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AFRICAN ANTHROPOLOGY & LANGUAGES
AFRICAN TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
AFRIKAANS
ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
ARCHITECTURE
BIOGRAPHY
CAPE
CRIME
EASTERN CAPE
FISHING
MILITARY HISTORY
MINING
NATURAL HISTORY & GARDENING
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY
SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE
SPORT
WORLD TRAVEL
AFRICAN ANTHROPOLOGY & LANGUAGES
1. Bold, J D: Fanagalo Phrase-Book, Grammar, Dictionary (Pretoria: J.L.
van Schaik, 1990) 180 x 110 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 90. Wrappers a
little rubbed; trace of browning. Very good condition. 'The lingua franca
in common use on the mines is called Fanakalo ("like this"). It is generally
considered that Fanakalo originated as a result of attempts by Indians
employed in the Natal sugar industry to learn English and Zulu at the
same time. The larger proportion of the vocabulary of Fanakalo is derived
from Zulu, and in addition to English it also contains elements of Xhosa
and Afrikaans. Whites were mainly responsible for spreading Fanakalo outside the
borders of Natal to the gold and diamond mines and other industries where it soon
became established as an effective means of communication between White and Black.
It is not intended that Fanakalo should supersede any of the pure African languages
which are always used on ceremonial occasions. In the mining industry, however, there
are employees from many different language groups. Productivity and safety require
every employee to avail himself of the opportunity of learning Fanakalo as rapidly as
possible so as to be able to converse with other employees and to be able to give and
receive instructions correctly.' - From the Preface of 'Miners' Dictionary /
Mynerswoordeboek: English/Fanakalo. Afrikaans/Fanakalo'. The use of Fanagalo is now
rejected by southern Africa's indigenous inhabitants, owing to its association with a
servile position in society. £15.00
2.
Boon, Mike: The African Way. The power of interactive
leadership (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2001) 228 x 148 mm; laminated
wrappers; pp. 140. Wrappers very slightly rubbed; few fox spots to foreedge. Very good condition. "In The African Way, Mike Boon explores the
diverse African paradigms of business and life, and explains how a
revolution in leadership is needed in order to accomodate this diversity.
He sets about exploring what he terms the 'Now Africa': a blend of crosscultural attitudes, philosophies and behaviours unique to Africa. He
introduces and explains the concept of 'African Interactive Leadership', the leadership
approach required to be successful in this fascinating and complex environment. The
author also outlines how the workplace can accommodate individuals who come from
different backgrounds, thereby ensuring their personal fulfilment and business success."
£5.00
3. Callaway, H.: The Religious System of the Amazulu (Cape Town:
Struik, 1970) Africana Collectanea Series Vol XXXV. No 342 of an edition
limited to 1000 copies. Facsimile reprint of the Springdale Mission Press
edition. 8vo; original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt
publisher's device to upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 448;
frontis. portrait; etchings. Dustwrapper a bit tanned and edgeworn; trace
of foxing to edges and endpapers, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very
good condition. "This book contains much unique information formerly
unknown, even to the many missionaries who worked at that time amongst the Zulus.
Mendelssohn says: 'The tribal and household nature of the worship is clearly marked. It
is scarcely too much to say that no savage race has ever had its mental, moral and
religious conditions displayed to the scientific student with anything approaching the
minute accuracy which characterises this work. ... The whole range of savage life, both
in the body and out, passes before us. Every kind of savage rite, from solemn ritual
sacrifice to the magical scarecrow or the love-charm of a Zulu swain.'" £30.00
4.
Davies, Caitlin: The Return of El Negro (Johannesburg: Penguin,
2003) 233 x 152 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (vi) + 260; plates.
Spine sunned and wrappers very slightly so; corners slightly curled;
regular browning; some foxing. Good condition. "El Negro was the name
given to a southern African man whose body was stolen from his grave in
the early 19th century by two respected French naturalists. The body was
stuffed in the same way that trophy animals are stuffed and sent to
Europe to further the cause of scientific racism and to 'entertain' the
public. It eventually ended up in a glass case in a museum in a small Spanish town. In
the 1990s, after a decade of protest and protracted political and diplomatic exchanges, it
was finally agreed that the body be repatriated to Botswana. In October 2000, El Negro
was laid to rest in a sombre state burial in Gaborone, capital of Botswana. It was then
that the triumph for Africa turned sour. Although the true identity of the man has never
been established, he has come to symbolise all those who were murdered, excavated
and stolen from Africa by 19th century explorers and naturalists and taken to Europe in
the name of science and for entertainment. In this carefully researched and immensely
readable book, Caitlin Davies throws wide open the debate about what is appropriate in
the name of 'science' where human remains are concerned. In the process she retraces
El Negro's fateful journey to Europe, including a search for the missing grave goods
without which it is believed the stolen man cannot rest in peace." £17.50
5. Durbach, Elaine (text), and John Rubython (photographs): With Mixed Feelings (Cape
Town: Don Nelson, 1976) 4to; original brown boards, lettered in white on spine; pictorial
dustwrapper; pp. 128; large, monochrome photographs. Dustwrapper rubbed and
edgeworn; earlier owner's name scribbled over on front free endpaper; dustwrapper,
endpapers and edges foxed. Good condition. "[This book] is just an account of an
excursion by a White photographer and a White journalist across the barrier of their own
isolation into the world of their Coloured fellow-citizens in an attempt to gain some
familiarity with the people they passed on the street, sometimes worked with, but seldom
encountered at home or in situations where personal views could be shared. Coloured
South Africans hold a key position in the Apartheid Society, a minority without a
meaningful vote and yet crucial in the evolution of the country's future. They are the
people who defy the Black-White categorization. As Coloured commentators have said,
they are the true South Africans, those who embody both Black and White within
themselves, capable of providing either a bridge or a flashpoint. ... Working separately,
John Rubython captured on film what he felt was significant visually, while Elaine
Durbach spoke with men and women and children, poor and wealthy, bitter and
optimistic, illiterate and sophisticated, quoting what they chose to discuss with her, with
all its contradictions and conflicts." £12.50
6.
Holland, Heidi: Born in Soweto. Inside the Heart of South
Africa (Johannesburg: Penguin, 1994) 208 x 141 mm; laminated pictorial
wrappers; pp. ix + (i) + 202; map; photographs. Trace of foxing to
reverse of wrappers and outermost leaves. Very good condition. "Born
in Soweto is the human story of black South Africa. It is a complex fusion
of suffering and resilience, tragedy, humour and undiminished spirit.
Above all, it is a moving and poignant tribute to the ordinary people of a
city that has become both famous and infamous - people who have
managed to keep hope alive, who remain deeply creative and enterprising, and who
have made meaning of their daily struggle to survive." £6.50
7. Nyembezi, Sibusiso: iGoda. Isigaba B (Pietermaritzburg: Lincroft
Books, 1983) 210 x 145 mm; wrappers; pp. 112; line drawings.
Wrappers partially sunned and very slightly rubbed; trace of curl to
bottom fore-corner of upper cover; occasional fox spot. Good condition.
IsiZulu text. Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919-2000) was the foremost Zululanguage writer of his era, and also worked as an educator at the
Universities of the Witwatersrand and Fort Hare, before accepting an
editorial post at Shuter & Shooter, the Pietermaritzburg publishers.
'IGoda' (The Rope), first published in 1963, is "the second in a series of Zulu readers
intended to broaden vocabulary and deepen comprehension." £10.00
AFRICAN TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
8.
Fisher, Monica: Nswana - the Heir. The Life and Times of
Charles Fisher: A Surgeon in Central Africa (Ndola: Printed by
Mission Press, 1991) 206 x 144 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. xix + (i) +
247, incl. index; photographs; maps. Wrappers a little rubbed; trace of
foxing. Very good condition. "The book serves not only as a biography of
one of the great doctors in Zambia but it should be placed amongst ...
works for those interested in the history of Medicine in this country and
for those who would like to study missionary work in this region of
Africa." - From the Foreword £25.00
9. Henning, Ronelle, and others: Your Own Guest House (Pretoria: J. L.
van Schaik, 1999) 245 x 170 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 173;
diagrams. Wrappers very slightly rubbed, with curl to fore-corners of
upper cover; a little foxing. Good condition. "Do you want to start a
guest house? Or do you own an under-performing guest house or bedand-breakfast business? Then 'Your own guest house' is the book you
need. In a practical, to-the-point way a leading expert shows the reader
how to sidestep the pitfalls awaiting anyone entering this competitive but
fast-growing industry. The book offers guidelines on: Motivation to start; Planning;
Regulations, standards and laws; Financing; Equipment; Marketing and promotion;
Service; Documentation; Personality attributes that guarantee success. The book also
offers a section on guest house catering, written by Carolié de Koster, a leading food
consultant and author of 'Art of cooking', the most comprehensive South African cook
book yet." £10.00
10.
Jooste, Helm: Daar Doer in Duitswes (Paarl: the author, 1989)
210 x 136 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 154; humorous illustrations; map.
Single library stamp to title page; very occasional fox spot. Very good
condition. Afrikaans text. Illustrations by T. O. Honiball and Allen
Handley. Humorous anecdotes about life in Namibia. "Vertellinge, onder
andere van dinge in Suidwes, nog voor die geboorte van Anti Sari."
£10.00
11. Manser, Riaan: Around Madagascar on my Kayak (Johannesburg:
Jonathan Ball, 2010) 233 x 153 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. vii
+ (i) + 345; map; colour plates. Some foxing to edges and outermost
leaves. Very good condition. "Riaan Manser rewrote the definition of
determination when he cycled unaided over 37 000km around Africa. ...
Riaan set another world first in 2009 when he became the first person to
circumnavigate Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, by kayak.
This incredible journey, 5000km in a little under a year, was considerably
more demanding, both physically and mentally. Daily, Riaan had to conquer extreme
loneliness, while ploughing through treacherous conditions such as cyclones, pounding
surf and and unrelenting sun that, combined with up to ten hours in salt water, was
literally pickling his body.
The journey brought memorable encounters with
Madagascar's marine life - humpback whales breaching metres from his path, giant
leatherback turtles gliding alongside him and sharks ramming his kayak. It also brought
a different kind of risk - that of arrest and imprisonment on suspicion of mercenary
activity." £7.50
12. Massmann, Ursula (compiler): Swakopmund. A chronicle of the
town's people, places and progress (Swakopmund: Society for
Scientific Development and Museum, Swakopmund, 1983) 220 x 150
mm; pictorial card wrappers; pp. 81; black-and-white photographs.
