
A listing of 874 men, women, & children, giving
details of entry, work, etc. and references to
sources where information may be referenced in
greater detail. Records missionaries, traders,
professional people, BSA personnel, and others.
#24513 Selous, Frederick Courteney. A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN
AFRICA. A Narrative Of Nine Years Spent Amongst The Game Of The Far
Interior Of South Africa. Gilt decoration and title on green cloth
boards. xvii + 455pp. illustrated b/w plates, foldout map. 8vo. No
inscription. 4 square corners. VG+ condition in G-VG dustwrapper
(rubbed and worn, chipped around head of spine, no major tears or
loss). map as new. Rhodesiana Reprint Library (Gold Series) Volume
Fourteen (14). Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1970 (1976 reprint).
Facsimile of the Richard Bentley 1881 edition. isbn 0869200267
£35.00
"Containing Accounts Of Exploration Beyond The
Zambesi, On The River Chobe, And In The Matabele And
Mashuna Countries, With Full Notes Upon The Natural
History And Present Distribution Of All The Large
Mammalia". In an era when the main trading commodity
from the interior of Africa was ivory, Selous was
already at 25 the most renowned and successful
elephant hunter on the continent. This is a detailed
narrative of nearly a decade spent hunting and
exploring in Matabeleland and Masonaland. Includes
original maps and plates.
TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
#24975 Bryce, James. IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Red cloth boards.
604pp illustrated with 3 fold-out maps at rear. 8vo. Owners
signature to half-title page. several ownership stamps. various
bumps & marks, all three maps excellent with no tears. overall G++
condition. Macmillan. London 1987. 1st edition.
£20.00
In 1885 the author travelled across South Africa
from Cape Town to Fort Salisbury in Mashonaland
passing through Bechuanaland and Matabeleland and by
steamer from Beira to Delagoa Bay. Thence through
Natal, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Basutoland, and
the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony. He records
impressions social, economic, & political.
#24956 Gibbons, Major A. St.H. AFRICA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH
MAROTSELAND. Volume 1. Gilt on dec. blue boards. teg. 275pp
illustrated 8vo. Spine lightly soiled, mostly square corners but
showing some wear, front board very clean and most attractive.
small split head of spine, rear hinge starting but still sound,
hence overall in near VG condition. giant map in rear pocket is in
excellent condition - no tears at all. John Lane The Bodley Head.
London 1904.
£350.00
#25003 Grasselli, Giorgio. AFRICAN SUNSETS. The Story Of An
Adventurous Life. Gilt on navy vynide boards. 319pp illustrated
8vo. No inscription. a VG-F copy in VG dustwrapper (spine fading,
minor wear, small tear lower front at fold-in, still attractive).
Rowland Ward 2007. (originally published as 'Tramonti Africani:
Storie Di Una Vita Avventurosa', Bizzocchi 2005).
isbn 9780958493994
£30.00
A biographical, travel, and hunting story. Author's
tales cover many different countries. Author laments
the changes in Africa leading to war, poverty, etc.
'Tramonti Africani', the original Italian edition,
was winner of a 2007 literary award. The writing and
photographs reflect the authors love of Africa, its
wildlife and peoples.
#24507 Meiring, Jane. THE TRUTH IN MASQUERADE. The Adventures Of
Francois Le Vaillant. Gilt on buckram boards. 242pp. illustrated.
sepia plates, maps. 4to. No inscription. top edge tanned, contents
excellent, VG+ condition in near VG dustwrapper (foxed internally,
price-clipped, spine faded, light rubbing & wear, no tears or
loss). Juta. Cape Town nd. circa early 1970s. isbn 0702104612
£18.00
The story of Le Vaillant's travels in the eastern
and north-western Cape interiors told using his own
words.
#24578 Smith, Ronald. STANLEY IN TROPICAL AFRICA. His Travels,
Heroism, Discoveries, And Gallant Relief Of Emin Pasha. Black title
on blind-stamped red cloth boards. teg. fold-out frontis & map, and
2 fold-out letters at rear. 196pp illustrated 8vo. 1904 school
prize inscription to front pastedown. ff and foldout map tanned,
some foxing. a clean sound copy of good appearance, overall G-VG
condition. Hyman A. Abrahams. London nd.
