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INDEX

• General Africana Subjects
  • AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, & HORTICULTURE.
  • FINE ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE.
  • ANTHROPOLOGY
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  • POLITICAL HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • REFERENCE WORKS
  • SPORT
  • TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION
  • ZOOLOGY, HUNTING, BIG GAME

• Africa History / Topography by area
  • EASTERN CAPE
  • NATAL & EAST GRIQUALAND
  • RHODESIA / ZIMBABWE
  • TRANSVAAL
  • WESTERN CAPE
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA, GENERAL
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA, COASTAL

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TRANSVAAL	Back to index
#15284 Engelbrecht, S.P., Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I., Pelzer, A.N., & Behrens, H.P.H. CENTENARY ALBUM. Pretoria's First Century In Illustration. Grey cb. 120pp profusely illus b/w photos etc. Inscrips ffep o/w G+. no d/w. Van Schaik. Pretoria 1952. Many interesting historical photographs of places and people.	£10.00
#15373 Unstated. NOTULEN DER VERRIGTINGEN VAN DEN HOOG-EDELEN VOLSRAAD In Zijne Zitting Beginnende 3 Mei, 1880, Des Morgens Ten 10 Ure. Probably rebound. marbled boards. 472pp + 23 ordinances for 1880. Good. Bloemfontein OVS.	£30.00
WESTERN CAPE	Back to index
#15383 A Lady. LIFE AT THE CAPE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. With Contemporary Illustrations Selected From The Work Of Thomas Bowler. Brown cb. 119pp. illus. b/w. sm.4to. Large ownership inscrip ffep, o/w VG in d/w (heavily faded, some small closed tears, rear damp-crinkled, no loss). A clean, tight, sound copy despite faults. Centaur. Cape Town 1983. ISBN 0908379471 The text of this volume is a series of letters, dated 1861 & 1862, originally published in the Cape Monthly Magazine from 1870 to 1879. They vividly describe life in the Cape Town of those years. The name of the author of the letters is unknown for certain, but has been the subject of much speculation.	£12.00
#15397 Borman, Martie. (Comp). THE CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 1839-1989. Die Kaaplandse Onderwysdepartement. Gilt on blue skivertex. 303pp illus col.b/w photos. 4to. A near Fine copy in d/w. Self. Cape Town (1989). ISBN 0620133554 A departmental history of education in the Cape with parallel English & Afrikaans text.	£50.00
#15375 Cape Peninsula Publicity Association. MAP OF CAPE TOWN. (CENTRAL). Bulletin No.124. Buff card wraps with folding map inside (16"w x 19"h). Inset small map of peninsula. Main items coloured red with key. Interesting ads on rear. Wraps foxed. Good, no loss but one horizontal fold starting. Cape Town. nd. c.1930.	£6.00
#15462 De Kock, Victor. THOSE IN BONDAGE. An Account Of The Life Of The Slave At The Cape In The Days Of The Dutch East India Company. Orange cb. 240pp illus b/w photos. plates. VG+ in G+ d/w (faded spine, rubbed, no real loss). Union Booksellers. Pretoria 1963.	£12.00
#15342 Masson, Madelaine. A SCRAPBOOK OF THE CAPE. Plum cb. 76pp illus b/w 4to. A sound reading copy, not especially attractive but contents are clean. Howard Timmins. Cape Town (1946). Ilustrates a good selection of Cape antiques, art, architecture, etc.	£8.00
#15393 Thom, H.B. et al. STELLENBOSCH 1866-1966. Honderd Jaar Hoer Onderwys. Blue cb. 599pp illus b/w. Owners inscrip ffep. except sello stains to pastedowns a VG copy. Nasionale Boekhandel. (1966). lg.8vo. Afrikaans text only. A comprehensive history of the town and review of its institutions.	£30.00
EASTERN CAPE (including all 1820 Settler related material)	Back to index
#15564 Berning, J.M. (Comp). A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE 1820 SETTLERS AND SETTLEMENT. Second Revised And Enlarged Edition. Card wrap. 20pp stapled booklet. VG. Grahamstown 1972. 89 titles catalogued in some detail with index.	£8.00
#15400 Berning, J.M. A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE 1820 SETTLERS AND SETTLEMENT. Third Revised And Enlarged Edition. 16pp stapled booklet. VG+. 1820 Settlers National Monument Foundation. Grahamstown 14974. 101 titles catalogued in some detail with index.	£12.00
#15401 Berning, J.M. A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE 1820 SETTLERS AND SETTLEMENT. Third Revised And Enlarged Edition. 16pp stapled booklet. VG. 1820 Settlers National Monument Foundation. Grahamstown 14974. 101 titles catalogued in some detail with index.	£10.00
#15334 Bezuidenhout, Ben. THE 10.20 TO GRAHAMSTOWN. Blaauwkrantz Bridge Railway Disaster - 22 April 1911. Printed wraps 53pp stapled illus b/w. Mint. Self. nd. The train from Port Alfred derailed while crossing the bridge and fell into the gorge below. The Kowie Railway Company was transporting stone (for the construction of Grahamstown cathedral) as well as passengers. Many died, details of the deceased and their families given.	£8.00
#15460 Bowker, John Mitford. SPEECHES, LETTERS & SELECTIONS FROM IMPORTANT PAPERS OF THE LATE JOHN MITFORD BOWKER. Some Years Resident And Diplomatic Agent With Certain Kafir and Fingo Tribes. De-luxe binding. half leather with publisher's colophon on front, dark brown over tan. Boards slightly bowed, top edge dusty, ff tanned. G-VG Struik. Cape Town 1962. (Godlonton & Richards, Grahamstown 1864). One of the original 1820 Settlers, Bowker was an active and outspoken man in the midst of the problems facing the settlers, including the deprivations of the Kaffir Wars. Africana Collectanea Vol.1. Facsimile of the original 1864 edition. No.4 of 500. 50 only in this binding.	£65.00
#15461 Bowker, John Mitford. SPEECHES, LETTERS & SELECTIONS FROM IMPORTANT PAPERS OF THE LATE JOHN MITFORD BOWKER. Some Years Resident And Diplomatic Agent With Certain Kafir and Fingo Tribes. Brown simulated leather. 275pp indexed 8vo. Top edge dusty, ff tanned. VG Struik. Cape Town 1962. (Godlonton & Richards, Grahamstown 1864). One of the original 1820 Settlers, Bowker was an active and outspoken man in the midst of the problems facing the settlers, including the deprivations of the Kaffir Wars. Africana Collecteana Vol.1. Facsimile of the original 1864 edition. No.113 of 500.	£30.00
#15355 Couch, Dr L.G. A SHORT MEDICAL HISTORY OF GRAHAMSTOWN. White printed wraps. 60pp illus b/w photos. Ownership inscrip ffep, overall good. Grocott & Sherry. Grahamstown 1976. A brief review of the field from the early 19thC, covering military medicine, early doctors, Albany General Hospital, Dr W.G. Atherstone, etc. Bibliography.	£8.00
#15281 Dreyer, Eerw. A. KERKSOEWENIER VAN DIE GEMEENTE ALBANIE. 'N Geskiedkundige Oorsig Van Die Honderjarige Bestaan Van Die Plaaslike Ned.-Geref. Gemeente. (1831-1931). Original brown cb. 93pp illus b/w photos. Front joint worn through for one quarter of height, hence a reading copy only. Cape Town 1931.	£15.00
#7914 Elliott, Aubrey. THE MAGIC WORLD OF THE XHOSA. Gilt on three-quarter leather over hand made marbled paper by Zaehnsdorf of London in original red slipcase. 144pp illus col.b/w photos. dwgs. oblong 4to. A Mint copy in a Fine slipcase.. Collins. London 1970 edn. Author grew up in rural Xhosa surroungings and writes definitively on the subject. From the Hosken collection with bookplate. Copy No.106 of 150, signed by Author on binders ticket.	£85.00
#15280 Foundation for Education, Science and Technology. LANTERN. Volume XXIX No.3 Sept. 1980. Journal For Knowledge, Art, And Culture. Special Edition. Partners In Progress 1820-1980. Printed wraps. 120pp illus b/w photos. Good only, wraps browned and fishmothed, contents clean. Pretoria 1980. An Account Of The Contribution Of British Immigrants To The Development Of South Africa. Well illustrated.	£8.00
#15267 Goodwin, Harold. SONGS FROM THE SETTLER CITY. Printed wraps, 108pp stapled. Wraps lightly soiled hence VG. contents fine. Modern Printing. Grahamstown 1963. Foreword by Guy Butler. A collection of light verse, mostly published in Grocott's Mail (the Grahamstown newspaper, South Africa's oldest).	£12.00
#15553 Holt, Basil. GREATHEART OF THE BORDER. A Life Of John Brownlee, Pioneer Missionary In South Africa. Card wraps. 147pp illus b/w photos, maps. VG. South African Missionary Museum. King William's Town 1976. ISBN 0869860488 Told largely from Brownlee's own letters and reports to the London Missionary Society. John Brownlee was active in the Border areas of the Eastern Cape. His mission in East London was burnt down during the Frontier Wars.	£15.00
#15449 Hutton, C.W. (Ed). THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE SIR ANDRIES STOCKENSTROM, BART. Sometime Lieutenant-Governor Of The Eastern Province Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope. In Two Volumes. Gilt on brown simulated leather. xviii + 440pp. viii + 467pp. Fine copies. the only fault being that vol.1 is bumped top rear corner. Struik. Facsimile Edition of the 1887 edition. Africana Collectanea Vol.VIII. Cape Town 1964. Limited edition. Nos.572 of 750 (unusually a matching pair).	£65.00
#15358 Maxwell, Winifred A. RECONSIDERATIONS. 22pp stapled booklet. Wraps unattractively soiled, but sound with clean text. 1820 Settlers National Monument Foundation. Grahamstown September 4th 1970. The first Henry Hare Dugmore Memorial Lecture, delivered at the opening of the 1820 / 1970 celebrations in Grahamstown.	£6.00
#15394 Meurant, L.H. SIXTY YEARS AGO. Facsimile reprint of 1885 edn. Maroon skivertex, 107pp + 5pp index. Ex school library with some stamps and annots. despite same a very sound and clean copy that I would otherwise rate as VG+. Little used. Africana Connisseurs Press Cape Town 1963. Deals in the main with establishment of the free press in South Africa, particularly with The Grahams Town Journal. Author had much original documentation and personal interest in this matter. No.504 of 510 numbered copies.	£30.00
