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TRANSVAAL

#22133 Boksburg Town Council. BOKSBURG, THE FIRST 100 YEARS, DieEerste Honderd Jaar. Gilt title on printed red wraps. 24pp illustrated. ff deckle–edged.A4. Bookplate else a Fine unmarked copy. Boksburg 1987.

£20.00

Published to mark the centenary of the town of Boksburg.

#22134 De Freitas, Frank & Daphne. (Eds). GERMISTON. The Story Of TheCity Of Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. Gilt dec green cloth boards. 96pp illustrated4to. Bookplate. eps a little spotted else a VG copy in secured protective wrap. Da Gama/ Publicity Association of Germiston (c.1966).

£20.00

Published to mark 80 years since the founding of the city of Germiston.

#22131 De Klerk, Willem. & Coetzwe, Piet. KRUGERSDORP 100 JAAR/YEARS.Gilt dec navy blue vynide boards. 154pp illustrated colour & b/w. oblong 4to. Bookplate.in secured protective wrap, VG+. Krugersdorp Town Council 1987.

£30.00

A review and history of this West Rand town in the year of its centenary.

#22135 Humphriss, Deryck. & Thomas, David G. (Ed. Audrey M. Cowley& James Edward Mathewson). BENONI, SON OF MY SORROW. The Social, Po-litical And Economic History Of A South African Gold Mining Town. Gilt and coloureddevice on white cloth boards. 293pp illustrated 4to. Bookplate, lable over inscription.a VG+ copy in protected dustwrapper (visibly reinforced but no loss or tears). a soundattractive copy. Town Council Of Benoni 1968.

£15.00

Nominally marks the hundredth anniversary of the arrival of one of thefirst farmers in the area in 1866. Of all the municipal publications emergingat this time, this provides the most detailed history of the area and its goldmining.

#22137 Leigh, Ramon Lewis. VEREENIGING SOUTH AFRICA. Gilt on ma-roon skivertex boards. 332pp illustrated large 4to. Bookplate. a VG+ copy in protected

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VG dustwrapper (visibly reinforced but no loss, chips, or tears). For Town Council ofVereeniging by Courier–Gazette Publishers. 1968.

£28.00

A commercial publication as produced for other municipalities, this gives111pp to the history of the town followed by reviews of the commercial con-cerns operating there.

#22132 Potgieter, Henriet. (Tr. Maureen Fairley). MEMORIES OF PIETERS-BURG. Illustrated With Photographs Taken By Hugh Exton, Circa 1890 To 1945.Printed wraps. 106pp illustrated monochrome photos. oblong 4to. Bookplate else VGcondition, Commissioned by the Town Council Of Pietersburg for the Hugh ExtonPhotographic Museum. 1990.

£30.00

Photographs arranged by subject matter,

#22136 Transmedia. GERMISTON. Workshop Of The Nation. Blue vynide boards.251pp illustrated photos, trade advertisements. 4to. Bookplate. VG+ condition intanned & visibly reinforced G++ dustwapper (no serious loss or tears). Transmedia.nd. c.1979.

£25.00

A commercial publication as produced for other municipalities, this givesa brief history of the town with reviews of the commercial concerns operatingthere both small and large.

WESTERN CAPE

#13334 Cape Almanac. (William Bridekirk). ALMANAK VOOR DE KAAP DEGOEDE HOOP VOOR HET JAAR MDCCCV (1805). Berekend Naar De MeridiaanVan De Kaapstadt. 160pp total on Adobe Acroat CD (pdf). )New unused in jewel case.Scribes Ink 2003. (William Bridekirk at the Government Gazette Office. Cape Town1929)

£20.00

The Cape of Good Hope was under Batavian rule in 1805 and this Direc-tory & Almanac is representative of those holding official posts and officesat this time. Includes details of office bearers for Cape Town, Graaff–Reinet,Stellenbosch, Tulbagh, Uitenhage, and Swellendam. Office bearers include



Landrost and Heemraden, Veld-Cornets, Clergy, Judiciary, & Military Offi-cers as well as ”Gewapende Burgermacht”. A section also deals with thosecommissioned to improve farming and agriculture.

#13338 Juta. JUTAS DIRECTORY OF CAPE TOWN AND SUBURBS AND SI-MONS TOWN 1900. Adobe Acrobat format CD (pdf). New unused in jewel case. ScribesInk. 2003.

£20.00

Full of details of people and businesses this covers Cape Town, Wood-stock to Wynberg, Plumstead to Fish Hoek, Sea Point, Green Point, MouillePoint, and Simonstown. Includes sections for; Advertisements, British Sec-tion (Business), Calender Tables, Cape Directory (alphabetical and street),Consulates & Consular Officials, Leases & Agreements, Masonic Directory,Municipalities Of Cape Town & Suburbs, Postal Information, Postal Letter–Box Holders (by number), Suburban Directory Of Cape Town, Trades &Professions Cape Town, Trades & Professions Simon’s Town, Trades & Pro-fessions Suburban.

EASTERN CAPE (all subject areas)

#22216 Board, C. (Contris. C.J. Bader., D.M. Comins., & E.D.). (Ed.J.V.L. Rennie & E.D. Mountain). THE BORDER REGION. Natural EnvironmentAnd Land Use In The Eastern Cape. Red cloth boards. 238pp illustrated b/w plates. 8vo.Ex library copy. number on spine and some stamps. damp mark to lower spine. overalla G+ copy looking very clean in VG dustwrapper. Oxford University Press. Cape Town1962.

£25.00

A land–use survey of the East London & King William’s Town districtsundertaken by the Institute of Social & Economic Research unit of RhodesUniversity.

#22196 Butler, Guy. THE PROPHETIC NUN. Sister Margaret CR, Sister PaulineCR, Sister Dorothy Raphael CSMV. Printed wraps, 127pp, well illustrated paintings,photos, drawings, 4to. No inscription. top right corner of front and wrap creased hencea VG+ copy. Random House, Johannesburg 2000. isbn 9780958419543

£20.00

Signed to title page by Author. The story of these 3 extraordinary women,a painter, a sculpture teacher and a social worker, who each contributed tothe



South African social and cultural heritage. Many examples of art and sculp-ture works executed by themselves, Job Kekana, and Ernest Mancoba. Thepaintings and carvings are to be seen in many locations in South Africa es-pecially the Eastern Cape, and of particular note their superb fresco abovethe apse of Rhodes University Chapel (St Mary & All the Angels) in Gra-hamstown.

