| #13559 Shapiro, T (Ed). SA MASTERPIECE 2004. The South African Resource Manual for Antiques, Collectables, Fine Arts and Interiors. A prestigious and comprehensive guide to antiques and collectables which is beautifully illustrated. Printed bds, 150pp. col illus. lge square 4to. F in VG+ d/w.SA Masterpiece and Business Day. Craighall 2003 | £29.00 |
| #13558 Shapiro, T (Ed). SA MASTERPIECE 2004. The South African Resource Manual for Antiques, Collectables, Fine Arts and Interiors. A prestigious and comprehensive guide to antiques and collectables which is beautifully illustrated. Printed bds, 150pp. col illus. lge square 4to. F in VG+ d/w.SA Masterpiece and Business Day. Craighall 2003 | £29.00 |
| #13961 S.A. Stud Book Association. THE SOUTH AFRICAN JERSEY HERD BOOK. Vol.1. Containing The Pedigrees Of Jersey Cattle Admitted For Registration From 1906 To 31st December, 1927. Bulls: 1-385. Cows: 1-690. Gilt on green cb. 302pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. Bds unattractive, insect damaged, but contents fine.Jersey Cattle Breeders Soc. of SA. (1928). | £20.00 |
| #10779 Sabot, R.H. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN MIGRATION. Tanzania 1900-1971. The study of the nature and determinants of labour supply, wages and imbalance in Tanzania's urban labour market. Dark blue cb. xv + 279pp. dgms, tables, bibliography. No inscrip. F in VG+ d/w.Clarendon Press. Oxford 1979. | £15.00 |
| #9755 SABRA. JOURNAL OF RACIAL AFFAIRS. Vol.6 No.2. January 1954. (SABRA was the Nationalist parallel to the Institute of Race Relations). Topics include `Apartheid - A Slogan Or A Solution'. Printed card wraps. 56pp stapled booklet. Wraps marked, contents clean, inscrips f.wrap and fep.SABRA. Stellenbosch 1954. | £5.00 |
| #10735 Sachs, Albie. JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA. First of two studies in race relations to be published under the auspices of the Columbus Centre Trust. Dealing with subjects such as racial inequality in law, lynching, torture, the formation of race attitudes, traditional African adjudication, the concept and statistics of crime, and the role of leading lawyers and rebels such as Smuts, Gandhi and Mandela. Black cb. 288pp. No inscrip. top edge sl fox o/w VG+ in G+ bright d/w ( few nicks and closed tears).Chatto. Heinemann for Sussex UP. London 1973. | £22.00 |
| #10519 Sachs, Albie. PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN A NEW SOUTH AFRICA. Contemporary South African Debates. 208pp p/b. indexed. Near VG.Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1990. | £10.00 |
| #10773 Sachs, Bernard. MULTITUDE OF DREAMS. A Semi-Autobiographical Study. The life of an uprooted Lithuanian Jew, starting life with the weight of Eastern European mysticism on his shoulders and joining a world of Leftists, aesthetes, and the generally uprooted in SA. Gives a vivid account of life in Jhb at the lower social register. Brown cb. 255pp. illus b/w portrait frontis. Bookplate front pastedown o/w near VG in worn, damp stained d/w (clean on front.)Kayor. Jhb 1949. | £10.00 |
| #12125 Sachs, Curt. WORLD HISTORY OF THE DANCE. Translated by Bessie Schonberg. ix + 469pp. illus b/w plates, music scores. Sp fad. o/w VG++.Norton. NY 1963 | £5.00 |
| #12054 Sackville-West, Edward & Shawe-Taylor, Desmond. THE RECORD GUIDE SUPPLEMENT. Black cb. 191pp. Eps sl browned o/w VG in G clean d/w with small loss.Collins. London 1956 | £6.00 |
| #14083 Sadler, Celia. NEVER A YOUNG MAN. Extracts From The Letters And Journals Of The Rev. William Shaw. A Methodist, Shaw was an 1820 Settler having been chaplain to the Sephton party on the Aurora. In his own words this account tells a vivid first-hand account of the conditions in which the settlers found themselves. It tells of his meeting with the Dutch trekkers, African tribesmen, government officials, slaves, Hottentots, and others in the course of his work here. Green cb. 187pp illus b/w plates. 8vo. Ffep excised, d/w browned, but o/w a fairly clean sound copy.Haum. Cape Town 1967. | £10.00 |
| #11824 Saint-Saens. CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto. Adapted by Keisuke Tsutsui. Translated by Ann King Herring. Printed bds. ff unnumbered. beautifully col illus. oblong 4to. A lovely, bright VG+ copy with no inscrips. in bright near VG d/w. ( ch and sl frayed at edges).Frederick Warne. London 1978 rpt. | £12.00 |
| #8297 Salaman, Esther. A COLLECTION OF MOMENTS. A Study of Involuntary Memories. Navy cb. viii + 141pp. Edges sl fox o/w VG+ in sp fad near VG d/w.Longman. London 1970 | £35.00 |
| #11570 Salmon, Edward T. A HISTORY OF THE ROMAN WORLD. From 30 B.C. to A.D. 138. Vol VI of Methuen's History of the Greek and Roman World. Red cb. xiii + 367pp. maps in text and one fold out. Bds sl fad. contents crisp and very clean. No d/w. Overall G/VG.Methuen. London 1966 5th edition. | £8.00 |
| #12231 Salt, H.S. (ed). GODWIN'S POLITICAL JUSTICE. A Reprint of The Essay on Property. From the Original Edition. Social Science Series. Black title on red cb. 155pp. Ownership inscrip ffep o/w VG in G+ rubbed d/w.Allen & Unwin. London 1949 4th imp. | £12.00 |
| #11239 Salut, Harold. FRAGILE WINGS & GENTLE GIANTS. A veteran pilot remembers his first season as a very young man with a Canadian flying circus back in the early 1930's. Prelims + 254 pp and afterword. Lge 8vo p/b. Sp fad and sl mothing to front cover. illus b/w photos, dwgs, map. Inscrip ffep. Author's address has been written on rear inside cover plus that of another person. Overall VG.Blackbird Press. Iowa 1985 | £8.00 |
| #12011 Salvini, Roberto. UFFIZI. Musei e Pinacoteche. Gilt title on blue cb. prelims + 96 pp text, illus b/w plates + 30 full-page col plates with accompanying description on opposite page. (Italian text). Eps browned/fox, and edges sl fox. owners name ffep. o/w VG+ in VG d/w. G+, plain brown slipcase.Istituto Geografico de Agostini. Novara 1954 | £20.00 |
| #11563 Samhaber, Ernst. KAUFLEUTE WANDELN DIE WELT. German text. Brown dec beige cb. 367pp. illus b/w photos, plates, dwgs. maps on eps. Bds sl fox. edges lightly browned. Near VG in G+ d/w.Heinrich Scheffler. Frankfurt am Main 1960 | £10.00 |
| #12902 Sampson, Anthony. COMMON SENSE ABOUT AFRICA. Common Sense Series 3. Printed brown wraps. 175pp. map. No inscrip. Wraps scuffed and surface torn over authors name on front, hence wraps G only but cont clean and near VG.Gollancz. London 1960 | £6.00 |
| #9259 Sampson, H.F. CIRCUS REVELATIONS. A polemic revealing the cruelty involved in training performing animals. Orange wraps. 11pp stapled 8vo. Fine.Self. Grahamstown 1956. | £6.00 |
| #13928 Sanders, John & Gee, Richard. PHOTOGRAPHY YEAR BOOK 1968. Mustard cb, 202pp, illus b/w photos. Sm.inscrip thus Good.Fountain Press Ltd, London 1967. | £10.00 |
| #10671 Sanders, Nick. JOURNEY TO THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Author is a seasoned cyclist whose adventurous travels are done on a budget of £1.50 per day! Printed wraps. 96pp. illus col & b/w photos, maps etc. Lge 4to p/b. Inscrip ffep o/w VG+.Self. Glossop 1983. | £8.00 |
| #6489 Sanders, Nick. JOURNEY TO THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Author is a seasoned cyclist whose adventurous travels are done on a budget of £1.50 per day! Printed wraps. 96pp illus col & b/w photos, maps etc. lg.4to p/b. VG.Self. Glossop 1983. | £8.00 |
| #11102 Sandford, Ken. DEAD RECKONING. Crime stories by New Zealand writer, and mainly set in NZ. Red cb. 207pp. map. Faint white stain on edge front cover, eps lightly browned o/w a really nice VG copy in G+ d/w.Hutchinson. London 1955 1st edition. | £8.00 |
| #14376 Sanlam. FIRETALK 2. Selected Short Stories From The Entries To The 1992 Sanlam Literary Award. Authors featured in this collection: Marion Baxter, Shaun de Waal, Peter Wilhelm, Julia Martin, Ivan Vladislavic, Jane Fox, Jane Powrie, M.J. Marchand, Willem van der Walt, Faheem Fredericks, Dermod Judge. Printed wraps. 120pp 8vo. No inscrip. VG+.Sanlam. Cape Town 1993. | £8.00 |
| #14411 Sanlam. ART COLLECTION. SANLAM. KUNSVERSAMELING. Reproductions of art collection items held by SA insurance giant. 80pp full-page cold.illus. followed by thumbnails with descriptive text. Published to commemorate the company's 75th anniversary. Blue cb. in matching slipcase. F in slipcase.Tafelberg. Cape Town 1993. | £45.00 |
| #11105 Sansom, Christopher. AURORA'S GLADE. A Study in the Behaviour of Romanticism. With 3 drawings and 6 paintings by William McLaren, and illustrations by other artists. Gilt title on blue cbs.300pp. + iiipp. acknowledgments. 4to. VG+ in G+ d/w.Castle Cary Press. Somerset 1968. | £10.00 |
| #8004 Sargant, William. THE UNQUIET MIND. The Autobiography Of a Physician In Psychological Medicine. Black cb. portrait frontis. xvi + 240pp. 8vo. indexed. Edges sl dusty/foxed, o/w VG in G+ d/w.Heinemann. London 1967. | £11.00 |
| #10441 Sargeant, Roy. THE PRINCIPAL. Alan Paton's Years At Diepkloof Reformatory. Based upon original works by Alan Paton, this is the book of the SABC 3 series. 245pp p/b. No inscrip. Fine.Penguin. Sandton 1997. | £12.00 |
| #13163 Saul, Daphne. BIRD OF PARADISE. Jose Dale Lace. Biographical sketch, based on research by Thelma Gutsche. Printed wraps. 43pp. illus sepia photos. F.Parktown & Westcliff Heritage Trust. Jhb 1993 | £7.00 |
| #11238 Saunders, George H. DYNAMICS OF HELICOPTER FLIGHT. Blue bds with silver device. x + 304pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, figures, performance charts etc. Tall 8vo. Edges and eps sl fox o/w VG in G++, sl rubbed d/w.Wiley. NY 1975 | £65.00 |
| #5990 Saunders, Roy. QUEEN OF THE RIVER. Story of a Canadian Atlantic salmon. Beige cb. 160pp. Illus. b/w photos. Inscrip ffep, edges & eps sl.fox o/w G+ in G d/w.Oldbourne. London 1961. | £8.00 |
| #11360 Sayce, Katherine. A TOWN CALLED VICTORIA. Or The Rise and Fall of the Thatched House Hotel. Brown cb. xxiii + 127pp. illus b/w photos, maps and foldout map. portrait frontis sketch of Queen Victoria. No inscrip. VG+ in VG d/w.Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1978 | £17.00 |
| #11550 Scally, Robert J. THE ORIGINS OF THE LLOYD GEORGE COALITION. The Politics of Social-Imperialism, 1900-1918. Beige cb. xii + 416pp. b/w portrait frontis. Top edge very sl stained. small ownership inscrip ffep o/w VG/F in complete d/w, rubbed at edges, sp fad.Princeton UP. New Jersey 1975 | £15.00 |
| #14336 Schach, Leonard. THE FLAG IS FLYING. A Very Personal History Of Theatre In The Old South Africa. Author participated in every stage of the development of a theatre in South Africa between 1925 & 1994, and directed more than 300 productions in South Africa, Israel, America, England, Belgium, and Italy. Profusely illustrated. Black cb. 191pp illus b/w photos. 4to indexed. No inscrip. a Fine copy in VG-F d/w (rubbed).Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1996. | £20.00 |
| #13989 Schapera, I. THE TSWANA. Ethnographic Survey Of Africa. Edited by Daryll Ford. Southern Africa. Part III. Map "The Distribution Of The Principle Tswana Tribes". Extensive bibliography. Green printed wraps. 80pp illus. tables. foldout map at rear. indexed. A good clean copy overall. map complete but small closed tear, eps & map a bit foxed.International African Institute. London 1953. | £8.00 |
| #13988 Schapera, I. THE TSWANA. Ethnographic Survey Of Africa. Edited by Daryll Ford. Southern Africa. Part III. Map "The Distribution Of The Principle Tswana Tribes". Extensive bibliography (also a supplemental bibliography in this later edition). Green printed wraps. 81pp illus. tables. foldout map at rear. indexed. Dymo name tag f.wrap else G+, contents fine.International African Institute. London 1973. | £8.00 |
| #7096 Schapera, I. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE LIFE AND PROBLEMS. Compiled For The Inter-University Committee For African Studies Under The Direction Of I. Schapera. Navy cb. xii + 249pp 8vo. indexed. VG in G- browned d/w with loss to head of spine.Oxford University Press. London 1941 1st edition. | £40.00 |
| #7430 Schapera, I. (Ed). THE BANTU-SPEAKING TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. An Ethnographical Survey. Edited For The (South African) Inter-University Committee for African Studies. (Formed the basis for Hammond-Tookes 'The Bantu-Speaking Peoples of Southern Africa'). Chapters by Dart, Hoernle, Krige, Kirby, Doke, Hunter, and others. Bibliography. xv + 453pp. illus. b/w photos, foldout map at rear, indexed. Some l.fox to edges & eps o/w VG in matching browned d/w.Maskew Miller. Cape Town 1966 8th imp. | £27.00 |
| #9340 Schapera, I. (Ed). THE BANTU-SPEAKING TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. An Ethnographical Survey. Edited For The (South African) Inter-University Committee for African Studies. (Formed the basis for Hammond-Tookes 'The Bantu-Speaking Peoples of Southern Africa'). Chapters by Dart, Hoernle, Krige, Kirby, Doke, Hunter, and others. Bibliography. Plum cb. xv + 453pp. illus. b/w photos, foldout map at rear, indexed. VG-F in worn and browned d/w.Maskew Miller. Cape Town 1966 8th imp. | £24.00 |
| #12089 Schermerhorn, E.W. MALTA OF THE KNIGHTS. Gilt dec black cb. iv + 316pp. illus b/w plates.lge 8vo. Thin strip of white marks on bds where d/w has adhered. top edge dusty. eps and edges fox, small amounts of fox here and there in text. bookplate front pastedown. Overall a G+, sound and tight copy. No d/w.Heinemann. London 1929 1st edition. | £50.00 |
