Online Rare Books Auction

SPARRMAN, ANDERSA Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope... 2 VolsAnders Sparrman is a well-known name among early travellers in the subcontinent, ranki...

CHOISY, FRANCOIS TIMOLEON, abbe leJOURNAL DU VOYAGE DE SIAM, FAIT EN 1685 & 1686Important travel account of the embassy of the priest François-Tim...

TACHARD, GUY, pereSecond Voyage du Pere Tachard et des Jesuites envoyez par le Roy au Royaume de SiamA second embassy to Siam was sent in March 16...

LE VAILLANT, FRANCOISTravels from the Cape of Good Hope into the interior Parts of Africa...2 volsStill one of the cornerstones of South African ...

LEGUAT, FRANCOISVoyage et Avantures de Francois Leguat & de ses Compagnons en deux Isles desertes des Indes OrientalesLeguat was a French Huguenot...

LA CAILLE, NICOLAS LOUIS deJournal Historique du Voyage fait au Cap de Bonne EsperanceNicolas Louis de la Caille was an important French mathemati...

Thomas Tegg (printed for)Affecting Narrative of the Loss of the Grosvenor, IndiamanAn abridged 'sixpenny' version of Carter's account of the shipw...

LE VAILLANT, FRANCOISVoyage de M Le Vaillant dans L'Interieur de l'Afrique...Still one of the cornerstones of South African travel writing. Early ...

OWEN, CAPT. W F WNarrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar 2 VolsOwen directed the operations  from the Cape ...

THUNBERG, CHARLES PETERTravels in Europe, Africa and Asia, made between the Years 1770 and 1779, 4 VolsThunberg was a respected scientist and medi...

Lawrence. D. H.Lady Chatterley's Lover.LAWRENCE. D. H. LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.1 x 6.7 inches). LIMITED EDITION. One...

Jean-Baptiste AMABLE RIGAUD (pseud. Charles de Ribelle, Celine d'Ornans)Voyages a travers le monde et l'industrie des nations (1863; 1st Edition; ...

Doyle. Arthur Conan.The Sign of Four.FIRST EDITION. First publication of Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes story. 8vo. (8.9 x 6.inches). Engraved fro...

EDWARDS. SYDENHAM.THE NEW BOTANIC GARDEN.FIRST EDITION. Two volumes bound in one. Both title pages present. Large 4to. (11.8 x 9.7 inches). vi, 50...

CARROLL. LEWIS. (The Rev Charles Dodgson).ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. --- & --- THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE.TWO VO...

ROWLING. J. K.HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS.FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 1st impression with correct number sequence of 10 down to 1 on copyright...

ROWLING. J. K.HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN.FIRST U. K. EDITION. 1st issue with "Joanne" instead of "J. K." on the copyright notice (th...

Harris, Captain William CornwallisThe Wild Sports of Southern AfricaAs well as being an engineer and a famous hunter and traveller, with an almost...

Latrobe, Rev C IJournal of a Visit to South Africa in 1815 and 1816Latrobe's simply but knowledgeably written and illustrated narrative was origin...

Stanley, Henry MIn Darkest Africa (signed 2-vol large paper de luxe edition of 250 copies)This very good set is No 186 (of 250 copies) of the 2-vo...

Battiss (Walter)BUSHMAN ART, Portfolio Number One.Title leaf, 3 leaves of text (printed on one side only) by Battiss - a definition and introducti...

Hakluyt (Richard)HAKLUYTƒ??S COLLECTION OF THE EARLY VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH NATION.5 volumes, 1: xxvii, (v), 670, (ii); ...

Selous (F.C.)A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA. (Perhaps the most famous of all hunting books)Containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi...

GRAY, GEORGE R. and BOWDLER-SHARPE, R.THE ZOOLOGY of the VOYAGE of H.M.S. EREBUS and TERROR: BIRDSFirst Edition. 1846 - 1975. This copy with the 3...

Irma SternIRMA STERN'S "ZANZIBAR"The second of Stern's two titles documenting and illustrating her African travels (the other being Congo). Altho...

J.C. SmutsIMPORTANT AUTOGRAPH SPEECH BY JAN SMUTS11pp. closely written autograph speech in ink by Smuts in his own hand. Circa 2500 words. Presuma...

BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF LOCOMOTIVES. M. Baird & Co., Philadelphia.FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11 X 7.9 inches). 134pp. Illustra...

JAMES COOK & CAPTAIN FURNAUXA VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE AND ROUND THE WORLD - COOK'S SECOND VOYAGEA superb set of Cook's Second Voyage. 2 Vols...

Max BeerThe Life and Teaching of Karl Marx - ASSOCIATION COPY WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTERSVolume 2 of the Social Studies Series. First edition in Englis...

TEN RHYNE WAn Account of the Cape of Good HopeWilhelm van Rhyne (or Rhijne) was a Dutch physician, who was apparently on his way to the East when ...

