| #9300 Van Delden, Gertrude. I HAVE A PLAN. The life story of Capt. Deric Van Delden, whose name became known throughout Southern Africa in connection with the salvage of the "City Of Lincoln" (and of course many others). Blue cb. 262pp llus. b/w photos. 8vo. Inscrip. G+ in G d/w.Cape Town nd. c.1950. | £5.00 |
| #7037 Van den Berghe, P. SOUTH AFRICA. A Study In Conflict. the only holistic sociological analysis of South Africa in print. It presents both an historical recapitulation and a useful account of the country's present condition. Printed paper wraps. 371pp. 8vo. indexed. Sm.inscrip ffep. G.University of California Press. Berkeley and Los Angeles. 1967. | £8.00 |
| #6602 Van Der Bijl, Vintcent. & Bishop, John. CRICKET IN THE SHADOWS. Tells of the turbulent and difficult years in SA cricket that followed the country's isolation. Green imit.leather bds. 224pp. prof.illus. b/w photos. lg.8vo. Inscrip ffep. top front cnr sl bump o/w VG in G+ d/w.(rubbed, esp at fold-ins).Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1984. | £9.00 |
| #14041 van der Elst, Rudy. A GUIDE TO THE COMMON SEA FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. More than 300 of the species most likely to be caught in the coastal regions of Southern Africa are each described with colour photograph (mostly by the author), notes, distribution maps of both local and world ranges, etc. Section 1 covers sharks and rays, Section 2 covers bony fishes. Glossary, Bibliography. Suitable for the angler or biologist. Printed wraps. 398pp illus col.photos. maps. lg.8vo. No inscrip. a G+ sound copy for field use, sello to inside of wraps.Struik. Cape Town 1981 1st edn | £12.00 |
| #7848 van der Elst, Rudy. EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO SEA FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Photography by Dennis King. Covers sharks, rays, skates, and bony fishes. Section on popular angling fishes. A well illustrated introduction to the subject. Photo.printed bds. 112pp. illus. col.photos. 4to. indexed. Mint.CNA. Johannesburg 1995 3rd imp. | £15.00 |
| #7423 Van der Horst, Sheila. THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF POLITICAL DEMOCRACY. The Road To Economic Progress. 50pp stapled booklet. Owners inscrip front wrap. G.Optima June 1960. reprint. | £8.00 |
| #8223 Van Der Merwe, Hendrik W. & Groenewald, C.J. (Eds). OCCUPATIONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE AMONG COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Proceedings Of A Workshop Of The Centre For Intergroup Studies At The University Of Cape Town. vi + 278pp. indexed. Name inscrip ffep. prelims sl.fox else VG.Juta. Cape Town 1976. | £12.00 |
| #11904 van der Merwe, H.J.J.M. DIE KORREKTE WOORD. Afrikaanse Taalkwessies. Printed bds. 230pp. Sl shelfwear o/w VG+.van Schaik. Pretoria 1982 | £7.00 |
| #6986 van der Merwe, H.W., Ashley, M.J., Charton, N.C.J., Huber, B.J. WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN ELITES A Study of Incumbents of Top Positions in the Republic of South Africa. Gilt on blue cb. 190pp. 8vo. indexed. Large inscrip. ffep thus G+ in d/w.Juta. Cape Town. 1974 | £12.00 |
| #8953 Van der Merwe, P.K. THE MYSTIQUE OF BILTONG. A cyclostyled scientific report on all aspects of this South African epicurean delight (except how to make it). Spiral bound 34pp 4to production. VG+.The author. 1986. | £8.00 |
| #14106 Van Der Post, Laurens. A STORY LIKE THE WIND. 370pp h/b. 8vo, Ownership stamp top and bottom edge, ffep. A clean sound copy, d/w in protector but folding edges secured to pastedowns with adhesive.William Morrow. New York 1972. 1st US edn. | £10.00 |
