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[Lot of 2] Map of the United States Territory of Oregon West of the Rocky Mountains, Exhibiting the Various Trading Depots or Forts Occupied by the British Hudson Bay Company... [and] Chart of the Columbia River for 90 Miles from Its Mouth... A. Map of the United States Territory of Oregon West of the Rocky Mountains, Exhibiting the Various Trading Depots or Forts Occupied by the British Hudson Bay Company..., dated 1838 (20.6 x 17.4""). This map accompanied an important report intended to awaken public interest in the American occupation of Oregon Territory in the controversy with Great Britain, who also claimed the territory south to the Columbia River. Among the many interesting details are the locations of the various trading posts or forts connected with the American and British northwestern fur trade. The map covers present day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The region east of the Rocky Mountains is named Mandan District. It also shows much of southwestern Canada. The map was copied from John Arrowsmith`s 1832 map of British North America. At lower left is the wording of an ultimatum given to the British by Henry Clay, Secretary of State, stating that the 49th parallel will be the boundary. Engraved by M.H. Stansbury. B. Chart of the Columbia River for 90 Miles from Its Mouth. Drawn from Several Surveys in the Possession of W.A. Slacum U.S.N., circa 1838 (9.1 x 16.3""). This is a companion map to the above depicting the river from Point Adams/Cape Disappointment east to Ft. Vancouver, showing villages along the way. The map shows the navigability of the river with soundings, sand bars and islands. It was drawn from several surveys in the possession of W. A. Slacum, USN. Issued folding with some light stains and minor soiling in the images. A few short splits at fold intersections have been closed on verso with archival tape. Albert/Hood, 1838

Brazil A handsome and decorative steel engraved map showing the region in great detail. It features five vignettes, drawn by H. Winkles and engraved by W. Lacey: ""Boats on the Rio Negro,"" ""St. Catharina,"" ""Monte Video,"" ""Cape St. Antonio, Bahia,"" and ""Rio de Janeiro."" Surrounded by a delicately engraved decorative border. The map was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. Original outline color with marginal soiling. 13.7 W x 9.6 H Tallis, John 1850

Terra Nova, ac Maris Tractus circa Novam Franciam, Angliam, Belgium, Venezuelam Novam Andalusiam, Guianam et Brasiliam - Terra Neuf, en de Custen van Nieu Vranckryck, Nieu Engeland, Nieu Nederland, Nieu Andalusia, Guiana en Venezuela Magnificent sea chart of the western Atlantic Ocean showing the coastlines of North America from Cape Charles, Maryland to Newfoundland, and the West Indies to the northern coast of Brazil. The chart is based on that of Theunis Jacobsz, circa 1650, with few changes except for an improved (although still rudimentary) depiction of the Chesapeake Bay. Oriented by two compass roses with north to the left; the Azores and Cape Verde Islands are at the top of the map. It is richly decorated with two large cartouches with the title in Latin and Dutch. The central cartouche is surrounded by Mercury, a native riding an alligator, mermen and sea monsters. The corner cartouche with Dutch title features figures of explorers, natives, and exotic animals, including an armadillo. In the sea are sailing ships, including a raging sea battle, rhumb lines and two compass roses. This is the first state, with page 22 at top right.First published circa 1675, de Wit`s sea atlas, Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas, contained 27 charts from the North Pole to North and South America. The charts all appear to have been engraved by Romain de Hooghe and are splendid examples of Dutch marine works. The atlas was reprinted with amendments by Louis Renard in 1715, by Reinier and Josua Ottens in 1739 and 1745, and finally by the widow of van Keulen in 1802. A nice, dark impression with a few small spots of printer`s ink residue. There are professional repairs to a centerfold separation that enters 1"" into map at bottom, a 1"" separation along the upper centerfold only visible when held to light, a small hole and tear in Brazil, and a number of small tears and chips in blank margins. 19 W x 22.2 H Wit, Frederick de 1675

Islands in the Atlantic Beautiful steel engraved map consisting of four maps with six vignette views. Maps include the island groups of Cape Verde, Canary, Azores, Bermuda, and Madeira. Vignettes include Fayal, Villa Franca, and Pico (Azores), Chapel in the Rock St. Vicente (Cape Verde), Teneriffe (Canary Islands), and Funchal (Madeira). All surrounded in a delicately engraved border. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations drawn and engraved by H. Winkles. Original outline color with later color in the vignettes, a couple of insignificant spots in the image, and faint toning along the sheet`s edges. 13.9 W x 9.8 H Tallis, John 1850