| #12651 Schindler, John A. HOW TO LIVE 365 DAYS A YEAR. Blue cb. xxviii + 222pp. Sl shelfwear. lightly browned o/w near VG. No d/w.A. Thomas. Blackpool 1955 | £5.00 |
| #10672 Schirmer, Peter. THE CONCISE ILLUSTRATED SOUTH AFRICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA. Interesting and useful, mainly aimed at the older school child. 206pp. illus b/w photos, plates, maps etc. No inscrip. shelfwear o/w near VG. No d/w.CNA. Jhb.1980. | £5.00 |
| #7008 Schlemmer, Lawrence & Webster, Eddie. (Eds). CHANGE, REFORM AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AFRICA. Contributors include Martin Legasick, Jill Nattras, Alec Erwin & others. Printed wraps. 244pp. 8vo. indexed. Ownership stamp. G-VGRavan. Johannesburg 1978. | £12.00 |
| #10414 Schmidt, Stan. KARATE. An Insight Into The Basic Concepts. Including Katas 1 To 5 And Tekki-Sho-Dan. Printed red bds. 91pp 4to. Except some red u/l else VG.Perskor. Johannesburg 1979 2nd edition | £20.00 |
| #11659 Schneebaum, Tobias. WHERE THE SPIRITS DWELL. An Odyssey in the New Guinea Jungle. Green cb. 211pp. illus b/w photos, map. Evenly lightly browned throughout o/w VG+ in VG d/w.Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London 1988 | £10.00 |
| #9837 Schoeman, Karel. ANOTHER COUNTRY. Novel set in Bloemfontein in the 1870s. Translated from the Afrikaans by David Schalkwyk. 311pp p/b. Inscrip inside f.wrap else VG+.Picador. London 1994. | £5.00 |
| #6400 Schoeman, Karel. IN LIEFDE EN TROU. Die Lewe Van Pres. En Mev. Steyn. M.T. Steyn was president of the Orange Free State. Bibliography Chocolate cb. 169pp illus b/w photos. 4to indexed. A fine copy in d/w.Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. | £25.00 |
| #9790 Scholefield, Alan. FIRE IN THE ICE. Set in Russia in 1917, a British delegation is forced to join a group of marching prisoners in Siberia. Author explores the human spirit in adversity. Green cb. 281pp 8vo. Inscrip fep. eps browned else VG+ in d/w.Hamish Hamilton. London 1984 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #8344 Scholes, Arthur. FOURTEEN MEN. The Story Of The Australian Antarctic Expedition To Heard Island. Navy cb. 273pp. photo frontis. illus b/w photos. 8vo. Except fade marks to rear bd, near VG in G, clean d/w, with small areas loss on sp amd mothed at fold-ins..Allen & Unwin. London 1951. | £12.00 |
| #12042 Scholes, Percy A. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO MUSIC. Self-Indexed and with a Pronouncing Glossary and over 1,100 Portraits and Pictures. Blue cb. lx + 1195pp. illus b/w photos, plates, dwgs etc. lge 8vo. Eps and edges sl fox o/w near VG in G+ rubbed, ch d/w.Oxford UP. London 1960 9th edition. revd and with additions. | £15.00 |
| #13441 Scholtz, A.H.M. AFDRAAI. 'n Kroniek Van Seermaak En Seerkry, Van Vrede En Verandering. Printed wraps, 185pp, 8vo. Near Fine copy.Kwela Boeke. Cape Town 1998. | £15.00 |
| #13953 Scholtz, Clarke H. & Holm, Erik. (Eds). INSECTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Comprehensive work on the classification of insect fauna prepared with contributions from nearly 50 specialist entomologists. Hundreds of drawings including twelve coloured plates. Bibliography. Printed brown cb. 502pp illus b/w line dwgs. cold.plates. 4to indexed. No inscrip. well used, contents VG+, bds G only, all in poor d/w.University of Pretoria 4th imp 1996. | £35.00 |
| #9910 Schoonraad, Murray and Elzabe. COMPANION TO SOUTH AFRICAN CARTOONISTS. Authors researched over 19 years to collect information on the more than 500 cartoonists discussed in this publication. Where possible comprehensive details about each artist's career are provided. Their contributions to South Africa's humorous art, their methods and biographical details are also discussed. Blue cb. 398pp illus cartoons. lg.8vo. No inscrip. top edge lightly spotted else Fine in d/w.Donker. Johannesburg 1989. | £40.00 |
| #14117 Schreiner, Olive. WOMAN AND LABOUR. 1975 International Year Of The Woman Commemorative Edition. Edited by Adelmarie & Adriaan Van Der Spuy. Illustrated by Jean Leonard. Gilt on red rexine boards. ix + 132pp. 8vo. Bds a bit scuffed, lengthy inscrip ffep, a clean sound copy.Cosmos. Johannesburg 1975. | £10.00 |
| #8674 Schreiner, Olive. TROOPER PETER HALKET OF MASHONALAND. An allegorical attack on Rhodes and his British South Africa Company. This edition is unique in that the frontis reproduces the infamous photograph taken in Matabeleland showing three rebels hanging from the hanging tree. This appeared only in the 1897 first edition and was omitted from later editions. Red cb. 124pp sm.8vo. No inscrip. a fine copy in d/w (slight browning beneath lamination top rear area).Donker. Cape Town 1992 1st edition. thus. | £20.00 |
| #13388 Schreuder, AMG & Theron, AL. CAREERS. An Organisational Perspective. Printed wraps, 188pp. Ink & pencil u/l hence G only.Juta, 1997. ISBN 0702137758 | £5.00 |
| #13389 Schreuder, AMG & Theron, AL. CAREERS. An Organisational Perspective. Printed wraps, 188pp. No inscrip, no markings. VG.Juta, 1997. ISBN 0702137758 | £8.00 |
| #13392 Schreuder, AMG & Theron, AL. CAREERS. An Organisational Perspective. Printed wraps, 236pp. No inscrip, no markings. VG.Juta, 2nd edn. ISBN 0702156582 | £10.00 |
| #13391 Schreuder, AMG & Theron, AL. CAREERS. An Organisational Perspective. Printed wraps, 188pp. No inscrip, ffep sl. creased. VG.Juta, 1997. ISBN 0702137758 | £8.00 |
| #13390 Schreuder, AMG & Theron, AL. CAREERS. An Organisational Perspective. Printed wraps, 188pp. No inscrip, no markings. VG.Juta, 1997. ISBN 0702137758 | £8.00 |
| #13948 Schrire, Robert. (Ed). CRITICAL CHOICES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. An Agenda For The 1990s - Contemporary South African Debates. Distils the findings of the research of the Institute For the Study of Public Policy at the University of Cape Town which involved more than 50 scholars from around the world. 24 individual papers. Printed wraps. xiv + 464pp. No inscrip. VG+.Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1990. | £12.00 |
| #6976 Schrire, Robert. (Ed). SOUTH AFRICA. Public Policy Perspectives. Covers the State, the individual, groups, the economy, and the international system. Bibliography. Printed wraps. viii + 374pp. Tall 8vo. Owner's inscrip ffep, VG.Juta. Cape Town 1982 1st edition. | £15.00 |
| #11993 Schuchhardt, Walter-Herwig. GRIECHISCHE KUNST. Mit 147 abbildungen. Belser Stilgeschichte Band II. Red skivertex bds. 192pp. illus b/w plates. VG++ in near VG d/w.Chr. Belser. Stuttgart 1968 | £7.00 |
| #12119 Schulberg, Budd. MOVING PICTURES. Memories of a Hollywood Prince. 501pp. illus b/w photos. p/b. Lightly browned o/w near VG.Penguin. London 1984 | £5.00 |
| #6895 Schutte, Dr G.J. (Ed). BRIEFWISSELING VAN HENDRIK SWELLENGREBEL JR OOR KAAPSE SAKE 1778-1792. (Correspondence of H.W. Jr. concerning Cape affairs). Second Series No.13. With an extensive 123pp English summary by Dr. A.J. Boeseken. Gilt on brown cb. 462pp. frontis. illus b/w plates. 8vo. indexed. No inscrip. small white rub to top of spine & top edges, inconspicuous stain mark to f.bd. hence VG, contents Fine.VRS. Cape Town 1982. | £8.00 |
| #11187 Schwab, Peter. ETHIOPIA. Politics, Economics and Society. Marxist Regimes series. Analysis of the events leading up to the revolution of September 1974, viewed as Africa's first truly Leninist/Stalinist revolution. Also an economic analysis that inc agriculture, manafactures and a discussion of the new political economy created by the Dergue plus details of its domestic policies. Black cb. xx + 134pp. maps, tables etc. No inscrip. VG+ in VG+ d/w.Frances Pinter. London 1985. | £16.00 |
| #5373 Schwager, Dirk & Colleen. LESOTHO. Profusely illustrated view of the mountain kingdom of southern africa. Gilt titles on white cb. 1109. prof illus. col.b/w photos. map. 4to. Bds lightly spotted else VG+ in VG d/w.(rubbed but no loss or tears).Schwager. Lesotho 1974 2nd revd. edn. | £12.00 |
| #11083 Schwartz, Dr. Jacob. 1100 OBSCURE POINTS. The Bibliographies of 25 English and 21 American Authors. Gilt titles on orange cb. xiii + 95pp. addendum slip. b/w frontis plate. Sm 4to. Sp fad and some marks on front bd. bottom edge bumped. eps and edges fox and some sporadic fox throughout. A G sound reading copy.The Ulysses Bookshop. London 1931 2nd imp. | £8.00 |
| #11815 Schwartz, Robert J. THE COMPLETE DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS. Red cb. 211pp. Ownership inscrip front pastedown. eps sl browned o/w near VG+ in G+ d/w.Harrap. London 1955 | £8.00 |
| #8644 Schwartzman, Adam. THE GOOD LIFE. THE DIRTY LIFE. And Other Stories. Poetry of african experiences. 64pp p/b. 8vo. Fine, no inscrip.Carcanet/Snailpress. 1995. | £5.00 |
| #10765 Schwarz, Walter. NIGERIA. Pall Mall Library of African Affairs series. An analytical account of Nigerian society and politics. It traces Nigerian history from the prehistoric "Nok" culture to the emergence of modern nationalism etc. Grey/brown cb. xvi + 328pp. illus b/w photos, maps. Bds VG+. no inscrip but some underlinings in text and markings in margins. neatly written poem on rear of last text page. Nevertheless an extremely clean, crisp copy. No d/w.Pall Mall. London 1968. | £10.00 |
| #7604 Schwarzenbach, E.C. SUDAFRIKA - STEIN DES ANSTOSZES. The Author attempts a portrait of South Africa after a trip for somw weeks during January & February 1969. 99pp p/b. illus b/w photos. maps. G.Neue Zurcher Zeitung. Zurich 1970. | £6.00 |
| #13278 Schweitzer, Albert. 'N PELIKAAN VERTEL. Met 48 Opnames Deur Anna Wildikann. Uit Duits In Afrikaans Vertaal Deur Hymne en Detlev Weiss. A lovely story with three pelicans telling the story of their rescue. Laminated card wraps. 64pp illustrated 48 b/w photographs. 12mo. Large inscrip. ffep hence VG+.Balkema. Cape Town nd. c.1964 | £12.00 |
| #8591 Schwenke, Stephen. (Ed). BULLETIN OF THE MOUNTAIN CLUB OF KENYA. Vol.81 1984. Printed wraps. 60pp stapled production. 8vo. illus. Nice and clean.MCK. Nairobi 1984. | £8.00 |
| #8416 Scientific Publications. WORKSHOP MANUAL FOR PEUGEOT 403, 403B, 404. 403, 403B, 404 - Car Models. D4A Commercial Vehicles. 1956-1965. unnum. illus b/w dwgs, dgms. p/b 4to. Near VG, in custom plastic protector.Scientific Publications. Sydney 1965. | £12.00 |
| #12760 Scott, Captain Robert F. THE VOYAGE OF THE "DISCOVERY". With illustrations and maps. In Two Volumes. Macmillan's Colonial Library. Gilt titles on navy cb. Vol I - xii + 410pp. tissue-guarded photo frontis. illus b/w plates. folding chart. Vol II - viii + 387pp. tissue-guarded photo frontis. illus b/w plates. folding chart. Bds sl spotted and handled. eps and edges fox and with sl fox here and there throughout. Very clean and sound G+. No d/ws.Macmillan. London 1905 | £140.00 |
| #8016 Scott, Harry J. YORKSHIRE HERITAGE. Blue cb. 205pp. illus b/w photos, map. Owners inscrip ffep o/w VG in VG d/w.Robert Hale. London 1970. | £5.00 |
| #12078 Scott-Taggart, John. ITALIAN MAIOLICA. Country Life Collectors ' Guides. Brown cb. 63pp. illus b/w plates. 12mo. Eps and edges sl fox o/w VG in sp fad VG d/w.Country Life. London 1972 | £5.00 |
| #11571 Scullard, Howard H. A HISTORY OF THE ROMAN WORLD. From 753 to 146 B.C. Pink cb. xiv + 480pp. one map in text plus 3 fold out maps. Cnrs sl bumped. browned sello removal marks eps o/w VG in near VG, very clean d/w (one closed tear).Methuen. London 1964 rpt. | £15.00 |
| #9634 Scully, W.C. TRANSKEI STORIES. Edited by Jean Marquard. Selected from Kafir Stories (1895), The White Hecatomb (1897), and By Veld And Kopje (1907). Printed wraps. 129pp. No inscrip. VG-F.David Philip. Cape Town 1984. | £8.00 |
| #10941 Scully, Will. ONCE A PILGRIM. The True Story of One Man's Courage Under Rebel Fire. Author was caught up in a military coup in Sierra Leone in 1997, where he was part of a 3 man team protecting geologists prospecting for gold up country. The gripping account of his actions under seige to organise resistance and lead hostages out of danger. Black cb. prelims + 209pp. illus b/w photos, map. No inscrip. F in F d/w.Headline. London 1998. | £15.00 |
| #11504 Seabrook, Jeremy. WORKING-CLASS CHILDHOOD. An Oral History. Red cb. 251pp. Sl bump bottom rear bd. top edge lightly fox. bookshop stamp ffep. VG in VG d/w.Gollancz. London 1982 | £12.00 |
| #10609 Seagrief, Dr. S.C. THE SEAWEEDS OF THE TSITSIKAMA COASTAL NATIONAL PARK. Bilingual text. Wraps. 146pp. Illus. cold.plates by author, map. No inscrip. covers sl rubbed o/w a crisp VG+ copy.National Parks Board. 1967 | £6.00 |
| #11512 Seaman, L.C.B. LIFE IN BRITAIN BETWEEN THE WARS. English Life Series edited by Peter Quennell. Yellow cb. 207pp. illus b/w photos, ads etc. Shelfwear. sp sl fad. o/w near VG. No d/w.Batsford. London 1970 | £6.00 |
| #12694 Seckler, Albert & Werner, Klaus. YOUNG TOWN OBERKOCHEN. Home of the Zeiss Works. Green & white cb with gilt title. ff unnumbered. illus col and b/w photos. Bds rubbed G+. Contents crisp and clean VG+.Konrad Theiss. Stuttgart und Aalen 1971 | £10.00 |
| #9186 Seed, Jenny. THE PRINCE OF THE BAY. Written for young people, this story is woven around the times of Henry Fynn, the first white settler in Natal. Blue cb. 160pp 8vo. Inscrip ffep. G, no d/w.Hamish Hamilton. london 1970 1st edition. | £6.00 |