| #10920 van der Post, Laurens. THE NIGHT OF THE NEW MOON. The title refers to Aug 6th, 1945 the end of the day on which an atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. For the author, in a Japanese POW camp in Java, and the thousands of others in the same position this event had a direct and profound influence on their fate. Black cb. 157pp. illus b/w photos/plates. No inscrip. Ex public library showing label removal and stamps ffep and top edge o/w G/VG in near VG bright d/w.Chatto & Windus. London 1985. | £5.00 |
| #10684 van der Post, Laurens. FEATHER FALL. An Anthology. Edited by Jean-Marc Pottiez. A thought provoking selection chosen from the complete range of van der Post's work, both published and unpublished. Blue cb. xviii + 269pp. VG/F in VG/F d/w.Chatto & Windus. London 1994. | £12.00 |
| #10688 van der Post, Laurens. A WALK WITH A WHITE BUSHMAN. In Conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez. Spontaneous discussions and pointed commentary on many of the key issues and personalities of our time. Blue cb. xxi + 326pp. No inscrip. edges browned o/w VG in VG+ pc d/w.Chatto & Windus. London 1986. | £8.00 |
| #10810 van der Post, Laurens. FIRST CATCH YOUR ELAND. A comprehensive book about African cookery, from the barbecued antelope of the primitive Bushman to the sophisticated pastries developed by the Cape Colonists, encompassing the whole history of the continent and its present predicaments. Brown cb. x + 211pp. No inscrip. A really super copy in a VG+ d/w, which has been permanently covered in protective transparent wrap.Hogarth Press. London 1977 1st edition. | £20.00 |
| #10694 van der Post, Laurens. THE ADMIRAL'S BABY. Sequel to Night of the New Moon. Begins with author's release from the Japanese POW camp in Java. Being the most senior British army officer he was asked to stay and oversee the welfare and treatment of ex-prisoners and internees until Allied troops arrived... Brown cb. 340pp. b/w portrait frontis. map. No inscrip. F in pc F d/w.John Murray. London 1996. | £14.00 |
| #13986 Van Der Spuy, Kenneth Reid. OLD NECTAR AND ROSES. Situated in the Jonkershoek Valley, Old Nectar, a gabled Cape Dutch homestead with a rose garden, is a national monument. This tells the story not only of the house, but of the valley, its occupants, and its roses. Printed blue cb. 170pp illus col.b/w photos. indexed 4vo. Top edge spotted else near Fine in d/w (no tears, chips, or rubbing), a most attractive copy.Books of Africa. Cape Town 1969. | £15.00 |
| #13736 Van Der Spuy, Una. WILD FLOWERS OF SOUTH AFRICA For The Garden. Even after 30 years this is still the essential reference book for anyone establishing an indigenous garden in South Africa. Printed green bds. 276pp illus col.photos, tables & charts. 4to indexed. No inscrip. eps marked with sello else a near Fine copy in d/w.Hugh Keartland. Johannesburg. 1976 edn. | £15.00 |
| #11346 Van Der Spuy, Una. SOUTH AFRICAN SHRUBS AND TREES FOR THE GARDEN. Concerned with indigenous flora only, well laid out for quick reference. White titles on brown cb. 215pp + index. Illus. col.photos. 4to. No inscrip. Shelfwear. eps sl fox o/w near VG in G bright d/w, ch around edges.Hugh Keartland. Johannesburg 1976. | £12.00 |
| #9587 Van Der Spuy, Una. ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND TREES For Gardens In South Africa. This author's titles are the most useful and practical gardening books for local conditions, particularly for the Cape. Printed bds. 254pp. illus. col.b/w photos. line dwgs. plans. 8vo. indexed. Except light fox to top edge & eps, fine, no inscrip.Juta. Cape Town 1976 3rd imp. | £10.00 |
| #9604 Van Der Spuy, Una. GARDENING WITH GROUND COVERS. Ground Covers Of The World For Gardens In The Southern Hemisphere And Other Temperate Regions. indices of common and botanical names. Printed bds. 112pp illus col.photos. 4to. VG+ in d/w.Protea. Stellenbosch 1975. | £12.00 |