Africa mit Seinen Befundern Landern / Thieren und Wunderbarlichen Dingen This small woodblock map of the continent excludes the Horn of Africa and the Cape of Good Hope. It concentrates on the many kingdoms of Central and North Africa and depicts the Nile`s origins in twin lakes located near the Motes Lunae. On a full sheet of German text measuring 8 x 12.3"". A nice impression with one small worm hole at southern tip of Africa and faint damp stains confined to blank margins. 5.6 W x 6.4 H Munster, Sebastian 1550

Africa A reduced version of Hondius` superb map of the continent. It is based on the Mercator model with revisions to the coastlines, particularly that of Madagascar. Hondius improved the Cape area by inserting C. Falco and discarding Cayneca. In western Africa, the Niger River flows in a fairly straight line to the Atlantic, and two large lakes south of the equator are shown as the source of the Nile River. The map is crisply engraved and decorated with strapwork title and distance scale cartouches. Latin title page on verso, published in the first edition. Light, overall toning. 3.8 W x 5.3 H Hondius/Bertius, 1616

L`Afrique Dressee Selon les Dernieres Relat. et Suivant les Nouvelles Decouvertes... This handsome little map is a reduced derivative of De Fer`s wall map of Africa (1696-98) with its characteristic thickened west coast. Unusual islands appear in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans including a mythical second island of St. Helena. Monomotapa is shown in the south and the southwest coastline is distorted and there is an incorrect placement and shape of the Cape of Good Hope. In Central Africa is a paragraph concerning the origin of the Nile in Abyssinia, however, the two sub-equatorial Ptolemaic lakes are still shown on the map. The map is graced with a decorative dedication to the Dauphin and a title cartouche featuring lime kilns. The map was first published in 1700; this is the second state. Excellent impression and color on watermarked paper with marginal soiling. 9.3 W x 12.6 H Fer, Nicolas de 1705

Africa Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas et Juxta Recentissimas Relationes et Observationes in Subsidium Vocatis Quoque Veterum Leonis Africani… Johann Matthias Haas was a professor of mathematics at Wittenberg. For his map of Africa he used J.B. Homann`s 1715 map, augmented to include important cartographic developments after Guillaume Delisle and D`Anville. Thus, his map presents a fairly accurate picture without most of the fictitious lakes and rivers of previous cartography. It focuses on the known coastal regions of the continent, leaving the interior blank or marked Terra Incognito. Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia are shown as distinct entities, Lake Nyasa is shown as Lac Marawi, and the Congo is located. The Dutch settlements of Castell Batov and Stellenbosch are shown at the Cape. Below the map is a legend identifying the location of various religious affiliations by color, including Catholics, Evangelicals, and Pagans. The most striking feature of the map is the large title cartouche that is framed by elephant tusks and a horned serpent. In the foreground is a scene of natives negotiating with European traders, surrounded by indigenous animals. In the background is a view of Table Bay and Table Mountain. Watermarked paper with original color in the map and later coloring in the cartouche. There is very light soiling and a few minor spots of foxing. 18.2 W x 21.8 H Haas/Homann Heirs, 1737

Typus Orarum Maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo, & Angolae ultra Promontorium Bonae Spei … This is one of the most richly ornamented maps in early cartography, superbly engraved in the Flemish style by Arnold Florent van Langren. The cartouche contains a description of the region in both Latin and Dutch that credits the source as ""the very best Indian maps"" - referring to maps that Linschoten had access to when he was Secretary to the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa in India. The map covers the southwestern coast of Africa from the Gulf of Guinea to just beyond the Cape of Good Hope with excellent detail along the coastline. The fictitious cities of Vigiti Magna and Monomotapa are located and most place names and geographical features have Portuguese nomenclature. The mainland is embellished with snakes, an elephant, a rhinoceros, a lion and a pair of sirens in Lake Zaire. The balance of the sheet is filled with fabulous cartouches, the Portuguese arms, elaborate compass roses, sailing ships and a sea monster. The large bottom cartouche encloses views of Ascension and St. Helena Islands; important refueling ports in the route around Africa. Issued folding, now pressed on watermarked paper with a couple of insignificant spots. Expertly remargined at left, right and bottom with old paper. 15.5 W x 21 H Linschoten/Langren, 1596

