| #11711 Oakland, John. BRITISH CIVILIZATION. An Introduction. 256pp. illus b/w photos, figures, tables. lge 8vo p/b. Inscrip ffep o/w VG++.Routledge. London 1991 2nd edition. | £6.00 |
| #9797 Oberholster, J.J., Van Schoor, M.C.E. & Maree, A.J.H. SOUVENIR ALBUM OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE. At The Request Of The Free State Centenary Committee. Green leather bound. 154pp illus cold.plates, b/w photos. 4to. Wear to joints, Good.Bloemfontein 1954. | £50.00 |
| #10308 Oberholzer, Obie. THE HOTAZEL YEARS. Authors personal selection of photographs from over 30 years of journeying throughout Southern Africa. Includes selection of black and white photos published for the first time. Author resides in Grahamstown, was based at Rhodes University. Maroon cb. 132pp illus col.b/w photos. oblong lg.4to. Large inscrip ffep else fine.Double Storey. Cape Town 2002. | £14.00 |
| #3747 O'Connor, Ulick. OLIVER ST JOHN GOGARTY. A Poet And His Times. Grey cb. 316pp. portrait frontis. Inked-out inscrip. ffep. G+, no d/w.Jonathan Cape. London 1964. 1st edn. | £6.00 |
| #11469 Ogden, Helen & Richardson, Ida. FLOWERS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Preface by Prof. Murdoch. Intro by C.A.Gardner. Photos by Helen Ogden, coloured in oils by Ida Richardson. Printed wraps. ff unnumbered. illus col plates. Wraps worn and rubbed on sp. eps sl browned o/w near VG.Ida Richardson. Perth 1954 rpt. | £6.00 |
| #12796 Ogot, B.A.(Ed). ZAMANI. A Survey of East African History. vii + 405pp. maps. tall 8vo softcover. Small ownership inscrip ffep. joints rubbed, sl browning to ff. G+.EAPH/Longman. Nairobi 1974 new ed. | £8.00 |
| #14063 O'Hanlon, Redmond. CONGO JOURNEY. Expedition into the equatorial swamp-forests of the Congo. 472pp p/b. G-VG.Penguin 14997. | £5.00 |
| #9391 O'Keefe, Bob. DIAMONDS CAN BE DANGEROUS. Rare item. Green cb. 190pp. sm.8vo. G, no d/w.Spearhead. Pretoria nd. | £30.00 |
| #9449 Oliphant, Andries Walter. CULTURE AND EMPOWERMENT. Debates, Workshops. Art And Photography From The Zabalanza Festival. In 1990 delegates from South African cultural organisations met in London, shifting the focus of cultural festivals held outside the country from cultural resistance to the acquisition of artistic skills, training, and empowerment. Printed wraps. 244pp illus cold.plates. No inscrip. VG+.COSAW. Johannesburg 1993. | £10.00 |
| #13258 Oliphant, Andries Walter. (Ed). STAFFRIDER. Volume 9 Number 3, 1991. Contributors include Tatamkula Afrika, Stephen Gray, and many more. Pictorial wraps, 74pp illus b/w. VG+.Editorial Collective. Fordsburg. | £10.00 |
| #13257 Oliphant, Andries Walter. (Ed). STAFFRIDER. Volume 9 Number 4, 1991. Special Edition, Culture In Transition. Contributors include David Goldblatt, Albie Sachs, Zakes Mda, and many more. Pictorial wraps, 150pp illus b/w. VG+.Editorial Collective. Fordsburg. | £12.00 |
| #12212 Oliphant, Mrs. THE MAKERS OF FLORENCE. Dante Giotto Savonarola and Their City. Gilt dec green cb. xx + 422pp. with portrait of Savonarola engraved by C.H. Jeens and illustrations from drawings by Professor Delamotte. Frayed top and bottom of sp. one inch split in cloth of rear joint. bds sl spotted. owners name ffep o/w a G+, clean copy.Macmillan. London 1901 | £8.00 |
| #8968 Oliphant, Walter (Ed). THE CHANGE OF SEASONS & OTHER STORIES. A collection of offbeat stories. Contributions by Ivan Vladislavic, Andrew Verster, Nanette Pretorius, E. Sher, Jo Nowicki, G. Mokae, Hans Pienaar, Marita Pritchard, Y.S. Young, Mike Van Graan, Hugh Lewin, Edward Lurie, John Ward, Paul Mikula, Peter Clarke. Printed wraps 188pp. No inscrip, VG-F.Cosaw Publishing. Johannesburg 1995 1st edition. | £6.00 |