| #9588 Van Der Spuy, Una. GARDEN PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION. This author's titles are the most useful and practical gardening books for local conditions, particularly for the Cape. Many photographs of fine gardens. Printed bds. 237pp. illus. col.b/w photos. line dwgs. plans. 8vo. indexed. Except light fox to top edge & eps, fine, no inscrip.Juta. Cape Town 1973 4th imp. | £10.00 |
| #7859 Van Der Spuy, Una. GARDENING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. The Flower Garden. This author's titles are the most useful and practical gardening books for local conditions, particularly for the Cape. Printed bds. 286pp. illus. col.b/w photos. line dwgs. plans. indexed. VG.Juta. Cape Town 1981 revd. edition | £5.00 |
| #7858 Van Der Spuy, Una. ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND TREES For Gardens In South Africa. This author's titles are the most useful and practical gardening books for local conditions, particularly for the Cape. Printed bds. 254pp. illus. col.b/w photos. line dwgs. plans. indexed. VG-F.Juta. Cape Town 1983 2nd edition | £7.00 |
| #5331 van der Spuy, Una. GARDEN PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION. Printed bds. viii + 237pp. illus col & b/w photos, dwgs, dgms. Shelfwear. rubbed at joints. owners inscrip ffep. o/w G++, very clean.Juta. Cape Town 1973 4th imp. | £6.00 |
| #14253 Van Der Walt, A.J. LAW OF PROPERTY CASEBOOK FOR STUDENTS. Printed wraps. 8vo. xl + 524pp. VG used academic text. top corner title page torn away. Sold with all faults.Juta. 2002. ISBN 0702159190 | £20.00 |
| #13168 van der Walt, Dr. C.P. DIE STAAT EN DIE SEMI-STAATSINSTELLINGE. 'n Vraagstuk van Vryheid en Beheer. Inougurele Rede Geleweer op 4 Junie 1965 by die Aanvaarding van 'n Professoraat in Staatsleer aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir C.H.O. 15pp stapled booklet. Near VG.Potchefstroom 1965 | £5.00 |
| #14245 Van Der Walt, J.C. & Midgley, J.R. PRINCIPLES OF DELICT. Table of cases. Printed wraps. 8vo. xvi + 300. 3rd edn. VG used academic text. Sold with all faults.Butterworths. Durban. 1979 ISBN 0409060151 | £25.00 |
| #7035 Van der Westhuizen & J.V. Viljoen, H.P. A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Proceedings of symposium held at the University of Pretoria on 1 and 2 May 1986. Printed Paper Wraps. 188pp. 8vo. VG.Butterworths, Durban, 1988. | £20.00 |
| #7342 van Eck, Dr.H.J. SOME ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. Hoernle Memorial Lecture. 30pp stapled booklet. Sm.inscrip ffep. G.S.A.I.R.R. Johannesburg. 1953. | £8.00 |
| #9789 Van Ees, Erik. THE LAST BLUE. Author's second novel, a story of whale hunting and sea adventure set in Antartica. Blue cb. 351pp 8vo. Inscrip fep, ff browned else VG+ in d/w.Century. London 1983 1st edition. | £15.00 |
| #11139 van Gulik, Robert. THE CHINESE BELL MURDERS. Three Cases Solved by Judge Dee. A Chinese detective story suggested by three original ancient Chinese plots. With fifteen plates drawn by the author in Chinese style. Maroon cb. 287pp. Top edge foxed. A narrow browned strip on first and last eps o/w a nice VG copy in a G+ clean d/w (very small loss top of sp.)Michael Joseph. London 1958 1st edition. | £30.00 |
| #13439 Van Heerden, Etienne. THE LONG SILENCE OF MARIO SALVIATI. A captivating novel which spans South Africa's past and present as it taps the lifeblood of a complex, tumultuous yet magical country. This novel is set in a small Karoo town and involves a missing wagon of Boer gold. Translated from Afrikaans by Catherine Knox. 439pp p/b. 8vo. No inscrip, Fine.Hodder & Stoughton. London 2002 | £6.00 |
| #8831 Van Jaarsveld, F.A. THE AFRIKANER'S INTERPRETATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY. Twelve essays, originally published in Arikaans, selected that bear on the interpretation of history, historical writing, and the teaching of history in South Africa. [... notice has also been taken of the standpoints of the English-speaking and non-white communities]. Buff cb. 199pp. Near fine in VG d/w.Simondium. Cape Town 1964. | £25.00 |
