AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 40
August 2006
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CONTENTS:
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BOOKS ....................................................................... 3
CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS............................................................................... 6
RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE CAPE........................................................................................................... 11
SOUTH AFRICA....................................................................................................... 11
RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO SOUTH AFRICA .................................................................................................. 27
16 JUNE 1976 ............................................................................................................. 31
NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO AND HUNTING .................................................... 32
RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE NORTH ........................................................................................................ 36
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ......................................................................... 36
RECENT LITERARY PUBLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 38
FLORA AND FAUNA .............................................................................................. 39
RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON FLORA AND FAUNA ............................................................................................................. 40
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902 ..................................................................... 40
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a.e.g.: all edges gilt
b&w : black and white
col.:
colour
comp.: compiler
d.w.: dust wrapper
ed.:
edition / editor (s)
frontis.: frontispiece
ill.:
illustrations
orig.: original
p.:
page(s)
pict.:
pictorial (e.g. pict. cloth)
port.:
portrait
pseud.: pseudonym
t.e.g.:
top edge gilt
vol.:
volume
4to.:
quarto
8vo.:
octavo
16mo.: sextodecimo
D.S.A.B. :
DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY
Mendelssohn : SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney
Mendelssohn (1910).
S.A.B. :
SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY to the year 1925
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1
Beet, Arthur J & Harris, Cyril B. KIMBERLEY UNDER SIEGE: an illustrated story
of a brave defence endured by 50 000 men, women and children for 124 days…
2nd revised & enlarged ed. Kimberley: Diamond Fields Advertiser, [1950].
130 p.: ill., ports. (1 folding group port. of participants' reunion), map,
advertisements. Pict. cloth. Newspaper cuttings laid down on front endpaper.
Inscription on front free endpaper. Signed inscription from Beet (together with his
address in Kimberley) on front free endpaper.
R 450
2
Blaiberg, Philip. LOOKING AT MY HEART. London: Heinemann, 1969.
130 p.: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Blaiberg
on half title page.
R 200
Blaiberg was the second recipient of a human heart, the operation being
performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard and his team.
3
Bradlow, Frank R. AFRICANA BOOKS AND PICTURES: a selection of published
papers. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1975.
vii, 136 p.: ill., ports. Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards, d.w. No. 91
of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Bradlow on a preliminary page.
R 400
4
Bradlow, Frank R. BARON VON LUDWIG AND THE LUDWIG'S-BURG GARDEN:
a chronicle of the Cape from 1806 to 1848 with an appendix showing some of the
horticultural introductions of Baron von Ludwig. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1965.
xii, 124 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w., cellotape marks to endpapers. Signed by Bradlow
on title page.
R 150
5
Cocks, Chris. FIREFORCE: one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. 2nd
impression. Pretoria: Covos Books, 1998.
306 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Cocks on title
page.
R 450
6
Cole, Barbara. THE ELITE: the story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service. De luxe
ed. Durban: Three Knights, 1984.
449 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Full leather, a.e.g. Slipcase and bookmark
present. SAS badge in metal laid down on front cover. No. 432 of an edition limited
to 1500 copies. Signed by Cole on preliminary page.
R 2000
7
Dane, Philippa & Wallace, Sydney-Anne. THE GREAT HOUSES OF
CONSTANTIA; written and researched by Philippa Dane; illustrated by SydneyAnne Wallace. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1981.
176 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, slightly
rubbed along lower edge, d.w. Signed by Dane on verso of half-title page.
R 650
8
De Gruchy, John W. BONHOEFFER AND SOUTH AFRICA: theology in dialogue.
Grand Rapids, Mich.: Williams B. Eerdsman, 1984.
152 p. Paperback. Signed by De Gruchy on title page & inscription on a preliminary
page.
R 50
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9
De Gruchy, John W. THE CHURCH STRUGGLE IN SOUTH AFRICA; with a
foreword by Alan Paton. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans, 1979.
267 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from De Gruchy on half title page & signed on
title page.
R 75
10
Dreyer, A. KERKSOEWENIER VAN NAMAKWALAND: geskiedkundige oorsig van
die tagtigejarige bestaan van die plaaslike Ned.-Ger. Gemeente. Stellenbosch: ProEcclesia, 1930.
68 p. of text; [25] leaves of ill., frontis., ports., maps. Pict. cloth with gilding. Free
endpapers browned. Signed & dated inscription from Dreyer on front free endpaper.
R 150
11
Duminy, J.P. TWILIGHT OVER THE TYGERBERG. Cape Town: J.F. Midgley,
1979.
164 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers (1 folding). Paper covered boards, d.w.
Signed by Duminy on title page & with long inscription on half title page.
R 120
12
Goldswain, Pauline. THE SETTLER NAMED JEREMIAH GOLDSWAIN.
Johannesburg: Privately published, 1983.
136 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w., some staining on rear cover.
Signed by Pauline Goldswain on front free endpaper. No. 268 of an edition limited
to 1000 copies.
R 275
Jeremiah Goldswain was one of the 1820 settlers. The book gives a factual
account of their lives and the challenges they faced from 1820 to 1870.
13
Hart, Peter. CLAREMONT, NEWLANDS AND BISHOPSCOURT STREET NAMES.
Cape Town: P. Hart, 1999.
iv, 80 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Limited edition. Signed by Hart on
title page.
R 175
14
Hart, Peter. RONDEBOSCH AND ROSEBANK STREET NAMES. Cape Town: P.
Hart, 1998.
68 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Limited edition. Signed by Hart on title
page.
R 175
15
Lastovica, Ethleen & Al. BOTTLES & BYGONES: a guide for South African
collectors. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1990.
104 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Pencil notes on verso of
front free endpaper. Signed inscription from both Lastovicas on title page.
Accompanied by several Bottles & Bygones newsletters.
R 175
16
Masson, Francis & Bradlow, Frank R. [ed.]. FRANCIS MASSON'S ACCOUNT
OF THREE JOURNEYS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1772-1775; with
introduction and annotations by Frank R. Bradlow. Cape Town: Tablecloth Press,
1994.
183 p.: ill., double frontis. (ports.), col. plates, maps. Paperback with endpapers.
Edition limited to 350 copies. Signed by Bradlow on a preliminary page.
R 225
Masson's account is the first descriptive narrative of the Cape to be written in
English. He was botanical collector for the Royal Gardens at Kew and made
a significant contribution to early Cape botany.
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17
McBride, Chris. LIONTIDE. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990.
189 p.: col. ill., tables. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from McBride on front
free endpaper.
R 150
McBride's account of three years spent studying the lions of Savuti. He
adopted a nocturnal lifestyle to fully enter "the whole complex ebb and flow of
their lives- the liontide."
18
Mosala, Itumeleng J. BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS AND BLACK THEOLOGY IN
SOUTH AFRICA. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B.Eerdmans, 1989.
218 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from Mosala on preliminary page.
R 75
Prof. Itumeleng was at one stage the President of Azapo.
19
Pama, C. BOWLER'S CAPE TOWN: life at the Cape in early Victorian times, 18341868. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977.
132 p.: ill. (some col.), map as frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w. No. 884 of a limited edition.
Signed by Pama on verso of title page.
R 325
20
Puren, Jerry & Pottinger, Brian. MERCENARY COMMANDER. Alberton: Galago,
1986.
384 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription by
Pottinger on title page.
R 450
Colonel Puren worked as a mercenary for the Katangese armed forces in the
Congo for a period of seven years in the early 1960's. He also took part in
the abortive Seychelles coup of 1981.
21
Robinson, Helen. WYNBERG: a special place. Wynberg, Cape Town: Privately
published, 2001.
166 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Robinson
on title page.
R 250
22
Sparks, Allister. THE MIND OF SOUTH AFRICA: [the story of the rise and fall of
apartheid]. London: Heinemann, 1990.
xviii, 424 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Sparks on title page.
.
R 250
"It is surely the definitive work on South African attitudes…" Donald Woods.
23
Steyn, Helene. STILBAAI. Stilbaai: The Municipality, [1983].
149 p.: ill., ports., map. Skivertex, d.w. Signed by Steyn on title page.
.
R 150
24
Stiff, Peter. SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER: [Rhodesia's no-holds-barred Intelligence
war]. Alberton: Galago, 1985.
352 p.: ill., ports., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. Slight spotting to page edges.
Signed & dated inscription from Stiff on title page.
R 475
25
Thesen, Hjalmar. COUNTRY DAYS: chronicles of Knysna & the Southern Cape.
Cape Town: David Philip, 1974.
vi, 168 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Thesen on title page.
R 75
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26
Tutu, Desmond [Festschrift]. HAMMERING SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES:
essays in honor [sic] of Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu; edited by Buti Tlhagagale
and Itumeleng Mosala. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans, 1986.
xiii, 300 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from Mosala on a preliminary page.
R 125
CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS
27
Westby-Nunn, Tony. GRAAFF-REINET: an illustrated historical guide to the town,
including Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. [Revised ed.]. Cape Town: Elephant Head
Publications, 2004.
192 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plans (3 on endpapers), maps. 4to. Pict. paper
covered boards. No. 5 of 200 copies. Signed by Westby-Nunn on a preliminary
page.
R 350
Contains stories and anecdotes on the history, buildings, people and cultures
of Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. Features tourist attractions,
accomodation and hunting opportunities.
28
Arbousset, T. & Daumas, F. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORATORY TOUR TO
THE NORTH-EAST OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Standard
ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968.
xii, 330 p.: col. ill., frontis., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 27).
Skivertex, d.w. No. 594 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Reprint of the 1846
English ed.
R 250
The tour to the area between the Orange and the Vaal lasted about three
months. The work includes notes on the Bushmen, Corannas, Basutos,
Bechuanas, Griquas and Zulus, amongst others; as well as chapters on
botanical, geological, hunting and literary matters. Mendelssohn highlights
the full account of the Zulu army, and the cruel treatment of the Bushmen by
the Dutch settlers, which is severely condemned. See vol. 1, p. 49-50.
29
Atmore, M.G. CAPE FURNITURE. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1970.
244 p.: ill., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge.
R 300
30
Bax, D. & Koeman, C. ARGITEKTONIESE SKOONHEID IN KAAPSTAD SE
KOMPANJIESTUIN, 1777-1805: with a summary in English. Cape Town: Tafelberg,
1963.
111 p.: ill., plans. Oblong 8vo. Cloth.
R 450
A record of 18th century architecture in and abutting the Company's
Gardens, including Thibault's work.
31
Boesak, Elna [comp.]. CAPE TOWN STATION, 1861-2002: reflection, reality and
renaissance; [with the assistance of Dave Rhind]. Cape Town: Creda
Communications (printer), [2002].
65 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards. No. 27 of an
edition limited to 1000 copies.
R 250
Places the station in a wider framework within the city.
32
Botha, Marielise. HERKOMS VAN DIE KAAPSE STOELE. Cape Town: A.A.
Balkema, 1977.
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88 p.: ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & rubbed. Sticker on
front free endpaper. Title on dustwrapper: HERKOMS VAN DIE KAAPSE STOEL.
R 450
33
Boucher, Maurice & Penn, Nigel [eds.]. BRITAIN AT THE CAPE, 1795 TO 1803.
Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1992.
263 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports., maps (some col.). (Brenthurst Press.
Second series; 9). 4to. Cloth, d.w.
R 800
"During that time judicious, economic, social and polital reform was
initiated…" Flyleaf.
34
Breytenbach, Cloete. THE SPIRIT OF DISTRICT SIX; text by Brian Barrow. Cape
Town: Purnell, 1970.
23 p. of text, [64] p. of photographs: ports. Folio. Pict. cloth.
R 250
35
Burman, Jose. THE BAY OF STORMS: [the story of the development of] Table
Bay, 1503-1860. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1976.
151 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plans, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly worn
on corners.
R 250
36
Burman, Jose. WATERS OF THE WESTERN CAPE. Cape Town: Human &
Rousseau, 1970.
176 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards,
d.w. price clipped. Presentation inscription and signatures on verso of half title
page.
R 250
Deals with the rivers of the western Cape. A companion volume to SAFE TO
THE SEA.
37
Cook, Mary Alexander. DIE KAAPSE KOMBUIS: 'n beskrywing van sy ligging,
uitleg en toebehore. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, [1972].
112 p.: ill., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed and with small tear to
top edge. Name on front free endpaper.
R 200
38
Cook, Mary Alexander. THE CAPE KITCHEN: a description of its position, lay-out,
fittings and utensils. 2nd impression. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, 1975.