WYLDE, ATHERTON ( COLENSO F. E.)My Chief and IThe author was a fervent admirer of Col. A W Durnford, and chronicles six months of life with the g...

BARROW JTravels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 VolumesBarrow was attached to the staff of one of the governors of the Cape Colony during...

WATERHOUSE GSimon van der Stel's Journal of his expedition to Namaqualand 1686-6The first serious overland expedition up the West Coast in search...

Lindenberg, Jacob (Publisher)BibliaMagnificent antique family bible from the early 18th century. This quality work has been an exhibit on loan to ...

Willem BoshoffWillem Boshoff - KykAfrikaans Een Dusiend en Een - Signed, Numbered Silk Screen Print - 10/20KykAfrikaans is an anthology of concret...

Pierre Crocquet (1971 - 2013)On Africa Time - With Signed, Limited print from the bookSigned, titled, limited print (20/35) measures 30cm by 24cm....

E. S. A. AntrobusWITWATERSRAND GOLD - 100 YEARSLimited deluxe edition #83 of 750. Bound in red skivertex. Slight wear to dust wrapper with tear to...

A Bayer (Prof)FLOWER PAINTINGS OF KATHARINE SAUNDERSBotanical and biographical notes and explanations by Prof. A Bayer. Katharine Saunders accompa...

Charles BemontChartes des Liberties Anglaises (1100 - 1305) (1892; 1st Edition)"CHARTES DES LIBERTÉS ANGLAISES (1100 - 1305) avec une introduction...

A. D. CarlisleAutour du monde. Inde, Chine, Japon, Californie, Am??rique du Sud. (1876; 1st Edition)"Autour du monde. Inde, Chine, Japon, Californ...

(Colonel) NioxGeographie militaire. VI. Algerie et Tunisie (1890; 2nd Edition)"Geographie militaire. VI. Algerie et Tunisie, par le Colonel NIOX, ...

Union of South Africa (Cape Times Limited, Government Printers)Union of South Africa. First Report of the IRRIGATION FINANCE COMMISSION (1925; 1st...

Union of South Africa (Government Printing and Stationery Office)Union of South Africa. Department of Mines and Industries. Fisheries Survey. FISH...

Photo AlbumOrient Kodak Panorama Photo Album with 26 black & white panoramic photographs from Algiers and Tunisia (1910)Kodak Panorama (cover titl...

Dr G. M. A. HeymansThe Union Of South Africa. International Colonial Exibition (1931; 1st Edition)Paperback; Collation complete - 51 pages.Delegat...

Nelson MandelaMany Cultures One Nation - Presidential Inauguration 10 May 1994 (Signed)Published to commemorate Nelson Mandela's Presidential Inau...

VariousBoer War Scripta Africana (Limited/Numbered ed)10 volumes of the 11 volume set. Red leather bindings with gilt titles, lacking 'Three Years...

E. BerliouxLa traite des ESCLAVES en AFRIQUE pendant l'anne 1872 (1874; 1st Edition)"La traite des ESCLAVES en AFRIQUE pendant l'anne 1872 par E. ...

The Marquis of Ruvigny and RainevalThe Moodie Book (Includes family letters, photographs and ephemera)132p. Black and white photographs. Fold-out ...

Wilma CruiseContemporary Ceramics in South AfricaPhotographs Doreen Hemp. 208p. Colour photographs throughout. Book is in very good condition with...

BURCHELL W JTravels in the interior of Southern Africa, 2 volsBurchell was the quintessential scientist-explorer of his time, and after experien...

HEADLAM CThe Milner Papers, 2 VolsThe story of one of the main architects of the Boer War, the crises leading up to the war and his hand in the c...

MORRISON M NThe Silversmiths and Goldsmiths of the Cape of Good HopeStandard early work on antique silver and goldware. 84 pp with 16 bw plates ...

HOBHOUSE EDie Smarte van die Oorlog, en wie van dit gely hetThe terrible story of the Concentration Camps for women and children of the Boer War ...

STAVORINUS, J SReize van Zeeland over de Kaap de Goede Hoop en Batavia naar Samarang, Macassar, Amboina, Suratte ens. 2 VolsStavorinus, then an ...

KOLBEN, PETERThe Present State of the Cape of Good Hope... 2 VolsKolbe(n) was sent to the Cape to undertake astronomical and survey work, in addi...

LICHTENSTEIN HTravels in Southern Africa 2 VolsThe author was a respected professor of natural sciences from the University of Berlin. He accepte...

COLENSO J WTen Weeks in NatalBishop Colenso wasted no time after his consecration in 1853 to make plans for an extended tour through Natal. He l...

State Information ServiceDie Gelofte/The Covenant/Le Serment/Das Gel?¬bdeA very good copy of this unusual and quite scarce book, celebrating the d...

DE VILLIERS O TMet de Wet en Steijn in het VeldThe ex-adjutant of Gen. de Wet describes his experiences during the incursion of February 1901, w...