| #10943 Segal, Ronald. THE TOKOLOSH. A simple story told to illustrate the growing desperation brought about by the policy of apartheid, concerning the protest undertaken by the inhabitants of an African Township against a bus fare increase. A humorous satire...a tokolosh is a sort of mischeivous imp. 98pp. illus b/w dwgs. p/b. No inscrip. brown stain at bottom of last pages. G+.Sheed and Ward/Africa South Pub. Cape Town nd c1960 | £6.00 |
| #10944 Segal, Ronald. THE RACE WAR. The World-wide Conflict of Races. Author examines how the seeds of modern racial conflict were planted in Africa, Asia and South America during the centuries of European expansion. Pelican Book A918. 458pp. p/b. No inscrip.sello removal marks pastedowns o/w G/VG. Penguin. Middlesex 1967 revd edition. | £6.00 |
| #10352 Segal, Ronald. (Ed). SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. Contains papers from the International Conference on Economic Sanctions of April 1964 which took place in London. Also includes the reports of the various commissions, and the findings and recommendations of such commissions. 272pp p/b. G.Penguin 1964. | £4.00 |
| #10906 Seidman, Judy. FACELIFT APARTHEID. South Africa after Soweto. Author argues the possibility that any changes made to the apartheid laws after the 1976 uprising were merely cosmetic and served only to preserve the minority rule. 87pp. p/b. No inscrip. G/VG.International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa. London 1980. | £4.00 |
| #12610 SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF 'ABDU'L - BAHA. Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Translated by A Committee at the Baha'i World Centre and by Marzieh Gail. Gilt title on blue cb. vi + 325pp. Separate booklet with errata and index. Presentation label front pastedown o/w F in F d/w.1978 | £12.00 |
| #14075 Selous, F.C. A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA. Volume 5 in the 12-volume African Hunting Series. Frederick Courtney Selous was born in London in 1851 of intellectuals whose wide interests included natural history. After completing his formal education at Rugby and on the Conbtinent, he sailed for Africa at the age of nineteen to become an elephant hunter. An acknowledged classic on wildlife and hunting on both sides of the Atlantic, 'A hunter's Wanderings In Africa' spans nine fascinationg years (1871-1880) in the life of Selous, a legendary 'great' of the decade prior to formal occupation of the country which became known as Rhodesia. A facsimile reprint. all vols. uniform size. De-Luxe edition. [the set] bound in buffalo (black) with matching slipcase. 8vo. Mint. only a few of the volumes have been removed from the publisher's brown paper wrapping for verification purposes. Sold unopened as is w.a.f.Bulawayo. The price is for the full set of 12 books. | £435.00 |
| #10232 Service, Robert. PLOUGHMAN OF THE MOON. An Adventure Into Memory. Brown title on tan cb. vii + 472pp. b/w photo frontis. Sp sl fad. inscrip ffep o/w near VG. No d/w.Dodd Mead. NY 1945 1st edn. | £40.00 |
| #11542 Seton-Watson, R.W. BRITAIN AND THE DICTATORS. A Survey of Post-War British Policy. Blue cb. xviii + 460pp. Bds very worn and unattractive. eps browned and with brown stains on ffeps. Tight and sound and with good, clean text. Hence G-.Cambridge UP. 1938 | £6.00 |
| #12192 Severin, Tim. THE JASON VOYAGE. The Quest for the Golden Fleece. Black cb. 262pp. illus col photos, b/w dwgs, maps. Scuffed areas on pastedowns, possibly from sello removal. o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w.London 1985 | £6.00 |
| #12489 Seward, Desmond. RICHARD III. England's Black Legend. Grey cb. 220pp. illus b/w plates, genealogy charts. VG+ in VG+ d/w.Book Club Assoc. London 1983 | £8.00 |
| #12090 Seymour, Bert. ALL ABOUT GOLF. How to Improve Your Game. Black dec green cb. 304pp. illus 33 action-photos, dgms. Bds rubbed, sl spotted and browned. eps and edges fox and some small amount of fox in text.falls open at one place where stitching is strained. bookplate front pastedown. Overall a G sound copy with unattractive bds.Ward, Lock. London 1924 | £10.00 |
| #11115 Shakespeare, William. THE COMEDY OF AS YOU LIKE IT. Brown suede spine and brown paper bds with gilt titles. 122pp. Borders and headbands by Samuel Warner. Presswork by Otto Franz. High quality paper. 4to. Owners name on front bd in ink (pale), bookplate front pastedown. Bds and suede rubbed, sl mothed, small stain on suede at bottom of front bd. Two small brown marks on plain ffeps. The text is clean and fresh making it still a desirable copy.Roycroft Shop. East Aurora N.Y. 1903 | £30.00 |
| #12437 Shalimar (F.C.Hendry). A WINDJAMMER'S HALF-DECK. Gilt on red cb. 303pp. Sp fad. foxed. G+. No d/w.Blackwood. Edinburgh/London 1934 | £10.00 |
| #3172 Shand, P. Morton. A BOOK OF FRENCH WINES. Olive green paper-covered bds with green cloth backstrip. 415pp. Eps and edges sl yellowed o/w VG+ in near VG d/w.Jonathan Cape. London 1960 revd and enlarged edition. | £7.00 |
| #9954 Shapiro, Steve. IN A BORROWED TENT. Ninety Nine Haiku. Author lives in Hout Bay Printed wraps. 40pp stapled booklet. sm.8vo. Mint.Firfield Pamphlet Press. Plumstead 1994 1st edition. | £6.00 |
| #9953 Shapiro, Steve. IN A BORROWED TENT. Ninety Nine Haiku. Author lives in Hout Bay Printed wraps. 40pp stapled booklet. sm.8vo. Mint.Firfield Pamphlet Press. Plumstead 1994 1st edition. | £6.00 |
| #11333 Sharp, Capt. P.S. PILOT. Authors life at sea. Also his experiences in the South African Harbour Service from 1950 onwards. Printed bds. 270pp. Illus. by Penny Miller. Cnr cut from ffep. inscrip ffep o/w VG.Bulpin. Cape Town 1972. | £7.00 |
| #11075 Sharp, R. Farquharson. THE READER'S GUIDE TO EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY. Being a Catalogue of the First 888 Volumes. With an Essay by Ernest Rhys. Maroon cb. lxiv + 255pp. 12mo. VG.Dent. London 1932 1st edition. | £12.00 |
| #11185 Sharpe, Tom. GRANTCHESTER GRIND. A Porterhouse Chronicle. Blue cb. 341pp. Edges sl fox/browned. sl soft bottom of sp. no inscrip. VG+ in VG bright d/w.Andre Deutsch/ Secker & Warburg. London 1995 1st edition. | £7.00 |
| #14259 Sharrock, Robert., Van Der Linde. & Smith, Alastair. HOCKLY'S INSOLVENCY LAW. Printed wraps. 8vo. xlv + 396pp. Indexed. 7th edn. A Fine copy.Juta. 2002. ISBN 070215914X | £19.00 |
| #11052 Shaw, Bernard. SHORT STORIES, SCRAPS AND SHAVINGS. With Wood Engravings by John Farleigh. Tan cb. vii + 304pp. illus lovely wood engravings, teg. Eps fox and browned, minimal sl fox here and there throughout. splits in paper of rear joint. Near VG, no d/w.Constable. London 1934 2nd imp. | £7.00 |
| #10263 Shaw, C. Scott. LOOKING BACK WITH LAUGHTER. The Saga Of A South African Student, Soldier, And Skypilot In Korea. Author was chaplain with the famous Cheetah Squadron. Softcover. 84pp illus b/w photos. map. 8vo. Wraps stained, contents fine.Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1973. | £12.00 |
| #10432 Shaw, Gerald. (Ed). THE GARRETT PAPERS. Garrett was Editor of The Cape Times from mid-1895 to 1899. He appeared to his contemporaries to have exerted a significant influence on affairs in the last few years before the South African War. Preface + 152pp. illus. b/w photos. plates. Ownership inscrip. ffep. VG.Van Riebeeck Society. Second Series No.15. Cape Town 1984. | £10.00 |
| #8031 Shears, W.S. THIS ENGLAND. A Book Of The Shires And Counties. Green cb. xviii + 703pp. illus b/w photos. dwgs. maps. Shelfwear. eps and edges fox. inscrip ffep. G+. No d/w.Hutchison. London 1949 rpt. | £5.00 |
| #12554 Sheen, Fulton. THIS IS ROME. A Pilgrimage in Words and Pictures. Photos by Yousuf Karsh. Cream leatherette bds with gilt dec. 142pp. illus col & b/w photos. 4to. Cream bds grubby. hence G+. Contents VG.Caxton. London 1960 | £5.00 |
| #14386 Sheers, Owen. THE DUST DIARIES. A novelised biography of Arthur Shearly Cripps, Independant Missionary to Southern Rhodesia in early 20thC. 320pp p/b. A Fine copy.Faber. London 2005. | £10.00 |
| #11054 Shell. KNOW YOUR TRACTOR. A Shell Guide. Printed laminated bds with green cloth spine. xvii + 362pp. illus b/w photos and many dgms. Lge 8vo. Spine fad and frayed top and bottom but bds near VG, very clean. Contents very crisp, VG+.London 1955. | £9.00 |
| #12413 Shennan, J.H. THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN EUROPEAN STATE. 1450-1725. 135pp. fold-out chronologies. p/b. Sp sl fad o/w VG+.Hutchinson. London 1974 | £15.00 |
| #10389 Shephard, J.B. LAND OF THE TIKOLOSHE. The Transkei, land between the Kei River and KwaZulu Natal. Proof copy. xii + 171pp. excludes illustrations. No inscrip. wraps a little browned else VG+.Longmans Green. London nd. (1955). | £15.00 |
| #14147 Shephard, Rupert. CAPE SCAPES. "This omnibus in print and rhyme, of the ridiculous to the sublime". Illustrated scraperboard (?) views of Cape Town scenes by Author. Printed yellow card covers. 44pp illus. 4to. No inscrip. VG+Cannon. Cape Town 1954. | £14.00 |
| #13901 Shepheard, Peter. MODERN GARDENS. A selection showing gardens in Sweden, Brazil, U.S.A., England, Denmark, France and Switzerland. Cream cb, 144pp, illus b/w photos, dwgs, 4to. Sm inscrip, eps fox otherwise a sound clean copy in torn d/w.The Architectural Press, London 1954. | £20.00 |
| #10376 Shepherd, Ralph. (Ed). INVISIBLE AFRICA. Contributions To A Coming Culture. A collection of essays based upon thinking systems as developed by the Austrian spiritual scientific philosopher Rudolph Steiner. Printed wraps. vi + 201pp 8vo. No inscrip, near Fine.Novalis. Cape Town 1996 revd. edition | £8.00 |
| #10375 Shepherd, Ralph. (Ed). INVISIBLE AFRICA. Contributions To A Coming Culture. A collection of essays based upon thinking systems as developed by the Austrian spiritual scientific philosopher Rudolph Steiner. Printed wraps. vi + 201pp 8vo. No inscrip, near Fine.Novalis. Cape Town 1996 revd. edition | £8.00 |
| #12921 Shepherd, R.H.W. and Paver, B.G. AFRICAN CONTRASTS. The Story Of An African People. A well-illustrated contemporary review of the life of the African in the cities and on the farms, reserves, and mines of South Africa. Blue cb. 266pp. illus. b/w photos. cold migration map. Some shelfwear. owner's inscrip and stamo ffep. edges sl fox. o/w G+, text very crisp and clean, in complete d/w (frayed and ch).Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1947. | £16.00 |
| #13530 Shepherd, Robert H.W. LOVEDALE. SOUTH AFRICA. The Story Of A Century 1841-1941. A history of the Lovedale Mission Station and of the Lovedale Institution. Blue cb. xiv + 531pp illus b/w. 8vo, indexed. Bookplate f.pastedown. Lightly fox edges, head & tail of sp. sl.frayed.Lovedale Press (1940). | £35.00 |
| #14061 Sher, Anthony. MIDDLEPOST. With Five Illustrations By The Author. Set in the Cape of Good Hope at the turn of the century, this is the first novel by acclaimed (SA born) actor, known for his performances with the Royal shakespeare Company. 445pp p/b. VG.Sceptre 1989. | £5.00 |
| #10939 Sher, Antony. CHEAP LIVES. Novel. Set in SA in the late 1980s, a coloured prisoner on Death Row is contacted by one of his victims that "got away", a young white tourist guide. The two men explore the magnetic relationship of killer and victim, as well as their separate worlds, whilst aware of the race against time until the notice of execution is served. Navy cb. 246pp. illus b/w dwgs by author. No inscrip. VG+ in VG+ d/w.Little Brown. London 1995. 1st edition. | £12.00 |
| #10825 Sher, Antony. YEAR OF THE KING. An Actor's Diary and Sketch Book. Records the making of Richard III for which author won the Standard Award for Best Actor of 1985, in the title role. 249pp. illus b/w dwgs. lge 8vo p/b. Ownership label on ffep. evenly lightly browned throughout o/w VG.Methuen. London 1986. | £12.00 |
| #10793 Sher, Antony & Doran, Gregory. WOZA SHAKESPEARE! Titus Andronicus in South Africa. A fascinating account of the trials and tribulations behind an ultimately triumphant production of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy, which lead to international success and an award winning tour. xii + 304pp. illus b/w dwgs by Sher. lge 8vo p/b. VG+.Methuen. London 1997. | £7.00 |
| #12304 Sherlock, H.T. THE RISING SUN. A Study of Inn-Signs. Vol I. Orange cb. 88pp. Eps and edges fox o/w near VG in worn, foxed d/w with small loss.Basil Blackwell. Oxford 1937 | £15.00 |
| #13026 Sherwin-White, Nicholas. ANCIENT ROME. Then and There Series. 96pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, maps. p/b. VG+.Longman. London 1983 4th imp. | £6.00 |
| #11055 Shipton, Eric. THAT UNTRAVELLED WORLD. An Autobiography. Green cb. 286pp. illus b/w photos, line dwgs by Biro, maps. Shelfwear and sl spotting on bds o/w a very clean VG copy in near VG d/w.H&S. London 1970. | £15.00 |
| #14103 Shivji, Issa G. CLASS STRUGGLES IN TANZANIA. Traces the history of class struggles since independance using the method of historical materialism to integrate recent radical and Marxist writings on underdevelopment. Printed wraps. 182pp illus tables etc. indexed. Ffep excised, hence a good clean copy only.Heinemann. London 1978 rpt. | £6.00 |