£30.00
"Including The Narrative Of The Livingstone Search
Expedition, Of The Journey Through Equatorial Africa,
And That Of The Founding Of The Congo Free State".
#24971 Stigand, Major C.H. EQUATORIA. The Lado Enclave. Gilt on
green cloth boards. 253pp 8vo. Ownership inscription and stamp.
shelfwear. serious dibs to rear board hence overall a sound reading
copy only. despite accumulated external marks and wear will show
well on bookshelf as the spine is quite attractive. excellent
foldout map at rear with no marks or tears. Constable. London 1923
1st edition.
£100.00
Not one of the author's hunting titles, rather a
detailed overview of the area in diverse fields.
Includes a lengthy memoir of author. In 1910,
following King Leopold’s death, the Lado Enclave
became a province of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, with
Stigand appointed Administrator. In 1912 the southern
half of the Lado Enclave was ceded to Uganda, then a
British protectorate. British authorities failed to
effectively administer the area, leaving the enclave
to become a 'bad-man's land'. Ivory hunters moved in
and shot almost all of an estimated herd of 2000
elephants resident in the enclave between 1909 &
1912. Sources consider that the publicity from this
hunt and the resulting public outrage led to the
beginnings of the conservation movement.
#24964 Thomson, Rev. J.B. JOSEPH THOMSON, AFRICAN EXPLORER. A
Biography By His Brother. Gilt dec red cloth boards. 358pp
illustrated 8vo. Ex library with stamps. later owners inscription.
A good reading copy, clean, complete, fairly sound. Samson Low
Marston 1896.
£25.00
Geologist and naturalist to Alexander Johnston's
1878 Royal Geographical Society expedition to
establish a route from Dar es Salaam to Lake Nyasa
and Lake Tanganyika. After the death of Johnston,
Thomson took the leadership and successfully led the
expedition over 3,000 miles. In 1883, he embarked on
another Royal Geographical Society expedition, this
time to explore a route from the eastern coast of
Africa to the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Later
travels included exploring north of the Zambezi to
conclude treaties and gain mining concessions from
tribal chiefs on behalf of the British South Africa
Company. Thomson's Gazelle is named after him.
MILITARY (Regimental histories, wars in Africa)
#24536 Ashe, Waller. & Edgell, E.V. Wyatt. THE STORY OF THE ZULU
CAMPAIGN. Gilt title on brown cloth boards. 408pp 8vo. Bookplate to
front pastedown. front and rear hinges cracked, shaken but not
about to part company. soft at head and tail of spine, corners
bumped. foldout map has repairable tear to one crease. some
annotations to title page, nevertheless a clean sound copy. Sampson
Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. London, 1880, 1st edition.
£500.00
Ashe authored this book from the field reports sent
by his friend Captain Edmund Wyatt Edgell and others.
Covers of course Isandhlwana, Rorke's Drift, and the
death of the Prince Imperial.
#12560 Benstead, Instructor Lieutenant C.R. ROUND THE WORLD WITH
THE BATTLE CRUISERS. Gilt anchor motif on blue cloth boards xiii +
254pp. illustrated b/w photos. 8vo. Boards very faded. eps and
edges fox/browned, with lesser foxing in places throughout.
bookplate front pastedown. top of spine wearing. sound and tight.
G+. no dustwrapper. Hurst & Blackett. London nd. c.1924 or later.
£25.00
H.M.S. Hood & Repulse as part of the Special
Service Squadron made a round the world cruise to
British colonies, dominions & possessions, stopping
in Cape Town late 1923. 25pp chapter on Sierra Leone,
17pp chapter on South Africa and 13pp chapter on
Zanzibar.
#24600 Cunynghame, General Sir Arthur Thurlow. MY COMMAND IN SOUTH
AFRICA 1874-1878. Comprising Experiences Of Travel In The Colonies
Of South Africa And The Independent States. Gilt on red cloth
boards. 376pp illustrated 3 maps. 8vo. Bookplate. spine fading,
edges & eps tanned. boards have a 'chalky' look, a very sound and
clean copy with excellent contents. overall G-VG condition.