#15531 Nicholls, Horace W. UITLANDERS AND COLONISTS WHO FOUGHT FOR THE FLAG 1899-1900. A Series Of 110 First-Class Collotype Photographs Illustrating Life With The Imperial Light Horse And Other South African Volunteer Regiments. Embossed gilt title on dark purple variant chamfered boards. oblong 4to. illustrated b/w photographs each with original tissue-guard. Rebacked and restored 1/4 black cloth over original boards, new eps with old eps retained, gilt title dulled. extremely attractive copy inside and out. The Goch Studio. Johannesburg. Besides the ILH this volume features Bethune's Mounted Infantry at Umbilo, & the South African Light Horse at Cape Town. Officers are identified in individual and group photographs and all pictures are annotated as to subject and location.	£1400.00
#7910 Not stated. SOUVENIR IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE 1820 SETTLERS OF ALBANY. April 1820 - April 1920. Gilt title on original green cb. 95pp stapled illus b/w photos. adverts. oblong royal 8vo. Slight spotting around spine else VG+. 124pp + 2pp + adverts. 1920. From the Hosken collection, with bookplate. many advertisements. Introduction by Hon. Viscount Buxton of Newtimber. Governor-General of the Union of South Africa 1914-1920. Articles by Prof. Geo. E. Cory (Grahamstown, The coming of the 1820 settlers), John Hewitt (Notes on the Eastern Province in pre-settler times), John Mandy's story aboard the Nautilus, and more. Includes alphabetical list of the settlers with brief notes on each. Importantly this list includes all names from both the London and colonial lists of settlers plus those known to have been settlers despite not appearing on any list (this suprisingly includes such as John Ayliffe).	£40.00
#15544 Peires, J.B. THE DEAD WILL ARISE. Nongqawuse And The Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement Of 1856-7. Printed wraps. 463pp illus b/w plates. indexed. Mint. Jonathan Ball. Jeppestown 2003 ISBN 1868421589 In 1856, acting on a prophecy, the Xhosa slaughtered their cattle and ceased to plant crops in the belief that these actions would lead to the resurrection of their ancestors and an era of idyllic prosperity. Inevitably the blame for the disaster and its aftermath when thousands died is laid at the feet of Sir George Gray, then Governor of the Cape. This revised edition includes an extensive afterword by the Author.	£15.00
#7912 Reynolds, Rex & Barbara. GRAHAMSTOWN FROM COTTAGE TO VILLA. South African Yesterday's Number 5. A look at early domestic architecture. Quarter leather on green cb. A Fine copy. David Philip. Cape Town 1974. ISBN 0949968307 From the Hosken collection with bookplate. Deluxe edition No.9 of 100. Signed by Authors, photographer. etc.	£55.00
#15513 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1985. 28pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown December 1985. Contains various articles of interest.	£10.00
#15514 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1983. 28pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown December 1983. Contains various articles, including a short biography of Andre Brink to mark his receiving of the Knighthood of the Legion of Honour from the French government.	£10.00
#15515 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1982. 28pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown December 1982. Contains various articles, including one by K.S. Hunt on the transition of Grahamstown from Military Headquarters to educational centre, and another by J. Peires on his writing of "The House Of Phalo".	£10.00
#15516 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1980. 28pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown July 1980. Contains various articles, including one on the Cory Library at Rhodes, another on Margaret Ballinger (Nosizwe).	£10.00
#15518 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1978. 28pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown July 1978. Contains various articles, including Graduation address by Laurens van der Post.	£10.00
#15519 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1981. 28pp stapled house publication. VG Grahamstown December 1981. Contains various articles, including Graduation address by Jack Cope.	£10.00
#15520 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1989. 24pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown December 1989. Contains various articles, including one on Xhosa oral poetry by Russell Kaschula.	£10.00
#15521 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1976. Vol.2. No.1. 32pp stapled house publication. VG+ Grahamstown July 1976. Contains various articles, including one on the Goldfields collection of africana books presented to the Cory Library.	£10.00
#15522 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1976. Vol.2. No.2. 32pp stapled house publication. VG+. Grahamstown December 1976. Contains various articles, including one on the Chapel of St Mary on the Rhodes campus.	£10.00
#15511 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1987. 27pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown December 1987. Contains various articles, including one on the Leather Research Institute, and another on Nongqawuse by Jeff Peires which is a preview of his then forthcoming book on the 1856 Xhosa cattle-killing and covers a visit to the site of her prophesies.	£10.00
#15512 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1986. 28pp stapled house publication. Fine Grahamstown December 1986. Contains various articles, including an interview with Guy Butler to mark his retirement and another on the International Library Of African Music.	£10.00
#15523 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1977. 32pp stapled house publication. VG+. Grahamstown July 1977. Contains various articles of interest.	£10.00
#15517 Rhodes University. RHODES REVIEW 1979. VG+ Fine Grahamstown July 1979. Contains various articles, including an edited round-table discussion with Nadine Gordimer, Andre Brink, and Ezekiel Mphalele.	£10.00
#15403 Rhodes University. RHODES UNIVERSITY GRADUATION CEREMONY 1988. 28pp stapled booklet 4to. Rear wrap tanned else VG. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1988. Official graduation programme	£20.00
#15524 Rhodes University. RHODES UNIVERSITY GRADUATION CEREMONY 1990. 26pp stapled booklet 4to. VG+. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1990. Official graduation programme.	£20.00
#15542 Schwar, J.F. & Pape, B.E. (Eds). GERMANS IN KAFFRARIA 1858-1958. DEUTSCHE IN KAFFRARIA. DUITSERS IN KAFFRARIA. Wraps, 89pp. A Fine copy. Pinetown nd. Gives names of settlers, details of ships, etc.	£18.00
#15543 Schwar, J.F. & Pape, B.E. (Eds). GERMANS IN KAFFRARIA 1858-1958. DEUTSCHE IN KAFFRARIA. DUITSERS IN KAFFRARIA. Wraps, 89pp. A Fine copy. Pinetown nd. Gives names of settlers, details of ships, etc.	£18.00
#15402 Scott, Patricia E. THE OBSERVATORY MUSEUM. An Illustrated Guide. 32pp stapled booklet, oblong sm.8vo. Ownership inscrip else VG. Albany Museum. Grahamstown 1983. Houses a camera obscura arranged to view the town's sights on a flat white table, as well as many other unique features.	£5.00
#15565 Smit, Ds. A.P. LIGBAKEN AAN DIE SWARTKOPS. Ned. Geref. Kerk Uitenhage 1817-1967. Black imit leather boards. xviii + 262pp illus b/w photos. VG. NGK. Uitenhage (1967). History of the NGK (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) Uitenhage.	£30.00
#7901 Turpin, Eric. BASKET WORK HARBOUR. The Endeavor Of The 1820 Settlers To Build A Harbour At Kowie River. Oatmeal cbs, 136pp, illus b/w photos. plans. No inscrip. eps browned else VG+ in d/w. Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1964 1st edition. Covers the many local wrecks that occurred in and around the river-at one stage it was claimed that about half the ships visiting the harbour were wrecked. Provides much detailed information about shipping along the coast during the 19thC and also devotes a chapter to the Kowie railway and the Blaawkrantz disaster of 1911. The Author researched local records heavily to provide material for this. No 1047 of 1200 copies.	£20.00
#7913 Van der Riet, Frank. GRAHAMSTOWN IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS. Illustrates the development of the town in early years, and the activities of its inhabitants. A seperate chapter features the photographic work of Dr Atherstone. Quarter leather over green cb. 111pp illus b/w photos. sm.4to. A Fine copy. David Philip. Cape Town 1974. ISBN 0949968285 Limited de luxe edition No.21 of 100 signed by Author. This is the copy from the Hosken collection with bookplate.	£55.00
NATAL AND EAST GRIQUALAND	Back to index
#15265 Blackwoods Magazine. THE SMITHS OF LADYSMITH. Printed card wraps. 20pp booklet. Wraps foxed, contents clean. Ladysmith Historical Society 1972. Reproduced from Issue No. 1482 dd. April 1939. Marks the centenary of the death of Lady Juana Smith in 1872.	£5.00
SOUTHERN AFRICA, GENERAL. (unclassified by area)	Back to index
#15552 Balson, Scott. CHILDREN OF THE MIST. The Lost Tribe Of South Africa. 340pp p/b illus maps. 8vo. Mint. Self 2007. ISBN 0957741561 An informal history of the Khoi & Hottentots, who through miscegenation with European settlers formed descendants today identified as the Griquas. The author has culminated 30 years of research, following their story from the landing of the white man at the Cape to their current marginalisation similar in effect to their previous domination by colonial, settler, and apartheid rule. Note. Pre-publication orders taken for this item for delivery on release in October 2007.	£15.00