Coutumes Moeurs & Habillemens des Peuples qui Habitent aux Environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance avec une Description des Animaux et Reptiles qui se Trouvent dans ce Pais This fascinating sheet focuses on the Cape of Good Hope and the region surrounding it. At top is a small map of South Africa with a few place names, rivers, and depictions of indigenous animals. A large mountain and forested area on the map is labeled Namaquas. The map is a close copy of one published by Guy Tachard in a travel book of Africa in 1686. Surrounding the map are columns of text describing the region and engravings of native African people (Hottentots and Namaquas). The bottom half of the sheet depicts 8 different types of animals from the region with additional descriptions, including a rhinoceros, a horned snake, a chameleon, a deer, and several types of lizards. A full sheet with attractive color and a hint of toning. 14.9 W x 17.4 H Chatelain, Henry Abraham 1713

Partie de l`Afrique audela de l`Equateur, Comprenant le Congo, la Cafrerie &c. The cartographical content of this decorative map of southern Africa is moderately accurate. Hottentot tribes are mentioned and Fort Hollandois is shown at the Cape. The western coast is labeled Cote Deserte with the kingdoms of Benguela, Angola, Congo and Benin delineated. On the east coast several kingdoms are shown including Monomotapa and Zanguebar. The title is enclosed in a decorative cartouche and map is enclosed in a rococo style border (printed from a separate copper plate), making this a very desirable map. A dark impression with original color and some minor soiling. 10.7 W x 12 H Brion de la Tour/Desnos, 1766

Chart of Part of the Coast of New South Wales, from Cape Tribulation to Endeavour Straits This map outlines the eastern shore of Cape York from Cape Tribulation to the Endeavour Strait at the northern tip. The track of Captain Cook`s ship from his first voyage to the South Pacific is shown. The anchorages of the Endeavour are depicted, along with rocks, shoals, and soundings. A notation near Cape Tribulation identifies where the ship ""laid 23 hours, and received much damage."" A fleur-de-lis orients north to the right. This map appeared in John Hawkesworth`s An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere..., which details the explorations of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook. Engraved by J. Cheevers and published in 1773 by W. Strahan and T. Cadell. A fine impression, issued folding, with marginal soiling. 11.8 W x 13.2 H Cook, James (Capt.) 1770

RUSHDIE, Salman. Midnight’s Children. London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First edition, 8vo (238 x 158mm.) Original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket (soiled).

GILL, David. A History and Description of the Royal Observatory. Cape of Good Hope. London: 1913. Folio (368 x 265mm.) Frontispiece, illustrations, 2 folding plans in pocket at rear. (Title-page torn and repaired with adhesive tape, light browning.) Original cloth (extremities bumped, head and foot of spine slightly chipped). Provenance: ex library (ink stamp to front pastedown and title-page).

BUNCHER, Richard. Tretchikoff. Cape Town & London: 1953. Limited edition De Luxe of 1500 copies, specially published for America, this number 949 signed by the artist and dated 1984, folio (373 x 275mm.) Numerous illustrations, some mounted and colour. (Some browning and occasional soiling.) Spiral bound within original cloth. Provenance: Michael Dodson (presentation inscription from the artist to limitation leaf).

A vintage ladies brown mink cape

Ian Fleming: `The Man with the Golden Gun`, Jonathan Cape, 1965

T E Lawrence: `The Mint`, Jonathan Cape, 1955, together with various other books by and about Lawrence

T E Lawrence: `Seven Pillars of Wisdom`, Jonathan Cape, 1935, with paper cover

Tendai Uhavira - 'Ground Breakers', mixed media on paper, signed lower right, 35 x 30 cm, gallery label for Everard Read, Cape Town, to reverse, mounted and framed

LNER Policeman`s Tunic and Cape with original Truncheon stamped `778 GER`, a pair of Handcuffs, a wartime Police Tin Helmet, a Metropolitan Whistle, a GER Helmet Badge number 247 and LNER Helmet Badge. The accompanying photograph is of the Father of the vendor who was a GER Policeman. The tunic still has three war medal ribbons attached.

