Africana
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ART & ARTISTS
HARRIS, W CORNWALLIS | Portraits of Game & Wild Animals of Southern Africa
Cape Town, Balkema 1969, grey cloth with dj, 27×27 cm, 196pp, illus
Very good +. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book covered in plastic: usual library marks; taken out nine times between August 1970 and March 1995.
$20
NILANT, FEG | Die Hout- en Linoseë van JH Pierneef
Cape Town, AA Balkema 1974, 28×20 cm, 198pp, b+w illus throughout, text in Afrikaans
Fine. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book covered in plastic; usual library marks; taken out nine times between April 1975 and April 2010
$175
[ROWORTH, Edward] | Famous Works of Art
Johannesburg and Cape Town, United Tobaccos Cos, Westminster Tobacco, Policansky Bros nd, pbk, 21×27.5 cm, 100pp, illus with 100 cigarette cards and one colour plate
Good. The cover bumped and creased
$5
[SOUTH AFRICAN ART GALLERY] | Catalogue of Works Exhibited
Cape Town, South African Art Gallery 1903, 13×18 cm, blue/green cloth, 44pp, illus
Good. Cover is water-stained
$5
[STANDARD BANK GALLERY] | Irma Stern – Expressions of a Journey
Johannesburg, Standard Bank Gallery 2003, pbk, 25×25 cm, 191pp, numerous colour plates
Fine.
$30
BIOGRAPHY
Du Preez | Pale Native
Cape Town, Zebra Press 2003, pale reddish brown cloth with dj, 23.5×15.5 cm, 286pp
Fine
$25
[HOPE, Eva / ‘By the author of “The Life of General Gordon”] | Stanley and Africa
London, Walter Scott nd (c1894)
Fair. Cover discoloured, loose spine; reading copy
$5
MANDELA, Nelson | Long Walk to Freedom
London, Abacus 1995, pbk, 19.5×12.5 cm, 768pp + b+w photos, 1st edn 1st imp
Very good. The front cover somewhat creased, and the spine cracked in places; else tight and clean.
$15
MURRAY, RW | South African Reminiscences #
Cape Town, Juta & Co 1894, green cloth, gilt stamped; 22×14 cm, xiv + 254pp
Good +.
$100
BUSINESS & MINING
DENNIS EDWARDS & Co | The Gold Fields of South Africa
Cape Town, Dennis Edwards 1890, green cloth, 24.5×16 cm, xxviii, 915pp, a number of b+w illus and plates
Good. The binding loose with some pp detached; front cover stained; small sticker on the spine; internally clean; the bottom corners of p883 to p915 bumped and folded inwards
A section of the book comprising the plates immediately after p66, up to and including p80 duplicated in the binding process.
$500
HISTORY
[BOTHA, Graham] | Our South Africa, Past and Present
np [Johannesburg], United Tobacco Cos 1938, hbk, 26×21 cm, 178pp, colour illus with 200 cigarette cards
Good. The cover held together with tape.
$5
BRINK, Elsabé | New Town Old Town
Johannesburg, Museum Africa 1994, pbk, 15×21 cm, 32pp, illus
Fine.
$35
De KOCK, JW | History of South Africa
Pretoria, Department of Information 1971, pbk, 26×21 cm, 64pp, illus
Fine.
$5
FEINSTEIN, Andrew | After the Party
Johannesburg, Jonathan Ball 2007, pbk, 23×15 cm, 287pp, reprint
Fine.
$5
FORSYTH, William | History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St Helena – From the Letters and Journals of the Late Lieut-Gen Sir Hudson Lowe and Official Documents Not Before Made Public #
London, John Murray 1853, 3 vols, each 22×113.5 cm, brown morocco, gilt stamped; the spines each with five raised bands; all edges marbled
Very good.