112 p.: ill., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. with tear to top corner & faded on
spine.
R 250
39
Currey, John Blades. JOHN BLADES CURREY, 1850 TO 1900: fifty years in the
Cape Colony; edited by Phillida Brooke Simons. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The
Brenthurst Press, 1986.
275 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. (Brenthurst Press. Second
series; 2). 4to. Cloth, d.w.
R 500
Currey was a close friend of J.X. Merriman and C.J. Rhodes and his
memoirs offer an important view of political developments at the Cape and
Kimberley in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
40
D'Arcy Thompson, Molly. FORGOTTEN CORNERS OF THE CAPE; [illustrated
by the author]. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Timmins, 1984.
xi, 139 p.: ill., col. frontis., map. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
R 100
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41
De Bosdari, C. CAPE DUTCH HOUSES AND FARMS: their architecture and
history, together with a note on the role of Cecil John Rhodes in their preservation.
[1st ed.]. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1953.
112 p., [80] plates: ill., maps. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free
endpaper.
R 250
42
De Villiers, Susan. A TALE OF THREE CITIES; photography by Rory Birkby and
Richard Wege. Cape Town: Murray & Roberts, 1985.
112 p.: ill. (some col., 1 folding), plans, maps. Oblong 4to. Pict. paper covered
boards. Edition limited to 2200 copies.
R 325
The three cities referred to are Cape Town in different eras: City one, 16521930; City two, 1930-1985; City three, The future. A coherent examination of
Cape Town's growth, paying particular attention to how Cape Town was
positioned for future growth in 1985.
43
Fagan, Gawie & Gwen. CHURCH STREET IN THE LAND OF WAVEREN.
Tulbagh: Tulbagh Restoration Committee, 1975.
185 p.: ill., ports., plans. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 350
Documents the work done to restore twenty-eight buildings of historic value
in Church Street, Tulbagh, after the earthquake of 29 September 1969.
Provides interesting insights into how the buildings were originally
constructed.
44
Friedman-Spits, Clara. THE FRAENKEL SAGA. Cape Town: SA Medical
Association, 1998.
181 p.: ill., ports., genealogical chart on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 350
Fraenkel was the first Jewish medical practitioner recorded at the Cape,
having trained in Europe. He was a founder of both the South African
College (later the University of Cape Town) and the first Hebrew
congregation in southern Africa in 1842.
45
Heller, David. IN SEARCH OF VOC GLASS. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [1961].
103 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with small tears. R 175
46
Herschel, Margaret, Lady. LADY HERSCHEL: letters from the Cape; edited by
Brian Warner. Cape Town: Friends of South African Library, 1991.
172 p.: ill. (some col.), col. port. as frontis. (Friends of the SAL. Publications; no. 3).
Paperback.
R 125
Margaret, Lady Herschel, was the wife of Sir John Herschel, celebrated
astronomer at the Cape. During his four year surveillance of the southern
skies, she accompanied him on short trips away from the Cape and
produced a series of elegant flower paintings and numerous letters to her
relations.
47
Jeppie, Shamil & Soudien, Crain [eds.]. THE STRUGGLE FOR DISTRICT SIX:
past and present: a project of the Hands Off District Six Committee. Cape Town:
Buchu Books, 1990.
208 p.: ill., ports. Paperback, creased.
R 500
Contains many photographs and oral testimonies of District Sixers. A
collection of essays on the historical development and sociology of District
Six.
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48
Kuttel, M. QUADRILLES AND KONFYT: the life and journal of Hildagonda Duckitt.
Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1954.
112 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100
Hildagonda Duckitt was South Africa's equivalent of Mrs Beeton. She writes
of the Cape in Victorian times.
49
Langham-Carter, R.R. ST ANDREW'S, NEWLANDS: the first century, 1894-1994.
Cape Town: The Diocese, 1994.
60 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.
R 75
This was the first church built by Herbert Baker in South Africa.
50
Leipoldt, C. Louis. 300 YEARS OF CAPE WINE. [New edition]. Cape Town:
Tafelberg, 1974.
218 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1952. R 150
51
Mayson, John Schofield. THE MALAYS OF CAPE TOWN. Cape Town: Africana
Connoisseurs Press, 1963.
39 p. Pict. skivertex. Some spotting on preliminary pages. Facsimile reprint of the
1861 edition. No. 209 of an edition limited to 510 copies.
R 175
52
Picard, Hymen W.J. GENTLEMAN'S WALK: the romantic story of Cape Town's
oldest streets, lanes and squares. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968.
188 p.: ill. (some col.), 1 col. as frontis, maps (1 folding). 4to. Cloth, d.w. rubbed
along edges.
R 250
Only named the "Heerengracht" in the middle of the 18th century, the link
between Van Riebeeck's Castle and the Company's vegetable garden was
the "walk" taken by the gentlemen of the Dutch East India Company whilst
conducting their business and social activities, and the town was built along
this route.
53
Retief, De Ville & Co. ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST OF VEHICLES: manufactured
by Retief, De Ville & Co., Berg River Works, Paarl. Paarl: Retief, De Ville & Co.,
[1894].
93 p.: chiefly ill. Oblong 8vo. Paper wraps, some slight spotting to rear cover &
"C.S." on top right corner of front cover.
R 600
During the last decades of the 19th century, Paarl became the centre of the
wagon making industry in South Africa. Two of the biggest firms were owned
by "Ryk Koos" Retief and P.B. de Ville. In 1895 these two firms
amalgamated. This was their first joint catalogue. Vehicles offered include
various "Spiders", the Gent's Buggy, a Passengers' Cart, transport wagons,
hearses, a travelling home & a street watering cart.
54
Robinson, Helen. BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS: people and property at Wynberg,
1795-1927. Cape Town, Juta, 1998.
xvii, 271 p.: ill., plans. Paperback.
R 285
55
Simcox, Roy W. & Hallack, Russel. MOWBRAY 100. Cape Town: Mowbray,
Rosebank and Observatory Civic Association, 1990.
32 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps.
R 125
Published on the centenary of the Mowbray Municipality, February 1990.
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Simon's Town Historical Society. THE MARTELLO TOWER, SIMON'S TOWN =
MARTELLO-TORING, SIMONSTAD. Simonstown: SA Navy Printing Press, [197-].
iii, 17, iii, 17 p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. English and Afrikaans texts bound top-totail.
R 100
The Tower was completed in 1796 and is one of the earliest built in the
British Empire. It was restored in the 1970s.
57
Simons, Phillida Brooke & Proust, Alain. GROOTE SCHUUR: great granary to
stately home. Cape Town: Fernwood, 1996.
144 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), frontis., ports., plan, map. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards,
d.w.
R 250
For many years the official residence of prime ministers and presidents of
South Africa, Groote Schuur is now a national monument.
58
Strangman, Edward. EARLY FRENCH CALLERS AT THE CAPE. Cape Town:
Juta, [1936].
223 p.: ill., map as frontis. Cloth, d.w. Endpapers browned.
R 325
.
59
Thunberg, Carl Peter. TRAVELS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1772-1775:
based on the English edition, London, 1793-1795; edited by V.S. Forbes; translation
from the Swedish revised by J.& I. Rudner. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society,
1986.
xlviii, 366 p.: ill., col. frontis. port. (laid down), folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society
publications. Second series; no. 17). Cloth.
R 100
60
Trefois, Clemens [et al.]. OUR CAPE GABLES = ONS KAAPSE GEWELS;
Clemens Trefois, Willem Punt, Jan Ploeger. Reprint. Pretoria: Simon van der Stel
Foundation, 1968.
92 p.: ill., map. Pict. paper wraps. Faint crease to lower corner.
R 125
An interesting study of Cape and Dutch architecture.
61
Viljoen, Deon & Rabe, Pier. CAPE FURNITURE AND METALWARE Privately
published, 2001.
xxiv, 119 p.: col. ill., col. frontis., col. ports., plans. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered
boards, d.w.
R 350
Well illustrated, detailed description of Cape furniture, 1720-1920 and
metalware, 1850-1950. Places the furniture in a social context.
62
Viney, Graham & Simons, Phillida Brooke. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1806
to 1872: aspects of the life and times of British society in and around Cape Town.
Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1994.
236 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports. (Brenthurst Press. Second series; 10). 4to.
Cloth, d.w. very slightly rubbed on top edge.
R 850
63
Wilson, K.J. CHRONICLE OF LODGE SOUTHERN CROSS NO. 398: on the roll of
the Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1860-1981. Privately published, [1981].
124 p.: ill., ports. Cloth with gilding.
R 200
Cape Town is the birthplace of Freemasonry in South Africa. Lodge Southern
Cross, the first Scottish Lodge in the Southern Hemisphere, was inaugurated
in 1860.
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Recent publications relating to the Cape
64
Fagan, Gabriel. TWENTY CAPE HOUSES; with an introduction by Peter
Buchanan; photographs by Gabriel Fagan. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies,
2005.
140 p.: col. ill., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 425
Twenty houses designed by Fagan, in various environments.
65
Watson, Stephen [ed.]. A CITY IMAGINED. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2006.
216 p. Paperback.
R 120
Nineteen writers, nineteen personal accounts and views of Cape Town.
SOUTH AFRICA
66
Arkin, A.J., Magyar, K.P. & Pillay, G.J. [eds.]. THE INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS:
a contemporary profile. Pinetown: Owen Burgess, 1989.
x, 330 p.: ill. Pict. paper covered boards.
R 100
67
Benard, Ed & Twala, Mwezi. MBOKODO: inside MK: Mwezi Twala: a soldier's
story. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1994.
160 p.: maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards.
R 150
Twala describes what it was like to live in ANC camps in exile. An ANC
dissident [he became disenchanted with the senior leaders in exile], he was
one of the "Committee of Ten" elected to represent the grievances of the MK
in Angola.
68
Benson, Mary. TSHEKEDI KHAMA. London: Faber and Faber, 1960.
318 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding geneaological chart, map. Cloth, d.w. frayed
along edges.
R 100
Sir Seretse Khama's uncle, Tshekedi, was a controversial figure. As a young
chief he recognised the social and political changes ahead for Africa, and
determined to move his people into the modern world. Mary Benson worked
with Tshekedi in London and spent time in the then Bechuanaland.
69
Bernstein, Hilda. THE RIFT: the exile experience of South Africans. London:
Johnathan Cape, 1994.
xxx, 516 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Stamp on front free endpaper.
R 150
Bernstein, herself an exile, spoke to over 300 South Africans living all over
the world. The exiles, men, women and their children, both black and white,
well-known and obscure, range across the spectrum of occupations.
70
Bleloch, W.E. & O'Flaherty, A.E. A THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS: for us or
Germany?: the gold of the Far East Rand. Johannesburg: Bleloch & O'Flaherty,
1917.
333 p.: plans, table, folding map, table & plan in pocket on rear endpaper. Cloth
with small mark on front cover. "Complimentary copy" on front endpaper.
R 150
Describes German influence in commercial and mining undertakings in
South Africa.
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71
Brebner, John. MEMOIR OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF REV. JOHN BREBNER.
Edinburgh: Lorimer & Chalmers (printers), 1903.
128 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis. with tissue-guard). Cloth,
some scarring.
R 75
Brebner (1833-1902) spent twenty-five years as the head of the Educational
Department in the Orange Free State, then under the governance of the
Volksraad.
72
Brennecke, H.J. GHOST CRUISER H.K. 33: [the elusive German raider's
incredible adventures until sunk by H.M.S. Cornwall]. London: William Kimber,
1954.
208 p., [9] leaves of ill.: ill., frontis., ports. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & chipped
on spine.
R 125
The German raider Pinguin (HK 33) roamed the Indian Ocean, sinking ships
and taking crew prisoner, before herself being sunk in May 1941.
73
Brink, Andre [comp.]. SA 27 APRIL 1994: an author's diary = 'n skrywersdagboek;
and, 27 APRIL: one year later = een jaar later. Pretoria: Queillerie, 1994-5.
2 vols. (171 & 172 p.). Paperback, second volume slightly rubbed. Text in English
and Afrikaans.
R 100
Published to reflect on the events of April 1994. The companion volume was
published a year later.
74
Broster, Joan A. RED BLANKET VALLEY; with an introduction by R.H.W.
Shepherd. Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland, 1967.
197 p.: ill. (some col.). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Name on half title page.
R 200
Broster chronicles the daily lives of the amaQwathi tribe of the Transkei.
Includes illustrations and explanations of the design and colour of the tribe's
beadwork.