Occasional light fox spot. Very good condition. A short account of the
history of Swakopmund, Namibia. £10.00
13.
Olivier, S. P.: Die Pioniertrekke na Gazaland (Cape Town: UnieVolkspers, 1943) 8vo; cloth-backed pictorial papered boards; pp. xii +
192; monochrome illustrations; folding map. Boards a bit rubbed, with
trace of soiling to lower board; university library de-accession stamp to
title page; light foxing to outermost leaves. Good to very good condition.
Afrikaans text. Produced to coincide with the unveiling of the Melsetter
Voortrekker Monument, this book records the treks that resulted in the
settlement of Gazaland, the south-eastern part of present-day
Zimbabwe's Manicaland. "Met die uitgee van hierdie gedenkuitgawe in verband met die
onthulling van die Melsetter-Voortrekkermonument, word 'n hoofstuk van die geskiedenis
van Suid-Rhodesië geskrywe wat, hoop ons, vir die leser, en veral vir die nog lewende
pioniers van die distrik en hul afstammelinge, interessant en van belang sal wees.
Eweas die monument self, moet dit dien om die Voortrekkers van Gazaland in
gedagtenis te hou en die geskiedenis van die distrik vir die nageslag en ander bewoners
van die distrik te bewaar; en dis veral vir die jong geslag dat die gedenkuitgawe
geskrywe is in die hoop dat hulle 'n lewendige belangstelling sal toon in die geskiedenis
van hul voorouers en distrik." £30.00
14. Pearse, R. O.: Barrier of Spears. Drama of the Drakensberg. New edition in
association with James Byrom (Johannesburg: Southern, 1989) 4to; original pale blue
boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp.
(xx) + 393, incl. index; profusely illustrated with full-colour plates, maps, and photographs
in text. Dustwrapper ever so slightly rubbed; light bump to upper board; some light fox
spots to edges. Very good condition. "Since Barrier of Spears was first published in
1973, there have been considerable moves towards conservation of the Drakensberg,
aiming at preserving the integrity of the mountain fastnesses and their foothills.
Knowledge has advanced and scientific names have changed. All these developments
are incorporated in this fully revised edition. Many more stunning colour photographs
are included, and for the first time the text is illustrated with some five dozen black and
white photographs of mountain pioneers. New maps in full colour are also included, for
those who plan to explore the mighty Drakensberg." £15.00
15.
Sanderson, John: Memoranda of a Trading Trip into the Orange
River (Sovereignty) Free State, and the Country of the Transvaal
Boers (Pretoria: The State Library, 1981) The State Library Reprints, No.
91. 8vo; original red rexine, lettered in gilt on upper cover; pp. (iv) + ii + (ii)
+ [233-255]; map. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; a
little foxing. Very good condition. Facsmile reprint of the article appearing
in an 1860 issue of the 'Journal of the Royal Geographical Society', with a
new introduction. "From December 1851 to March 1852 John Sanderson
made a journey by waggon and on horseback from Pietermaritzburg to Harrysmith, from
there to Potchefstroom and the Rustenburg district in the then Transvaal Republic and
back to Pietermaritzburg. ... According to Hattersley, Sanderson was a Glasgow
journalist who arrived in Durban in 1850. He became editor and proprietor of the 'Natal
Colonist and Herald' which was established in 1866 and which ceased publication in
1880." £10.00
16. Tabler, Edward C. (editor): To the Victoria Falls via Matabeleland. The Diary of Major
Henry Stabb, 1875 (Cape Town: Struik, 1967) 8vo; original brown cloth,
lettered in gilt on spine; dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. xii + 268, incl.
index; plates. Trace of foxing. Very good condition. (Czech: An
Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999, p.
262) "Major Stabb was an officer of the 32nd Regiment (Duke of
Cornwall's) Light Infantry, stationed at S. Afr. Headquarters in King
William's Town. In 1875, accompanied by Capt. Glascott of the same
Regiment, Major Stabb made a hunting trip through the Transvaal and
Matabeleland with the Victoria Falls as their aim. They started on the 27th of March, with
a wagon drawn by a span of twelve oxen, and well equipped for travel and hunting, at a
cost of about £600; they were assisted by two soldier-servants, Wood and Harrison, and
a wagon driver, a drunken and careless Hottentot called Scheeper. Major Stabb kept a
diary during this trip, and accurately wrote down all that befell him and his companion in
the course of their travels. He tells about their hunting experiences, the places they
visited and the inhabitants they met. His observations on Lobengula and on the habits
and customs of the European aborigines of Matabeleland and Northern Bechuanaland
have historical value." Kenneth Czech adds: "During his journey, he hunted elephant,
buffalo, lion, gemsbok, and a variety of other game." £25.00
17.
Cameron, Verney Lovett: Across Africa. New Edition, With
New and Original Matter and Corrected Map (London: George
Philip & Son, 1885) The first single-volume London edition. 8vo;
original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xxvii + (i) + 569, incl.
index; numerous full-page plates, with smaller woodcuts in text;
large, folding route-map in colours, housed in end-pocket.
Extremities a little rubbed; backstrip slightly crumbled and worn at
head and tail; front endpaper partially split along hinge; earlier
owner's name signed on front free endpaper; scattered, moderate
foxing; discreet archival tape reinforcing to reverse of map at junction
of folds. Good condition. Landmark work of African exploration, in
an attractive early edition. "After he had left his official task - to help
rescue Livingstone - in the capable hands of Susi and Chuma, he
struck off on his own, hundreds of miles to the west, to try to finish
Livingstone's final mission, exploring the mysterious river Lualaba.
On 2 November 1875, a year and a half after the funeral in
Westminster Abbey, Cameron staggered down to a sandy beach near Benguela on the
coast of Angola. He had failed to follow
the Lualaba to the sea. Yet he was the
first European ever to cross south Central
Africa from east to west. And - even if he
could not prove it yet - he believed he
knew the answer to the last great mystery
of African geography. What he discovered
would have been a crushing blow to
Livingstone. For all the evidence showed
that the Lualaba was the Congo, not the
Nile.
Yet Cameron believed that the
unknown source of the Congo was in fact
the
greatest
of
all
Livingstone's
discoveries." - Thomas Pakenham: The Scramble for Africa. "I have, in correcting the
map, adhered to the positions fixed by myself, as I have seen no reason to consider,
except perhaps in the case of Karema, that any more recent travellers had better means
or opportunities than myself of ascertaining them, and that my training as a naval officer
had, long before I dreamed of African travel, rendered me a proficient observer. In the
last chapter will be found a few remarks on the vexed question of the Lukuga, and I trust
that the reader will be able to follow my reasoning on the subject." - From the author's
"Preface to New Edition." £215.00
18.
Stirke, D. W.: Barotseland: Eight Years among the Barotse
(London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, [1922]) 8vo; original red cloth,
lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pp. xii + 135 + (i) ; plates;
genealogical table; folding map. Cloth quite bleached; a little wear to
extremities; archival tape strengthening to lower joint; occasional fox spot.
Good condition. (Hosken, p. 192; Work, p. 62) D. W. Stirke served as
Native Commissioner during the period.
The book includes an
introductory chapter by Sir Harry Johnston. "Since finishing the book the
death of the Paramount Chief Lewanika has occurred, and he has been succeeded in his
position by his eldest son, Yeta, who has taken the title of Yeta II. Lewanika was a man
of about 70 years of age, and had a hold on his people that no Murotse chief will ever
have again. He will, for generations, be remembered as the chief who did most for the
improvement and consolidation of his people. Lewanika travelled to England for the late
King Edward's coronation, and it was always a great delight to him to talk about the
friends he made and the sights he saw while going to, staying in, and returning from
England. ... Lewanika led many successful raids against the neighbouring tribe of the
Mashukulumbwe, and he was the first Barotse Chief who accepted their homage and
counted them as a portion of his people. He had a great belief in acquiring knowledge of
other native races and chiefs, and sent embassies to Chitimukulu the Awemba Chief and
to Khama the Bamangwato Chief ... Lewanika was a man of most charming and
courteous manners and had always a very sincere regard for Europeans, while his
loyalty to the Empire has repeatedly proved itself, more especially since the beginning of
the German War." - From the Author's Preface £95.00
AFRIKAANS
19.
Human, Koos: Die A tot Z van klassieke musiek (Cape Town:
Human & Rousseau, 1992) 8vo; original red boards, lettered in white on
spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 317, incl. index; some
illustrations. Afrikaans text. Trace of fishmothing to edges of boards;
small, faint damp-stain to to edges of pastedowns. Very good condition.
"Die wêreld van klassieke musiek word in hierdie omvattende
naslaanwerk op besondere wyse aan die musiekliefhebber bekend
gestel. Die A tot Z van klassieke musiek is 'n onmisbare gids met,
alfabeties gerangskik, beknopte biografieë van alle belangrike komponiste en
besprekings van hul belangrikste werke, sowel instrumentaal as vokaal. Dit bevat die
verhale van die bekende operas en ballette, asook besprekings van simfonieë en ander
orkeswerke, kamermusiek, werke vir solo-instrumente en vokale musiek (vir koor en
solo). Die individuele komposisies word by die inskrywing van elke komponis behandel,
maar 'n omvattende register help die leser wat 'n titel wil naslaan om die regte inskrywing
te kry. Daar is ook 'n Register van karaktername en 'n Uitspraakgids. Verder is daar 'n
verduideliking van die algemeenste musiekterme, asook van vorme en style. Die mees
gebruikte instrumente word beskryf, dikwels met 'n illustrasie." £15.00
20. Literature Committee of the Voortrekkers: Kom Sing Saam Met die Voortrekkers
(Belville: Die Voortrekkers, 1971) 162 x 114 mm; laminated wrappers;
pp. (xii) + 205 + (v). Slightest creasing to bottom fore-corner of upper
cover; occasional spotting. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. A
songbook of the Voortrekkers, an Afrikaner youth cultural movement.
"Omdat sang so 'n belangrike plek het in die verskillende bedrywighede
van die Voortrekkerbeweging is dit noodsaaklik dat daar 'n sangbundel
soos hierdie sal wees. Die vorige uitgawes van 1948 en 1965 wat
herdrukke beleef het, het reeds ons Voortrekkers geleer om lekker saam
te kan sing, en het gedien as basis vir hierdie nuwe uitgawe." - Oom Japie Hugo £15.00
21.