Macmillan. London 1880 2nd edition.
£80.00
Preferred 2nd edition with the extended Preface.
Part 1 is an account of a journey from Cape Town to
the Eastern Frontier, the Free State, & Basutoland.
Part 2. describes a visit to Pondoland and to Natal.
Part 3 describes the threatened rebellion in the
Diamond Fields and the expedition sent to check it.
Part 4 deals with the annexation of the Transvaal and
Part 5 with the 6th Frontier Wars on the Eastern
Frontier of the Cape Colony. Author was the
Lieutenant Governor & Commander Of The Forces in
South Africa.
#24564 Dorling, Taprell H. (Taffrail) & Guill, L.F. (Ed. Francis
Mason). RIBBONS AND MEDALS. The World's Military And Civil Awards.
Brown cloth boards. 359pp illustrated 4to. Owners signature ffep.
lower front corner bumped else boards very smart, eps & edges
tanned else contents excellent. overall G-VG in dustwrapper
(price-clipped, light wear, no chips, tears, or loss). George
Philip. London 1974 enlarged edition. isbn 9780540071203
£22.00
The standard work, this enlarged edition features
colour illustrations for ribbons and photographs of
medals. Includes entries for South Africa, Botswana,
Malawi, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, &
Uganda.
#24592 Furneaux, Rupert. THE ZULU WAR. Isandhlwana And Rorke's
Drift. Red cloth boards. 210pp illustrated 8vo. Eps tanned and with
sello offset. some newspaper clippings taped in to eps. a Good copy
in dustwrapper (worn, repaired, no major loss or tears). Weidenfeld
and Nicolson. 1963 2nd impression.
£15.00
A clear account of the relevant battles,
illustrated plates and maps.
#24621 Gordon, Major Lawrence L. BRITISH BATTLES AND MEDALS. A
Description Of Every Campaign Medal And Bar Awarded Since The
Armada, With The Historical Reasons For Their Award And The Names
Of All The Ships, Regiments And Squadrons Of The Royal Air Force
Whose Personel Are Entitled To Them. Blue cloth boards. 451pp
illustrated 8vo. includes addenda & corrigenda, August 1964, &
August 1965. Large inscription fills half-title page. sello offset
to eps. eps spotted, edges browned. ink annotations reflect the
addenda & corrigenda attached to rear pastedown. overall a Good
sound reference copy in dustwrapper (price-clipped, sello offset to
fold-ins). foldout medal-ribbon chart is in good order. Major L. L
Gordon. 1962 3rd edition.
£30.00
Describes all campaign awards given between 1588 &
1961.
#24947 Hernon, Ian. BLOOD IN THE SAND. More Forgotten Wars Of The
19th Century. Black cloth boards. 232pp illustrated 8vo. bookplate
ffep. Fine condition in protected dustwrapper. Sutton Publishing
2001. isbn 9780750626140
£10.00
Chapters on The Storming Of Madagascar, 1845, and
The Hut Tax War, Sierra Leone, 1898.
#24589 Noram, C.B. BATTLE HONOURS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. From
Tangier, 1662, To The Commencement Of The Reign Of King Edward VII.
Gilt on green cloth boards. 500pp illustrated maps, plates, tables.
8vo. No inscriptions. Boards nice and clean, front corners bumped.
noted that 2 plates have been taped in, hence overall G-VG
condition. London: John Murray, 1911, 1st edition.
£35.00
Chapter 22 'Battle Honours For Services In South
Africa, 1806-1879' and Chapter 26 'Battle Honours For
South Africa 1899-1902' are of interest in respect of
South African battle honours. Appendix 2 refers to
the battle honour for the Defence of Kimberley,
1899-1900.
#24638 Orpen, Neil. THE CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS 1885-1970. Green
cloth boards. 396pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. edges & eps
tanned else contents excellent. overall VG in G-VG dustwrapper
(foxed inside, chipped to head & tail of spine, writing impressed
to rear). The Cape Town Highlanders History Committee. 1970 1st
edition.
£15.00
Not to be confused with the 1986 centenary edition
with a similar name. This is the full history to 1970
while the later publication condenses this all to one
chapter and concentrates on post-1970 events.