#15398 Bosman, D.B. & Thom, H.B. (Eds). DAGHREGISTER GEHOUDEN BY DEN OPPERCOOPMAN JAN ANTHONISZ VAN RIEBEECK. Deel.I. 1651-1655. Deel.II. 1656-1658. Deel.III. 1659-1662. Dutch, with index, annots. Publication commemorated the landing of Van Riebeeck at the Cape in 1652 - 300 years previously. xlvi + 473pp. xi + 491pp. xv + 584pp. illus b/w plates. lg.8vo. A set of reading copies only. ex school library with usual paraphernalia. Boards are damp stained but contents are not affected significantly. For The Van Riebeeck Society, A.A. Balkema Cape Town, 1952, 1955, 1957. This is the set in the original Dutch language.	£35.00
#15339 Fairall, Anthony. STARGAZING FROM GAME RESERVES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. 72pp softcover. Unflat, o/w VG. Struik. Cape Town 2006. ISBN 1770072152 A simple guide to the night sky of the Southern hemisphere. Since game reserves are located in rural areas they provide excellent viewing of stars, as in fact will any location in South Africa outside of major urban centres.	£8.00
#15491 Malan, G.F. DIE BRULLENDE LEEU GETEM. (The Roaring Lion Tamed) Blue cb. 176pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. VG in d/w. n.p. 1970. This item comes with the following ancillary material. An original report from Cape Midland Circle Engineer entitled "Cougha River Storage: Preliminary Reconnaissance". dd. 25th August 1931. (and formally thanking Mr Assistant Engineer D.R. Campbell for his assistance). Various cuttings relating to the Kouga dam and the early Hankey tunnel. A 1969 b/w photograph of the Gamtoos River Government Water Control Area Advisory Committee. An autograph letter to Author perhaps a draft copy of letter from D.R. Campbell. The book is inscribed from the Author 6-5-1970 to D.R. Campbell who was by that time Circle Engineer himself at the opening of the Kougha dam in 1970 which captured the flow of the Khouga and Baviaans river for irrigation of citrus crops.	£30.00
#7911 Pettman, Rev. Charles. NOTES ON SOUTH AFRICAN PLACE NAMES. High quality rebind, three-quarter leather over marbled bds. 38pp + viii index VG-F. Kimberley 1914.	£65.00
#15351 Unstated. SOUTH AFRICA'S HERITAGE. How Our Forefathers Lived, Worked And Played. From Riebeeck To XIXth Century Times. Part Four: Their Commerce And Transport. Printed wraps. 32pp illus b/w. 9.75"h x 8"w. VG+. Caltex. Cape Town 1963.	£15.00
#15350 Unstated. SOUTH AFRICA'S HERITAGE. How Our Forefathers Lived, Worked And Played. From Riebeeck To XIXth Century Times. Part Three: Their Customs, Amusement, And Sport. Printed wraps. 32pp illus b/w. 9.75"h x 8"w. VG+. Caltex. Cape Town 1962.	£15.00
#15352 Unstated. SOUTH AFRICA'S HERITAGE. How Our Forefathers Lived, Worked And Played. From Riebeeck To XIXth Century Times. Part Five: Printing, Education, Art And Science. Printed wraps. 32pp illus b/w. 9.75"h x 8"w. VG+. Caltex. Cape Town 1964	£15.00
SOUTHERN AFRICAN COASTAL ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHERN OCEAN ISLANDS	Back to index
#15562 Burridge, Glynn. VOICES FROM A CORNER OF EDEN. 313pp p/b. VG+. Savy. Seychelles 1998. ISBN 9993100005 Tales set in the Amirantes and Seychelles islands, some true and some not so true.	£16.00
AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND HORTICULTURE	Back to index
#15458 Le Roux, Wouter. PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION IN THE EASTERN CAPE. A Technical Manual. Printed bds. 132pp illus col.photos. 8vo. VG in d/w. Western Province Preserving Co. 1992. Deals with all aspects of pineapple farming from farm planning, soil conservation, soil preparation, ridging, row direction & spacing, fertilisation, weed control, flower induction, artificial ripening & harvesting, fruit enlarging and harvest delay, plant propogation, pests & diseases, equipment, & financial management.	£35.00
ANTHROPOLOGY	Back to index
#15559 Oppenheimer, Stephen. OUT OF AFRICA'S EDEN. The Peopling Of The World. Printed wraps, 440pp, illus b/w photos, map, indexed. No inscrip. VG. Jonathan Ball Publishers. Jeppestown 2003. ISBN 1868421732 In 1998 Newsweek broke the story that everyone alive on the planet today carries DNA that can be traced back to a single woman living in Africa over 150,000 years ago. Author challenges the orthodox view of successive waves of ex-African migration populating the world by arguing that all modern non-Africans sprung from one successful exodus.	£14.00
FINE ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE	Back to index
#15275 Bensusan, A.D. (Ed). SOUTH AFRICA. The Land. The People. Stone cb. 145 b/w photographs, mostly full-page. sm.4to. Ownership inscrip. G-VG. Attractive when removed from shabby d/w. Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1960. Contains a selection of photographs from the "Life Of Our Nation" exhibition which he organised along the lines of the famous "Family Of Man" exhibition. (Dr) Bensusan was later the founder of the Photographic museum in Johannesburg. Note that publisher Howard Timmins made an introduction to this book himself, perhaps a unique act in all his years of publishing.	£10.00
#15450 Gordon-Brown, A. PICTORIAL ART IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THREE CENTURIES. With Notes On Over 400 Artists And 59 plates. Blue cb or. vii + 172pp illus b/w plates. 8vo. indexed. Ex library with usual paraphernalia. white number f.board adjacent to spine, but o/a sound and clean, little used. Sawyer. London 1952. A good reference work with general history, picture printing at the Cape, art in the Eastern Province, J.W., Bowler, Baines, early art exhibitions, picture printing methods, the 400 artists covered with brief biography of each, and useful appendices for the researcher. A long-standing standard work on the subject.	£20.00
#15348 Ploeger, Dr Jan., Bosman, Dr F.C.L., Punt, Dr W.H.J., & Bagnall, A. Gordon. CONSERVATION OF OUR HERITAGE. Part 1. Preservation Of Old Buildings And Historic Relics. Printed wraps. 54pp stapled booklet with 70 b/w illus. 10"h x 8"w. Owners name on f.wrap, r.wrap soiled, else VG+. Caltex. Cape Town 1966. Articles by: James Walton (Folk Architecture In South Africa) Jan Ploeger (Netherlands Architecture Before Van Riebeeck) H. Fransen (Golden Era Of Cape Dutch Architecture) Victor de Kock (The Interior Of Old Homesteads) R.B. Lewcock (British Influence In South Africa) G.A. Chadwick (British Fortifications In Natal) H.M. Rex (Neo-Renaissance Architecture In Transvaal And Free State) Norman Eaton (Restoration Of Buildings) Olga Levinson (Historical Conservation In South West Africa).	£10.00
#15349 Ploeger, Dr Jan., Bosman, Dr F.C.L., Punt, Dr W.H.J., & Bagnall, A. Gordon. CONSERVATION OF OUR HERITAGE. Part 1. Preservation Of Old Buildings And Historic Relics. Printed wraps. 54pp stapled booklet with 70 b/w illus. 10"h x 8"w. VG+. Caltex. Cape Town 1966. Articles by: James Walton (Folk Architecture In South Africa) Jan Ploeger (Netherlands Architecture Before Van Riebeeck) H. Fransen (Golden Era Of Cape Dutch Architecture) Victor de Kock (The Interior Of Old Homesteads) R.B. Lewcock (British Influence In South Africa) G.A. Chadwick (British Fortifications In Natal) H.M. Rex (Neo-Renaissance Architecture In Transvaal And Free State) Norman Eaton (Restoration Of Buildings) Olga Levinson (Historical Conservation In South West Africa).	£12.00
#15285 Timlin, William. SOUTH AFRICA. A Series Of Pencil Sketches. Text by G.E. Chittenden 16pp text + 23pp sketches. Sound, rear joint rubbed, ff foxed. no d/w. A. & C. Black. London 1927. Includes a number of the Eastern Cape: The Drostdy Gate & The Old Fort, Grahamstown, and one of Port Elizabeth From The Jetty.	£10.00
#15381 Trefois, Clemens., Punt, William., & Ploeger, Jan. OUR CAPE GABLES / ONS KAAPSE GEWELS. Old-Dutch Stylistic Elements In South African Rural Architecture by Clemens Trefois, Relics Of The Vast Dutch Commercial Empires by Dr W.H.J. Punt, & Military Architecture In The Netherlands And Her Former Colonies (1500-1800) by Jan Ploeger. Printed wraps 92pp stapled. illus b/w lg.8vo. Wraps a little marked but overall VG. Simon Van Der Stel Foundation. Pretoria 1968. English and Afrikaans text well illustrated with photos, plans, maps. Issued only to members of the foundation, and provides a good introductory coverage of the three topics by the Authors.	£25.00
#15353 Unstated. COLLECTION OF CAPE AQUARELLES OF FRANCOIS LE VAILLANT 1781-1784. 27pp stapled booklet with 11 b/w plates. No inscrip, wraps & plates foxed. South African National Gallery 1965. Original catalogue of the 165 water-colours acquired by the South African government purchased by the Library of Parliament in 1963 and then exhibited in the South African National Gallery in 1965. Brief description of each item.	£6.00
BOTANICAL	Back to index
#15550 Bird, Alan. ARABELLA ROUPELL. Pioneer Artist Of Cape Flowers. Gilt on green cb. 14 full page cold.plates. Folio. No inscrip. feps lightly foxed and boards shows minor damp stains lower front corner due to a coastal location but contents fine. o/w VG in attractive G-VG d/w (some fading around spine, damp mark lower front corner, no loss, chips, or tears). South African Natural History Publication. Johannesburg 1975. ISBN 0620019182 These paintings were originally published in 1849 in "Cape Flowers By A Lady". Visiting the Cape in 1842 she produced these outstanding works over the next two years "solely for the amusement of the leisure hours". With biographical details of Arabella Roupell and the story of the location of the originals, this reproduces 14 paintings full-page with botanical details on facing page. No.576 of a Limited Edition of 625 copies.	£45.00