Marais, Eugène N.: Die Leeus van Magoeba en ander Verhale
(Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1939) 8vo; original turquoise cloth, lettered in
black to spine and upper cover; pp. 208. Gift inscription to front free
endpaper; edges and endpapers somewhat foxed, occasional fox spot
elsewhere. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. (Nienaber I, p. 234)
"From 1930 until his death he wrote a great number of short stories,
most of which were published in book form under the titles 'Die huis van
die vier winde en ander verhale (Pretoria, 1934); 'Die leeus van
Magoeba en ander verhale' (Pretoria, 1934) ... " - DSAB I, pp. 506-7 £25.00
22. Williams, Anzette (managing editor): Alles Oor Suid-Afrika (Cape Town: Struik
Lifestyle, 2009) 300 x 240 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 162 + (i), incl. index;
lavishly illustrated in full colour. Afrikaans text. Near fine condition. "Hierdie uitgawe
van Alles Oor Suid-Afrika is spesiaal ontwerp vir jong lesers soos jy en is propvol feite,
syfers en pragtige kleur-illustrasies en foto's wat jou algemene kennis sal uitbrei en
skoolprojekte en huiswerk groot pret sal maak. Dit bevat baie inligting oor ons land, sy
mense en hul geskiedenis en kultuur, asook ons natuurlewe, tegnologie en ekonomie.
As jy meer wil weet oor die wêreld om jou, is Alles Oor Suid-Afrika net wat jy nodig het."
£15.00
ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
23.
Simpson, Mette Tang, and Michael Huntley (general editors):
Sotheby's Caring for Antiques. A Guide to Handling, Cleaning,
Display and Restoration (London: Conran Octopus, 1992) 4to; original
red boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp.
192; lavishly illustrated in full colour. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn and
rubbed, with some foxing to reverse; occasional fox spot. Very good
condition. "Covers all types of antiques - from books to sculpture.
Offers practical advice on everyday treatment. Includes detailed
accounts of conservation and restoration techniques. Written by a team of expert
conservators and restorers. Illustrated throughout in full colour." £6.50
ARCHITECTURE
24. Fransen, Hans (text): Architectural beauty of the old Cape as seen by Arthur Elliott.
Photographs of houses and farmsteads now largely demolished or ruined, taken
at the beginning of the twentieth century (Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1969) Number
14 of an edition limited to 200 copies bound thus, and signed on the
colophon by the author. 4to; quarter leather with cloth sides; spine
tooled in compartments, with gilt lettering to second compartment;
publisher's monogram in gilt to upper cover; dustwrapper; pp. (viii) +
343, incl. index; period monochrome photographs recto, with
descriptive text to facing verso. Dustwrapper tanned, scuffed and
worn; slight abrasion to head of spine; trace of fishmothing to cloth;
endpapers a bit foxed. Good condition. "This book illustrates the
historic beauty of the Cape as it still existed in the early years of the
present century. Elliott had an unfailing eye for what was essential in
the already diminishing remnants of the past that surrounded him, and
he made a determined effort to record as much as possible before it
had vanished even further. ... The plates have extensive captions
giving all the information possible about the subject. There are also
introductory chapters on Arthur Elliott as a recorder of history, and as
a photographer; and on half a century's loss of fine buildings. This is a splendid
documentation in photography and text of that part of our cultural heritage that has
vanished forever." £45.00
25.
Greig, Doreen E.: Herbert Baker in South Africa (Cape Town:
Purnell, 1970) Number 95 of an edition limited to 2000 copies. 4to;
original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp.
xvi + 276, incl. index; liberally illustrated in monochrome, with plans,
photographs and facsimiles. Dustwrapper a bit rubbed; endpapers a
little foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "This
is a story of a man who by virtue of his personality, early upbringing and
training in England was able to go out to a country that had lost its
architectural tradition and whose building methods were unsound and there develop
good craftsmanship and introduce new techniques of building. On this foundation he
established a pattern of architecture and numerous buildings which were not only of
unusual quality in themselves, but which also, by an unusual paradox, set a pattern for
architecture in other countries." £60.00
BIOGRAPHY
26. Ballard, J.G.: Miracles of Life. Shanghai to Shepperton. An
Autobiography (London: Fourth Estate, 2008) 8vo; original black boards,
lettered in yellow on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative
endpapers; pp. viii + 278. Near fine condition. "For almost half a century,
J.G. Ballard has been one of his country's most important writers. In this
revelatory autobiography, bookended by time spent in Shanghai - the city
of his childhood and internment in a WWII prison camp, and setting of his
novel Empire of the Sun - he charts the course of his remarkable life."
£5.00
27.
Fitzroy, V.M.: Morning's at Seven (Cape Town: Howard B.
Timmins for George Allen & Unwin, no date) Author's presentation
inscription to front free endpaper verso, and to title page. 8vo; original
grey cloth; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 210; black-and-white line drawngs.
Dustwrapper a little edgeworn, and sunned on spine panel; a little
browning. Very good condition. "V. M. Fitzroy's second book opens with
the picture of a lost world ... a little backveld dorp in the 'teens of this
century, when nearly everyone knew how to ride or drive a Cape-cart and
cars were a rarity. This, however, is not a book entirely about horses, they are merely
the thread on which the story is strung. It is the story of the South Africa we all know ...
its everyday sights and sounds, its people and its animals and and unforgettable
scenery." £7.50
28. Lessing, Doris: Under My Skin. Volume One of My Autobiography, to
1949 (London: Flamingo, 1995) 196 x 130 mm; laminated pictorial
wrappers; pp. (x) + 419 + (iii); plates. A little rubbed, curled and foxed;
earlier owner's name on first page. Good condition. Winner of the James
Tait Black Prize 1994. "This, the first volume of Doris Lessing's
autobiography, begins with her childhood in Africa and ends on her arrival
in London in 1949 with the typescript of her first novel, The Grass is
Singing, in her suitcase. ... It is already recognised as one of the great
autobiographies of the twentieth century." £5.00
29.
Nordbruch, Claus: Willem Ratte - The Legend. The life and
ideals of a German Boer in the fight for freedom and justice in
South Africa (Pretoria: Contact Publishers, 1996) Signed by Ratte on
the title page. 210 x 148 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 81; photographs.
Wrappers a little rubbed. Very good condition. An appreciation of the
controversial right-wing, former special forces soldier who refused to
surrender after occupying Fort Schanskop in Pretoria in December of
1993. £15.00
CAPE
30. Burton, Tony: Paths to Pubs: A Guide to Hikes and Pints in the Cape
Peninsula (Cape Town: Random House Struik, 2012) 209 x 147 mm;
laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 151 + (i), incl. index; numerous maps;
full-colour photographs. Fine condition. "Offering the most detailed
coverage yet of the many paths that crisscross the Cape Peninsula, this
book describes 69 tracks that traverse Table Mountain, the rocky headlands of Cape
Point, and the ridges, beaches, forests and coastal villages that make up Cape Town's
hiking paradise. Best of all, there's a chapter presenting 33 of the Mother City's most
convivial watering holes - rated according to atmosphere, value, quality of food and
views - where weary hikers can wet their whistles after having worked up a sweat. Each
trail entry features a concise route summary, contour map and GPS co-ordinates for the
start and end points, as well as vital information outlining distance, duration, difficulty,
exposure and gradient." £7.50
31. Coetzee, Cora: Eikestad. A collection of pen and wash drawings of Stellenbosch /
'n Versameling gekleurde pentekeninge van Stellenbosch (Cape Town: Struik, 1976)
Oblong 4to; original boards, lettered in grey on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial
dustwrapper; unpaginated (but pp. 76); thirty-four full-page illustrations: picture on recto
and descriptive text in English and Afrikaans on facing verso. Dustwrapper edgeworn
with trace of damp-stain, and archival tape repairs to edges; bump to tail of spine; earlier
owner's name signed on front free endpaper; trace of fishmothing to rear free endpaper;
slight damp-ripple to edges of some leaves. Good condition. "This collection of pen and
wash drawings captures the essential character of Stellenbosch, a village which has
come to symbolise so much of South Africa's cultural heritage. It is not intended as a
comprehensive survey but rather as the artist's impressions of the place that she knows
and loves." £7.50
32.
Kilpin, Ernest F. (editor): The Cape of Good Hope Civil Service
List, 1906 (Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1906) 8vo; recent brown
rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; new endpapers; original wrappers not
bound in; pp. xlviii + 437 + adverts.; coloured maps, incl. folding; tables.
Outermost (adverts.) leaves foxed and partly creased, with trace of
edgewear; sporadic light foxing, which is rather more pronounced to the
advertisement leaves; archival tape reinforcing to short edge- and foldtears of folding map. Good condition. Very uncommon. A valuable
source of reference for details of Cape government during the period
before Union, with biographical sketches of numerous colonial officers.
Subtitled: "Containing, the official return of the civil and military
establishments of the Colony, pension lists, acts and regulations, services
and duties of officers, particulars of the government and parliament, local
boards and courts, &c., &c., &c. Also the Civil Service Calendar, 1906,
Containing all Matters connected with the Examinations for entry into the
Service, and the Civil Service Law Examinations." Sir Ernest Fuller Kilpin (1854-1931)
became Clerk of the House of Assembly in 1897. "In 1898 he drafted Standing Orders
for the Legislative Assembly of Rhodesia and after the Second Anglo-Boer War (18991902) he assisted in drafting Standing Orders for the parliaments of the Orange River
and Transvaal Colonies. He is responsible for two publications, 'Index to the records of
the House , 1854-1910, Parliamentary agents' manual' (1902), and 'South African Union
and private bill legislation' (1908)." - DSAB V, pp. 409-410 £60.00
33. Murray, Marischal: Under Lion's Head. Earlier Days at Green Point and Sea Point
(Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1964, 1st edition) Number 296 of an
edition limited to 1000 copies. 4to; original salmon-coloured cloth,
lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt publisher's device to upper cover;
dustwrapper with pictorial onlay to upper panel; pp. x + 168, incl. index;
colour frontis.; map; plates; some pen-and-ink drawings in text. Crease
to pictorial onlay of dustwrapper's upper panel; dustwrapper a bit
edgeworn and rubbed, with discreet archival tape repairs; earlier
owner's name signed on front free endpaper; regular, moderate
browning; occasional fox spot. Good to very good condition. 'Marischal Murray was a
distinguished son of Sea Point. His father was Dr Fred Murray, one-time mayor of Sea
Point, who gave unstintingly of his time and energies to the civic and educational life of
the area. The passion of Mr Murray's life was ships and the sea, and this took him to
many parts of the world in all kinds of sea-going craft. He was the author of Ships and
South Africa, the standard work on steamships of the Cape run, published in 1933, and
of Union-Castle Chronicle, published in 1953. After having taken an Honours degree in
History at Oxford, he was for some years sub-librarian at the Library of Parliament and,
later, at the University of Cape Town. A modest man of intellectual tastes, a gift for
painting, and a great delight in music, he played his part in two world wars. Home, to
Marischal Murray, was always "Under Lion's Head", and for many years his friends urged
him to write the history of this part of the Cape Peninsula which he knew and loved so
well. He was preparing this book for the press when, at the age of 64, he died on 13th
April 1963.' £35.00
34.