$195
HATFIELD, Denis | Some South African Monuments
Cape Town, Purnell 1967, white skivertex with dj, 28×21 cm, 150pp, illus
Very good. Some loss to the (flimsy) dj; the cover rubbed and scuffed
$5
OBERHOLSTER, JJ | The Historic Monuments of South Africa
Cape Town, The National Monuments Council 1972, pale beige cloth with dj, 28.5×21 cm, 354pp, illus
Fine. The book wrapped in brown paper
$5
[OBERHOLZER, JF] | Your City Johannesburg U Stad
np, [Johannesburg, City Council of Johannesburg] nd [c1982], pbk, 21×29 cm, 66pp, colour photos
Very good. The cover somewhat creased.
$12
TROTTER, Mrs AP | Old Cape Colony #
London, Archibald Constable & Co 1903, reddish-brown cloth, gilt and blind stamped; 23×15 cm, teg, illus
Fine.
$45
LANGUAGE and LITERATURE
BRANFORD, Jean (ed) | A Dictionary of South African English – New Enlarged Edition
Cape Town, Oxford University Press 1980, red skivertex 22.5×15.5 cm, 360pp
Very good. The cover scuffed; the edges sunned
$5
BUTLER, Guy | Selected Poems
Johannesburg, AD Donker 1975, orange cloth with dj, 20×13 cm, 103pp
Very good. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book covered in plastic; usual library marks; taken out three times between June 1977 and July 1990. The boards somewhat scuffed, end papers a little dirty
$5
COETZEE, Amanda | Bad Blood
Johannesburg, Pan Macmillan SA 2011, pbk, 23×15 cm, 201pp
Fine
$5
COPE, Jack (ed) | Guy Butler / Patrick Cullinan
Cape Town, David Philip 1978, red skivertex with dj, 22×14 cm, 58pp
Fine. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book covered in plastic; usual library marks; taken out three times between July 1978 and April 1991
$7.50
GALGUT, Damon | In a Strange Room
Johannesburg, Penguin 2010, pbk, 23.5×15 cm, 181pp, uncorrected proof copy
Fine.
$15
[GOODAY, Wilfred E] | Information for Authors, Editors and Printers
Johannesburg, Associated Scientific and Technical Societies of South Africa 1948, brown cloth, 20.5 x12.5 cm, 37pp
Fine. Neat owner’s inscription in pencil
$50
HARESNAPE, Geoffrey | Drive of the Tide [poems]
Cape Town, Maskew Miller 1976, hbk, 21.5×13.5 cm, 56pp
Fine. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book; usual library marks; taken out five times between June July 1977 and May 1992
$65
LENNOX-SHORT, Alan (ed) | English and South Africa
Cape Town, Nasou nd, blue cloth, 22.5×15.5 cm, 180pp
Fine. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book; usual library marks; taken out three times between June 1974 and
June 1983.
$25
RODE, Otfried | Skoolwoordeboek : Duits-Afrikaans / Afrikaans-Duits
Cape Town, Nasionale Pers 1949, green cloth, 20.5×14 cm, 333pp; 2nd revised edn
Good. The cover marked; previous owners’ signatures; scribbling on the ffep and tape marks on the front pastedown
$12.50
[SALISBURY WRITERS CLUB] | Pen Point 2
Salisbury, Salisbury Writers’ Club 1976, stiff boards, 103pp
Very Good. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book; usual library marks; taken twice in February 1980; back fep smudged
$5
NATURAL HISTORY
BAKER, HA and Oliver, EG | Erica in Southern Africa
Cape Town, Purnell 1967, green cloth + dj, 27×19 cm, 180pp, illus
Good. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Library book covered in plastic: usual library marks; taken out three times between April 1968 and July 1974; the dj damaged in places; the map facing xxxvii damaged
$5
CARRUTHERS, Vincent | Frogs and Frogging in Southern Africa
Cape Town, Struik 2001, pbk, 21×15 cm, 100pp, colour photos + CD
Fine.
$10
CRASS, Bob | Trout in South Africa
Johannesburg, Macmillan 1986, hbk, 23×16 cm, 207pp, b+w photos
Fine.
$5
FITZSIMONS, VFM | A Field Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
London, Collins 1980, hbk, 20×14 cm, 221pp, illus, 2nd edn
Fine.