| #9293 Van Niekerk, Vida. SAMUEL WORKMAN. The Minister And His Manse. An Affectionate Tribute To The Rev. Samuel Workman, By His Daughter. Samuel Workman came to South Africa at the end of 1898. He had been ordained for foreign mission work by the Presbyterian Church of Ireland. He first was minister on a trial basis to a group in Cambridge near East london which was subsequently accepted into the Presbyterian Church of South Africa. Later he was the first minister of the Presbyterian Church in Oudtshoorn. Family tree and more recent family history. Printed wraps. 148pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. Fine.Self. Port Elizabeth nd. | £10.00 |
| #10077 Van Niekerk, Vida. SAMUEL WORKMAN. The Minister And His Manse. An Affectionate Tribute To The Rev. Samuel Workman, By His Daughter. Samuel Workman came to South Africa at the end of 1898. He had been ordained for foreign mission work by the Presbyterian Church of Ireland. He first was minister on a trial basis to a group in Cambridge near East london which was subsequently accepted into the Presbyterian Church of South Africa. Later he was the first minister of the Presbyterian Church in Oudtshoorn. Family tree and more recent family history. Printed wraps. 148pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. Fine.Self. Port Elizabeth nd. | £10.00 |
| #10076 Van Niekerk, Vida. SAMUEL WORKMAN. The Minister And His Manse. An Affectionate Tribute To The Rev. Samuel Workman, By His Daughter. Samuel Workman came to South Africa at the end of 1898. He had been ordained for foreign mission work by the Presbyterian Church of Ireland. He first was minister on a trial basis to a group in Cambridge near East london which was subsequently accepted into the Presbyterian Church of South Africa. Later he was the first minister of the Presbyterian Church in Oudtshoorn. Family tree and more recent family history. Printed wraps. 148pp illus b/w photos. 8vo. Fine.Self. Port Elizabeth nd. | £10.00 |
| #14069 Van Onselen, Charles. STUDIES IN THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE WITWATERSRAND 1886-1914. Vol.1 New babylon. Vol.2 New Nineveh. This history deals with human consequences of the political and economic changes of this period and with the struggles of people seeking dignity and security within a capitalist world over which they had no control. The first volume deals mainly with the liquor sellers, the prostitutes and the cab drivers, while the second is concerned with the domestic servants who serviced the needs of the white middle class. Bibliography. Printed wraps. xvii + 213pp, x + 220pp. 8vo indexed. Neat ownership inscrip to both vols. VG+.Ravan Press. Johannesburg 1982. | £22.00 |
| #10410 Van Perlo, Ben. BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Collins Illustrated Checklist. Field guide that covers 1250 Southern African species (including Angola, Zambia & Malawi) with key identification features, habitat, sound, distribution maps. 320pp p/b illus cold.dwgs. indexed. Mint.Harper Collins. London 1999. | £20.00 |
| #10532 Van Rensburg, A.P.J. THE TANGLED WEB. Leadership and Change in Southern Africa. 225pp. Inked out ownership inscrip ffep, some pencil underlinings here and there in text, shelfwear o/w near VG in G+ d/w.Haum. Cape Town 1977. | £10.00 |
| #13149 JOHANNESBURG. One Hundred Years. Gilt on brown paper-covered bds. xii + 332pp. col & b/w illus. Folio. No inscrip. VG+ in near VG d/w.Chris van Rensburg. Jhb 1986 | £15.00 |
| #13170 van Rensburg, Patrick. EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN AN EMERGING COUNTRY. Printed wraps. 48pp. Small ownership stamp top of several ff. o/w VG.Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. Uppsala 1967 | £6.00 |
