COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
1.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY 1921 – 1926, London,
The Oriental and Ceramic Society, 1962; and another reprint of the same, 1921 – 1926, only 120 copies printed,
cloth, 4to, b and w illustrations.
R150/300
2.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY, 1934 – 1935, London,
The Shenral Press, 1936, cloth, 4to, b and w illustrations, only 250 copies printed.
R150/300
3.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY, vols. 23, 25, 26 and
27, 1929, soft covered exhibition booklet, London, Oriental and Ceramic Society, 1945 – 1955, 8 books, cloth,
4to, b and w illustrations – some foxing to prelim pages and edges of pages when closed.
R150/200
4.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY, vols. 30 – 39, London,
Oriental and Ceramic Society, 1958 – 1973, cloth, 4to, b and w illustrations, (11 books), incl. a society soft cover
publication – foxing to edges of some volumes when closed.
R300/500
5.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY, vols. 40 – 49 plus a
society hardcover lecture book, London, Oriental and Ceramic Society, 1973 – 1986, 2 softback and the rest in
cloth, eight of the volumes have pictorial dust jackets, 4to, b and w illustrations, (11 books), and 6 society
booklets.
R300/500
6.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY, vols. 50 – 59, two of
vol. 57, London, Oriental and Ceramic Society, 1987 – 1996, cloth, six with dust jackets, 4to, b and w
illustrations, (11 books), pages to volume 55 are creased.
R250/450
7.
VARIOUS – TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL AND CERAMIC SOCIETY, vols. 60 – 64, London,
Oriental and Ceramic Society, 1997 – 2001, cloth, 4to, b, w and col. Illustrations, (5 books).
R150/200
8.
STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER – UNCLE TOM´S CABIN, two volumes in one, Leipsig, Bern Tauchnitz,
Jun. 1852, half leather with marbled boards, small 8vo.
R700/1200
9.
DE FOE, D. – HISTORY OF THE PLAGUE, London, J.F. Dove, circa 1850, full leather, 11x6.5cm., full
decorated leather, rubbing to leather in a few places, tight binding, marbled end papers.
R150/300
10.
KENCH, JOHN – COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, Struik, 1st edition, pictorial
laminated boards, 4to, b,w and col illustrations.
R80/120
11.
COLVIN, I.D. – THE CAPE OF ADVENTURE, Cape Town, Maskew Miller, 1916, cloth with wear, internal
hinge split, b, w and col. Illustrations, large 8vo, fep lacking, desirable in this larger format.
R60/120
12.
LEVINE, ELIAS – THE COINAGE AND COUNTERFEITS OF THE Z.A.R., Cape Town, Purnell, 1974,
1st edition, deluxe collector´s edition, no. 12 of 100 copies, signed by the author with a note from the author, fep
to Dennis Godfrey, the African specialist, full leather, mint condition, dust jacket with wear.
R700/1500
13.
MACCURDY, E. (editor) – THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, 2 vols plus matching volume
entitled “The Drawings f Leonardo Da Vinci”, compiled by A.E. Popham, London, The Reprint Society, 1952,
cloth, in original transparent covers, 8vo, b and w illustrations, (3 books).
R80/150
14.
VAUGHAN, ROBERT – MILTON´S PARADISE LOST, London, Cassell, Potter and Galpin, circa 1882,
profusely illustrated by Gustave Dore, full highly decorated cover with banded spine, full leather, marbled end
pages, internal hinge split, water stain to top of pages, large heavy 4to volume.
R400/1000
15.
POYNTON, R.J. – THE EUCALYPTS, vol 2 in the Tree Planting in Southern Africa Series, Pretoria,
Department of Forestry, 1979, large heavy and thick 4to., b and w illustrations, mint dust jacket, signed by the
author.
R300/500
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
16.
DARBY, E. and SMITH, N. – THE CULT OF THE PRINCE CONSORT, Newhaven and London, Yale
University Press, 1983, 4to, b, w and col illustrations, in a good dust jacket, and another of related interest;
NASH, ROY – BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE, dust jacket, 4to, 1980. R50/120
17.