#21472 Butler, Guy. THE PROPHETIC NUN. Sister Margaret CR, Sister PaulineCR, Sister Dorothy Raphael CSMV. Printed wraps, 127pp, well illustrated paintings,photos, drawings, 4to. Bookplate ffep. A near Fine copy in clear protective wrapper.Random House, Johannesburg 2000. isbn 9780958419543

£16.00

The story of these 3 extraordinary women, a painter, a sculpture teacherand a social worker, who each contributed tothe South African social andcultural heritage. Many examples of art and sculpture works executed bythemselves, Job Kekana, and Ernest Mancoba. The paintings and carvingsare to be seen in many locations in South Africa especially the Eastern Cape,and of particular note their superb fresco above the apse of Rhodes UniversityChapel (St Mary & All the Angels) in Grahamstown.

#22183 Pitman, Norah Massey. & Henning, C.G. (Foundation For Edu-cations Science & Technology). LANTERN. Journal of Knowledge And Culture.Volume 36 No.2. Graaff Reinet 200. Printed wraps. 159pp illustrated. English &Afrikaans texts. VG+ condition. FEST July 1986.

£20.00

This is the special issue dealing with Graaff Reinet bicentenary.

NATAL

#22184 Brookes, Edgar H. & Webb, Colin De B. A HISTORY OF NATAL.Green cloth boards. 371pp 8vo. ff tanned. eps foxed. boards fading. ownership stampffep. a Good copy. no dustwrapper. University of Natal Press 1967 2nd imp.

£12.00

A single–volume history of Natal that impartially records the historyof the three groups of immigrants that built Natal - Africans, Europeans,Asians.

#21488 Du Buisson, Louis. THE WHITE MAN COMETH. Grey cloth boards.249pp. Illustrated coloured and b/w plates. 8vo. No inscription. bookplate to ffep else



a VG–Fine copy in dustwrapper (spine fading, in clear protective wrap). Jonathan Ball.Johannesburg 1987 1st edition. isbn 9780868501413

£15.00

Histories of Natal are usually written from the point of view of the victor- the white man. This reverses that and retells the history from the Africanside - the invasion that dispossessed the Zulu of their land and cattle.

#22212 Gardiner, Allen F. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE ZOOLU(Zulu) COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Gilt title & dec. green skivertex boards. il-lus. b/w plates, maps. 416pp 8vo. Ownership stamp ffep. A conservatively VG copy incrisp VG dustwrapper (only a little creased at top around spine to front). an attractivecopy. Struik. Cape Town 1966 limited edition facsimile of the William Crofts 1836edition. Africana Collectanea No.XX1 (21).

£65.00

Copy No.263 of 750. Captain Gardiner of the Royal Navy started amissionary station on the ”Berea” in Port Natal (Durban). He then left tonegotiate a treaty with Dingaan. Gives much detail of this and of the peoplethat he met in his travels in Natal.

#22172 Gordon, Ruth. THE PLACE OF THE ELEPHANT. A History Of Pieter-maritzburg. Gilt on olive skivertex boards. 144pp illustrated b/w photos. index. bibliog-raphy. large 8vo. Neat ownership inscription ffep elsea VG copy in G–VG dustwrapper(rubbed & foxed but no chips, loss, or tears). Shuter & Shooter and the Simon Van DerStel Foundation. Pietermaritzburg 1981. isbn 0869855565

£10.00

A good readable account of the history of this city from 1837 to 1981.Well illustrated.

#22210 Mackeurtan, Graham. THE CRADLE DAYS OF NATAL 1497–1845. Bluecloth boards. 348pp illustrated b/w plates. 8vo. Gift inscription ffep. a clean tight VGonly copy in worn lesser dustwrapper (rubbed, chipped, no major loss or tears). T.W.Griggs facsimile edition 1972 of Longmans Green 1930 edition.

£18.00

Copy No.479 of 1000.

AFRICANA GENERAL (not topographically arranged)

#21448 Espi, Juan. GREEN SPLENDOUR. South Africa’s Finest Golf Courses.White boards. 167pp. Folio. Bookplate to ffep. a Fine copy in d/w with secured protective



wrap. Down South. Cape Town 2006. isbn 9780620350709

£20.00

#22171 King, L.C SOUTH AFRICAN SCENERY. A Textbook Of Geomorphology.Brown cloth boards xxv + 308pp illus b/w photos. map, etc. 8vo. Neat ownershipinscription, top edge spotty, minor faults but a clean VG copy. Oliver & Boyd. 3rdedition revised, reprinted with corrections 1967.

£20.00

The classic text on this subject. Seems the last and most up to dateedition that we have had.

#21656 Maylam, Paul. A HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLE OF SOUTHAFRICA. From The Early Iron Age To The 1970s. Printed wraps. 259pp illustratedmaps. Bookplate to title page, large gift inscription opposite. o/w a clean VG copy insecured protective wrap. David Philip. 1995 4th imp. isbn 9780864860415

£12.00

Examines the history of the Nguni (Sotho) language families and theVenda & Lemba peoples. Includes Swaziland, Lesotho, & Botswana whileexcluding Nambia, Zimbabwe, & Mozambique, this gathers recent advancesin study and synthesises them for presentation as a whole.

#22201 Mendelsohn, Richard. & Shain, Milton. THE JEWS IN SOUTHAFRICA. An Illustrated History. Black cloth boards. 234pp illustrated 4to. Exceptownership inscription ffep Fine in matching dustwrapper. Jonathan Ball. Cape Town2008 reprint. isbn 9781868422814

£15.00

Explores the role of Jewish community in the economic, political, social,and cultural life of South Africa.

#22167 Oberholzer, Obie. THE HOTAZEL YEARS. Maroon cloth boards. 132ppillustrated colour / b/w photos. large square 4to. No inscriptions. A Fine copy inmatching dustwrapper. Double Storey. Cape Town 2002. isbn 9781919930022

£25.00

Authors personal selection of photographs from over 30 years of journey-ing throughout Southern Africa. Includes selection of black and white photospublished for the first time. Author was based at Rhodes University.

#22168 Schadeberg, Jurgen. et al. VOICES FROM THE LAND. Charcoal clothboards. 165pp illustrated b/w photographs. large square 4to. No inscriptions. a Fine



copy in matching dustwrapper. Protea Book House. Pretoria 2005 1st edition. isbn9781869191054

£30.00

Depicts the harsh realities of South African rural life and attendantpoverty in photo–essays.