Fleming, Ian "Live and Let Die", 1954 (second impression), Pub. Jonathan Cape, with d.j. (dust jacket clipped)

* CHARLES AMES, LAND`S END - OFF CAPE PORPOISE oil on canvas, signed 62cm x 76cm Framed

LADIES BLACK LACE AND BEADED DRESS & SATIN CAPE

2x England and Yorkshire County Cricket players autographs c1910 to incl George Hirst (1871-1954) and Schofield Haigh (1871-1921) – both signed in pencil to 2x album pages to incl an additional Haigh on the back of Hirst and another laid down on the back of Haigh signed by W R Johnston (Bristol and England Rugby Full back) Note: Both Hirst and Haigh were very notable players from the same era which saw Haigh together with Trott dismiss the South Africa team for 35 runs in the second innings in Cape Town during the 1898/99 tour – with Hirst being a legend in his own life time both prolific with the bat as well as the ball – in 19 seasons he made over 1000 runs and in 15 he took over 100 wickets

A pair of modern bronze sculptures, each cast as an ancient warrior wearing a tunic and cape, one with a sword, the other an axe and shield, each on a circular black marble base, height including base 33cm.

Gertrude Jekyll, Old West Surrey, pub. Longmans, Green & Co, 1904, together with children`s books including two by Enid Blyton, The Circus of Adventure, pub. Macmillan & Co, 1952 and The Sea of Adventure, pub. Macmillan & Co, reprinted 1951, a collection of Arthur Ransome books including The Big Six pub. Jonathan Cape, second impression May 1941, in a non price clipped dust wrapper, The Picts and The Martyrs: or not welcome at all pub. Jonathan Cape, second impression January 1944, and other books (a quantity)

(x) Great Britain1855-57Watermark Emblems6d. lilac, five on separate envelopes to India, Italy, Cape Town and Grahamstown South Africa and Spain, also 6d. pair on cover to Genoa and 6d. pair with 1d. Stars on cover to Rome; a variety of cancellations; good to fine. S.G. 69/70 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1867-801/- green Plate 4 (9 and another two on entires the Cape of Good Hope and Brazil), Plate 5 (2), Plate 6 (3), Plate 7 (4), used, chiefly good to fine Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

QUEENS SOUTH AFRICA BOER WAR MEDAL, NOTEBOOK AND PHOTOGRAPH PORTRAIT for 2033 Pte.Robert McGregor Kaffir Rifles, the medal with 1901, 1902 and Cape Colony bars, the notebook diary dated 5th June 1901 to June 1902

AN ARMAND MARSEILLE BISQUE HEAD BABY DOLL, with sleeping blue eyes, painted moulded hair and open mouth revealing two bottom teeth, head marked 351/3K, on bent limb five piece composition body, dressed in cotton gown, cape, bonnet, undergarments and shoes, 11 1/2"" (29.2cm) long approx.

A late Victorian cream wool Christening cape with cream silk embroidered decoration, collar and flounce, original ribbon tie and fringed edging ++some slight discolouration and moth damage to back

Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 6 bts Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 1 bt Kangrilla Road Mclaren Vale Shiraz 2001 2 bts Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 2 bts Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2001 1 bt Above 12 bts

Silver card case embossed with scene depicting musician figures and landscape, 8.5cm x 6cm t/w `Cape` white metal cigarette case (2)

Various yachting plates, small bronze ship plaque, Cape Wrath, trench art, another plaque and WW I religious text

A large commemorative glass rummer, 1st half 19th century, one side engraved with a profile portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson within a banner proclaiming `Who Defeated the French Fleet Oct 21st 1805, Off Cape Trafalgar`, the reverse with HMS Victory with sails furled and flag flying, 19.5cm high. Provenance: Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway (1768-1834), and thence by descent.

A Victorian South African medal with five bars for Laing's Nek, Transvaal, Relief of Ladysmith, Tugela Heights and Cape Colony, awarded to 5771 PTE, J.Lawrenson K.R.R.C.

WOOL CAPE. A grey wool cape. Length 110cm.

COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, EGYPT Jules, Cardinal Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazarino (1602-1661), diplomat, and politician, Chief Minister of France from 1642, large struck Silvered-bronze Restitutional Medal, signed F C A G A E, c.1650, bust right wearing cap and cape, rev Atlas passes the globe to a deceived Hercules, HI DVO ILLE SOLVS, 93.5mm, 19th century (cf Maz II, CXV, 1; TN LXVI). Good very fine with high relief.

A beaded collar/small cape, c1900

An OR’s scarlet tunic of a Welsh Regiment, green facings; a Scots Guards OR’s grey cape; 2 pairs of WWII khaki shorts and 4 other WWII items, mostly GC to VGC (some unissued) (8)

5 German personalities. By Lineol etc. General von Seeckt, Goring with baton and sword, Himmler, Rohn, a Hindenburg (metal but in the composition style). Plus another Officer in cape. GC some age wear. £80-120 See Plate 2

HEART TRANSPLANTATION: An unusual small 4to printed programme for a symposium entitled Experience with Human Heart Transplantation, held at the Beattie Theatre, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 13th - 16th July 1968, individually signed to a blank inside page by fifteen doctors who attended the conference including Christiaan Barnard (performed the first human heart transplant), Denton Cooley (performed the first implantation of a total artificial heart), Adrian Kantrowitz (performed the first pediatric heart transplant), Donald Ross (led the team who performed the first heart transplantation in the United Kingdom), C. Walton Lillehei (participated in the world's first successful open-heart operation using hypothermia), Pierre Grondin (performed the first heart transplantation in Canada) as well as other representatives from Brazil, India and France etc. All have signed with their names alone in various coloured inks. Some light staining just affecting four of the signatures. G

A Queen`s South Africa Medal with seven bars to 551 Pte. I. Hodgson Impl: Lt. Infy. & T.M.I., South Africa 1901, Laing`s Nek, Transvaal, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Tugela Heights and Cape Colony. Also a group of four World War II medals including Africa Service Medal to 142660 J. Hodgson and two South African Conclusion of the Great War medallions and a Life Saving Medal awarded to J. Hodgson, March 1927

Maberly (C.T. Astley) ANIMALS OF EAST AFRICA 190mm x 128mm x 22mm 211pp. Hardcover with DW. Illustrated with line drawings throughout. Edge-worn DW in protective cellophane wrapper. Light bumping to spine ends. Toned EP`s. Internally clean and tight. Contents include The African Elephant, Black Rhinoceros, Zebras, African Buffalo, The large antelopes, Medium sized antelopes, small antelopes, Giraffes, Hippopotamus, African wild pigs, The large carnivore, Primates and other miscellaneous mammals. Good Cape Town Howard Timmins 22007 Click here to view further details and to bid

J.L.Smail Monuments and Trails of the Voortrekkers-Limited 185/1500 (SIGNED) 25 X 32.5cm Monuments and Trails of the Voortrekkers will be an invaluable guide as additional reading matter for any students and teachers studying this period of South African history. The author has justifiably earned the reputation of being able to set out facts in clear and simple language without verbosity. His first work Historical Monuments and Battlefields of Natal and Zululand,is out of print, the Monuments and Battlefields of the Transvaal War 1881 and the South African War 1899-1902 is also out of print.This third book in this group of publications will make up a set any collector of Africana will be proud to own. This volume is limited to 1500 copies and is numbered 184/1500. Additionally this copy is signed by the author to title page. Hardback with dustcover over original boards- unpagnitated pages, with numerous illustrations, maps and information and photographs. Dustcover rubbed and some wear. Boards and contents very clean. Odd spot to rear endpaper. Very Good Cape Town Howard Timmins 1968 Click here to view further details and to bid

Lewis, Andrea Journeys to the Interior. Unseen works by Irma Stern 1929-1939 200 x 200 Running to only 104 small pages (including a double centrefold), and with most of its illustrations from works in the Irma Stern Museum, this book masterfully places the artist`s life and work - particularly the decade in the subtitle - in both pre- and post-Nazi as well as African contexts. Perhaps more than any other single book, `Journeys to the Interior` reinforces Irma Stern`s reputation as South Africa`s greatest painter. A delightful touch is a spontaneous photograph of Stern`s 1935 exhibition at the Criterion Restaurant in Johannesburg. Although mint in all other respects, the glue of the drawn-on cover of this copy - and presumably other copies - of what is otherwise a superb production of a superb `miniature` book - has hardened in a small area at the head. Mint Cape Town Kaplan Kushlick Foundation 2006 Click here to view further details and to bid