#24525 Potgieter, Herman. & Steenkamp, Willem. AIRCRAFT OF THE
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRFORCE. Chocolate cloth boards. 180pp illustrated
4to. No inscription. 4 square corners. a VG+ copy in G+ dustwrapper
(foxed internally, rubbed, wear at head of spine, no loss or
tears). Struik. Cape Town 1984. isbn 9780869771334
£10.00
Great photographs with the story of each type of
aircraft and squadron.
#24509 Selley, Ron. & Cocks, Kerrin. I WON'T BE HOME NEXT SUMMER.
Flight Lieutenant R.N. Selley, DFC (1917-1941). 191pp illustrated
paperback. A Fine copy. 30 degrees South Publishers. 2014.
isbn 9781920143947
£12.00
Inscribed by Author on title page thus: "For Eddie,
54 years of friendship, Ron Selley November 20014,
Kerrin was a great help and gave the title". Ronnie
Selley from Natal joined the RAF on a short-service
commission in 1937 and after training was posted to
Coastal Command. The first pilot to sink a U-boat he
went on to win the DFC during the Dunkirk evacuation
of the BEF.
#24582 Steevens, G.W. WITH KITCHENER TO KHARTUM. White & black on
blue pictorial boards. 326pp illustrated maps. 8vo. No
inscriptions. nice bright boards. 4 square corners. eps & edges
tanned, a G-VG copy William Blackwood, London, 1898, 4th edition.
£15.00
#24537 Stuart, J. A HISTORY OF THE ZULU REBELLION 1906 And Of
Dinizulu's Arrest, Trial And Expatriation. Red cloth boards. teg.
581pp illustrated 8vo. Front hinge starting. edges & eps tanned.
tape repairs to top of spine. ff tanned, foxing here and there. a
sound reading copy. Macmillan. London 1913, 1st edition.
£90.00
Now generally known as the Bambatha Rebellion, this
was a Zulu revolt against British rule and increased
taxation in the Natal Colony. This work originally
commenced as an official record under the auspices of
the Government of Natal, but the later creation of
the Union of South Africa brought this work to a
halt. It was subsequently completed by the Author on
his own. It is thus based upon as much official
information as any official history might be.
Extensive illustrations.
#24590 Van Onselen, Lennox. A RHAPSODY IN BLUE. Pale blue cloth
boards. 165pp illustrated 8vo. Edges & eps tanned. boards a bit
off-colour. a G+ copy in dustwrapper (worn, residual sello, no loss
but some minor tears). Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1960 1st edition.
£15.00
Warmly inscribed by author to friend, Mafeking
1/4/66. The story of the South African Police.
#24565 Ware, Fabian. THE IMMORTAL HERITAGE. An Account of the Work
and Policy of The Imperial War Graves Commission during Twenty
Years 1917-1937. Gilt title on blue cloth boards. 80pp.
illustrated. Spine & adjacent area on rear board totally faded &
tanned. contents clean. a sound reading copy. no dustwrapper.
Cambridge University Press. 1937 1st edition.
£30.00
Signed on title page "Louise Battiss 1938".
Illustrates major memorials including Delville Wood.
HUNTING & BIG GAME, CONSERVATION.
#24950 Bell, W.D.M. KARAMOJO SAFARI. Black cloth boards 288pp 8vo.
Gift inscription to title page. G++ condition in Good dustwrapper
(rubbed & worn, no major loss or tears). Neville Spearman 1984.
isbn 0854351655
£45.00
"This is a true story of a journey into Karamojo
some fifty years ago, when it was an unknown part of
Africa ... indeed at the time dealt with in this book
the author was the first white man seen by the
natives".
#24991 Burrett, Rob S. (Emil Holub). DARK DEEDS Some Hunting
Memoirs Of The Nineteenth Century Czech Traveller Emil Holub.
Printed wraps. 64pp stapled booklet. Gift inscription. Good but
externally reinforced, contents unmarked. Mambo Press. Gweru 2006.
isbn 0869228080
£20.00
A collection of articles by Emil Holub as
originally published in the Diamond News & the
Eastern Star in 1877. An ephemeral item not often
found.
