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Gossin, H Les Chemins de Fer (1909)In French, but French is not required for the numerous and excellent illustrations and captions. This is a copy...

Sir Harry H. Johnston THE UGANDA PROTECTORATE2 volumes. First edition 1902 Publishers blue cloth with gilt vignette. Gilt titles on spine. Continu...

Edited By the Staff of the Africana Museum AFRICANA NOTES AND NEWS - AFRICANA AANTEKENINGE EN NUUS15 Bindings containing 20 volumes with 121 parts...

George McCall Theal HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA SINCE SEPTEMBER 17955 volumes. First edition 1908.  Comprehensive History of South Africa. Publishers ...

ARTHUR LEVY The Private Life of Napoleon2 volumes. First editions 1894. The private life of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). His ear...

Henry H. METHUEN LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS; OR WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA1 volume. First edition 1846. Rebound with original cover and spine laid dow...

W. B. Boyce NOTES ON SOUTH-AFRICAN AFFAIRS1 volume. First U.K. Edition 1839. Very scarce edition. Ex Libris Bookplate Ida & F.W. Hosken. Bookselle...

P. H. G. POWELL-COTTON IN UNKNOWN AFRICA:1 volume. First edition. Beautiful condition. Two linen backed maps. Scarce. Half-leather over marbled bo...

Ernest F. Kilpin C.M.G. The Cape of Good Hope Civil Service List, 1910.The last Cape Civil Service List issued just before Union. Water stains on ...

Walter V. Volker THE "COTTON GERMANS" OF NATALThe story of an intrepid group of 187 individuals who reached the shores of Natal in March 1848 on b...

Claude Gibney Finch-Davies. (Ed. Alan Kemp) THE BIRDS OF PREY OF SOUTHERN AFRICACopy No.1289 of 1700. a total of 140 coloured plates with extensiv...

J.E. Burrows SOUTHERN AFRICAN FERNS AND FERN ALLIESThis book describes ferns growing in forests, in grasslands, on high mountains, species survivi...

David Robinson, Michael Richter, & Brian Bassett. THE BUILDINGS OF PIETERMARITZBURGWell before Google street view the authors of this volume had c...

Haws, Duncan & Hurst, Alex A. The Maritime History of the World- 2 Volume SetTwo volume set, with dustcovers over dark blue boards with shipping v...

Payne, David & Emma- Edited by Dr. Adrian Greaves Harford: The Writings, Photographs & Sketches of Henry Charles Harford 1850-1937The Writings, Ph...

Keohane, Mark Monty- SIGNED COPYCenturion Celebration: Percy Montgomery on 16th August 2008  made history as the first Springbok to play 100 Test ...

Doreen E. Greig. HERBERT BAKER IN SOUTH AFRICACopy No.1742 of 2000. A well illustrated history of Baker's work and time in South Africa. Gilt titl...

M.Z. Shamase ZULU POTENTATESIn this work an exposition of the reign of each Zulu potentate is interspersed with izibongo (praise poems) which can ...

L.R. Minter, M. Burger, et al. ATLAS AND RED DATA BOOK OF THE FROGS OF SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, AND SWAZILANDIncludes description of species, each i...

S. Merceno, J.B. Ball, et al. CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO, AND SWAZILANDIncludes description of species, each ...

Hone, John Encounters with the DragonLike the spine of a dragon's back, the Drakensberg extends from the far north east of South Africa, all the w...

H.J. Huxford HISTORY OF THE 8th GURKHA RIFLES 1824-1949A military history with many useful appendices such as Honours & Awards, Commanding Officer...

B.R. Mullaly BUGLE AND KUKRIPart 1 189-1939 & Part 2 1940-1953. A detailed regimental history with many appendices including 10th Madras Infantry,...

Neil Orpen & H.J. Martin SALUTE THE SAPPERS. Volume 8 Parts 1 & 2Part 1. The formation of the South African Engineer Corps and its operations in E...

Jones, David L. Cycads of the World- Second EditionFor this second edition David Jones has added information covering over one hundred new species...

Pieter Van Der Aa ILE DE S. LAURENS OU MADAGASCARMap of Madagascar and Reunion of 1719 by Pieter Van Der Aa coloured by hand. Very beautiful carto...

Nicolas De Fer (1646-1720) PARTIE MERIDIONALE Dƒ??AFRIQUE OU SE TROUVENT LA BASSE GUINEE LA CAFRERIE LE MONOMOTAPAMap of South Africa of 1705 by N...

Thomas Salmon (1679-1767) CARTA GEOGRAFICA DEL CAPO DI BUONA SPERANZAMap of Cape of Good Hope of 1760 circa by Thomas Salmon. Nice cartouche in th...

Reynolds, Gilbert, Westacott The Aloes of Tropical Africa and MadagascarThe Aloes of Tropical Africa and Madagascar by G.W. Reynolds is a companio...

Pierre Lapie (1779-1850) AFRIQUEMap of Africa of 1809 by Pierre Lapie (1779-1850) coloured by hand. Very beautiful cartouche in the lower left cor...