| #10391 Van Selm, R. HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. 1845-1945. (Now the Old Mutual). Looks in detail at the company's activities throughout this period. Printed wraps. xvi + 90pp + 32 plates. No inscrip. wraps heavily browned, hence VG only.SA Mutual. Cape Town nd. (1945). | £10.00 |
| #12840 van Thal, Herbert. (ed). THE PRIME MINISTERS. Sir Robert Walpole to Sir Robert Peel. Vol I. 391pp. illus b/w plates. lge 8vo p/b. Sp sl fad. owners inscrip ffep o/w VG, very clean.George Allen & Unwin. London 1974 | £7.00 |
| #6982 van Vuuren,D.J., Wiehahn, N.E., Lombard, J.A., Rhoodie, N.J. SOUTH AFRICA: A PLURAL SOCIETY IN TRANSITION. Statement by the Human Sciences Research Council. Printed covered boards. 510pp. 8vo.indexed. Sm.inscrip ffep. VG.Butterworths. Durban. 1985 | £10.00 |
| #12801 van Wijk, Theo & Boucher, Maurice (Eds). EUROPE, 1848-1980. Green/yellow cb. x + 514pp. maps. No inscrip. VG(+).Academica. Pretoria 1985 | £15.00 |
| #8744 Van Wyk, At. HONORIS CRUX. Ons Dapperes. Our Brave. Author interviewed more than 70 recipients of the Honoris Crux. He gives condensed versions of the men's stories. English and Afrikaans text as originally given. Orange cb. 120pp. 8vo.indexed. Large inscrip. ffep. else VG in d/w.Saayman & Weber. Cape Town 1982. | £12.00 |
| #13968 Van Wyk, Jacques. & Anderson, Frances. LABOUR LAW IN ACTION. A Hands-On Guide To The LRA. Covers individual labour law, strikes and lockouts, dismissals, dispute resolution, conciliation and arbitration at the CCNMA. Also includes complete text of the Labour Relations Act No.66 of 1995. Printed wraps. 233pp. 8vo. Fine.Maskew Miller Longman. Cape Town 2002 ISBN 0636041859 | £12.00 |
| #13515 Van Wyk, P TREES OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. Volume 1 only. Provides a detailed description for each entry- one or more pages. Green rexine. xiv + 284pp. illus col.b/w photos, maps, errata slip. 4to indexed No inscrip, bookseller's stamp ffep. eps sl fox. VG+. Purnell, Cape Town 1972 | £60.00 |
| #10405 Van Wyk, Piet. FIELD GUIDE TO THE TREES OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. Full of information on all species. Over 800 col.photographs. 272pp 8vo indexed. No inscrip. Mint.Struik. Cape Town 1984 1st edition. | £20.00 |
| #14009 Van Zyl, Dine. SLAGOFFERS. Concerns the exploitation of women in war and their ability to rise above it all. Won the newcomer award in the Groot Romanwedstryd. Printed wraps. 164pp. Mint.Tafelberg. Cape Town 2001. | £6.00 |
| #11673 Vander Veer, Garrett L. BRADLEY'S METAPHYSICS AND THE SELF. Green bds. x + 317pp. Top edge sl dusty o/w VG+ in sp fad G+ d/w.Yale UP. 1970 | £10.00 |
| #13711 Vanderplank, Helen Joyce. COLOUR PRINTS OF THE WILDFLOWERS OF THE PORT ELIZABETH AREA. Six prints. Fynbos 1, Fynbos 2, Dry Northern Area, Succulents, Roadside Flowers, Fruits And Seeds. Full set as published. Each 12"h x 9"w in folder Mint.Grahamstown Foundation | £15.00 |
| #12402 Vansittart, Jane (ed). FROM MINNIE, WITH LOVE. The Letters of a Victorian Lady 1849-1861. Orange cb. 188pp. illus b/w plates, dwgs. Owners inscrip and stamp ffep o/w VG in VG d/w.Peter Davies. London 1974 | £7.00 |
| #9536 Varaday, Desmond. GARA-YAKA'S DOMAIN A study of cheetah and other animals on Southern African game farm. Blue cb. 192pp illus. b/w photos. Eps fox, else VG in d/w.London 1966. | £50.00 |
| #11045 Vare, Daniele. GHOSTS OF THE SPANISH STEPS. Green cb. ix + 213pp. illus b/w photos/ plates, dwgs. Edges and eps sl fox o/w a very clean VG copy in G, complete d/w with brown stain on front.John Murray. London 1955. | £6.00 |
| #8338 Vare, Daniel. LAUGHING DIPLOMAT. Gilt on green cb. portrait frontis. xiii + 455pp. Bds shaken & worn, G, contents very clean. No d/w.John Murray. London 1938 1st edn. | £5.00 |