#24972 Dunbar-Brunton, James. BIG GAME HUNTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA.
Gilt on red cloth boards. 339pp illustrated 8vo. Previously
rebound. plain and serviceable. bookplate to front pastedown,
ownersip stamp to half-title page. some foxing particularly for
front portion. 2 plates short ('H.R.H. The Duchess of Aosta' and
'Mr R.A. Osborne With Elephant'). hence overall a sound reading
copy only. Andrew Melrose. London 1912 1st edition.
£100.00
Frontis portrait of author is signed by author.
Author was resident and hunted in then Northern
Rhodesia, now Zambia. He provides useful information
on guns, health, travelling outfit and camp life as
well as chapters on shooting arranged according to
species.
#24984 Grzimek, Bernard & Michael. Grzimek, Bernard & Michael.
Zebra-patterned boards. 344pp illustrated 8vo. Gift inscription. 4
square corners. minor foxing to prelims else contents excellent. a
near VG copy, no dustwrapper. Hamish Hamilton 1960 2nd imp.
£10.00
Author's prophetic statement in this classic of
conservation still rings true. "Large cities continue
to proliferate. In the coming decades and centuries,
men will not travel to view marvels of engineering,
but they will leave the dusty towns in order to
behold the last places on earth where God’s
creatures are peacefully living. Countries which have
preserved such places will be envied by other nations
and visited by streams of tourists. There is a
difference between wild animals living a natural life
and famous buildings. Palaces can be rebuilt if they
are destroyed in wartime, but once the wild animals
of the Serengeti are exterminated no power on earth
can bring them back".
#24954 Lake, Alexander. KILLERS IN AFRICA. The Truth About Animals
Lying In Wait And Hunters Lying In Print. Light tan cloth boards.
254pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscription and stamp. spine faded
also top of front board. minor spine lean, else a nice clean copy,
no dustwrapper. W.H. Allen. London 1953.
£12.00
Tales of African game hunting arranged by species.
#24970 Lyell, Denis D. WILD LIFE IN CENTRAL AFRICA. Gilt title with
black decorated green cloth boards. 284pp illustrated 8vo. Owners
inscription and stamp to both end papers. another 2 stamps
elsewhere. otherwise contents unmarked. Boards very clean and
attractive, four square corners. overall conservatively VG
condition. The Field & Queen (Horace Cox) (1913).
£950.00
This was the fourth book on hunting from the pen of
Denis Lyell, a hunter with a long and practical
experience of his subject gained in Nyasaland, North
Eastern Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa from
1898. It is chatty in its style and is rich in
information on elephants and their habits, hints on
hunting them, their ivory, and the dangers generally
of hunting elephant and other big game. His advice &
fascinating facts are threaded with anecdote in which
other renowned hunters are often mentioned.
#24957 Maugham, R.C.F. WILD GAME IN ZAMBEZIA. Blue cloth boards.
teg. 376pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership inscription and stamp to
prelims. front board has suffered insect depradations so outwardly
unattractive. small split at head of spine. overall a clean sound
copy. folding map excellent. John Murray. London 1914.
£100.00
Describes various types of game and hunting
conditions in Mozambique primarily north of the
Zambezi River. He includes his own hunts after
elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, hippo, and a variety
of antelope, with chapters on equipment, game
reserves, and the tsetse fly.
#24958 Pease, Sir Alfred E. THE BOOK OF THE LION. Gilt dec. red
cloth boards (has 'lion' device of 1st edition). 293pp illustrated
8vo. Ownership inscription front pastedown, also stamps ffep and
dedication page. some insect depredations to cloth plus some marks
to front board, still bright and attractive. overall a very sound
G++ copy. John Murray 1914 2nd edition.
£140.00
#24986 Phillipps-Wolley, Clive. BIG GAME SHOOTING. 2 Volumes. Dec
brown cloth boards. 453pp + 443pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership stamps
to both volumes. edges & eps tanned. soft at head and tail of
spine, boards show some marks, else sound and clean copies in
overall G+ condition. Longmans Green. Badminton Library of Sports
and Pastimes. 1894 1st edition
£60.00
Covers the subject worldwide, with Volume 2 mostly
concerning South Africa with species-specific
contributions by W. Cotton Oswell, F.J. Jackson, &
F.C. Selous.