75
Broster, Joan A. THE TEMBU: their beadwork, songs and dances; with an
introduction by the Honourable Kaiser Matanzima. Cape Town: Purnell, 1976.
118 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., (1 as frontis.), genealogical table, map. 4to. Paper
covered boards, d.w. Name on front free endpaper.
R 350
Here Broster chronicles the daily lives of the Tembu tribe of the Transkei.
Includes illustrations and explanations of the design and colour of the tribe's
beadwork. Many of these traditions have now been lost.
76
Bryant, A.T. ZULU MEDICINE AND MEDICINE-MEN. 2nd impression. Cape
Town: Centaur, 1983.
115 p.: frontis. Cloth, d.w. with small tear to top edge. Originally published 1966.
R 165
77
Bulpin, T.V. LOST TRAILS ON THE LOW VELD; illustrations by Barbara Tyrrell.
2nd ed. Howard B. Timmins, 1951.
292 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. frayed on edges with a chip to top of spine. R 300
78
Bulpin, T.V. NATAL AND THE ZULU COUNTRY; line drawings by Penny Miller.
Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1966.
456 p.: ill., (some col.), ports., map on endpapers. Pict. cloth.
R 225
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Bulpin, T.V. TO THE BANKS OF THE ZAMBEZI. line illustrations by A.A.Telford.
Johannesburg: Nelson, 1965.
441 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (1 on endpapers). Pict. cloth. Inscription on front free
endpaper.
R 250
80
Butler, Alan. KURUMAN MOFFAT MISSION. Kuruman: Kuruman Moffat Mission
Trust, 1987.
20 p. Pict. stiff paper wraps. Small stamps on verso of front cover. R 50
Robert and Mary Moffat lived at Kuruman for 50 years and had ten children
there. They only briefly returned to England once, and whilst there,
persuaded David Livingstone to come to Africa as a missionary instead of
going to China. He later married their daughter Mary at Kuruman.
81
Christison, Grant. BOOK COLLECTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Scottsville: Oribi
Books, 1996.
169 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback.
R 150
Every Africana book collector should have a copy!
82
Cilliers, Jakkie & Mason, Peggy [eds.]. PEACE, PROFIT OR PLUNDER: the
privatisation of security in war-torn African societies. Johannesburg: Institute for
Security Studies, 1999.
245 p.: map. Paperback.
R 150
83
Coetser, P.P.J. GEBEURTENISSE UIT DI KAFFER-OORLOGE FAN 1834, 1835,
1846, 1850 TOT 1853. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1963.
79, 4 p. (Paarl-Herdrukreeks). Cloth.
R 175
84
Crwys-Williams, Jennifer [ed.]. SOUTH AFRICAN DESPATCHES: two centuries
of the best in South African journalism; foreword by Lord Deedes of Aldlington.
Gibraltar: Ashanti, 1989.
xvi, 495 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 150
85
D'Ewes, Dudley. MYDORP: portrait of a platteland boyhood; illustrated by Papas.
Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1954.
96 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w.
R 125
86
Dixon, Leng. LENG DIXON; with an introduction by Ruth Prowse. Cape Town:
Maskew Miller, 1952.
[50] p.: ill. (some col.)., port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w.
R 300
Covers Dixon's work in watercolour and line. He also expresses himself in
the medium of oils..
87
Dornan, S.S. PYGMIES & BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI: [an account of the
hunting tribes inhabiting the great arid plateau of the Kalahari Desert, their
precarious manner of living, their habits, customs & beliefs, with some reference to
Bushman art]. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1975.
318 p.: ill., frontis., ports., folding map. (Africana collectanea; vol. 50). Skivertex,
d.w. with small tear to top edge. Name on front free endpaper. No. 565 of an edition
limited to 1000 copies..
R 700
88
Edgar, Robert. BECAUSE THEY CHOSE THE PLAN OF GOD: the story of the
Bulhoek Massacre. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1988.
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41 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback.
R 150
In May 1921, nearly 200 Israelites (as the followers of the prophet Enoch
Mgijima were called) died in a battle with Union forces. They had refused to
leave their holy village Ntabelanga, near Queenstown, where they had
gathered for their Passover celebrations.
89
Elphick, Richard. KHOIKHOI AND THE FOUNDING OF WHITE SOUTH AFRICA.
Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1985.
266 p.: maps. Paperback.
R 150
90
Fage, J.D. A HISTORY OF AFRICA, 3rd ed., 2nd impression. London: Routledge,
1995.
x, 595 p.: ill., maps. Paperback.
R 75
A narrative history of the continent, from pre-history to the end of the last
century.
91
Feldberg, Leon [ed.]. SOUTH AFRICAN JEWRY: a survey of the Jewish
community; its contributions to South Africa; Directory of Communal Institutions;
and a Who's who of leading personalities. 1976-77 ed., 3rd rev. ed. Johannesburg:
SA Jewry and Who's Who, 1976.
528 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. Skivertex, d.w. with small tears & creased along
the edges.
R 500
Chapters include: Jewish role in the Judiciary and South African Jewry's
sporting greats.
92
Forbes, Vernon S. PIONEER TRAVELLERS OF SOUTH AFRICA: a geographical
commentary upon routes, records, observations and opinions of travellers at the
Cape, 1750-1800. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1965.
177 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., folding table, maps (1 folding). 4to. Cloth,
d.w. faded on spine. Faint cellotape marks to endpapers.
R 850
Forbes was a careful researcher and lectured at Rhodes and Cape Town
Universities. Amongst the travellers dealt with are Beutler, Thunberg,
Sparrmann and Barrow. Covers the golden age of travel at the Cape as
travellers reported back on their findings in the interior: physical, botanical,
geological and anthropological.
93
Gardiner, Allen F. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE ZOOLU COUNTRY IN
SOUTH AFRICA: undertaken in 1835. London: William Crofts, 1836.
iv, 412 p.: ill. (some hand coloured), hand coloured ports. as frontis .(of Dingarn
[sic.]), plan, 2 col. folding maps. Half calf (slightly worn on corners & edges of spine)
& marbled paper covered boards, gilding on spine. Marbled page edges.
R 3000
Gardiner, later a celebrated missionary pioneer, became a cadet at the Royal
Naval College in Portsmouth at the age of 13. He travelled widely, to the
U.S.A., Peru, Chile, India, China, Australia and Cape Town. He was
appointed Commander in 1825. After the death of his first wife in 1834, he
decided to become a missionary and travelled to Cape Town. Unaware of
the 6th Frontier War, he travelled to Natal via Kaffraria, a difficult and
dangerous journey. He began a mission station at Berea before setting out to
meet Dingaan. He succeeded in negotiating a treaty which granted him a
vast tract of land, including the original grants held by the settlers. He then
travelled to Port Elizabeth to meet Sir Benjamin D'Urban, the Governor of the
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Cape Colony, to have the treaty confirmed. On his return he moved his
mission to an area north of the Tugela, where he was visited by Piet Retief.
After Retief and his party were killed, he returned to Port Natal and later that
year left with his family for Rio de Janeiro. See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 587-8
and D.S.A.B. vol. 2, p. 254-5.
94
Gill, Sidney & Humphriss, Deryck. ONE MAN AND HIS TOWN. Cape Town:
Juta, 1985.
79 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Skivertex, d.w.
R 100
The story of Morris Nestadt and the growth of Benoni on the East Rand.
95
Godfrey, Denis. ANTIQUES AND BYGONES: notes for South African collectors.
Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1967.
123 p.: ports., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped.
R 125
Godfrey is sometimes quaint in his views. However, this book still provides
interesting insight and the listed prices attained at auctions and sales are of
great interest!
96
Goodwin, J.H. A HANDBOOK TO THE COLLECTIONS OF STONE
IMPLEMENTS. Cape Town: South African Museum, 1926.
33 p.: ill. Stiff paper wraps. Bookplate laid down on verso of cover. Some
annotations.
R 100
97
Gordon, Robert J. PICTURING BUSHMEN: the Denver African Expedition of
1925. Athens: Ohio University Press, 1997.
xiii, 208 p., [46] p. of plates: ports., map. Paperback.
R 200
The Expedition sought the "Cradle of Humanity" and photographed the
Heikum Bushmen of the Kalahari extensively.
98
Graaff, De Villiers, Sir. DIV LOOKS BACK: the memoirs of Sir de Villiers Graaff.
2nd impression. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1994.
301 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards.
R 75
The late Sir de Villiers, born into a prominent Cape family, played an
important role in South Africa's history from the 1940's onwards. His role as
leader of the opposition to the National Party in the apartheid years has
evoked controversy and criticism.
99
Green, Timothy. THE NEW WORLD OF GOLD: the inside story of the mines, the
markets, the politics, the investors. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1982.
xxvi, 260 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 75
100
Gregory, James. GOODBYE BAFANA: Nelson Mandela, my prisoner, my friend;
with Bob Graham. London: Headline, 1995.
378 p.: ill., ports. Hardcover, d.w.
R 325
Soon to be released as a feature film!
101
Gregory, Theodore. ERNEST OPPENHEIMER AND THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Oxford University Press,
1962.
xx, 637 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 col. as frontis.), col. folding table, maps (some
col., 2 folding). Cloth, d.w.
R 175
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102
Griffiths, Glynn & Clay, Paddi. HILLBROW. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1982.
128 p.: ill., some col., ports., plan. 4to. Paper covered boards, some scarring to
edges, d.w.
R 125
At the time of publication, Hillbrow was in its heyday, and the most bohemian
suburb in Johannesburg and South Africa. In the years that followed, crime
and grime flourished and a quarter of a century later, the Johannesburg
municipality is endeavouring to re-invent Hillbrow.
103
Grut, Marina. THE HISTORY OF BALLET IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town:
Human & Rousseau, 1981.
xiii, 492 p.: ill. (some col.). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
R 135
104
Head, Bessie. SEROWE: village of the rain wind. Cape Town: David Philip, 1981.
200 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. with corner crease.
R 75
Head records a community and its history through the words of its
inhabitants
105
Heinz, Hans-Joachim & Lee, Marshall. NAMKWA: life among the bushmen.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978.
272 p.: ill. (some col.), map as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some spotting to
page edges.
R 300
Heinz, a German anthropologist was initiated into a Bushman clan, studied
their language and their culture whilst living with them and participating in
their daily lives. He also married a young bushwoman, Namkwa.
106
Heydenrych, Heinie & Martin, Bruno. THE NATAL MAINLINE STORY. Pretoria:
HSRC, 1992.
176 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., maps. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
R 225
Traces the history of the pioneer railway between Durban and the
Witwatersrand. The line had to surmount the Drakensberg on its way inland.
107
Hodgson, Janet. NTSIKANA'S GREAT 'HYMN': a Xhosa expression of Christianity
in the early 19th century Eastern Cape. Cape Town: Centre for African Studies,
UCT, 1980.
iii, 82, [34] p.: music, map. (Centre for African Studies. Communications; no.
4/1980). Paperback.
R 75
108
Hofmeyr, Jan H. WHAT OF THE FUTURE?: South Africa's present-day problems
analysed. [Cape Town: Cape Times, 1948?].
63 p. Stiff paper wraps, slightly rubbed. Accompanied by newspaper cuttings and
an article from COMMON SENSE, June 1950, entitled: ONZE JAN: a betrayal of his
vision.
R 100
The articles collected here were first published in the Cape Times and other
newspapers, and were Hofmeyr's response to the crucial 1948 election won
by the National Party. Hofmeyr attempts to predict the course SA politics will
take. [He writes from the United Party's viewpoint].
109
House of Mosenthal. THE HOUSE OF MOSENTHAL [1839-1939]: brief history of
a century of progress; with a foreword by J.C. Smuts. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton,
[1939].
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25 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff paper wraps, tassle on spine. Small, neat cellotape repairs
to edges.
R 300
The House of Mosenthal was heavily involved in the export trade, in
particular the exportation of wool and hides. "…the policy of the family right
throughout its history has been to initiate business: Commercial, Industrial,
Mining, Farming, etc." p. 8.
110
Humphriss, Deryck & Thomas, David G. BENONI: son of my sorrow: the social,
political, and economic history of a South African gold mining town; edited by
Audrey M. Cowley. Benoni: Town Council of Benoni, 1968.
xxi, 291 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), tables. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed
along edges with small tears.
R 85
111
Jabavu, Noni. DRAWN IN COLOUR: African contrasts. 5th impression. London:
John Murray, 1961.
xii, 208 p.: maps. Cloth, d.w. Name on front free endpaper.