| #11915 Various. URANIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA. Volume I. 1946-1956. A Joint Symposium. Silver titles on blue cb. xiii + 546pp. illus b/w photos/plates, dgms etc.4to. Sp titles fad.sl damp crinkling to tops of rear ff o/w a very clean VG copy.Johannesburg 1957 | £12.00 |
| #11498 Various. HISTORY WORKSHOP. A Journal of Socialist and Feminist Historians. Issue 27. Spring 1989. Special Feature - Language and History. Printed wraps. vii + 249pp. illus b/w. tall 8vo. Sp faded o/w VG+.London 1989 | £8.00 |
| #11491 Various. HISTORY WORKSHOP. A Journal of Socialist and Feminist Historians. Issue 28. Autumn 1989. Special Feature - Cultures of Conflict: The French Revolution. Printed wraps. vi + 228pp. b/w illus. tall 8vo. Sp sl faded o/w VG+.London 1989 | £8.00 |
| #11508 Various. GEOGRAPHY AND GENDER. An Introduction to Feminist Geography. Women and Geography Study Group of the IBG. Printed laminated wraps. 160pp. illus b/w photos, figures and tables. Sp faded. inked out inscrip ffep. some highlighting and pencil underlining of text. Overall G+.Hutchinson/The Explorations in Feminism Collective. London 1984 | £6.00 |
| #8486 Various. A MEMORIAL VOLUME TO HOWARD HINTON. Patron Of Art. 224pp illus col.b/w plates. Inscrip. & presentation card on ffep. eps and edges sl fox. VG+, no d/w.Angus & Robertson. Sydney 1951. | £45.00 |
| #12899 Various PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS. Vol I. No 2. October 1972. Edited by the Dept of Philosophy, Rhodes Univ. Grahamstown S.A. pp. 57 to 102. stapled booklet. No inscrip. VG.Rhodes Univ. Grahamstown 1972 | £10.00 |
| #12591 Various. TENNIS STROKES AND STRATEGIES. The classic instruction series from Tennis Magazine. Navy cb. 216pp. illus b/w photos, dgms. lge 4to. Owners name and address ffep o/w VG+ in VG d/w.Hodder & Stoughton. London 1975 | £10.00 |
| #12143 Various. WEST COUNTRY TALES. Stories of Mystery and Suspense. In association with BBC TV and Doublejay Films Ltd. Navy cb. vii + 120pp. illus b/w dwgs. VG(+) in VG d/w.Webb & Bower. Exeter 1982 2nd imp. | £7.00 |
| #9119 Vaughan, Iris. THE DIARY OF IRIS VAUGHAN. The humorous diary of a young girl living in the Eastern Cape in the early part of the century. Printed paper covered bds. 62pp. Illus. b/w dwgs. Spine sunned, G.CNA. Cape Town 1966 rpt. | £5.00 |
| #11962 Vega, Georg. 10 PLACE LOGARITHMS. Including Wolfram's Tables of Natural Logarithms. Reprint of the Rare Edition of 1794. Maroon cb. xxx + 684pp. lge 8vo. Bds sl spotted. title page sl mothed but o/w a very nice VG copy.Stechert. NY 1946 rpt. | £12.00 |
| #13547 Veitch, Neil. RONDEBOSCH BOYS' HIGH AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS 1897-1997. Centenary publication for famed Cape Town school. History, Roll of Honour, famous old boys, etc. Profusely illustrated. Standard edition. ix + 178pp illus col.b/w photos. Folio. indexed. Fine in d/w.Rondebosch 1996. | £30.00 |
| #10545 Venter, Al J. AFRICA TODAY. Personal impressions, based on a series of talks author was asked to present concerning his travels as a reporter of African affairs over more than a decade. ix + 254pp. illus b/w photos, map. No inscrip. shelfwear, sl fox to edges and eps o/w a G+ clean copy. No d/w.Macmillan. Jhb 1975. | £8.00 |
| #9323 Venter, Al. J. AFRICA TODAY. Well-known South African journalist specialising in African affairs gives a country by country resume based upon his extensive travels throughout the continent. Black cb. ix + 254pp. illus b/w photos. 8vo. No inscrip. sello stains to eps. edges & eps fox. G+ in d/w.Macmillan. Johannesburg (1975). | £8.00 |