#15546 Bird, Alan. MORE CAPE FLOWERS BY A LADY. The Paintings Of Arabella Roupell. Gilt on white cb. 12 full page cold.plates. No inscrip. eps foxed and boards show some damp stains due to a coastal location but contents fine. G-VG in attractive d/w. South African Natural History Publication. Johannesburg 1964. These paintings were originally published in 1849 in "Cape Flowers By A Lady". Visiting the Cape in 1842 she produced these outstanding works over the next two years "solely for the amusement of the leisure hours". With biographical details of Arabella Roupell and the story of the location of the originals, this reproduces 12 paintings full-page with botanical details on facing page. (In 1975 this was republished in a limited edition as "Arabella Roupell" by the same author and with 2 additional plates).	£25.00
#15343 Guillarmod. Amy Jacot. NOTES ON THE ARTICLE "LES PLANTES ET L'ETHNOGRAPHIE AU BASUTOLAND" BY FR. LAYDEVANT O.M.I. Annali Lateranensi Vol.XXIX Estratto. (p.398 - p.414). Printed wraps. stapled. Faded o/w VG. A full and corrected identification of the plant collection donated to the Vatican by Fr. Laydevant. Reference to the original article in Annali Lateranensi Vol.VI 1942 is needed for the ethnographic information.	£12.00
BIOGRAPHIES, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, DIARIES, LETTERS, GENEALOGICAL	Back to index
#15336 Bidwell, Maude. PEN PICTURES OF THE PAST. Edited by Karel Schoeman. Vrijstatia No.5. Yellow cb. 117pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. No inscrip. VG+ in d/w (not pristine, insect damage f.joint). Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1986. ISBN 0798119322 A history of the Fichardt family of Bloemfontein, never previously published since it was penned in the 1940's. The family was founded by an ex missionary C.E. Fichardt. Covers the period from 1848 to 1902. Originally written inclusively with a history of the OFS Republic, the editor has selected the autobiographical sections with which is included the original preface written by the author's sister Ella Fischer, family letters, autobiographical notes of her husband C.H. Bidwell, etc.	£60.00
#15566 Carberry, Juanita. with Tyrer, Nicola. CHILD OF HAPPY VALLEY. A Memoir. 193pp p/b illus b/w photos. Near Fine. Arrow. London 2000. ISBN 0099281392 Author spent her childhood in Kenya on her parents coffee farm. The last word on Happy Valley in the 1920s and 30s including the Lord Errol murder.	£6.00
#15292 Cass, Caroline. JOY ADAMSON. Behind The Mask. 236pp p/b illus b/w. No inscrip, mark to f.wrap hence VG. Orion. London 2000. ISBN 0752811185 Purports to strip away the myth and veneer and reveal biographee as a passionate, temperamental, and controversial woman.	£6.00
#15435 Fuller, Alexandra. SCRIBBLING THE CAT. Travels With An African Soldier. 256pp softcover. 8vo (good large print unlike trade p/b). VG, no inscrip. Picador. Johannesburg 2004. ISBN 1770100016 Author lived with family in Rhodesia, them Malawi, then Zambia. Africa style biography of young woman.	£6.00
#15338 Holmes, Rachel. THE HOTTENTOT VENUS. The Life And Death Of Saartjie Baartman. Born 1789 - Buried 2002. 239pp p/b. VG+. Jonathan Ball. Jeppestown 2007. ISBN 1868422760 Saartjie Baartman was descended from the Eastern Cape Khoi-San. She was shipped from South Africa to England in 1810 and exhibited as the Hottentot Venus. She died in 1815 and was only returned to South Africa in 2002.	£8.00
#15286 James, Angela. & Hills, Nina. (Eds). MRS. JOHN BROWN. 1847-1935. An Account Of Her Social Work In Lancashire And South Africa, Of Her Memories Of Lancashire Folk, And Of Her Friendship With Olive Schreiner. Blue cb. 214pp. photo-frontis. indexed. Ex library. reinforced spine. a sound and clean reading copy. John Murray. London 1937 1st edn. Biographee dictated her reminiscences to her daughter, and the editors have supplemented this with extracts from her letters. Also includes "Memories Of My Friendship With Olive Schreiner" by Mary Brown.	£8.00
#15434 Kaplan, Jonathan. CONTACT WOUNDS. A War Surgeon's Education. 278pp softcover 8vo. (nice large print unlike trade p/b editions). Ownership inscrip ffep. G-VG. Picador. Johannesburg 2005. ISBN 1770100121 South African born author served in Angola where he took charge of a combat-zone hospital, the only surgeon for 160000 civilians and then as a volunteer in Baghdad.	£6.00
#15459 Malan, Marais. HEART TRANSPLANT. The Story Of Barnard And The "Ultimate In Cardiac Surgery". Red cb. 196pp illus col.photos. dwgs. tall 8vo. VG+ in worn d/w. Voortrekkerpers. Johannesburg 1968. Well illustrated to show the procedure in detail and of course all that followed after.	£25.00
#15303 Masson, Madelaine. CHRISTINE. A Search For Christine Granville O.B.E. G.M. Croix De Guerre. Green cb. 263pp illus b/w photos. No inscrip. VG in d/w. Very attractive clean copy. Hamish Hamilton. London 1975. ISBN 0241892740 South African author's biography of murdered wartime-agent.	£22.00
#15276 McCormack, Dewar. CUE FOR SPEECH. ....A Broadcaster's Retrospect. Printed wraps. 180pp 8vo. A G+ copy. Self. nd. (1989). ISBN 0620136162 Autobiography of one of South Africa's veteran broadcasters. Born in Johannesburg he moved to New Zealand making his first broadcast from there in 1939. He joined the South African Forces at the start of WW2, then the SABC on demobilisation.	£10.00
#15332 Meer, Ismail. A FORTUNATE MAN Foreword by Nelson Mandela. Black cb. xv + 287pp illus b/w plates. 8vo. Mint. Zebra. Cape Town 2002. 1st printing. ISBN 0868726649 An early political activist, he travelled with Nelson Mandela on his release from prison as companion and speech-writer. He was contemporary to such people as Luthuli, Paton, Gandhi, and gives valuable insight into the politics of the anti-apartheid struggle.	£20.00
#15293 Nicholol, Charles. SOMEBODY ELSE. Arthur Rimbaud In Africa 1880-91. 335pp p/b illus b/w photos. No inscrip. VG. Vintage. London 1998. ISBN 0099767716 The story of Rimbaud's lost years when he turned his back on poetry, fame, & France, and wandered East Africa as a trader, explorer, and gun runner.	£6.00
#15337 Yssel family. GEDENKBOEK VAN DIE YSSEL-FAMILIE VAN ELANDSKUIL Printed wraps. 176pp illus b/w. Ownership inscrip ffep. VG. Self. 2001. Includes geslagregister of this Ventersdorp voortrekker family.	£30.00
COOKERY AND WINE, HOME CRAFTS	Back to index
#15432 Coetzee, Renata. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CULINARY TRADITION. The Origin Of South Africa's Culinary Art During The 17th And 18th Centuries, And 167 Authentic Recipes Of This Period. 128pp illus. col.b/w. 4to. Neat ownership inscrip. VG+ in d/w. Struik. Cape Town 1977 ISBN 0869770837 The recipes are rendered in modern units. The recipes were generated at a time when large families were usual, when the ingredients were more basic than today, when more time was spent in the kitchen, when microwaves and take-aways did not exist. All of them have been tested and can be used. Also looks at the life of that time with particular reference to food, the table, and related social affairs.	£16.00
#15545 Mayat, Zuleikha. INDIAN DELIGHTS. Book Of Recipies On Indian Cookery. Printed red cb. 310pp illus col.b/w lg.8vo. No inscrip. not a kitchen copy. boards worn but contents clean. G+. Woman's Cultural Group. Durban 1975 3rd revised & enlarged edition. Authentic indian recipes, vegetarian and meat dishes, often of South African origin.	£22.00
#15551 Murray, Yvonne. PRIDE OF THE COB. Printed boards. 92pp illus col.photos. 4to. No inscrip. VG. not a kitchen copy. Maize Board. Pretoria 1990. ISBN 0798126620 More than 120 creative recipes for maize all perfected by the author as chief home economist for the Maize Board.	£16.00
TRUE CRIME	Back to index
#15561 Michie, Chip. THE SHALLOW GRAVE. And Other True Crime Stories. Printed wraps 245pp. Some front & rear ff show damp stains lower corner hence G only (still bright and clean). Zebra. Cape Town 2005. ISBN 0770071180 From The Case Files Of Christian Botha, South Africa's Foremost Private Investigator.	£6.00
PAPER EPHEMERA ITEMS	Back to index
#15359 Radford, Jack. THE BURGER MARCH. Sheet music. 11.5"h x 9"w. Frail with some closed tears, but complete and clean. Universal Tobacco Co. nd. Words And Music By Jack Radford Of "Ross & Radford", (The Radio Stars). Front features picture of burgers with guns on horses.	£20.00
#15361 Not specified. VOORTREKKERSDAG 1925. Gevier In Londen Op Woensdag, 16 Desember, Met 'n Dinee In Lyons' Corner House (Coventry Street). Folded buff card menu and programme. 7"h x 4.5"w. Neat name on front, has been folded in half but still near VG. 1925. The 7 course menu is given, and the programme of events which included the luminaries Max Hough, Ysobella Rynie, the High Commissioner, Ben Marais, Garda Hall and Mej. Booysen.	£25.00
AFRICAN FICTION, LITERATURE & CREATIVE WRITINGS, MAGAZINES	Back to index
#15478 Aucamp, Hennie. IN EEN KRAAL. 'N Keuse Uit Die Prosa Van Hennie Aucamp, Saamgestel En Ingelei Deur Elize Botha. Printed wraps 256pp 8vo. VG. Used academic text, sold w.a.f. multiple copies may be available. Tafelbeg. Cape Town 1983. ISBN 0624028925 A selection of Author's writings from 1965 to 1989.	£12.00
#15560 Barris, Ken. THE JAILER'S BOOK. Printed wraps. 226pp. No inscrip. VG. Kagiso. Mowbray 1996 1st edition ISBN 0798643595 Author's first novel chronicles the relationship between a prison warder and a political prisoner.	£8.00
