AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
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1.
SPARRMAN, ANDREW – A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 2 vols, Perth, Morrison & Co.,
1789, 8vo, full calf, with plates (unchecked), age browned, plates missing, tears and loose papers, front cover
boards lacking and spine damaged – sold with all faults.
R200/250
2.
MATTHEWS, EDGAR D. – TUKULU: THE REBIRTH OF A SOUTH AFRICAN FARM, Lovedale, The
Lovedale Press, 1956, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth, 20 b and w ill and frontis – bookplate of Birch Bernstein. R70/120
3.
COLQUHOUN, ARCHIBALD R. – THE AFRICANDER LAND, London, John Murray, 1906, large 8vo,
cloth, cover boards rubbed in places, 4 maps.
R120/150
4.
HIRSCHHORN, CLIVE – THE UNIVERSAL STORY, London, Octopus Books, 1983, 1st edition, large 4to,
pictorial hardback with dustjacket, b, w and col ill.
R80/120
5.
BARRIGO, DON – WHO’S WHO IN ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1959
-1960, Johannesburg, 20th Century Publications, 1959, 4to, decorative cloth, b and w ill.
R100/150
6.
WILDE, OSCAR – SALOME: A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT, New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., large 8vo,
hardback, decorative end papers and pre-title pages – a rare book.
R350/500
7.
RICCIARDI, MIRELLA – AFRICAN VISIONS: THE DIARY OF AN AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHER,
London, Cassell & Co., 2000, 1st edition, large 4to, hardback with good dustjacket, b, w and col illustrations – a
magnificent book, hard to find in this condition.
R350/500
8.
KILBURN, RICHARD AND ANOTHER – SEA SHELLS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Johannesburg,
Macmillan, 1982, 1st edition, hardback in good dustjacket, b, w and col ill.
R170/250
9.
WALPOLE, HUGH – THE CATHEDRAL, London, Macmillan & Co., 1st edition, signed by the author on
front free end paper on slip 30th June 1922, 8vo, blind-stamped cloth – a good copy.
R180/350
10.
WILDE, OSCAR – SALOME: A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT, New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., large 8vo,
hardback, decorative end papers and pre-title pages – a rare book.
R400/500
11.
LEWIS, WYNDHAM – FILIBUSTERS IN BARBARY, London, Grayson & Grayson, 1932, 1st edition, 8vo,
cloth with pictorial covers – a scarce book, bookplate of Birch Bernstein.
R250/450
12.
CARUTHERS, JANE AND OTHERS – THE LIFE AND WORK OF THOMAS BAINES, Cape Town,
Fernwood Press, 1995, 1st edition, oblong 4to, hardback in near mint dustjacket, b, w and col ill.
R300/500
13.
GRAY, JAS. – PAYABLE GOLD: AN INTIMATE RECORD OF THE HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF
THE PAYABLE WITWATERSRAND GOLDFIELDS OF JOHANNESBURG IN 1886 AND 1887,
Johannesburg, CAN, 1937, 1st edition in fine unread condition, 8vo, decorative cloth, b and w ill, signature of
Alf Widman, Mayor of Johannesburg on front end paper.
R180/220
14.
BRITTON, MICHAEL – DISCOVER NAMIBIA, Cape Town, C. Struik, 1979, large 8vo, hardback with
dustjacket, b, w and co, ill.
R70/120
15.
WARD, HERBERT – A VOICE FROM THE CONGO: COMPRISING STORIES, ANECDOTES AND
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES, London, William Heinemann, 1910, 8vo, cloth with rubbing, cover and front end
paper signed by TW Beckett, the Pretoria pioneer, black and white photographs.
R150/250
16.
PASLEY, L. – THE ADVENTURES OF MADELENE AND LOUISA, PAGES FROM THE ALBUM OF
L. AND M. PASLEY, VICTORIAN ENTOMOLOGISTS, London, Collins, 1980, 1st edition, 4to, pictorial
laminated boards, col illustrations – a rare book.
R90/150
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
17.
CUMMINGS, E.E. – THE ENORMOUS ROOM, New York, Boni & Liveright, 1922, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth –
the author’s first book with “shit” in last line page 213, extremities slightly rubbed, slight discoloration to end
papers – a very nice copy.
R250/300
18.
HUXLEY, T. – T.H. HUXLEY’S DIARIES ON THE VOYAGE OF HMS RATTLESNAKE, London,
Chatto & Windus, 1935, large 8vo, cloth, b, w and col illustrations – foxing to end papers.
R70/120
19.
DETMOLD, EDWARD J. illustrator – THE FABLES OF AESOP, Sevenoaks, Hodder and Stoughton,
1981, leather bound editon was a re-issue of the 1909 version and limited to 500 copies – number 24, full
pictorial leather, gold decoration , in slip case, gold edges, b, w and co, ill – unread condition.