KIRBY, PERCIVAL R. – SIR ANDREW SMITH, HIS LIFE AND LETTERS, Cape Town, Balkema, 1965,
1st edition, cloth, dust jacket with a few tears, 8vo, foxing to end papers.
R200/450
18.
FOWLER, F.G. AND H.W. – THE POCKET OXFORD DICTIONARY OF CURRENT ENGLISH,
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1996, revised edition, and THE OXFORD THESAURUS IN CLEAR A – Z FORM,
paper back.
R50/100
19.
DE VOS, WILLA – ENDANGERED FAUNA, 6TH DEFINITIVE STAMP SERIES OF SOUTH AFRICA,
Pretoria, Endangered Fauna, 1993, 1st edition, 4to, b, w and colour illustrations, numbered 1290, in mint
condition.
R90/150
20.
MACMILLAN, HAROLD – WAR DIARIES, THE MEDITERANNEAN 1943 – 1945, London, MacMillan,
1984, 1st edition, large 8vo in mint dust jacket, signed by Harold MacMillan on title page, with presentation
message and compliment slip of the Earl of Stockton, and another of military interest WHITE, DR. T – THE
MAKING OF THE SAS, dust jacket, 1994.
R300/500
21.
PARKIN, KATE (editor) – MANDELA, THE AUTHORISED PORTRAIT, Johannesburg, Wild Dog Press,
2006, 4to, hard back, dust jacket.
R150/300
22.
BAILLIE, G.H. AND LOOMES, B. – WATCHMAKERS AND CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD,
London, NAG Press, 1992 and 1996, reprint, laminated boards, 8vo, and two others on clocks and clock making,
all in mint condition.
R100/200
23.
THOMPSON, FLORA – THE ILLUSTRATED LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD, London, Century
Publishing Co., 1983, cloth with laid down colour illustrations, col illustrations, 4to, decorative book in excellent
condition, inscription.
R150/300
24.
THE ANTIQUE REFERENCE COLLECTION; KNOWLES, ERIC – MILLERS ART NOUVEAU AND
ART DECO BUYER´S GUIDE, dust jacket, 2001; MILLERS POCKET ANTIQUES FACT FILE, signed by
Judith Miller, 1993; MILLERS ANTIQUES CHECKLIST ART DECO, dust jacket, 1991; MILLERS
ANTIQUES CHECKLIST ART NOUVEAU, dust jacket, 1992; MILLERS ANTIQUES CHECKLIST
VICTORIANA, dust jacket, 199; SPARKS, J. – CHINESE WORKS OF ART, no date, soft back;
CHURCHILL, A. – EXHIBITION CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVED GLASS, 1957, soft back; SCHRIJVER –
GLASS AND CRYSTAL vol 1, pictorial card, 1962; KITSON, M. – THE AGE OF BAROQUE, dust jacket,
1966; CHRISTIES – THE VUNG TAU CARGO, CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, soft back, 1992; A
COLLECTOR´S GUIDE TO ANTIQUES and 5 other books. (18)
R300/500
25.
OLIVER, ANTHONY – THE VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE, A GUIDE FOR
COLLECTORS, London, Heineman, 1971, 1st edition, 8vo, dust jacket, signed by the author.
R200/400
26.
GODDEN, G.A. – THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LOWESTOFT PORCELAIN, London, Herbert
Jenkins, 1969, 1st edition, 8vo, b and w illustrations, little wear to cover.
R80/150
27.
SCHOLTZ, C.H. AND HOLM, E. – INSECTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Durban, Butterworths, revised
reprint 1986, 4to, good dust jacket, b and w illustrations.
R450/650
28.
ARKIN, MARCUS – ONE PEOPLE, ONE DESTINY, Hillcrest Natal, Owen Burgess Publishers, 8vo,
laminated pictorial covers, b and w illustrations.
R60/120
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
29.
BARAITSER, M. AND OBERHOLZER, A. – CAPE COUNTRY FURNITURE, second edition, poor dust
jacket, Cape Town, Struik, 1982, 4to, b, w and col illustrations.