R 75
Noni Jabavu was born in South Afica, but educated in England, where she
married. The death of her brother brought her back to Africa, and she later
settled near her sister in East Africa. She examines the attitudes of South
and East Africans towards each other, and towards the West.
112
Jabavu, Noni. THE OCHRE PEOPLE: scenes from a South African life. 2nd
impression. London: John Murray, 1963.
261 p. Cloth, d.w. Some slight spotting to page edges.
R 75
113
Jacobs, Ken & Levine, Eli. COINS OF SOUTH AFRICA: a complete reference
book on South African coins; photograhically illustrated by Gerald Hoberman.
[Johannesburg]: South African Gold Coin Exchange, 1983.
xv, 175 p.: chiefly col. ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 1000 copies.
R 175
114
Johnson, Townley [et al.]. ROCK PAINTINGS OF THE SOUTH-WEST CAPE =
ROTSTEKENINGE VAN DIE SUID-WES-KAAP; compiled by Townley Johnson,
Hyme Rabinowitz [and] Percy Sieff. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1959.
38 p., 48 col. plates: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), maps. Pict. paper covered boards,
d.w. Text in English & Afrikaans.
R 225
115
Jooste, L. DIE KUNS VAN OORLOG: 'n inleiding tot militere kuns in Suid-Afrika.
Pretoria: Militere Informasieburo, [198-].
34 p.: ill. (some col.). Oblong 8vo. Pict. stiff paper wraps.
R 100
116
Kanfer, Stefan. THE LAST EMPIRE: De Beers, diamonds and the world. London:
Hodder & Stoughton, 1993.
ix, 409 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 200
117
Kaye, Helga. THE TYCOON AND THE PRESIDENT: the life and times of Alois
Hugo Nellmapius, 1847-1893. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1978.
120 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 100
Nellmapius was born in Hungary and came to make his fortune on the
goldfields of the Transvaal. (He made and lost several!). He became a friend
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and confidant of Paul Kruger, who intervened on his behalf during a dramatic
court case.
118
Kearney, Brian. ARCHITECTURE IN NATAL FROM 1824 TO 1893. Cape Town:
A.A. Balkema, 1973.
xiii, 255 p.: ill., plans, maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. rubbed along edges. R 400
119
Kemp, Koos. CAREL BOSHOFF EN SY AFRIKANERDENKE. Pretoria:
Oranjewerkers, 1984.
118 p. Paperback.
R 50
Carel Boshoff is a conservative thinker and staunch supporter of the idea of
an independent Afrikaner homeland.
120
Kench, John. COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SOUTH AFRICA; text, John Kench;
restoration consultant Ralph Mothes; photography Janek Szymanowski. 1st ed.
Cape Town: Struik, 1987.
172 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), frontis. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.
R 300
121
Kibel, Freda & Dubow, Neville. WOLF KIBEL: a brief sketch of his life and work by
Freda Kibel and a critical assessment of his work by Neville Dubow. Pretoria:
Human & Rousseau, 1968.
49 p. of text, [34] p. of ill., vii col. plates (laid down): chiefly ports. (1 col. as frontis.).
Folio. Cloth, d.w. with chip to top edge. No. 20 of an edition limited to 750 copies.
R 1500
Kibel was born in Poland to a Jewish family, and emigrated to South Africa in
1929. He became a firm friend of Hugo Naude, a friendship which lasted until
Kibel's early death from consumption in 1939. He also shared a studio with
Lippy Lipschitz.
122
Kirby, Percival R. JACOB VAN REENEN AND THE GROSVENOR EXPEDITION
OF 1790-1791. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1958.
viii, 142 p.: ill., frontis., 2 folding maps. Paper covered boards.
R 150
This expedition travelled overland to the wreck of the Grosvenor in an
endeavour to rescue survivors.
123
Kitchingman, James. THE KITCHINGMAN PAPERS: missionary letters and
journals, 1817-1848, from the Brenthurst Collection, Johannesburg; [edited,
annotated and introduced by] Basil le Cordeur and Christopher Saunders. Standard
ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1976.
310 p.: ill. (some col.), col. port. as frontis., col. maps on folding leaf. (Brenthurst
[first] series; 2). Cloth, d.w. with light crease to top edge.
R 350
The letters are those received by Kitchingman over 30 years as a missionary
in the Cape Colony. The authors include John Philip, James Read Snr & Jnr
and Robert Moffat. The letters deal with the interaction of the missionaries,
the colonial authorities, the mission authorities and the indigenous people.
124
Klein, Harry. VALLEY OF THE MISTS. London: Travel Book Club, 1975.
318 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 135
Klein tells the story of the Northern Transvaal and his own trek on foot with
pack donkeys through the mountain ranges and the lowveld.
125
Koch, Kurt E. GOD AMONG THE ZULUS. Natal: KwaSizabantu Mission, 1981.
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330 p. Paperback. Name on title page. Translated from the German by Justin
Michell.
R 50
126
Krige, Eileen Jensen. THE SOCIAL SYSTEM OF THE ZULUS. 2nd ed., 8th
impression. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1981.
xix, 420 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w.
R 125
127
Kuus, Juhan & Trevor McDonald. SOUTH AFRICA IN BLACK AND WHITE; text
by Trevor McDonald. London: Harrap, 1987.
[10] p. of text, [80] p. of ill.: chiefly ports. 4to. Paperback.
R 500
Some of the starkest, bleakest images to come out of apartheid South Africa.
128
Latrobe, C.I. JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 1815 AND 1816: with
some account of the missionary settlements of the United Brethren near the Cape
of Good Hope; with a new introduction by Frank R. Bradlow. Standard ed. Facsimile
reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1969.
44, 406 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., col. folding map. 4to. Cloth. Slight
scarring to upper cover. No. 441 of an edition limited to 1000 copies.
R 650
Latrobe left England in 1815 in order to visit the missionaries at Genadendal
and Groenekloof. Somerset, then Govenor of the Cape, wanted a third
mission station established, so Latrobe set out to find a suitable location for
one. He travelled though a large part of the country, recording his
observations as he went. Bradlow notes that Latrobe was fifty-seven at the
time of his journey and that "the impartial, reflective and dispassionate nature
of Latrobe's journal is partly due to this fact, because the book reflects a
maturity often lacking in the narratives of some of his contemporaries." p. 2.
Latrobe graphically records the state of the country as he saw it in 1815.
129
Laubser, Maggie & Van Rooyen, Johann. MAGGIE LAUBSER. Cape Town: C.
Struik, 1974.
64 p. (of which 23 are text): ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paperback. R 250
Laubser spent ten years abroad before returning to the Cape in 1924. "For
years denounced by critics as an unwelcome and pretentious modernist, she
became with time a victorious symbol of an own and indigenous culture"
Rear cover.
130
Le Cordeur, Basil & Saunders, Christopher. THE WAR OF THE AXE, 1847:
correspondence between the governor of the Cape Colony, Sir Henry Pottinger,
and the commander of the British forces at the Cape, Sir George Berkeley, and
others. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1981.
287 p.: col. ill., col. frontis., maps. (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 7). Cloth, d.w.
Fine condition. Edition limited to 850 copies.
R 600
An account of the seventh Frontier War.
131
Le Vaillant, Francois. FRANCOIS LE VAILLANT: reisiger in Suid-Afrika, en sy
versameling van 165 akwarelle, 1781-1784. Cape Town: Library of Parliament,
1973.
2 vols. (xx, 175 p. 81 col. plates, viii b&w plates; xiv, 187 p., 99 col. plates): col ill.,
port. as frontis. (vol. 1), col. folding maps. 4to. Cloth. No. 136 of an Afrikaans edition
limited to 500 copies.
R 800
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Le Vaillant (1753-1824) was a traveller, ornithologist, artist and writer. His
TRAVELS provides an interesting account of South Africa at a time when
relatively little was known regarding its natural history and the Dutch settlers,
valuable less for its geographical information than for its addition to the
knowledge of the natural history of the area. D.S.A.B. vol. 2, p. 396-399.
Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 889-893 and S.A.B. vol. 3, p. 100-102. Superb
reproduction of Le Vaillant's work, including commentaries by leading
academics in their fields. Le Vaillant studied the natural history collections in
Paris and then decided to travel into the interior of Africa in order to observe
the specimens in their native habitats.
132
Leipoldt, C. Louis. LEIPOLDT'S CAPE COOKERY; illustrated by Keri Swift. Cape
Town: W.J. Flesch, 1976.
159 p.: ill. 4to. (12,5 x 26 cm). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges.
R 200
133
Levine, Elias. THE COINAGE AND COUNTERFEITS OF THE ZUIDAFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK. Cape Town: Purnell, [1974].
127 p.: ill. (some col.). Skivertex, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free
endpaper.
R 75
134
Levinson, Olga. DIAMONDS IN THE DESERT: the story of August Stauch and his
times. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1983.
171 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. A crisp copy.
R 1000
Stauch was a railway worker who stumbled across diamonds at an outpost in
the desert area near Luderitz. Levinson follows the fortunes of Stauch and
his family, as well as tracing the history of diamonds and of South West
Africa / Namibia.
135
Levyns, J.E.P. THE DISCIPLINES OF WAR: memories of the War of 1914-18.
New York: Vantage Press, 1984.
173 p.: ill., port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w. rubbed along edges.
R 200
J.P. Levyns was a senior official in the Cape Provincial administration. On his
retirement he wrote of his service in the Cape Town Highlanders and SA
Scottish in France in 1916-7 and as a night bomber pilot in France at the end
of the war.
136
Lewis-Williams, J.D. DISCOVERING SOUTHERN AFRICAN ROCK ART. Cape
Town: David Philip, 1990.
102 p.: ill., map. (Southern African archaeology series). Paperback. Date & name
on half title page.
R 50
137
Lezard, Adele. THE GREAT GOLD REEF: the romantic history of the Rand
goldfields. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1937.
313 p., [15] leaves of plates: frontis., ports., map. Cloth, corners slightly bumped.
R 135
138
Lister, Georgina. REMINISCENCES OF GEORGINA LISTER. Johannesburg:
Africana Museum, 1960.
114 p.: ill., ports. Cloth spine, pict. paper covered boards.
R 150
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Lister (1860-1954) was the daughter of Thomas Bain and granddaughter of
Andrew Geddes Bain, eminent South African road engineers and geologists.
Her husband, Joseph Storr Lister, became the first Chief Conservator of
Forests in the Union of South Africa.
139
Long, B.K. IN SMUT'S CAMP. London: Oxford University Press, 1945.
162 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w. browned on spine.
R 125
Long was a newspaperman and M.P. He gives an interesting account of the
political life of South Africa in the 1930's.
140
Macdonald, Tom. OUMA SMUTS: the first lady of South Africa. London: Hurst &
Blackett, [194-].
127 p., [13] leaves of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. with tear to top
edge.
R 50
"The authentic story of a rare, simple and gifted woman. Mrs Jan Christiaan
Smuts, wife of Field Marshal The Rt. Hon. J.C. Smuts, C.H.K.C., Prime
Minister of South Africa." Front cover.
141
Macintosh, E.K. A GUIDE TO THE ROCKS, MINERALS AND GEMSTONES OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA; illustrations by I.C. Rust. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1976.
96 p.: col. ill., folding table. Paperback, rubbed along edges.
R 75
142
Martienssen, Heather [festschrift]. ART AND ARTICLES IN HONOUR OF
HEATHER MARTIENSSEN: Professor of Fine Arts, University of the Witwatersrand,
presented to her by former students and colleagues upon her retirement in
November 1973; editor Frieda Harmsen. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema,
1973.
221 p.: ill. (some col., some laid down), port. as frontis. 4to. Half leather spine &
marbled paper covered boards. No. 32 of an edition limited to 100 copies.
Accompanied by a letter from Christo Coetzee and newspaper clippings.
R 550
143
Mathews, Anthony S. THE DARKER REACHES OF GOVERNMENT: access to
information about public administration in three societies. Cape Town: Juta, 1978.
245 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed along edges.
R 120
The three societies are America, Britain and South Africa.
144
McLeod, Ellen & Gordon, R.E. [ed.]. DEAR LOUISA: history of a pioneer family in
Natal 1850-1888: Ellen McLeod's letters to her sister in England from the Byrne
Valley; [edited by] R.E. Gordon. 3rd ed. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1985.
280 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback.
R 150
An amazing record of family life as the McLeods established themslves in
Natal, battling against the elements and the land to establish themselves as
farmers in their new country. Ellen kept up a full correspondence with her
beloved sister Louisa over a period of 38 years; and the letters were faithfully
preserved.