#22215 Wilson, Francis. & Perrot, Dominique. (Eds). OUTLOOK ON A CEN-TURY: South Africa 1870–1970. Black leatherette boards. 746pp illustrated b/w plates.8vo. Foredge stained, edges & eps foxed, hence a G-VG sound copy. no inscriptions. inG-VG dustwrapper (light wear, no major loss, chips, or tears). a clean-looking copy inits wrapper. Lovedale Press / Spro-cas 1973. isbn 0869750089

£20.00

Over 200 articles from more than 80 contributors originally appearingin the pages of South African Outlook (South African Council of Churches)selected to illustrate that South Africa had another non-apartheid dimensionto her history and arranged by subject and chronology.

#21666 Wilson, Monica. & Thompson, Leonard. A HISTORY OF SOUTHAFRICA TO 1870. 476pp illustrated softcover. Bookplate ffep. conservatively VG con-dition in secured protective wrap. David Philip. Cape Town 1982. isbn 0908396759

£15.00

Essentially Volume 1 of the Oxford History of South Africa omittingchapter 1 and the bibliography.

#22236 Wilson, Monica & Thompson, Leonard. (Eds). THE OXFORD HIS-TORY OF SOUTH AFRICA. Vol I – South Africa to 1870. Vol II - South Africa 1870-1966. Black cloth boards. 502pp/584pp. illustrated b/w plates, tables and maps. large8vo. Ownership inscription both ffeps. top edges spotted & dusty, else conservatively VGcopies in dustwrappers (modest wear for the d/w to Vol.1. thus also VG. the d/w forVol.2 is more worn & chipped with a soiled spine so Good only) Oxford University PressLondon. 1971/1973 reprints with corrections. Vol.2 isbn isbn 0198216416

£45.00

OUP accepted legal opinion and contentiously self-censored this publica-tion to exclude Chapter IX by Leo Kuper in Vol.2 from copies sold in SouthAfrica thus providing a crippled edition that did not criticize the apartheidlaws of that era. This edition includes that chapter and the verso notes”Not for circulation in the Republic of South Africa”.



AGRICULTURE

#22177 Esler, Karen J., Milton, Sue J., & Dean, W. Richard J. KAROOVELD. Ecology And Management. 214pp softcover square 4to illustrated colour photosetc. A Fine unread copy. Briza. Pretoria 2010. isbn 9781875093526

£14.00

Provides general management approaches for all regions of the Karoo.Useful information about plants and animals including a picture guide toplant life inclusive of invasive alien weeds.

#22141 Government Printer. HANDBOOK FOR FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.Volume 2. Agronomy And Horticulture. Brown simulated leather cloth boards. 880pplarge 8vo. VG condition, no dustwrapper. Department of Agriculture. Pretoria 1957.

£60.00

#22140 Government Printer. HANDBOOK FOR FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.Volume 1. Agriculture And Related Services. Brown simulated leather cloth boards.799pp large 8vo. Front board shaken else clean attractive VG condition, no dustwrapper.Department of Agriculture. Pretoria 1957.

£55.00

ANTHROPOLOGY (including African religion, myth & legend)

#22166 Duane, O.B. AFRICAN MYTHS & LEGENDS. 128pp deluxe softcover 4to.A Fine unread copy, as new. Brockhampton Press 2004. isbn 9781841861043

£15.00

A collection of African myths and tales with excellent illustrations drawnfrom various sources. Divided into myths of creation death & the afterlife,animal fables, stories of wit & wisdom.

#22188 Maho, J.F. FEW PEOPLE, MANY TONGUES. The Languages Of Namibia.Printed wraps. 222pp. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy. Gamsberg Macmillan. Windhoek2001 reprint. isbn 9789991600864

£22.00



Includes a brief history of Namibia as an introduction to a linguisticanalysis of the many languages spoken there.

ART & ARCHITECTURE

#21484 Fransen, Hans (Comp). MICHAELIS COLLECTION. The Old TownHouse, Cape Town. Catalogue Of The Paintings And Drawings. Printed card wraps.204pp illustrated colour & b/w plates. 4to.. No inscription. bookplate to ffep. a Fineunread copy in secured protective wrap. Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle. Cape Town (1996).isbn 9789040098727

£65.00

The collection is of the Netherlandish school of the 16th to 18th centuries.This was compiled in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for ArtHistory in The Hague, and is a detailed and definitive work.

#21483 Geers, Kendell (Ed). CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN ART. TheGencor Collection. Printed wraps. 168pp. 8vo. No inscription. bookplate to ffep,else a Fine copy in clear protective wrap. Jonathan Ball. Jeppestown 1997. isbn9781868420391

£35.00

At the time of publication the collection included more than 600 works in-cluding those of Walter Battiss, George Pemba, Durant Sihlali, Penny Siopis,William Kentridge, Roger Hodgins, John Muafangejo, & Jane Alexander.With 11 essays by leading authorities.

#21481 Sasol. THE SASOL ART COLLECTION/DIE SASOL–KUNSVERSAMELING.Volume III. Approx 280mm x 280mm white p/b. 57pp. Bookplate to ffep, else a VG-Fineunmarked copy. Sasol 1996.

£50.00

#21482 Standard Bank (Crump, Alan). THE STANDARD BANK CORPORATEART COLLECTION. Grey gilt cloth boards. 118pp. oblong quarto. Bookplate to ffep,else a Fine copy in near so protected d/w. The Standard Bank Centre Art Gallery,1990. isbn 0620146141

£20.00



BIOGRAPHY (including genealogy, family & company histories)

#21489 Binns, C. T. THE LAST ZULU KING. The Life And Death Of Cetshwayo.Black cloth boards. 240pp coloured frontis. illustrated b/w plates. bibliography, index.No inscriptions. a VG unread copy in a G d/w (in reinforced clear wrap). Longmans.London 1963 1st edition.

£28.00

#22237 Friedman, Bernard. SMUTS. A Reappraisal. Terracotta cloth boards. 222pp8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. ff tanned, corners bumped, hence a clean G–VG copyin attractive VG dustwrapper (light wear only, spine fading, no major defects). HughKeartland 1975. isbn 0949997242

£15.00

Author was a member of the old United Party but although this is not to-tally a hagiographic look at the biographee it does examines Smuts successesand failings in a sympathetic way.

#22227 Hancock, W.J. SMUTS. Vol.1. The Sanguine Years 1870–1919. Vol.2. TheFields Of Force. 2 volumes. green cloth boards. 618pp. 389pp. illustrated b/w plates,maps. 8vo. Faint ownership stamp to ffep. eps foxed, dusty, gilt title dulled to Vol.1only. sound and with clean contents. overall G+ condition. no dustwrappers. CambridgeUniversity Press 1962 & 1968.

