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WESTERN CAPE
#24727 Berkovitch, Barry M. THE CAPE GUNSMITH. A History Of The
Gunsmiths And Gun Dealers At The Cape Of Good Hope From 1795 To
1900, With Particular Reference To Their Weapons. Brown cloth
boards, 127pp, 4to, illustrated b&w photos. No inscription. minor
wear, a VG copy in G-VG dustwrapper (rubbed and showing wear, spine
faded, foxed inside, but no loss or tears). Stellenbosch Museum
1976 1st edition. isbn 0620006838
£30.00
Deals with those pioneer businessmen who became the
first gunsmiths and gun dealers in South Africa.
Details of personal hardships and adventures enliven
the personalities while particular attention is
devoted to the weapons which they assembled or sold.
Includes original A4 advertising and ordering
brochure which carries the same image as the
dustwrapper, a letter to the editor of the Evening
Post in Port Elizabeth enclosing the copy and
thanking him for anticipated attendant publicity, and
an original over-sized bookmark requesting any
further information on the subject of the book.
#25071 Gordon-Brown, Alfred. AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY ALONG THE OLD CAPE
POST ROAD 1832-33. Illustrated By 21 Of His Sketches … Gilt
publisher's device on salmon-coloured paper-covered boards with
gilt on white spine. 69pp illustrated small 4to. No inscription.
eps tanned. shows handling and has some spots to rear board.
overall a near VG copy. no dustwrapper as issued. A.A. Balkema for
Friends of the South African Library. Cape Town 1972.
£20.00
"… Further Illustrations And A Map With Notes And
Clues To The Identity Of The Artist". Recorded in a
sketchbook (in the Library of Parliament) the
pen-and-ink and pencil sketches were originally
ascribed to Sir Charles D'Oyley. The author
researches available fragmentary evidence to advance
the case for the artist being Lieutenant Frederick
Knyvett.
#25155 Grogan, Tony. & Barrow, Brian. TONY GROGAN'S VANISHING CAPE
TOWN. Blue cloth boards. unnumbered. oblong 4to. Offset and minor
foxing to eps else contents unmarked. VG+ in matching glossy
unmarked dustwrapper. a most attractive copy. Don Nelson. Cape Town
1985 2nd edition. isbn 1868060071
£25.00
Contemporary ink wash views of Long Street, Loop
Street, Bree Street and others, as well as the Malay
Quarter, Woodstock, Salt River, and what was then
left of District Six.
#24916 Wexham, Brian. SHIPWRECKS OF THE WESTERN CAPE. Chocolate
cloth boards. 123pp illustrated 4to. No inscriptions. minor insect
attrition to top and bottom edges else VG condition in dustwrapper.
a nice clean copy. Howard Timmins. Cape Town nd. isbn 0869782517
£10.00
Concentrates on the coastline from Milnerton to
Cape Agulhas with the stories of 24 major shipwrecks
in the area from the Arniston in 1815 to the Castillo
De Bellver in 1983.
EASTERN CAPE
#25093 De Villiers, Div. & Costello, John. MKAMBATI AND THE WILD
COAST. South Africa And Pondoland's Unique Heritage. Printed
boards. 216pp illustrated square 4to. No inscription. a Fine copy
in dustwrapper. Wilderness Safaris 2006 stated 1st edition.
isbn 9780620353205
£35.00
The ultimate picture-book of the area focussed on
ecology and the natural environment. Chapters on
shipwrecks (Waratah, Oceanos, and others, list of
many more wrecks along the east coast of South
Africa), Useful lists of wild flowers, trees, fishes,
reptiles & amphibians, birds, mammals, and
butterflies.
#25160 Green, Lawrence G. KAROO. The Story Of The Karoos Of South
Africa - The Great Karoo, The Little Karoo And The Far Corners Of
The North West Cape And Namaqualand. Brown cloth boards. 248pp
illustrated drawings, maps on eps. 8vo. No inscriptions. 4 square
corners. edges foxed else a VG copy in dustwrapper (rubbed, tanned
to white rear, no chips, loss, or tears). Howard Timmins. Cape Town
1984 reprint. isbn 0869780476
£22.00
Contains (amongst many) the story of the baboon
Jack who acted as a railway signalman at Uitenhage
and general assistant to his legless master, aiding
him at home and work. One of LG's most popular
titles.
#25092 Le Cordeur, Basil. & Saunders, Christopher. (Ed. Eric
Axelson). THE WAR OF THE AXE 1847. Brenthurst Series No. 7.
Correspondence Between The Governor … Sea blue cloth boards.
287pp illustrated square 4to. No inscription. sello offset to eps.
gift inscription to front pastedown hidden under dustwrapper
fold-in. VG condition in VG dustwrapper (spine a tad tanned, minor
wear only, no chips, tears, or loss). overall a nice attractive
copy but lacking the crispness that would allow us to rate it
higher. Brenthurst Press 1981. isbn 0909079145
£50.00
Limited edition of 1000. " … Of The Cape Colony,
Sir Henry Pottinger, And The Commander Of The British
Forces At The Cape, Sir George Barclay, And Others".
Contemporary illustrations include previously
unpublished works by Thomas Baines & Frederick l'Ons.
Sparked off by an attack on a military party
escorting a man caught stealing an axe, what is known
as the 7th Frontier War was one of skirmishes and
cattle raids
#25084 Stevens, Terry. THE TIME OF OUR LIVES. St Andrew's College
1855-1990. Decorated blue boards. 458pp illustrated 8vo. No
inscriptions. 4 square corners. eps tanned else VG condition in
dustwrapper. Self-published. nd.
£22.00
A history of the family of schools comprising St
Andrew's College, St Andrew's Prep, & the Diocesan
School For Girls. Part One complements and fleshes
out the earlier history by R.F. Currey (1955), Part
Two and sets out to update the record and to list
memorable events of the three schools, at the same
time stressing their commonality.
#25151 Thompson, Michael Charles. TRADERS AND TRADING STATIONS Of
The Central And Southern Transkei. Printed boards. 753pp
illustrated large 8vo. As new unread copy. Brevitas 2016 4th
edition. isbn 9781874976684
£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, more recent 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.
GENERAL AFRICANA (History, unclassified)
#25095 Hallett, Robin. AFRICA TO 1875. Vol. 1. A Modern History.
Grey dec. cloth boards. 483pp 8vo. Various ownership inscriptions
and bookplate to feps. a sound G++ copy. University of Michigan
Press 1970. isbn 0472071602
£10.00
The first volume of a two-volume African history
from the University of Michigan History Of The Modern
World.
#25068 Raper, P.E. A DICTIONARY OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN PLACE NAMES.
Terracotta cloth boards. 608pp 8vo. G-VG condition in dustwrapper
(rubbed, but no chips, tears, or loss). Jonathan Ball 1989 2nd
edition. isbn 9780947464042
£10.00
Almost double the size of earlier editions. The
standard reference on toponomy for the region.
