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T.S. Eliot ASH WEDNESDAY - DE-LUXE LIMITED SIGNED EDITIONNo. 323 of the Limited Signed De-Luxe edition of 600 copies signed by Eliot. In the origi...

Stern (Irma) CONGO50 pages (complete). 24 grayscale tipped-in plates, other photographed works, plus sketched illustrations. The book is covered w...

Keynes (John Maynard) THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST AND MONEYFirst edition: xii, 403 pages, blue cloth slightly bent on the upper cov...

Helen Maria Williams "Letters Written in France in 1790, to a friend in England; containing various Anecdotes Relative to the French Revolution" (...

Dulac (Edmund) Illustrator STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. (Limited edition signed by the artist)Limited first edition: 133 pages of text, colour...

Burchell, William J. Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa with an entirely new map and numerous engravings.First edition, in two volumes (pp...

Mackenzie (George Steuart) TRAVELS IN THE ISLAND OF ICELANDFirst edition: xvii, 483 pages, half title page - Travels in Iceland, 1 folding plate a...

James Baldwin GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN - FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPERA superb first edition, first issue in dustwrapper of this highspot of...

J. Olpp Erlebnisse im Hinterlande von Angra-PequenaA very rare first edition 1886. An ex-library copy with 218 pages. The fold-out map at rear has...

Sebastian Munster (1488-1552) Affricae tabula novaMap of Africa of late 16th century by the german cartographer Sebastian Munster (1488-1552) from...

Abraham Ortelius Africae tabula nova [A new map of Africa]This is a beautiful example of a landmark map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius. This is the...

John Speed Africae describedThis is the 1676 edition of first map of Africa prepared by an English cartographer. This decorative carte-a-figure ma...

Jan Burman Rariorum Africanarum PlantarumRariorum, Africanarum, Plantarum, by Jan Burman 1738/ 1739 published by Boussiere in Amsterdam. This rare...

Barrow (John) TRAVELS IN CHINAIn which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scal...

Colonel John Maclean, Chief Commissioner of British Kaffraria Compendium of Kafir Laws and Customs, including Genealogical Table of Kafir Chiefs (...

Walmsley, Leo Flying and Sport in East AfricaWalmsley flew for the British during the East African Campaign of World War I, including flights arou...

Price, K J Lt. Col/ 9th Lancers. An Account of the Operations By The 9th Lancers During the 8th Army Offensive Between The Santerno and The PoPriv...

Rheinallt Jones, J D & C M Doke (editors) BUSHMEN OF THE SOUTHERN KALAHARIBlue Boards with gilt lettering. Signed by Professor Doke on front endpa...

Niemann (Hennie Snr) CREATIVE SPIRIT (De luxe edition signed by the artist)248 pages, profusely illustrated with colour plates, leather binding wi...

[Rackham (Arthur) illustrator] THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Limited edition signed by the artistLimited first ed...

Her Majesty's Stationery Office Lot of 4 documents about Denmark (1842-1861)1) "Final arrangements between Great Britain and Denmark, respecting t...

Peel, C. V. A. SomalilandOctavo. An excellent sporting title, this features all manner of big game hunting in the regions southwest of Hargeisa on...

MOORCRAFT, Paul L. Contact II Struggle For PeaceThis is a limited edition of 115 of which 1 to 100 are the Collector's Edition and A-O are Present...

Battiss (Walter) SOUTH AFRICAN LITHOGRAPHSFrom the cover: A series of twelve from original plates. Each copy signed by the artist. Edition limited...

Battiss (Walter) THE ARTISTS OF THE ROCKS (limited edition signed by the artist)249 + 1 page - a hand-drawn map,15 tipped-in colour plates, tipped...

Battiss (Walter) FOOK ISLAND (Signed by his son)Unpaginated, 2 full page colour plates with captions, 8 black and white sketches, 6 sketches in wh...

Battiss (Walter) HOME-COMING, Ten Drawings by Walter Battis. (Presentation copy)Unpaginated - title page, one page foreword and 10 full-page drawi...

Battiss (Walter) LIMPOPO (Signed by the artist)128 pages, 19 colour illustrations, many black and white photographs, other sketches in the text, o...

Battiss (Walter) SOUTH AFRICAN PAINT POTComprising, 1. The Art of the Yellow Man. 2. The Art of the Black Man. 3. The Art of the White Man 43 page...

Battiss (Walter) INVITATION TO THE OPENING OF THE BATTISS ART MUSEUM (Signed by the artist)Invitation printed in English and Afrikaans: To commemo...

Books of Rhodesia Nineteen of the 24 Rhodesiana Reprint Library volumes. Silver SeriesComplete sets of the Silver Series are rare. Five of the 24 ...

Books of Rhodesia Five of Six Men of Our Time Series volumes from Books of RhodesiaMen of Our Time: Vol 1. [Not included] Vol 2. The Hon Clifford...