$5
FITZSIMONS, Vivian FM | Snakes of Southern Africa
London, Purnell 1962, light brown cloth with dj, 28.5×23 cm, 422pp, illus
Good. Some loss to the dj at the spine; some foxing; previous owner’s inscription; covered in plastic
$20
LOCKWOOD, Geoff | Garden Birds of Southern Africa
Johannesburg, Winchester Press 1981, brown cloth with dj, 30×22 cm, 180pp, illus, subscribers edn #554 of 950
Fine. The dj covered in plastic
Together with a copy of the std edn in good condition
$25 both books
LOVEGROVE, Barry | The Living Deserts of Southern Africa
Cape Town, Fernwood Press 1993, brown cloth with dj, 31×24 cm, 224pp, photos
Fine.
$20
MILLS, Gus and HES, Les | The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals
Cape Town, Struik Winchester 1997, black cloth with dj and slipcase, 32.5×25 cm, 356pp, colour photos
Fine -. The slipcase showing signs of wear and a little wear to the cover
$20
PALMER, Eve | A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa
London, Collins 1981, hbk, 20×14 cm, 393pp, illus, revised edn
Fine.
$5
ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Copy 01
ROBERTS, Austin and Lighton, Norman (illus) | Roberts’ Birds of South Africa
London and Johannesburg, The Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund/HF & G Witherby Ltd/The Central News Agency Ltd 1940 (1st edn, 1st imp); blue cloth – no dj 22×15.5 cm, 463pp, illus
Good. Cloth of spine reattached with glue by previous owner; hinges of spine worn; owner’s signature fep.
$150
Copy 02
ROBERTS, Austin and Lighton, Norman (illus) | Roberts’ Birds of South Africa
London and Johannesburg, The Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund/HF & G Witherby Ltd/The Central News Agency Ltd 1949 (1st edn, 7th imp); blue cloth – no dj, 22×15.5 cm, 463pp, illus
Good. 5cm tear down the length of the spine; foxing to some of the Index and end papers
$75
Copy 03
McLACHLAN, GR and LIVERSIDGE, R (revisers) | Roberts’ Birds of South Africa
Cape Town, Trustees of the John Voelker Bird Book Fund/C Struik (Pty) Ltd 1978 (4th edn, 2nd imp) red skivertex with dj, 848pp, illus
Very Good. Bottom and top edges somewhat dirty
$10
Copy 04
McLEAN, Gordon Lindsay (reviser) | Roberts’ Birds of Southern Africa
Cape Town, Trustees of the John Voelker Bird Book Fund/C Struik (Pty) Ltd 1985 (5th edn, 1st imp) green skivertex with dj, 848pp, illus
Very Good +.
$10
Copy 05
McLEAN, Gordon Lindsay (reviser) | Roberts’ Birds of Southern Africa
Cape Town, Trustees of the John Voelker Bird Book Fund 1996 (6th edn, 2nd imp) blue skivertex with dj, 871pp, illus
Good. dj covered in plastic; the edges dirty
$10
ROBERTS, Austin | Our South African Birds
Johannesburg and Cape Town, United Tobaccos Cos, Westminster Tobacco, Policansky Bros 1941; hbk, 25×21 cm, 106pp, colour illus with 150 cigarette cards and five colour frontisp
Good +. Cover rather dirty
$5
SPENCE, Tom | Gardening With Birds in Southern Africa
Cape Town, Purnell 1975, pale green cloth with dj, 25×17.5 cm, 90pp, photos
Very good. The dj creased with some tearing; else clean and tight; owner’s presentation bookplate
$5
TRENDLER, Roy and HES, Lex | Attracting Birds to your Garden in Southern Africa
Cape Town, Struik 1994, paper boards with dj, 28.5×22 cm, 208pp, illus
Near Fine. 2cm open tear to the dj
$10
WILLIAMSON, Graham | The Orchids of South Central Africa
London, JM Dent 1977, green cloth with dj, 28.5×22 cm, 237pp, illus
Very Good +. The gatefold of the cover creased
$15
VAN DER WALT et al | Pelargoniums of Southern Africa Vols 1 and 2
Vol 1, Cape Town, Purnell 1977, grey cloth with dj, 28.5×22 cm, 50pp, xix, illus
Vol 2, Cape Town, Juta 1981, greay cloth with dj, 28.5×22 cm, 148pp, xvii, illus
Both books VG+. Ex-Transvaal Provincial Libray books covered in plastic (marking to vol 1) and each book seemingly taken out once only; usual library marks
SOLD
POLITICS
HARBER, A and LUDMAN, B | A-Z of South African Politics – The Essential Handbook – 1994
Johannesburg, The Weekly Mail & Guardian / Penguin SA, pbk, 19×12.5 cm, 357pp
Very good.