R180/350
20.
ENSLIE, ANNE – THE OWL HOUSE, England, Viking, 1991, 1st edition, 4to, hardback in good dustjacket,
b, w and col illustrations.
R120/200
21.
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST – ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES, London, Jonathan Cape,
1950, true 1st edition, 8vo, cloth with good dustjacket, plastic protective sleeve, slight wear to top edge of jacket
spine.
R400/500
22.
ALEXANDER, J.E. – AN EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA, 2 vols,
Cape Town, C. Struik, 1967, Africana Collecteana Series vols XXII and XXIII, 8vo, rexine, dustjackets with
slight wear, b, w and tinted ill.
R150/250
23.
TAYLOR, JOHN RUSSELL – HOLLYWOOD 1940’S, Leicester, Admiral, 1985, 4to, pictorial laminated
covers in near mint dust jacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R100/120
24.
SIMONS, P.B. – GROOTE SCHUUR: GREAT GRANNY TO A STATELY HOME, Cape Town,
Fernwood Press, 1996, oblong 4to, decorated hardback with mint dustjacket, b, w and col ill.
R80/150
25.
WOODMAN, RICHARD – VOYAGE EAST: A CARGO SHIP IN THE 1960’S, London, John Murray,
1988, 1st edition, 8vo, hardback with dustjacket, b and w illustrations; PERINGUEY, DR. L –
INSCRIPTIONS LEFT BY THE EARLY EUROPEAN NAVIGATORS ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE
EAST, 1950, booklet. (2)
R70/150
26.
MADELINE, L. AND MARTIN H. (editors) – PICASSO AND AFRICA, Johannesburg, Bell-Roberts
Publishing, 2006, 2nd edition, 4to, pictorial card covers.
R100/180
27.
SACK, STEVEN – THE NEGLECTED TRADITION: TOWARDS A NEW HISTORY OF SOUTH
AFRICAN ART, 1930 – 1988, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery, 1991, 4to, hard back with dust jacket,
ripple to lamination, b, w and col illustrations.
R400/700
28.
LOEDOLFF, C. AND BASSON, E. – THE ABSA GROUP CORPORATE ART COLLECTION, 1900 –
1997, Johannesburg, Ultra Litho, 1997, 4to, pictorial card covers – mint condition.
R70/130
29.
FORMAN, W. & B. (editors) – EXOTIC ART, London, Spring Books, 1955, 1st edition, large 4to, pictorial
cloth, b, w and col illustrations.
R100/120
30.
STANDER, SIEGFRIED – LIKE THE WIND: THE STORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY, Cape
Town, Saayman & Weber, 1985, 1st edition, 4to, hardback in near mint condition with dustjacket, b, w and col
illustrations.
R70/120
31.
LIEBHAMMER, N (editor) – DUNGAMANZI: STIRRING WATERS, Johannesburg, Wits University Press
and Johannesburg Art Gallery, 2007, 4to, pictorial card covers – in very good condition, b, w and col
illustrations, with message by author on the title page.
R60/130
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
32.
GRAY, BASIL – BUDDHIST CAVE PAINTINGS AT TUN-HUANG, London, Faber & Faber, 1959, 1st
edition, 4to, cloth, b, w and col illustrations.
R180/250
33.
GOLDBLATT, PETER – THE MOREAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Cape Town, National Botanic
Gardens, 1986, 1st edition, 4to, rexine in very fine dustjacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R70/120
34.
GORDON-BROWN – PICTORIAL AFRICA, Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, 1975, no 119 of 200 deluxe
editions, signed by the author, 4to, ½ leather, marbled boards, good dust jacket, black, white and coloured
illustrations.
R190/250
35.
STEWART, JOYCE AND OTHERS – WILD ORCHIDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Johannesburg,
Macmillan South Africa, 1982, 1st edition, 4to, hardback in good dustjacket, b, w and col illustrations. R200/280
36.
ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST – VISION: 13TH, 15TH AND 16TH ANNUALS – BUSINESS,
ECOTOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT, Rivonia, Future Publishing, 2005, 2007 and 2008, 4to, laminated
pictorial hardback, b, w and col illustrations. (3)
R80/120
37.
SCOTT, CHARLES L. – THE GENUS HAWORTHIA, a taxonomic revision, Johannesburg, Aloe Books,
1985, 1st edition, 4to, rexine with dustjacket, waterline to lower quarter, b, w and col illustrations.
R50/100
38.
KRIGE, FRANCOIS – DRAWINGS , Cape Town, Tafelberg, 1971, 1st edition, 8vo, hardback, circular mark
on front cover board, b and w illustrations.