£30.00

Based upon the Smuts Archives assembled by the author

#13336 Lewis, Thos. H. WOMEN OF SOUTH AFRICA. A Historical, Educational& Industrial Encyclopaedia & Social Directory Of The Women Of The Subcontinent. 2Adobe Acrobat (pdf) CDs. New unused in jewel case. Scribes Ink 2003. La Quesne &Hooton–Smith. Cape Town 1913.

£40.00

This double compact disc version of the original 1913 publication includesover 1500 biographies of prominent women for the year, including maritalstatus (with names of husbands), birth details, children, residential address,social and charitable roles, with photograph. Hidden within the small bi-ographies (similar to typical Whos Who entries) is the status of women atthat time, with their efforts in life essentially directed to the home and char-itable instutions, there are no captains of industry hidden here. A sectionis devoted to Women’s Work In South Africa which includes: Edward VII



Memorial Order of Nurses, Guild Of Loyal Women Of South Africa, LeagueFor The Protection Of Women And Children, South African ColonisationSociety, The Women’s Movement In South Africa, Women’s Christian Tem-perence Union, Women’s Citizen Club, Women’s Work In King William’sTown, Zuid-Afrikaanse Vrouwen Federatie. Includes list of abbreviations,Index of surnames, and this electronic version adds index of maiden nameswith link to entry, and addenda of late entries. A nice copy of this scarceitem in original binding could today cost gbp300.00 so this elecronic versionprovides an easily searchable reference at minimal cost.

#20796 Lewsen, Phyllis. JOHN X. MERRIMAN. Paradoxical South African States-man. Orange cloth boards, 431pp, 8vo, illus b&w photos. No inscriptions. VG conditionin worn faded d/w. AD. Donker, Johannesburg 1982. isbn 0949937835

£15.00

Last Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, advocate for civil rights, ora-tor, parliamentarian and writer. Author presents a very comprehensive andthorough biography.

#22222 Mathabane, Miriam & Mark. MIRIAM’S SONG. A Memoir. Hardcover.315pp 8vo. Gift inscription to front pastedown. lower edge stained, overall a cleanVG copy in matching dustwrapper. Simon & Schuster 2000 1st edition/printing. isbn9780684833034

£12.00

Written by Mark in Miriam’s voice from all the stories that she told him,this biography of his sister counterpoints his own best–selling story (KaffirBoy).

#21451 Millin, Sarah Gertrude. GENERAL SMUTS. 2 Volumes. Blue cloth boards.393pp +496pp. 8vo disparate sizes. Volume 1: bookplate to ffep. Good in securedprotective film. Volume 2: bookplate to ffep. Good in d/w (spine tanned, reinforced, lossto head of spine). Faber and Faber. London 1936.

£28.00

#22199 Reitz, Denys. ADRIFT ON THE OPEN VELD. (The Denys Reitz Trilogy).The Anglo–Boer War And Its Aftermath 1899-1943. (Commando, Trekking On, NoOutspan). 560pp large format softcover. illus. map. 8vo. No inscriptions. a Fineunread copy. Stormberg 2009 6th imp. isbn 9780620243803

£25.00

The mildly edited (for the sake of consistency only) text of Denys Re-itz’s trilogy. 100 years after the end of the Boer War Author’s 1st book



”Commando” is still in required reading for all interested in understandingSouth Africa. This volume places all three of Author’s biographical writingstogether.

#21547 Steinberg, Jonny. THE NUMBER. One Man’s Search For Identity In TheCape Underworld And Prison Gangs. Printed wraps. 427pp 8vo. Bookplate. a Fine copyin protected wrapper. Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 2004. isbn 9781868422333

£14.00

The story of Magadien Wentzel, a 43–year old member of the 28s, SouthAfrica’s oldest and most reviled prison gang. Not just the story of one manbut a whole look inside the prison and gang systems.

#21490 Uys, Ian. REARGUARD. The Life and Times of Piet Uys. Printed wraps.213pp. 8vo. No inscription. bookplate to ffep. a VG+ copy in secured clear cover.Fortress Financial Group. Knysna, 1998. isbn 9780620231916

£18.00

COOKING

#22221 Hall, Lynn Bedford. (Ill. Tony Grogan). RETURN TO CORRIEBUSH.Stories And Recipes. Printed wraps, large format softcover 208pp. No inscription, anas–new unread copy. Struik 2005. isbn 9781770072121

£18.00

The sequel to Author’s ”Fig Jam And Foxtrot”, with more tales of life,love and food in the Karoo. Lots of recipes.

FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS

#22170 Emenyonu, Ernest N. (Ed). AFRICAN LITERATURE TODAY. 26. WarIn African Literature Today. A Review. 176pp softcover. A Fine unread copy ex-cept faint library ”discarded” stamp to ffep James Currey / HEBN 2008. same as isbn9789780813147 isbn 9780852555712

£12.00

A collection of ten articles analysing war in Africa as depicted in fictionalwritings. Many book reviews.



#22182 Fourie, Coral. (Ed). (Tr. Edouard J. Maunick). SPLINTERS FROMTHE FIRE / ECLATS D’UN FEU. Printed orange boards. 71pp illustrated colour & b/w.oblong 4to. No inscriptions. a Fine unmarked copy. no dustwrapper. Alliance Francaise/ Protea Book House. Pretoria 2000 1st edition & printing. isbn 9781919825106

£20.00

20 illustrated Bushmen stories, and 6 coloured plates of paintings byAuthor.

#22158 Hay, William. (Ed). THOMAS PRINGLE. His Life, Times, And Poems.Red cloth boards, gilt device to front, 259pp small 8vo. Small ownership signature, spinefaded, eps tanned, else a clean copy with unmarked contents, overall near VG. Juta.Cape Town 1912 1st edition.

£25.00

Includes biographical sketch and notes.

#22164 Moffett, Helen & Mphahlele, Es’kia (Eds). SEASONS COME TO PASS.A Poetry Anthology for Southern African Students. 290pp softcover. No inscriptions.VG+ condition. Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1994. isbn 9780195709551

£20.00

#22165 Peteni, R.L. HILL OF FOOLS. 151pp paperback. A Fine unread copy. Heine-mann African Writers Series No.176. isbn 0435901788

£15.00

There is bitter rivalry between a Hlubi village and the nearby Thembuvillage, fights break out regularly. A Hlubi girl promised to an older man inher village falls in love with a warrior from the Thembu village with inevitabletragic consequences for all.