Pringle (Thomas) NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA 8vo (190 x 125 mm) A New Edition. 356 pages, map of the ceded territory of the frontier with the District of Albany and part of Somerset as frontispiece, half black calf with cloth sides (with the binder’s ticket of Carter Bros, Binders, North Road, Brighton at the base of the front paste-down endpaper), spine decorated gilt in panels with a red leather title label. The frontispiece map is foxed with offsetting on the title page, otherwise the contents are clean and bright. ‘..and though he tells us that he weighed carefully the advantages of the several British Colonies before he fixed upon the Cape as the most suitable place to recoup the family fortunes, the introduction of and the publicity given in 1819 to the Government`s scheme to establish settlers in the Eastern Districts of the Cape Colony must have considerably influenced him. That he did come to the Cape, albeit for only six years, we can be grateful, for though not perhaps a great man he was of more than ordinary ability and of the greatest integrity - no mean protagonist in the fight for truth and the relief of oppression. That he had his failings - principally a lack of tact and caution - will become apparent.` A.Lewin Robinson from his introduction to the facsimile reprint published by C. Struik & Co, Cape Town, 1966. Good London Edward Moxon 1835 Click here to view further details and to bid

Colonial Office, Cape of Good Hope 1826 Cape of Good Hope Game Licence (Issued to Hendrik Cloete and son) 20.8x33.2cm Game License issued by the Lieutenant Governor, Colonial Office, Cape of Good Hope on 4 January, 1827. The license measures 20.8x33.2cm and was issued to Pieter Cloete and his son Pieter `to shoot and kill GAME, during the season commencing the 1st December, 1826, and ending the 30th June, 1827`. The License is signed by the Lieutenant Governor, another signature appears below `Registered` at the bottom and there is also a signature at the top right. The 188-year-old License has discoloured a bit and there is minimal wear to the page edges. Hendrik Cloete (b.1784) and Pieter (his son, b.1813) appear to be the grandson and great grandson of Pieter Cloete (snr) of the Groot Constantia estate. Hendrik (jnr) was the oldest son of Roedolph Cloete (b.1762 and one of the 9 sons of Hendrik Cloete snr) who farmed at Zandvliet (Geslacht-Register der Oude Kaapsche Familien, 1893). Hendrik Cloete (snr) was a member of one of the oldest families at the Cape and is credited for developing Groot Constantia into one of the foremost wine estates in the world. Very Good Cape Town Colonial Office, Cape of Good Hope 1826 Click here to view further details and to bid

Barrow, John An Account of Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa in the Years 1797 and 1798 - Lot of 2 An Account of Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa in the Years 1797 and 1798; including cursory observations on the geology of the southern part of that continent; the natural history of such objects as occurred in the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms; and sketches on the physical and moral characters of the various tribes of inhabitants surrounding the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. To which is annexed a description of the present state, population and produce of that extensive colony; with a map constructed entirely from actual observations made in the course of the travels. By John Barrow, late Secretary to the Earl of Macartney and Auditor-General of Public Accounts at the Cape of Good Hope. Full leather rebound with gilt titling to spine, new endpapers, pp. [4] + 386 + 1p. publisher`s ads + fold-out map. Small bumps to rear board, prelims, text pages and map age-toned and foxed, small hole to ffep and to top edge of title page not affecting the text. Good New York GF Hopkins 1802 Click here to view further details and to bid

Sir Harry Smith. ALS to Benjamin Moodie dd 4th October 1851 Autograph letter signed by Sir Harry Smith. This official letter appoints Benjamin Moodie as a Member of the Legislative Council of the Cape Colony. Couched in regal terms - `Her Majesty hath appointed and declared that there shall be within the Settlement a Council to be called the Legislative Council ...) Benjamin Moodie was appointed a Member of the Council `at Her Majesty`s pleasure`. Four sides, four sides written, 325mm high x 205mm wide. Paper watermarked 1851. 60mm diameter embossed Cape Colony stamp adjacent to the signature of Sir Harry Smith. No tears, loss, or chips, excellent condition. A transcription of the letter is available on request. Fables Ref. #22785 Very Good. 4th October 1851 Click here to view further details and to bid