| #5354 Shorten, John R. THE JOHANNESBURG SAGA. "...the fascinating story of Johannesburg's dynamic growth." Gilt on green imit leather bds. xvi + 1159pp. illus col & b/w photos. lge 4to. Snags in cloth at bottom edges of bds. top edge sl fox/dusty o/w VG+ in G+ d/w, rubbed at joints and foldins.Jhb 1970 | £34.00 |
| #12137 Shrapnel, Norman. THE PERFORMERS. Politics as Theatre. Brown cb. 213pp. VG in sp fad near VG d/w.Constable. London 1978 | £6.00 |
| #8614 Shutte, Augustine. LAUDS. A Poem In Three Parts. Printed wraps. 9pp stapled booklet. 8vo. VG-F.Firfield Pamphlet Press. Cape Town (1994) 1st edition. | £5.00 |
| #11452 Shuttleworth, Betty. THE HISTORY OF THE PIANO. Taken From A Thesis Presented To Rhodes University. MONOCHORD TO MOOG. A Study Of The Development Of Stringed Keyboards With Special Reference To Popularity Trends. Edited by Tim Radloff. Many of the photographs show pianos in the Grahamstown area. Printed card wraps. 176pp illus b/w photos. dgms. A4. FineSelf. (1977). | £15.00 |
| #13860 Shuttleworth, Stanley. THE BIOGRAPHY OF BETTY. This biography of the author's wife does contain much material about their travels together, and hence about his work as head of Liri (Leather Industries Research Institute) at Rhodes University. Printed wraps. 152pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. Inscrip inside f.wrap else VG.Self. Grahamstown 1996. | £6.00 |
| #9867 Shuttleworth, Stanley G. TIPPERARY TO HARVEST VALE. The 1820 Settler Gardners. Party No.50 was led by Edward Gardner, a plater of Birmingham. Author has researched the family from original source material. Printed wraps 72pp stapled illus b/w photos. loose family trees, coat of arms. Mint.Self. Grahamstown nd. | £8.00 |
| #13866 Shuttleworth, Stanley G. KENTON KALEIDOSCOPE. An Illustrated Story Of Bushmans River And Kenton. The early history of these two popular seaside resorts west of Port Alfred. Includes picture of the 1896 wreck of the Swedish barque Volo. Printed wraps 75pp stapled. illus col.b/w photos. Mint.Self. Grahamstown 1995. | £8.00 |
| #13541 Shuttleworth, Stanley G. 1820 SETTLER WOMEN. The Unsung Heroines Of Those Times. Short biographies of 31 settler women. Bibliography. Printed wraps. 152pp p/b illus. 8vo. Fine.Self-publishedition. Grahamstown nd. (late 1990s). | £7.00 |
| #12360 Sieff, Israel. MEMOIRS. Green cb. 214pp. illus b/w photos. Owners inscrip ffep o/w VG in worn, repd d/w.Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London 1970 | £6.00 |
| #3668 Siegel, Curt. STRUKTURFORMEN. Der Modernen Architektur. Printed bds. 308pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs, plans. lge square 4to. Bds a little handled, rubbed at joints, overall near VG. No d/w.Callwey. Munchen. 1970 | £25.00 |
| #12904 Siegfried, W.R. (Ed). SOMMIGE BESKERMDE VOELS VAN KAAPLAND/SOME PROTECTED BIRDS OF THE CAPE PROVINCE. English and Afrikaans Text. Gilt titles on blue bds. 17pp text + 171pp col plates + xiipp index. 24mo. Inked out name ffep o/w very clean, VG.Dept of Nature Conservation of the CPA. 1967 | £10.00 |
| #8080 Silber, Gus. IT TAKES TWO TO TOYI-TOYI. A Survival Guide To The New South Africa. A light-hearted look at the realities and problems of urban life in SA. 152pp p/b. b/w dwgs. Inscrip inside f.wrap, VG+.Penguin. Johannesburg 1991. | £4.00 |
| #7994 Sillitoe, Alan. ALAN SILLITOE'S NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Brown cb. 170pp. illus b/w photos. lge square 8vo. Near F in VG d/w.Grafton Books. London 1987. | £10.00 |
| #11195 Simenon, Georges. THE MAN WITH THE LITTLE DOG. Blue cb. 159pp. Bookplate front pastedown o/w G+ in G+ d/w ( sp and rear sl browned, small ch at edges, small closed tear).Hamish Hamilton. London 1965 1st UK edition. | £12.00 |
| #10750 Simenon, Georges. AFRICAN TRIO. Comprises three novels written by author in the 1930s ( Talatala, Tropic Moon and Aboard the Aquitaine.) "They explore the paradox that is Africa, where the white man treads a precarious tightrope between the inherent rationality of Europe and the "dark imaginings" of a continent whose history is so totally different". Dark blue cb. viii + 325pp. Very small ownership inscrip ffep o/w F in F d/w.Hamish Hamilton. London 1979 1st UK edition. | £16.00 |
| #11870 Simon, Andre L. & Craig, Elizabeth. MADEIRA. Wine. Cakes & Sauce. Constable's Wine Library. Brown cb. 153pp. Bds rubbed. eps and edges yellowed. VG. No d/w.Constable. London 1933 1st edition. | £12.00 |
| #11871 Simon, Andre L. PORT. Constable's Wine Library. Red cb.130pp. Bds rubbed and sp fad. Eps sl browned. edges sl fox. o/w bds G+, cont VG. No d/w.Constable. London 1934 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #11884 Simon, Andre L. TABLES OF CONTENT. Leaves from My Diary. Brown cb, with gilt title on label on sp. xvii + 279pp. Edges and eps sl fox. bookplate front pastedown o/w a near VG, very clean copy. No d/w.Constable. London 1933 1st edition. | £40.00 |
| #12475 Simon, Kate. KATE SIMON'S LONDON PLACES & PLEASURES. An Uncommon Guidebook. Grey cb. 348pp. city map. Owners signature ffep o/w VG in near VG d/w.MacGibbon & Kee. London 1969 | £6.00 |
| #7397 Simon van der Stel Foundation. THE WHITE-WALLED BEAUTY OF THE CAPE. A Selection Of Photographs Exhibited By The Simon Van Der Stel Foundation In Cape Town And Pretoria, October 1963. With A Foreword By Dr W.H.J. Punt. 31 b/w photographs with description on facing page. Large inscrip. ffep tippexed out, o/w G-VG in rubbed G+ pc.d/w. 4to.Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1964. | £10.00 |
| #11777 Simpson, George Eaton & Yinger, J.Milton. RACIAL AND CULTURAL MINORITIES. An Analysis of Prejudice and Discrimination. Printed bds. xiii + 582pp. 4to. White portion of bds a bit handled o/w VG. No d/w (probably as issued).Harper & Row. NY 1965 3rd edition. | £10.00 |
| #2205 Simpson, Myrtle. SIMPSON THE OBSTETRICIAN. A Biography. Blue cb. 304pp. illus b/w plates. VG in sp sl fad near VG d/w.Gollancz. London 1972 | £8.00 |
| #12027 Simpson, T. Murray. THE GARDENER IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Printed bds. 259pp. illus b/w dwgs. tall 8vo. Eps and edges sl browned. some red ink underlinings o/w G+, clean and sound.Nelson. Jhb. 1964 | £6.00 |
| #11583 Simpson, William. VISION & REALITY. The Evolution of American Government. 243pp. maps. tall 8vo p/b. Sp sl fad. sl fox eps and edges. Near VG.John Murray. London 1978 | £7.00 |
| #12230 Singh, Anup. NEHRU. The Rising Star of India. Intro by Lin Yutang. Beige paper-covered bds with yellow cloth backstrip. red titles. xvii + 168pp. Faint ownership stamps on eps. G+. No d/w.George Allen & Unwin. London 1943 2nd imp. | £12.00 |
| #10692 Sithole, Ndabaningi. AFRICAN NATIONALISM. Author describes how African nationalism has evolved naturally and inevitably from white domination and the "myth" of white supremacy.. Grey cb. 174pp. Ownership inscrip ffep and sl browning to eps o/w G+ in G d/w.Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1959. | £6.00 |
| #12301 Sitwell, Edith. BATH. Red cb. 288pp. illus b/w plates. teg. Eps and edges sl browned. front bd shaken. bookplate ffep. G+. No d/w.Faber. London 1932 | £7.00 |
| #11992 Sitwell, Sacheverell. THE GOTHICK NORTH. Containing in one volume: The Visit of the Gypsies, These Sad Ruins, The Fair-haired Victory. Complete with the original illustrations. A Study of Medieval Life, Art & Thought. Blue cb. col frontis. illus b/w plates. Sp sl tanned. eps and edges browned/fox. bookplate front pastedown. G+. No d/w.Duckworth. London 1938 | £7.00 |
| #12901 Skaife, Dr S.H. THE WEAKER SEX. Brochure based on a series of six talks broadcast in the English Service of the SABC during Feb and March 1961. 36pp. stapled booklet. illus b/w dwgs. No inscrip. sl rubbed o/w VG.Jhb 1961 | £6.00 |
| #13992 Skaife, S H. AFRICAN INSECT LIFE New edition revised by Dr. John Ledger. Introduces the reader to more than 100,000 insect species. Revised text incorporates the findings of modern research. New chapters contribute background information on the near relatives of African insects, plus an intro to insect collecting, study and photography. Profusely illustrated with stunning colour photographs by Anthony Bannister. Black cb. 278pp illus. col.b/w photos. etc. 4to indexed. Mint in Fine d/w.Cape Town 1979. | £30.00 |
| #8902 Skaldeforsok, Samlade. ANNA MARIA LENNGREN 1755 - 1817 Fifteen poems from Samlade Skaldeforsok. Stapled booklet. 8vo. Owner's inscrip ffep o/w VG+.Grahamstown 1980. | £5.00 |
| #11524 Sked, Alan & Cook, Chris. POST-WAR BRITAIN. A Political History. New edition 1945-1992. 629pp. p/b. Penguin stamp on bottom edge o/w VG+.Penguin. London 1993 4th edition. | £6.00 |
| #14040 Skelton, Paul H. A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Illustrated by Dave Voorvelt & Elizabeth Tarr. Each species illustrated, with distribution map. Lots of ancillary information. Printed wraps. xiii + 388pp. 8vo. indexed. Near Fine.Southern. Halfway House 1993. | £10.00 |
| #13128 Skelton, P.H. & Lutjeharms, J.R.E. (eds). THE J.L.B. SMITH INSTITUTE OF ICHTHYOLOGY - 50 YEARS. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 51. Printed bds. 320pp. illus b/w photos, maps, charts. lge 8vo. F.Royal Society of SA. Cape Town, March 1997. | £20.00 |
| #11468 Skelton, R.A; Marston, Thomas E. & Painter, George D. THE VINLAND MAP. And the Tartar Relation. Foreword by Alexander O. Victor. Red paper-covered bds. xii + 291pp. illus b/w plates, figures, maps, fold-outs.lge 4to. VG+ in mothed d/w with small loss.Yale UP. New Haven 1965 3rd prtg. | £25.00 |
| #11842 Skene, Norman L. ELEMENTS OF YACHT DESIGN. A Handbook for Both Amateur and Professional which Presents Clearly the Operations Involved in the Designing of Yachts of All Types. Blind-stamped black cb. gilt dec and titles on spine. ix + 244pp. illus b/w photos, dgms, charts etc. Top edge dusty. eps and edges sl browned o/w VG+ in G+, clean d/w (sl rubbed at joints).John Lane The Bodley Head. London 1936 1st English edition. | £38.00 |
| #11569 Skidmore, Thomas E. & Smith, Peter H. MODERN LATIN AMERICA. Interpretive survey of Latin American history and politics. xii + 419pp. illus b/w photos, cartoons, figures etc. tall 8vo p/b. VG.Oxford UP. NY 1984 | £7.00 |
| #9834 Slabbert, Dr.F. Van Zyl THE LAST WHITE PARLIAMENT Author was leader of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). 175pp. Illus. b/w photos. VG in d/w.Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1985 | £10.00 |
| #10445 Slabbert, F. van Zyl and Opland, Jeff. (Eds). SOUTH AFRICA: DILEMMAS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE. Presents 12 of the papers delivered at a workshop convened by the ISER at Rhodes University in August 1978. viz. | £14.00 |
| #9750 Slabbert, Frederik Van Zyl. THE BURDEN OF DEMOCRACY. Jan Smuts Memorial Lecture July 1992. Printed card wraps. 13pp stapled booklet. 8vo. VG.SA Institute Of International Affairs. Johannesburg 1992. | £3.00 |
| #6979 Slabbert, van Zyl and Opland, J. SOUTH AFRICA: DILEMMAS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE. Includes papers by Sean archer on redistribution, Lawrence Boulle on the government's sonstitutional proposals, Andre du Toit on strategies for change, William J. Foltz on the foreign factor, Theo Hanf, Morris Hirsch, Gavin Maasdorp A.S. Mathews, Michael O'Down, Michael Savage and Gibson Thula on their ideas. Printed paper wraps. 8vo. Sm.inscrip ffep. G. Institute Of Social and Economic Research. | £12.00 |
| #7029 Slabbert, Van Zyl F. & Welsh, D. SOUTH AFRICA's OPTIONS. Strategies For Sharing Power. Paper covered boards. 193pp. 8vo.indexed. Sm.inscrip ffep. G+.David Philip, Cape, 1979. | £12.00 |
| #9656 Slater, Francis Carey. SELECTED POEMS OF FRANCIS CAREY SLATER. Black cb. vii + 178pp. No inscrip. G+ in browned d/w.Oxford University Press. Oxford 1947. | £10.00 |
| #7172 Slater, Francis Carey.(ed). THE CENTENARY BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN VERSE Chosen And Arranged By... Teg. gilt title on three-quarter leather, blue cb. 238pp. Foxed, generally G+, clean.Longmans Green. London 1925 1st edition. | £30.00 |
| #13791 Slater, J.F. THE CARNARVON DALE PAPERS. 5. Schooldays. Edited by her granddaughter, Rosalind Slater. Being Letters And Diaries Preserved By Mrs. J.F. Slater (Sarah Ann Bland) At Carnarvon Dale On The Bushmen's River. Contains a selection of letters written home from school and in later years by the children of John & Sarah from 1863 through 1900 Blue printed wraps. illus b/w photos. Ex library with stamp to f.wrap and inside, pocket at rear, o/w VG++ unread as ticket shows no use.Self. Paterson nd. | £12.00 |
| #13793 Slater, J.F. THE CARNARVON DALE PAPERS. 4. Old Aunt. Edited by her granddaughter, Rosalind Slater. Being Letters And Diaries Preserved By Mrs. J.F. Slater (Sarah Ann Bland) At Carnarvon Dale On The Bushmen's River. This volume reprints the surviving letters form Miss Sarah Slater, the Settler Thomas Slater's eldest daughter, known in the family as 'Old Aunt'. She left no record of her two voyages to the Cape, her homes in England, Salem, and Grahamstown, nor any account of her schools. Family tree showing all known descendants of Thomas & Sophia Slater. Records of children born to Matthew Slater, grandfather of Sarah. Will of Thomas Slater. Blue printed wraps. illus col.b/w photos, plates and genealogy chart. Ex library with stamp to f.wrap and inside, pocket at rear, o/w VG++ unread as ticket shows no use.Self. Paterson nd. | £12.00 |