145
Meiring, Piet. DYNAMITE AND DAISIES: the story of Barberton. Cape Town:
Purnell, 1976.
177 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w.
R 75
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146
Metrowich, F.C. SCOTTY SMITH: South Africa's Robin Hood. Cape Town: Books
of Africa, 1962.
xii, 248 p.: port. as frontis., map on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
(cover ill. by Penny Miller).
R 75
Scotty Smith operated on the borders of the Kalahari Desert.
147
Mitford-Barberton, Ivan & Raymond. THE BOWKERS OF THARFIELD. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1952.
vi, 386 p.: ill., ports., genealogical tables. Cloth. Spotting on page edges.
R 550
Miles Bowker [an 1820 settler leader] and his 9 sons and 2 daughters played
a leading role in the affairs of the Eastern Cape from the 19th century
onwards.
148
Moore, Patrick & Collins, Pete. THE ASTRONOMY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.
London: Robert Hale, 1977.
160 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., charts. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on front
free endpaper.
R 100
149
Nash, M.D. THE SETTLER HANDBOOK: a new list of the 1820 settlers. Cape
Town: Chameleon Press, 1987.
152 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.), map. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. with small tear to
rear cover.
R 350
The most complete record of the actual Settlers, this carefully researched
work dispels many of the myths which surrounded the 1820 Settlers' arrival
in South Africa.
150
Naude, Adele. HUGO NAUDE; general editor, Charles Du Ry. Cape Town: Struik,
1974.
64 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.)., port. as frontis. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. Some staining
to a few pages.
R 450
151
NELSON MANDELA: a life in cartoons; edited by Harry Dugmore, Stephen Francis
and Rico Schacherl. Cape Town: David Philip, 1999.
191 p.: chiefly cartoons. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
R 250
A collection of the best cartoons (170) about the struggle for freedom in
South Africa, and Nelson Mandela's role therein. Each cartoon is
accompanied by a brief commentary, contextualising its origin and purpose.
152
Norton, Conrad & Krige, Uys. VANGUARD OF VICTORY: a short review of the
South African victories in East Africa, 1940-1941. Pretoria: Government Printer,
1941.
54 p.: ill., folded loose-leaf map. Stiff pict. paper wraps.
R 75
Norton & Uys were both journalists employed by the Union Defence Force to
provide reliable accounts of South African troops fighting in East Africa. A
readable account!
153
Paterson, William & Forbes, V. & Rourke, J. [eds.] PATERSON'S CAPE
TRAVELS, 1777-1779; [edited & compiled by] Vernon S. Forbes and John Rouke.
Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1980.
202 p.: ill., port. as frontis., maps (all col.). (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 6). 4to.
Cloth, d.w. A crisp copy. Edition limited to 850 copies.
R 1500
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"...first full length account in English of extensive travel in the interior of
southern Africa: 9000 kilometres were covered in little over two years…"
Flyleaf. The full manuscript record of his journey is reproduced, together with
superb illustrations of the flora and fauna he encountered.
154
Pollock, John. ANTIQUE FAKES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Hampton
Press, 1982.
133 p.: ill. 16 mo. Paperback.
R 75
155
Pressly, G.N. PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BARKLY WEST:
centenary, 1971-1972. Kimberley: Canon G.N. Pressly, 1971.
84 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 8vo. Pict. stiff paper wraps. Newspaper cutting
laid down on verso of title page. No. 371 of a limited edition.
R 75
156
Raper, Peter Edmund. DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PLACE NAMES.
Johannesburg: Lowry, 1987.
ix, 368 p. Pict. paper covered boards. Bookplate laid down on front endpaper.
R 150
157
Rattray, Gillian. A CAPE COUNTRY CHRONICLE. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball,
1992.
165 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 200
A journal of life at Fairview Farm, near to Plettenberg Bay.
158
Rattray, Gillian. IN A COUNTRY GARDEN. Cape Town: Spearhead, 2000.
viii, 119 p.: col. ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 100
A narrative of Rattray's garden in Plettenberg Bay, following the seasonal
changes month by month.
159
Rattray, Gillian. THE SPRINGING OF THE YEAR: a South African country diary.
Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1980.
205 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Bookplate laid down on front free
endpaper.
R 500
Rattray takes the reader through a year in the life of her farm, her family &
her neighbours, the Potgieters and the Mpanzas, in north-eastern Natal.
Includes detailed watercolour paintings of the flora and fauna of the area.
160
Rattray, Gillian. TO EVERYTHING ITS SEASON: MalaMala: the story of a game
reserve. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1986.
207 p.: ill. (some col.)., ports., col. map on endpapers. Inscription on verso of front
free endpaper. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 500
MalaMala is a private game reserve on the border of the Kruger Park.
161
Reitz, Deneys. NO OUTSPAN. 3rd impression. London: Faber & Faber, [1944].
288 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 folding). Cloth, d.w. slightly frayed with chips to edges of
spine and corners, but in unusually good condition. "Conforms to wartime economy
standards".
R 200
162
Riou, Edward & Nash, M.D. [ed.]. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE GUARDIAN;
Lieutenant Riou, Commander, 1789-1791; edited with an introduction by M.D.
Nash. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1990.
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243 p.: ill. col. frontis. (laid down). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. Second
series; no. 20). Cloth, d.w.
R 125
En route to New South Wales, the Guardian struck an iceberg and lost most
of her keel. Half the ship's company took to the boats, only one of which
made it back to the Cape, a journey of 1300 miles. A month later, the
Guardian limped into Table Bay, captained by Riou. He waited for a year
before receiving orders to dispose of the damaged ship and return home.
Nash has compiled and edited an account of these events from the ship's
logs and letters written by Riou.
163
Ritchie, Moore. WITH BOTHA IN THE FIELD. London: Longmans, Green, 1915.
xii, 68 p.: ill., ports. as frontis. (1 with tissue guard) maps. Cloth spine, paper
covered boards, with port. laid down. Some staining & scarring. Plate on p. 8
(depicting rebel members of the Union Defence Force] absent as usually found
R 500
164
Robertson, Claire [ed.]. REMEMBERING OLD JOHANNESBURG.
Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1986.
143 p.: ill., ports., plan on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. with neat
cellotape repair to top of spine. Accompanied by an invitation from the National
Council of Women to the launch of the book.
R 75
More than 100 people record their personal memories of Johannesburg.
165
Roos, Nico. KUNS IN SUDWES-AFRIKA = ART IN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA =
KUNST IN SUDWESTAFRIKA. Pretoria: J.P. van der Walt, 1978.
240 p.: ill. (some col.). Oblong 8vo. Cloth, d.w. German, English and Afrikaans texts
in parallel.
R 750
166
Rosenthal, Eric. VICTORIAN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1975.
151 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges.
R 125
167
Ross, Robert. ADAM KOK'S GRIQUAS: a study in the development of stratification
in South Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
xiii, 194 p.: tables (1 genealogical), maps. (African studies series; no. 21). Paper
covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed.
R 300
168
Rothmann, Anna & Warner, John. OVERBERG. [English ed.]. Cape Town:
HAUM, [1983].
103 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along
top edge. Inscription on preliminary page.
R 200
169
Rushby, Kevin. HUNTING PIRATE HEAVEN: in search of the lost pirate utopias of
the Indian Ocean. London: Robinson, 2002.
viii, 294 p. Paperback.
R 100
Rushby seeks out the descendants of the 16th century pirates who sailed out
of Madagascar. He also visits the Comores and other islands of the Indian
Ocean.
170
Scherz, A. [et al.]. FRISUREN, KOPFBEDECKUNGEN & SCHMUCK = HAIRSTYLES, HEAD-DRESSES & ORNAMENTS = HAARSTYLE, HOOFTOOISELS &
ORNAMENTE: in South West Africa / Namibia & southern Africa; A. Scherz, E.R.
Scherz, G. Taapopi [and] A. Otto. Windhoek: Gamsberg Uitgewers, 1981.
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110 p.: ports. (some col.), map. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed
edges with some tears. German, English and Afrikaans texts in parallel.
R 750
171
Sharp, P.S. PILOT; illustrations by Penny Miller. Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1972.
270 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Pict. paper covered boards, corners gently bumped.
R 150
Shipboard yarns and tales of Captain Sharp's service in the SA Harbour
Service.
172
Shaw, William & Sadler, Celia [comp.]. NEVER A YOUNG MAN: extracts from
the letters and journals of the Rev. William Shaw; compiled by Celia Sadler. Cape
Town: HAUM, 1967.
189 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100
Shaw, together with his wife and baby daughter, came to South Africa in
1820 as chaplain to Sephton's party of British Settlers.
173
Shephard, John. IN THE SHADOW OF THE DRAKENSBERG: [the story of East
Griqualand and its people]. Durban: T.W. Griggs, 1976.
v, 185 p.: ill., ports. Skivertex, d.w. slightly rubbed.
R 150
Deals with the relationship between the Griquas and the early settler groups
in the East Griqualand area.
174
Slovo, Gillian. EVERY SECRET THING: my family, my country. London: Little,
Brown, 1997.
282 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 125
Gillian Slovo is the daughter of Ruth First and Joe Slovo. First was
assassinated in Mozambique and Joe Slovo was a key figure in the South
African Communist Party and the ANC until his death.
175
Smuts, Dene & Alberts, Paul [comps]. THE FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY: through
Ceres and the Bokkeveld. Johannesburg: The Gallery Press, 1988.
245 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., map on endpapers. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards,
d.w., frayed along top edge.
R 400
176
Smuts, J.C. THE BASIS OF TRUSTEESHIP IN AFRICAN NATIVE POLICY: an
address delivered under the auspices of the South African Institute of Race
Relations… January 21, 1942. [Johannesburg]: Institute of Race Relations, 1942.
20 p. Stiff pict. paper wraps.
R 65
177
Staples, Isaiah. A NARRATIVE OF THE EIGHTH FRONTIER WAR OF 18511853. Pretoria: State Library, 1974.
59 p.: ill., double port. as frontis., folding map. Small 4to. Cloth, d.w. Name on front
free endpaper.
R 150
Born in 1822, the son of 1820 Settlers, Staples gives a personal account of
the 8th Frontier War in the Eastern Cape, the longest and most costly of the
wars waged by the British government against the Xhosa people of the
region.
178
Steenkamp, Willem. LAND OF THE THIRST KING. Cape Town: Howard Timmins,
1975.
192 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. R 95
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Steenkamp's forefathers lived in Namaqualand for more than 150 years and
he tells of strange and exotic characters and forgotten byways.
179
Strangwayes-Booth, Joanna. A CRICKET IN THE THORN TREE: Helen Suzman
and the Progressive Party. Johannesburg: Hutchinson, 1976.
320 p.: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w., slightly frayed along edges.
R 75
Helen Suzman's parliamentary career spanned 36 years. For thirteen of
these, she was the sole representative of the Progressive Party. She
challenged the National Party in the House of Assembly, asking awkward
questions and opposing apartheid legislation.
180
Stringer, Chris & McKie, Robin. AFRICAN EXODUS: the origins of modern
humanity. London: Jonathan Cape, 1996.
xiii, 267 p.: ill., ports., tables, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 150
181
Strydom, J.J. KANONEILAND: oorwinning deur volharding. Johannesburg:
Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel, 1949.
143 p.: ill., ports., folding map. Cloth, d.w. with small tears to spine & corners.
R 200
The island is in the Orange River.
182
Stuart, J. ZULU REBELLION: a history of the Zulu Rebellion, 1906, and of
Dinzulu's arrest, trial and expatriation. London: Macmillan, 1913.
581 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), 11 maps (5 folding). Cloth, t.e.g. Heavy spotting.
R 2500
183
Suzman, Helen. IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS: memoirs. Johannesburg: Jonathan
Ball, 1993.
x, 310 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 150
184
Tyson, Harvey. EDITORS UNDER FIRE: contributors include Anthony Lewis,
Nelson Mandela [et al.]. Johannesburg: Random House, 1993.
428 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 150
185
Uys, Ian. CROSS OF HONOUR. Germiston: Uys Publishers, 1992.
196 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 350
Lists the names and deeds of the recipients of South Africa's Honoris Crux.
186
Van der Post, Laurens. FIRST CATCH YOUR ELAND: a taste of Africa. London:
Hogarth Press, 1977.
x, 211 p. Cloth.
R 350
Deals with the entire range of African food, from antelope cooked by
Bushmen on an open fire to the pastries of the Cape colonists.