$10
TRAVEL
BUTCHER, Tim | Blood River – A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
London, Chatto & Windus 2007, pbk 21.5×113.5 cm, 350pp; uncorrected proof copy
Very good. Some scuffing to the back cover; the edges sunned
$25
LAURIE, André | Colette en Rhodesia – Les Chercheurs d’Or de l’Afrique Australe – Roman d’Aventures
Paris, Collection Hetzel nd [1900], red cloth, gilt stamped, 27×18 cm, 336pp, aeg, illus
Fine.
$80
SCHIEL, Adolf | 23 Jahre in Sudafrika
Leipzig, FA Brockhaus 1902, ½ leather, 23×15.5 cm, 592pp + folding map, plan
Good +. Rebound; one corner of the front cover badly chipped; the front cover held in place with cloth tape; the spine worn; else tight and clean
$10
SETON – KARR, HW | Ten Years Travel & Sport in Foreign Lands, or, Travels in the Eighties #
London, Chapman & Hall, reddish-brown cloth, gilt stamped; 21×13.5 cm, frontisp, preface, 448pp + 40pp adverts/catalogue
Fine.
$170
VARIOUS
BRINKMAN, LH | The Breath of the Karoo
London and Queenstown, Herbert Jenkins Ltd and EW Welch 1914, brownish grey pictorial cloth, 19.5×13 cm,
320pp, 2nd edn
Very good. Edges rather dirty
$30
BRISTOW, David | Mountains of South Africa
Cape Town, Leisure Hour / Struik 1995, brown boards with dj, 30.5×24.5 cm, 166pp, colour photos
Fine.
$5
JOHNSON, David and Sally | Gardening With Indigenous Trees and Shrubs
Halfway House, Southern 1993, green cloth with dj, 28.5×22 cm, 182pp, colour photos
Very Good +. The dj sunned
$60
KENCH, John | The Coast of Southern Africa
Cape Town, Leisure Hour /Struik 1984, blue cloth with dj, 30.5×24.5 cm, 201pp, colour photos
Fine.
$5
[KWV Die Ko-operatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika] | A Handbook of Wine for Retail Licensees
Cape Town, KWV nd, hbk, 23×17.5, 78pp + separate 6pp ‘Glossary of Wine Terms’ booklet, colour and b+w photos
Very Good. The cover scuffed; previous owner’s signature; minor water damage to bottom of pages 68-78
$10
McCORMACK, Dewar [ed] | The Perm Book of ‘Test the Team’
Cape Town, Salty Press 1994, pbk, 20.5×14.5 cm, 226pp
Good. The cover rubbed and somewhat creased; the corners bumped
$5
MAYHEW, Vic | Reader’s Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa
Cape Town, Reader’s Digest 1978, hbk, 25.5×21.5 cm, 544pp, colour illus
Very good. The cover scuffed and showing signs of wear
$5
ROSENTHAL, Eric [ed] | Encyclopedia of Southern Africa
London, Frederick Warne 1961, red cloth with gold dj, 600pp, illus
Very good. The dj in plastic but torn and missing a small portion
$10
TOBIAS, Philip | The Bushmen – San Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa
Cape Town, Human & Rousseau 1978, brown cloth with dj, 31×24 cm, 206pp, b+w photos
Very good +. The cover somewhat worn and creased
$25