| #13792 Slater, J.F. THE CARNARVON DALE PAPERS. 4. Old Aunt. Edited by her granddaughter, Rosalind Slater. Being Letters And Diaries Preserved By Mrs. J.F. Slater (Sarah Ann Bland) At Carnarvon Dale On The Bushmen's River. This volume reprints the surviving letters form Miss Sarah Slater, the Settler Thomas Slater's eldest daughter, known in the family as 'Old Aunt'. She left no record of her two voyages to the Cape, her homes in England, Salem, and Grahamstown, nor any account of her schools. Family tree showing all known descendants of Thomas & Sophia Slater. Records of children born to Matthew Slater, grandfather of Sarah. Will of Thomas Slater. Blue printed wraps. illus col.b/w photos, plates and genealogy chart. Ex library with stamp to f.wrap and inside, pocket at rear, o/w VG++ unread as ticket shows no use.Self. Paterson nd. | £12.00 |
| #13797 Slater, J.F. THE CARNARVON DALE PAPERS. 10. The Boer War. Edited by her granddaughter, Rosalind Slater. Being Letters And Diaries Preserved By Mrs. J.F. Slater (Sarah Ann Bland) At Carnarvon Dale On The Bushmen's River And Edited By Her Grandaughter Rosalind Slater. Contains a selection of letters written home before and during the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-12. Wraps. illus. b/w photos. F.wrap a little worn else VG.Self. Paterson nd. | £15.00 |
| #9573 Slaughter, Carolyn. BEFORE THE KNIFE. Memories Of An African Childhood. This well-known novelist was born in Botswana. She tells the story of a family that destroyed itself from within and offers us lessons on survival and the triumph of love over hate. 253pp p/b. Near Fine.Black Swan. London 2002. | £8.00 |
| #12203 Slim, Field-Marshal Sir William. DEFEAT INTO VICTORY. Green cb. xi + 576pp. b/w photo frontis. fold-out maps. Sp sl patchily fad. eps sl browned o/w VG in VG d/w (sp sl fad. rubbed at fold-ins).Cassell. London 1956 | £18.00 |
| #5214 Slingsby, Peter. LEOPARD BOY. Ebraime goes to find a lost sheep in the mountain and loses everything except his life. A novel for young people set in the Western Cape. Printed wraps. 121pp 8vo. Stamp inside f.wrap else VG+.Tafelberg. Cape Town 1989 1st edition. | £5.00 |
| #9336 Slingsby, Peter. & Coombe, Ed. BEYOND THE CEDERBERG. Agter-Pakhuis, Biedouw, Wupperthal. A guide-book to this area. Printed wraps. 76pp illus line dwgs. 8vo. Mint.Baardskeeder. Muizenberg 2001. | £6.00 |
| #11617 Sloss, D.J. & Wallis, J.P.R. (eds). THE PROPHETIC WRITINGS OF WILLIAM BLAKE. Edited with a general introduction, glossarial index of symbols, commentary and appendices. In Two Volumes. Gilt spine titles on navy cb. Vol I -xvi + 648pp. illus b/w plates. Vol II -xxii + 361pp. illus three facsimiles. Eps and edges sl fox. some pencil underlining and neat notations during the general introduction in Vol II o/w very nice VG copies in G d/ws.Oxford:At the Clarendon Press. 1926 1st editions. | £110.00 |
| #9809 Slovo, Gillian. FACADE. Blue cb. 251pp 8vo. No inscrip. top edge a few spots else VG in d/w.Michael Joseph. London 1993 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #13509 Smail, J.L. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND BATTLEFIELDS IN NATAL AND ZULULAND. Details of Voortrekker Battles at: Blaauwkrantz, the Death of Piet and Dirk Uys, Vecht Laager, Tugela, Dick King's famous ride. Zulu War Battles at: Fort Pearson and Fort Tenedos, Inyezane, Intombi River, Hlobane Mountain, Kambula, Gingindhlovu, The death of the Prince Imperial, Fort Eshowe. Blue cb, unnum, profusely illus.maps, b/w photos, dwgs, folio. No inscrip, eps browned, VG+ in tatty repaired d/w.Howard Timmins, Cape Town 1965. | £25.00 |
| #10184 Smail, J.L. WITH SHIELD AND ASSEGAI. An Historical Guide For Natal And Zululand 1497 To 1879. Extensively illustrated. List of Zulu topographical names. List of forts. Bibliography and other useful listings. Blue imit.leather. 172pp illus b/w photos. maps. 4to. indexed. No inscrip. eps browned, minor fox else VG+ in G+ d/w.Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1969. | £28.00 |
| #12127 Smethurst, William. THE ARCHERS. The True Story. The History of Radio's Most Famous Programme. Printed bds. 256pp. illus b/w photos. 4to. F in near F d/w.Michael O'Mara Books. London 1996 | £7.00 |
| #14378 Smith, Alexander McCall. THE NO.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY. Precious Ramotswe, lady detective, operates her agency in Gaberone, Botswana. A cross between Kinsey Millhone and Miss Marple, this unlikely heroine specialises in missing husbands and wayward daughters but when she sets out on the trail of a missing child she tumbles headlong into danger. First novel in this successful series. 226pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Anchor Books. 2002. | £5.00 |
| #14381 Smith, Alexander McCall. IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES. Precious Ramotswe of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency in Botswana solves another crime. Plum cb. 231pp 8vo, Fine in d/w.Polygon. Edinburg 2004 1st edn. | £20.00 |
| #11664 Smith, B. Webster. THE WORLD IN THE PAST. A Popular Account of What it was Like and What it Contained. Wayside and Woodland Series. Gilt dec red cb. xii + 355pp. 266 illus (73 in col by W.J.Stokoe). errata slip. 16mo. Sp fad o/w bds G+. Eps fox. ownership inscrip ffep o/w contents very nice and clean. Warne. London 1926 | £8.00 |
| #11746 Smith, C.Marshall. THE SEVEN AGES OF VENICE. A Romantic Rendering of Venetian History. Gilt dec navy cb. 230pp. illus b/w plates. Bds a bit mothed and rubbed. eps and edges fox and some fox throughout. bookplate front pastedown. Clean, sound G+. No d/w.Blackie. London 1927 | £15.00 |
| #11828 Smith, Constance Babington (ed). LETTERS TO A FRIEND. From Rose Macaulay, 1950-1952. Red cb. 379pp. illus b/w photos. Eps and edges fox/browned o/w VG in browned, complete G d/w.Collins. London 1961 | £7.00 |
| #8558 Smith, Denis Mack. CAVOUR. Biography of Count Camille de Cavour, the chief architect of the unification of Italy into a single nation. Bibliographical notes. Brown cb. xii + 292pp. maps. Abrasion and small loss to ffep o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w.Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London 1985 | £8.00 |
| #11832 Smith, Drysdale. WEEK ENDS AFLOAT. Blue cb. 192pp. illus b/w photos/plates, ads. Small dents on front bd (impression of something heavy placed on book). bds patchily fad. eps and edges fox. bookplate front pastedown. contents clean. G+, sound. No d/w.Alston Rivers. London 1931 | £10.00 |
| #13694 Smith, Edwin W. THE MABILLES OF BASUTOLAND. Facsimile Reprint Of The 1939 Edition. The author spent a year as the guest and pupil of the French missionaries, Adolphe & Adele Mabille, in Lesotho in 1898. Deals with the early life of these missionaries and their years in Lesotho spanning the 1865-1868 and Gun Wars. Bibliography. Blue cb. 382pp. illus b/w. 12mo. indexed. Mint in d/w.Morija 1996. | £20.00 |
| #13693 Smith, Edwin W. THE MABILLES OF BASUTOLAND. Facsimile Reprint Of The 1939 Edition. The author spent a year as the guest and pupil of the French missionaries, Adolphe & Adele Mabille, in Lesotho in 1898. Deals with the early life of these missionaries and their years in Lesotho spanning the 1865-1868 and Gun Wars. Bibliography. Blue cb. 382pp. illus b/w. 12mo. indexed. Mint in d/w.Morija 1996. | £20.00 |
| #12908 Smith, Gideon & Willis, Christopher. INDEX HERBARIORUM: SOUTHERN AFRICAN SUPPLEMENT. Second Edition. South African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 8. December 1999. 181pp. illus b/w photos, dgms etc. lge 4to p/b. VG++.Pretoria 1999 | £19.00 |
| #8085 Smith, H. Lindsay. BEHIND THE PRESS IN SOUTH AFRICA. A reading on the early days of the press in South Africa. Brown cb. 152pp. Titles on sp fad. owners inscrip ffep o/w G+. No d/w.Stewart. Cape Town nd.(c1943) | £6.00 |
| #11211 Smith, Harriet Lummis. POLLYANNA OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS. Blue cb. 208pp. Sl shelfwear, small peck in cloth of front edge. eps lightly browned. No inscrips, very clean VG in G+ d/w ( sp sl fad, chipped at edges and small loss.)Harrap. London 1949 rpt. | £6.00 |
| #11218 Smith, Harriet Lummis. POLLYANNA'S DEBT OF HONOUR. Blue cb. 245pp. Gift inscrip ffep o/w a very clean, near VG copy in a G, complete pc d/w (rubbed at hinges and fold ins and with crease mark down front.)Harrap. London 1951 rpt. | £8.00 |
| #11208 Smith, Harriet Lummis. POLLYANNA'S JEWELS. Blue cb. 256pp. Very clean, no inscrips, VG in sp sl fad G++ d/w.Harrap. London 1950 rpt. | £7.00 |
| #14150 Smith, J.L.B. THE SEA FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. A comprehensive work representing a lifetime of study by the author. Gilt dec green cb. 4to. xvi + 550pp illus b/w / cold. dwgs. uindexed. No inscrip. f.bd shaken, spine faded, no d/w. a good clean reference copy.CNA. Cape Town 1950 1st edn. | £30.00 |
| #10358 Smith, J.L.B. / Smith, Margaret M. FISHES OF THE TSITSIKAMA COASTAL NATIONAL PARK. Almost 200 species illustrated in colour, brief descriptive notes mention angling prospects and edibility of most species. Green printed wraps. 161pp illus. indexed. No inscrip, wraps a little rubbed & sl.fox to prelims. generally VG.National Parks Board 1966. | £10.00 |
| #8143 Smith, Ken. TINDE IN THE MOUNTAINS. Set in the Eastern Cape of 1800 this exciting story for children depicts an encounter across racial boundaries. Illus. Mark de Lange. 166pp p/b. Inscrip half-title which ff is f.mothed, hence G-VG.Ravan. Jhb 1987. | £6.00 |
| #14365 Smith, Kenneth Wyndham. FROM FRONTIER TO MIDLANDS. A History Of The Graaff-Reinet District, 1786-1910. Institute of Social and Economic Research Occasional Paper Number Twenty. 406pp pb. illus b/w photos, maps. 8vo indexed. Wraps spotty, eps fox, tear at top of f.wrap. sound but not particularly attractive.ISER. Rhodes University, Grahamstown 1976. | £20.00 |
| #14328 Smith, M. Van Wyk. GROUNDS OF CONTEST. A Survey Of South African Literature. Taking the dialectics of appropriation and renunciation of the land itself as both the ruling theme and metaphor of this body of literature, Author sketches the development of a set of South African voices from the earliest European visitors up to the contemporary literature of emergency and resistance. Bibliography and suggestions for further reading. Printed wraps. 153pp. indexed. Ownership inscrip title page, o/w VG.Juta. Kenwyn 1990 1st edn. | £4.00 |
| #9215 Smith, Margaret M. J.L.B. SMITH. His Life, Work, Bibliography And List Of New Species. Department of Icthyology Occasional Paper No.16. Lists over 600 publications by J.L.B. Smith. Printed wraps. 41pp stapled brochure. Wraps spotted, VG.Rhodes University. Grahamstown 1969. | £20.00 |
| #10327 Smith, Margaret M. SEA AND SHORE DANGERS. Their Recognition, Avoidance, And Treatment. Notes poisonous and otherwise dangerous fish and other dwellers of the local oceans, with practical treatments for stabs, stings, and poisoning. Blue printed wraps. 64pp booklet illus cold.b/w plates, dwgs. etc. 8vo. VG.J.L.B. Smith Institute. Grahamstown nd. | £15.00 |
| #9766 Smith, Margaret M. SEA AND SHORE DANGERS. Their Recognition, Avoidance, And Treatment. Notes poisonous and otherwise dangerous fish and other dwellers of the local oceans, with practical treatments. 64pp booklet, illus cold.b/w plates, dwgs. etc. 8vo. G, clean.J.L.B. Smith Institute. Grahamstown nd. | £12.00 |
| #7989 Smith, Patrick. A DESK IN ROME. Blue cb. 253pp. Sello stains eps, owners inscrip ffep o/w VG in near VG d/w.Collins. London 1974. 1st edn. | £8.00 |
| #9505 Smith, Pauline. THE BEADLE. Blue cb. 203pp 8vo. Sm.inked-out inscrip ffep. spine fad. G, sound.Balkema. Cape Town 1956 1st edition. thus (limited to 1500 copies). | £8.00 |
| #11397 Smith, R. Cherer. AVONDALE TO ZIMBABWE. A Collection of Cameos of Rhodesian Towns and Villages. Printed card bds. 314pp. illus b/w dwgs. maps on eps. Browned sello removal marks on pastedowns o/w bds G+. Contents VG.R. Cherer Smith. Borrowdale nd. | £15.00 |
| #8026 Smith, R.A.L. BATH. Red cb. 113pp. illus col & b/w plates. Eps and edges sl fox. crossed out name on ffep. G+ in sl tanned G+ d/w.Batsford. London 1945 2nd edn.revd. | £5.00 |
| #13540 Smith S.J. (Ed). ROWLAND WARD'S SPORTSMAN'S HANDBOOK. To Collecting And Preserving Trophies & Specimens And Containing Methods Of Measurement And Other Valuable Information Pertaining To Trophy Hunting & Rowland Ward's "Records Of Big Game". Thirteenth Edition. Gilt on green cb, 199pp, illus b/w dwgs, indexed. No inscrip, VG+ in d/w.Rowland Ward Publications, San Antonio, 1990. | £40.00 |
| #5985 Smith, Sydney. WINGS DAY. The Man Who Led the RAF's Epic Battle in German Captivity. Blue cb. 252pp. illus b/w photos. Eps sello browned. edges foxed. owners name ffep, o/w VG in VG+ d/w.Collins. London 1968 | £7.00 |
| #10605 Smith, Topsy. NICKY'S ADVENTURE. Children's story. Boy discovers runaway circus elephant and manages to coax it into an unused shed on Oom Gert's plot. Printed bds. 123pp. illus b/w dwgs. No inscrip. shelfwear esp top and bottom of sp. Near VG.Daan Retief. Pretoria 1988. | £6.00 |
| #13196 Smuts, J.C. JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS. Biography by his son. Black cb. xvi + 568pp. illus b/w photos, maps, indexed. Heavy shelfwear top of bds (worn through) o/w G+ in G+ d/w.Cassell/Heinemann. SA ed. 1952. | £9.00 |