R100/150
39.
HUGO, PIETER – MESSINA/MUSINA, Cape Town, Punctum Press, 2007, oblong 4to, pictorial card covers,
col photos, mint condition.
R350/450
40.
VOGTS, MARIE – SOUTH AFRICAN PROTEACEAE, Cape Town, Struik Publ., 2nd impression, 4to,
pictorial hardback with very good dustjacket – in fine unread condition, col illustrations.
R140/200
41.
DIXIE, LADY FLORENCE – ACROSS PATAGONIA, London, Richard Bentley & Co., 1880, 1 st edition,
8vo, pictorial cloth, little rubbing, b and w illustrations.
R200/320
42.
MASON, REVIL – PREHISTORY OF THE TRANSVAAL, Johannesburg, W.U. Press, 1963, large 8vo,
cloth with worn dustjacket.
R100/180
43.
TYRELL, BARBARA – TRIBAL PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Cape Town, T.V. Bulpin, 1974,
4to, pictorial cloth, b, w and col illustrations.
R120/200
44.
KIDD, D. – SAVAGE CHILDHOOD, A STUDY OF KAFIR CHILDREN, London, Adam and Charles
Black, 1906, 1st edition, large 8vo, cloth, a little rubbed and tear to edge of frontis, b and w ill.
R100/250
45.
VAN JAARSVELD, ERNST – COTYLEDON AND TYLECODON, Pretoria, Umdaus Press, 2004, 1st
edition, 4to, cloth with mint dustjacket – in fine unread condition, col illustrations.
R300/400
46.
TREATT, S.C. – CAPE TO CAIRO, THE RECORD OF A HISTORIC MOTOR JOURNEY, London,
George G. Harrap & Co., 1927 reprint of 1 st edition of that year, 8vo, cloth with slight scarring to cover boards, b
and w illustrations.
R200/400
47.
VOGTS, MARIE – SUID-AFRIKAANSE PROTEACEAE, Cape Town, Struik Publ., 1982, 1st edition, 4to,
pictorial hardback in good dustjacket, col illustrations.
R90/150
48.
RAUH, WERNER – THE BROMELIAD LEXICON, London, Bo Books, Blandford, 1990, 2 nd edition, large
8vo, hardback in dustjacket, unread, b, w and col illustrations.
R90/150
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
49.
VAN DER SPUY, MAJ GEN K. – CHASING THE WIND, Books of Africa, 1966, 1st edition, 8vo, hardback
with good dustjacket.
R100/150
50.
BROWN, JAMES AMBROSE – EAGLES STRIKE, THE CAMPAIGNS OF THE SAAF IN EGYPT,
CYREMAICA, LIBYA, TUNISIA, TRIPOLITANIA AND MADAGASCAR, Johannesburg, Purnell, 1994,
1st edition, large 8vo, hardback with dustjacket, wear to spine top, b and w illustrations.
R200/300
51.
BUTHELEZI, MANGOSUTHU – SOUTH AFRICA: MY VISION OF THE FUTURE, London,
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1990, 1st edition, 8vo, hardback in mint dustjacket, b and w illustrations – signed and
inscribed by Buthelezi, very rare to find signed and inscribed copy.
R300/400
52.
MARTIN, H.J. & ORPEN, N. – EAGLES VICTORIOUS: OPERATIONS OF THE SAAF OVER THE
MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPE, ITALY, THE BALKANS, AGEAN, GIBRALTAR AND WEST
AFRICA, Johannesburg, Purnell, 1977, 1st edition, large 8vo, cloth in good dustjacket, b and w ill.
R240/320
53.
STORRAR, P. – A COLOSSUS OF ROADS: THOMAS BAIN, Cape Town, Murray & Roberts, 1984, 1 st
edition, oblong 4to, hardback with dustjacket, few tears, b and w illustrations.
R150/250
54.
SMITH, DR. ANNA H. – AFRICAN CURIOSITIES, Johannesburg, A.D. Donker, 1973, 1st edition, 8vo,
cloth with dust jacket, two small tears, b and w illustrations.
R50/150
55.
KENNEDY, R.F. – AFRICAN REPOSITORY, Cape Town, Juta & Co. Ltd, 1965, 1st edition, signed and
inscribed by author, large 8vo, cloth, b and w illustrations.
R70/160
56.
BRADLOW, F.R. – AFRICANA BOOKS AND PICTURES, Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, 1975, 1st edition, no
34 of 100 deluxe editions signed by the author, 4to, ½ leather with marbled boards, b and w ill.
R200/300
57.
WERNER, A – THE LANGUAGE FAMILIES OF AFRICA, London, Society for Promoting Christian
Knowledge, 1915, small 8vo, cloth, a bright copy.