| #13288 Venter, Albert. (Ed). GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA. An Introductory Reader To Its Institutions, Processes And Policies. Contributing editors cover the areas of the context of contemporary politics, parliament, the executive, the legal system and the judiciary, national provincial & local governments, public policy making, parties & interest groups, political economy, and foreign policy. Useful 3-page listing of local acronyms. Bibliography. Printed wraps. xiv + 378pp. illus tables, charts, etc. indexed. No inscrip. VG+.Van Schaik. Pretoria 2001 2nd edition | £12.00 |
| #10359 Venter, Albert. (Ed). GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA. An Introductory Reader To Its Institutions, Processes And Policies. Contributing editors cover the areas of the context of contemporary politics, parliament, the executive, the legal system and the judiciary, national provincial & local governments, public policy making, parties & interest groups, political economy, and foreign policy. Useful 3-page listing of local acronyms. Bibliography. Printed wraps. xiv + 378pp. illus tables, charts, etc. indexed. No inscrip. Mint.Van Schaik. Pretoria 2001 2nd edition | £15.00 |
| #11801 Verba, Sidney. SMALL GROUPS AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR. A Study of Leadership. Brown cb. xii + 273pp. Sp fad. shelfwear. bookplate of University College of Rhodesia & Nyasaland on front pastedown. remains of label and pocket on rear eps. edges sl browned. G+. No d/w.Princeton UP. New Jersey 1961 | £6.00 |
| #8573 Verdcourt, Bernard. & Trump, E.C. COMMON POISONOUS PLANTS OF EAST AFRICA. Illustrated by M.E. Church. An account of the 97 species most poisonous to man and livestock in systemic order, with names, notes on identification, distribution, periods of growth and flowering, toxicity, antidotes and treatment. Includes grasses, ferns, & fungi. 254pp sm.8vo. Ex library with stamps, pockets etc tipped in, a little used exceptionally clean & tight copy in d/w ("ver" on spine).Collins, London (1969). | £14.00 |
| #11769 Vernon, Father. HAPPINESS. Plain brown wraps with title on white label. vii + 84pp. Part of first plain fep torn off. sl fox throughout o/w G+.Mowbray. London 1927 7th imp. | £6.00 |
| #10171 Versfeld, Martin. ST AUGUSTINE'S CONFESSIONS AND CITY OF GOD. Professsor of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, author is one of South Africa's most original thinkers and is known internationally as a scholar of St Augustine. "The reason for this book is the relevance to us of St Augustine's life, thought, and political situation". Printed wraps. 121pp. Owners inscrip ffep. a fine copy.Carrefour. Cape town 1990 | £25.00 |
| #6678 Vice, Telford. IN THE NICK OF TIME. Peter Kirsten's Life In Cricket. Grey cb. xii + 226pp. illus. col.b/w photos. 4to. No inscrips. Sl shelfwear o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w.Viking. London 1996 | £12.00 |
| #12146 Victoria & Albert Museum. NOTES ON QUILTING. Printed wraps. small booklet illus b/w plates. Owners name ffep o/w VG.HMSO. London 1960 3rd imp. | £7.00 |
| #9406 Victoria Girls' High School. Magazine. Vol.IV No.2. November 1956. Annual school magazine with usual essays, poems, and news. Printed cream wraps. 70pp stapled. 8vo. VG.VGH. Grahamstown 1956. | £3.00 |
| #9402 Victoria Girls' High School. Magazine. Vol.III No.7. November 1953. Annual school magazine with usual essays, poems, and news. Printed cream wraps. 58pp stapled. 8vo. VG.VGH. Grahamstown 1953. | £3.00 |
| #9403 Victoria Girls' High School. Magazine. Vol.III No.8. November 1954. Annual school magazine with usual essays, poems, and news. Printed cream wraps. 60pp stapled. 8vo. Inscrip f.wrap else VG.VGH. Grahamstown 1954. | £3.00 |
| #9404 Victoria Girls' High School. Magazine. Vol.IV No.1. November 1955. Annual school magazine with usual essays, poems, and news. Printed cream wraps. 50pp stapled. 8vo. Inscrip f.wrap else VG.VGH. Grahamstown 1955. | £3.00 |