Paterson-Jones, Colin: Garden Route Walks (Cape Town:
Struik, 1992) 240 x 210 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 176,
incl. index; liberally illustrated with detailed maps and colour
photographs. Merest trace of foxing to reverse of wrappers. Near
fine condition. "This book describes in detail 35 recommended walks
in the region. An accurate map accompanies each description,
together with a summary giving distance, estimated time, permits
required, directions on how to get to the start and the walk's special
features. The choice varies from rambles along rugged or sandy coastlines, and paths
that penetrate deep into several tranquil natural forests, to trails overlooking some of the
unspoilt lakes of the Wilderness area. ... Magnificent colour photographs and
authoritative text make Garden Route Walks an essential reference for anyone living
near or planning to visit the area." £6.50
CRIME
35.
Nicol, Mike: Monkey Business. The Murder of Anni Dewani: the
facts, the fiction, the spin (Cape Town: Umuzi, 2011) 221 x 145 mm;
laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 128. Corners very slightly curled;
occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "Fascinating. Horrendous.
Bizarre. She was a bride for just twelve days. She was 28 years old. On
a honeymoon to Cape Town she was murdered in a township hijacking.
But was it a hijacking? Or was it a hit? Soon her husband was in the
frame with two gunmen and the fixer. Monkey Business records the
murder of Anni Dewani and the incredible aftermath as told by a chorus of family, friends,
lawyers, spin doctors, reporters, bloggers, politicians, cops, psychologists, even a kinky
sex worker, a story that played out in the international media and on social network sites.
Seldom does a murder crack open such a devious world." £12.50
36. van der Spuy, Carla: Farm Murders: Victims tell their stories (Pretoria: Bargain
Books, 2014) Translated by John van den Berg. 230 x 150 mm; pictorial
wrappers; pp. 238 + (ii); colour plates. Wrappers a little rubbed; earlier
bookseller's label inside upper cover. Good to very good condition.
"Statistical analysis shows that farmers are three times more likely than
ordinary citizens to be the victims of violent crime, and it is twice as
dangerous to produce food than it is to be a policeman. These firsthand
accounts by the victims are shocking! This is a book every city dweller
should read!" - Nico van Burick, News Editor, Farmers' Weekly £10.00
EASTERN CAPE
37.
Bouwer, Niel: The World I've Lived In (Port Elizabeth: the
author, 2001) Author's presentation inscription on title page. 205 x 148
mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (v) + 127; photographs. Occasional fox
spot. Very good condition. "This little book began as a tribute to Port
Elizabeth. I soon realized it needed beefing up. A smattering of tennis local tennis in the main - was added. ... Extracts from my travel notes
were brought in, and later, a teeny bit of the personal." £10.00
38. Department of Foreign Affairs and Information: Ciskei at Independence
(Zwelitsha: Ciskei Government, 1981) 210 x 148 mm; pictorial wrappers;
pp. (vi) + 173; colour photographs; map. Wrappers a little rubbed; trace
of light foxing. Good to very good condition. "This publication is
intended to provide the industrialist, entrepreneur, businessman, student
and all persons and bodies concerned with the welfare and progress of
Ciskei with background information on the territory, the life of its people
and the bright prospects for the future. It shows what measure of
success in many fields has been achieved to date, and is also an interim report on what
new steps are being taken and envisaged to ensure the development of Ciskei."
Promotional publication for the Bantustan of Ciskei, in the heartland of the Xhosa people,
which was granted a form of independence during South Africa's apartheid era. £10.00
39. Du Pré, Roy H. (editor), with Yusuf Agherdien, Ambrose C George and Shaheed
Hendricks: South End As We Knew It (Port Elizabeth: Western Research Group, 1997)
Presentation inscription to half-title, signed, from one of the authors. 297 x 210 mm;
pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 125; endpaper map; contemporary photographs; lists of
residents. Wrappers a little rubbed and curled; occasional fox spot. Good to very good
condition. "South End today is a quiet suburb of Port Elizabeth, situated on the way to
the airport. Yet, only thirty years ago it was a bustling suburb, brimming with activity, and
populated by a very cosmopolitan community. For more than a century a variety of
nationalities and religions had lived in harmony in South End, respecting each other's
culture, language and way of life. In 1950 that picture of peace and harmony was
shattered with the passing of the Group Areas Act which decreed that people of different
cultures could not live together any longer. In the 1960s the National Party government
declared South End a 'white' residential suburb. Subsequently, the homes of 'nonwhites' were expropriated, the people were evicted and their entire suburb demolished.
Churches, schools and sports clubs had to close; their buildings were torn down.
Businesses and shops closed down; their proprietors made destitute. Streets were
obliterated; landmarks and memories wiped out. The people of South End were
dispersed and resettled in an area to the north of Port Elizabeth. The heart was ripped
out of 'old' South End. In its place came a 'new' South End - rows upon rows of
uninspiring townhouses, up-market 'yuppie' pads, luxury complexes, and re-named
streets, and a brand-new set of residents. South End 'as we knew it' was not more. This
book has tried to re-capture the essence of 'old' South End, to refresh tired memories,
and provide former residents of South End with an opportunity to tell their children what
life was like in South End, long, long ago ... " £30.00
40. Smit, A. P.: Ligbaken aan die Swartkops. Ned. Geref. Kerk Uitenhage
1817 - 1967 (Uitenhage: Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, 1967) 8vo;
original black cloth, lettered in silver gilt to spine and upper cover; no
dustwrapper; pp. xvii + (i) + 262; monochrome photographs and artwork;
some maps; loosely inserted 'Feesprogram' for Saturday 14 to Sunday 22
October 1967. Occasional faint fox spot. Very good condition. Afrikaans
text. Important history of the Dutch Reformed Church congregation of the oldest town in
the Eastern Cape, which celebrates its bicentenary in 2017. "Die gemeente Uitenhage
bereik vanjaar sy 150ste jaarbaken - 'n besondere mylpaal. Die Eeufees is weliswaar in
1917 gevier, maar omdat daar toe niks besonders oor die interessante en veelbewoë
geskiedenis van die gemeente te boek gestel is ne, het die kerkraad gevoel dat hierdie
keer 'n Feesboek opgestel moet word. Die vererende opdrag daartoe het skrywer
hiervan tebeurt geval." £20.00
FISHING
41.
Louwrens, Nickie: Hengelplesier in die Suid-Kaap (George: the
author, 1999) 221 x 148 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial wrappers; pp. (iv) +
75 + (i); maps; photographs; diagrams; some adverts. Corner of title
page clipped. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. Not only an excellent
guide to marine angling localities along the southern Cape coast (Stilbaai
to Gourits mouth, Gourits mouth to Vleesbaai, Vleesbaai to Mossel Bay,
Mossel Bay to Herold's Bay, Herold's Bay to Sedgfield, Sedgefield to
Buffalo Bay, Buffalo Bay to Knysna, Knysna to Keerbooms), this booklet
also contains detailed information, with illustrations, on angling techniques and the
species found in these waters. £10.00
42. Mills, Sean: Freshwater Fishing in South Africa (Cape Town: Struik,
2000) 210 x 148 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 216, incl. index;
full-colour illustrations; map. Very good condition. "Freshwater Fishing in
South Africa is a practical and easy-to-read guide for anglers in general,
but serves also as a start-up manual for those new to the sport. Inspired
by his love of fishing and drawing on his experience in the field - and the
accumulated knowledge of a range of fellow anglers - the author offers
expert advice on all aspects of the sport. He discusses general angling
skills and gives detailed information about tackle and equipment, knots and rigging, and
baits, lures and flies, as well as bait-angling techniques. A survey of the main angling
regions, together with a map, is followed by a round-up of the major angling species,
both indigenous and introduced. He describes the challenges and tricks of bait fishing
and artlure angling, and introduces the reader to the magic of fly-fishing." £7.50
MILITARY HISTORY
43.
Coetzee, Johan: Verby die Wit Brug (Cape Town: Human &
Rousseau, 1982) 8vo; original pale grey boards, lettered in white on
spine; dustwrapper; pp. 143. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and
edgeworn; trace of foxing. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. "Ken u 'n
soldaat wat by die grens was? Min van ons kan vandag sê ons staan nie
in verhouding tot iemand wat diens by die grens gedoen het nie. Verby
die Wit Brug is 'n keur uit Johan Coetzee se bekende verhale oor ons
manne by die grens. Hulle is almal hier: die kokke en transportryers;
sersante en bevelvoerders; vlugtelinge uit Angola en 'n Wambo-hoofman wat 'n
verskriklike keuse moet doen. Die verhale in Verby die Wit Brug loop 'n natuurlike sirkel.
Die bundel begin met 'n gesprek met 'n soldaat op die vooraand van sy vertrek grens
toe, en eindig met 'n reünie van ses manne wat daar was. En tussen elke verhaal deur
maak die leser kennis met elke emosie, elke gewaarwording, elke vrees van die
grensbewaker in boeiende verhaalvorm gevleg, want die skrywer was self daar. Met
Verby die Wit Brug het die Afrikaanse taal en sy letterkunde sy eerste sinvolle, leesbare
bydrae gekry oor 'n onderwerp wat ons almal na aan die hart lê." £15.00
44. First Day Cover: In Commemoration of the 1879 Zulu War / Ter herdenking van die
1879 Zoeloe-Oorlog / isiKhumbuzo sempi kaZulu ka 1879
(Rorke's Drift: South African Post Office, 1979) Date stamp Rorke's
Drift 25-05-1979. 100 x 178 mm; colour-printed envelope with
portraits of Cetshwayo and Lord Chelmsford, and stamps depicting
the battles of Isandlwana, Ulundi, and Rorke's Drift. The envelope
contains a card providing a summary of the Anglo-Zulu War, printed
in English on one side, and in Afrikaans on the other. Fine condition.
£7.50
45. Grobbelaar, Pieter W.: Kommandeer! Kommandeer! Volksang uit die
Anglo-Boereoorlog (Pretoria: J.P. van der Walt, 1999) 297 x 210 mm;
laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 204; monochrome illustrations. Text
partially in Dutch and partially in Afrikaans. Sixty-seven songs are
recorded, with notes and sheet music for each. Wrappers a little curled.