R180/220
30.
PHILP, P. AND ANOTHER –ANTIQUE FURNITURE EXPERTS, London, Tiger Books International,
1991, 8vo, dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations, and three others of similar interest; LUKE, H. – SOFT
FURNISHINGS, Struik, 1999, laminated boards; CONRAN, T. – THE SOFT FURNISHINGS BOOK, soft
back, 1991; MILLERS PRICE GUIDE TO PINE FURNITURE AND KITCHENALIA.
R100/150
31.
HARRISON, J.A. (editor) AND OTHERS, THE ATLAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS, vol 1 – Non
Passerines; vol 2 – Passerines, Johannesburg, Birdlife South Africa, 1997, 1 st edition, 4to, mint dust jackets, b
and w illustrations, leatherette cover boards.
R1000/2000
32.
COHEN, LOUIS – REMINISCENCES OF JOHANNESBURG AND LONDON, Johannesburg, Africana
Book Society, 1976, near fine dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations, leatherette cover boards.
R100/200
33.
WALLIS, J.P.R. – THOMAS BAINES OF KING´S LYNN, EXPLORER AND ARTIST, 1820 – 1875,
Bulawayo, Books of Zimbabwe, 1982, reprint of 1941 edition, 8vo, very good dust jacket, b, w and col
illustrations, cloth.
R100/200
34.
NORRIS-NEWMAN, C.L. – WITH THE BOERS IN THE TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE,
1880 – 1881, Johannesburg, Africana Book Society, 1976, reprint of 1882 edition, 8vo, good dust jacket, b, w
and col illustrations, leatherette covers.
R100/200
35.
BAILY, J.T. HERBERT – EMMA, LADY HAMILTON, A BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY WITH A
CATALOGUE OF HER PUBLISHED PORTRAITS, London, W.G. Menzies, 1905, 1st edition, 4to, pictorial
decorated front board, spine age browned and damage to top edge, b, w and col plates, slight foxing. R100/150
36.
CALDWELL – THE ART OF EDMUND CALDWELL II, Mazoe, Frank Reid Press, 1982, 1st edition, no 88
of 250, quarter leather, elephant folio, col illustrations.
R6000/8000
37.
LUCAS, A. – WILDFLOWERS OF THE WITWATERSRAND, Cape Town, Struik, 1987, 4to, 1st soft back
edition, b, w and col illustrations, and another of similar interest; REBELO, T. – PROTEAS, A FIELD GUIDE
TO THE PROTEAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, soft back, 1995.
R50/70
38.
THE COMPETE POEMS OF RUPERT BROOKE, London, Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd., 1933, fourth
impression, 8vo, hand cut pages, cloth, b and w frontis, slight foxing to prelims.
R50/80
39.
LE CORDEUR, B. AND SAUNDERS, C. – THE WAR OF THE AXE, 1847, Johannesburg, The Brenthurst
Press, 1981, limited edition of 850, 4to, in mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations, cloth.
R500/900
40.
TAYLOR, WILLIAM P. – AFRICAN TREASURES, SIXTY YEARS AMONG DIAMONDS AND
GOLD, London, John Long Ltd,. 1st edition, b and w illustrations, original dark green cloth.
R300/400
41.
THE NEW VOLUMES OF THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, THE 10 TH EDITION, VOLUME
XXXIV, THE MAP VOLUME, London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903, 114 maps in colour of the world
before World War I changed the world beyond recognition – useful book, foxing to prelims, 4to, half leather
with wear.
R100/200
42.
CHRISTIE, MRS. ARCHIBALD – SAMPLERS AND STITCHES, A HANDBOOK OF THE
EMBROIDERS ART, London, B.T. Batsford, 1920, 1 st edition, 4to, original paper covered, boards with wear,
col frontis, b and w illustrations, a tight copy, with many designs and other illustrations by the author. R300/500
43.
LION BRAND MINUTE BOOK, 26x40cm, half leather, mainly unused, the first six pages were utilized as a
botanical specimen book, useful volume of 354 pages.