Thomas Pringle. COPY OF AN ADDRESS RECOMMENDING THE INSTITUTION OF A LITERARY SOCIETY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Delivered At A Meeting Of A Few Gentlemen, Held At The House Of Messrs. Thompson And Pillars On Thursday, The 22nd July 1824. The Address is followed by `Report Of The Committe Appointed For The Purpose Of Drawing Up Some Regulations For The South African Literary Society: Submitted To The Members Assembled On The 3d And 11th Of August 1824`. There are also the Society`s Rules, a List Of The Members, and an extract from the Minutes Of A Meeting held on the 11th August 1824 wherein the Committee `resolved unanimously, that His Excellency the Governor The Right Honourable Lord Charles Somerset, be requested to become the Patron ...`. Thomas Pringle was the Secretary of the Society. Mendelssohn lists copies only in the South African Library, Cape Town, and in the Johannesburg Public Library. Very rare. Eight sides, seven pages printed. 325mm high x 200mm wide. Printed W. Bridekirk, South African Chronicle Office, Heerengracht. This is the original printing, not a `Copy` as noted in the title. The pages are affixed together at the edge with stiff red binding. There is no loss, except for the later binding this is in nice condition. Fables Ref. #22782 Good South African Chronicle Office, Heerengracht. Printed W. Bridekirk. 22nd July 1824. Click here to view further details and to bid

Donald Moodie. AN ENQUIRY INTO THE JUSTICE AND EXPEDIENCY OF COMPLETING THE PUBLICATION OF ... The Authentic Records Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Relative To The Aboriginal Tribes. The document commences with the page `To The Right Honourable Lord John Russell`. This is followed by `Memorandum For The Information Of Subscribers ...` (29pp), then the `Report Of The Committee To The Subscribers To The Fund ...` (8pp), then the Remarks Upon Some Of The Results Developed By The Publication Of A Portion Of The Cape Records ...` (48pp). Printed green wraps. 210mm high x 215mm wide. The wraps show damp staining but the content pages are not affected although tanned. The spine is wearing, but overall the binding is sound. Fables Ref. #22784 Good Cape of Good Hope & London A.S. Robertson and J. Richardson. 1841 Click here to view further details and to bid

John Fairbairn. ALS to Benjamin Moodie dd. April 17th 1829. Postmarked Cape Town this was addressed to Benj. Moodie at his farm Groot Vader`s Bosch in Swellendam. This is a general letter between friends. He gives all the current news which involves the imposition of import duties, Stockenstrom`s departure to the frontier, clearing the neutral territory, Gaika, his memorial to the government concerning societies, an intended trip to Uitenhage & Grahams Town, comments upon a book by Cobbet on Indian corn, the benefits of rising early and other personal matters. Four pages, three pages written. 335mm high x 210mm wide. On the last page there is a triangular loss not affecting the text, also a diamond-shape cutout which does cause loss of some text. A transcription of the letter is available on request. Fables Ref. #22787 Good Cape Town 1829 Click here to view further details and to bid

John Fairbairn. AN HUMBLE DEPRECATION OF THE WRATH OF THE GREAT GOVERNMENT QUARTERLY REVIEW Autograph poem now believed in the hand of John Fairbairn. Comparison of individual words to those in documents known to have been penned by John Fairbairn indicate him to be the likely author. A satirical poem, perhaps intended for publication in the Commercial Advertiser. However, searches to date have not located this in issues up to 1826 (end of Somerset`s term as Governor of the Cape Colony). Four sides, four sides written. 320mm high x 200mm wide. unsigned. undated. Tanned and with some minor stains this is a sound copy. no tears or loss. A transcription of the writing is available on request. Fables Ref. #22783 Very good Click here to view further details and to bid