R100/300
58.
THOMSON, J.B. – JOSEPH THOMSON, AFRICAN EXPLORERS, London, Sampson Low, Marston &
Co., 2nd edition, 8vo, pictorial cloth and bit of initial foxing, b and w ill., fold out maps etc.
R300/600
59.
COLONEL MACLEAN – A COMPENDIUM OF KAFIR LAWS AND CUSTOMS, Grahamstown, Joseph
Slater Printed and Publisher, 1906 reprint of original circa 1857 edition in unabridged form, 8vo, blind stamped
cloth, with fold-outs and Genealogical table of chiefs and population of British Kaffraria in 1857 etc. – a rare
book.
R400/600
60.
GUTSCHE, THELMA – OLD GOLD, limited deluxe edition, 64/100 copies, full leather with dustjacket, 4to,
b and w illustrations.
R250/400
61.
BERNATZIK, H.A. – AFRICA, Milan, 5 Continents Editions, 2003, 1st edition, large 4to, hardback in fine
unread condition, mint dustjacket, iconic full page b and w illustrations with essays by famous authors. R150/300
62.
PALGRAVE, K.C. – TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Cape Town, C. Struik, 1977, 1st edition, 4to,
pictorial hardback with plastic dustjacket, b, w and col ill., and two others of botanical interest;
ONDERSTALL, J. – TRANSVAAL, LOWVELD AND ESCARPMENT (WILD FLOWER GUIDE),
softback, 1984; ELISSON, S. – DISCOVERING WILD FLOWERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1969, 2nd
edition, dustjacket. (3)
R200/350
63.
WALLER, HORACE – THE LAST JOURNALS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN CENTRAL AFRICA, 2
vols, London, John Murray, 1874, 1 st edition with portrait, maps and b and w illustrations, large 8vo, pictorial
cloth, wear to vol 2 and top edges of spine, signature of owner on front end paper. (2)
R1000/1500
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
64.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE COLLECTION, these books were published during the high noon of the British
Empire, they exude that spirit, many have pictorial covers that speak volumes; BRUCE, M.G. – FROM
BILLABONG TO LONDON, 1915; JONES. P.H. – WILLIAM CAREY, PIONEER OF MISSIONS, no
date; WILSON, B. – ROMANCE OF EMPIRE4, CANADA, no date; PICKERING, E. – THE CRUISE OF
THE ANGEL, 1907; ABDULLAH, S.A. – THE WHITE TERROR OF THE KHYBER, 1934; THE
EMPIRE ANNUAL FOR BOYS, vol 15, no date. (6)
R120/150
65.
LUCKIN – THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET, Johannesburg, Hortors, 1915, 1st edition,
large 8vo, cloth with wear, lacking title page, b and w illustrations in profusion, and another; ARLOTT, JOHN
– ROTHMAN’S JUBILEE HISTORY OF CRICKET, 1890 – 1965, 1965. (2)
R100/200
66.
HITCHCOCK, B. – FLASHPOINT SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, Don Nelson, 1977, 1st edition, large 8v0,
hardback with dustjacket, and four others of similar interest; HROMNICK, C.A. – INDO-AFRICA
TOWARDS NEW UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, 1981,
dustjacket; ST. JOHN, R. – THROUGH MALAN’S AFRICA, 1954, dustjacket; ADAMASTOR – WHITE
MAN BOSS, 1951, dustjacket; POTTER, BARNETT – THE FAULT, BLACK MAN, 1971, dustjacket. (5)
67.
ROTBERG, R.I. – THE FOUNDER, CECIL RHODES AND THE PURSUIT OF POWER, Johannesburg,
Southern Book Publishers, 1988, 1st SA edition, large 8vo, hardback in very good dustjacket, b and w
illustrations, and another of similar interest; DAVIDSON, A. – CECIL RHODES AND HIS TIME, Moscow,
Progress Publishers, 1984, rexine in good dustjacket. (2)
R100/250
68.
ANON – THE CORONATION BOOK OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, London,
Odhams Press, 1937, 1st edition, 4to, blind stamped composition cover, b, w and col illustrations, and two others
of similar interest; HAMMERTON, SIR J. – THE STORY OF THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE
VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, ¼ leather; LONGFORD, ELIZABETH – ELIZABETH R, A
BIOGRAPHY, 1983, dustjacket. (3)
R90/200
69.
HILLYARD, G.W. – FORTY YEARS OF FIRST CLASS LAWN TENNIS, London, Williams & Norgate
Ltd., 1924, 1st edition, large 8vo, cloth, b and w illustrations.
R150/200
70.