R100/180
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
44.
SMAIL, J.L. – MONUMENTS AND TRAILS OF THE VOORTREKKERS, Cape Town, Howard Timmins,
1968, 1st edition, no 280 of 1500 copies, 4to, dust jacket in good condition, leatherette cover boards, fold out
maps and b and w illustrations.
R200/300
45.
SMAIL, J.L. – HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND BATTLEFIELDS IN NATAL AND ZULULAND,
Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 955 of 1500 copies, 4to, dust jacket, leatherette cover boards, fold out maps, b
and w illustrations.
R300/350
46.
SMAIL, J.L. – MONUMENTS AND BATTLEFIELDS OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR, 1881 AND THE
SA WAR 1899, Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1966, 4to, leatherette cover boards, fold out maps and b and w
illustrations.
R150/180
47.
VAN LINGEN, GAIL – BATTLEFIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, Jonathan Ball Publishers,
1991, 1st edition, 30x40cm, in good dust jacket, hard back, col and b and w illustrations.
R600/900
48.
BIRD, A.V. – THE PAINTINGS OF NORMAN LEIGHTON FOR ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH
AFRICA, Cape Town, SA Natural History Publication Company, 1976, 1 st edition, large 4to, col illustrations,
cloth.
R400/600
49.
HANKS, JOHN AND KEMP, ALAN – ROBERT BATEMAN´S SOUTHERN AFRICAN SAFARI, A
COLLECTION OF 12 SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS BY BATEMAN, with explanatory text, The
Sappi Portfolio, limited to 350 copies, South Africa, World Wide Fund for SA Nature, 1997, in pictorial
portfolio box, mint condition, pictorial slipcase.
R3000/4000
50.
KEMP, DR. ALAN – RAY HARRIS-CHING´S SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRD PORTRAITS, a collection
of 12 signed and numbered prints by Harris-Ching, The Sappi Collection, limited to 350 copies, South
Africa, World Wide Fund for Nature, 1994, in pictorial box, mint condition, pictorial slip case, box signed by
Harris-Ching.
R4000/6000
51.
BIRD, A.V. – THE PAINTINGS OF NORMAN LEIGHTON FOR ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH
AFRICA, Cape Town, SA Natural History Publication Company, 1976, 1 st edition, large 4to, col illustrations,
subscriber edition no 130 of 350 copies, signed by Allan Bird and Norman Leighton, leatherette.
R600/800
52.
HUNT, ALAN M. – ALAN HUNT´S AFRICAN WILDERNESS, a collection of 12 signed and inscribed
artist´s proof prints by Hunt, with explanatory text, The Sappi Portfolio, limited to 350 copies, South Africa,
World Wide Fund for Nature, 1999, in pictorial box.
R4000/6000
53.
DARROLL, GAIL – BIRDS OF THE VELD AND VLEI, a collection of 12 signed and numbered prints
by Darroll, with explanatory text, The Sappi Portfolio, limited to 350 copies, South Africa, World Wide Fund
for Nature, 1992, in pictorial box, slight wear.
R3000/4000
54.
JOUBERT, KEITH – BIRDS OF THE WATERWAYS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, a collection of 12
signed and inscribed artist proof prints by Joubert, with explanatory text, The Sappi Portfolio, limited to
350 copies, South Africa, World Wide Fund for Nature, 1991, in pictorial box, pictorial slip case. R4000/6000
55.
MEYER, JOHN – WILDERNESS LANDSCAPES OF SOUTH AFRICA, a collection of 12 signed and
numbered prints by Meyer, with explanatory text, The Sappi Portfolio, limited to 350 copies, South Africa,
World Wide Fund for Nature, circa 1993, in pictorial box, pictorial slip case, mint.
R4000/6000
56.
VARIOUS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, London, Aldus Books, 1971, 1st
edition, 4to, a magnificent set of 18 volumes in mint condition, pictorial covers, illustrated in colour on glossy
paper, some volume titles are “The First Explorers”, “The Great Age of Exploration”, “God, Gold and Glory,
Lands of Spice and Treasure”, “Charting the Vast Pacific”, “The Challenge of Africa, The Moon and Beyond”
etc.