#25171 Smith, Anna H. (Ed). AFRICANA CURIOSITIES. Red cloth boards.
148pp. illustrated 8vo. Neat gift inscription ffep. presents as new
with protected dustwrapper (this is invisibly secured to front
surface of boards, no chips, loss, tears, or discolouration). an
attractive copy. Ad Donker. Johannesburg 1973 1st edition.
isbn 0949937037
£10.00
Public lectures originally given to the Institute
of Adult Studies. Contents include: Anna H. Smith,
African Decorative Maps. L.J. de Wet, Commemorative
Medals. J.H. Ogilvie, Cape Almanacs. R.F. Kennedy,
South African Paper Money. M.M. de Lange, Aspects Of
South African Beadwork. M.B. Chapman, Coins Of The
South African Republic. E.B. Hughes, Collecting
Johannesburgiana.
ANTHROPOLOGY (including African religion, myth & legend)
#24701 Kohler, M. (Ed. N.J. van Warmelo). MARRIAGE CUSTOMS IN
SOUTHERN NATAL. Ethnological Publications Vol. IV. Printed blue
wraps. stapled 103pp illustrated 8vo. Ex university library with
stamps ffep, pocket & date sheet at rear, neat title written on
spine. G++ condition. Union of South Africa. Department of Native
Affairs. The Government Printer, Pretoria, 1933.
£75.00
"The present work is a somewhat modified
translation, made in collaboration with the author,
of a German MS. by Dr M. Kohler, now almost ten years
mission doctor at Centocow Mission, Bulwer district,
Natal. The tribes whose customs are described are the
Ama-Khuze of chief Msigilande and the Ama-Bhaca of
chief Nyongwane, between whose respective locations
the mission lies".
#25101 Lewis, I.M. (Ed). ISLAM IN TROPICAL AFRICA. Studies
Presented And Discussed … Light chocolate brown cloth boards.
470pp 8vo. Neat inscription to front pastedown. some damp marking
(no damage, just off-colour) around lower spine and to lower part
of front board. has not affected contents hence G++ in worn
dustwrapper (well rubbed to edges and around spine, no loss or
tears, shows damp effects inside). overall a decent copy for the
less than fastidious. International African Institute. Oxford
University Press 1969 reprint.
£15.00
"… At The Fifth International African Seminar,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, January 1964.
Includes contributions by: J.S. Trimingham, The
Phases of Islamic Expansion and Islamic Culture Zones
in Africa. Yusuf Fadl Hasan, The Penetration of Islam
in the Eastern Sudan. J.C. Froelich, Essai sur les
Causes et Methodes de l'Islamisation de l'Afrique de
l'Ouest du XI Siecle au XX Siecle. P. Ceulemans,
Introduction de l,Influence de l'Islam au Congo.
George Shepperson, The Jumbe of Kota Kota and some
Aspects of the History of Islam in British Central
Africa. R.C. Stevenson, Some Aspects of the Spread of
Islam in the Nuba Mountains. P.T.W. Baxter,
Acceptance and Rejection of Islam among the Boran of
the Northern Frontier District of Kenya. I.M. Lewis,
Conformity and Contrast in Somali Islam. P.J.A.
Rigby, Sociological Factors in the Contact of the
Gogo of Central Tanzania with Islam. J.O. Hunwick,
Religion and State in the Songhay Empire 1464-1591.
Ivor Wilks, The Position of Muslims in Metropolitan
Ashanti in the Early Nineteenth Century. Vincent
Monteil, Lat-Dyor, Damel du Kayor (1842-86) et
l'Islamisation des Wolofs du Senegal. Elliott P.
Skinner, Islam in Mossi Society. Peter Lienhardt, A
Controversy over Islamic Custom in Kilwa Kivinje,
Tanzania. D.J. Stenning, Cattle Values and Islamic
Values in a Pastoral Population. P.F. Lacroix,
L'Islam Peul de l'Adamwa. M.G. Smith, The Jihad of
Shehu Dan Fodio: Some Problems. Saburi Biobaku &
Muhammad Al Hajj, The Sudanese Mahdiyya and the
Niger-Chad Region. Thomas Hodgkin, The Islamic
Literary Tradition in Ghana.
#25104 Mbiti, John S. AFRICAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHY. 384pp
paperback. Owners signature inside front wrap. G++ condition.
Anchor Books. 1970.
£20.00
Deals almost exclusively with traditional concepts
and practices in those societies which have not been
either Christian or Muslim in any deep way prior to
the colonial period in Africa.
#25158 Miller, Penny. (Ed. Rosemund Handler) MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA. Gilt on green cloth boards. 311pp illustrated
Folio. No inscriptions. a G++ copy in worn dustwrapper (general
wear, chipped at head & tail of spine, no major loss or tears).
isbn 0949956163
£30.00
Greatest Southern African collection of myths,
legends, ghost stories, and the like - ever. Lovely
illustrations by Author.
ARTS & CRAFT
#24720 Bonhams. THE SOUTH AFRICAN SALE, PART 2. Wednesday 14
October 2009. New Bond Street. London. Printed glossy wraps. 187pp
illustrated 4to. A Fine unmarked copy. Bonhams. London 2009.
£20.00
Sale 16848. Extensive selection of South African
Art, Sculpture, Photography.
#24929 Castle, Jennie., Ogilvie, Andrew. et al. REWARDING
CONSERVATION. Gilt on red skivertex boards. 80pp illustrated colour
& b/w photos. 4to. No inscription. A Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper.
Conversation Award Committee of The Durban City Council 1992.
isbn 0620171901
£25.00
Records the first six years of this annual award
scheme. All buildings illustrated with interior and
exterior photographs, divided into the categories of
residential, commercial & industrial, religious,
institutional, state & public.
#24723 Morrison, Ian. DURBAN. A Pictorial History. Red cloth
boards. 144pp illustrated 4to. No inscriptions. VG-F condition in
dustwrapper (minor wear at head of spine, no chips, loss, or
tears). an excellent copy. Struik. Cape Town 1987.
isbn 9780869772591
£25.00
A photographic record, mainly of older buildings in
this city.
BOTANY (Flora).
#25102 Manning, John. (Illustrated by Auriol Batten & Hertha
Bokelmann). WILD FLOWER GUIDE 11. EASTERN CAPE. Printed plastic
wraps. 307pp 8vo. A near Fine copy. Botanical Society. Cape Town
2001 1st edition thus. isbn 9781874999232
£120.00
Signed by John Manning & Auriol Batten both on
title page. These illustrations are the same as
published in the 1966 "Wild Flowers Of The Eastern
Cape Province" by the illustrators, now a collectable
item. Includes 31 additional illustrations, and
updated names as necessary. The definitive guide to
the flora of the Eastern Cape.
#25103 Pooley, Elsa. MOUNTAIN FLOWERS. A Field Guide To The Flora
Of The Drakesnberg And Lesotho. Printed plastic wraps. 320pp 8vo.