| #11676 Smyth, Charles. CHURCH AND PARISH. Studies in Church Problems, Illustrated from the Parochial History of St Margaret's, Westminster. The Bishop Paddock Lectures for 1953-4. Navy cb. illus b/w plates. Bds sl crinkled. eps sl browned. Near VG in worn d/w with loss.SPCK. London 1955 | £7.00 |
| #8553 Smythe, F.S. AN ALPINE JOURNEY. With 53 Photographs By The Author. Six weeks in the Swiss Alps. Black cb. 351pp illus b/w photos, foldout map. 8vo. Bds a little rubbed, head & tail of spine soft, edges & eps fox, else a clean sound copy.Gollancz. London 1934 1st edition. | £28.00 |
| #8554 Smythe, F.S. KAMET CONQUERED. The primary object of the 1931 Kamet Expedition was the ascent of this peak in the Central Himalaya. Gilt on black cb. xvi + 420pp. illus. b/w photos with foldout map to rear. Dib to top edge f.bd. good with general wear. no d/w. lg.inscrip to reverse of frontis, and triangular tear in map, but no loss.Gollancz. London 1932 1st edition. | £15.00 |
| #12692 Smythe, R.H. CLINICAL VETERINARY SURGERY. Volume I. General Principles and Diagnosis. Green cb. x + 362pp. illus b/w plates, dwgs. lge 8vo. Shelfwear. eps and edges sl fox. Near VG, very clean in sl fox, sp tanned G+ d/w.Crosby Lockwood. London 1959 | £17.00 |
| #10687 Snailham, Richard. A GIANT AMONG RIVERS. The Story of the Zaire River Expedition 1974-75. The object of the expedition was to navigate as fully as possible the length of the river (formerly known as the Congo) and at the same time to carry out detailed medical and scientific research, notably into the causes of "river blindness". Grey cb. xxii + 294pp. illus b/w photos, map. No inscrip. Near VG in G+ rubbed d/w.RU. Newton Abbot. 1977. | £12.00 |
| #7418 Snelling, Sir Arthur. THE CONTRIBUTION OF BRITISH SETTLERS TO SOUTH AFRICA. Speech given by the British Ambassador to South Africa on the sesqui-centinary of the landing of the British Settlers in the Eastern Cape in 1820. 13pp booklet. Wraps sl.browned o/w VG.1820 Settlers National Monument Foundation. Grahamstown September 7th 1970. | £10.00 |
| #8461 Snow, Edward Rowe. WOMEN OF THE SEA. Blue cb. xii + 272pp. indexed. Edges & prelims fox. G+ in d/w with sl.loss top sp.Alvin Redman London 1962. | £12.00 |
| #11243 Snyder, Al & Welch, William A. LIGHTPLANE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. Modern Aircraft Series. Wraps and staples. 124pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs. Wraps a bit rubbed esp at hinges o/w VG.Crown. NY 1970 3rd ptg. | £7.00 |
| #8217 Society for Jews and Christians. COMMON SENSE 4 issues. August, September, October, December, 1950. Various articles of local interest such as Cape Coloured franchise, General Smuts, SWA & UNO. 40pp stapled periodicals (sm.8vo). G.SJC. Jhb. | £10.00 |
| #9746 Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa. THE DEATH PENALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Addresses At A Symposium Entitled "The Abolition Of The Death Penalty" Held Under The Auspices Of The Society For The Abolition Of The Death Penalty In South Africa, In Johannesburg On 15th April 1971. Addresses at the first public meeting of the newly formed Society by Prof. Ellison Kahn, Sydney Kentridge SC, Prof S.A. Strauss (bilingual), Rev. E.G. Knapp Fisher, & Dr B. v D. Van Niekerk. Printed card wraps, 17pp stapled booklet. No inscrip. VG.SADPSA. Johannesburg 1971. | £8.00 |
| #8038 Somervell, D.C. A HISTORY OF TONBRIDGE SCHOOL. Blue cb. 150pp. illus b/w photos. G+. No d/w.Faber & Faber. London nd. | £6.00 |
| #5412 Soref, Harold. & Greig, Ian. THE PUPPETEERS. Analyses the extent to which communists are using organisations of British people to further their campaign for the overthrowing of the governments of Southern Africa. Also examines Chinese penetration into the continent. 126pp p/b, indexed. G.Tandem. London 1965. | £28.00 |
| #7030 Soref, Harold. & Greig, Ian. THE PUPPETEERS. Analyses the extent to which communists are using organisations of British people to further their campaign for the overthrowing of the governments of Southern Africa. Also examines Chinese penetration into the continent. 126pp p/b, indexed. G.Tandem. London 1965. | £28.00 |
| #11327 South African Cricket Union. AUSSIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Official Tour Brochure. SA Tour 1985-7. 72pp. illus col & b/w. Lge 4to p/b. Sl rubbed. VG.SACU. 1985 | £7.00 |
| #8230 South African Institute of Race Relations. CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND RACE PROBLEMS. Hoernle Memorial Lecture, 1945. The first such lecture as delivered by Jan Hofmeyr. 31pp stapled booklet with red wraps. G.SAIRR. Jhb. | £10.00 |
| #7087 South African Institute of Race Relations. RACE RELATIONS. A Quarterly Journal. Vol. XV: No.3. Includes article 'Future of Non-European in Industry' by Harry Oppenheimer. 40pp stapled booklet. G.SAIRR. Jhb 1948. | £10.00 |
| #8218 South African Institute of Race Relations. RACE RELATIONS. A Quarterly Journal. Vol. XVII: Nos.1-2. 44pp stapled booklet. G.SAIRR. Jhb 1950. | £10.00 |
| #8219 South African Institute of Race Relations. RACE RELATIONS. A Quarterly Journal. Vol. XVI: No.4. Comprises two articles related to the race riots in Durban. 22pp stapled booklet. G.SAIRR. Jhb 1949. | £10.00 |
| #14343 South African Library. MAPS OF AFRICA. General Series No 14. Proceedings Of The Symposium On Maps Held At The South African Library, Cape Town, on 24-26 November 1988. Contributions include: Dr I.O. Norwich (Maps of Africa since 1486, & Chinese maps of Africa in the 14th & 15th centuries), C.G.C Martin (Cartograpnic communication and the epoch of the plane chart), C.D. Storrar (Fourcade's map of Devil's Peak), E. Garson (Cartophily at Wits: some additions and discoveries), D.J. Buckley (Official maps of South Africa), M.F. Cartwright (Sources of information about maps), J.C.N. Maree (The storage and preservation of maps). Printed wraps. 174pp illus b/w. Bookplate ffep else a near Fine copy.South African Library. Cape Town 1989. | £20.00 |
| #12792 South African National Gallery. SOUTH AFRICAN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. Catalogue.One in a series of four catalogues intended for the systematic recording of the permanent collection of the South African National Gallery. Blue wraps. 100pp + section (pages unnumbered) of b/w plates. Small ownership stamp ffep o/w VG+.Cape Town 1971 | £10.00 |
| #12793 South African National Gallery. SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. Catalogue. One in a series of four catalogues intended for the systematic recording of the permanent collection of the South African National Gallery. Red wraps.iii + 96pp + section (pages unnumbered) of b/w plates. Small ownership stamp ffep o/w near VG+.Cape Town 1970 | £10.00 |
| #6422 South African Research Service. (Eds). SOUTH AFRICAN REVIEW II. Examines the topics of Politics & Resistance, Labour, International Relations, Rural Areas & Bantustans. Contributions from Peter Vale, Bryan Bench, tony weaver, John Daniel, David Fig, Alan Mabin, Gerhard Mare, David Webster, Barry Streek, Francine de Clerq, Claire Freeman, R. Bolus, Neil Muller, Debbie Budlender, Mike de Klerk, Jeremy Keenan, & Monty Roodt. Printed wraps. 334pp. VG.Ravan. Johannesburg 1983. | £15.00 |
| #6993 South African Research Service. (Eds). SOUTH AFRICAN REVIEW I. Same Foundations, New Facades? Examines the topics of South Africa and Southern Africa, Politics, The Economy, Labour, Health, Housing and Education, Women. Contributors include Georgina Jaffe, Susan Cullinan, Michael Evans, Tom Lodge, Helen Zille, Alan Hirsch, Gerhard Mare, Laurine Platzky, Cherryl Walker, Doug Hindson, Marion Lacey, Heather Hughes, Jeremy Grest, Craig Charney, Peter Hudson, David Kaplan, Duncan Innes, Jeremy Keenan, Charles Meth, Eddie Webster, Carole Cooper, Rob & Lynne Lambert, Linda Chisholme, Pamela Christie, Cedric De Beer, Susan Myrdal, Elizabeth Thompson, Anthony Zwi, David Webster Peter Wilkinson., Jacklyn Cock, Merle Favis, Avril Joffe, Shirley Miller, Kathy Satchwell, Jenny Schreiner, Ginny Volbrecht, & Joanne Yawitch. Printed wraps. 299pp. VRed owners inscrip ffep else VG.Ravan. Johannesburg 1983. | £15.00 |
| #6957 South African Teachers' Association. CHRISTIAN NATIONAL EDUCATION. A Critical Commentary. 20pp stapled booklet. 8vo. Owner's sm.inscrip ffep. stamp f.wrap. G+.SATA. | £5.00 |
| #11703 Southern, Richard. PROSCENIUM AND SIGHT-LINES. A Complete System of Scenery Planning and a Guide to the Laying Out of Stages for Scene-Designers, Stage-Managers, Theatre Architects and Engineers, Theatrical History and Research Workers and those Concerned with the Planning of Stages for Small Halls. Black cb. 235pp. illus figures and dgms. Sp fad. and rubbed. Bds G+. Contents very clean VG. No d/w.Faber. London 1964 2nd edition. | £12.00 |
| #12407 Southgate, Donald. THE PASSING OF THE WHIGS. 1832-1886. xvi + 488pp. illus b/w plates, dwgs, folding genealogy charts. lge 8vo p/b. Owners inscrip ffep o/w VG.Macmillan. London 1965 rpt. | £7.00 |
| #11967 Southward, John. MODERN PRINTING. Vol II. A Handbook of the Principles and Practice of Typography and the Auxiliary Arts. Gilt titles on green cb. viii + 380pp. + index. col frontis. b/w illus. Sp sl tanned. worn at edges and esp cnrs. ffep excised o/w cont very clean. G+.Raithby, Lawrence & Co. London 1925 5th edition. | £10.00 |
| #11421 Soyinka, Wole. IBADAN. The Penkelemes Years. A Memoir 1946-65. xv + 382pp. p/b. No inscrip. F.Methuen. London 2001 | £6.00 |
| #8694 Spaarwater, Estelle. INTERIOR DECORATING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Illustrated with 260 colour photographs of actual homes. Red cbs. 192pp illus col. photos, dwgs. 4to indexed. VG in good rubbed d/w, chipped to head & tail of sp.Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1984 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #6968 Spandau, Arnt. ECONOMIC BOYCOTT AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. Normative and Factual Issues. Printed wraps. xiv + 200pp. 8vo. indexed. Ownership stamp ffep else VG.Juta. Cape Town 1979 1st edition. | £12.00 |
| #12787 Sparks, Shirley. 32 YEARS. Leeuwfontein Family Favourites. A collection of recipes, many of which have been passed down from the previous generation, but also several that are used over and over again in the Kat River Valley farming area where Leeuwfontein is situated and where we (author) have lived for the past thirty-two years. Green wraps, 92pp stapled booklet. VG+.E. Cape nd. | £6.00 |
| #12393 Sparrow, W.J. KNIGHT OF THE WHITE EAGLE. A Biography of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814). Black cb. 301pp. illus b/w plates. Shelfwear o/w VG in G+ ch. d/w.Hutchinson. London 1964 | £8.00 |
| #13185 Speaight, Robert. THE COMPANION GUIDE TO BURGUNDY. Revised and expanded by Francis Pagan. xxviii + 385pp. illus b/w photos, plates, dwgs, maps. p/b. Near F. Companion Guides. Woodbridge, Suffolk 1996 2nd revd ed. | £8.00 |
| #11742 Speck, W.A. STABILITY AND STRIFE. England 1714-1760. 311pp. maps. lge 8vo p/b. VG.Arnold. London 1977 | £5.00 |
| #11710 Spence, Lewis THE MYSTERIES OF BRITAIN. Or The Secret Rites and Traditions of Ancient Britain Restored. Red cb. 256pp. illus b/w dwgs/plates. Sp fad. bds sl grubby with traces of d/w having adhered to rear bd. bookplate front pastedown. Some fox edges and throughout. G+, tight and sound.Rider. London nd. 3rd edition. | £10.00 |
| #7995 Spencer, Herbert (Ed). THE PENROSE ANNUAL. VOLUME 58 1965. A Review of the Graphic Arts. Black cb. 336pp + 31pp advts. illus col.b/w photos. lge 4to. Inscrip ffep. sl shelfwear o/w VG+ in G/VG d/w with closed tear top sp..Lund Humphries & Co. London 1965. | £25.00 |
| #11032 Spender, Stephen. RUINS AND VISIONS. Poems by Stephen Spender. Blue/green cb. 84pp. Small inscrip ffep o/w VG in G+ d/w (sp fad).Faber. London 1942 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #8283 Spicer, N.H.D. DUST DEVILS. Poems By N.H.D. Spicer. Cover & Illus. By D.J. Avery. 32pp stapled booklet. Wraps soiled, ff foxed, but sound, text clean.Spicer. Salisbury 1946. | £6.00 |
| #5685 Spilhaus, M. Whiting. PACIFIC ADVENTURE. The Story Of The Pilot Pedro Fernandez De Quiros. His Passage April 1595 - february 1596. A novelisation based upon research of original sources about his voyage across the Pacific. Bibliography. Khaki cb. 331pp. map on eps. 8vo. No inscrip. G-VG in worn d/w.John Malherbe. Cape Town 1974 1st edition. | £20.00 |
| #11158 Spillane, Mickey. KISS ME, DEADLY. Blue cb. 191pp. Edges and eps browned, sl fox. G+ in G- d/w ( rubbed, chipped, small hole in sp.)Arthur Barker. London 1953 1st edition. | £12.00 |
| #10855 Spinage, C.A. ANIMALS OF EAST AFRICA. Author's observations of Kenya's wildlife with many interesting and amusing facts. Green cb. 160pp illus col and b/w photos. Lge 8vo. No inscrip. Near VG in G, complete, rubbed d/w.Collins. London 1971 6th imp. | £10.00 |
| #13008 Spitz, Lewis W. (ed). THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE. Sources of Civilization in the West. x + 179pp. p/b. Sp sl fad. ownership inscrip ffep. o/w VG.Prentice-Hall. NJ 1972 | £6.00 |
| #7154 Spottiswoode, Hildegarde. (Ed). SOUTH AFRICA, THE ROAD AHEAD. Essays with divergent views, contributors include Albert Lutuli, Z.K. Matthews and others. Blue cb. 248pp. 8vo. Owners inscrip ffep. bds. bowed, G in d/w.Timmins. Cape Town 1960 1st edition. | £5.00 |