KRIGE, UYS – THE DREAM AND THE DESERT, London, Collins, 1953, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth in
reasonable dustjacket, and another of similar interest; KRIGE, UYS – THE WAY OUT, 1946. (2)
R100/250
71.
BRINK, ANDRE – THE WALL OF THE PLAGUE, London, Faber & Faber, 1984, 1st edition, 8vo, hardback
in good dustjacket, and three others by Brink; THE RIGHTS OF DESIRE, 2000, signed by the author, 1st
edition, in good dustjacket; BEFORE I FORGET, 2004, 1st edition, softback; ON THE CONTRARY, 1993,
1st edition, dustjacket. (4)
R150/250
72.
BOSMAN, HERMAN CHARLES – SELECTED STORIES, Cape Town, Human & Rousseau, 1980, 1st
edition, 8vo, hardback in near mint dustjacket, and five other books by Bosman, all in fair to good dustjackets;
COLD STONE, 1975, WILLEMSDORP, 1984; UNTO DUST, 1969; MAFEKING ROAD, 1974; BOSMAN
AT HIS BEST, 1973. (6)
R150/250
73.
KAHNERT, M.E. – JAGDSTAFFEL 356, London, John Hamilton Ltd., no date, 1st English edition, 8vo, cloth
with wear, b and w illustrations – very rare German World War I aviators story.
R75/300
74.
SHANKLAND, P. – THE PHANTOM FLOTILLA, THE STORY OF THE NAVAL AFRICA
EXPEDITION, 1915 – 1916, London, Collins, 1968, 1st edition, 8vo, hardback with dustjacket, b and w
illustrations, and another of WW I interest; WOLFF, LEON – IN FLANDERS FIELDS, THE 1917
CAMPAIGN, 1959. (2)
R80/200
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
75.
PENIAKOFF, V. – POPSKI’S PRIVATE ARMY, London, Jonathan Cape, 1951, 7th impressions, 8vo, cloth
with dustjacket, b and w illustrations, and six others of WW 2 interest; MARS, A. – UNBROKEN, THE
STORY OF A SUBMARINE, 1953; TOLSTOY, N. – VICTIMS OF YALTA, 1979, softback; DURRANI,
LT.COL. M.K. – THE SIXTH COLUMN, 1955, 1st edition; KLEIN, H. – SPRINGBOK RECORD, 1946;
THE ELITE, COLLECTION OF 24 ISSUES, NOS. 13 – 37; CLIVE, J. – THE LAST LIBERATOR, 1980,
dustjacket. (7)
R100/250
76.
PATON, ALAN – SAVE THE BELOVED COUNTRY, Johannesburg, Hans Strydom, 1987, 1st edition, 8vo,
hardback with dustjacket, and another by Paton; KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, SHORTER WRITINGS,
1975, 1st edition, dustjacket. (2)
R80/150
77.
VARIOUS – SOUTH AFRICA IN THE MAKING: A COLLECTION OF FIVE BOOKS comprising;
KEPPEL-JONES, A. – FRIENDS OR FOES, 1950, dustjacket; WEST, R. – THE WHITE TRIBES
REVISITED, 1978, dustjacket; VAN DER ROSS, R.E. – MYTHS AND ATTITUDES, AN INSIDE LOOK
AT THE COLOURED PEOPLE, 1979, dustjacket; METROWICH, F.R. – TOWARDS DIALOGUE AND
DÉTENTE, 1975, dustjacket; CARTER, G.M. AND OTHERS – SOUTH AFRICA’S TRANSKEI, THE
POLITICS OF DOMESTIC COLONIALISM, 1967. (5)
R100/200
78.
VARIOUS – THE SMUTS COLLECTION, six important books about Gen. J.C. Smuts; SMUTS, J.C. (his
son) – JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS, 1952, 1st edition, dustjacket; KIERNAN, R.H. – GENERAL SMUTS,
1944, dustjacket; ARMSTRONG, H.C. – GREY STEEL, 1938, dustjacket; BLANKENBERG, P.B. – THE
THOUGHTS OF GENERAL SMUTS, 1951, FRIEDMAN, B. – SMUTS, A REAPPRAISAL, 1975, 1st
edition; RIECK, A. – JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS, HIS CHARACTER AND LIFE, 1951, dustjacket.
R180/400
79.
MABERLY, C.T. ASTLEY (editor) – ALWAYS LIGHTLY TREAD, Cape Town, Howard Timmins, no
date, b and w illustrations, 8vo, cloth in reasonable dustjacket, and four others about travel, exploration and
adventure in Africa; NEWMAN, BERNARD – SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNEY, 1965; DRURY, A. – A
JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE SOUTH AFRICA, 1968, dustjacket; ROBBINS, D. – ASPECTS OF
AFRICA, 1995, dustjacket; LAWMAN, TONY – THE LONG GRASS, 1958. (5)
R80/200
80.