Very good condition. The compilation covers all aspects of the War
experienced by republicans and by colonials loyal to the Boer cause,
from actual combat to executions, from victory to the desolation of the
concentration camps and exile as prisoners-of-war. "Die bundel bevat twee tipes liedere:
dié wat berus op gepubliseerde tekste wat deur die volksmens oorgeneem en gesing is,
en dié wat meestal anoniem ontstaan het en van sanger tot sanger oorgedra is. Die
gepubliseerde tekste wat opgespoor kon word, is so ver moontlik net so behou, maar
optekenings uit die volksmond is tog in ag geneem omdat dit gebeur dat al singende 'n
teks ten goede aangepas word." £40.00
46.
Laing, Major D. Tyrie: The Matabele Rebellion, 1896. With the
Belingwe Field Force (London: Dean & Son, 1897) Crown 8vo; original
green blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper cover; pp.
327; frontis. portrait; several plates; map. Spine darkened, with a little
wear to head and tail; corners turned; gilt dull; cloth partially sunned;
school prize label to front free endpaper; endpapers and outermost
leaves browned; archival tape repairs to two short snags (pp. 321-2, 3234), and reinforcing to lower hinge. Good condition. (Mendelssohn I, pp.
861-2) 'It is stated that the first information respecting the rising was communicated to
Mr. S. N. G. Jackson, the acting Native Commissioner at Belingwe, by Mr. Fynn, acting
Native Commissioner at Inseza, who advised Mr. Jackson to consult with Captain Laing,
and to get all the prospectors to concentrate at the Belingwe store for purposes of
defence. Captain Laing, who had served in the Matabele War (1893) as a lieutenant,
took immediate steps to call the men in from the various camps, and when they had
arrived a meeting was held, and it was resolved that he should be appointed O.C., with
Sir Frederick Frankland as lieutenant and
second in command.
Vigorous defence
operations
were
soon
carried
out;
unfortunately, however, Mr. Jackson had
refused to disarm the native police, who
deserted at the first opportunity.
The
Belingwe garrison consisted of forty-four white
officers and men, ten Cape Boys, and fifteen
Zambesis, and the author gives great praise
to these men for their conduct throughout the
campaign. There is an account of a march
through the country occupied by the enemy to
meet reinforcements sent from Tuli by Mr.
Rhodes, the force under Captain Laing having been augmented by a party of friendly
Basutos. The combined troops had several engagements with the enemy, who fired the
Bush, thereby endangering the whole column, which was only preserved by the energy
and resource of the men, who burnt a large belt of bush about one hundred yards
outside the laager, keeping the fire in check from inside. The author remarks, "This was
accomplished not a moment too soon, and a roaring mass of flames about three miles
long, twenty yards broad, and three feet high swept past our position with a noise like a
river in flood. ... Every one knew we had had one of the narrowest escapes possible." ' Mendelssohn £125.00
MINING
47.
Gray, James: Payable Gold. An Intimate Record of the History
of the Discovery of the Payable Witwatersrand Goldfields and of
Johannesburg in 1886 and 1887 ([Johannesburg]: Central News
Agency, 1937) Subtitle continues: Based on Researches made in the
State Archives, Pretoria by Ethel L. Gray and containing the Oosthuizen
Papers which reveal the story of the discovery. 8vo; original light brown
cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, with band blocked in gilt
around middle of boards and backstrip; pp. 286, incl. index; plates; some
illustrations in text; folding table. Light wear to cloth; earlier owner's name signed on
front free endpaper; binding a little slack; sporadic moderate foxing. Good to very good
condition. "Over one hundred thousand documents were examined and extracts made
from approximately two thousand. The most important, which concern the discovery of
the payable auriferous conglomerates of the Witwatersrand, and prove the time, place
and the discoverers, have been reproduced from photographs of the originals, to
substantiate the statements made." £10.00
48.
Guernsey, T. D.: A Prospector's Guide to Mineral Occurrences
in Northern Rhodesia. Arranged and Compiled for The British South
Africa Company by T. D. Guernsey (Salisbury: The British South Africa
Company, 1952) 8vo; original light green cloth, lettered in black on spine
and upper cover; pp. (iv) + 91; several maps and charts, incl. folding;
large, folding map, in colours, mounted to rear pastedown. Extremities
somewhat rubbed; corners a little turned; sporadic, moderate foxing.
Good to very good condition. "The several large mines now in production
have tended lately to overshadow the numerous Occurrences of minerals in other parts
of the country which, though perhaps remote and inconspicuous, may nevertheless have
considerable present or future value. It is the purpose of this volume to place before
those interested in the mineral wealth of the Territory a concise summary of its geologic
framework and, in greater detail, some of the information which is available, but not yet
published, relating to the numerous known Occurrences of economic minerals. It is
hoped the descriptions and data on the following pages will be of practical use to
prospectors and will stimulate in others an interest in the prospector's work and the
country's resources." £50.00
NATURAL HISTORY & GARDENING
49. Adams, Jill: Wild flowers of the Northern Cape / Veldblomme van
Noord-Kaapland (Cape Town: Provincial Administration of the Cape of
Good Hope, Department of Nature and Environmental Conservation,
1976) 216 x 143 mm; limp boards; no pagination; colour illustrations of
173 species; endpaper map. Ever so slightly rubbed; trace of foxing to
endpapers. Very good condition. Bilingual text (English and Afrikaans).
"This booklet dealing with the flowers of the Northern Cape is a further
contribution towards publicising the rich and diverse flora of the Cape
Province, which is claimed to be of the order of some 8000 - 10000 species. £5.00
50.
Brett, Michael R: The Pilanesberg. Jewel of Bophuthatswana
(Sandton: Frandsen Publishers, 1989) 8vo; laminated pictorial boards;
pp. x + 140, incl. index; maps; full-colour illustrations; line drawings;
diagrams and tables. Near fine condition. The most comprehensive
book yet published on one of South Africa's foremost wildlife
conservation areas, the Pilanesberg Park located in an extinct volcanic
caldera in the Northwest Province. £10.00
51. Brown, James Ambrose: A Year in a Cottage Garden (Cape Town:
New Holland, 1997) 210 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp.
112; colour photographs; line drawings. Fine condition. "This little book
is the story of a man and a woman's love of a particular small garden
and the thoughts and musings it brings to mind over the changing
seasons. It is not a gardening manual or for specialists - far from it! It is
for the pleasure of sharing how two people feel about a much loved
creation - told in the rambling way of day-to-day jottings on the garden's
moods and its joys. The aura of a Cape cottage gives it a special charm." £6.50
52.
Burrows, J E: Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies
(Johannesburg: Frandsen Publishers, 1990) 4to; original dark green
cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xii +
359 + (iv), incl. index; detailed line drawings; distribution maps; colour
photographs. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed, with trace of foxing to
reverse side; light bump to top fore-corners; bookplate to the front
pastedown; some foxing to edges and outermost leaves. Very good
condition. "SOUTHERN AFRICAN FERNS AND FERN ALLIES is an
important new publication which represents the culmination of eighteen
years of fern collecting throughout southern Africa and into the remotest
corners of this subcontinent. It is a comprehensive work covering all 343
known species of the region and including also some of the naturalised
introduced species. The text is easily readable, scientifically correct, and
has been carefully vetted by experienced pteridologists. Every species is
illustrated with excellent colour photography and there are over 800
individual line illustrations, showing salient diagnostic characteristics and providing
extensive insight into this fascinating group of plants." £120.00
53.
Charlton-Perkins, William (text), and Roger de la Harpe
(photographs): Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park (Cape Town: Struik, 1995)
300 x 224 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 48; colour
photographs; full-page colour map.
Very good condition.
This
beautifully-illustrated booklet is still the best introduction to the natural
history and restcamps of Africa's oldest game reserve, the place where
the white rhino was saved from extinction. "The wide range of plant life
in the park gives rise to a diversity of mammals, birdlife, reptiles and
amphibians. The Big Five - lion, rhino (black and white), elephant, buffalo and leopard are all to be seen in the park, as well as a variety of other species, including cheetah,
wild dog and giraffe." £15.00
54. Fraser, Michael (text), and Liz McMahon (illustrations): Between Two
Shores. Flora and Fauna of the Cape of Good Hope (Cape Town:
David Philip, 1994) 4to; original red boards, lettered in gilt on spine;
laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 192 (including index); numerous
colour illustrations and photographs.
Dustwrapper very slightly
edgeworn; edges, endpapers and outermost leaves foxed; bottom
edges of boards rubbed; scar to rear free endpaper. Good. "Perched on the
southwestern corner of Africa, at the tip of the Cape Peninsula, the Cape of Good Hope
Nature Reserve enjoys a reputation as one of the most spectacularly beautiful and
ecologically important sanctuaries in southern Africa. … Between Two Shores describes
and illustrates the reserve's rich diversity of habitats and wildlife, from the floral riches of
the inland mountains and plateaux, to its varied coastline and the open sea.” £8.50
55.
Gardiner, Nancy: A Visitors' Guide to Gardens in South Africa
(Cape Town: Struik, 1988) Tall 12mo; laminated pictorial boards; pictorial
endpapers; pp. 137, incl. index; full-colour photographs. A little light foxing.
Very good condition. "A Visitors' Guide to Gardens in South Africa provides
brief descriptions and superb colour photographs of more than 100 gardens
that are open to the public. Botanic gardens, municipal parks, private
domestic gardens and institutional gardens - as well as selected nature
reserves, wild flower gardens and arboreta - are all included, revealing the
great diversity of the country's gardening styles and the enormous richness of the flora,
both exotic and indigenous, with which South Africa's horticulturists have created
landscapes that are a source of joy and inspiration for others." £5.00
56. Gardiner, Nancy: A Visitors' Guide to Gardens in South Africa (Cape Town: Struik,
1988) Tall 12mo; laminated pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers; pp. 137, incl. index; fullcolour photographs. Ownership inscription to front endpaper; a little light foxing. Very
good condition. £4.00
57. Hadfield, Jack: The A-Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa (Cape Town: Struik,
2001) 280 x 215 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 153, incl. index; line drawings;
colour photographs. Fine condition. "This comprehensive guide to vegetable gardening
in South Africa, written specially for the home gardener, is based on practical experience
and intimate knowledge of local growing conditions. ... The text is complemented by
colour photographs and over 200 line drawings, many of which illustrate the more
important or unusual cultural practices described by the author. Whether your garden is
a smallholding or a townhouse patio, The A-Z of Vegetable Gardening in South Africa is
an essential handbook containing everything you need to know for the successful
production of your own top-quality vegetables throughout the year." £10.00
58.