#15420 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 25. No.1. 50pp softcover. VG ISEA. Grahamstown 1989. Poems by: Ken Barris Kelwyn Sole Andries Walter Oliphant Rod Mackenzie John Eppel James Whyle Jennie Roberts Yehudi Amihai T. Carmi Nathan Zakh Dayla Ravikowitz Miguel Hernandez.	£6.00
#15421 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 29. No.2. 77pp softcover. VG+ ISEA. Grahamstown 1993. Interview with Lesego Rampolokeng. Poems by: Ari Sitas Lesego Rampolokeng Kelwyn Sole Rustum Kozain Lisa Combrinck Tatamkulu Afrika Ike Mbonensi Wangu Muila Allan Kolski Horwitz Alan Finlay Mike Alfred Joan Metelerkamp Ian tromp Don Maclennan Vincente Aleixandre.	£6.00
#15409 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 27 No.2. 59pp softcover. G+ wraps stained. ISEA. Grahamstown 1992. Poetry by: Seitlhamo Motsapi Allan Kolski Horwitz Heather Robertson Mzi Mahola Nthuseng Phedi Tlhobolo Margo Wallace Megan Hall Basil du Toit Rustum Kozain Martin Jacklin Ian Tromp John Eppel Mike Alfred Mark Glaser Ann Cluver Weinberg Barbara Schreiner Karen Press Douglas Livingstone Jennifer Muyani.	£6.00
#15422 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 30. No.2. 80pp softcover. VG ISEA. Grahamstown 1994. Interview with Mzi Mahola. Poems by: Ingrid Jonker Tatumkhulu Afrika Khulile Nxumalo Lesego Rampolokeng Seitlhamo Motsapi Alan Finlay Kelwyn Sole Cathy Zerbst Ian Tromp Maggie Davey Sarah Ruden Gus Fergusen Basil du Toit Lance Nawa Dan Wylie Leslie Howard Geoff Mace John Cooper Joop Bersee.	£6.00
#15405 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 33 No.2. 83pp softcover. VG (both wraps have soft crease) ISEA. Grahamstown 1997. Interview with Ingrid de Kok. Poems by: Siphiwe Tirivanhu Mxolosi Nyezwa Karen Press Charl-Pierre Naude Taban Lo Liyong Mzi Mahola Stephen Oliver Mike Alfred Cathy Zerbst Louise Green Peter Anderson Na Ngulube Lesego Rampolokeng Karen Shenfield Gordon Stuart Candy Neubert Megan Hall Dan Wylie Andre van Vuuren Clinton Marius Richard Fox Nicholas Hauser Zola Sikiti Susanna Rohan Gail Dendy Maria Petratos John Mateer Khulile Nxumalo C.T. Glass Denis Hirson Patti Henderson Ruth Keech Ike Mboneni Muila Anita Vitacolonna Kelwyn Sole.	£6.00
#15406 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 34 No.1. 95pp softcover. VG ISEA. Grahamstown 1998. Interview with Botsotso Jesters. Poems by: Adam Schwartzman Angifi Proctor Dladla Bonginkosi Cele Mike Alfred Mxolise Nyezwa Fred Vonani Bila Siphiwe Tirivhanu Kelwyn Sole Phaswane Mpe Ike Mboneni Muila Karen Press Rana Haddad Norman H.C. Smith Joan Metlerkamp Louise Green Charl-Pierre Naude P.R. Anderson Zola Sikiti Volker Demuth Norman Morrissey Susan Rich Richard Fox Hadass Segal Joop Bersee Cathy Zerbst Marion Baxter Bruce Hewett Jennie Roberts Philip Zhuwao.	£6.00
#15408 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 29 No.1. 79pp softcover. VG ISEA. Grahamstown 1993. Interview with Karen Press. Poems by: Seitlhamo Motsapi Kelwyn Sole Angifi Proctor Dladla Vanessa-Lynn Fenner Ethelwyn Rebelo Bonile Ngqiyaza Cathy Zerbst Rebecca Pointer Karen Press Philip Zhuwayo Immanuel Suttner Owen Sichone Ken Barris Stephen Gray Nick Hartel Basil du Toit Joe Kelley Colleen Higgs Maria Petratos Alan Finlay Buyisile Kwenene Walter Willies Julia Martin Mzi Mahola Guillaume Apollinaire.	£6.00
#15404 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 28 No.1. 61pp softcover. VG (f.wrap has soft crease). ISEA. Grahamstown 1992. Interview with Tatumkulu Afrika. Poems by: Denis Hirson Cathy Gorham Leslie Howard Isobel Dixon Kara Loffler Lesego Rampolokeng Allan Kolski Horwitz Angifi Proctor Dladla John Cooper Vanessa Read Rebecca Pointer Katherine Skinner Mike Alfred Sinclair Beiles Michael Cope Abdullah Ibrahim Tatamkulu Afrika Joan Metelerkamp Rowland Moloney.	£6.00
#15407 Berold, Robert. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 28 No.2. 75pp softcover. VG. ISEA. Grahamstown 1992. Interview with Joan Metelerkamp. Poems by: Kelwyn Sole Seitlhamo Motsapi Lesego Rampolokeng Joy Howard Mzi Mahola Joan Metelerkamp Ingrid de Kok Dawn Garisch Vusi Mahlasela Ian Tromp Juan Van As Mark Swift Arja Salafranca G. Bjorkman Ken Barris Derek Hook Kelwyn Sole Barbara Schreiner Allan Kolski Horwitz.	£6.00
#15444 Blake, D. & Henshall, P.J. ENGLISH ALIVE 1981. A High Schools Anthology. A Selection Of The Best School Writing Of The Year. Printed wraps 64pp. VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1981.	£9.00
#7308 B.M.R. UNDER THE YELLOWWOODS. Poems. [By B.M.R.] Of Belton, Near Grahamstown, South Africa. Gilt on brown simulated leather. Mint. Privately published. Port Elizabeth 1978. Reprinted from the original setting by T. & G. Sheffield (Grahamstown 1878) Verse parodying the style of Robert Bruce, written tongue in cheek on local subjects and situations. No.243 of a limited edition of 250.	£30.00
#15555 Botes, Annelie. MOUNTAIN OF LOST DREAMS. (Klawervier). 302pp large format p/b. Fine. Penguin. Johannesburg 2005. ISBN 0670048011 Originally published in Afrikaans as "Klawervier" in 1997 this novel is set in the farming world of the Eastern Cape.	£10.00
#15417 Bunyan, David. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 24. No.1 32pp softcover. VG ISEA. Grahamstown 1988. Includes review of M. Van Wyk Smith's anthology "Shades Of Adamastor". Poems by: Millicent Marks Mafika Gwala David Siphiwe Tirivanhu Elias Pater Patrick Cullinan Tont Voss David H.M. Wright Don Maclennan Rod Mackenzie Bruce Hewett Basil Du Toit Etienne de la Harpe Barry Smith Roy Holland.	£6.00
#15418 Bunyan, David. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 24. No.2. 62pp softcover. Near VG. ISEA. Grahamstown 1988. Poems by: Francis Faller Michael King Simon Pooley Sam Hallatt Kriben Pillay David Bunyan Ahmed Essop Dan Wylie Mark Espin Lillian Simon G.A. Noon Winston Mzikayise Mahola Petrus Mkleki Abel B. Pike Brandon Broll Geoffrey Hutchings Roy Holland Norman Morissey Tony Davies Brian Walter Garth Green Cathal Legan.	£6.00
#15419 Bunyan, David. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 23. No.1. 46pp softcover. VG. ISEA. Grahamstown 1987. Poems by: Chris Mann Douglas Reid Skinner Dom Maclennan Jenny Roberts Peter Strauss Basil du Toit David H.M. Wright Francis Faller Gordon Stuart A. Kolski Horwitz S.D. Tirivanhu Brandon W. Broll Andre Hattingh Mark Espin Helen Segal James A. Sey Rod MacKenzie Gerry Fenge Dorothy Murray Maria Petratos.	£6.00
#15416 Butler, Guy. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 4. No.1. 18pp softcover. G+ Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1968. Poems by: Charl J.F. Cilliers Jennifer Davids A.R.D. Dey Judy Edgar C.J. Fairbrother David Friedland Sheila Fugard Margaret Gough William Heiner Roy Holland G.A. Jones Roy Keech Michael Macnamara Archie McNeil O.J. Mtshali Jaco Nel Helen Segal Colin Style Anthony Thornton T. Tyfield.	£12.00
#15415 Butler, Guy. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 4. No.2. 18pp softcover. G, wraps show some damp stains. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1968. Complete with supplement. This is a review of "Set In Brightness" by Anne Welsh. Poems by: Eva Bezwoda D.E. Borrell Charl J. F. Cilliers David Friedland Sheila Fugard Margaret Gough Robert Greig Reginald Griffiths Barbara Hooker Christopher Hope Ruth Keech Cathal Lagan Oswald Joseph Mtshali Dorothy Murray Jennifer Shuttleworth john Stephen Tony Voss Lola Watter.	£12.00
#15414 Butler, Guy. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 4. No.3. 18pp softcover. G, damp stains to wraps. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1968. Poems by: Carol Cawood Charl J.F. Cilliers A.R.D. Dey Judy Edgar G.D. Field David Friedland Margaret Gough Reginald Griffiths B. Hewett Maris Ursula Hurley Ruth Keech Glanville le Sueur Cathal Lagan Archie McNeil G.C. Millard Jaco Nel T. Tyfield Tony Voss.	£12.00
#15413 Butler, Guy. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 5. No.1 18pp softcover. G, some damp stains. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1969. Poems by: J.R. Atkins Phillipa Berlyn Eva Bezwoda D.E. Borrell Charl J.F. Cilliers Tont Dinner Harold Farmer Sheila Fugard Robert Greig Roy Holland Ruth Keech Bernard Levinson Michael Macnamara Nasso Mavrakis Nathan Pogrund Ivan Rabinowitz G. Roynon Helen Segal Glanville le Sueur Gavin Trevelyan.	£12.00
#15412 Butler, Guy.. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 4. No.4. 18pp softcover. G+ Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1968. Poems by: Graeme Addison Ridley Beeton D.E. Borrell Jennifer Davids Patricia Dodds Hugh Finn Margaret Gough B. Hewett Roy Holland Barbara Hooker Ruth Keech Bernard Levinson Douglas Livingstone P.M. Mabyane A.R.A. Noel.	£12.00
#15411 Butler, Guy. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 5 No.2. 18pp softcover. G+. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1969. Poetry by: Ridley Beeton Lyndsay Bettesworth Charl J.F. Cilliers Patricia Dodds Hugh Finn John Gouws Reginald Griffiths Wilhelm Hiener Christopher Hope Jill King Cathal Lagan Roger Kelsey Loveday A.R.A. Noel Roy Pickerill L.A. Redford Joyce Sall Wally Mongane Serote Enetia Vassilatos Wendy Voght Maureen Wheeler.	£12.00
#15410 Butler, Guy. (Ed). NEW COIN. Volume 8 Nos.1 & 2. 40pp softcover. Wraps tanned, good. ISEA. Grahamstown 1972. Poems by: Tess Koller D.E. Borrell Charles Coles Jennifer Davids Wendy Field G.C. Fisher Vernon S. Forbes Sheila Fugard Margaret Gough Stephen Gray Robert Greig Geoffrey Haresnape Bruce Hewett Roy Holland A. McNeil James Mabin Margaret Meyer Alec Natas P.M. O'Dowd Elias Pater Storme Frederic Vanson Lorraine Venter Maureen Wheeler.	£12.00