DYER, R.A. – THE GENERAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWERS, 2 vols, Pretoria, Dept. of Agricultural
Tech Series, 1975 – 1976, 4to, rexine, vol 1 – Dicotyledons, vol 2 – Gymnosperms and Monocotyledons. (2)
81.
McCALLUM, T.G. – WHITE WOMAN WITCH DOCTOR, Johannesburg, Struik, 1994, 1st edition, 8vo,
hardback in good dustjacket, b and w illustrations, and three others of related interest; MUTWA, C.V. –
INDABA MY CHILDREN, 1979; SAMPSON, H.F. – THE WHITE FACED HUTS, WITCHCRAFT IN
THE TRANSKEI, 1969, dustjacket; GATTI, A. – SANGOMA, 1962, dustjacket. (4)
R90/200
82.
BULPIN, T.V. – DISCOVERING SOUTH AFRICA, Muizenberg, Treasury of Travel, 1986, 4 th edition, 8vo,
laminated pictorial boards, b, w and col illustrations, and three others of similar interest; SASA – CONGO,
1960; LAIDLEY, F. – FOUR WHEELS ROUND AFRICA, THE FIRST TRIP ROUND AFRICA BY
CAR, 1955; DODWELL, C. – TRAVELS WITH FORTUNE, AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE, 1979,
dustjacket. (4)
R80/200
83.
BOYDELL, TOMMY – MY LUCK’S STILL IN, Cape Town, Stewart, 1948, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth, and two
others by Boydell; MY LUCK WAS IN, 1948, cloth; MY BELOVED COUNTRY, 1959, hardback with
dustjacket. (3)
R60/150
84.
CURREY, R.F. – RHODES UNIVERSITY, 1904 – 1970, Grahamstown, Rustica Press, 1970, 8vo, dustjacket
with sellotaped plastic cover, b and w illustrations, and two others of similar interest; REDGRAVE AND
OTHERS – THE STORY OF GREY SCHOOL, PORT ELIZABETH, 1856 – 1956, NEATH THE
TOWER, 1956, dustjacket; WARNER, C. – HISTORY OF THE KIMBERLEY CLUB, 1965. (3) R100/150
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
85.
SHANLEY, R.L. – VEREENIGING, Johannesburg, Courier Gazette Publ., 1968, 1st edition, 4to, crested
rexine with dustjacket, b and w illustrations, and three others; ANON – REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST,
KEMPTON PARK, 1903 – 1978, 1978, dustjacket; BORNMAN, H. – BARBERTON, 1884 – 1984, 1984;
CURROR, W.D. – GOLDEN MEMORIES OF BARBERTON, 1969, softback. (4)
R100/200
86.
VAUGHAN, IRIS – THE DIARY OF IRIS VAUGHAN, Howard Timmins, 1979 reprint, 8vo, hardback in
good dustjacket, b and w illustrations, and two others by Vaughan; LAST OF THE SUNLIT YEARS, 1969, 1st
edition, dustjacket; O VALIANT HEARTS, 1984, 1st edition, dustjacket. (3)
R80/200
87.
PRETORIUS, P.J. – JUNGLE MAN, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MAJOR P.J. PRETORIUS CMG,
DSO AND BAR, London, George G. Harrap & Co., 1948 reprint, 8vo, cloth, slight water rippling to bottom of
frontis and title page, 31 plates and two maps – a much sought after book.
R100/300
88.
ARDREY, ROBERT – AFRICAN GENIUS, A PERSONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ANIMAL
ORIGINS OF MAN, London, Collins, 1961, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth in reasonable dustjacket, b, w and col
illustrations.
R150/300
89.
BRELSFORD, W.V. (editor) – HANDBOOK TO THE FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND
NYASALAND, Salisbury, Govt. Printed, 1960, large heavy 8vo, cloth with very reasonable dustjacket, b and w
illustrations, and six others of Rhodesian interest; STORREY, J.G. – THE SHATTERED NATION, 1974,
dustjacket; REED, D. – THE BATTLE FOR RHODESIA, 1966, dustjacket; THOMAS, A. – RHODES,
THE RACE FOR AFRICA, 1996, soft jacket; CHRISTIE, R. – FOR THE PRESIDENT’S EYES ONLY,
1971, dustjacket; BERLUYN, P. – THE QUIET MAN (biography of Ian Smith), 1978; BY AUTHORITY –
GUIDE TO RHODESIA FOR THE USE OF TOURISTS AND SETTLERS, 1924. (7)
R200/600
90.