| #8385 Sprigge, Sylvia. BERENSON. A Biography. Red cb. photo frontis. 287pp illus b/w photos. lg.8vo. Top cnrs. bmpd. shelfwear. edges and eps sl foxed o/w G+ in complete, rubbed and browned G d/w.Allen & Unwin. London 1960. | £7.00 |
| #11099 Spry, Constance. PARTY FLOWERS. Gilt titles on white cb. 80pp. illus col & b/w photos. Sp browned. Also strip of browning along top of bds o/w a nice VG copy. No d/w.Dent. London 1955 | £10.00 |
| #13930 Srinivasan, Sriram. ADVANCED PERL PROGRAMMING. Foundations and Techniques for Perl Application Developers. Printed wraps covered with clear contact film, VG-F. No inscrip, 404pp, 8vo, indexed.O'Reilly & Associates, U.S.A. 1997. ISBN 1565922204. | £20.00. |
| #9852 St Andrew's College. ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE REGISTER 1855-1959. 4th Edition. Lists alphabetically, by year, pupils of the school, with biographical information for each entry. Obituary update, and alphabetical list of names. Gilt on blue cb. 611pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. No inscrip. eps browned else VG+. very sound and clean.self. nd. | £50.00 |
| #13870 St Andrew's College. ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE REGISTER 1855-1959. 4th Edition. Lists alphabetically, by year, pupils of the school, with biographical information for each entry. Obituary update, and alphabetical list of names. Gilt on blue cb. 611pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. No inscrip. eps browned else VG+. very sound and clean.self. nd. | £50.00 |
| #10695 St. Barbe Baker, Richard. AFRICA DRUMS. Remarkable info about the mysterious drum language by which rapid communication over vast distances takes place. Plus much fascinating material on Ju-Ju, crocodile catchers, the sacred tree etc. Red cb. 159 pp. illus b/w photos. Ownership inscrips pastedowns and title page, eps foxed o/w G+ clean in complete but worn d/w.Adventurers Club, London nd. | £7.00 |
| #11899 Stacey, Barrie. PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE. Essential Psychology Series. 142pp. p/b. Near VG.Methuen. London 1976 | £5.00 |
| #11810 Stainsby, Charles (ed). STRIP JACK NAKED. Man, the new morality - and the dangerous years. Gilt on red cb. 208pp. illus col and b/w. VG in sp fad G+ d/w.Gentry Books/Marshall Cavendish. London 1972 | £7.00 |
| #9377 Stampa, Siegfried. JIM DER LEOPARD. Eine Geschichte Aus Sudafrika. Printed bds. 175pp illus maps. 4to. Fine.Sachs. Darmstadt 1998. | £8.00 |
| #11020 Stanford, Alfred. MEN, FISH & BOATS. A Pictorial Story of the North Atlantic Fishermen. The book designed by Gordon C. Aymar. White dec blue cb. ff unnumbered. text and b/w photos. 4to. Bookplate ffep. bds sl fox and small area fade o/w a nice G+ copy. No d/w.John Lane The Bodley Head. London 1934. | £23.00 |
| #12337 Stanford, Doreen. SUN AND SNOW. A Siberian Adventure. Grey cb. 158pp. map. VG in sp sl tanned near VG d/w.Longmans. London 1963 | £7.00 |
| #12370 Stanford, Peter. LORD LONGFORD. A Life. x + 502pp. illus b/w photos. p/b. Wraps a little crinkled but overall VG.Mandarin. London 1995 | £5.00 |
| #11423 Stanley, Sir Robert. KING GEORGE'S KEYS. A Record of Experiences in the Overseas Service of the Crown. Author served in Africa, the Mediterranean and West Indies before going to the Western Pacific in 1952 as High Commissioner. Black cb. xv + 248pp. illus b/w photos. Ownership inscrip, neatly, on front pastedown o/w VG+ in sp sl fad, near VG d/w.Johnson. London 1975 | £20.00 |
| #12496 Stannard, Martin. EVELYN WAUGH. The Early Years 1903-1939. xviii + 537pp. illus b/w photos. genealogy chart. p/b. Wraps G+. contents VG.Paladin. London 1988 | £5.00 |
| #12219 Stannus, Hugh Stannus. A SIXTH VENEREAL DISEASE. Climatic Bubo, Lymphogranuloma Inguinale, Esthiomene, Chronic Ulcer and Elephantiasis of the Genito-Ano-Rectal Region , Inflammatory Stricture of the Rectum. Black cb. xii + 270pp. illus b/w. Several splits in cloth of rear joint. heavy shelfwear, bds G only but contents very clean G/VG.Bailliere, Tindall and Cox. London 1933 | £20.00 |
| #11066 Stark, Freya. THE COAST OF INCENSE. Autobiography 1933-1939. Green cb. xiii + 286pp. illus b/w photos, map. V small area fad on rear bd. owners inscrip ffep. edges fox o/w VG. No d/w.John Murray. London 1953 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #11067 Stark, Freya. BEYOND EUPHRATES. Autobiography 1928-1933 Green cb. xiii + 341pp. illus b/w photos, map. Owners inscrip ffep. eps and edges fox/browned o/w near VG. No d/w.John Murray. London 1951 1st edition. | £9.00 |
| #11668 Starkie, Walter. DON GYPSY. Adventures with a Fiddle in Barbary, Andalusia and La Mancha. Gilt dec tan cb. xvi + 525pp. illus frontis and title-page b/w dwgs by Arthur Rackham, b/w photos, fold-out map of travels, list of gramophone records of Spanish folk-singers, errata slip. Edges and eps fox/browned. some sporadic foxing here and there throughout. ownership inscrip ffep. A G+, clean and sound copy. No d/w.John Murray. London 1936 1st edition. | £12.00 |
| #12783 Stead, Bruce. PLAN IT. A South African Garden Design Handbook. Orange cb. 141pp. illus col & b/w photos, dwgs, plans. 4to. No inscrip. shelfwear o/w VG in complete, but rubbed, sp fad d/w.Purnell. Cape Town 1977 | £10.00 |
| #14008 Steele, Nick. GAME RANGER ON HORSEBACK. A book about the game reserves of Zululand, animals, rangers, poachers etc. Green cb. 142pp illus b/w photos, line dwgs. maps on eps. No inscrip. top edge spotted G+ in d/w (a bit rubbed, but not chipped, with no loss). a clean copy.Cape Town 1968. | £10.00 |
| #14003 Steele, Nick. BUSHLIFE OF A GAME WARDEN. A detailed portrayal of life in the bush, portraying poachers, villains, as well as the animals. Author was at that time working in the Natal reserves of Umfolozi and Hluhuwe. Printed yellow boards. 230pp illus b/w photos, dwgs. 8vo indexed. No inscrip. top edge spotty and showing sl.damp stain, hence VG- in nice d/w (no tears or chip). despite stated faults a very attractive copy.T.V. Bulpin. Cape Town 1979. | £12.00 |
| #7354 Steenkamp, Willem. THE HORSE THIEF. Novel set in Namaqualand in the 1870s. Printed wraps. 115pp illus maps. Some creasing to f.wrap G+.Tafelberg. Cape Town 1985 1st edition. | £4.00 |
| #11956 Steers, J.A. THE UNSTABLE EARTH. Some Recent Views in Geomorphology. Red cb. xiii + 345pp. maps. dgms. Sp sl fad. owners name ffep o/w near VG. No d/w.Methuen. London 1955 rpt. | £6.00 |
| #10067 Steevens, G.W. WITH KITCHENER TO KHARTOUM. Dec. blue cb. xvi + 326pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue. illus maps, plans. 8vo. Ex library. foxed. spine sl.offset, map repd. a sound clean reading copy.Willian Blackwood. Edinburgh 1898 16th edition | £12.00 |
| #9828 Stein, Sylvester. SECOND-CLASS TAXI. Originally banned in South Africa, this satirical book tells the story of Staffnurse Pholo, "a non-european from non-europe". 209pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.David Phillip. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. thus. | £6.00 |
| #8141 Stein, Sylvester. SECOND-CLASS TAXI. Originally banned in South Africa, this satirical book tells the story of Staffnurse Pholo, "a non-european from non-europe". 209pp p/b. Inscrip fep. VG.David Phillip. Cape Town 1988 2nd imp. | £6.00 |
| #7563 Stein, Sylvester. SECOND-CLASS TAXI. Satirical novel set in the 1950s of Staffnurse Phofolo, a 'Non-European from Non-Europe'. 209pp p/b. Near Fine.David Philip. Cape Town 1988. | £4.00 |
| #8410 Stenton, F.M. ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND. The Oxford History Of England. Navy cb. 747pp. illus maps. 8vo.indexed. Sl shelfwear. eps sl fox. VG in G+ d/w.Oxford University Press. London 1950 2nd edition | £8.00 |
| #10960 Steptoe, John. MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS. An African Tale. Inspired by a folk-tale collected by G.M.Theale and published in 1895 in his book, Kaffir Folktales. Illus inspired by the ruins of an ancient city found in Zimbabwe, and the flora and fauna of that area. Names of the characters are from the Shona language. Printed bds. Pages unnumbered. Lovely col illus. lge 4to. No inscrip. F.Hamish Hamilton. London 1988 | £8.00 |
| #9165 Stern, Rhona. THE CACTUS LAND. A story of an African girl, from her childhood in tribal surroundings to her involvement as an adult with sophisticated city life. Black cb. 221pp 8vo. No inscrip. VG in G d/w (soiled to rear, spine faded).Michael Joseph. London 1964 1st edition. | £6.00 |
| #5521 Stern, Rhona. THE CACTUS LAND. Author's first novel traces the story of an African girl from tribal childhood to life in Johannesburg. Brown cb. 221pp. 8vo. No inscrip. edges & eps fox, G+ in d/w (sp.fad).Michael Joseph. London 1964. 1st edition. | £6.00 |
| #10657 Stevens, W.H. EAST AFRICAN SAFARI. A Pictorial Impression of East Africa.Photos and explanatory text take reader inland roughly following the line of the Equator. Crossing savannah, mountain and forest, touching on the great lakes and the borders of the Sudan and the Congo. Black cb. 114 b/w photos and accompanying text, maps. Inscrip on ffep.o/w VG. D/w has small triangular loss top front o/w G cleanCollins. London 1965. | £5.00 |
| #9693 Stevens, W.H. EAST AFRICAN SAFARI. A Pictorial Impression Of East Africa. A photographic safari, with 114 nicely reproduced b/w pictures, commencing on the East African coast and running roughly along the line of the equator. Wildlife, people, places. Black cb. or. pp unnum. One ff loose o/w G-VG in G ch.d/w.Collins. London 1965 1st edition. | £18.00 |
| #11518 Stevenson, John. POPULAR DISTURBANCES IN ENGLAND. 1700-1870. Themes in British Social History. Printed wraps. 374pp. Tall 8vo. Sp fad. ownership inscrip ffep. o/w VG.Longman. London 1979 | £12.00 |
| #8220 Steward, Alexander. THE WORLD, THE WEST AND PRETORIA. A non-neoliberal viewpoint and analysis. 308pp. indexed. VG, d/w sp.fad, tears at head of sp. hence G.David McKay. NY 1977. | £6.00 |
| #9491 Stewart, Alison. BORN INTO THE COUNTRY. Loosely based upon Dr Mamphela Ramphele, authors first novel explores anti-apartheid sentiments from both black and white perspectives. Gray cb. 184pp 8vo. VG+ in d/w.Justified Press. Bellevue 1988 1st edition. | £8.00 |
| #8196 Stewart, Dianne. CHASING THE WIND. Children's book, set in Plettenberg Bay the young heroine explores loneliness and friendship and the need to find one's own identity. 96pp p/b. Fine.Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1994. | £7.00 |
| #14315 Stewart, James. XHOSA PHRASE BOOK. (Formerly known as the "Kafir Phrase Book"). Revised & transposed into the standard Xhosa spelling by B.B. Mdledle. Buff wraps. 64pp. Wraps sound, slight insect damage.Lovedale Press. 1967. | £10.00 |
| #12686 Stewart, Powell & Bradshaw, Michael. A GOODLY COMPANY. A Guide to Parallel Reading. Green titles on navy cb. xxxv + 300pp. Sp sl fad. bds a bit rubbed. inscrip front pastedown. A G+, clean copy. No d/w.American Book Co. NY 1934 | £6.00 |
| #14078 Stigand, Capt. C.H. HUNTING THE ELEPHANT IN AFRICA AND OTHER RECOLLECTIONS OF THIRTEEN YEAR'S WANDERINGS. Volume 8 in the 12-volume African Hunting Series. Chauncey Hugh Stigand was born in France in 1877 while his father was the British Consul there. He demonstrated early academic talents and was exposed to the maturing benefits of foreign travel at a youthful age. His cultured family background and meetings with many intellectuals and dignitaries influenced the shaping of his career. He opted for the Army and obtained a commission with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment with a posting fo Burma. In 1900 he moved to Aden and from this position acquired a good knowledge of the East African coast. A facsimile reprint. all vols. uniform size. De-Luxe edition. [the set] bound in buffalo (black) with matching slipcase. 8vo. Mint. only a few of the volumes have been removed from the publisher's brown paper wrapping for verification purposes. Sold unopened as is w.a.f.Bulawayo. The price is for the full set of 12 books. | £435.00 |
| #13102 Stigand, Captain C.H. THE LAND OF ZINJ. Being An Account of British East Africa, Its Ancient History and Present Inhabitants. Black cb. xii + 351pp. illus b/w plates. lge col map in pocket at rear. Newly rebound. edges fox/browned o/w VG, inc map.Constable. London 1913 | £150.00 |
| #9761 Stinson, Dr F.A. TOBACCO FARMING IN RHODESIA AND NYASALAND 1889-1956. A review of the industry and its current practices. Printed wraps. vii + 92pp illus b/w photos. No inscrip. G, clean, contents VG.Tobacco Research Board of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Bibliography. | £10.00 |
| #11256 Stinton, Darrol. THE DESIGN OF THE AEROPLANE. Navy cb. xxix + 642pp. errata slip. illus b/w photos, dwgs, dgms etc. 4to. Bds sl spotted. eps sl fox o/w a VG copy in a G+ bright d/w.Granada. London 1983. | £48.00 |
| #11257 Stinton, Darrol. THE ANATOMY OF THE AEROPLANE. Navy bds. xxiii + 321pp. illus b/w photos, plates, dwgs, dgms etc. 4to. Bds sl spotted. eps and edges sl fox/browned o/w a VG copy in G, very rubbed d/w.Foulis. London 1966 | £25.00 |