187
Van der Ross, R.E. MYTHS AND ATTITUDES: an inside look at the Coloured
people. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1979.
116 p.: tables, map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w., frayed at edges of
spine & with tear. Stamp on title page.
R 75
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188
Van Onselen, Lennox. A RHAPSODY IN BLUE. Cape Town: Howard Timmins,
1960.
x, 165 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges.
R 150
Van Onselen traces the development of the police forces in S.A.
189
Van Waart, Sue. THE GOLDEN CAMEL BIRD: and the story of the Klein Karoo.
Oudtshoorn: Klein Karoo Co-Operative, 1995.
104 p.: col. ill., col. ports. 4to. Paperback with endflaps.
R 150
Published to commemorate 50 years of the Klein Karoo Co-Operative, Van
Waart traces the history and fortunes of the ostich industry in the area.
190
Vaughan, Iris. THE DIARY OF IRIS VAUGHAN. 6th impression. Cape Town:
Howard Timmins, 1979.
62 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 75
An account of the author's life as a young girl growing up in South Africa at
the turn of the last century. Her diary includes accounts of the Boer War,
Edward VII, school life, Grahamstown, Fort Beaufort and Adelaide.
191
Wahlberg, Johan August. TRAVEL JOURNALS AND SOME LETTERS: South
Africa and Namibia / Botswana, 1838-1856; introduced and edited by Adrian Craig
and Chris Hummel; cartography by Oakley West; [and] translated from the Swedish
by Michael Roberts. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1994.
249 p.: ill. col. frontis. (laid down), maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications.
Second series; no. 23). Cloth, d.w.
R 120
192
Wellington, J.H. SOUTH WEST AFRICA AND ITS HUMAN ISSUES. Oxford:
Clarendon Press, 1967.
461 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., frontis., plans, maps (1 folding). Cloth, d.w. price clipped
& with tear to top of spine.
R 150
193
Whitlock, E.S. [comp.]. GRAAFF-REINET: 'n album ou foto's = an album of old
photographs. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton, [197-?].
32 p.: all ill. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper wraps.
R 250
Photographs of the fourth oldest town in South Africa, during the period 1866
to the turn of the century.
Recent publications relating to South Africa
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Bailey, Adrian & Keene-Young, Robyn. OKAVANGO: a journey. Cape Town:
Struik, 2006.
141 p.: col. ill., col. map on endflap. Small 4to. Paperback with endflaps.
R 150
The Okavango Delta ecosystem in Botswana is famed for its beauty and
wide variety of wildlife.
195
Blundell, Geoffrey [ed.]. ORIGINS: the story of the emergence of humans and
humanity in Africa. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2006.
168 p.; ill. (chiefly col.)., ports. Paperback.
R 150
An official publication of the new Origins Centre, situated on the
Witwatersrand University campus, under the curatorship of Geoffrey
Blundell.
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196
Bond, Patrick. LOOTING AFRICA: the economics of exploitation. Scottsville:
University of KwaZulu Natal Press, 2006.
xix, 172 p.: tables. Paperback.
R 160
"Africa's central problems remain exploitative debt and financial relationships
with the North, phantom aid, unfair trade, distorted investment, capital flight
and the continent's brain / skills drain." Rear cover.
197
Claire, Hilary. THE SONG REMEMBERS WHEN. Cape Town: Double Storey,
2006.
272 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.
R 140
Hilary Claire, from a middle class Jewish family, and her husband were
freedom fighters during the apartheid struggle. They were forced to flee into
exile in 1964. This memoir records not only her own story, but that of her
family through generations of rebellion and persecutions, each forced into
exile by the political forces of the day.
198
Du Plessis, Karena & Cowling, Vanessa. WEST COAST: [Cedarberg to sea]:
landscape, people, food, texture. Cape Town: Struik, 2006.
208 p.: col. ill., col. maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.
R 210
Explores fishing villages and farms from Melkbosstrand to Lambert's Bay;
from Malmesbury to Citrusdal.
199
Du Randt, Os. OS: the autobiography; with Chris Schoeman; foreword by Mark
Andrews. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2006.
202 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.
R 180
Loosehead prop "Os" [Ox] du Randt has played for the Springboks 63 times.
He is the last active Springbok rugby player from the 1995 World Cup
winning team.
200
Du Randt, Os. OS: die ouitobiografie; met 'n voorwoord deur Mark Andrews. Cape
Town: Tafelberg, 2006.
201 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.
R 180
201
Fraser, Craig & Magona, Sindiwe. MUD CHIC: lifestyle and inspiration from the
Xhosa people of the old Transkei; photography by Craig Foster and text by Sindiwe
Magona. Cape Town: Quivertree, 2006.
189 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 300
Despite the realities of daily life without running water and electricity, and
using materials found in the natural environment, each homeowner
expresses his or her personality in the decoration and adornment of his or
her home.
202
Gill, Peter. BODY COUNT: how they turned AIDS into a catastrophe.
Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2006.
217 p. Paperback.
R 130
AIDS has killed twenty-five million people in twenty-five years. Gill argues
that many of these deaths and infections could have been averted if certain
institutions and individuals had acted faster, sooner.
203
Holland, Heidi. THE COLOUR OF MURDER: one man's horror exposes a nation's
anguish. London: Penguin, 2006.
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x, 270 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.
R 110
Sabrina van Schoor, daughter of one of apartheid's killers, arranged the
murder of her mother because her mother objected to her black friends and
lovers. Both father and daughter were motivated by racism, but from
opposite sides of the spectrum.
204
Honeyborne, Alan & De Agrela, Ricky. FREEDOM FLIGHT: [the longest flight by
the smallest aircraft]; with Laurianne Claase. Cape Town: Struik, 2006.
189 p.: col. ill., ports., map (inside flaps). Paperback with endflaps. R 170
The diary of two South African microlight pilots who set off in the 10th year of
South Africa's democratic freedom, in an adventure celebrating one hundred
years of powered flight. Unfortunately only one was to return home safely.
205
Krige, Corne & Bills, Peter. REGTE PLEK, VERKEERDE TYD: die outobiografie
van Corne Krige; voorwoord deur Morne du Plessis. 1st Afrikaans ed. Cape Town:
Zebra Press, 2006.
235 p.: ill. (chiefly col. ports.). Paperback.
R 180
Krige lifts the lid on various incidents during his rugby playing career,
including the infamous "Camp Staaldraad".
206
MacDonald, Michael. WHY RACE MATTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Scottsville:
University of KwaZulu Natal Press, 2006.
245 p. Paperback.
R 180
207
Maharaj, Zarina. DANCING TO A DIFFERENT RHYTHM. Cape Town: Zebra
Press, 2006.
201 p.: ports. (some col.). Paperback with endflaps.
R 140
Mac Maharaj's wife tells their tale of politics and life in exile. "An alternative
inside history…eloquent… brave… controversial" Nadine Gordimer.
208
Marais, Chris & Du Toit, Julienne. NAMIBIA SPACE. Cape Town: Struik, 2006.
192 p.: col. ill., col. map on front endflap. Small 4to. Paperback with endflaps.
R 200
A beautifully and profusely illustrated account of Nambia.
209
Mills, Greg & Williams, David. 7 BATTLES THAT SHAPED SOUTH AFRICA:
[Blood River, Isandlwana, Majuba, Colenso, Delville Wood, El Alamein; and with
new information on Cuito Cuanavale]. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2006.
196 p.: ill., ports. Trade paperback.
R 150
210
Muirhead, David. THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE IMAGINARY TOURIST: and
other unlikely tales from a South African traveller. Cape Town: Struik, 2006.
176 p. Paperback.
R 130
211
Newdigate, James & Barrington, H.F.F.A. THE PORTLAND PEOPLE: the story of
a Settler family, incorporating the diary of the Honourable Henry Frederic Francis
Adair Barrington of Portland, Knysna, 1862-1882. Knysna: J. Newdigate, 2006.
xiii, 320 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback.
R 205
The young Henry Barrington, son of Viscount Barrington, came to the Cape
Colony in 1842, and settled at Knysna, where he purchased the farm
Portland.
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Norman, Nick & Whitfield, Gavin. GEOLOGICAL JOURNEYS: a traveller's guide
to South Africa's rocks and landforms. Cape Town: Struik, 2006.
320 p.: col. ill., col. maps. Paperback with rear endflap showing key to maps.
R 190
213
Seekings, Jeremy & Nattrass, Nicoli. CLASS, RACE AND INEQUALITY IN
SOUTH AFRICA. Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2006.
x, 446 p.: tables. Paperback.
R 190
214
Sergeant, Barry. BRETT KEBBLE: the inside story. Cape Town: Zebra Press,
2006.
xiii, 357 p.: tables. Paperback with endflaps.
R 180
Was Brett Kebble's murder a random act of violence or deliberately planned?
Kebble was known as a billionaire patron of the arts, a philanthropist and a
champion of black economic empowerment. But six months after his death
he was exposed as the architect of an alleged fraud involving hundreds of
millions of rand.
215
Slabbert, Frederik van Zyl. THE OTHER SIDE OF HISTORY: an anecdotal
reflection on political transition in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2006.
174 p.: ports. Paperback.
R 130
216
Thompson, J.H. [comp.]. AN UNPOPULAR WAR: from afkak to bosbefok: voices
of South African National Servicemen. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2006.
238 p. Paperback.
R 140
In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s young South Africans were called up for
military service and endured extreme physical training before deployment,
mainly in northern Namibia and Angola, in an area referred to as "The
Border".
217
Tuck, Richard. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: some memorable hiking trails in South
Africa. Jeffreys Bay: El Shaddai, 2006.
[40] p.: col. ill., col. ports. 4to. Paperback.
R 100
Walking trails along the Transkei Wild Coast, the Tsitsikamma coast and the
Baviaanskloof and Amatola.
218
Van Dyk, Rita. THE 4 x 4 SAFARI COOKBOOK. Cape Town: Struik, 2006.
160 p.: col. ill. Paperback.
R 130
219
Van Schoor, M.C.E. GENERAAL J.C.G. KEMP EN DIE EPIESE WOESTYNTOG.
Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2006.
676 p.: col. folding map. Pict. paper covered boards.
R 180
Generaal Jan Kemp and his commando of 600 rebellious boers trekked
across the Kalahari Desert, covering over 700 km in 27 days in order to
reach the German South West African border. They were eventually forced
to surrender at Upington a few months later, having failed in their attempt to
overthrow Smuts during the 1914-1915 Rebellion.
220
Williams, Susan. COLOUR BAR: the triumph of Seretse Khama and his nation.
London: Allen Lane, 2006.
xxiii, 407 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.), map. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 240
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When Botswana became independent in 1966, Seretse Khama, heir to the
Ngwato chieftainship, became its first president. His marriage to an English
woman had precipitated crises in political authority both in England and
Botswana.
16 JUNE 1976
The thirty-year anniversary of the Soweto uprising is marked this year; and
the events of 16 June 1976 are being retold and re-examined.
221
Brooks, Alan & Brickhill, Jeremy. WHIRLWIND BEFORE THE STORM: the
origins and development of the uprising in Soweto and the rest of South Africa from
June to December 1976. London: International Defence and Aid Fund for SA, 1980.
367 p. Paperback with flyleaves, faded on fore-edges. Staining on page edges.
R 100
222
Cillie Commission. SOUTH AFRICA IN TRAVAIL: the disturbances of 1976/77:
evidence presented by the S.A. Institute of Race Relations to Cillie Commission of
Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and at other places during June 1976.
Johannesburg: S.A. Institute of Race Relations, 1978.
143, viii p. Paperback.
R 100
223
Cillie Commission. VERSLAG VAN DIE KOMMISSIE VAN ONDERSOEK OOR
DIE OPROER IN SOWETO EN ELDERS VAN 16 JUNIE 1976 TOT 28
FEBRUARIE 1977 [RP 106/1979]. Pretoria: Government Printer, 1979.
2 vols. (640, 347, [126] p.). 4to. Paper wraps. (vol. 2 unevenly faded).