R100/150
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
57.
DICKENS, CHARLES – THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS (CENTENNIAL
EDITION), 26 volumes, 8vo, in mint leatherette bindings, highly decorated spines and cover boards in gold,
certain titles have 2 parts, London, Heron Publishers, 1967.
R200/300
58.
MACLEAN, ALISTAIR – A COLLECTION OF HIS WORKS, 16 volumes, leatherette with decorative
bindings, London, Heron Books, 1973, 8vo, titles include “HMS Ulysses”, “Caravan to Vaccares”, “Night
without End”, “The Dark Crusader” etc.
R80/150
59.
A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF 9 WORKS, Heron Publications, circa 1970, leatherette bindings,
8vo, illustrated.
R60/90
60.
VARIOUS AUTHORS – THE WORLD OF MAN, 4 volumes, Chicago, Creative World Publications, 1969,
illustrated in colour, pictorial binding, 4to.
R50/80
61.
MODERN SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY, a collection of 4 books, ROY, CRAIG – IN BLACK AND
WHITE, THE JAKE WHITE STORY, New Holland Publishers, 4 th reprint of 2007, softback, 8vo: BARNARD,
CHRISTIAN – ONE LIFE, dust jacket with small tears, 1969: SERGEANT, BARRY – BRETT KEBBLE, THE
INSIDE STORY, softback, 2006: MATTHEE, DALENE – KRINGE IN ‘N BOS, 1984, dust jacket.
R80/150
62.
BULLWINKLE, D.A. compiler – WOMEN OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA, A
BIBLIOGRAPHY 1976 – 1985, and a companion volume of WOMAN ON NORTHERN, WESTERN AND
CENTRAL AFRICA, 1976 – 1985, New York etc., Greenwood Press, 1989, 4to.
R100/140
63.
MILLS, ELZA – THE WORLD OF JEAN WELZ, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 1997, 1 st edition, 4to, hard
back in mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations, signed by Miles on title page.
R500/700
64.
STEVENSON, MICHAEL – ART AND ASPIRATIONS, THE RANDLORDS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND
THEIR COLLECTIONS, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 2002, 1st edition, 4to, hard back, fine dust jacket, b, w
and col illustrations.
R250/300
65.
POLAND, MARGUERITE AND OTHERS – THE ABUNDANT HERDS, A CELEBRATION OF THE
CATTLE OF THE ZULU PEOPLE, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 2004, reprint of 2003 edition, 4to, hard
back, dust jacket with small tear, b, w and col illustrations.
R250/400
66.
POLAND, MARGUERITE AND OTHERS – THE ABUNDANT HERDS, A CELEBRATION OF THE
CATTLE OF THE ZULU PEOPLE, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 2004, reprint of 2003 edition, 4to, hard
back, mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R250/400
67.
GRUNDLINGH, KATHY – LINES OF SIGHT, PERSPECTIVES ON SOUTH AFRICAN
PHOTOGRAPHY, Cape Town, SA National Gallery, 2001, 1 st edition, 4to, soft back, photographic cover, b, w
and col illustrations.
R100/200
68.
SNAFFLES (CHARLIE JOHNSON PAYNE) – MY SKETCH BOOK IN THE SHINY, London, Gale and
Polden Ltd., no date – circa 1930, 1st edition, 4to, cloth with laid down sketch, b, w and sepia illustrations,
inscriptions on dedication page, cover boards a little rubbed.
R800/900
69.
STEVENSON, MICHAEL (editor) – SOUTH EASTERN AFRICAN BEADWORK, 1850 – 1910, Cape
Town, Fernwood Press, 2000, 1st edition, hard back, mint dust jacket, col illustrations.
R700/900
70.
ARNOLD, MARION – IRMA STERN, A FEAST FOR THE EYE, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 1995, 1 st
edition, 4to, hard back, mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R400/600
71.
ARNOLD, MARION – IRMA STERN, ‘N FEES VAN KLEUR, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 4to, hard
back, mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R400/600
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
72.