Bradlow (Frank R.) TALES OF A TROUT-FISHING DUFFER178pp. Hardcover with DW. Illustrated with maps to EP's and several pertinent line illustrations...

Sutcliffe (Tom) MY WAY WITH A TROUT (Scarce Hardcover Edition #29 Inscribed to Frank Bradlow)185pp. Extremely scarce limited hardcover edition (al...

Tapson (Winifred) TIMBER AND TIDES (Ex Libris Edna and Frank Bradlow with accompanying letters of S.A. historical and piscatorial interest)xvi plu...

Claerhout (Frans) CATCHER OF THE SUNClaerhout has signed the book on the half-title page and hand-drawn a woman in black ink. Further, tipped in o...

Claerhout (Frans) KROMDRAAIPoems and b/w illustrations by Father Frans Claerhout, the well-known Belgian born artist, who became a popular Catholi...

Dubow (Neville) - editing and commentary PARADISE - The Journal and Letters (1917 - 1933) of IRMA STERN112pp. Buckram cloth hardcover with DW. Bib...

Baines (Thomas), Bradlow (Frank R.) - Introduction & Descriptive Notes SCENERY AND EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICANumber 50 of 100 copies signed by Frank B...

Davy (Joseph Burtt) A MANUAL OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS OF THE TRANSVAAL, WITH SWAZILAND, SOUTH AFRICA - 2 Volumes269 pages complete. The b...

Millin (Sarah Gertrude) THE SCHROEDER ART MEMENTOOf much interest is the ex-libris plate on the first free page. This was a wood-cut designed and ...

Baldwin (William Charles) AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE FROM NATAL TO THE ZAMBESI INCLUDING LAKE NGAMI, THE KALAHARI DESERT FROM 1852 TO 1860451 p...

Pringle (Thomas) AFRICAN SKETCHES528 pages (complete). Half leather bound with marbled end-papers. A rather special copy in that the previous owne...

Hay (John Daltymple) ASHANTI AND THE GOLD COAST82pp + 26 pages of publisher's catalogues at end; coloured folding frontispiece map. Map is complet...

Stanley (Henry M.) IN DARKEST AFRICAXV + 529 pp. [Volume I] XV + 472 pp. + 2 pp publishers catalogue. [Volume II] Illustrated end-papers. Russet c...

Poole (Philippa) OF LOVE AND WAR280pp. Softcover. B/W Illustrations throughout text. Bumping to edges and a few grubby marks to edges of text-bloc...

Bradlow (Frank R.) - contributor THOMAS BOWLER'S WATERCOLOURS OF THE MOSENTHAL ESTABLISHMENTSCommissioned by Metropolitan Life who spared no expen...

By the Publication Committee, 'onder redaksie van prof. Hertzog Venter' TOTIUS11 volumes of the 'Complete Works' of Totius, published to commemora...

Harris (Captain W. Cornwallis) PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICAFacsimile reprint of the original 1840 edition. 175pp. Har...

Schreiner (Olive - 'Ralph Iron') / Cronwright-Schreiner (S.C.) Lot of 2; THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM / THE LIFE OF OLIVE SCHREINER1) THE STORY OF...

Livingstone (David) LIVINGSTONE'S SOUTH AFRICAix plus 436pp. Original cloth hardcover with faded gilt title to spine and gilt vignette of a Tsetsi...

Plass (Margaret Webster) AFRICAN MINIATURES96pp glossy illustrated plates plus 26pp text. Cloth hardcover with gilt title to spine. DW.  A little ...

Books of Rhodesia Ten original or facsimile volumes from Books of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe (1970-1982)[See also Lots 21 and 22] John O'Reilly. Pursuit o...

Crozier, Mary An Old Silk Family 1745-1945 (1947)Blue silk-boards - using one of the silks produced by the Brocklehursts - lettering gilt-embossed...

Fordyce, W (author); Thomas Hair (engravings) Coal, Coke, Coalfields and Iron Manufacture in Northern England. A History (1860/1973)This is a facs...

Bosman, Herman Charles; Lionel Abrahams (foreword) The Collected Works of Herman Charles Bosman (1990)Laminated unclipped french-fold dustjacket w...

Warner, B. & Rourke, J. FLORA HERSCHELIANA:xix, 295 pages: illustrations, frontispiece, portraits, maps (all colour). (Brenthurst Press. Third ser...

Norwich, Oscar I. MAPS OF AFRICA:444 pages: chiefly maps (some colour, 1 as frontispiece, 2 on endpapers). Quarto. Cloth, dustwrapper. Some very s...

Collyer, J.J. THE SOUTH AFRICANS WITH GENERAL SMUTS IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA, 1916xxi, 299 pages, 22 colour folding maps. Cloth, slightly faded on sp...

Elliott, Arthur & Fransen, Hans [compiler] Elliott, Arthur & Fransen, Hans [comp.]. ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE OLD CAPE AS SEEN BY ARTHUR ELLIOTT...