#24951 Prince William of Sweden AMONG PYGMIES AND GORILLAS With The
Swedish Zoological Expedition To Central Africa 1921. Gilt on blue
cloth boards. 296pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership stamp to half-title.
G-VG condition. both folding maps at rear excellent. Gyldendal.
London 1923 1st edition.
£90.00
Incorporates "With The Wambute On The Hunting
Trail" by Count Nils Gyldenstolpe.
#24965 Stigand, Capt. C.H. HUNTING THE ELEPHANT IN AFRICA And Other
Recollections Of Thirteen Years' Wanderings. Red cloth boards.
379pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership stamp ffep. corners show light
wear, soft at head an tail of spine, attractive shelf appearance,
overall near VG condition, includes the folding chart of elephant
tusk measurements at rear. Macmillan. London 1913 1st edition.
£275.00
Chauncey Hugh Stigand was born in France in 1877
while his father was the British Consul there. He
demonstrated early academic talents and was exposed
to the maturing benefits of foreign travel at a
youthful age. His cultured family background
influenced the shaping of his career. He opted for
the Army and obtained a commission. Later career
moves provided considerable opportunities for hunting
in East Africa and the Lado Enclave. He wrote many
other titles on his experiences in Africa.
#24963 Sutherland, James. THE ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER.
Gilt dec. navy cloth boards. teg. 324pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership
stamp ffep and library label to front pastedown with column of
date-stamps on rear pastedown, gilt "C22" on spine (Guildford
Institute). front board a bit shaken else a Good clean copy,
contents excellent. Macmillan. London 1912 1st edition.
£220.00
One of the true classics of African big-game
hunting, this work recounts the author's elephant
hunting exploits primarily along the Luwegu River in
German East Africa, and the Locheringo River in
Portuguese East Africa. (Czech).
#24967 Szechenyi, Count Zsigmond. LAND OF ELEPHANTS. Big-Game
Hunting In Kenya, Tanganyika And Uganda. Black cloth boards. 208pp
illustrated 97 plates. 8vo. Ownership inscription front pastedown,
stamp to ffep. soft at head & tail of spine. contents excellent. a
G+ copy. no dustwrapper. Putnam. 1945 1st English edition.
£195.00
Author's experiences of travel and big game hunting
with gun and camera in Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda.
original book review newspaper clipping to rear
pastedown.
#24980 Temple-Perkins, E.A. KINGDOM OF THE ELEPHANT. Black cloth
boards. 271pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership stamp ffep. boards spotted
especially spine. a Good clean sound reading copy. Andrew Melrose
1955 1st edition.
£20.00
Author lived in Uganda in the area formed by the
then Queen Elizabeth National Park serving 27 years
as a member of the then Colonial Administrative
Service. Often called upon to shoot game that was
intruding upon villages and crops, as well as for
profit and the pot, he became an experienced hunter.
An excellent read.
#24953 Varian, H.F. SOME AFRICAN MILESTONES. Red cloth boards.
272pp illustrated 8vo. Owners inscription and stamp. a Good copy.
no dustwrapper. George Ronald. (1953) 1st edition.
£12.00
Author spent half-a-century opening up new
territories in Africa and became famous both as an
engineer and as a big-game hunter. Through Northern &
Southern Rhodesia, Angola, Mozambique, Tanganyika,
Uganda, and Kenya (the Varian Way), he was involved
in railway construction attempting to realise Rhode's
dream of the Cape to Cairo route.
#24949 Wykes, Alan. NIMROD SMITH. A Profile Of T. Murray Smith,
Professional Game Hunter. Green cloth boards. 207pp illustrated
8vo. Ownership inscription & stamp to feps. edges & prelims
spotted. G+ condition in Good dustwrapper (rubbed, marked, no major
loss or tears). Hamish Hamilton 1961 1st edition.
£20.00
A personal biography of the East African
professional hunter Murray Smith with much told in
his own words.
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