#22147 Shute, Jenefer. FREE FALL. 287pp paperback. No inscriptions. VG condi-tion. Vintage 2003. isbn 9780099437499

£10.00

South African author now lives in New York. The protagonist loses hermother in an aircrash off the East coast of the USA. Examining the emo-tional issues surrounding such loss, she has to come to terms with herself andher estranged sister living in Johannesburg. Closely modelled on the eventssurrounding the 1996 TWA Flight 800 disaster.



GEOLOGY

#22197 Cornell, Fred C. THE GLAMOUR OF PROSPECTING. Wanderings Of ASouth African Prospector In Search Of Copper, Gold, Emeralds And Diamonds. 336ppsoftcover illustrated. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy. (David Philip) 4th impression 2002.Facsimile edition of the 1920 T. Fisher Unwin edition. isbn 0864860544

£20.00

With a new introduction by T.J. Couzens and new illustrations by WalterFriedrich.

#22189 Grunert, Nicole. NAMIBIA – FASCINATION OF GEOLOGY. A TravelHandbook. Printed wraps. 198pp illustrated colour & b/w photos, map. No inscriptions.A VG+ copy. Klauss Hess. Windhoek 2003 2nd enlarged revised edition. same as isbn3933117135 . isbn 9991674780

£50.00

A detailed overview suitable for geologists that will also make the geologyof Namibia more accessible to the visitor.

#22192 Grunert, Nicole. NAMIBIA – FASCINATION OF GEOLOGY. A TravelHandbook. Printed wraps. 198pp illustrated colour & b/w photos, map. No inscriptions.a Fine unread copy. Klauss Hess. Windhoek 2003 2nd enlarged revised edition. sameas isbn 3933117135 . isbn 9991674780

£60.00

A detailed overview suitable for geologists that will also make the geologyof Namibia more accessible to the visitor.

LEGAL TEXTS

#22234 Simons, H.J. AFRICAN WOMEN. Their Legal Status In South Africa. Bluecloth boards. 299pp 8vo. Ownership stamp ffep,eps tanned, top edge foxed, hence aconservatively VG copy in dustwrapper (clipped, spine tanned, but no loss, chips, ortears). C. Hurst. London 1968 1st edition.

£30.00

An exhaustive survey of decided cases and sociological material relatingto the position of women in traditional and contemporary society. Deals with



the effect of segregation policies on women combined with the impositions ofcustomary law.

LESOTHO (Basutoland)

#22148 Ellenberger D. Fred. (Comp). & MacGregor, J.C. (Tr) HISTORY OFTHE BASUTO. Ancient And Modern. Blue cloth boards. 393pp illus. foldout map &genealogy charts. 8vo. No inscription. boards a little spotted, soft at head & tail of spinebut no tears, contents unmarked and very clean, a VG copy overall. Caxton Publishing1912 1st edition.

£75.00

A history of the Basuto people from the earliest times until the year 1833when, with the arrival of the missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Society,the modern period of Basuto history commences.

#21445 S.A Manganese Amcor Ltd (comp). KALAHARI WEALTH. The Storyof Manganese. Brown boards. 174pp. 8vo. Bookplate to ffep. a Fine copy in d/w withsecured protective wrap. Purnell. Cape Town. isbn 0360002730

£12.00

NORTH AFRICA

#22144 Hughes, Hugh Price. THE MORNING LANDS OF HISTORY. A Visit ToGreece, Palestine And Egypt. Maroon cloth boards. 340pp illustrated b/w plates, foldoutmap at rear. 8vo Ownership inscription, stamp, label, all to front pastedown. spine fadedand with light wear at head & tail, minor foxing here & there, very faint number lowerspine but no other signs of library lineage, so a clean VG copy with map in excellentcondition. Horace Marshall. London nd. (1901),

£25.00

Contains 4 chapters on Egypt, the pyramids, Memhis & Sakkara, andCairo.

#21447 Rodenbeck, Max and Rossi, Guido Alberto. EGYPT. From the Air.Black cloth boards. 207pp. Folio. Bookplate to ffep. a Fine copy in d/w with securedprotective wrap. Thames & Hudson. United Kingdom 1991. isbn 9780500541708



£22.00

With 170 colour illustrations.

NATURAL HISTORY

#22193 Berry, Cornelia. (Illus. Blythe Loutit). TREES AND SHRUBS OF THEETOSHA NATIONAL PARK. Printed wraps. 164pp illustrated line drawings, map. Noinscriptions. a VG–F copy in transparent slip-on wrapper. Namibia Scientific Society.3rd edition 2002. isbn 9789991640174

£10.00

A compact field guide describing 50 of the most common trees & shrubs,with illustrations, in and around Etosha. Suitable for local farmers as wellas tourists.

#22187 Craven, Patricia. & Marais, Christine. DAMARALAND FLORA.Spitzkoppe, Brandberg, Twyfelfontein. Printed boards. 127pp illustrated coloured draw-ings. 8vo. No inscriptions. small nick to edge of first page past ffep else a near Fine un-marked copy. Gamsberg Macmillan. Windhoek 2003 reprint. isbn 9780868487823

£20.00

Illustrates not just the flora but the containing landscape and animalinhabitants. Excellent drawings.

#22190 Craven, Patricia. & Marais, Christine. NAMIB FLORA. Printed boards,126pp illustrated. No inscriptions. a Fine unread copy. Gamsberg Macmillan 1995reprint. isbn 9780868482859

£15.00

Describes a route out of Swakopmund, with mileage to turnoffs, givingbotanical and general historical information along the way.

#22186 Demasius, Eckart. (Ill. Christine Marais). BIRDING IN NAMIBIA. AnIllustrated Guide To Selected Sites. Printed boards. 204pp illustrated coloured drawings.A Fine unread copy. Gamsberg Macmillan. Windhoek 1999. isbn 9789991601908

£30.00

Field–guide format based upon Roberts Birds numbering covering 19 dis-crete destinations from the Orange to the Kunene rivers. Lovely illustrations.

#22233 Van Wyk, Braam & Piet. FIELD GUIDE TO TREES OF SOUTHERNAFRICA. 536pp softcover. Light useage only, no inscriptions, conservatively VG condi-tion. Struik. Cape Town 1997. isbn 9781868259229



£14.00

A field guide featuring more than a thousand species and arranged foreasy identification even by a non–specialist.