| #14031 Oliver, Roland. & Atmore, Anthony. AFRICA SINCE 1800. Final volume of trilogy by Roland Oliver firstly describes the precolonial history of Africa in the first three-quarters of the 19thC, followed by partition and colonial rule, finally looking at the roads taken to independance and thereafter. This updated edition covers up to 1979. Printed wraps. xii + 372pp illus maps. 8vo indexed. Neat ownership inscrip ffep. text block sl.cockled but a clean sound copy.CUP. Cambridge 1981 rpt. | £10.00 |
| #12944 Oliver, Roland (Ed). THE MIDDLE AGE OF AFRICAN HISTORY. The authors are all people who have made an original contribution to African history...Ogot, Shula Marks, Brian Fagan etc. Stiff card bds. vi + 104pp. maps. Bookplate front pastedown. VG.Oxford UP. London 1967 | £6.00 |
| #5049 Olivier, P.L. ONS GEMEENTELIKE FEESALBUM. n' Oorsig van die Ontstaan en Groei van Gemeentes van die Gefed.Ned.Geref. Kerke met geleentheid van die Van Riebeeck-Fees 1952. Written in Afrikaans. Grey cb, 608pp, 4to, indexed. No inscrip, ff browned, used at some time to press flowers hence G only but o/w a nice clean, sound copy.N.G. Kerk-Boekhandel, Cape Town 1952. | £12.00 |
| #12359 Olivier, Tarquin. MY FATHER LAURENCE OLIVIER. Black cb. xv + 271pp. illus b/w photos. Small ownership inscrip ffep. edges sl browned o/w VG+ in sl rubbed VG d/w.Headline. London 1992 | £8.00 |
| #12417 Ollard, Richard & Tudor-Craig, Pamela (eds). FOR VERONICA WEDGWOOD THESE. Studies in Seventeenth-Century History. Black cb. 251pp. b/w portrait frontis. illus b/w plates. Owners inscrip ffep and stamp "inspection copy". o/w VG+ in sp fad VG d/w.Collins. London 1986 | £10.00 |
| #2259 Olsen, Oluf Reed. TWO EGGS ON MY PLATE. Translated from the Norwegian by F.H.Lyon. Green cb. 298pp. illus b/w photos, maps. Sp sl fad. near VG in complete G d/w, fox at fold-ins, ch etc. George Allen & Unwin. London 1956 8th imp. | £6.00 |
| #13885 Olyslager, P. HUMBER HAWK. SUPER SNIPE. Hawk : Series I,IA, II and III from 1957. Snipe : Series I,II,III and IV from 1958. Motor Manuals 46. printed wraps. 126pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. VG+.Sunday Times. London 1963 | £9.00 |
| #13886 Olyslager, P. HUMBER HAWK. SUPER SNIPE. Hawk : Series I,IA, II and III from 1957. Snipe : Series I,II,III and IV from 1958. Motor Manuals 46. printed wraps. 126pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. VG+.Sunday Times. London 1963 | £9.00 |
| #13887 Olyslager, P. HUMBER HAWK. SUPER SNIPE. Hawk : Series I,IA, II and III from 1957. Snipe : Series I,II,III and IV from 1958. Motor Manuals 46. printed wraps. 126pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. VG+.Sunday Times. London 1963 | £9.00 |
| #12062 Olyslager, Piet. HANDBOOK FOR THE CITROEN 2CV. A,AZ,AZL,AZC,AZLM,AU,AZU,AZUL,AP,AZP,BJ,Bijou, Sahara 4x4. All models from 1949. Motor Manuals 9. Printed wraps, 84pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. Wraps a little rubbed o/w VG+.Sunday Times 1961 | £15.00 |
| #12060 Olyslager, Piet. HANDBOOK FOR THE CITROEN 2CV. A,AZ,AZL,AZC,AZLM,AU,AZU,AZUL,AP,AZP,BJ,Bijou, Sahara 4x4. All models from 1949. Motor Manuals 9. Printed wraps, 84pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. Wraps a little rubbed o/w VG+.Sunday Times 1961 | £15.00 |
| #12313 Olyslager, P. JAGUAR. Mark 1 and 2. 2.4 litre. 3.4 litre. 3.8 litre. From 1955. Motor Manuals 53. Printed wraps. 126pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, dgms. Wraps rubbed but contents VG+, very clean.Sunday Times. London 1963 | £15.00 |