No inscriptions. some blue marks along bottom edge of text block,
hence a VG+ copy only. Flora Publications Trust 2003 1st edition.
isbn 9780620302210
£25.00
Illustrated photographs with descriptive text and
distribution map on facing page. Covers the
Drakensberg, Lesotho, and adjacent areas of the Free
State and the Eastern Cape.
BIOGRAPHY (Diaries, memoirs, family & company histories)
#25125 Cocks, Chris. SURVIVAL COURSE. 209pp paperback 8vo. No
inscriptions. a Fine copy. Covos-Day 1999. isbn 9780620241151
£10.00
Signed by Author on title page. The sequel to
Author's FIREFORCE, covering the last 15 months of
the bush war during 1979-1980, and his 15 year
odyssey to a life of 'normality' in a totalitarian
black-nationalist state. He had to come to terms with
the nightmares of the past, post-traumatic stress,
alcoholism and drug abuse. Clean and sober for 4
years the author tells his story, one amongst
thousands untold, of a journey through denial,
confusion, and self-loathing.
#25098 Gilder, Barry. SONGS AND SECRETS. 511pp illustrated
softcover 8vo. Fine condition. Jacana 2012. isbn 9781431404360
£20.00
"South Africa From Liberation To Governance".
Author served in the ANC intelligence prior to 1994,
and after then in the Secret Service and the National
Intelligence Agency with the ANC government. This
memoir explores the personal, political,
psychological, and historical realities that gave
birth to the new South Africa.
#24791 Heywood, Katherine. CAPE HILLS IN SUNLIGHT. Pale blue cloth
boards. 150pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription. VG condition in G-VG
dustwrapper (spine faded, minor rubbing & wear, no loss or tears).
a nice clean copy. Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1964 1st edition.
£10.00
A personal biography of early 20thC life in the
Cape. Reminiscences of Tygerberg, Blaauwberg Strand,
Stellenbosch, Banhoek, Knysna, Kokstad, & Welgemoed.
#25163 Olivier, Michael. A RESTAURATEUR REMEMBERS. 143pp paperback
illustrated square 4to. Bookplate ffep hence VG+ condition only.
Double Storey 2005. isbn 9781919930879
£10.00
Autobiography, wine, recipes, & cape architecture,
all rolled into one.
#24772 Van Der Byl, Piet. THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN. Mango cloth boards.
164pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription. top edge spotted. a G+ copy
in Good dustwrapper (rubbed, wear around head of spine, no major
tears or loss). Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1973 1st edition.
isbn 0869780751
£10.00
The third volume of author's autobiography,
commencing with the fall of the Smut's government
after World War 2.
#24860 Woon, Harry Vernon. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS SOLDIERING IN SOUTH
AFRICA. A Personal Narrative. Red cloth boards. 442pp illustrated
8vo. Unattractively repaired at some stage, new red cloth over old
boards, dymo labels for title on spine. hinges weak. a reading copy
only. Andrew Melrose London 1909 1st Colonial edition.
£50.00
Author joined the Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1879 and
recounts his years of service in the Cape Colony,
Basutoland, Eastern Cape, Bechuanaland, Matabeleland
and through the Boer War, serving with Steinaeckers
Horse at the end thereof.
COOKING & WINE
#25165 Snyman, Lannie. & Klarie, Anne. FREE FROM THE SEA. The South
African Seafood Cookbook. Glossy pictorial boards. 134pp
illustrated 4to. Owners signature ffep else VG condition (not a
kitchen copy). Don Nelson. Cape Town 1986 7th imp. isbn 0909238383
£10.00
159 seafood recipes. describes all local seafood
that you will find or catch and cross-references them
to appropriate recipes.
#25156 Toerien, Wendy. SOUTH AFRICAN WINE, A CELEBRATION. Printed
boards. 176pp illustrated colour photos, maps, etc. 4to. No
inscriptions. a Fine copy in VG-Fine dustwrapper. Struik. Cape Town
1999. isbn 9781868722976
£20.00
Profusely illustrated this is an up-to-date look at
everything from planting to pouring. Directory of
wineries.
FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS
#25082 Francis, S., Dugmore, H. & Rico. MADAM & EVE. IT'S A JUNGLE
OUT THERE. 176pp oblong 4to. David Philip. 1998. isbn 9780864864116
£15.00
#25080 Francis, S., Dugmore, H., & Rico. MADAM & EVE. ALL ABOARD
FOR THE GRAVY TRAIN. 176pp paperback oblong 4to. A Fine copy.
Penguin 1995 1st edition. isbn 9780140256529
£20.00
Signed by the three authors.
#25078 Francis, S., Dugmore, H., & Rico. MADAM & EVE. FREE AT LAST.
The Second Madam & Eve Collection. 176pp paperback oblong 4to.
Minor crease marks to top edge, hence a near Fine unread copy.
Penguin 1994 1st edition. isbn 9780140248333
£20.00
Signed by the three authors.
#25081 Francis, S., Dugmore, H., & Rico. MADAM & EVE. GIN & TONIC
FOR THE SOUL. 176pp paperback oblong 4to. No inscription. a Fine
copy. Rapid Phase. 2004. isbn 9780620325752
£15.00
#25073 Francis, S., Dugmore, H., & Rico. THE MADAM & EVE
COLLECTION. 119pp paperback oblong 4to. No inscription. a Fine
copy. David Philip. Cape Town 1999 2nd edition. isbn 9780864864406
£15.00
The very first Madam & Eve book as originally
published in 1993.
#25129 Lotter, Chas. ECHOES OF AN AFRICAN WAR. Fluorescent green
vynide boards. 197pp illustrated colour & b/w 4to. No inscription.
a Fine copy in VG dustwrapper (no chips, tears, or loss. minor wear
to head of spine and part of top front creased over). an attractive
& clean little-used copy. Covos-Day. 1999 1st edition.
isbn 9780620230919
£15.00
Chas Lotter, known as the 'soldier poet of the
Rhodesian War', blends poetry, paintings & sketches,
photographs, to tell the story of the Rhodesian
bush-war. The format follows the story of a teenage
youth, who exchanged his home and family for barrack
life, through to the war's end and subsequent
readjustment to civilian life.
#25096 Mqhayi, S.E.K. (Ed. Jeff Opland). ABANTU BESIZWE. Historical
And Biographical Writings 1902-1944. 625pp softcover. Mint
condition ex publisher. African Treasury Series 24. Wits University
Press. Johannesburg 2009. isbn 9781868145010
£30.00
Contains 65 historical and biographical essays
contributed to newspapers as originally published in
Xhosa with English translation on facing page.
#25150 Solomons, Abu. (Ed). HORSES:ATHLONE An Anthology Of Poetry.
Softcover. unnumbered. 4to. A Good copy only. clean and sound.