| #9405 Victoria Girls' High School. Magazine. Vol.IV No.3. November 1958. Annual school magazine with usual essays, poems, and news. Printed cream wraps. 60pp stapled. 8vo. Large selection of signatures on wrap else VG.VGH. Grahmstown 1958. | £3.00 |
| #14338 Vincent, Jack. WEB OF EXPERIENCE. An Autobiography. Born in the UK early in the 20thC, Author moved to farming in South Africa. Always interested in wildlife (especially the avian fauna) and conservation, he spent 14 years firstly as secretary and then as Director with the Natal Parks Board attending many conferences on their behalf. Original printed buff wraps bound in brown rexine boards. errata slip. 365pp illus b/w photos. 8vo indexed. Except bookplate ffep, a fine unread copy.Self. Mooi River 1989. | £25.00 |
| #11545 Vines, Alice Gilmore. NEITHER FIRE NOR STEEL: Sir Christopher Hatton. Navy cb. xvii + 248pp. bibliography. F in G+, rubbed d/w.Nelson Hall. Chicago 1978 | £12.00 |
| #12556 Vines, Freda. BUNBURY & BUSSELTON SKETCHBOOK. Drawings by Bruce Wroth. Brown bds. 64pp. illus b/w dwgs. VG(+) in sp fad near VG d/w.Rigby. Adelaide 1975 | £6.00 |
| #8034 Viney, Elliott & Nightingale, Pamela. OLD AYLESBURY. 100pp p/b. illus b/w photos. Owners inscrip ffep o/w VG+.White Crescent Press. Luton 1994 rpnt. | £5.00 |
| #12505 Vise, David A. & Coll, Steve. EAGLE ON THE STREET. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Account of the SEC's Battle with Wall Street. xiii + 395pp. illus b/w photos. lge 8vo p/b. Edges sl grubby o/w VG+.Collier. NY 1992 | £6.00 |
| #13852 Vogts, Marie Murray. PROTEAS. KNOW THEM AND GROW THEM. On The Cultivation Of The South African Protaceae. Bibliography. Green cb. 206pp. cold.frontis. illus col.b/w photos. 4to indexed. Booksellers stamp ffep else VG, no d/w.Afrikaans Pers-Boekhandel. Johannesburg nd (c.1958). | £28.00 |
| #9810 Voigts, Joachim. DIERERYMPIES SWA / ANIMAL RHYMES SWA / TIERVERSE AUS SWA. English: Olga Levinson. Afrikaans: Johanna Bouwer. Delightfiul childrens stories with full-page watercolour illustrations by Author. Yellow cb. 110pp cold.illus. oblong folio. No inscrip. Near Fine. small break to edge of d/w f.fold else VG++.Gamsberg. Windhoek 1987. | £28.00 |
| #8437 von Hagen, Victor W. JUNGLE IN THE CLOUDS. Gilt on green cb. 223pp illus b/w photos. VG in clean d/w with areas of loss.Robert Hale. London 1945. | £6.00 |
| #12533 von Hagen, Victor W. JUNGLE IN THE CLOUDS. Gilt dec green cb. 223pp. illus b/w photos. maps on eps. Sl browned. G+. No d/w.Robert Hale. London 1945 rpt. | £6.00 |
| #7720 Von Michaelis, H. BIRDS OF PREY. A KINSHIP. Illustrated by Author. A personal review of birds of prey, including owls, from ancient Egypt to modern falconry, with some additional chapters on geese. Red cb. xv + 165pp. illus. cold.plates and line drawings. 4to. Unnum. subscribers edition. No inscrip. Mint. d/w rubbed only hence VG+.SA Natural History Publications. Knysna 1987. | £50.00 |
| #10589 Voortrekker Monument. THE VOORTREKKER MONUMENT PRETORIA. The official guide. Complete with col booklet of The Voortrekker Tapestry. Green cb. 88pp. illus b/w photos. 4to. Some fox to title page o/w VG+ in fox white d/w.Voortrekker Monument. Pretoria nd. | £10.00 |
| #10269 Vorster, Gordon. THE TEXTURES OF SILENCE. Winner of the Timmins Golden Cape Literary Award. Ochre cb. 2886pp lg.8vo. Sadly board edges & rear ep targeted by migrant insects. O/w sound and clean in d/w (spine faded). initial VG+ assessment must be downgraded to G-VG.Timmins. Cape Town 1982 1st edition. | £8.00 |
| #6975 Vorster M.P, Wiechers M, van Vuuren D.J. CONSTITUTIONS OF TRANSKEI BOPHUTHATSWANA VENDA AND CISKEI. Statement by the Human Sciences Research Council. Printed boards. 269pp. 8vo.indexed. Inscrip.ffep. G+.Butterworths. Durban 1985. | £22.00 |
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