| #12312 Olyslager, P. MERCEDES BENZ. 180a, 180b, 190, 190b. All models from 1957. Motor Manuals 16. Printed wraps. 95pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, dgms. Wraps rubbed. Contents VG+, very clean.Sunday Times. London 1961 | £15.00 |
| #12181 Olyslager, P. MORRIS COWLEY. OXFORD. TRAVELLER. Cowley and Cowley 1500. Oxford Series II,III,IV from 1954-1960. Motor Manuals 38. printed wraps. 81pp. illus b/w photos. dgms. Wraps a bit rubbed o/w VG.Sunday Times. London 1963 | £9.00 |
| #12180 Olyslager, P. ROVER 80,100,95,110. P4 Models from 1959. Motor Manuals 51. printed wraps. 83pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. Wraps sl rubbed o/w VG+.Sunday Times. London 1963. | £9.00 |
| #12182 Olyslager, P. SIMCA ARONDE AND SIMCAMATIC. Aronde: all models from 1954 and "Simcamatic". Motor Manuals 21. printed wraps. 87pp. illus b/w photos. dgms. Wraps sl rubbed o/w VG+.Sunday Times. London 1962 | £10.00 |
| #12311 Olyslager, P. TRIUMPH. Herald 1200. Saloon, coupe, convertible, estate car, courier van, from 1961. Motor Manuals 41. Printed wraps. vi + 66pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, dgms. Wraps G+. Contents VG+, extremely clean.Sunday Times. London 1963 | £6.00 |
| #2317 Oman, Carola. NELSON. Black cb. viii + 596pp. illus b/w plates, maps. VG in G d/w.Reprint Society. London 1950 | £5.00 |
| #13166 O'Meara, E. & Greaves, D. GRAHAMSTOWN REFLECTED A lavishly illustrated look at Grahamstown, ancient and modern. Printed bds. 159pp illus col.photos. 4to. As new. no d/w as issued.Grahamstown 1995. | £20.00 |
| #10012 O'Meara, E. & Greaves, D. GRAHAMSTOWN REFLECTED A lavishly illustrated look at Grahamstown, ancient and modern. Gilt title on maroon leather. 159pp illus col.photos. 4to. Mint. no d/w as issued.Grahamstown 1995. | £50.00 |
| #8458 Ommanney, F.D. NORTH CAPE. Blue cb. photo frontis. 252pp illus b/w photos. maps on eps. Sp tanned. eps and edges fox/browned. G+. No d/w.Longmans Green. London 1939. 1st edn. | £8.00 |
| #12199 Ommanney, F.D. SOUTH LATITUDE. Green cb. x + 308pp. illus b/w photos. maps on eps. Sp tanned. eps and edges fox/browned. some fox throughout. Overall G+, clean and sound. No d/w.Longmans, Green. London 1938 new imp. | £6.00 |
| #6807 Omotoso, Kole. SEASON OF MIGRATION TO THE SOUTH. Africa's Crises Reconsidered. Bibliography. Printed wraps. 146pp. 8vo. No inscrip. G-VG.Tafelberg. Cape Town 1994. | £6.00 |
| #8222 Oosthuizen, D.C.S. THE ETHICS OF ILLEGAL ACTION And Other Essays. Author was Professor of Philosophy at Rhodes University 1958-69. 95pp printed wraps. tipped-in portrait frontis. White wraps fox o/w VG.Spro-Cas / Ravan. Jhb 1973. | £8.00 |
| #7168 (Open Universities) THE OPEN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Published On Behalf Of The Conference Of Representatives Of The University Of Cape Town And The University Of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Held In Cape Town On 9, 10, And 11 January 1957. A reasoned statement from the publishers in response to the then government's intention to enact legislation prohibiting the entrance of `non-white' students to these institutions. Gilt on blue cb. 47pp. tall 8vo. Owners inscrips. & other markings eps. sp.fad. o/w G.Witwatersrand UP. Johannesburg 1957. | £10.00 |
| #7196 Oppenheimer, H. THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Council meeting of the Institute in Cape Town. Stapled booklet. 8vo. Sm.inscrip ffep. G.SAIRR. Cape Town nd. c.1950's. | £8.00 |
| #11287 O'Reilly, W.J. CRICKET TASK-FORCE. The Story of the 1950-51 Australian Tour. Green cb. 192pp. illus b/w photos. Sl fad top and bottom of sp. neat owners inscrip ffep o/w VG in near VG, sp sl fad d/w.Werner Laurie. London 1951 | £8.00 |