Thomas Pringle. ALS to Benjamin Moodie. Two letters. one dated October 22 1824 from Pringle at Genadenthal? to Moodie at Bethelsdorp. the other dated Uitenhage January 1826 to Moodie at variously Swellendam & Cape Town. The first letter concerns small private issues whereby Moodie has undertaken to assist Pringle. He mentions that he is confined to bed with `a severe contusion`, and other matters. The second letter is written only weeks before he left the Cape Colony for England. He mentions papers that he is taking to England that he hopes `will help to gain the `decent order of things` a deadly blow`. He mentions some outstanding debts to be paid and renders an account which he asks to be paid to Fairbairn to cover their losses and `enable me to leave this blessed colony`. Finally, he offers to do anything needed in London for Moodie. The earlier letter four sides, two sides written, 220mm high x 180mm wide. The later letter four sides, three sides written, 255mm high x 225mm wide. The earlier letter is in excellent condition, and if tanned has no tears or loss. The later letter shows loss to the rear but this has not affected any text. Transcriptions of the letters are available on request. Fables Ref. #22786 G-VG Click here to view further details and to bid

Ginn (P.J.), McIlleron (W.G.) & Milstein (P. le S THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS. 4to (330 x 250 mm) Second Impression: 760 pages, more than 1000 colour photographs, map of Southern Africa, distribution maps, blue cloth gilt, overall a very good copy in the dust jacket contained in the publisher’s original posting box. Very good Cape Town Struik Winchester 1990 Click here to view further details and to bid

Gunn (M.) & Codd ( L.E.) BOTANICAL EXPLORATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 4to (285 x 205 mm) An illustrated history of early botanical literature on the Cape Flora. Biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times. 400 pages, colour frontispiece - painting of a baobab by Thomas Baines, illustrated throughout, green cloth, a good copy in the dust jacket. ‘The story of plant collecting and early illustrations of our flora and, bound up with it, the emergence of the science of botany up to about the 1750’s is told in part one, lavishly illustrated with 81 reproductions of old botanical pictures and maps. In part two there is a wealth of information on the often colourful and adventurous travellers, soldiers, missionaries, VOC officials and master gardeners, naturalists and professional collectors attracted to this fascinating country of exceptional floral diversity awaiting exploration.’ Editor’s note. Very good Cape Town A.A. Balkema 1981 Click here to view further details and to bid

[Raven-Hart (R.) Editor: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1652-1702 4to (285 x 210 mm) The First Fifty Years of Dutch Colonisation as seen by callers 2 volumes, 222 + 527 pages, colour frontispiece in each volume, numerous maps and illustrations, brown cloth gilt, a good set in slightly frayed and soiled dust jackets. `During the first fifty years of Dutch colonisation at the Cape of Good Hope many travellers arrived in Table Bay, on their way to the East: some came voluntarily, others by force of circumstance. They came ashore, looked around, observed strange indigenous people, interesting plants and animals; they visited the little settlement, met the local personalities, wondered at the way-of-life. They also consulted and negotiated with the Dutch Officials, and sought help in their difficulties. And, most frequently they recorded their impressions...`. Editor`s note. Good Cape Town A.A. Balkema 1971 Click here to view further details and to bid

Greathead, J.B.S. & Gess, D.W. [editor] THE AFRICAN HUNTING AND TRAVEL JOURNALS OF J.B.S. GREATHEAD, 1884-1910; edited and with an introduction by D.W. Gess 30 x 21,5 cm lxxxix, 325 pages: illustrations, portraits (1 as frontispiece), maps. Cloth with gilding, dustwrapper. Edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by D.W. Gess on title page. John Baldwin Smithson Greathead (1854-1910) was a medical practitioner and district surgeon based in Grahamstown. These journals describe his recreational trips in the region and further afield. They record not only his journeys, but also his keen observation of the people and natural history he encountered in the course of his trips. Comments on medical matters of the time also appear. A skilled photographer, he kept an extensive and meticulously recorded visual account of his travels; and many of these superb photographs are reproduced in the present volume. Highlighted among the trips described are a journey of six months in 1893 in what is now the area occupied by the Kruger National Park; and a journey through the then Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia in 1910. The editor is a great-grandson of JBS Greathead, and has augmented the text with extensive, well-researched and illuminating footnotes. Excellent Cape Town Creda Communications 2005 Click here to view further details and to bid