R 1500
The Commission was called into life just eight days after the initial pupil-led
rebellion started. The sole member of the Commission was Judge Petrus
Malan Cillie, who co-opted various others to serve with him at certain stages
of his investigation. Judge Cillie came to the conclusion that "…die
toepassing van die voertaalbeleid in sekondere swart skole… die hantering
van die verset en die versuim van die onderwysamptenare en die polisie, wat
die gevaar nie kon sien nie… die pikkel van oproer was.' p. 640, vol. 1. Vol. 2
contains exhaustive lists of incidents, region by region, and lists of those
killed, including Hector Peterson / Swartseun 12 jaar 76:06:16 / Orlando-Wes
Hoerskool / Skietwond- ingangs wond regs agter rug; uitgangs wond in nek /
aanspreeklikheid kan nie bepaal word nie / die oorledende is deur die polisie
doodgeskeid tydens die konfrontasie voor die Orlando-Wes Sekondere
Skool. p. 61, vol. 2. Peterson's name has become synonymous with the
events of 16 June 1976. With hindsight, what happened that Wednesday in
June irrevocably changed South Africa and Southern Africa's direction. One
of the most important documents pertaining to South Africa's recent past.
224
Edelstein, Melville Leonard. WHAT DO YOUNG AFRICANS THINK?
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1972.
122 p. Paperback. Name on title page.
R 100
Edelstein was one of two whites killed on 16 June 1976. He had served for
many years as a welfare officer in Soweto.
225
Hermer, Carol & Tholo, Maria. THE DIARY OF MARIA THOLO. Johannesburg:
Ravan Press, [1979].
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x, 200 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback.
R 125
An account of the life history of a Guguletu family, in particular their
experiences during the riots following on from the Soweto Uprising of 1976.
226
Kane-Berman, John. SOWETO: black revolt, white reaction. 3rd impression.
Johannesburg: Ravan, 1979.
xi, 268 p.: maps. Paperback. Name on verso of front cover.
R 60
NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO and HUNTING
227
Arkwright, Robert & Tabler, Edward C. [ed.]. SPORT AND SERVICE IN SOUTH
AFRICA: the diary of Lieutenant Robert Arkwright, 1843-1846; edited by Edward C.
Tabler. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971.
98 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth.
R 275
Arkwright was a British army officer. He provides an excellent account of the
era when elephants and other game were "thick on the ground" and allows
the reader glimpses of Moffat, Livingstone, Oswell and others.
228
Boggie, Jeannie M. FIRST STEPS IN CIVILIZING RHODESIA: being a true
account of the experiences of the earliest white settlers, men, women and children,
in Southern and Northern Rhodesia. 4th ed. [Bulawayo]: Kingstons, 1966.
xvi, 364 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps. Skivertex, d.w. with small tears on top edge.
Name on half title page.
R 200
229
Bulawayo Motor Racing Association. 12TH RHODESIAN GRAND PRIX:
Sunday, September 19th, 1971 at the Bulawayo International Motor Racing Circuit.
Bulawayo: The Association, 1971.
47 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. 4to. Pict. paper wraps, torn on the spine.
R 150
230
Cocks, Chris. FIREFORCE: one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry.
Alberton: Galago, 1988.
255 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.
R 650
The first edition of this classic, candid account of the war.
231
Cole, Barbara. SABOTAGE AND TORTURE; as told to Barbara Cole. Standard ed.
Amanzimtoti: Three Knights, 1988.
209 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 325
The sabotage of thirteen of Zimbabwe's military aircraft led suspicion to fall
on several white airmen, leading to their arrest and imprisonment. All but
seven were released. They were acquitted, then re-detained, and finally
expelled from the country.
232
Cooper, F.M. ON SAFARI: experiences of a gunner in the East Africa Campaign;
by F.C. Cape Town: Juta, 1917.
90 p.: ill., frontis. Pict. paper wraps, slightly frayed along edges, as normally seen.
R 350
An account of the East African campaign of WWI.
233
Craven, David. MAPOLISA: some reminiscences of a Rhodesian policeman.
Johannesburg: Covos Books, 1998.
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xii, 174 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback.
R 150
234
Grundy, Trevor & Miller, Bernard. THE FARMER AT WAR; contributors, Felicity
Wood and Barbara Phillips. Salisbury: Modern Farming Publications, 1979.
146 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., advertisements, map. 4to. Skivertex, d.w. with a few
small tears along edges.
R 850
Rhodesian farmers were in the "frontline" during the war and this book
documents their struggle and also lists the names of those who were killed.
235
Hardy, Ronald. THE IRON SNAKE. London: Collins, 1965.
318 p.: [16] p. of ill.: port., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. with
chips to spine & edges.
R 200
Describes the railway from Mombasa to Lake Victoria.
236
Hole, Hugh Marshall. THE MAKING OF RHODESIA. London: Macmillan, 1926.
xi, 415 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. (chiefly col., some folding). Cloth. Slight
spotting to page edges.
R 400
Hole describes the aura that surrounded those who travelled "up-country"
and the rumours that fuelled interest and desire to see that part of the world
north of Bulawayo. He describes the hardships encountered although they
were later forgotten "or merely recalled with a grin". Hole's account of the
early days of Rhodesia and Rhodes makes perceptive reading.
237
Jackson, John Halkett. U.D.I. AND ALL THAT. Cape Town: Howard Timmins,
1966.
[88] p.: all cartoons. Oblong 16 mo. Paperback.
R 50
The Argus cartoonist's take on Rhodesia's Declaration of Unilateral
Independence and the events surrounding the declaration.
238
Ker, Donald I. THROUGH FOREST AND VELDT. London: Robert Hale, 1958.
191 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed with creases along edges.
R 100
Ker, had been a professional hunter in East Africa since 1926. After WWII,
he turned to organizing photographic safaris.
239
Livingstone, David & Boucher, Maurice [ed.]. LIVINGSTONE LETTERS, 18431872: David Livingstone correspondence in the Brenthurst Library, Johannesburg;
edited by Maurice Boucher. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press,
1985.
255 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), col. maps. (Brenthurst Press. Second
series; 1). 4to. Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 850 copies.
R 1000
240
Livingstone, David. MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH
AFRICA: including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and
a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the west coast; thence across
the continent, down the River Zambesi to the eastern ocean. London: John Murray,
1857.
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ix, 687 p.: ill., folding lithograph as frontis., folding plan, folding map in pocket
between rear endpaper & cover. Embossed cloth with gilding on spine, worn at
corners and with small stain near lower fore-edge. Bears the bookplate of James
Livingstone, M.D. Also bears the embossed stamp of William Elgin & Son,
Stationers & Booksellers, Edinburgh and the ticket of Edmonds & Remnant, London
(book binders).
R 3000
241
Long, B.K. DRUMMOND CHAPLIN: his life and times in Africa. London: Oxford
University Press, 1941.
373 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, small stain to lower edge. T.e.g., spotting to
preliminary pages & page edges.
R 200
Chaplin (1866-1833) was appointed by C.J. Rhodes to directorships within
his companies. He was the last president of the Chartered Company and the
first administrator of Southern Rhodesia.
242
MacDonald, J.F. THE WAR HISTORY OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA, 1939-45.
Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1976.
2 vols. (xiv, 673, [14], xxx p.]: ill. (some col), frontis. (vol. 1), ports., maps (1 col
folding). (Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Silver series; vols. 10 & 11). Paper covered
boards, d.w.s. (vol. 2 with creases & tears to top edge).
R 675
243
Mallows, Wilfrid. THE MYSTERY OF GREAT ZIMBABWE: the key to a major
archaeological enigma. London: Robert Hale, 1984.
217 p.: ill., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 125
244
Moorcraft, Paul L. & McLaughlin, Peter. CHIMURENGA!: the war in Rhodesia,
1965-1980: a military history. Johannesburg: Sygma Books, 1982.
262 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Tight binding (normally seen with loose pages).
R 450
245
Powdermaker, Hortense. COPPER TOWN: changing Africa: the human situation
on the Rhodesian copperbelt. New York: Harper & Row, [1962].
xxiii, 391 p.: ill., ports., tables. Cloth, d.w. rubbed & price clipped. Names on
endpapers.
R 150
Powdermaker's study describes the changes in a primitive society where
European mining interests are absorbing tribal peoples into a new pattern of
organization.
246
Ransford, Oliver. THE RULERS OF RHODESIA: from earliest times to the
Referendum. London: John Murray, 1968.
345 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth,
R 150
247
Reid-Daly, Ron & Stiff, Peter. SELOUS SCOUTS: a pictorial account; as told to
Peter Stiff. Alberton: Galago, 1984.
176 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed
at top and bottom of spine.
R 1100
248
Renwick Robin. UNCONVENTIONAL DIPLOMACY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: [an
insider's account of the end of white rule in Rhodesia and South Africa]. London:
Macmillan Press, 1997.
vi, 163 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 200
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Renwick was British Ambassador to South Africa during the period leading
up to the release of Nelson Mandela. He had previously been an adviser to
Lord Carrington during the Lancaster House negotiations which ended the
Rhodesian conflict; and to Lord Soames, the last Governor of Rhodesia. He
was therefore uniquely placed to observe events.
249
Rhodesian Government. REPORT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION,
1968: presented to His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government, on
the 5th April 1968. Salisbury: Government Printer, 1968.
180 p.: col. folding map. Stiff paper covers, frayed along edges. Stain to lower edge
of upper cover.
R 150
The Commission was appointed to examine the "provisions of the
Constitution of Rhodesia" and "to advise upon the Constitutional framework
which is best suited to the sovereign independent status of Rhodesia"
250
Sables Motor Club, Salisbury. DES WOLFF MEMORIAL RACE MEETING: this
official programme is a souvenir of the last ever motor race to be held at the
Marlborough circuit, October 29, 1972. Salisbury: Sables Motor Club, 1972.
64 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. 4to. Pict. stiff paper wraps.
R 100
251
Sables Motor Club, Salisbury. MOTOR SPORT RHODESIA: number 57, July '72.
Salisbury: Sables Motor Club, 1972.
24 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. 4to. Pict. paper wraps, rubbed.
R 100
252
Tabler, Edward C. THE FAR INTERIOR: chronicles of pioneering in the Matabele
and Mashona countries, 1847-1879. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1955.
443 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 folding). Cloth.
R 450
In this scholarly work, Tabler follows in chronological order the stories of the
early hunters, explorers, missionaries and traders who opened up the area
that became known as Southern Rhodesia. Tabler felt that the stories of the
period before the concession hunters, imperialistic wars and occupation had
to be chronicled.
253
Taylor, John [Pondoro]. MANEATERS AND MARAUDERS. London: Frederick
Muller, 1959.
200 p.: ill., port. as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along edges.
Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Name on half title page.
R 750
Taylor was a professional hunter with thirty years of experience.
254
Tredgold, Sir Robert. THE RHODESIA THAT WAS MY LIFE. 2nd impression.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969.
271 p.: ports. Cloth, d.w. Inscription on front free endpaper.
R 165
Tredgold was Minister of Defence during WWII; Federal Chief Justice; and
Acting Governor General of Rhodesia at various stages.
255
Wilmot, E. Cronje. OKAVANGO ADVENTURE: memoirs of a game ranger;
illustrated and edited by C.T. Astley Maberly. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1971.
254 p.: ill., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 200
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Recent publications relating to the North
256
Croukamp, Dennis. ONLY MY FRIENDS CALL ME "CROUKS": Rhodesian
reconnaisance specialist. Cape Town: D. Croukamp, 2006.
478 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback.
R 290
A personal account of the bush war in Rhodesia during the sixties and
seventies.
257
Nyarota, Geoffrey. AGAINST THE GRAIN: memoirs of a Zimbabwe newsman.
Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2006.
xvi, 352 p.: ill. (chiefly col. ports.). Paperback.
R 180
258
Parker, Jim. ASSIGNMENT SELOUS SCOUTS: inside story of a Rhodesian
Special Branch officer. Alberton: Galago, 2006.
360 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Trade paperback.
R 240
259
Roberts, Adam. THE WONGA COUP: the British mercenary plot to seize oil
billions in Africa. London: Profile Books, 2006.
xv, 304 p. Paperback.
R 165
On 7 March 2004, Zimbabwean police impounded an American plane
carrying sixty-four men en route to Equatorial Guinea, on suspicion that they
were mercenaries. Led by a former SAS officer, Simon Mann, they were
alledgedly going to overthrow the government of Obiang Nguema- not to
ensure democracy in the region, but to secure a share of the country's oil
wealth. The plot failed and the men were imprisoned in Zimbawe and
Equatorial Guinea.
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
260
Anderson, A.A. & Wall, A. A ROMANCE OF N'SHABE: being a record of startling
adventures in south central Africa. London: Chapman and Hall, 1891.
viii, 364 p., [10] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., ports., map. [The plate listed as facing
p. 101 has been used as the frontis.]. Pict. cloth, worn on edges. Name and
address on front free endpaper.
R 650
Based on Anderson's hunting experiences and travels. Anderson also wrote
a factual account of his travels in TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN A WAGGON IN
THE GOLD REGIONS OF AFRICA.