| #8421 Organ, John. FOULIS' OVERHAUL MANUAL. AP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. For BLMC Mini, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 And Austin America. Gilt on green cb.197pp illus b/w photos. dwgs.indexed. Some grubby ff hence G+, no d/w.Foulis. Henley 1972. | £10.00 |
| #12419 O'Riordan, Rev. M. CATHOLICITY AND PROGRESS IN IRELAND. Red cb. xvi + 510pp. Sp fad. a few white marks on front bd. stamps of catholic church library on eps. eps and edges browned. Overall a G+ tight copy. No d/w.Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. London 1906 3rd ed. | £12.00 |
| #8215 Orkin, F.M. & Welz, S.E. SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 1975-78. Proceedings Of The Association For Sociology In Southern Africa. ix + 288pp p/b. G.ASSA 1979. | £8.00 |
| #7439 Orpen, Neil & Martin H.J. SALUTE THE SAPPERS. South African Forces: World War II. Vol.8-Part 1. The formation of the South African Engineer Corps and its operations in East Africa and the Middle East to the Battle of Alamein. Vol.8-Part 2. the Operations Of The South African Engineer Corps In The North African And Italian Theatres Of War From The Battle Of Alamein To The End Of World War II, With A Brief Description Of Subsequent Developments. 2 vols. xx + 507pp / xii + 424pp. Illus. b/w.col.photos. maps, foldout map. Edges sl.fox o/w VG+ neat owners inscrip. VG d/ws.Johannesburg 1981/2 | £85.00 |
| #7599 Ortlieb, Heinz-Dietrich. & Losch, Dieter. WAS WIRD AUS S?DAFRIKA. Ein Subkontinent Sucht Den Lenkbaren Wandel. 133pp p/b. VG-F.Interfrom. Zurich 1985. | £6.00 |
| #12041 Osborn, A. SHRUBS AND TREES FOR THE GARDEN. Green bds. 574pp. illus col plates, b/w photos etc. lge 8vo. Sl shelfwear. owners inscrip ffep o/w VG in sp fad G+ d/w. (frayed at top of sp.)Ward Lock. London 1963 revd. | £6.00 |
| #11988 Osborn, H.S. PROSPECTOR'S FIELD-BOOK AND GUIDE. In the Search for and the Easy Determination of Ores and Other Useful Minerals. Ninth Edition thoroughly Revised and Enlarged by M.W. von Bernewitz. Green cb. xiii + 364pp. illus b/w plates, dwgs, dgms. 12mo. Bds very spotted. eps and edges sl browned. ownership inscrip front pastedown. Contents very clean, overall G+.Hodder & Stoughton. London 1920 | £10.00 |
| #9970 O'Shea, May. BLOOMIE. Memoirs Of The Twenties. Bloomie left comfortable England to get married in South Africa. Moving from Free State dorp to Basutoland and then to Grahamstown, this story gives graphic descriptions of places such as Gordon's Bay, Hermanus, Kenton-On-Sea, Port Alfred, Bloemfontein, and more, as the matriarch guided her family through difficult times. Illustrated by Author. Yellow cb. 147pp illus dwgs. Ownership inscrip ffep else VG in d/w (sp.fad. rubbed).Don Nelson. Cape Town 1977. | £10.00 |
| #12346 Ossendowski, Ferdinand. FROM PRESIDENT TO PRISON. In collaboration with Lewis Stanton Palen. Orange cb. 338pp. Sp fad. edges and eps fox. a few ff roughly opened. Overall G+, very sound.George Allen & Unwin. London 1925 | £12.00 |
| #12344 O'Toole, Maureen. OFF THE BEAT. Black cb. 125pp. VG in near VG d/w ( few closed tears).Hodder & Stoughton. London 1970 | £10.00 |
| #12542 O'Toole, Roger Saint-Martin. A STAG AT LARGE. Confessions of a Bachelor Abroad. Black cb. 240pp. G+. No d/w.W.H.Allen. London 1969 | £4.00 |
| #11119 Oulehla, Mazakarini. Brabec d'Ipra. DIE SPANISCHE REITSCHULE ZU WIEN. Black cb. 368pp. illus col & b/w photos/plates etc. Folio. A beautiful production. Extremely heavy! Inc brochure which is a guide in 3 languages (English, French and Italian) to the book, and a translation of all the picture legends. VG+ in VG+ d/w.(sl rubbed).Orac. Wien 1986. | £25.00 |