STEVENSON, MICHAEL – HYLTON NEL, Cape Town, Michael Stevenson Contemporary, 2003, 1st
edition, 4to, pictorial card wrappers, soft back, cover a little thumbed, b, w and col illustrations.
R300/400
73.
DUBE, P.M. – DUMILE FENI, Cape Town, SA National Gallery, 2005, 1 st edition, 4to, laminated pictorial
boards with transparent dust jacket, little wear, b, w and col illustrations.
R400/500
74.
SIEBRITS, W. (curator of exhibition) – WILLEM BOSHOFF, WORD FORMS AND LANGUAGE
SHAPES, 1975 – 2007, Johannesburg, Standard Bank Gallery, 2007, 1 st edition, pictorial card boards, 4to, near
mint condition, b, w and col illustrations.
R400/500
75.
SIMONS, P.B. – THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHARLES BELL, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 1998, 1 st
edition, hard back, oblong 4to, mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R200/300
76.
STEVENSON, MICHAEL – ART AND ASPIRATIONS, THE RANDLORDS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND
THEIR COLLECTIONS, Cape Town, Fernwood Press, 2002, 1st edition, 4to, hard back, fine dust jacket, b, w
and col illustrations.
R250/300
77.
BERMAN, MONA – REMEMBERING IRMA, IRMA STERN, A MEMOIR WITH LETTERS, Cape
Town, Double Storey Books, 2003, 1st edition, 8vo, soft back, pictorial cover, b, w and col illustrations. R80/150
78.
NETTLETON, A. AND OTHERS – ENGAGING MODERNITIES; STANDARD BANK COLLECTION
OF AFRICAN ART, Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, 2002, 1st edition, pictorial card covers,
4to, b, w and col illustrations, mint condition.
R200/300
79.
VERGUNST, NICOLAAS – HOERIKWAGGO, IMAGES OF TABLE MOUNTAIN, Cape Town, South
African National Gallery, 2001, 1st edition, pictorial card covers, soft back, 4to, b, w and col illustrations, in mint
condition.
R150/250
80.
NETTLETON, A. AND OTHERS – ENGAGING MODERNITIES; STANDARD BANK COLLECTION
OF AFRICAN ART, Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, 2002, 1 st edition, pictorial card covers,
4to, b, w and col illustrations, mint condition.
R200/300
81.
DESCOURTILZ, J. TH. – PAGEANTRY OF TROPICAL BIRDS, with supplement, paper
French by the author, “Oiseaux Brillans et Remarquables du Bresil”, London, A. Zwemmer, 1960,
tone pictorial cover boards with dust jacket, laminate peeling from latter with a tear, 60 plates, b,
illustrations.
82.
VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM in full, heavily tooled and gurrowed leather with brass clasp and
lock, pages with apertures for photographs, gold edges. Sadly the album has been vandalized by the
superimposition of modern photographs attached with glue.
R80/150
83.
EADIE, REV. JOHN (editor) – THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY BIBLE, with
commentaries of Scott and Henry, maps and illustrations, London, Thorne and Co. Publishers, 1890, thick 4to,
in full leather with recessed panel in front cover board, highly ornamented brass spandrels.
R1500/2000
84.
BY AUTHORITY – NATURAL AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS, RELICS AND ANTIQUES ACT
1934, with appendices, Pretoria, 1942, small 8vo, stiff paper covered boards.
R50/80
85.
GRIMM AND ANDERSEN – THE FAIRY TALES OF GRIMM AND ANDERSEN, London, Collins, no
date – circa 1935, mock leather, spine backing loose, (Grimms 256 pages, Andersen 160 pages, 12 col plates and
b and w by Anne Andersen), thick 4to – two books bound in one, internal hinge split.
R400/500
covers, in
cloth, two
w and col
R400/600
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
86.
WILSON, H.W. – WITH THE FLAG TO PRETORIA, 2 VOLS, a History of Boer War, 1899 – 1900,
London, Harmsworth Bros Ltd., 1901, 4to, decorative cloth, wear to corners and edges of spines, profusely
illustrated.