POLITICAL & SOCIAL

#22173 Bundy, Colin. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PEAS-ANTRY. Brown cloth boards. hardback 276pp 8vo. Small ownership inscription. boardsspotted but contents very clean. a sound G–VG copy. Heinemann. London 1979 1stedition. isbn 043594502

£12.00

A history of social and economic change in South Africa concentratingon the period between 1870 & 1913. The emergence of an under-developedblack peasantry in response to white farmering and urban employment wasa crucial process in the making of modern South Africa.

#22211 De Klerk, W.A. THE PURITANS IN AFRICA. A History Of Afrikanerdom.Brown cloth boards. 375pp 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. a VG only copy in VGdustwrapper (tanned, spine faded, no chips, loss, or tears). Rex Collings. London 1975.isbn 0901720712

£18.00

The latter part of the book looks philosophically at the moral predicamentof Afikaners in their own land, questioning the then dominant political andsocial tendancies.

#22223 Hoagland, Jim. SOUTH AFRICA. Civilizations In Conflict. Black clothboards.428pp 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. a VG+ copy in VG dustwrapper (no loss,chips, or tears). George Allen & Unwin 1973 1st edition. isbn 0049680048

£20.00

1970 Pullitzer Prize winning author (for his articles on South Africa forthe Washington Post) looks deeply into the then apartheid system.

#22228 Karis, Thomas G. & Carter, Gwendolen M. FROM PROTEST TOCHALLENGE. A Documentary History Of African Politics In South Africa, 1882–1964.Volume 2: Hope And Challenge 1935-1952. Gilt title on black cloth boards. 536pp8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. a VG copy, no dustwrapper. Hoover Institution Press.Stanford University 1973. isbn 0817912215

£50.00



#22229 Karis, Thomas G., Carter, Gwendolen M. & Gerhart, Gail M.FROM PROTEST TO CHALLENGE. A Documentary History Of African Politics InSouth Africa, 1882–1964. Volume 3: Challenge And Violence 1953-1964. Gilt titleon black cloth boards. 825pp 8vo. No inscription. boards a little spotty else in VGcondition. no dustwrapper. Hoover Institution Press. Stanford University 1977. isbn081796231X

£50.00

#22219 Karis, Thomas G. & Gerhart, Gail M. FROM PROTEST TO CHAL-LENGE. A Documentary History Of African Politics In South Africa, 1882–1990. Vol-ume 5: Nadir And Resurgence 1964-1979. Printed boards. 805pp 8vo. Gift inscriptionto front pastedown. Unisa Press, Pretoria. Studia Originalia 23. Pretoria 1988. isbn1868880176

£30.00

#22239 Kotze, D.A. AFRICAN POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1964–1974, Par-ties And Issues. Brown cloth boards. 276pp 8vo. Ownership inscription ffep. G+in dustwrapper (rubbed but no chips, loss, or tears). J.L. Van Schaik. (1975). isbn062700363X

£15.00

With the ANC & PAC banned new organisations came into being to meetpolitical aspirations. Some of these, uneasily, came to terms with the policyof separate development whilst others rejected this entirely.

#22179 Murray, John. & Biggs, Fran. (The Truth And Reconciliation Com-mission). MOMENTS OF TRUTH. The Truth And Reconciliation Commission AtWork. Printed wraps. 124pp illustrated square 4to. Gift inscription to half–title page. aVG+ copy. Truth & Reconciliation Commission 1998. stated isbn 02344564 (cannot becorrect).

£40.00

This illustrates the work of the Commission from its formation to thefinal report. Deals with the human rights violations committee, the inves-tigative unit, the amnesty committee, and the reparations and rehabilitationcommittee. List of staff, volunteers, major donors, to Sep. 1998.

#22225 Pachai, B. THE INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICANINDIAN QUESTION 1860 – 1971. Mustard cloth boards. 318pp 8vo. Ownership inscrip-



tion ffep. a VG copy in dustwrapper (rubbed, one small tear to rear top). a sound cleancopy. Struik. Cape Town 1971. isbn 086977008X

£25.00

The story of the first Indians to come to South Africa from their begin-nings as indentured labourers and traders. Questions on how they feature insociety, economics and politics of South Africa are raised.

#22231 Sachs, Albie. JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Black cloth boards. 288pp 8vo.Ownership inscription ffep else a VG copy in G+ dustwrapper (worn and chipped alongtop edges else no major loss or tears). Chatto Heinemann 1973 for Sussex UniversityPress. The Columbus Centre Series. Studies In The Dynamics Of Persecution AndExtermination. isbn 0435826905

£25.00

This study deals with the role of the South African courts in enforcingapartheid laws, including the responsibility of judges for the implementationof such laws.

#22209 Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of South Africa. (Ed. Susande Villiers). TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICAREPORT. Volume 6. Printed boards. large 8vo. Bookplate ffep. minor faults henceVG–Fine condition. Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) / Juta. 1998 1st SouthAfrican edition. isbn 9780620230803

£40.00

#22204 Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of South Africa. (Ed. Susande Villiers). TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICAREPORT. Volume 1. Printed boards. large 8vo. Bookplate ffep. some dibs to rear boardhence VG+ condition. Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) / Juta. 1998 1stSouth African edition. isbn 9780620230858

£40.00


£40.00



#22206 Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of South Africa. (Ed. Susande Villiers). TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICAREPORT. Volume 3. Printed boards. large 8vo. Bookplate ffep. some dibs to rear boardhence VG+ condition. Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) / Juta. 1998 1stSouth African edition. isbn 9780620230773

£40.00


£40.00

#22208 Truth And Reconciliation Commission Of South Africa. (Ed. Susande Villiers). TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICAREPORT. Volume 5. Printed boards. large 8vo. No inscriptions. VG–Fine condition.Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) / Juta. 1998 1st South African edition. isbn9780702158766

£40.00

#22218 Walshe, Peter. THE RISE OF AFRICAN NATIONALISM IN SOUTHAFRICA. The African National Congress 1912–1952. Tan cloth boards. 480pp 8vo.Neat ownership inscription ffep. top edge spotted else a VG+ copy in VG dustwrapper(clipped, worn at folds but no loss or tears). a very nice clean copy still. C. Hurst.London 1970 1st edition. isbn 0900966416

£25.00

Commences with an analysis of the origins of African political conscious-ness in the 19thC and ends with the unsuccessful Defiance Campaign of 1952.