Kirsten, Keith: Keith Kirsten's Blooming Tips. Handy
gardening advice from A to Z (Cape Town: Struik, 2003) 190 x 160
mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 103 + (i), incl. index;
illustrations. Small pen mark to title page, otherwise fine. "If you've
ever needed quick simple advice on how to sow and select garden
plants, prune roses best, mow the lawn most easily, eliminate those
pests and weeds and wow the neighbours with your cut flowers and
veggies, Blooming Tips comes to the rescue. For those of you who
always suspected there had to be a simpler way, this little handbook is packed with costcutting ideas and time-saving tips ... " £5.00
59. Moon, Brenda E.: A Vision of Eden. The Life and Work of Marianne North (Exeter:
Webb & Bower, 1980) 4to; original brown boards, lettered in gilt on
spine, and with gilt pitcher plant device to upper board; laminated
pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 240, incl. index; lavishly
illustrated with full-colour reproductions of the artist's paintings, some
photographs, and scenes of Marianne North at work. Some foxing to
edges, endpapers and outermost leaves. Very good condition. A
beautiful book. "Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian
lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to
make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world. The story of her
travels to every continent in the world, often alone and enduring hardships and dangers
in conditions so primitive as to be outside the experience of the modern generation, is
told in this abridged version of her travel memoirs and autobiography, first published in
1893 under the title Recollections of a Happy Life. The results of her wanderings were
her astonishing collection of over 800 paintings, now housed in the Marianne North
Gallery at Kew, and this is the first time that they have been reproduced in book form."
£5.00
60.
Mountain, Alan: Paradise under Pressure. St Lucia. Kosi Bay.
Sodwana. Lake Sibaya. Maputaland (Johannesburg: Southern, 1990)
8vo; original boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers;
pp. (x) + 149, incl. index; map; full-colour photographic plates. Trace of
curl to dustwrapper's top edge; slight foxing to edges and reverse of
dustwrapper.
Very good condition.
"Maputaland stands at the
crossroads. Its unspoilt golden beaches have witnessed the ancient
annual ritual of turtle breeding since time immemorial. It has pristine
estuaries and unpolluted lake systems, beautiful natural forests and diverse natural
resources. To the tourist it offers the excitement of game fishing and deep-sea diving in
a tropical wonderland, well-stocked game reserves and a variety of birdlife that is
unequalled in South Africa. It has a timelessness that makes it a part of ancient Africa,
when man lived in greater harmony with his environment. ... Paradise under Pressure
portrays this magnificent region as it is today. It not only describes the area's natural
beauty and diverse fauna and flora, but also raises the important issues of poverty and
rural degradation that make beauty and conservation secondary issues in the daily fight
for survival. It is a stimulating and thought-provoking book that has immense relevance
for conservation in developing countries." £7.50
61. Pienaar, Kristo: Plant Inheems (Cape Town: Struik, 1985) 4to; laminated pictorial
boards; pp. 128, incl. index; colour photographs. Afrikaans text. Boards quite rubbed;
archival tape reinforcing to tail of spine; somewhat foxed; earlier owner's original
purchase invoice mounted to rear pastedown. Good. "Plant Inheems is professor Kristo
Pienaar se keur uit ons inheemse planterykdom en is geïnspireer deur sy gewilde TVpraatjies 'Plant Inheems'. Dit sal elke tuinier aanspoor om nader aan eie bodem te kom
en met die oorvloed van inheemse plante te eksperimenteer, al is sy tuin dan nou ook
hoe 'ongepas'. Plant Inheems bevat 236 plantgenera - jaarplante, meerjariges, struike,
bome en klimplante - endemies in Suid-Afrika, en saam met die aanbevole soorte word
meer as 'n duisend plante bespreek. Die duidelike volkleurfoto's by elke plant sal
identifisering maklik maak en die teks lig die uitstaande kenmerke toe, gee daarna 'n
beskrywing van die plant en besonderhede oor sy kweking, versorging en voortplanting."
£12.50
62. Rattray, Gillian: The Springing of the Year. A South African Country Diary
(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1980) 4to; original cream boards, lettered in green on
spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 205; profusely
illustrated with charming watercolour sketches. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn; some
tape scars and trace of fishmothing to endpapers; gift inscription to front free endpaper;
some foxing to top edge. Good to very good condition. "In north-eastern Natal, where
the land is still largely uncultivated wilderness, lies West Kirby, the farm which hsa
become a haven for the Rattray family. Over the years, Gillian Rattray has recorded
their experiences on the farm and has condensed them into this chronicle, sharing the
many facets of this fascinating virgin land. ... An integral part of the immensely
entertaining text are Gillian Rattray's delicate and detailed watercolour paintings of the
flora and fauna of the area. Each page overflows with a colourful reflection of the
passing of the seasons as butterflies, birds, flowers, insects and grasses are brought to
life." £15.00
63. Roberts, Margaret (author), and Joan van Gogh (illustrator): Margaret Roberts' Book of
Herbs. The medicinal and culinary uses of herbs in South Africa (Johannesburg:
Jonathan Ball, 1986) 4to; original cream boards, lettered in dark green to spine; pictorial
dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + 159, incl. index; line drawings and full-colour artwork.
Dustwrapper sunned to spine panel, somewhat rubbed and edgeworn; edges of boards
a little sunned and rubbed; earlier owner's penned name, with bookplate, to front free
endpaper; some foxing, especially to reverse of dustwrapper. Good condition. "The
reader will be enchanted and amazed to discover the many and varied uses of plants
such as sorrel and tumbleweed, dandelions or wisteria, while even the most common
'weed' growing unnoticed in the corner of the garden may be a sure cure for inflamed
eyes or a bad chest cold. ... There is an easy reference herb and ailment chart at the
back of the book. For example, should you be suffering from rheumatism, severe
bronchitis, nausea or painful corns, the chart will immediately point to the most effective
remedy. Joan van Gogh's full colour illustrations are exquisitely detailed and botanically
accurate to ensure instant identification of each herb and plant described in the book.
Not only is MARGARET ROBERTS' BOOK OF HERBS a practical handbook, it is also
highly entertaining, and an attractive addition to any bookshelf." £10.00
64. Trendler, Roy, and Lex Hes: Attracting Birds to your Garden in Southern Africa
(Cape Town: Struik, 2000) 280 x 214 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 208, incl.
index; lavishly illustrated in full colour; distribution maps. Near fine condition. "A
practical and informative guide to attracting birds to your garden and encouraging them
to take up residence. More than 400 full-colour photographs, a wealth of valuable
information and sound advice on: Planning and planting your garden for birds; Attracting
birds to feed in your garden; Creating a pond and garden wetland; Providing natural and
artificial nesting sites; Identifying the most common garden birds. An indispensable
handbook for anyone with an interest in gardening or birds, Attracting Birds to your
Garden in Southern Africa will impel you to reconsider your present gardening strategy
and inspire you to devise a new garden plan that provides for and encourages birds."
£10.00
65.
van Gogh, Joan, and John Anderson: Trees & Shrubs of the
Witwatersrand, Magaliesberg & Pilanesberg (Cape Town: Struik,
1988) Folio; original pale boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp.
112, incl. index; full-page colour leaf and fruit illustrations; line drawings
illustrating growth form; distribution maps and habitat diagrams.
Dustwrapper and top edges of boards very slightly rubbed; trace of
foxing. Very good condition. "In this book, artist Joan van Gogh
illustrates the magnificent trees and shrubs of the Witwatersrand,
Magaliesberg and Pilanesberg - a highly populated area, long-neglected by botanical
writers, yet surprisingly rich in its indigenous tree life. The 150 vivid and accurate colour
paintings are supplemented by field data, carefully compiled over the past fifteen years
by Joan van Gogh and leading palaeobotanist, Dr John Anderson of the Botanical
Research Institute. The text covers the characteristic features of the bark, leaves, fruit
and flowers of each of the 159 indigenous species known to occur in the area. The
accounts include distribution and habitat maps; habit sketches; an indication of the
plant's height and items of general interest." £7.50
66.
Maclean, Gordon & Cherie (text), with Heinrich,
Philip & Ingrid van den Berg (photography): Southern
Africa's
Beautiful
Deserts.
The
Big
Picture
(Pietermaritzburg: HPH Publishing, 2005) Collectors'
Edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by all five
authors. 4to; brown half morocco with marbled boards;
spine tooled in compartments, with gilt-on-green lettering
piece to second compartment; cloth-sided slipcase, with
marbled edges and pictorial onlay to centre of upper board; pp. 208; lavishly illustrated in
full colour with the Van den Bergs' celebrated photographs; map. Fine condition. A
remarkable production, the collectors' edition produced to
the very highest standards of craftsmanship. "Life on
Earth cannot exist without water, yet deserts abound with
life. An astonishing diversity of animals and plants have
evolved extraordinary and often bizarre ways of surviving
in the desert. Where rainfall is scarce and erratic, these
organisms cannot always rely on it for biological events,
such as breeding, and have had to adapt in other ways.
The region designated in this book as 'desert' includes
the Namib, the Succulent Karoo, the Nama Karoo and the Arid Savanna. The lastmentioned is also called the Kalahari and is the more arid part of southern African
savanna, covering about 46% of southern Africa." £150.00
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY
67.
Alexander, Neville: Robben Island Dossier 1964-1974 (Cape
Town: UCT Press, 1994) 205 x 144 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 113. A
little underlining noted (p. 38). Very good condition. 'Neville Alexander's
Dossier was originally written as a report to various international
organisations to highlight the harsh and inhumane conditions on Robben
Island at the time of his incarceration. It captures the essence of "that
very special prison" that housed so many of the men who shaped the
Liberation Struggle. Published twenty years after Alexander's release
from Robben Island, it is a stark reminder of the grim days of retribution during
apartheid's darkest period.' £20.00
68. Boucher, Maurice: Spes in Arduis. A history of the University of South Africa
(Pretoria: University of South Africa, 1973) 8vo; original brown boards, lettered in white
on spine; dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 407, incl. index; numerous
photographs; colour illustrations of coats-of-arms. Dustwrapper slightly
edgeworn and foxed, with trace of fishmothing; slight bump to bottom
fore-corners; gift inscription to fly-leaf; occasional fox spot. Very good
condition. "The University of South Africa has compiled this record of its
history as part of its centenary celebrations. It is really more than just its
own history. The University of South Africa, formerly the University of the
Cape of Good Hope, is the oldest degree-conferring institution in the
Republic and until 1918 was in fact our only university. Its early history is
thus to a great extent the history of higher education in South Africa as a whole. It will
not therefore surprise the reader if the first chapters of this account reflect a wider view
of educational developments than those which follow. On the other hand it must be
remembered that as a modern university with a unique method of teaching the University
of South Africa is of very recent date. For that reason considerable emphasis has been
placed upon the rapid expansion of facilities in the last few decades." £6.50
69.