Ekapa Trust. Athlone 1988. isbn 0620128453
£10.00
The EKAPA Cultural Collective organised a poetry
workshop during 1987 with the purpose of drawing
together aspiring poets from the community, this
being the final product. Poetry by Mark Espin, Lisa
Combrink, Farouk Asvat, Abu Solomons, Robert van
Niekerk, Ebrahim Alexander, & Arthur Nortje.
#25180 Winchester-Gould, Dennis. (Illus. Jill Adams & Kevin
Rowley). CITIZENS OF THE WILDERNESS. Orange cloth boards. 253pp. No
inscriptions. VG condition in G-VG dustwrapper (rubbed, light wear,
no major tears or loss). Ridgeback. Johannesburg 1984 1st edition.
isbn 0620072571
£10.00
A collection of animal stories, one each about a
baboon, a buffalo, a crocodile, a leopard, a mamba
snake, a giraffe, and a guinea-fowl. Suitable for
young people.
#25138 Young, Robert. (Ed). (Eds. Derek Attridge & Peter D.
McDonald) INTERVENTIONS. International Journal Of Post Colonial
Studies. Volume 4 No.3 2002. VG condition. Routledge 2002.
£20.00
Special Topic: J.M. Coetzee's 'Disgrace'. Articles
by Peter D. McDonald, David Attwell, Elleke Boehmer,
Grant Farred, Mark Sanders, Graham Pechey, Rita
Barnard, & Michael Holland.
MINING & allied.
#24926 McNish, J.T. THE GLITTERING ROAD. Green cloth boards. 198pp.
illustrated large 8vo. No inscription. 4 square corners. eps
tanned. a VG copy in lesser dustwrapper (spine faded, wear along
top edge, minor loss at bottom of spine). Struik. Cape Town 1970
1st edition.
£10.00
Kimberley 1874-1876, a new diamond field era began
with deeper mines and a need to solve the conflicting
interests generated at the time of the rushes and
shallow diggings. The prolonged battle for power
began with names like Rhodes, Beit, Barnato, Jameson
etc in the foreground.
MISCELLANEOUS AFRICANA.
#25166 Beeton, D.R. & Dorner, Helen. A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH USAGE
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. 196pp softcover. Dusty marked wraps, contents
excellent. Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1979. isbn 0195700627
£10.00
Lists vocabulary, idiom, and pronunciation used by
English speakers in Southern Africa, with guidance to
acceptability of vocabulary and usage.
#15958 Eichbaum, Julius. SCENARIA. Bound 19 matching volumes orange
cloth boards. Spines fading especially to lower area else VG+
condition, contents Fine. 1977 to 1998. A run of over 20 years from
issue 2 to the last issue No.214, with 16 missing (1, 7, 10, 11,
15, 16, 37, 40, 45, 46, 48, 56, 144, 151, 152, 202).
£170.00
This was South Africa's premier magazine for the
performing arts - opera, theatre, ballet, music.
Originally quarterly, later monthly. Famed for
critical comment on South Africa's performing arts
councils, the magazine died with its iconoclastic
editor/owner. Does not include the 'special issues'.
A window on the golden years of South Africa's
performing arts. A unique collection.
#24725 Ephesian. LORD BIRKENHEAD. Being An Account Of The Life Of
F.E. Smith, First Earl Of Birkenhead. Gilt title on blue cloth
boards. 224pp illustrated 8vo. Recased retaining original end
papers. some foxing in many places throughout else a sound copy,
G-VG condition. Mills & Boon. 1926 2nd edition.
£40.00
Inscribed to front pastedown thus: "J. Percy
Fitzpatrick, Henley Dec 1926".
#24607 Fletcher, Jill. THE STORY OF THEATRE IN SOUTH AFRICA. A
Guide To Its History From 1780-1930. Brown paper-covered boards.
160pp illustrated 4to. Large gift inscription ffep hence VG
condition only in dustwrapper. Vlaeberg. Cape Town 1994 1st
edition. isbn 9780947461287
£10.00
A richly illustrated history of the theatre, making
much use of original research by F.C.L. Bosman. (The
dustwrapper erroneously gives the title as 'The Story
Of South African Theatre').
#25186 Greyvenstein, Chris. SPRINGBOK SAGA. 100 Years Of Springbok
Rugby. Centenary Edition. Green cloth boards. 334pp illustrated
large 4to. No inscriptions. VG+ condition in dustwrapper (no chips,
tears, or loss). Don Nelson 1989 3rd edition. isbn 9781868060573
£15.00
Includes list of South African international rugby
records from 1891 to 1988.
#24753 Harris, W. Cornwallis. PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS
OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Delineated From Life In Their Native Haunts.
Folio 1. A yellow folder with three of the original 6 prints colour
on pale yellow card. The folder is foxed and marked but intact
sound. The three prints are still in VG condition with the original
tissue interleaving and will frame well. Books of Rhodesia 1976.
£30.00
The three prints are: Rhinoceros Simus, - The
Square Nosed Or White Rhinoceros. Equus Burchellii, -
Burchell's Zebra. Struthio Camelus. - The Ostrich.
#24912 Robbins, David. (Phot. Steve Corner). THE BLUE TRAIN. A
Guide To The World's Most Luxurious Train, And The Routes Which It
Travels. Gilt on blue cloth boards. 118pp illustrated colour & b/w
photos. oblong 4to. Minor offset to eps else a VG+ copy in VG
dustwrapper (rubbed, unmarked externally but heavily foxed and
showing effects of damp storage inside). Viking / Penguin. London
1993. isbn 9780670847402
£10.00
A lavishly illustrated history of the Blue Train
from its inception to present times covering the
service, the carriages, the locomotives, the stations
and towns, the traditional and excursion routes.
#24709 Tooley, R.V. COLLECTORS' GUIDE TO MAPS OF THE AFRICAN
CONTINENT AND SOUTHERN AFRICA. Terracotta cloth boards. Sello
offset to front and rear boards. neat owners name to front
pastedown. hence VG condition in matching dustwrapper (spine
lightly faded and minor wear to head of spine, else very clean with
no loss or tears). Carta Press. London 1969 1st edition.
isbn 9780904041125
£25.00
Provides an alphabetical guide for the collector to
early printed maps of the continent of Africa or of
the southern sub-continent. Gives a brief account of
more than one hundred important mapmakers, describing
and listing in detail examples of their maps (but
excludes those of great rarity) enabling
identification. Almost 500 maps described with over
100 full-page illustrations & 6 colour illustrations.
#24559 Shaw, Barnabas. (Wesleyan Missionary, Resident In The
Country Nearly Twenty Years). MEMORIALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Gilt
title on spine, blind-stamped ribbed cloth boards. This has at some
time been rebound with original spine laid down and retaining
original boards. a part of the original is missing on the lower
spine. new eps. images on request. J. Mason, Hamilton Adam, &
Thomas Riley. London 1841 (Third Thousand).
£450.00
Inscribed thus: "P.A. Luckhoff from The Revd By.
Shaw 3rd August 1847".