| #12606 Ouspensky, P.D. TALKS WITH A DEVIL. Translated by Katya Petroff. Edited and introduced by J.G.Bennett. Red bds. 155pp. Shelfwear. top edge dusty o/w VG in G+ sp sl tanned d/w.Turnstone Press. London 1972 | £8.00 |
| #13122 Owen, David. UBUKHOSI NEENKOKELI. A Directory Of Eastern Cape Black Leaders, From c.1700 to 1990. A Joint Venture To Document Our Leaders Before They Are Forgotten. Brief biographical details of over 90 persons. English text. New History Series No.2. Printed wraps. 94pp illus b/w photos, maps. 4to. Mint.Grahamstown 1994. | £8.00 |
| #11852 Owen, Frank. TEMPESTUOUS JOURNEY. Lloyd George. His Life and Times. Blue cb. 784pp. illus b/w photos. errata slip. Bds spotted, especially rear. G+. Contents extremely clean, VG. No d/w.Hutchinson. London 1954 | £10.00 |
| #12409 Owen, John B. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 1714-1815. Brown cb. xv + 365pp. illus b/w plates. VG in sp fad o/w VG d/w.Nelson. London 1974 | £10.00 |
| #10949 Owen, Robert. WITH JAMES BRUCE IN EGYPT. Adventures in Geography Series. Aimed at children aged 11 - 16, using the travels and adventures of great explorers as a framework to describe the geography of the countries through which they passed. Navy cb. 144pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, maps. No inscrip. edges and eps very sl fox o/w VG+ in G+ bright d/w.Muller. London 1962. | £8.00 |
| #13923 Owen-Smith, Michael & Sichel, Peter (Eds) PROTEA CRICKET ANNUAL OF SOUTH AFRICA 1981. Volume 28. Published in association with SACU this provides provincial statistics and details including South African averages and records. Also comprehensively covers all cricket activity nationwide including The Castle Currie Cup, The Logan Cup, Nuffield Cup, Who's Who 1980/1981 as well as schools and university cricket, etc. Printed wraps. 355pp illus tables, b/w photos. No inscrip. A G copy.SACU. 1981. | £10.00 |
| #13873 Owen Smith, Michael. & Sichel. Peter. (Eds). PROTEA CRICKET ANNUAL OF SOUTH AFRICA 1980. Volume 27. Published in association with SACU this provides provincial statistics and details including South African averages and records, Also comprehensivey covers all cricket activity nationwide including the Currie Cup, the Datsun Shield, as well as schools and university cricket, etc. Printed wraps. 382pp illus tables, b/w photos. No inscrip. a VG copy.SACU. 1980. | £10.00 |
| #14362 Owens, Mark & Delia. CRY OF THE KALAHARI. Two young American graduates camp in the Kalahari Desert and spend 7 years studying the larger carnivores. Black cb. viii + 341pp. illus col.photos, map. Ownership inscrip f.pastedown. VG in d/w.Collins. London 1985. | £18.00 |
| #11205 Oxenham, Elsie J. THE ABBEY GIRLS. Blue cb. 320pp. Owners inscrip ffep o/w near VG in G+ pc d/w (sl damp crinkled on rear).Collins ( Seagull Library) London 1951 1st edition thus. | £30.00 |
| #12869 Oxford University Institute of Statistics. THE ECONOMICS OF FULL EMPLOYMENT. Six Studies in Applied Economics prepared at the Oxford University Institute of Statistics. Blue cb. vii + 213pp. Bds a little stained and fad. a few pencil annots and underlinings. owners inscrip ffep plus his own humorous poem on rear pastedown! G+.Basil Blackwell. Oxford 1947 rpt. | £6.00 |
| #7493 Oxford University Press. A STANDARD ENGLISH-SWAHILI DICTIONARY. Founded on Madan's English-Swahili Dictionary. Brown cb. 635pp. G.Oxford University Press. London 1950 rpt. | £15.00 |
| #11652 Oyama, Masutatsu. VITAL KARATE 3. Printed laminated wraps with fold-ins. 127pp. profusely illus b/w photos. A few red underlinings o/w VG, very clean. (sp sl fad).Ward Lock. London 1975 rpt. | £12.00 |
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