Coetzee, J. J.: Handbook on Union Statute Laws and
Specimen Indictments for Guidance of Members of the South
African Police (Pretoria: [printed by] Afrikaanse Pers, [1932]) 8vo;
original blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pp. (viii) +
917. Boards somewhat bumped and worn, with some fishmothing to
cloth; ownership inscription of earlier owner (a Constable T C Goosen
based in Bathurst, Eastern Cape) to front free endpaper and fore-edge;
sporadic, moderate foxing. Good condition. Uncommon: Besides South
African libraries holding this title, OCLC locates only the British Library copy. Useful
publication intended for members of the South African Police Force employed at remote
outposts, dealing with matters as wide-ranging as laws on explosives to the possession
of liquor by Africans, including such brews as Skokiaan, Qediviki, Hopana, Isityimiyana,
Uhali, and so forth. "This book has been compiled in order to assist and to place within
the reach of members of the Force some facility of reference to the many Statutory
Enactments against which contraventions are of frequent occurrence. ... The book
includes all those Statutes as set out in the syllabus for Police Promotion Examinations.
The specimen indictments will no doubt be of great assistance to those members of the
Force acting as Public Prosecutors." £35.00
70. Coetzer, Piet: Allan Hendrickse, Verhoorafwagtende (Alberton:
Librarius Felicitas, 1984) 174 x 112 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp.
206; some photographs and facsimiles. Light browning to edges. Very
good condition. Afrikaans text. "In 1984 is Allan Hendrickse weer eens 'n
verhoorafwagtende, maar hierdie keer nie agter tralies nie. Nou word hy
geoordeel in die felle lig van die openbare politiek. Van sy voormalige
party- en bondgenote het hom reeds geoordeel. Soos in 1976 veroordeel
sommige van dié selfaangestelde politieke regters hom nou ook sonder
dat hy geleentheid het om homself te verdedig. Hulle is nie bereid om te vra of te luister
waarheen Allan Hendrickse onder die nuwe bedeling op pad is nie. Hulle is ook nie
bereid om hom 'n geleentheid te bied om te toon waartoe hy in staat is nie. Ook word
hy, byvoorbaat, saam met dié wat hom wel 'n geleentheid wil gun om uiteindelik 'n
menswaardige bestaan en volwaardige bydrae tot die politieke lewe en die toekoms van
Suid-Afrika te maak, veroordeel. Uit regste kringe word hy steeds van radikalisme, en
ondergrawing van Blanke-'heiligdomme' beskuldig. Sommige het reeds 'n etiket om sy
nek gehang: brandpunt van die magte wat die 'ondergang' van die Blanke wil
bewerkstellig." £15.00
71.
Hutton, Barbara: Robben Island - Symbol of Resistance
(Johannesburg: SACHED Books / Cape Town: Mayibuye Books, 1994)
247 x 183 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 87; liberally illustrated. Very good
condition. "Robben Island has a unique place in South Africa's history.
For more than four centuries it has been a place of banishment, exile
and imprisonment. Since the 1960s the island has become an
international symbol: of the brutality of apartheid on the one hand, and
of human dignity and the struggle for political freedom on the other.
Written in a lively and easy-to-read style with lots of photographs and illustrations,
Robben Island - Symbol of Resistance traces the fascinating and varied history of
Robben Island." £10.00
72. Leach, Graham: South Africa. No easy path to peace (Johannesburg:
Century Hutchinson, 1986) 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on
spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxi + (i) + 266, incl. index;
plates; maps. Dustwrapper sunned on spine panel, a bit foxed and
edgeworn, with archival tape repair of tear to top edge; earlier owner's
name scribbled over on front free endpaper; light foxing to endpapers.
Good condition. "South Africa combines lively reporting from the front line with an
explanation of some of the history of this troubled land, and also assesses future political
and social trends. It looks at the chances for a hopeful outcome to South Africa's
problems, if only because - as the South African writer Alan Paton puts it - 'One has to
be optimistic, because to be pessimistic about South Africa does not bear thinking
about.'" £7.50
73. Marais, David: Europeans Only. A Collection of Cartoons (Cape Town: Jan Botha
Publishers, 1960) 137 x 213 mm; pictorial wrappers;
unpaginated (but pp. 128); full-page cartoon illustrations,
with captions. Wrappers slightly rubbed; crease to top
fore-corner of upper cover; moderate foxing. Good
condition. "In a country where politics have assumed
the role of a major industry there is a special need for
politicians to develop an ability to laugh at themselves.
... Marais ... has a natural and superb gift for cutting
through pomposity and getting down to the crux of the matter." - From the Foreword, by
Harry Lawrence, M.P. £20.00
74. Omar, Ismail: Reform in Crisis. Why the Tricameral Parliamentary System has failed
(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1988) 209 x 137 mm;
laminated wrappers; pp. v + (i) + 113. Very good condition. "In
particular, his balanced account of the strength and weaknesses of
opposition groups such as the ANC and UDF brings a dimension into the
political debate which is often completely ignored. His urgent call for a
total transformation of the existing constitutional dispensation and a
drastic overhaul of the government reform measures is both timely and
extremely compelling." - Marinus Wiechers, Professor of Constitutional
Law, UNISA £7.50
75. Park, Yoon Jung: A Matter of Honour. Being Chinese in South Africa (Johannesburg:
Jacana, 2008) 234 x 154 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. x + 220,
incl. index; plates, incl. full colour. Slight crease to bottom fore-corner of
upper cover. Very good condition. "Throughout much of the history of
this most race-conscious country, the South African Chinese community
has been ignored or neglected, and during apartheid were officially
classed along with Coloureds (people of mixed race) or with Indians in
that particularly South African category of Asiatic. More recently, as
China's aid, trade and investment in Africa grow and large numbers of
new Chinese immigrants stream into South Africa and other African
states, Chinese South Africans are beginning to receive both media and scholarly
attention. For this reason, it is timely to focus on the only resident community of Chinese
on the continent." £12.50
76.
Pogrund, Benjamin: Sobukwe and Apartheid (Johannesburg:
Jonathan Ball, 1990) 233 x 155 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (x)
+ 406, incl. index; plates. Edges a little foxed, occasional fox spot
elsewhere. Very good condition. "Thirty years ago, Robert Mangaliso
Sobukwe led a mass defiance of the pass laws of South Africa. He
persuaded blacks to present themselves at police stations and demand
arrest. A determinedly non-violent protest turned to tragedy when police
opened fire on a crowd, killing 69. It was 21 March 1960 at Sharpeville
and Sobukwe's last day of liberty. The protest was a turning point: Afrikaner rule
stiffened and black resistance went underground. International opinion hardened against
apartheid. Sobukwe, leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress, was jailed for three years
for incitement. At the end of his sentence the Government, so fearful of his power,
influence and intellect, rushed through the 'Sobukwe Clause' to keep him in jail, year by
year. For the next six years Sobukwe was kept in near solitary confinement on Robben
Island, rejecting any compromise with white authority. After nine years in jail Sobukwe
was released into banishment and house arrest in the small town of Kimberley. He died
there nine years later, in February 1978. This book is the story of a remarkable man. It
is also the story of the friendship between Robert Sobukwe and Benjamin Pogrund
whose joint experience and passionate debates chart the course of a tyrannous regime
and the development of concerted black resistance." £15.00
77.
Pollak, Joel B.: The Kasrils Affair. Jews and Minority Politics in
Post-Apartheid South Africa (Cape Town: Juta, 2009) 210 x 138 mm;
laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. x + 198, incl. index. Very good
condition. "In 2001, on the heels of the disastrous Durban racism
conference and the terror attacks of 11 September 2001 in the United
States, South African cabinet minister Ronnie Kasrils launched a
declaration calling on South Africans of Jewish descent to protest against
Israeli policies towards the Palestinians. In so doing, he launched a
furious debate within the Jewish community. The debate caused the leadership of the
Jewish community to shift its political strategy, from the politics of open debate towards
the politics of influence. The Jewish experience resembled that of other minorities and
interest groups whose leaders came to be seen as 'representing government in their
respective communities rather than the community addressing themselves to
government', in the words of historian Hermann Giliomee." £15.00
78. Shain, Milton: The Roots of Antisemitism in South Africa
(Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1994) 228 x 152 mm;
laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. x + (ii) 203, incl. index; caricatures.
Slight crease to top fore-corner of lower cover. Very good condition.
"Although South Africa is universally regarded as a metaphor for racism
and bigotry, there has been surprisingly little scholarly focus on
antisemitism in that society. Historians of South African Jewry have
depicted antisemitism in the 1930s and early 1940s as essentially an
alien phenomenon, a product of Nazi propaganda at a time of great social and economic
trauma. Milton Shain argues that antisemitism was an important element of South
African society long before 1930. Using previously unmined sources, such as novels,
plays, caricatures, and even jokes, he demonstrates that the roots of the anti-Jewish
outbursts of the 1930s and early 1940s are to be found in a widely shared negative
stereotype of the Jew that had evolved from the late nineteenth century." £10.00
79.
Willan, Brian: Sol Plaatje. A Biography (Johannesburg: Ravan
Press, 1984) 233 x 155 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xi + (i) +
436, incl. index; map; plates. Spine sunned and wrappers very slightly
so; corners of wrappers slightly curled; trace of foxing. Good condition.
"Author, journalist, political spokesman and leader of his people Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was one of the most gifted and versatile men
of his generation. He devoted his many talents to one overriding cause:
the struggle of the African people against injustice and dispossession in
the years that saw South Africa transformed from a colonial backwater into an industrial
state. He is best known today as the author of two books: Native Life in South Africa, a
scathing indictment of the Natives' Land Act of 1913, one of the most far-reaching pieces
of legislation in South African history; and Mhudi, the first novel in English to be written
by a black South African. This extensively illustrated biography tells the story of Plaatje's
remarkable life for the first time. The early years - his childhood on a German mission
station in the Cape Colony of the 1880s and '90s, his first job as a messenger with the
Post Office in the diamond town of Kimberley - culminate in his work as a court
interpreter for the British military authorities at the famous siege of Mafeking. As the new
century began, the political struggle came to dominate Plaatje's life. He was the first
secretary of the African National Congress. Political campaigning took him to Britain
where he met Lloyd George, and to the United States, where he met black leaders like
Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois. He spent the last years of his life in South Africa,
devoting himself to the preservation of the Tswana language and literature." £15.00
SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE
80.