NATURAL HISTORY
#25132 Broadley, Donald G. FITZSIMONS' SNAKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.
Tan buckram boards. 376pp illustrated. Folio. Owners inscription to
front pastedown, top edge spotted and preliminaries tanned, else VG
condition in dustwrapper (spine tanned, chipped around head of
spine, but no major loss or tears). Delta 1983 revised edition.
isbn 0908387040
£40.00
The definitive study of the 160 species and
subspecies of snakes known to occur in the Southern
African subcontinent. Illustrated with photographs,
colour plates, maps. Includes a chapter on venom and
the treatment of snakebite. A full description of
every form is provided together with illustrations,
synoptic keys, bibliography, field notes and details
of colour, size, and distribution.
#25157 Dennis, Nigel. & Tarboton, Warwick. WATERBIRDS. Birds Of
Southern Africa's Wetlands. Pale green cloth boards. 137pp
illustrated large 4to. No inscriptions. a Fine copy in VG-Fine
dustwrapper. Struik 1993. isbn 9781868253371
£10.00
83 species that occur south of the Zambezi and
Cunene rivers. Excellent photographs, (really way
above average) and text beyond just descriptive.
#25182 Ginn, Peter. & McIlleron, Geoff. WATERBIRDS OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA. Printed boards. 143pp illustrated colour photographs. 8vo.
Owners signature to half-title page. Boards are lightly rubbed,
else a VG copy. Chris van Rensburg 1982. isbn 0908393954
£10.00
Signed by Author on title page. Covers 96 species
for identification, distribution, &c.
#25134 Mecenaro, S., Ball, J.B., Edge, D.A., Hamer, M.L., Henning,
G.A., Kruger, M., Pringle, E.L., Terblanche, R.F., & Williams, M.C.
(Eds). CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AFRICA,
LESOTHO, AND SWAZILAND. Red List And Atlas. Printed boards. 676pp
illustrated. Folio. A Fine copy. Saftronics and the Animal
Demography Unit of the University of Cape Town 2013.
isbn 9780620553575
£60.00
Includes description of species, each illustrated,
with notes on distribution (with map), habitat,
conservation status.
#25133 Minter, L.R., Burger, M., Harrison, J.A., Braak, H.H.,
Bishop, P.J., & Kloepfer, D. (Eds). ATLAS AND RED DATA BOOK OF THE
FROGS OF SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, AND SWAZILAND. Smithsonian
Institution SI/MAB Series #9. Printed wraps. 360pp illustrated
colour & b/w. 4to. Owners signature inside front wrap. VG+
condition. Smithsonian Institution & the Avian Demography Unit of
the University of Cape Town. 2004. isbn 1893912159
£60.00
Includes description of species, each illustrated,
with notes on distribution (with map), habitat, life
history, conservation status.
#25131 Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E.,
Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A., & Manyama, P.A. (Eds).
RED LIST OF SOUTH AFRICAN PLANTS 2009. Strelitzia 25. Red printed
boards. 668pp illustrated. Folio. A fine unused copy. SANBI.
Pretoria 2009. isbn 9781919976525
£10.00
Lists all South African plants, each illustrated,
giving location with conservation status.
#25135 Stuart, Simon., Hoffmann, Michael., Chanson, Janice., Cox,
Neil., Berridge, Richard., Ramani, Pavithra., & Young, Bruce.
(Eds). THREATENED AMPHIBIANS OF THE WORLD. Printed boards. 758pp
illustrated colour folio. A Fine copy. IUCN, Conservation
International, Lynx Edicions. 2008 1st edition. isbn 9788496553415
£100.00
All 1900 or so species known to be threatened with
extinction are covered, including a description of
threats to each species and an evaluation of
conservation measures in place or needed. Each entry
includes a photograph or illustration of the species
where available, a distribution map, and detailed
information on range, population and habitat and
ecology. Introductory chapters present a detailed
analysis of the results, complemented by a series of
short essays written by many of the world's leading
herpetologists. Appendices include annotated lists of
lower risk species and a country-by-country listing
of threatened amphibians.
POLITICAL & SOCIAL
#6327 Bethlehem, Ronald William. ECONOMICS IN A REVOLUTIONARY
SOCIETY. Sanctions And The Transformation Of South Africa. Blue
cloth boards. tipped-in colour frontis cartoon by Richard Smith.
367pp 8vo. No inscriptions. VG in dustwrapper (rubbed, no chips,
loss, or tears). Donker. Craighall 1988 1st edition.
isbn 978086852150
£10.00
Deals with the need for reform to ensure continued
economic growth. Focuses on the issues of sanctions
amid the then crisis in the world financial system
with the negative effects these could pose to the
economy and its growth.
#25097 Edgar, Robert R. & Sapire, Hilary. AFRICAN APOCALYPSE. The
Story Of Nontetha Nkwenkwe, A Twentieth-Century Prophet. 190pp
illustrated paperback. Mint condition. Ohio University Centre for
International Studies Africa Series No. 72. Witwatersrand
University Press (2000). WUP isbn 1868143376. isbn 9780896802087
£20.00
The story of the prophet Nontetha in the Eastern
Cape in 1918 when the influenza epidemic was sweeping
the word. Her preaching that the flu was a punishment
from God caused the authorities to silence a
troubling voice by committing her to an asylum, first
in Grahamstown and then in Pretoria far from her home
where she later died in 1935. Sixty years later
Robert Edgar located her remains in a pauper's grave
and had them relocated for burial in her home
village.
#25145 Jansen, Jonathan D. KNOWLEDGE IN THE BLOOD. Confronting Race
And The Apartheid Past. 337pp large format paperback. Ex-library,
no external signs thereof. text block 'springs'. a clean G++ copy.
UCT Press / Stanford University Press 2009. isbn 9781919895208
£15.00
A look at the effects of social and political
change after apartheid as white students experience
learning and living alongside black students.
Provides insights in dealing with racial and ethnic
divisions.
#25146 Jansen, Jonathan D. WE NEED TO TALK. 270pp paperback.
Ex-library, no external signs thereof. a clean G++ copy. Bookstorm
/ Pan Macmillan 2011 1st edition. isbn 9781920434168
£10.00
The contents were originally published in the
author's column in The Times where he highlighted the
issues confronting South Africa - the issues that we
need to talk about such as education, race, identity,
state of the nation, leadership, and even sport.
#25064 Nkonyeni, Archie S. CAPITALISTS WITHOUT CAPITAL. A Selection
Of Speeches By ... 176pp paperback. No inscription. front wrap has
hard crease, hence a Good clean copy. Eastern Cape Technikon 2000.
isbn 9780620258326
£20.00
"... The Hopes, Fears, And Frustrations Of
Underprivileged Business In A Society Grappling With
The Burning Desire to Transform Itself". At the time
of publication Dr Nkonyeni was President of the
National African Federated Chamber Of Commerce
(NAFCOC).
ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA, & MALAWI (The Rhodesias, Nyasaland, the Federation)
#25122 Craven, David. MAPOLISA. Some Reminiscences Of A Rhodesian
Policeman. 174pp paperback illustrated 8vo. VG+ condition.
Covos-Day. Roodepoort 1999 1st edition. isbn 978062022522X
£16.00
Signed by Author "Best Wishes, David Craven" on
title page. Author's career in the BSAP spanned 20
years from 1948. Captures a colonial era as the winds
of change were beginning to blow across Africa. A
story well told of an ordinary policeman getting on
with his job.
#25115 Godwin, Peter. & Hancock, Ian. `RHODESIANS NEVER DIE'. The
Impact Of War And Political Change On White Rhodesia, c.1970-1980.
Printed wraps. 400pp. Ownership signature ffep. overall a G+ copy.
Baobab Books. Harare 1996 reprint. isbn 0908311826
£15.00
Pulls together the differing strands of the story
of Rhodesia
#25108 MacBruce, James. WHEN THE GOING WAS ROUGH. A Rhodesian
Story. Grey cloth boards. 251pp illustrated 8vo. Ownership embossed
stamp on several pages. minor shelfwear else a VG copy in G++
dustwrapper (spine tanned, repaired closed tear at rear top close
to spine and a crease along the top edge, no loss). Femina.
Pretoria 1983. isbn 090799668X
£25.00
Tells the story of the people of Manicaland and
particularly Umtali, a city that was in the
frontline, and how they stood up to years of
violence, bloodshed, and hate. Includes publisher's
original bookmark listing emergency measures "in the
event of an attack on your home or office".
#24918 Mathers, E.P. ZAMBESIA. England's El Dorado In Africa. Being
A Description Of Matabeleland, And The Less-Known Adjacent
Territories, And An Account Of The Gold Fields Of British South
Africa. Light red cloth boards decorated gilt and black. 480pp
illustrated 8vo. No inscription. eps & edges spotted / tanned. the
boards are beautifully bright and unmarked. all in Good dustwrapper
(clean but edges worn and with no loss, chips, or tears). Books of
Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1977. Rhodesiana Reprint Library Silver Series
Vol.18. Facsimile of the 1891 King, Sell & Railton / Juta edition
with a new Foreword. isbn 0869201638
£30.00
Author was the Zulu-war correspondent for the
Scotsman & Daily News, he founded the Natal
Advertiser and the weekly journal South Africa,
promoted investment and support for the area and was
a determined supporter of Rhodes. Deals with the
early concessions and history of the British South
Africa Company, a mine of information on matters
minor & major.
#25120 Smith, Ian Douglas. THE GREAT BETRAYAL. The Memoirs Of Ian
Douglas Smith. Black cloth boards. 418pp illustrated 8vo. Owners
signatures to eps. a VG+ copy in matching dustwrapper. Blake.
London 1997 1st edition. isbn 9781857821765
£12.00
Tells the story of his historic Declaration of
Independence in 1965 and updates this with the
excesses of the marxist dictator Robert Mugabe
installed by the British government.
#25118 Wigglesworth, Tom. PERHAPS TOMORROW. Blue cloth boards.
206pp 8vo. Owners signature to eps. a bit of spine-lean. G+ in
dustwrapper (spine fading, rubbed, no chips, loss, or tears).
Galaxie Press nd. post 1979. isbn 0869251163
£10.00
Author was taken hostage by Zanla forces in 1978
and spent 6 months on the trek with them in
Mozambique before being released.
TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
#24749 Adam & Co THE LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE.
Carefully Compiled From Reliable Sources. Half leather over
textured cloth boards. 632pp illustrated. 300mm h x 240mm w.
binding not contemporary, plain spine with gilt lettering.
Externally worn, but a sound copy. one illustration loose. not
attractive. images on request. London: Adam & Co London nd.
£80.00
#24620 Bertrand, Alfred AU PAYS DES BA-ROTSI HAUTE-ZAMBEZI. Voyage
D'Exploration En Afrique, Et Retour Par Les Chutes Victoria, Le
Matabeleland, Le Transvaal, Natal, Le Cap …. Gilt title dec.
green cloth bevelled edge boards. marbled eps and teg. 331pp
illustrated 4to. Ownership signature ffep. worn edges & corners,
ends of spine. shaken. contents are clean and all plates and maps
present. maps are foxed and the first map has some tears to folds.
Paris. Librairie Hachette. Paris 1898 1st edition.
£100.00
" … Ouvrage illustre de 105 gravures et deux
cartes". The 1895-1896 expedition was organised with
Captain Alfred St. Hill Gibbons, Percy C. Reid,
M.F.-D Pirie and the Author. Their route took them
from the Cape via Kimberley, Mafeking, and the
Makarikari pans to Kazoungoula and the 'Royaume Des
ba-Rotsi' in what is now Zambia. They returned to the
Cape via Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban. This was
the first of two expeditions by St. Hill Gibbons to
explore and map the upper basin and central course of
the Zambesi. Map 2 reproduced from the Royal
Geographical Society shows the individual routes
taken by Gibbons, Reid, & Bertrand. Appendix 1
comprises various notes on the ba-Rotsi. Appendix 2
comprises notes on the report submitted to the RGS.
#24747 De Kock, Victor. BY STRENGTH OF HEART. Gilt and red
decorated white cloth boards. 116pp 8vo. No inscription. minor
spotting to edges and eps. a VG copy in lesser dustwrapper (spine
tanned. some wear and chips, minor repairs, but no major loss or
tears). attractive beneath the dustwrapper. Howard Timmins, Cape
Town (1953).
£10.00
Copy No. 352 of 1500. A history of the Cape of Good
Hope before the time of Jan van Riebeeck. The story
of the early travellers passing the Cape.
#24891 Craw Miss Bella. DIARY OF THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH. No. 2. A
Day-To-Day Account Of A Young Woman Resident In The Town. Printed
glossy card wraps, cyclostyled & stapled production. 68pp. 200mm w
x 250mm h. No inscriptions G+ condition. Ladysmith Historical
Society 1970. 1st edition.
£10.00
The original edition with black printed white
wraps.
#25190 Martin, B.W. (Colonel) and others. DIARY OF THE SIEGE OF
LADYSMITH. No.4. Unpublished Letters From The Siege … Printed
glossy card wraps, cyclostyled & stapled production. 52pp. 200mm w
x 250mm h. No inscriptions G+ condition. Ladysmith Historical
Society nd.. 1st edition.
£10.00
"… and an extract from Colonel B.W. Martin's
Memoirs entitled "Old Soldiers Never Die". The
original edition with black printed white wraps.
#25189 Park, C.W. (Lieut.-Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment).
DIARY OF THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH. No.3. Letters From Ladysmith.
Printed glossy card wraps, cyclostyled & stapled production. 54pp.