261
Cope, Jack. TALES OF THE TRICKSTER BOY; illustrations by Azaria Mbatha.
Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1990.
88 p.: ill. Pict. paper covered boards. Inscription on front free endpaper.
R 75
262
Doke, Clement M. TEXT BOOK OF ZULU GRAMMAR. Johannesburg: University
of the Witwatersrand Press, [1927].
341 p. Cloth, worn on corners. Preliminary pages rippled.
R 200
263
Dronsfield, John. SATIRES AND VERSES; edited by Denis Hatfield Bullough.
Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1955.
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67 p. Paper covered boards, clear d.w. with title. Slightly soiled along edges.
Signature of Thelma Gutsche on front free endpaper.
R 200
264
Goldie, Fay. ZULU BOY; illustrated by Tessa Beaver. London: Macmillan, 1968.
104 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 75
265
Head, Bessie. MARU. London: Heinemann, 1971.
127 p. (African writers series). Paperback, faded on spine.
R 50
A novel set in Botswana, Head's country of exile from South Africa.
266
Hertslet, Jessie. BANTU FOLK TALES: seven stories; lino-cut illustrations by
Joyce Wallis. Cape Town: The African Bookman, 1946.
91 p.: ill. Cloth.
R 100
267
Jonker, Ingrid. KANTELSON. Johannesburg: Afrikaner Pers-Boekhandel, 1966.
47 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w. very slightly discoloured on spine. R 500
Jonker took her own life in 1965, at the age of thirty-two. Nelson Mandela
quoted from her poetry in his speech at his inauguration as South Africa's
first democratically elected president in 1994. In a later edition of her
VERSAMELDE WERKE Jack Cope and William Plomer stated in their
introduction that: "…she was deeply affected by the racial tensions in her
own country and her poems reveal her emotional involvement with the
deprived and the oppressed, with the child, the aged person and the outcast,
as well as with the bewilderments of her own identity."
268
Kriel, Abraham. AN AFRICAN HORIZON: ideals in Shona law and literature. Cape
Town: Permanent Publishing House, 1971.
247, xxii p. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed along edges.
R 75
269
Louw, W.E.G. [Festschrift]. SKANSE TEEN DIE TYD: bundel aangebied aan
W.E.G. Louw by geleentheid van sy vyf-en-sestigste verjaardag op 31 Mei 1978.
Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1978.
85 p.: port. (laid down). Cloth, d.w. No. 243 of an edition limited to 500 copies.
R 75
270
Schoeman, Karel. PROMISED LAND; translated by Marion V. Friedmann. [1st
English ed.]. London: Julian Friedmann, 1978.
205 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in Afrikaans in 1972.
R 75
A young man returns to the farm he inherited from his mother and tries to
rediscover a world he hardly remembers. Has recently been made into a film.
271
Smith, Pauline. THE LITTLE KAROO: [ten stories]; with an introduction by Arnold
Bennett; and a preface by William Plomer. 6th impression. London: Jonathan Cape,
1961.
188 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Inscription on front free endpaper.
R 50
272
Stillwell, Valerie [comp.]. MONSTERS, HEROES AND SULTAN'S DAUGHTERS:
Cape Malay folk tales retold by Valerie Stillwell; illustrations by Alida Bothma. Cape
Town: Human & Rousseau, 1989.
63 p.: ill. Paperback.
R 75
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273
Vaughan, Iris. O VALIANT HEARTS. Cape Town: Timmins Publishers, 1984.
346 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signature on front free endpaper.
R 75
A novel set in the Eastern Cape in the early 19th century.
274
WaNthodi, Motshile. FROM THE CALABASH: poems and woodcuts by Motshile
wa Nthodi. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1978.
67 p.: col. ill. Paperback, creased on lower corner.
R 150
The poems and woodcuts celebrate the cycle of life in an Ndebele village.
275
Yates-Benyon, John. LAWRENCE GREEN: memories of a friendship. Cape Town:
Howard Timmins, 1973.
xi, 222 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed
R 100
Recent literary publications
276
Galassi, Jayne. EZULWINI: place of heaven. Cape Town: David Philip, 2006.
188 p. Paperback.
R 95
A novel based on the author's childhood spent in Swaziland.
277
Maart, Rozena. ROSA'S DISTRICT 6. Cape Town: David Philip, 2006.
232 p. Paperback.
R 110
Five connected stories, centred around a little girl, Rosa, and the inhabitants
of District Six.
278
Malan, Robin, [ed.]. AFRICAN ROAD: new writing from southern Africa 2006;
[winning stories selected by J.M. Coetzee]. Cape Town: Spearhead [New Africa
Books], 2006.
x, 245 p. Paperback.
R 110
Entries to the HSBC / SA PEN Literary Award, which encourages creative
writing [in English] by writers under the age of forty and resident in the SADC
countries.
279
Marais, Eugene N. THE SOUL OF THE APE; introduction by Robert Ardrey. 2nd
ed. [New impression]. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 2006.
192 p. Paperback.
R 130
280
Marais, Eugene N. THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT; with a biographical note by
his son; translated by Winifred de Kok. [New impression]. Cape Town: Human &
Rousseau, 2006.
175 p.: ill. Paperback.
R 130
281
Themba, Can. REQUIEM FOR SOPHIATOWN; [selected by Stephen Gray].
London: Penguin, 2006.
161 p. (Modern classics). Paperback.
R 90
A selection of twenty-five short stories and sketches.
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FLORA AND FAUNA
282
Breyne, Jakob & Johann Philipp; Gunn, Mary [ed]. THE FLORA CAPENSIS OF
JAKOB AND JOHANN PHILIPP BREYNE; [edited and introduced by] Mary Gunn
and Enid du Plessis. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1978.
218 p.: chiefly col. ill., col. frontis., port. (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 4). 4to.
Cloth, d.w.
R 1000
The Breynes were wealthy merchants of Danzig who collected rare and
exotic plants. Father and son were both celebrated botanists. Jakob made a
collection of water-colour drawings of Cape plants by several artists. Eightysix were bound together in 1724 in an album for his son, Johann Philipp, and
given the title FLORA CAPENSIS.
283
Bryden, H.A. WILD LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA. London: George G. Harrap, 1936.
282 p.: frontis. Cloth, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge. Bookplate on front
endpaper.
R 300
"A book of information and anecdote for sportsmen and naturalists about bird
and beast in South Africa" cover.
284
Clancey, Phillip A. KINGFISHERS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; text and
illustrations by Phillip A. Clancey. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1992.
212 p.: ill. (some col.), range maps. Folio. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
R 500
285
Delpierre, G.R. & Du Plessis, N.M. THE WINTER-GROWING GLADIOLI OF
SOUTH AFRICA: a pictorial record with descriptions. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.
71 p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 250
286
Frandsen, Joy. BIRDS OF THE SOUTH WESTERN CAPE. [Johannesburg]:
Sable Publishers, 1982.
xviii, 230 p.: col. ill., map on front endpaper. Skivertex, d.w.
R 200
Bird names are also given in Xhosa and/or Zulu. Excellent illustrations and
easily accessible to the amateur bird enthusiast.
287
Hamer, A. Handel [et al.]. WILD FLOWERS OF THE CAPE: a floral year;
[drawings by] Ethel Driscoll & Dorothy Levyns. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [197-].
104 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), col. frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w., spotted. R 165
288
Horne, Charles. FISHERMAN'S ELDORADO. Cape Town: Howard Timmins,
218 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth spine, paper covered boards, d.w., slightly frayed
along top edge.
R 135
A guide to fishing seasons at various locations on the south and east coasts
of South Africa.
289
Manning, John [et al.]. THE COLOR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAPE BULBS; John
Manning, Peter Goldblatt [and] Dee Snijman. Portland, Cambridge: Timber Press,
2002.
486 p.: col. ill., col. range maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 400
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290
Murray, Desmond P. SOUTH AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES: a monograph of the
family Lycaenidae: with a description and illustration of every species and figures of
many of the larvae. London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, 1935.
vi, 195 p.: ill. (chiefly col.). Cloth. Name on front free endpaper. Some spotting on
preliminary pages.
R 500
Beautifully illustrated by Murray.
291
Vogts, Marie Murray. PROTEAS: know them and grow them: on the cultivation of
the South African proteaceae. Johannesburg: Afrikaanse-Pers, 1958.
206 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. frayed with tears; cellotape marks on endpapers. Small
bookplate laid down on front endpaper. Accompanied by correspondence from the
author to the previous owner; together with some newspaper clippings.
R 250
Recent publications on flora and fauna
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Brown, Neville & Graham, Duncan. GROW FYNBOS PLANTS: a practical guide
to the propagation and cultivation of plants from some of the major families of the
Cape floristic region of South Africa. Kirstenbosch: SANBI, 2006.
vii, 240 p.: col. ill. (Kirstenbosch gardening series). Paperback.
R 170
293
Smith, Gideon. CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. Cape Town: New Holland, 2006.
160 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.
R 200
294
Zsilavecz, Guido. COASTAL FISHES OF THE CAPE PENINSULA AND FALSE
BAY: a diver's identification guide. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research
Group, 2006.
108 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), map. Paperback. Signed & dated by Zsilavecz on title page.
R 75
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902
295
Brink, J.N. RECOLLECTIONS OF A BOER PRISONER-OF-WAR AT CEYLON.
Amsterdam: Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgewers, 1904.
220 p.: ill., frontis., plan, ports. Cloth, with ill. laid down.
R 450
296
Davey, Arthur. THE DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH AND MAFEKING: accounts of
two sieges, 1899-1900, being the South African War experiences of William
Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down and Samuel Cawood. Standard ed.
Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1983.
275 p.: ill., ports. (some col.), maps. (Brenthurst [first] series; 9). 4to. Cloth, d.w.
R 1000
297
Journal for Contemporary History. THE ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899-1902 = DIE
ANGLO-BOEREOORLOG 1899-1902: a reappraisal. Special ed. Vol. 27, no. 2.
Bloemfontein: University of the Orange Free State, 2002.
219 p. Paperback. Text in English and Afrikaans. Afrikaans articles are summarised
in English.
R 100
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The South African War, 1899-1902
298
Kotze, J.G. AN APPEAL TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN
REPUBLIC (TRANSVAAL). Pretoria: John Keith (printer), 1898.
27, iii p. Paper wraps. Centre fold line. Accompanied by a folded loose-leaf sheet
containing articles headed: CHIEF JUSTICE KOTZE'S REPLY TO MR KRUGER'S
ASSERTIONS and THE JUDICIAL QUESTION.
R 250
Kotze stood against Kruger and P.J. Joubert for the Z.A.R. presidency. They
received 7854 and 7009 votes respectively, and Kotze received 81. He had a
severe disagreement with Kruger concerning legal matters, eventually
leaving the Z.A.R. His distinguished legal career in the Cape led to a
knighthood.
299
Meintjes, Johannes. PRESIDENT STEYN: a biography. Cape Town: Nasionale
Boekhandel, 1969.
272 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. with very small chip to
spine.
R 200
300
Meintjes, Johannes. STORMBERG, A LOST OPPORTUNITY: the Anglo-Boer War
in the North-Eastern Cape Colony, 1899-1902. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel,
1969.
206 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 250
The Boer victory at Stormberg was one of the disasters for the British during
what came to be known as "Black Week".
301
Norris-Newman, C.L. WITH THE BOERS IN THE TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE
FREE STATE IN 1880-1. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1976.
xvii, 387, viii p.: : ill., ports., (1 col. as frontis. with tissue-guard), folding maps.
(Africana reprint library; vol. 6). Skivertex, d.w. Facsimile reprint of the 1882 edition.
R 200
302
Reitz, Deneys. COMMANDO: a Boer journal of the Boer War: "A lamentable tale of
things done long ago- and ill done". [New ed.]. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990.
xviii, 320 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. First published in
1929.
R 375
"Reitz had the uncanny knack of living through the war as though leafing
through the pages of an adventure story" Thomas Pakenham. THE BOER
WAR.
303
Riall, Malcolm & Riall, Nicholas [ed.]. BOER WAR: the letters, diaries and
photographs of Malcolm Riall from the war in South Africa, 1899-1902; compiled
and edited by Nicholas Riall. London: Brassey's, 2000.
207 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Oblong 8vo. Cloth, d.w.
R 100
304
Schikkerling, Roland William. COMMANDO COURAGEOUS: a boer's diary.
Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland, 1964.
396 p.: port. as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped & worn along
edges.
R 250
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