Beeton, Ridley: Facets of Olive Schreiner (Johannesburg: Ad.
Donker, 1987) 200 x 130 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 304. Wrappers
foxed and very slightly curled; foxing to edges and outermost leaves.
Good condition. "Olive Schreiner always had an effect on people - no-one
who encountered her was afterwards neutral about her. She was adored
or thoroughly loathed. In this collection of letters, diaries and other
manuscript sources, Ridley Beeton integrates her warmth and arrogance,
her anger and love, her brilliance and contrariness into a comprehensive
portrait of Olive Schreiner the woman and writer.
The emotional/intellectual
entanglements with Karl Pearson, Edward Carpenter and Havelock Ellis are extensively
covered. The facets presented are based on primary sources held at research centres,
and are linked by notes which give further information about the people who influenced
her, or under whose guidance she worked." £22.50
81.
Campbell, Roy, with William Plomer and Laurens van der Post
(editors): Voorslag. A Magazine of South African Life and Art.
Facsimile Reprint of Numbers 1, 2 and 3 (1926) (Pietermaritzburg:
University of Natal Press / Durban: Killie Campbell Africana Library,
1985) With an Introduction and Notes by Colin Gardner and Michael
Chapman. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial
dustwrapper; pp. x + 26 + (ii) + 64, (ii) + 68, (ii) + 60 + (x), [27-84], incl.
index; some monochrome illustrations. Dustwrapper somewhat rubbed,
and a little edgeworn; some spotting to edges and endpapers, occasional fox spot
elsewhere. Very good condition. "The literary journal Voorslag was produced in mid1926, near Durban, by the then youthful Roy Campbell, William Plomer and Laurens van
der Post, all of whom were subsequently to establish themselves among South Africa's
most prominent writers. Disagreements between Campbell and the sponsors of
Voorslag soon led to the resignation of the young authors; but not before the first three
issues, under their editorship, had provoked immediate controversy in artistic and
journalistic circles. ... As Colin Gardner and Michael Chapman say in their introductory
essay: 'Voorslag had the courage to enter the realms of serious and probing questioning
on matters of art, human feeling and society. It is the substance, temper and tone of its
involvement which this facsimile edition seeks to convey and re-create for present-day
readers and students of South African literature.'" £20.00
82. Merrington, Peter: Zebra Crossings. Tales from the shaman's record (Johannesburg:
Jacana, 2008) 234 x 154 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (vi) + 154.
Very good condition. "Cross Alexander McCall Smith with Philip Pullman
and a hefty dose of Zakes Mda and you could get a sense of what
travelling in Merrington's South Africa is like. Follow the exploits of the
sangoma Malibongwe Ngingingini as he moves through the light and dark
realms of consciousness with his beloved apprentice Anna. Their task is
to heal, which they do in ever more inventive forms as they travel the
highways and byways of South Africa and further afield. You won't be left
untouched." £7.50
83.
Wilhelm, Peter: The State We're In (Johannesburg: Ravan Press,
1999) 220 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (vi) + 154.
Slightest curl to bottom fore-corners; trace of foxing to fore-edge. Very
good condition. "Launched upon unsuspecting readers in April 1997,
Peter Wilhelm's acutely satirical column in the Financial Mail looks at a
world turned inside-out and upside-down. It does so with brevity, wit,
erudition, surrealism and force. ... We learn of the joys of the Cape's
slivovitz industry; of the sock-eating habits of dogs; and of the necessity
of lies to the social order." £5.00
84. Williams, Michael: Who killed Jimmy Valentine? (Cape Town: Oxford
University Press, 2008) 210 x 136 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp.
163. Wrappers very slightly creased. Very good condition. "When the
body of a young musician is found on the top of an abandoned taxi, it
appears that he is the latest victim of the taxi war. The murder provokes
outrage from the local community, for whom Jimmy Valentine was a
symbol of hope. The task of solving the case falls to Jake Mulligan, a new
recruit to the Cape Town Murder and Robbery Unit. As his investigation
progresses, Jake enlists the help of a journalist, Kate Edwards. Together they find out
that there's more to the case than meets the eye. Could Jimmy's girlfriend have the
answer?" £7.50
SPORT
85.
Adamson, Steve: The Complete A to Z of Scarborough
Football Club (Scarborough: Scarborough FC Supporters Club, 2004)
206 x 145 mm; pictorial wrappers; unpaginated (but pp. 129);
photographs of teams, games, players and programmes, some of which
in colour. Very good condition. Uncommon. Scarborough Football
Club, which enjoyed a period in the Football League between the late
1980s and late 1990s, was dissolved within a few years of the
publication of this book, produced to coincide with the club's 125th
Anniversary Season. A new club, Scarborough Athletic, which plays in the eighth tier of
English football and retains the Seagull badge of Scarborough FC, continues the
tradition. £25.00
86. Hill, Alan: Herbert Sutcliffe. Cricket Maestro (London: Simon & Schuster, 1991) 8vo;
original maroon boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial
dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 280, incl. index; photographs. A little foxing to
edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "A national
hero in his playing days, Herbert Sutcliffe belongs to the select band of all
time cricketing greats. This first full-length biography of the Yorkshire and
England batsman charts his extraordinary transformation from cobbler's
apprentice to urbane gentleman, and one of the coolest , most
determined and technically accomplished practitioners the game has ever
known. ... This vivid and authentic portrait of one of the all-time cricketing greats is
enhanced by many unpublished photographs and a full statistical record of Sutcliffe's
career." £6.50
87. Mackie, Traci: Feel It Forever. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Nelson Mandela
Bay (Port Elizabeth: Yithethe maAfrika, 2011) Oblong 4to; laminated pictorial boards;
laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 144; full-colour photographs; corresponding DVD in
sleeve mounted to front pastedown. Fine condition. "This book on the 2010 FIFA World
Cup South Africa in Nelson Mandela Bay is presented with a sense of nostalgia. It is an
attempt to keep the memory alive of what transpired
leading up to and during the event in our city. The
magnitude, complexity and intricacies of being one
of the host cities to the biggest , most popular,
single sporting event in the world, was only really
comprehended and understood by those in the
engine room. Eight games were played in Nelson
Mandela Bay. Sixty-four matches were broadcast
worldwide over 31 days ... and Nelson Mandela Bay
was part of it." £35.00
88. Partridge, Ted: A Life in Rugby (Johannesburg: Southern, 1991) 8vo; original pale blue
boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xiii + (i) + 161;
plates. Lamination lifting very slightly to top edge of dustwrapper. Very good condition.
'Danie Craven is one of the few men the world of rugby can truly call a
living legend. As President of the South African Rugby Board he has
guided the fortunes of South African rugby for the past 35 years, and his
influence on the international board has made his a name to be reckoned
with all over the world. When, in 1956, he found himself elevated from
the floor of the SARB to be its leader, "Doc", as he is affectionately
known, decided that to lead the game honestly he was going to conduct
himself with great strength and dedication. He has not failed in the credo
he set himself and today he is still unchallenged as the game's great thinker and
originator of most of its innovative law changes.' £10.00
89. Terblanche, Stan, and Gerhard Burger: Crusader Rugby Club
1887 - 2012 (Port Elizabeth: Crusader Rugby Club, 2012)
Signed by the authors on the title page. 4to; original red rexine,
lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; onlay of club crest in
relief to upper board; pictorial endpapers; pp. 160; profusely
illustrated with pictures of players, administrators and teams,
and of the Crusader ground, which hosted test matches.
Loosely inserted is a numbered ticket/programme for the Club's
Anniversary Dinner.
Near fine condition.
Exceedingly
uncommon, attractive limited-edition publication produced to
mark the 125th anniversary of the Crusader Rugby Club, which
has produced at least thirty Springbok players down through the
years, besides those - such as England's Mike Catt - who went
on to represent other countries. £50.00
90.
van Rensburg, Frikkie, and Herman le Roux: Vrystaaat! 100 jaar
van hardlooprugby. Die ontstaan en geskiedenis van Vrystaatse
rugby 1895 - 1995 (Bloemfontein: Sponsored publication, 1995) 4to;
pictorial boards; pp. 822; liberally illustrated in monochrome and full
colour; advertisements. Boards a little rubbed; binding a touch slack.
Very good condition. Afrikaans text. Monumental centenary history of
the Free State Rugby Union, whose players have, as supporters of the
Cheetahs can attest, always been renowned for the running rugby
alluded to in the title. £50.00
WORLD TRAVEL
91. Reid, Anthony (compiler): Witnesses to Sumatra. A Travellers' Anthology (Kuala
Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1995) 196 x 124 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp.
xiii + (i) + 314; map; monochrome illustrations. Fine condition. "Sumatra was a great
island of mystery to travellers. The first South-East Asian landfall of
sailors from the West since Roman times, it was called 'Gold Land' before
Java and the other Indonesian islands had become known outside eastern
Asia. Even if nobody in Europe believed Marco Polo's account of peopleeaters he encountered there, he revealed the wonders of the island before
any other part of the region. Yet, while Sumatra's coasts exported pepper,
gold, and camphor to the world, its heart remained a secret, peopled by
savage cannibals or by glittering empires, depending on the point of view.
Each time an intrepid European travelled over the mountains to the highland plateaus of
the Batak and Minangkabau, he believed he was discovering a Shangri-La of unknown
civilization. This volume presents the most dramatic accounts of adventurers of many
lands. Taken together, they represent an unprecedented journey through Sumatran
history through the eyes of outsiders who were often the sole recorders of the island's
upheavals." £15.00
92. Thorlichen, Gustavo: La República Argentina (Buenos Aires: Nuestro Pabellón, 1958)
Small 4to; original dark brown-and-white natural cowhide; nylon
endpapers; pp. 104 + (vi), incl. index; evocative monochrome
photographs with commentary, captions and prologue by Jorge Luis
Borges in Spanish, German, French and English. A little wear to
cover; discreet archival tape reinforcing to upper hinge; occasional
small fox spot. Good condition. "The picturesque is the exception
in this country and we as Argentine do not feel it. Hence the
difficulty of grasping in a limited series of images these farouche
and almost abstract realities, hence the singularity of the achievement which Thorlichen
has brought off with clarity, fervour and good luck." - Jorge Luis Borges £15.00