ROSENTHAL, ERIC – ON CHANGE THROUGH THE YEARS, A HISTORY OF SHARE DEALING
IN SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, Flasch Financial Publ., 1968, 1st edition, oblong 4to, cloth, b and w
illustrations, and two others; ROSENTHAL, ERIC – APOLOGY REFUSED, 1959; ABE BERRY’S
JOHANNESBURG IN DRAWINGS AND TEXT, signed by Berry, 1982, laminated boards. (3)
R100/200
91.
RALLS, ALICE M. – GLORY WHICH IS YOURS, A TRIBUTE TO THE PIONEER ANCESTORS,
Pietermaritzburg, Shuter and Shooter, circa 1949, 1 st edition, 8vo, cloth with dustjacket, b and w illustrations – a
history of some 1820 Settlers.
R100/250
92.
HOLDEN, REV WILLIAM – THE PAST AND FUTURE OF THE KAFFIR RACES, London, The
Author, 1866, 1st edition, 8vo, ½ leather with marbled boards, with map and illustrations, inscription on endpaper
“C.H. Malan 75th Regt. King Williams Town, South Africa, 1892”.
R1000/1500
93.
DAROM, DR. D. – CUSTOM FOLDING KNIVES, Chartwell Books, 2009, 4to, hardback in fine unread
condition with dustjacket, col illustrations in profusion.
R150/200
94.
DU BOIS, W.E.B. – THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK, ESSAYS AND SKETCHES, London, Archibald
Constable & Co. Ltd., 1905, 8vo, cloth, small internal tear, frontis.
R100/300
95.
PLANT, ROBERT – THE ZULU IN THREE TENSES BEING A FORECAST OF THE ZULU’S
FUTURE IN THE LIGHT OF HIS PAST AND PRESENT, Pietermaritzburg, 1905, 8vo, pictorial cloth,
signatures on fep, b and w photos of unusual interest.
R200/450
96.
COLVILLE, Z. – ROUND THE BLACK MAN’S GARDEN, London, William Blackwood & Sons., 1893, 1 st
edition, 8vo, pictorial cloth, little rubbed yet a nice copy, many b and w illustrations, col map and large map in
pocket – interesting section on SA.
R500/1000
97.
BUELL, R.L. – THE NATIVE PROBLEM IN AFRICA, 2 vols, New York, The Macmillan Co., 1928, 1st
edition, large 8vo, cloth, dustjacket for vol 2, signature of owner on fep, 12 full page maps.
R600/1000
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
98.
MACKENZIE, A. (editor) – MISSION LIFE DURING THE ZULU-KAFFIRS, A MEMOIR OF
HENRIETTA ROBINSON, London, Benrose & Sons, 1875, new revised 2 nd edition, 8vo, pictorial blind
stamped cloth, slight wear to extreme top edges of spine, signature on pre title page.
R900/1500
99.
ROBINSON, SIR JOHN – A LIFE TIME IN SOUTH AFRICA, BEING THE RECOLLECTIONS OF
THE FIRST PREMIER OF NATAL, London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1900, 1 st edition, 8vo, cloth – a most
important ‘insider’ ‘policy maker’ view during crucial years of Natal’s history.
R200/450
100.
SMITH, E.W. AND DALE, CAPT. A.W. – THE ILA-SPEAKING PEOPLES OF NORTHERN
RHODESIA, 2 vols, London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1920, 1 st edition, large 8vo, cloth in worn dustjackets, tear
to page 226 vol I, signature of owner ffep, b and w photographs in profusion, and maps. (2)
R700/1200
101.
SOGA, J.H. – THE AMA-XHOSA LIFE AND CUSTOMS, Lovedale, Lovedale Press, 1931, 1st edition, large
8vo, cloth, signature on ffep, 32 b and w photographs and map – a nice copy.
R400/900
102.
HELLER, DAVID – FURTHER RESEARCHES IN CAPE SILVER, Cape Town, Maskew Miller Ltd.,
1953, 4to, cloth with dust jacket, Maskew Miller Ltd., 1953, 1 st edition, cloth with dustjacket, tears, b and w
photographs.
R200/300
103.
BOARD OF CONTROL – THE VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, Pretoria, Voortrekker Monument Board
of Control, 1970, 7th edition, 4to, hardback with dustjacket, and two other booklets; BOND, J.J. – THE SAGA
OF THE GREAT TREK, PICTORIAL RECORD OF INAUGURAL CELEBRATIONS ON THE
VOORTREKKER MONUMENT OFFICIAL PROGRAM, 1949. (3)
R80/100
104.
BLEEK, W.H.I. – REYNARD THE FOX IN SOUTH AFRICA OR HOTTENTOT TALES, London,
Trubner & Co., 1864, 1st edition, small 8vo, khaki cloth – a nice copy, with pioneer T.W. Beckett’s signature on
cover and inside.