200mm w x 250mm h. No inscriptions. dymo title full length of
spine, and dymo author to front wrap. thus a Good sound reading
copy. Ladysmith Historical Society. nd. 1st edition.
£10.00
Letters written during the Siege of Ladysmith by
Lieut-Colonel C.W. Park to his wife in India. The
original edition with black printed white wraps.
MILITARY (Regimental histories, militaria, other wars in Africa)
#25106 Lord, Dick. FIRE, FLOOD AND ICE. Search And Rescue Missions
Of The South African Air Force. Black vynide boards. 215pp
illustrated colour 8vo. No inscriptions. a Fine copy in
dustwrapper. Covos Books. 1998 1st edition. isbn 9780620229012
£70.00
Recounts rescue missions in the Antarctic, Marion
Island and the South Atlantic Ocean, Mozambique, the
Drakensberg, during the bush wars in Angola, Namibia,
Zimbabwe. Excellent photographs of operational
aircraft.
#25124 Van Wyk, At. HONORIS CRUX. Ons Dapperes. Our Brave. Orange
cloth boards. 120pp 8vo. Owners signatures to eps. G+ condition in
Good dustwrapper (small brown circular label to bottom of spine,
insect attrition along top edge, rubbed, but no other loss or
tears). Saayman & Weber. Cape Town 1982. isbn 0797100040
£10.00
Author interviewed more than 70 recipients of the
Honoris Crux, giving condensed versions of the men's
stories. English and Afrikaans text.
#271 BORDER WARS (20thC conflicts in Angola,
Rhodesia, Mozambique)
#25130 Badcock, Peter. IMAGES OF WAR. Brown 'leather' boards. 112pp
illustrated. folio. Owners signature ffep. top corners bumped,
shelfwear and insect depradations to lower edges, hence G+ condition
in dustwrapper (no chips, tears, or loss. circular brown sticker
to lower spine, tanned around spine). overall a clean-looking copy.
Graham Publishing. Durban 1981. isbn 0620053445
£20.00
The drawings were originally executed in 2B & 4B
pencil on Zanders board. here reproduced with a small
verse on the facing page. Authors drawings of the
Rhodesian security forces are well detailed, almost
photographic. Moving records of the war and memories
for those involved and now scattered across the
globe.
#25112 Breytenbach, Col. Jan. THEY LIVE BY THE SWORD. Green cloth
boards. 272pp illustrated large 8vo. Owners signature ffep. insect
attrition along bottom edges, hence G-VG in dustwrapper (general
light wear, soft at head of spine, rubbing, impressions from
writing on the rear only, no chips, loss, or tears). overall a
decent copy, but not for the fastidious. Lemur Books. Alberton 1990
1st edition. isbn 9780620148702
£90.00
The story of 32 Battalion (South Africa's Foreign
Legion) as they out-guerillaed and outfought FAPLA,
SWAPO, and the Cubans, and thus the Soviets as well.
South Africa was determined not to accept the UN
whitewash elections with only SWAPO as the possible
beneficiary, and the work of this unit effectively
ensured some democracy in Namibia. It is also the
inside story of 12 years of bitter bush war in Angola
and Namibia by the Author.
#25107 Cocks, Chris. FIREFORCE. One Man's War In The Rhodesian
Light Infantry. Black vynide boards. illustrated colour & b/w
photos. 8vo. VG+ in VG dustwrapper (lightly rubbed, no chips,
tears, or loss). Covos Books. 1999 2nd edition reprint.
isbn 9780620215732
£45.00
Signed by Author on title page. An account of a
conscripts three-year's service in 3 Commando of the
elite RLI - Rhodesian Light Infantry. He joined aged
18 in 1976 for 12 month's service and then signed on
as a regular for another three years.
#25113 Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. WAR IN ANGOLA. The Final South
African Phase. Plum cloth boards. 366pp illustrated 8vo. Owners
signatures to eps. ff tanned, shelfwear, overall G+ in G+
dustwrapper (worn along top edge, but no major loss or tears).
Ashanti. 1999 1st edition. isbn 9780620143707
£70.00
Covers the 1987-1988 operations, in support of
UNITA, in Angola that frustrated FAPLA and their
Cuban & Russian advisers, ensuring that the future of
the region would not be dominated by them.
#25111 Hooper, Jim. KOEVOET! Grey cloth boards. 236pp illustrated
large 8vo. No inscriptions. some insect attack along lower edges
else VG in dustwrapper. Southern. Johannesburg 1988 1st edition.
isbn 9781868121670
£20.00
Author, an American journalist, spent 4 months
during 1986 with Koevoet, the South West African
Police Counter Insurgency Unit, as they fought
determined infiltrations by SWAPO into then South
West Africa.
#25117 Labuschagne, Riaan. ON SOUTH AFRICA'S SECRET SERVICE. An
Undercover Agent's Story. Olive green cloth boards. 304pp
illustrated 8vo. feps omitted as often by this publisher. Ownership
signature to eps. ff tanned as usual. overall a VG+ copy in
dustwrapper. Galago. Alberton 2002 1st edition. isbn 9781919854083
£15.00
"Reveals sensational details of South Africa's
ruthless secret intelligence war …". Author was
recruited into the Intelligence Service whilst still
a university student.
#25119 Reid-Daly, R.F. PAMWE CHETE. The Legend Of The Selous
Scouts. Grey cloth boards. 593pp illustrated 8vo. 4 square corners.
VG+ condition in Good dustwrapper (worn, repaired, but no loss).
Covos-Day. 1999. Originally published as 'Selous Scouts Top Secret
War' by Galago in 1982 as isbn 0620057718. isbn 9780620237567
£100.00
Signed on title page by Author. Extensive
appendices include Roll of Honour, Citations.
#25109 Steenkamp, Willem. BORDERSTRIKE! South Africa Into Angola.
Red cloth boards. 266pp. illustrated 8vo. Owner's name on
half-title page, embossed stamp in several places. VG condition in
G+ dustwrapper (some loss at head of spine and wear around same,
else shiny and no other tears or loss). Butterworths. 1st edition
Durban 1983.
£25.00
Accurate accounts of some of the operations
involved in Operation Reindeer (May 1978) when South
African airmen and soldiers burst over the northern
borders of South West Africa - Namibia.
#25116 Stiff, Peter. NINE DAYS OF WAR. 304pp paperback illustrated
8vo. Ownership signature eps and embossed stamps. a clean G+ copy.
Lemur. Alberton 1991 2nd edition. isbn 9780620148740
£30.00
"And South Africa's Final Days In Namibia".
#25114 Stiff, Peter. THE SILENT WAR. South African Recce Operations
1969-1994. Red cloth boards. 608pp. illustrated colour & b/w
photos, maps, diagrams etc. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy in
dustwrapper (no chips, loss, or tears). Galago. Alberton 1999 1st
edition isbn 9780620243001
£60.00
The definitive book on South African secret
operations. Author was given unprecedented access to
official documents in 1987 on the basis that an
outline would be presented to the Chief of the SADF
before publication. However with the change of
government in 1994 the author decided to publish
without the sanction of the SADF. The first volume of
Author's "South Africa Secret Warfare" trilogy, with
THE COVERT WAR and WARFARE BY OTHER MEANS being the
matching volumes. Signed by Author on title page
thus: "To Chris with all best wishes & regards -
sorry about the misbound copy. Peter. 13/1/2000
Alberton. Peter Stiff".