#15360 Campbell Ross. THE FUN OF THE FAIRWAY. Drawings by George Pilkington. Yellow wraps. 61pp stapled booklet 8.25"h x 5.5"w. Wraps tanned, not attractive. nd. Short stories previously appearing in "South African Golf". Inscribed by author on title page.	£15.00
#15429 Connolly, Bob. BOB CONNOLLY'S BOOK OF SHORT STORIES AND SHORTER ARTICLES. Black cb. 151pp illus cartoons. 8vo. G in d/w. clean sound copy. Aubrey Sussens. Jeppestown 1973. American-born South African cartoonist was famous for his daily political cartoons of the Rand Daily Mail. These short stories appeared locally in Outspan, Spotlight and the Golfer	£6.00
#15266 Cope, Jack. (Ed). GUY BUTLER / PATRICK CULLINAN. Mantis Poets series. Biographical notes, and introduction to each of the two poets. Plain wraps with green d/w. v + 58pp. Wraps lightly browned else VG in d/w David Philip. Cape Town 1978. ISBN 0949968935 Signed by Author on title page.	£10.00
#15481 Cussons, Sheila. DIE SWART KOMBUIS. Chocolate cb. 82pp 8vo. G+. Used academic text, sold w.a.f. multiple copies may be available. Tafelberg. Cape Town 1987. ISBN 0624014177	£12.00
#15442 Eaton, A.B.S. & Kent, J.P. (Eds). ENGLISH ALIVE 1975. A High Schools Anthology. A Selection Of The Best Schools Writing Of The Year. Printed wraps 64pp. VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1975.	£9.00
#15443 Eaton, A.B.S. & Kent, J.P. (Eds). ENGLISH ALIVE 1976. A High Schools Anthology. A Selection Of The Best Schools Writing Of The Year. Printed wraps 64pp. G-VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1976.	£9.00
#15335 Fugard, Athol. PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE. A play. Yellow cb. 80pp 8vo. neat ownership inscrip f.pastedown else VG in G d/w (rubbed but no loss or tears, damp stained & foxed internally only). Buren. Cape Town 1969 1st edn. The first local performance, after its premier in the UK, was in Cape Town, 1969, at the Hofmeyr theatre.	£40.00
#13743 Gordimer, Nadine. JULY'S PEOPLE. Brown cb. 160pp. No inscrip. Fine in VG-F d/w (lightly rubbed, no tears or chipping). Ravan Press / Taurus. 1981 first edition. ISBN 086975209X	£14.00
#15431 Gordimer, Nadine. THE HOUSE GUN. 293pp p/b. Mint. Bloomsbury. London 1999. ISBN 0747542570 Novel. Set in contemporary South Africa, the son of a succesful white couple is charged with murder, his defence counsel a black advocate returned from exile...	£8.00
#15465 Harries, Ann. NO PLACE FOR A LADY. 376pp softcover 8vo. (better sized type for reading than a normal trade p/b) Ownership inscrip else VG. Bloomsbury. London 2005. ISBN 0747578710 A novel based upon the Boer War, inspired by reading the letters of Emily Hobhouse.	£10.00
#15558 Jamal, Ashraf. THE SHADES. 197pp p/b. No inscrip. VG. Brevitas. Howick 2002 1st edition. ISBN 0874976147 Author's first collection of stories which won the Sanlam Literary Award in 2002.	£35.00
#15479 Joubert, Elsa. ONS WAG OP DIE KAPTEIN. Printed wraps. 130pp 8vo. VG. Used academic text, sold w.a.f. multiple copies may be available. Tafelberg. Cape Town 1991. ISBN 0624021769	£12.00
#15446 King, Michael. & Barnett, U.A. ENGLISH ALIVE 1983. A High Schools Anthology. A Selection Of The Best School Writing Of The Year. Printed wraps 64pp. VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1983.	£9.00
#15445 King, Michael. & Barnett, U.A. ENGLISH ALIVE 1982. A High Schools Anthology. A Selection Of The Best School Writing Of The Year. Printed wraps 64pp. VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1982.	£9.00
#15448 King, Michael. & Barnett, U.A. ENGLISH ALIVE 1984. Writing From High Schools In Southern Africa. Printed wraps 64pp. G-VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1984.	£9.00
#15363 King, Michael (Ed). ENGLISH ALIVE '86. Writings From High Schools In Southern Africa. Printed wraps. 64pp 8vo. Wraps a little foxed else VG. Western Cape Branch South African Council For English Education. Divided into prose and poetry sections, this collection features a significant amount dealing with the political unrest of this period. There are some exceptional contributions here with the majority of contributions from the more privileged education establishments.	£10.00
#15475 Marais, Johann Lodewyk. & Zuiderent, Ad. ONS KLEIN EN SILVERIGE PLANEET. Afrikaanse, Nederlandse En Vlaamse Gedigte Oor Die Omgewing. Saamgestel En Ingelei Deur ... Printed wraps. 11pp 8vo. VG. J.L. Van Schaik. Pretoria 1997. ISBN 0627022669	£12.00
#15428 Marquard, Leo. & Mervis, Joel. BLAME IT ON VAN RIEBEECK. Printed wraps. 54pp. No inscrip. G-VG. Frederick L. Cannon. Cape Town 1952. A humorous (a la schoolboy essay) history of South Africa.	£6.00
#15556 Metelerkamp, Joan. INTO THE DAY BREAKING. Printed wraps. 108pp 8vo. Mint. Gecko. Durban 2000. Author's third collection of poetry describes a domestic world and traces the not always visible connections that tie us to each other and to the earth.	£6.00
#15471 Miles, John. LIEFS NIE OP DIE STRAAT NIE. 73pp h/b. Ex library, G-VG in d/w. Buren. Cape Town 1970. Authors first collection of short stories.	£10.00
#15453 Ndebele, Njabulo S. FOOLS & OTHER STORIES. 229pp p/b. Fine. Picador Africa. 2006. ISBN 177010030X Set in the Western Native Township, Johannesburg, and Charterston Location, Nigel, this won the Noma Award and marks the author as one of Africa's premier short-story writers.	6.00
#15380 Ovenstone, Rosemary. DONNA OF HIGH NOON. Printed boards. 94pp 8vo. No inscrip. G-VG. T.V. Bulpin. Cape Town nd. Children's story set in the Cape which commences in Grahamstown and stars Donna, the donkey.	£12.00
#15447 Peacock, H.H.E. ENGLISH ALIVE 1968. A Anthology For High Schools. A Selection Of The Best School Writing Of The Year. Printed wraps 64pp. VG. Western Cape Branch of SA Council for English Education. Rondebosch 1968.	£9.00
#15563 Penny, Sarah. THE BENEFICIARIES. 215pp p/b. Fine. Penguin 2002. ISBN 0143024043 Author lives in Cape Town freelancing for Mail & Guardian, Sunday Independant, and other South African publications. This novel explores shifting relations between memory, forgetting, and denial, when the truth comes in so many versions.	£8.00
#9784 Picard, Hymen W.J. STORM OF DESTINY. 203pp 8vo. VG in rubbed & worn ch.d/w (complete, no tears). Hollandsch Afrikaansche. Cape Town 1976 1st edition. ISBN 0798602961 Novel based upon the story of the wreck of The Indian Merchant as narrated in De Gelukzoeker Overzee Of d'Afrikaanse Wegwyser (The Overseas Adventurer Or The African Guide) by Gerrit van Spaan (Pieter van der Staatr. 1964). Signed by Author on title page.	£24.00
#15362 Read, John. (Comp). GUY BUTLER A Bibliography. NELM Bibliographic Series Number Five. Printed wraps 116pp. White wraps v.lightly foxed, contents fine. Nelm. Grahamstown 1992. ISBN 0958318050 Introduced by Catherine Woeber. 1033 bibliographic references. Extensive cross-referencing details, title lists etc.	£10.00
#15454 Sampson, Lin. NOW YOU'VE GONE AND KILLED ME. True Stories Of Crime, Passion, and Ballroom Dancing. 199pp p/b illus b/w. Fine. Oshun. Cape Town 2005. ISBN 1770070494 Selection of journalist Author's writings as published in Sunday Times Magazine, Sunday Life, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and other magazines. Includes article on the true cause of death of Charlize Theron's father - her mother shot him dead - and other interesting trivia.	£6.00
#15277 Smith, M. van Wyk. (Comp). SHADES OF ADAMASTOR Africa And The Portuguese Connection. An Anthology Of Poetry. xviii + 214pp p/b. indexed names and first lines. No inscrip. wraps creased hence G+ only, sound and clean. ISEA/NELM. Grahamstown 1988. ISBN 0620115432 Brings together the work of some 50 poets on Dias, Da Gama, Adamastor, and related themes.	£12.00
#15466 Smith, Pauline. THE LITTLE KAROO. Red cb. 188pp. Edges foxed else VG+ in d/w (fishmothed, no tears or loss). Jonathan Cape. London 1972. Introduction by Arnold Bennett, Preface by William Plomer.	£10.00
#15473 Strachan, Alexander. 'N WERELD SONDER GRENSE. 52pp p/b. Used academic text, sold w.a.f. multiple copies may be available. VG. Tafelberg. Cape Town 1997. ISBN 0624023079 Short stories. Winner of the Eugene Marais prize in 1985.	£12.00
#15482 Taylor, Jane. UBU AND THE TRUTH COMMISSION. From The Production By William Kentridge And The Handspring Puppet Company. Printed wraps. 73pp. VG+. Used academic text, sold w.a.f. multiple copies may be available. UCT Press. Cape Town 2006. ISBN 0919713166 A play in 5 acts. Illustrated with material from the original 1997 production at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg.	£12.00
#15476 Van Den Heever, C.M. SOMER. Printed wraps. 147pp. VG. Used academic text, sold w.a.f. multiple copies may be available. J.L. Van Schaik. Pretoria 1986. ISBN 0627014062	£12.00
#15344 Versfeld, Marthinus. KLIP EN KLEI. G+. Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1968.	£25.00
#15557 Wende, Hamilton. DEADLINES FROM THE EDGE OF WAR. Images Of War From Congo To Afghanistan. Printed wraps. 291pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. No inscrip. VG+. Viking Penguin. 2003. ISBN 0670047821 Author is a Johannesburg-based freelance journalist and television producer. Personal experiences under conflict in Rwanda, Zaire, Sudan, Kuwait, Israel, and Afghanistan to make you think.	£12.00
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS	Back to index
#15463 Black, Pam. THE REALLY USEFUL WEDDING BOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICA. The Essential Guide To Planning Your Wedding. 240pp softcover. Mint. Self. Cape Town 2007. ISBN 0958500428 There is nothing about weddings that cannot be found here, including traditions peculiar to all religious and racial groupings. A professional guide to organising your wedding successfully.	£10.00