R900/1500
87.
BAINES, THOMAS – THE VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESI RIVER: Sketched on the spot by Thomas
Baines, Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1969, Rhodesiana Reprint Library, facsimile reprint of 1865 edition with
additions, b, w and col illustrations, large folio – a fine copy.
R700/1200
88.
CREALOCK, JOHN NORTH AND BROWN, R.A. – THE ROAD TO ULUNDI, the watercolour
drawings of John North Crealock (The Zulu War of 1879), Pietermaritzburg, University of Natal Press, 1969,
limited edition 116/1000, oblong folio, slight foxing to end papers, good dust jacket in plastic cover. R600/1000
89.
PENRITH, J.M. & OTHERS – THE KILL, Johannesburg, The Directors Collection, 1989, limited collector’s
edition 93/1250, full leather, custom made fitted box. (2)
R1200/1500
90.
RICHARDSON, JOHN F. & OTHERS – SURVIVAL, WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS, Johannesburg, The
Directors Collection, 1930, limited collector’s edition 93/1250, in slipcase and a boxed portfolio of signed and
numbered loose coloured prints, in custom made fitted box. (2)
R1200/1500
91.
RIVIOSECCHI, MARIO – ART IN ROME, FROM MICHELANGELO TO BRAMANTE, Italy, Editalia,
1977, 1st edition, hard back with mint dust jacket in slipcase, 4t0, b, w and col illustrations.
R500/700
92.
HARRIS, TONY – SHRIKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Cape Town, Struik Winchester, 1988, 1st edition,
cloth, 4to, col, b and w illustrations, and another of similar interest; CALBURNS BIRDS OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA, 1969.
R700/900
93.
ANDRADE, CARLOS S. – LOVE LIFE OF THE BIRDS, Buenos Aires, Codex Editors, 1952, 1st edition
translated from Spanish, cloth, 4to, with tissue paper interleaved bookplate of Birch Bernstein.
R500/800
94.
FINCH DAVIES, C.B. AND KEMP, A. – BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Johannesburg, Winchester
Press, 1982, 1st edition, no. 1954 of 3000, subscriber’s edition, cloth, dust jacket with tears, in slipcase, 4to, b, w
and col illustrations.
R500/600
95.
NEWMAN, KENNETH – BIRDLIFE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
96.
GEIST, SYDNEY – BRANCUSI, THE SCULPTURE AND DRAWINGS, New York, HN Abrahams Inc
Publishers, 1975, 1st edition, cloth, good dust jacket, oblong 4to, b, w and col illustrations.
R300/400
97.
A COLLECTION OF 5 ART RELATED BOOKS.
98.
SELOUS, F.C. – TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH EAST AFRICA, Salisbury, The Pioneer Head,
1972, limited edition, no 467 of 2000, reprint, pictorial cloth, dust jacket with wear, b, w and col illustrations,
8vo.
R200/400
99.
HARRIS, CAPT. W.C. – THE WILDSPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Cape Town, Struik, 1963,
facsimile reprint of 5th edition of 1852, hard back, dust jacket rubbed, 8vo.
R150/200
100.
SWANECKE, ULRICH – THERE ARE PLACES SO STILL, part 1, limited edition, no. 70 of 200,
Johannesburg, Ulrich Swanecke, 1983, simulated leather, col illustrations, all prints signed and numbered by the
artist.
R1200/1600
101.
THE EGYPTIAN COLLECTION, 4 related books.
R40/50
R150/200
R200/300
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
102.
CHAFFERS, WILLIAM – MARKS AND MONOGRAMS ON EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL
PORCELAIN AND POTTERY, London, William Reeves, second printing, 1965, 2 vols, hard back, large 8vo,
and another; CHAFFERS, WILLIAM – A NEW HANDBOOK OF MARKS AND MONOGRAMS ON
POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, repint of 3rd edition, 1952, dust jacket with sellotape imprints.
R250/400
103.
BOTTORI, S. – MICHELANGELO, LA CAPPELLA SISTINA, Milano, Letteraria Artistica, 1968, pictorial
cover, large 4to, slip card case, col illustrations.