| #13859 Stirk, Doris. KASOUGA SANDS. The Story Of The Eastern Cape's First Seaside Resort. Covers the beach and the lagoon, the early history including various shipwrecks on that stretch of coast, shack owners, the river, flora & fauna, etc. This is a favourite spot for Eastern Cape residents. 142pp p/b. illus. b/w photos. oblong 8vo. MintPort Alfred 1991. | £10.00 |
| #12297 Stock, Ralph. THE CONFESSIONS OF A TENDERFOOT. Green cb. xii + 196pp. illus b/w photos. Sp sl tanned. eps and edges browned/fox. some intermittent light fox in text. bookplate front pastedown. G+, tight and clean. No d/w.Heinemann. London 1923 new ed. | £8.00 |
| #11725 Stock, Ralph. THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP. Gilt dec and title on blue cb. xi + 292pp. illus b/w photos, line dwgs. Bds clean but patchily fad. first blank fep removed. eps and edges fox and a little foxing here and there throughout. bookplate front pastedown o/w G+, clean and sound. No d/w.Heinemann. London 1921 | £10.00 |
| #9762 Stockil, J. Hudson. SIYANGAPI? (Whither Are We Drifting?). Looks at the general principles of native policy through a discussion of the native missionary system that was then responsible for the greater part of secular education in Rhodesia & South Africa. Printed wraps. 55pp 8vo. Inscrip fep, contents VG, f.wrap marked.Knox. Durban 1937 2nd imp. | £8.00 |
| #12615 Stoddard, Lothrop. THE NEW WORLD OF ISLAM. Brown cb. vii + 306pp. folding map. Sp sl fad. crossed out name front pastedown. ffep excised. Overall G+. No d/w.Chapman & Hall. London nd 3rd imp. | £12.00 |
| #4188 Stokes, C.S. STUBBLE. Humorous prose and verse writings by author of "Sanctuary" written to raise money for the war effort. Foreword by HRH Prince George of Greece and Denmark. Printed paper bds. 96pp illustrated dwgs. cartoons. 8vo. A good sound copy.Self. Cape Town 1943. | £10.00 |
| #4109 Stokes, C.S. WE'RE TELLING YOU! Children's verse, one per page each about a different animal, illustrated. Forward by Mrs Smuts. Interestingly each page 'donated' by various people / businesses, the largest number being by Hugh Le May of Lourenco Marques. Red and blue dec. bds. 56pp. sm.4to. inscrip ffep. VG.Self. Cape Town (1944). | £8.00 |
| #11793 Stone, J. Harris. CARAVANNING AND CAMPING-OUT. Experiences and Adventures in a Living-Van and in the Open Air, with Hints and Facts for Would-Be Caravanners. Green cb. 325pp. illus b/w photos, dgms etc. lge 8vo. Sp fad. half-inch split in cloth of rear joint o/w bds very clean. Eps and edges fox and some intermittent fox throughout o/w overall a G++, very sound copy in worn d/w with sl loss and closed tears ( front of wrapper has good colour and is quite attractive).Herbert Jenkins. London 1931 | £55.00 |
| #11519 Stone, Lawrence. THE CAUSES OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION 1529-1642. Printed wraps. xv + 185pp. Ownership inscrip ffep o/w VG. ARK. London 1986 | £6.00 |
| #5213 Stoneman, Bertha. A BOOK OF VERSE. Grey wraps, 12pp stapled. Portrait frontis. Illus. photos. VG.Maskew Miller. Cape Town. c.1937. | £5.00 |
| #9431 Stones, Annette. (Comp). GIVE ME WORDS. An Anthology Of South African Poems For Children. Words of Explanation for each poem. Printed wraps. 172pp. 8vo. VG+.Book Studio. Johannesburg 1988.3 | £5.00 |
| #14156 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £5.00 |
| #14163 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. VG.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £4.00 |
| #14162 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. VG.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £4.00 |
| #14161 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £5.00 |
| #14160 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £5.00 |
| #14159 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £5.00 |
| #14158 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £5.00 |
| #14157 Stoppard, Tom. THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. A Play. Green wraps. 36pp p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Samuel French. ISBN 0573023239 | £5.00 |
| #10619 Strachan, Arthur W. MAULED BY A TIGER. Encounters in the Indian Jungles. Red cb. xi + 279pp. illus 8 attractive col plates taken from miniatures painted on ivory by the author, and b/w photos. Ownership inscrip front pastedown. sp fad and grubby at base o/w a G+ copy. No d/w.The Moray Press, Edinburgh 1933. | £80.00 |
| #11851 Strachey, John St. Loe. AMERICAN SOUNDINGS. Being Castings of the Lead in the Shore-Waters of America. Social, Political, Literary and Philosophic. Blue cb with white title labels.272pp. Sp browned, bds a bit marked. eps browned/fox. edges stained/fox. bookplate front pastedown. Overall G+ with very clean contents. No d/w.Hodder & Stoughton. London nd. | £8.00 |
| #11507 Strange, K.H. THE CLIMBING BOYS. A Study of Sweeps' Apprentices, 1773-1875. Black cb. xiv + 146pp. illus b/w photos, plates, dwgs. Small brown mark near inner margin first few ff. o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w.Allison & Busby. London 1982. | £25.00 |
| #14232 Strangwayes-Booth, Joanna. A CRICKET IN THE THORN TREE. Helen Suzman And The Progressive Party. From 1961 to 1974 Helen Suzman was the sole representative of the opposition Progressive Party in the House of Assembly. Bibliography. Black cb. 320pp illus b/w photos. 8vo indexed. Neat ownership inscrip ffep, VG in d/w.Hutchinson. Johannesburg 1976 | £15.00 |
| #8414 Strasman, Peter G. VAUXHALL CAVALIER OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL. 1981 to 1985. 1297cc. 1598cc. 1796cc. Printed boards.350pp illus. 4to.indexed. Bds fad o/w VG.Haynes. Sparkford (1985). | £8.00 |
| #11382 Stratford, George. IN THE LONG RUN. Novel centred around SA's Comrades Marathon (a 55 mile road race, run over massive hills). 226pp. lge 8vo p/b. No inscrip. VG+.Citron Press. London 1999 | £5.00 |
| #10591 Strauss, Peter. THE OWL AND THE MOON. Poems. Printed fold-in wraps. 30pp. No inscrip. fold-in edges rubbed o/w VG+.Carapace Poets.Plumstead 1999. | £10.00 |
| #10261 Strauss, Peter. TALKING POETRY. A Guide For Students, Teachers, Poets. 205pp p/b. VG.David Philip / UNP. Cape Town 1993 1st edition. | £8.00 |
| #12128 Strickland, F. Cowles. THE TECHNIQUE OF ACTING. Red cb. xvii + 306pp. illus b/w photos. Sl shelfwear. edges sl fox. Owners inscrip ffep o/w near VG. No d/w.McGraw-Hill. NY 1956 | £7.00 |
| #7968 Struben, Roy. CORAL AND COLOUR OF GOLD. Yellow cb. 259pp. map. No inscrip. near VG. No d/w.Faber. London 1961. | £6.00 |
| #9278 Strydom, Callie & Monique. SHOOTING THE MOON. As told to Marianne Thamm. A Hostage Story. Holidaying in Malaysia the Strydoms were two hostages among 21 kidnapped on 23 April 2000 by a muslim separatist group in the Philippines. Both were released safely later that year after negotiations involving the Libyan government. Printed wraps. 232pp. illus b/w. Mint.Spearhead. Cape Town 2001. | £8.00 |
| #13845 Stuart, Chris & Tilde. GUIDE TO SOUTHERN AFRICAN GAME & NATURE RESERVES. Covers South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, & Zambia. Information on more than 400 reserves. Although an older edition, much of the information is as valid as ever. Tarrifs and telephone numbers may change, but the reserves remain, even increase in size. Printed wraps. 352pp illus col.photos, maps. 8vo indexed. No inscrip. VG+.Struik. Cape Town 1989. | £8.00 |
| #13133 Stuart, Chris & Tilde. FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Grey cb. 272pp. illus col photos, distribution maps. Inscrip ffep. sl shelfwear o/w near VG in repd d/w.Struik. Cape Town 1988 | £12.00 |
| #8049 Stultz, Newell. TRANSKEI'S HALF LOAF. Race Separatism In South Africa. An account of an independent Transkei, run by a small elite. Bibliography. xv + 183pp. indexed. G+.David Phillip. Cape Town 1980. | £6.00 |
| #11336 Stumbles, The Hon. A.R.W. SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF A RHODESIAN SPEAKER. A frank appraisal of the politics of Rhodesia during the years 1945-1972. Men Of Our Time Series Vol.3. Purple cb. 203pp. Illus. b/w photos. Sl shelfwear o/w VG+ in rubbed near VG d/w.Bulawayo 1980. | £10.00 |
| #6433 Suliman, M. (Ed). ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR AFRICA. Volume Two. Environment.Women. Contributors: M. Suliman, J. Omo-Fadaka, S.R. Nkonoki, M.K. Rumulika, E.M. Koffi-Tessio, W.W. Asombang, V.P. Shivute, W. Rugumamu, C.W. Nuakoh, M.N. Hussain, W.F. Banyika, D. Baranga, A. Cassam, B.O. Koda, C.K. Omari, J.B. Endely, F.B. Mahmoud, G. Thomas-Emeagwali, A.J. Nalwanga-Sebina, J.N.S. Mutanyatta, B. Brock-Utne. Printed wraps. 178pp. 8vo. indexed. No inscrip. VG+.Institute for African Alternatives. London 1991. 1st edition. | £10.00 |
| #5920 Sunter, C. DIE WERELD EN SUID-AFRIKA IN DIE JARE NEGENTIG. Printed paper wrap. 111pp. 8vo. VG.Human & Rousseau en Tafelberg, Kaapstad, 1987 | £6.00 |
| #10379 Sunter, Clem. THE WORLD AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 1990s. Author is Anglo's forecasting guru. Printed wraps. 111pp illus. cold.dgms. VG-F.Cape Town 1987. | £5.00 |
| #12008 Sutcliffe, Anthony. TOWARDS THE PLANNED CITY. Germany, Britain, the United States and France 1780-1914. Comparative Studies in Social and Economic History 3. Printed wraps. x + 230pp. bibliography. illus b/w photos, maps etc. lge 8vo. Reverse of front wrap shows label removal (Uni library), some pencil underlinings o/w G+, clean and sound.Blackwell. Oxford 1981 | £50.00 |
| #9538 Sutcliffe, Tom. MY WAY WITH TROUT. Some Reflections Of A South African Fly Fisherman 184pp p/b illus b/w photos. 8vo. VG.Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1989 3rd imp. | £15.00 |
| #12084 Sutherland, C.H.V. GOLD. Its Beauty, Power and Allure. Gilt dec green cb. 196pp. illus col & b/w photos/plates, dwgs. lge 8vo. Top edge dusty. Near VG. No d/w.Thames & Hudson. London 1959 | £6.00 |
| #14081 Sutherland, J. THE ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER. Volume 11 in the 12-volume African Hunting Series. James Sutherland, born in Scotland, is remembered among the greats of Africa's professional hunters, and as the author of one of the finest of the the continent's hunting classics, his one and only venture into authorship. His stamping grounds were the territories of south-east Africa stretching between Mozambique and southern Sudan. He came to South Africa aged twenty four without any fixed ideas of a career. For a while he thought of becoming a professional boxer; instead he ran African trading stores and later took on a job as a labour overseer on the construction of the Beira-Masonaland railway. On the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war in 1899 he moved into the African hinterland to hunt elephant professionaly. A facsimile reprint. all vols. uniform size. De-Luxe edition. [the set] bound in buffalo (black) with matching slipcase. 8vo. Mint. only a few of the volumes have been removed from the publisher's brown paper wrapping for verification purposes. Sold unopened as is w.a.f.Bulawayo. The price is for the full set of 12 books. | £435.00 |
| #12788 Suttner, Raymond. INSIDE APARTHEID'S PRISON. Notes and Letters of Struggle. Author, who became a member of the anti-apartheid movement as a young student, was arrested in 1975, subjected to torture, solitary confinement and extended periods in prison. White, Jewish and a communist, he was held in deep suspicion... 203pp. tall 8vo p/b. No inscrip. ffep scuffed o/w VG+.Ocean Press,Melbourne/Univ of Natal Press. 2001 | £12.00 |
| #12338 Swale, Rosie. BACK TO CAPE HORN. Blue cb. 223pp. illus b/w photos. maps. VG in VG d/w.Collins. London 1986 | £7.00 |
| #7962 Swan, Michael. TEMPLES OF THE SUN AND MOON. A Mexican Journey. Black dec. oatmeal boards. 288pp. illus b/w photos. maps on eps. lge 8vo. Sp sl tanned. eps and edges sl browned. owners inscrip ffep. G+, clean and sound. No d/w.Jonathan Cape. London 1954. 2nd imp. | £5.00 |
| #12067 Swann, Donald. SWANN'S WAY. A Life in Song. Recorded and edited by Lyn Smith. Tan cb. viii + 276pp. illus b/w photos, dwgs. VG++ in VG+ d/w.Heinemann. London 1991 | £15.00 |
| #11261 Swanton, E.W. WEST INDIES REVISITED. The M.C.C. Tour 1959/60. Dark blue cb. 288pp. illus b/w photos. Neat ownership inscrip ffep o/w VG+ in rubbed, near VG d/w.Heinemann. London 1960 | £10.00 |
| #11311 Swanton, E.W. WEST INDIAN ADVENTURE. With Hutton's MCC Team, 1953-54 Green cb. 205pp. illus b/w photos. Small areas fad top and bottom of sp. neat owners inscrip ffep o/w near VG in clean d/w with several areas of loss, rubbed.Museum Press. London 1954 | £8.00 |
| #11294 Swanton, E.W. BEST CRICKET STORIES. Chosen by E.W.Swanton. Green cb. 318pp. Sp faded. inscrip ffep. o/w G+, with very clean contents. No d/w.Faber. London 1953 | £7.00 |
| #11079 Swire, Otta F. THE HIGHLANDS AND THEIR LEGENDS. Tan cb. vi + 290pp. illus b/w dwgs. Bds spotted. ownership inscrip title page. eps lightly browned. very clean text. G+ in worn d/w.Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh 1963. | £8.00 |
| #11087 Synge, M.B. A BOOK OF DISCOVERY. The History of the World's Exploration from the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole. Gilt dec blue cb with col inset. xxvii + 554pp. illus col and b/w plates, dwgs, maps. lge 8vo. Bds sl spotted and rubbed but front cover dec is bright and clean. eps sl fox otherwise cont VG. Thomas Nelson. London nd. | £12.00 |
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