#15279 Gordon, Lewis R. RADICAL PHILOSOPHY REVIEW. Volume 5. Nos. 1 & 2. 2002. Journal of the Radical Philosophy Association. Printed wraps. 209pp. VG. Department of Africana Studies at Brown University. Providence 2002. Contains several articles of African relevance, one by Neil Roos, "We Need Some Knowledge Of Detail To Chuck Out The Rubbish": Reflective Practice And The Development Of A Competence-Based History Curriculum At A South African University. And another by Rogaia Mustafa-Abusharaf, Local Knowledge And Ritual Reproduction In Village Societies: Educating Young African Women To "Succeed In A World Authored By Men".	£20.00
#15379 McCormack, Dewar. (Ed). THE PERM BOOK OF 'TEST THE TEAM'. Printed wraps 224pp. No inscrip. VG Perm. Cape Town 1994. ISBN 0620181656 "The Perm" was of course the Permanent Building Sociey, and "Test The Team' was one of South Africa's most successful radio shows wherein the team had to provide an answer to questions posted by the listeners. The questions were tough and the author was chairman of the team (one of three over a span of 40 years). Tough questions way beyond the Trivial Pursuit level.	£15.00
MISSIONARY INTEREST	Back to index
#15490 Hiney, Tom. ON THE MISSIONARY TRAIL. The Classic Georgian Adventure Of Two Englishmen Sent On A Journey Around The World, 1821-1829. Blue cb. 367pp illus b/w plates. Fine in d/w. Chatto & Windus. London 2000. ISBN 0701167106 George Bennet & Daniel Tyerman set of in 1821 for the London Missionary Society to report on mission outposts. The intrepid pair went via the South Seas islands and thence to New Zealand & Australia, through the orient to India and thence to Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion and, lastly, the Cape particularly Bethelsdorp, Graaff Reinet, promoting missionary and anti-slavery activities there. Extensive epilogue gives an overview of the achievement of the LMS.	£15.00
#15382 Smith, Edwin W. AGGREY OF AFRICA. A Study In Black And White. Black cb. 292pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. G+ in matching ch.d/w (tanned, no loss). Richard R. Smith. NY 1930. Born in the Gold Coast, Dr Aggrey studied initially in Rhodesia and then at Columbia University. His methodist work took him to the west coast of Africa and then South Africa and then further afield on the continent.	£18.00
#15541 Thompson, Humphrey. DISTANT HORIZONS. An Autobiography Of One Man's Missionary Service In And Around Kuruman, South Africa. Printed wraps. 148pp. 25% Loss to upper spine hence G only. however clean. Privately printed. Kimberley 1971. ISBN 0620032170 Signed by Author. Copy No.4 of unnumbered limited edition.	£14.00
NATURAL HISTORY	Back to index
#15399 Biden, C. Leo. SEA-ANGLING FISHES OF THE CAPE. (South Africa). A Natural History Of Some Of The Principal Fishes Caught By Sea Anglers And Professional Fisherman In Cape Waters. xxvii + 303pp illus b/w photos. foldout map at rear. Heavy fading around spine. a good copy with clean unmarked text. Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1930 1st edition.	£12.00
#15371 Davies, David H. ABOUT SHARKS AND SHARK ATTACK. Red cb. 237pp illus col.b/w photos. 8vo. No inscrip. G, clean, in tatty d/w. Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1964. Author was director of the Oceanographic Research Institute in Durban. A detailed look at research on sharks and their attacks on humans. Well illustrated.	£18.00
#15272 Marais, Eugene N. THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT. With A Biographical Note By His Son. Gilt on brown cb. 139pp illus b/w plates. indexed. No inscrip. except top edge fox a near Fine copy in VG d/w. Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1970 1st edn thus. First published in 1937 after his death the preceding year, this was the result of ten years' study of the habits of termites. With significant implications for psychology and philosophy this intellectually exciting work is an absorbing study.	£30.00
#15273 Marais, Eugene N. THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT. With A Biographical Note By His Son. Brown cb. 183pp illus b/w plates. indexed. Three seperate ownership inscrips ffep. VG+ copy in pc.d/w (no tears or chips, tanned but bright except dulled spine). Methuen. London 6th edn 1950. First published in 1937 after his death the preceding year, this was the result of ten years' study of the habits of termites. With significant implications for psychology and philosophy this intellectually exciting work is an absorbing study. Originally published in Afrikaans as "Die Siel Van Die Mier" and translated by Winifred De Kok.	£30.00
#15294 Prozesky, O.P.M. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Sm.8vo h/b with printed bds. 350pp. illus. 40 cold.b/w plates. Spine faded, VG. Collins. Johannesburg 1980 rpt. Each species illustrated, detailed identification points include notes on habitat, voice, and distribution (no maps). Illustrated by Dick Findlay. Bibliography. (Nature Lover's Library).	£12.00
#15289 Rice, E.G. & Compton, R.H. WILD FLOWERS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Green cb. 24pp + 250 full page cold.plates + index. No inscrip. some fading to f.board else a tight clean copy, no d/w. Botanical Society. Newlands. nd. c.1950. This book is noted for the excellent cold.plates, 250 full-page watercolours covering 444 species all found within a 100 mile radius of Cape Town.	£13.00
#15269 Smith, Anthony. THE GREAT RIFT. Africa's Changing Valley. Ochre cb. 224pp illus col.photographs. A Fine copy in VG+ d/w. BBC Books. London 1989. ISBN 056320662 A survey of the geological and fauna of this the largest geological feature of the earth.	£15.00
#15268 Smith, Margaret M. SEA AND SHORE DANGERS. Their Recognition, Avoidance, And Treatment. Blue printed wraps. 64pp booklet illus cold.b/w plates, dwgs. etc. 8vo. Ownership inscrip. near VG. J.L.B. Smith Institute. Grahamstown nd. Notes poisonous and otherwise dangerous fish and other dwellers of the local oceans, with practical treatments for stabs, stings, and poisoning. Signed on title page by Author.	£12.00
#15290 Stokes, Hazel. WHAT TREE IS THAT Purnell Pocketbook. Southern Africa Series. White cb. 72pp. illus cold.plates. 5" high. Printed Bds. Good in clear plastic d/w. Purnell. Cape Town 1967. Trees arranged according to habitat. Small introductory guide.	£5.00
PERIODICALS	Back to index
#15549 South African Library Association. SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARIES. Later as South African Journal For Librarianship And Information Science, then as South African Journal Of Library and Information Science. Stapled wraps. Individual issues generally VG, sold w.a.f. Vol.24 No.1 Jul 1956 to Vol.48 No.4 Apr 1981. then Vol.49 No.1 Jul 1981 to Vol.51 No.3-4 Oct 1983. then Vol.52 No.1 Jan 1984 to Vol.66 No.3 Sept 1998. Sold individually. Price is per issue:	£5.00
#15548 South African Library. QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY. Stapled wraps. Individual issues generally VG, sold w.a.f. A run from Vol.10 No.1 Sept. 1955 to Vol.52 No.1 Sept. 1997. Sold individually. Price is per issue:	£10.00
#15547 South African Society of Archivists. S.A. ARCHIVES JOURNAL. 1960-1988. Stapled wraps. Individual issues generally VG, sold w.a.f. Almost a complete run from No.2 1960 to No.30 1988 (at time of cataloguing lacks No.19 1977 & No.23 1981). Price is per issue:	£5.00
MODERN POLITICAL HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, CURRENT AFFAIRS	Back to index
#15347 Bernon, M.P. & Krog, G. FACTS, FIGURES AND GUIDE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. Blue wraps. 24pp stapled. G-VG. CNA 1953. Contains by Province & Electoral Division the results of the preceding 1948 election, and the corresponding figures for the 1953 election completed by hand (assumed correctly by local politically oriented academic).	£12.00
#15288 Brookes, Edgar H. THE COLOUR PROBLEMS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Being The Phelps-Stokes Lectures, 1933, Delivered At The University Of Cape Town. Red cb. viii + 237pp. Foxed, a sound reading copy. Lovedale nd. c.1933.	£10.00
#15354 Kelly, Professor T.H. A CUSTOMS UNION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA. Inaugural Address Delivered At Natal University College, Durban, 14 May 1947. Printed wraps. 22pp stapled booklet. Ownership inscrips f.wrap else G+. Natal University College 1948.	£8.00
#15283 Sampson, H.F. THE PRINCIPLE OF APARTHEID. Red cb. 119pp. G in rubbed d/w. Voortrekkerpers. Johannesburg 1966. A reasoned defence of South Africa's past policy of seperate development. Author was one-time Professor of Law at Rhodes University, but was already retired when he wrote this title.	£10.00
GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS	Back to index
#15391 Du Toit, I.E. BILINGUAL POLICE DICTIONARY. Tweetalige Polisiewoordeboek. 469pp softcover. 8vo. Mint. Van Schaik. Pretoria 1994. ISBN 062701903X Contains words and expressions peculiar to the police environment, information about disciplinary offences, Latin legal terms, etc.	£18.00
#15388 Smits, J. & I.J. WOORDEBOEK VAN REGS EN HANDELSTERME. Or: Woordeboek Van Regs-En Handels-Terme. Gilt on blue skivertex. 190pp lg.8vo. Mint. Nasou. (Pharos imprint on later printings of the same edition) Cape Town 1992. ISBN 062502401X This listing of Afrikaans commercial law terms gives a brief english translation of each word followed by a more extensive account of meaning and useage in Afrikaans.	£28.00
RHODESIA / ZIMBABWE	Back to index