R150/200
104.
SA ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE – OUR ART 1,
1968, 4to, softback with ribbon binding to secure b,w and col plates, pictorial card covers, near fine condition:
with DETAILS OF 24 SA ARTISTS (2 copies) and OUR ART 2, near fine condition.
R200/300
105.
WILKINSON, FREDERICK – HANDGUNS, A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO PISTOLS AND
REVOLVERS FROM 1850, London, Quantam Book, 1996, dustjacket: HARDING, DAVID – WEAPONS,
AN INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA FROM 5000BC TO 2000AD, dustjacket, 1980: CHANT, C. –
HOW WEAPONS WORK, dustjacket, 1980, all three books 4to, profusely illustrated.
R60/100
106.
OGILVIE, GRANIA – THE DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS,
published by Everard read, 1st edition, 1988 – a lovely copy in very fine condition with good dust jacket with no
tears.
R1000/1500
107.
SOBOTTA AND McMURRICH – ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY – vols 2 and 3, 4to, 1936 – 1939, G.E.
Stechert and Co. New York: DR. CHASES THIRD LAST AND COMPLETE RECEIPT BOOK AND
HOUSEHOLD PHYSICIAN, 1901, thick 8vo. (3)
R300/500
108.
ROSENTHAL, ERIC – MEET ME AT THE CARLTON, THE STORY OF JOHANNESBURG’S
CARLTON HOTEL, Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1972, dustjacket, oblong 4to, b and w illustrations.
109.
WILKINSON, FREDERICK – GUN COLLECTING, Hamlyn, 1974: WILKINSON, FREDERICK –
GUNS AND RIFLES, 1974, dustjacket, damage to end papers: HOGG, IAN V. – GUNS AND HOW THEY
WORK, 1979: HELD, R. – THE AGE OF FIREARMS AND PICTORIAL HISTORY, 1959, dustjacket, all 4to,
profusely illustrated. (4)
R80/100
110.
VARIOUS AUTHORS – THE WORLD OF MAN, 4 volumes, Chicago, Creative World Publications, 1969,
illustrated in colour, pictorial binding, 4to.
R40/60
111.
HOGG, IAN V. – THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMMUNITION, London, Chartwell
Books, 1985, dustjacket: HOGG, IAN V. – THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF AMMUNITION, 1985,
dustjacket, both 4to: JOSSERAND M.H. ETC. – PISTOLS, REVOLVERS AND AMMUNITION, 1972. (3)
112.
BRUCE, GORDON AND REINHART, CHRISTIAN – WEBLEY REVOLVERS, PUBLISHER Verlag
Stocker, Schmid, Zurich, 1988, dustjacket, 4to, profusely illustrated.
R300/400
113.
STEFFINS, H.M. – RIFLES, A MODERN ENCYCLOPEDIA, Harrisburg, Stackpole Co., 1958, 1 st edition,
4to, b and w illustrations, in good dustjacket.
114.
REID, WILLIAM – ARMS THROUGH THE AGES, Harper and Row, 1976, dustjacket, 1 st US edition, and
3 others of similar interest, all 4to: HOGG, IAN V. – THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FIREARMS,
1987 reprint, dustjacket: AKEHURST, RICHARD – THE WORLD OF GUNS, 1972, dustjacket: CHANT,
CHRISTOPHER – THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDGUNS, 1986, damage to endpapers – all wee
illustrated.
115.
WAGNER, EDUARD – CUT AND THRUST WEAPONS, Spring Books, 1967, dustjacket, thick 4to,
profusely illustrated.
R100/200
COLLECTABLE, AFRICANA AND REFERENCE BOOKS
116.
SMITH, SIR ANDREW – ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ZOOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 3 vols.,
Johannesburg, Winchester Press, 1977, 4to, half leather, facsimile of 1838 and 1849, b, w and col illustrations,
limited edition of 350, 1 and 2 of set G, vol 3 of set 177 – vol 3 in full leather.
R2500/3000
116 – 130 NO LOTS.