#22235 Winterveldt, Volker., Fox, Tom., & Mufune, Pempelani. (Eds).NAMIBIA. SOCIETY. SOCIOLOGY. Printed wraps. 396pp illustrated colour & b/wphotos. 8vo. No inscriptions. VG condition. University of Namibia Press. 2002. isbn9789991659411

£33.00

Twenty two articles on many facets such as land & environment, labour,religion, the novel, sexual cultures, traditionalism, music, aids, economics,



women, family, youth, urban elites, media violence.

ZIMBABWE & ZAMBIA (Rhodesias)

#22149 Macpherson, Fergus. Rev. ANATOMY OF A CONQUEST: The BritishOccupation Of Zambia 1884–1924. Black cloth boards. 266pp 8vo. No inscriptions.VG+ in matching dustwrapper. Longman. London 1981. isbn 0582646790

£16.00

Once again Rhodes and his British South Africa Country takes the blamefor destroying the stronger kingdoms, extending armed control over theirweaker neighbours, exacting universal taxation and recruiting forced labourfor southern farms and mines, thus causing social disingegration, poverty,and ultimately paving the way for Zambian nationalism. Developeed from adoctoral thesis.

#16279 The History Society Of Zimbabwe. HERITAGE OF ZIMBABWE. Pub-lication No.18 – 1999. Printed wraps, 176pp softcover 8vo, illustrated b/w photos etc.Bookplate to rear of front wrap. a Fine copy. Harare 1999.

£15.00


£15.00


£15.00

NAMIBIA (South West Africa)

#22194 Nestroy, Harald N. DUWISIB. A German Castle In Namibia And Its Mas-ter Hansheinrich von Wolf. 103pp softcover illustrated colour photos. No inscriptions.



VG+ condition. Namibia Scientific Society. Windhoek 2002 stated 1st edition. isbn9789991640303

£20.00

Von Wolf, originally from Dresden and later Captain in the ImperialColonial Forces in then German South West Africa built his castle alongGerman styles in 1908 & 1909. This small book tells the story and alsoillustrates both the interiour and exterior.

TRAVEL & EXPLORATION

#22249 Burchell, William J. (Ed. Helen M. McKay). THE SOUTH AFRICANDRAWINGS OF WILLIAM J. BURCHELL. Volume One. The Bachapins Of Litakun.Collotype Reproductions With Descriptive Text. Half red calf over red cloth boards.21 full page plates with text on facing page. folio Damp stains to boards, particularlythe rear board. most tissue guards removed. light foxing throughout. ffep removed. nodustwrapper. Would be amenable to some restoration. Witwatersrand University Press.Johannesburg 1938. Gubbins Trust Publications No.1.

£125.00

Copy 283 of 300.

#22178 Harris, C.J. & Ingpen, Brian D. (Illus. Peter Bilas). MAILSHIPS OFTHE UNION CASTLE LINE. Gilt title on purple cloth boards. 180pp illustrated b/w &colour photos, also coloured paintings by Peter Bilas. large square folio. Gift inscriptionffep. top edge dusty, very minor blemishes hence VG–Fine condition in VG+ dustwrapper(rubbed, light wear, no chips, loss, or tears). Fernwood Press. Cape Town 1994 stated1st edition. isbn 9781874950059

£25.00

Standard edition. excellent reproduction of illustrations on quality paperhighlight this history of the Union-Castle line and its ships. Over 300 pho-tographs and eight specially commissioned paintings make this a definitivework on the Union-Castle line.

#21788 Matthews, J.W. INCWADI YAMI Or Twenty Years” Personal ExperienceIn South Africa. Gilt title and dec. on green blind–stamped boards. 542pp illustratedb/w plates. 8vo. Front board all but detatched. corners worn. recasing and restorationwill restore this to an attractive copy. Rogers & Sherwood. New York 1887.

£40.00



Author travelled widely, particularly reporting on Natal, the gold anddiamond fields, and many other matters and places of contemporary interest.

#22240 National Geographic. AFRICAN ADVENTURE ATLAS. Africa. The At-lantic Ocean Islands. The Indian Ocean Islands. 336pp softcover folio illustrated colourmaps, photos. A Fine copy. National Geographic Maps. isbn 9781566951739

£18.00

As expected from National Geographic, the ultimate map collection forthe traveller in one humungous volume.

VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY SERIES

#22151 Barnard, Lady Anne. (Edited by Margaret Lenta & Basil Le Cordeur).THE CAPE DIARIES OF LADY ANNE BARNARD 1799–1800. Gilt on chocolate clothboards. 368pp. tipped-in frontis of Lady Anne Barnard. A Fine unread copy in match-ing dustwrapper. Van Riebeeck Society Second Series No.29 Cape Town 1999 (for 1998).isbn 0958411255

£25.00

The Cape Diaries are the private and unrevised records on which LadyAnne based her Journals. Consequently they express Lady Anne’s uncen-sored views on a wide variety of topics, social and political. The diaries arenot only illuminating but also vastly entertaining because of her brilliantcommand of language and the pleasure she took in the act of writing itself.They greatly enlarge our historical awareness of the transition in her dayfrom the aristocratic, hierarchical world of the 18thC to the fast-emergingbourgeois culture of the 19thC.

WAR, MILITARY

#21471 Coetzee, C.G. (Ed. Tony Nunn). THE UNFORTIFIED MILITARYVILLAGES OF SIR HARRY SMITH. 1848–1850. The Cape Journal. Military VillagesIn The Eastern Cape. Edited & Revised by Tony Westby-Nunn. Printed wraps. 80ppillus b/w photos. 8vo. Bookplate. a Fine copy in clear protective wrapper. West Nunn.Cape Town 2010. isbn 9780620469715

£15.00

Signed by Westby Nun on title page. Sir Harry Smith created six mil-itary villages on the frontier for discharged British soldiers, but these were



not fortified. On Christmas Day 1850 the villages of Woburn, Auckland, &Juanasberg were attacked by the Xhosa and most of the inhabitants killed.Includes contemporary accounts along with maps, photographs, plans, ex-tensive notes and appendices. From an unpublished paper by Colin Coetzee- author of ”Forts Of The Eastern Cape”.

#22169 Coetzer, Owen. FIRE IN THE SKY. The Destruction Of The Orange FreeState 1899–1902. 338pp softcover illustrated b/w plates. No inscriptions. at least VGcondition. Covos-Day 2000. isbn 9780620241144

£18.00

Over 27000 Boer women & children died during the Anglo-Boer war. Thisis the account of those who died in the concentration camps of the OFS inappalling conditions of deprivation and starvation.