#7931 Balfour, Alice Blanche. TWELVE HUNDRED MILES IN A WAGGON. Illustrated By The Author. Gilt dec magenta cb. xix + 265pp illus cold.foldout map, b/w dwgs. cold.frontis. A facsimile reprint of the 1895 edition. G-VG, but clean and sound in a repaired thus good only d/w. The Pioneer Head. Salisbury. Rhodesia 1970. (Edward Arnold, London, 1895). Heritage Series. Volume 2. Describes a leisurely trip from Kimberley to Umtali, but includes the inital stay at the Cape, the rail trip to Kimberley, a visit to Basutoland and the onward journey to Beira and Zanzibar. The Author comments perceptively on all that she saw and provides excellent drawings to illustrate her story. Limited edition No.616 of 1500.	£25.00
#15310 Bezuidenhout, Ben. MY MOTHER'S KITCHEN WAS A BAOBAB. The Story Of A Rhodesian Family. 121pp p/b illus b/w photos. dwgs. map. Fine. Self. Grahamstown 2006 rpt. ISBN 0868103896 Signed by Author. Illustrated by Cynthia Watkins-Ball. Humorous autobiography, mostly of prewar days.	£12.00
#15309 Bezuidenhout, Ben. SADZA NE NYAMA. More Stories Of A Rhodesian Family. 145pp p/b. Mint. Self. Grahamstown. ISBN 0620319097 Sequel to "My Mother's Kitchen Was A Baobab Tree". Signed by Author.	£8.00
#7097 Darter, Adrian. (One Of Them). THE PIONEERS OF MASHONALAND. (Men Who Made Rhodesia) Gilt on maroon cb. teg. xii + 213pp. cold.foldout map at rear. 8vo. Bookplate of Henry Hepburn Bright on front pastedown and his signature on ffep. The top and bottom of the spine are very slightly soft. the teg is dulled, the preliminaries at both ends are foxed as is the fore and bottom edge. Scans on request. Despite noted faults this must be classified as a very clean attractive copy at VG level. The foldout map at rear is in exceptional condition and shows no deterioration of folds even at their crosses. Simkin Marshall Hamilton Kent. London 1914 1st edition. Includes Nominal Roll Of Pioneer Corps as supplied by the BSA company. First editions of this title are hard to find particularly in such attractive original condition.	£250.00
#7321 Fripp, Constance E. & Hiller, V.W. (Eds). GOLD AND THE GOSPEL IN MASHONALAND. Central African Archives. Oppenheimer Series Number Four. Being The Journals Of, 1. The Mashonaland Mission Of Bishop Knight-Bruce. & 2. The Concession Journey Of Charles Dunell Rudd. Gilt on red cb. teg. 246pp illus b/w plates & two foldout maps. lg.8vo. Faded around spine as often hence VG+, probably unread. Chatto & Windus. London 1949.	£45.00
#7932 Oates, C.G. (Ed). MATABELE LAND AND THE VICTORIA FALLS. From The Letters And Journals Of Frank Oates. (A Naturalist's Wanderings In The Interior Of South Africa. From ...). Gilt & brown dec cb. xiiii + 383pp. cold.frontis. illustrated cold.plates, drawings (mostly by Author), foldout maps, etc. indexed. Some minor faults hence VG+ in G only repaired d/w (spine sl.fad. rubbed & chipped. but no loss). Heritage Series Volume 3. The Pioneer Head. Salisbury 1971. (Kegan Paul. London 1881). Facsimile reprint of the 1881 edition including all the original appendices and plates. No.1150 of 1500.	£60.00
#7903 Selous, F.C. TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA. Being The Narrative Of The Last Eleven Years Spent By The Author On The Zambezi And It's Tributaries; With An Account Of The Colonisation Of Mashunaland And The Progress Of The Gold Industry In That Country. Gilt & silver dec. tan cb. xviii + 503pp illus dwgs, cold.frontis. foldout map. VG+ in good d/w (tanned, chipped, etc. no tears or loss). Pioneer Head. Salisbury 1972. (Rowland Ward, London, 1893). Heritage Series. Vol.V. Facsimile reprint of the 1893 edition. Limited edition No.1917 of 2000.	£45.00
#15430 Smith, R.C. RHODESIA, A POSTAL HISTORY. - Its Stamps, Posts And Telegraphs. Red skivertex. 454pp. illus b/w. large 8vo. VG-F in VG d/w. Not pristine but a nice copy. Salisbury. nd. c.1968. A comprehensive treatise on the subject. Appendices: "A", List of Post Offices. "B", Postmasters General. "C", Federation senior officials. "D", List of relevant Acts. "E", Postal rates through the years. "F", Telephone statistics. "G", Post Office war service (roll of honour, decorations etc). Bibliography. This is the copy from the Hosken collection with bookplate.	£45.00
#15264 Stonier, G.W. RHODESIAN SPRING. Green cb. 238pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. Good reading copy only, no d/w. Hutchinson. London 1968. Humorous treatment of life during the early years of UDI.	£12.00
#15274 Taylor, Don. RAINBOW ON THE ZAMBEZI. Green cb. 224pp illus b/w photos. maps. 8vo. Good reading copy, no d/w. Museum Press. London 1953. A view from the early days of the Federation. Foreword by Sir Roy Welensky.	£12.00
#7129 Vaughan-Williams, H. A VISIT TO LOBENGULA IN 1889. Illustrations by Mary Vaughan-Williams. Red cb. viii + 192pp 4to. Top front corner heavily bumped and some insect damage to f.board. A very clean sound reading copy in a tatty d/w (with loss to lower spine and above the "A" of the title). Shuter And Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1947 1st edn. Author came to Rhodesia as a young man at a critical time in the early history of Rhodesia. Interesting observations on all he saw and did and who he met which included Lobengula. Excellent illustrations. Tipped into front is facsimile letter to Author from Jan Smuts (then at his Doornkloof, Irene, house).	£14.00
#7320 Wallis, J.P.R. (Ed). THE BAROTSELAND JOURNAL OF JAMES STEVENSON-HAMILTON. Central African Archives. Oppenheimer Series Number Seven. Gilt on red cb. teg. 246pp illus col.b/w plates & foldout maps. lg.8vo. Faded around spine as often hence VG+, probably unread. Chatto & Windus. London 1953. Watercolours by Author.	£55.00
SOUTH AFRICAN SPORT, VARIOUS	Back to index
#15540 Crowley, Brian. CURRIE CUP STORY. Green cb. 199pp illus b/w photos. No inscrip. VG in VG+ dustwrapper (no tears, chips, or loss). Don Nelson. Cape Town 1973. ISBN 0620011327 With contributions by Louis Duffus & A.C. Parker. Deals with the history of South Africa's premier Currie Cup competition as well as the personalities that have played in the tournaments staged since the first match in Kimberley in 1890. Includes some relevant statistics pertaining at the time of publication.	£15.00
#15426 Levy, Jaynee. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WALKS AND TRAILS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Printed bds. 352pp illus col.b/w photos, maps, dwgs, etc. 4to indexed. Excepting some foxing on prelims a VG-F copy. Struik. Cape Town 1989 2nd edition. ISBN 1868250563 Covers South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, with an introduction to the subject and many useful appendices. Still a most useful reference as Author was instrumental in planning the National Hiking Way System which although expanded is at core fully covered here.	£16.00
EARLY AFRICAN TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION	Back to index
#15287 Perham, Margery & Simmons, J. AFRICAN DISCOVERY. An Anthology Of Exploration. Black cb. 280pp illus b/w. foldout map at rear intact. Boards spotty, ff browned, a sound reading copy. Faber. London 1942.	£6.00
MILITARY	Back to index
#15425 Coleman, Francis L. THE KAFFRARIAN RIFLES. 1876-1986. `Nunc Animis'. Silver dec green cb. xxii + 327pp. illustrated with maps and foldouts, 94 photographic plates, etc. 8vo. Bought new, sealed in bubblewrap, still sealed in bubblewrap. Kaffrarian Rifles Association. East London 1988. The official regimental history. The origin of the regiment commences with action in the 9th Frontier War by its predecessor the Buffalo Rifles in 1876. The regiment subsequently saw action in the Basutoland Campaign, the Anglo-Boer War, and both the First and Second World Wars.	£55.00
#15271 McLaughlin, Redmond. THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Famous Regiments. Edited by Lt-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Brown cb. 121pp illus b/w plates. sm.8vo. Ownership inscrip ffep else VG in d/w. Leo Cooper. London 1972. ISBN 085052091 Chapter 3, "Crisis in South Africa" covers the activities of the RAMC during the Boer War.	£15.00
#6750 Orpen, Neil. WAR IN THE DESERT. South African Forces. World War II. Volume III. xii + 538pp. illus b/w photos etc. VG in d/w (some insect damage) Purnell. 1971.	£30.00
#15341 Tomaselli, Keyan G. & Van Zyl, John. (Eds). BREAKER MORANT. Critical Arts Monograph No.1. 64pp cyclostyled stapled booklet. G+. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1981. Contributions by Susan Gardner (From Murderer To Martyr: The Legend Of 'Breaker' Morant), Keyan Tomaselli (The South African And Australian Film Industries: A Comparison), Stephen Gray (Heartbreak Horse, An Australian Bestseller About The South African War), Michael Vaughan (The Breaker And Questions Of Imperial Justice.	£12.00
#15340 Tomaselli, Keyan G. & Van Zyl, John. (Eds). BREAKER MORANT. Critical Arts Monograph No.1. 64pp cyclostyled stapled booklet. VG. Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1981. Contributions by Susan Gardner (From Murderer To Martyr: The Legend Of 'Breaker' Morant), Keyan Tomaselli (The South African And Australian Film Industries: A Comparison), Stephen Gray (Heartbreak Horse, An Australian Bestseller About The South African War), Michael Vaughan (The Breaker And Questions Of Imperial Justice.	£15.00
ZOOLOGY, HUNTING, BIG GAME	Back to index
#15401 Harthoorn, A.M. THE FLYING SYRINGE. Ten Years Of Immobilising Wild Animals In Africa. 287pp softcover illus b/w photos, foldout map at rear. bibliography. Ex school library. sound but worn at head of spine. Special edition for Reckitt & Coleman Pharmaceutical Division. Geoffrey Bles. London 1970. Tells the story of the search for a safe drug for the restraint and immobilisation of Africa's large animals leading to the development of M99.	£12.00

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