AA VV COUTUMES MOEURS & HABILLEMENS DES PEUPLES QUI HABITENT AUX ENVIRONS DU CAP DE BONNE ESPERANCEBig engraving of 1708 about people and animals ...

Baker, Col. H.A and Oliver,E.G.H Ericas in Southern Africa-Collector's Edition 385/400- SIGNEDEricas in Suthern Africa with paintings by Irma Von ...

Thomas Salmon (1679-1767) LA CITTA DI BANSA, DETTA ALTRIMENTI S. SALVATORE CAPITALE DEL REGNO DEL CONGO, NELLƒ??AFRICAVery nice animated view of t...

AA VV VIEW OF THE CITY OF ALGIERS THE CAPITAL OF THAT KINGDOM ON THE COAST OF BARBARYAnimated view of the city of Algiers of 1780’s Atlas: Bankes...

Glanville, Philippa Silver in Tudor and Early Stuart EnglandFor all English-speaking peoples, the age of the Tudors and early Stuarts is one of th...

AA VV VIEW OF THE CITY OF TUNIS THE CAPITAL OF THAT KINGDOM ON THE COAST OF BARBARYBeatiful animated view of the city of Tunis of 1780’s Atlas: B...

LECLERC DU SABLON NOS FLEURS PLANTES UTILES ET NUISIBLESVolume of 1880 circa about useful and eatable flowers by Leclerc du Sablon. Some informati...

CARLO ROSSETTI UNA PUNTA IN ETIOPIA DALLE FRONTIERE DEL SUDANOriginal edition of 1910 of this travel accounts from El Gadarif to Ethiopia by the i...

L. MACHUEL GRAMMAIRE ELEMENTAIRE Dƒ??ARABE REGULIEREdition of 1892 of this grammar of arabic language written by Machuel. French text. In very goo...

AA VV DE TULP IN BEELD TULIPS PORTRAYEDScarce volume about tulips. Introduction in the first part, then 14 coloured planches reproduction of antiq...

OTTO SVERDRUP QUATTRO ANNI FRA I GHIACCI DEL POLO NORDFirst edition of this interesting resuming of travels of Captain Otto Sverdrup (1854-1930). ...

Campbell, Ethel The Life of Sam Campbell- Told in Verse and Lettered by his Daughter (SIGNED & INSCRIBED)This volume was privately published circa...

Rourke JP & Lincoln T MIMETESA comprehensive Botanical work Illustrated by Thalia Lincoln (14 Colour Plates). Text by Rourke Limited edition # 148...

F. BONNIARD LA TUNISIE DU NORD LE TELL SEPTENTRIONAL ETUDE DE GEOGRAPHIE REGIONALEEdition of 1934 of this interesting geographycal study about Nor...

Smuts, Francois (Editor) Stellenbosch-Three CenturiesStellenbosch celebrated its tercentenary in 1979. Commemorating this historical occasion, Ste...

Peters, Dr Carl; translated from the German by H W Dulcken New Light on Dark Africa (1891) [with 28-panel folding map]"With thirty-two page engrav...

Cain, Georges (Conservateur des Collections historiques de la Ville de Paris) Promenades dans ParisIn French. The edition is not dated but interna...

Trotsky, Leon; translated from the Russian by Max Eastman The History of the Russian Revolution (first one-volume edition, 1934)This is a very goo...

Clowes, Sir William Laird Four Modern Naval Campaigns (1902)The four campaigns described are: The Campaign of Lissa, 1866 The War between Chili a...

Prescott, William H; John Foster Kirk (editor) The History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843)This copy is in the attractive prize binding of the Pre...

Ward, Herbert; illustrated by the author, Victor Perard and W P Davis Five Years with the Congo Cannibals (1890)NOTE. A damp stain affects the foo...

Hartmann, Wolfram (Editor) Hues between black and white - Historical photography from colonial Namibia 1860's to 1915Original purple pictorial wra...

Beard ( Peter Hill) THE END OF THE GAME Text and photographs by Peter Hill Beard. First English edition: 256 pages, frontispiece, map, portraits, ...

Books of Zimbabwe AFRICAN HUNTING REPRINT SERIESDe Luxe edition: 12 volumes : each bound in brown buffalo leather, with red title labels gilt on t...

Buckley (William) BIG GAME HUNTING IN CENTRAL AFRICAWith half-tone illustrations First edition: 268 pages, frontispiece portrait, uncancelled libr...

Bull (Bartle) SAFARIFirst edition: 383 pages, colour frontispiece, profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photographs and drawings,...

Capstick ( Peter Hathaway) THE AFRICAN ADVENTURERSFirst edition: 244 pages, numerous black and white photographs, yellow boards with black canvas ...

Foran (W.Robert) LEGENDS OF THE FIELDS (presentation copy)Limited edition: xxi, 319 pages, numerous black and white illustrations, black cloth tit...

Irwin (Terry) MEMOIRS OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER (Signed by the author)First edition: 409 pages, profusely illustrated with colour photographs, printed ...

Johnson (Martin) LIONWith 63 illustrations. First edition: 281 pages, frontispiece, 63 full page photographs, folding map at the back of the book,...