#21486 Edgerton, Robert. B. LIKE LIONS THEY FOUGHT. The Zulu War andthe Last Black Empire in South Africa. Chocolate cloth boards. 244pp illustrated b/wpictures. 8vo. No inscription. bookplate to ffep, ff tanned else a Fine copy in d/w withprotective wrap. Southern Book Publishers. Bervlei 1988. isbn 9781868121519

£12.00

Written 20 years after Donald Morris ”The Washing Of The Spears” thisoffers a better view of events from the Zulu side. Primary material uncoveredsince then such as diaries, interviews, etc. allow a more personal view ofevents from participants on both sides.

#21487 Gon, Philip. THE ROAD TO ISANDLWANA. The Years Of An Impe-rial Battalion. Red cloth boards. 288pp. Illustrated b/w photos. plates, maps. 8vo.No inscription. bookplate to front pastedown slight shelfwear. edges slightly foxed o/wVG in G rubbed d/w(with reinforced clear wrap). Donker. Johannesburg 1979. isbn0949937657

£25.00

#21491 Hamann, Hilton. DAYS OF THE GENERALS. Printed wraps. 242pp. 8vo.Bookplate ffep else a Fine unread copy in protective wrapper. Zebra Press. Cape Town,2001. isbn 9781868723409

£15.00

Based upon interviews with South Africa’s Generals this attempts toanswer questions about South Africa’s involvements in Mozambique, Angola,Namibia from political and military viewpoints.

#21492 Laband, John and Knight, Ian. THE ANGLO–ZULU WAR. The WarCorrespondents. Printed boards. 170pp. 8vo. No inscription. bookplate to ffep. a Fine



copy in matching d/w(price neatly excised. in secured clear wrap). an exceptionally cleancopy. Bramley Books. London 1997. isbn 9781858337326

£18.00

Looks at the war from the point of view of the professional and amateurwar correspondents who covered it in depth both for the British & colonialpress.

#22161 MacDonald, Captain R.J. (Comp. Illus.). THE HISTORY OF THEDRESS OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 1625–1897. Vellum spine overblue boards with red & black text, gilt device. Bookplate of original owner. Well worn,top of spine torn, edges of boards worn to base, many marks. not attractive. contentsare clean. plates are unmarked with tissue guards, the latter only tanned at edges. HenrySotheran. London 1899.

£100.00

Signed by Author. Copy No.288 of 300 Guarantor’s copies - First Proofs.Original copy of Lieut-Col. W.L. Hutchinson. HEAVY ITEM may incuradditional postage costs.

#22162 R.A. War Commemoration Fund. THE ROYAL ARTILLERY WARCOMMEMORATION BOOK. A Regimental Record Written And Illustrated For TheMost Part By Artillerymen While Serving In The Line During The Great War. Gilt onnavy cloth boards. 408pp illustrated colour & b/w plates and b/w photos. folio. Veryspotted. front joint parting top & bottom, worn at head & tail of spine, unattractive,minor foxing, contents sound and clean. G. Bell & Sons. London 1920.

£100.00

Commemoration panel on front pastedown detailed for Captain JamesPrice. Includes action seen by the Regiment in Mesopotamia, South–WestAfrica (Skinny Liz), German East Africa.

#17924 Readers Digest. (Kok, Rene. & Somers, Erik. – Eds). NEDER-LAND EN DE TWEEDE WERELDOORLOG. 2 vols. Hardcover. blue cloth boards.584pp. 598pp. 4to. no CDs. Bookplate ffep. Fine unread copies in protected match-ing d/w. Readers Digest NV. Amsterdam 1991. isbn 9064073678 & 9064073686. isbn906407366X

£80.00

Dutch text. A heavily illustrated history of the Second World War inHolland and its colonial possessions based upon the televison series. Heavyitem. ADDITIONAL POSTAGE will be required.

#22159 Rice, Bill. THE ROYAL NAVY IN SOUTH AFRICA 1900–2000. Greencloth boards. 128pp illustrated b/w photos. oblong 4to. Green cloth boards. 128pp



illustrated b/w photos. oblong 4to. No inscription. a near Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper(no chips or tears but light rubbing and impressions). Maritime Books 2001. isbn9780907771821

£20.00

Over 120 photographs of Royal Navy ships in Simonstown and othercoastal locations.

#22175 Stott, Clement H. THE BOER INVASION OF NATAL. Being An AccountOf Natal’s Share Of The Boer War Of 1899–1900, As Viewed By A Natal Colonist. Gilttitle and coloured dec. tan cloth boards. 224pp 8vo. Large ownership inscription, frontboard shaken and hinge parting, wear to head of spine, foldout map complete but needsrepair. ink underlining and some ugly annotations. a reading copy only. S.W. Partridge.London 1900.

£20.00

HUNTING & BIG GAME, CONSERVATION

#22195 Comley, Peter. & Meyer, Salome. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAM-MALS OF NAMIBIA. Printed wraps, 112pp illustrated. No inscriptions. VG+ condi-tion. Africa Window. Botswana 1987. isbn 9789991630809

£10.00

#22174 Hinz, Manfred O. WITHOUT CHIEFS THERE WOULD BE NO GAME.Customary Law And Nature Conservation. 178pp softcover illustrated. No inscription.a VG–F copy. Out Of Africa. Windhoek 2003 1st edition. isbn 9789991622859

£25.00

Interviewing traditional and community leaders, government officials, andwith extensive research, author assesses the role that traditional authoritiescan play in administering and managing natural resources.

#21444 Van Dyk, Ann. THE CHEETAHS OF DE WILDT. Beige cloth boards.176pp. 8vo. Bookplate to ffep. a Fine copy in d/w with secured protective wrap. Struik.Cape Town 1991. First edition. isbn 9781868251872

£12.00



#22185 Zaloumis, Nolly. & Cross, Robert. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ANTE-LOPE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Hardback edition. gilt title on dark green imitationleather boards. 124pp illustrated A5. No inscriptions. a Fine unmarked copy in matchingdustwrapper. Natal 2005. isbn 9781874975113

£25.00

A complete revision of the earlier paperback edition. excellent guide withphoto illustrations to the 33 species that occur naturally south of the Zambezi& Kunene rivers. identification key, foreign names. One of a small numberof unnumbered specially bound presentation copies (maybe around 100).

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Fables Bookshop 12th April 2013wrap. Down South. Cape Town 2006. isbn 9780620350709 $20:00 #22171 King, L.C SOUTH AFRICAN SCENERY. A Textbook Of Geomorphology. Brown cloth boards xxv