R1000/1500
105.
BOVILL, THE REV. JOHN – NATIVES UNDER THE TRANSVAAL FLAG, London, Simpkin, Marshall,
Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1st edition, 8vo, cloth – a good copy of this hard to find book, b and w photos. R600/1000
106.
BROADBENT, REV S. – A NARRATIVE OF THE FIRST INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY
AMONGST THE BARALONG TRIBE OF BECHUANAS, London, Weslyan Mission House, 1865, 1st
edition, small 8vo, cloth, back cover detached and lacking ffep – a rare book.
R700/1400
107.
DAROM, DR. D. AND ANOTHER – THE ART OF MODERN CUSTOM KNIFE MAKING, Vercelli,
Tipografia Edizoni, 1st edition, signed by author, 4to, cloth with dustjacket – in fine unread condition, col
illustrations.
R800/1500
108.
DAROM, DR. D. – CUSTOM FIXED-BLADE KNIVES, New Jersey, Chartwell Books Inc., 2007, 1 st edition,
4to, cloth with dustjacket, in fine unread condition, col illustrations.
R150/250
109.
DANIELS, GEORGE – WATCH MAKING, London, Philip Wilson, 4to, 1999, 4to, hardback with dustjacket
– in unread condition, b, w and col illustrations.
R500/800
110.
VARIOUS – VAN RIEBEECK SERIES (PART 2), vol 1 to 13 and 15, Cape Town, van Riebeeck Society,
1970 – 1981, 8vo, cloth, b, w and col illustrations – a good start for the would-be collector of the van Riebeeck
Society second series.
R300/400
111.
KENNEDY, R.F. (compiler) – JOHANNESBURG AFRICANA MUSEUM CATALOGUE OF
PICTURES, 5 vols, Johannesburg, Africana Museum, 1968, 4to, cloth with insect scarring on cover boards,
numerous b and w illustrations.
R200/300
112.
CORY, G.E. – THE RISE OF SOUTH AFRICA, 6 vols, Cape Town, Struik, 1965, facsimile reprint, 8vo,
rexine, foxing to endpapers, b and w illustrations, photos etc. (6)
R500/650
AFRICANA, WAR, REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS
113.
ELFFERS, HUBERTUS – THE ENGLISHMAN’S GUIDE TO SPEEDY AND EASY ACQUIREMENT
OF CAPE DUTCH, Cape Town, Juta & Co., 1908, 4th edition, small cloth, one page loose, ffep lacking.
R80/120
114.
HALL, MARY – A WOMAN IN THE ANTIPODES, London, Methuen & Co., 1914, 1 st edition, large 8vo,
cloth, b and w photographs.
R200/300
115.
STEWART, JOYCE AND OTHERS – WILD ORCHIDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Johannesburg,
Macmillan, 1982, 1st edition, 4to, hardback in very good dustjacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R90/150
116.
CULLINAN, PATRICK – ROBERT JACOB GORDON, Cape Town, Struik Winchester, 1st edition, 4to,
cloth with mint dustjacket and slipcase, b, w and col illustrations.
R150/250
117.
KIDD, DUDLEY – THE ESSENTIAL KAFIR, London, Adam & Charles Black, 1905, 1 st edition, large 8vo,
decorative cloth, signature of owner on ffep – a nice copy, b, w and col illustrations.
R500/900
118.
ANON – SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE REVIEW, 1990, Durban, Walker-Ramus Trading Co.,
1990, 1st edition, 4to, hardback in near mint dustjacket, b, w and col illustrations.
R100/200
119.
RATHEBE, S.L.L. – A NATION ON THE MARCH, Johannesburg, Hans Strydom Publ., 1987, 4to, hardback
in near mint dustjacket, b, w and col illustrations, and A HISTORY OF BOPHUTHATSWANA UNDER
MANGOPE. (2)
R90/120
120.
WANNENBURGH, ALF – THE BUSHMEN, Cape Town, C. Struik Publ., 1979, true 1st edition, 4to,
hardback in near mint dustjacket, col illustrations.
R150/300
121.
BUTLER, GUY – BURSTING WORLD, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1936 – 1945 and A LOCAL
HABITATION, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1945 – 1990, 2 vols, Cape Town, David Philip, 1983 and 1991, 1st
editions, 8vo, hardback in good dustjackets, inscription on ffep, b and w illustrations.
R120/200
122.
CARR, NORMAN – KAKULI, A STORY ABOUT WILD ANIMALS, THEIR STRUGGLE TO
SURVIVE AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AMONG THEM, Harare, CBC, no date, 8vo, cloth with laid
down photo – a very good copy, introduction by David Shepherd, b, w and col illustrations.
R150/300