#25105 Stiff, Peter. WARFARE BY OTHER MEANS. South Africa In The
1980s And 1990s. Dark green cloth boards. 600pp illustrated colour
& b/w photos. 8vo. A Fine copy in matching dustwrapper. Galago.
Alberton 2001 1st edition. isbn 9781919854014
£45.00
Covers Mike Hoare's abortive Seychelles coup
attempt; behind-the-scenes cooperation of the SADF
with Inkatha & the Witdoekies; and right-wing
organisations such as Eugene Terre'Blanche's AWB and
General Constand Viljoen's Afrikaner Volksfront. Much
of the book relies on oral testimony, and it is the
second volume of author's "South Africa Secret
Warfare" trilogy, with THE SILENT WAR and THE COVERT
WAR being the matching volumes.
FIRST BOER WAR (Transvaal War)
#24900 Norris-Newman, Charles L. WITH THE BOERS IN THE TRANSVAAL
AND ORANGE FREE STATE IN 1880-1. Gilt device on original maroon
cloth boards. xvi +387pp + 44pp advts. illustrated folding maps.
8vo. Frittering to head & tail of spine but no loss. front board
rubbed, gilt still bright. book-plate to front pastedown (James
Hamilton Russell). The large folding Military Map of The Transvaal
and two smaller foldout maps of Laing's Nek & Majuba are present.
The former is very clean and has one small repaired tear at the
edge, the others feature minor foxing but no tears. the hinges are
a little strained with the front shaken but sound, the rear parting
but strong. overall a fairly sound and clean G-VG copy for its age.
W. H. Allen. London 1882 1st edition.
£100.00
-
HUNTING & BIG GAME, CONSERVATION.
#25094 Harris, Captain William Cornwallis. THE WILD SPORTS OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA. (Being The Narrative Of A Hunting expedition … )
Green cloth boards. 359pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription.
shelfwear, minor spine-lean, a hint of tanning. VG condition in
matching dustwrapper. a very nice clean copy. Struik. Cape Town
1987. similar to the limited edition of 1963 by the same publisher.
A facsimile edition of the 5th edition published by Henry G. Bohn
1852. isbn 9780869773420
£20.00
" … From The Cape Of Good Hope, Through The
Territories Of The Chief Moselekatse, To The Tropic
Of Capricorn". Famously, Harris arrived in Algoa Bay
via the Cape of Good Hope from India. He then
journeyed to Graham's Town then onto Graaf Reinet
where he prepared his expedition and left for Kuruman
and the far interior.
#24959 Patterson, J.H. IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA. Further Adventures
In British East Africa. Gilt antelope device in circle to front
board, navy cloth boards. teg. 389pp illustrated 8vo. Recased with
original boards and spine with new (old) endpapers. booksellers
ticket, ownership signature & stamp, a tight copy. overall
conservatively VG condition. Macmillan. New York 1909 1st edition.
£120.00
"In the subsequent pages I have endeavoured to give
a plain account of the trials and adventures which
befell me on two recent expeditions through the
'nyika', or wilderness, in British East Africa".
Written after 'The Man Eaters Of Tsavo' the opening
chapter gives an account of several previously
unrecorded tales that occurred when building the
Uganda Railway.
#24726 Patterson, J.H. THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO And Other
East-African Adventures. Gilt lion device in circle to front board,
navy cloth boards. teg. 346pp illustrated 8vo. Recased with
original boards and spine with new (old) endpapers. booksellers
ticket, ownership signature, a tight copy. spine marked above
title, lion device a little dull, overall VG condition. Macmillan.
London April 1910 reprint of 1st edition.
£80.00
Introduction by F.C. Selous. Author was an engineer
in Uganda where the railway construction workers were
carried off from their tents at night by lions which
saw them as tasty and easy pickings. This East
African classic title deals with not only the
man-eating lions, but the construction of the Tsavo
bridge, observations on hunting, Swahili & Masai
tribes, and life in general in East Africa in those
times.
#25049 Zverev, E.A., Zvereva, Yu. & Mamatchenko, O.V. HUNTING IN
AFRICA. One Day. 314pp illustrated paperback. A Fine unread copy.
Tyckapopa 2010. isbn 9785899771569
£20.00
This is a russian-language text. Many illustrations
of interest.
#25048 Zverev, E.A., Zvereva, Yu. & Mamatchenko, O.V. HUNTING IN
AFRICA. A Handbook. 327pp illustrated paperback. A Fine unread
copy. Tyckapopa 2010. isbn 9785899771545
£30.00
Inscribed by author thus: "With best wishes & good
luck from the authors. ? Zvereva ?". This is a
russian-language text. Many illustrations of
interest.
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M. Mint - no blemishes F. Fine - as new at first sight
G. Very Good - well looked after G. Good - not so good, sound
anyway annots. annotations. bds. boards.
col. cold. colour(ed). d/w dust-wrapper.
eps endpapers. ff. leaves.
f(f)eps front (free) endpapers. fox. foxed.
illus. illustrated. o/w otherwise.
pp. pages. sl. slight.
sm. small. sp. spine
u/l underlining v. very.
pc.d/w priceclipped d/w
Visit our web site for a guide to condition.
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PRICES Prices exclude p&p which will be invoiced at cost.
Books will be sent registered or insured post.
Overseas postings will normally be by airmail.
Surface mail take to EU & USA currently taking 4 months. At your risk
only. BOOKS are offered subject to prior sale.
DESCRIPTIONS Books are described in good faith in accordance
with usual trade definitions and all defects noted. Minor inscrip.
foxing, etc. may be ignored unless book is VG or above.
ORDERS Please quote catalogue name, author/title, # number.
Do not send money unless you have reserved book.
PAYMENT Known & Trade customers, usual COR terms. New
customers to please remit on receipt of pro-forma invoice. Books
will be despatched on receipt of payment. The invoice will show
extra charges for p&p at cost. Institutions will be invoiced in terms
of their official order which is required before despatch.
PAYMENT IN RSA by EFT preferred.
FOREIGN PAYMENT Visa & Mastercard, PayPal.
RETURNS Books not meeting the condition as described may be
returned if done so within 10 days of receipt. Please contact us
before any return is made to ensure that we can accept the item.
PayPal now accepted.
OVERSEAS POSTAGE GUIDE An average book surface mail costs around
£13.00 to £20.00 airmail dependent upon mass and destination.
A booklet of <300g may go airmail letter rate for £6.00
FOREX COSTS Currently £10.00 for a US$ or GBP cheque.
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