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Lot 44
A. CONAN DOYLE. THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. Published John Murray (Modern English Series), state First Edition 1923. Original decorated red boards, this copy stamped 'Specimen Copy' to the titled page, with frontispiece by Philip Simmonds, a scarce edition. TOGETHER WITH A SMALL MIXTURE OF FICTION
Lot 57
Tolkien J.R.R."The Hobbit or There and Back Again", illustrated by the author, Hughton Mifflin Company Boston 1966, first printing collectors edition, colour and other plates, green ep, green marbled edges, full green leather with gilt titles and decorations, within original leather covered slip case with pastedown titlesTolkien, J R R"The Lord of the Rings", George Allen & Unwin 1969, India paper edition, folding map, green speckled edges, marbled ep, black cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to front board and gilt titles, within original slip case (2)
Lot 134
36 volumes by Alison Uttley, together with two volumes by Helen BannermanThe first photograph shows the books which have no titles on the spine. Possible first editions are: 'Spring cleaning party', 'Pancake day', 'Makes Lace' and 'Wandering Hedgehog'-please see second photograph. The publication date for 'The adventures of Hare'-Jan1944, 'The squirrel, the hare and the little grey rabbit'-Nov 1941, 'How the little grey rabbit got her tail back'-Jan 1944. The publication dates for the following lots are: 'Little grey rabbits christmas'-Jan 1951, ''Hedgehog'-'Printed in Glasgow and London 1948' (possibly a first edition', 'Fuzzypeg' Aug 1949. 'Wise Owl'-16 the edition dec 1971, 'Washing Day' May 1949
Lot 399
MARTIN STYNES (TWENTIETH/ TWENTY FIRST CENTURY) SIX WORKS FOUR SMALL ACRYLICS ON CANVAS Seascapes under darkening clouds Each 5" x 7" (12.7cm x 17.8cm), framed and glazed as one ACRYLIC ON PAPER 'Skyline' 2 ½" x 4 ½" (6.4cm x 11.5cm) SET OF THREE LIMITED EDITION COLOUR PRINTS 'Neon I,II and III 5 ½" x 3 ½" (14cm x 8.9cm) COLOUR PRINT 'Turquoise' 4" x 3" (10.2cm x 7.7cm), (6)
![Andersson, Charles J. THE OKAVANGO RIVER New York: Harper & Bros, 1861 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, xx + [1] + 21 - 414 + [2] a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/1673b26a-4b9e-48a3-a320-a9d200cefd26/468x382.jpg)
Lot 277
Andersson, Charles J. THE OKAVANGO RIVER New York: Harper & Bros, 1861 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, xx + [1] + 21 - 414 + [2] ad pp, 17 plates + 1 fold out map, original brown cloth with clear plastic cover, spine faded, prelims and eps foxed, bookseller embossed stamp on ep, spine opening in one place, minimal sporadic foxing throughout, light foxing on most plates, 2 brown marks in margin of one plate
Lot 259
Baines, Thomas EXPLORATIONS IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xiv + 1 - 457 + 390 - 457 repeat + 458 - 535 [as issued] pp, chromolithographic frontispiece + 8 plates + 3 fold out maps, half bound with marbled boards, new eps, text block with marbled edges, hinges fragile with back board partly split, small brown stain on a few pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate, the back spine
Lot 203
Boonzaier, D. C. OWLOGRAPHS: A COLLECTION OF CAPE CELEBRITIES IN CARICATURE Cape Town: Cape Times, 1901 FIRST EDITION, 4to, 64 pp, 42 full page cartoons, original blue pictorial wrappers, some loss along spine due to wear, folds, small tears and wear on front cover but little loss with one repair to top outer corner, title page with fingertip loss, minor foxing, one brown spot on a page, brown spot in bottom margin of about 10 pages
Lot 251
Reynolds, Jeremiah N. VOYAGE OF THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE POTOMAC, UNDER THE COMMAND OF COMMODORE JOHN DOWNES, DURING THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE New York: Harper & Brothers, 1835 FIRST EDITION, tall 8to, x + 11-560 + [2] + 30 pp, fold out frontis + 9 plates of which 5 fold out, original pebble cloth, shaken, hinges and boards well-worn with large stain on front board, spine cracked in 2 places, foxing and damp stain in bottom corner of prelims and first 70 pages, 35 pages tanned, damp stain in bottom corner of about 40 pages towards end of book, one panorama plate fold creased and browned, two fold out plates with repairs
Lot 208
Trollope, Anthony SOUTH AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: Chapman and Hall, 1878 FOURTH EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: vii + 352 pp, 1 fold out map, Vol II: vii + 352 + 32 catalogue pp, double page plan, half calf with marbled boards, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: very light foxing on first and last few pages, a few small tears in map and one 40cm tear carefully restored; Vol II: light damp stain on top edge of prelims and about 80 text pages, small corner torn away from one page (2)
Lot 282
Farini, Guillermo A. THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT New York: Scribners & Welford, 1886 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, xx + 475 pp, 17 plates + 2 fold out maps, original green pictorial cloth with clear plastic cover and protective cloth, front and back hinges cracked, spine opening in two places, small tear at map hinge of one map, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 261
Pinto, Maj. A. A. de Serpa HOW I CROSSED AFRICA, 2 VOLS Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxx + 377 pp, 5 plates, 8 maps of which 2 fold out + one large fold out map in rear pocket, Vol II: viii + 388 pp, 17 plates [plate of figure 111 missing] + 1 map + 3 facsimiles, original green pictorial cloth, shelf worn, about 22 pages with extensive comments on text, fingermarks and corner folding creases throughout both volumes, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: front and back hinge cracked, small hole and tear in ep, inscription and name of previous owner on ep, two pages with small stains in top of gutter; Vol II: spine opening, one plate torn half way along gutter, one plate nearly loose, one plate loose showing unsuccessful repair (2)
Lot 236
Kolbe, Pierre DESCRIPTION DU CAP DE BONNE-ESPÉRANCE, 3 VOLS Amsterdam: Chez Jean Catuffe, MDCCXLI (1741) FIRST FRENCH EDITION, 12mo, Vol I: [12] + [8] + 370 + [1] pp, frontis + 8 plates, Vol II: [10] + 228 pp, 3 plates of which one folds out + 5 fold out maps + 1 map, Vol III: [16] + 280 pp, 14 plates, full calf with red wax text block edges, hinges fragile, number on upper corner of ep, Frikkie Botha and Bibliotheque de Mr le Comte de Salaberry book plates; Vol I: small tear in gutter at frontis, about 10 pages with foxing; Vol II: minimal scarring on fore edge of text block; Vol III: 2cm tear in margin of Table Mountain plate (3)
![Justus THE WRONGS OF THE CAFFRE NATION: A NARRATIVE London: James Duncan, MDCCCXXXVII [1837] FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, xix +](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/d5f83db9-c0cd-4481-afbf-a9d200cec63f/468x382.jpg)
![[Bird, William W.] STATE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1822 London: John Murray, 1823 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, viii + [4] + 377 pp,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/e762dcf9-40e9-4179-b532-a9d200ceb1bc/468x382.jpg)
Lot 196
[Bird, William W.] STATE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1822 London: John Murray, 1823 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, viii + [4] + 377 pp, fold out frontis + fold out plan, original boards with cloth spine, paper label laid down on spine, boards worn and corners bumped, front hinge cracked and 5cm loose, inner back hinge cracked, small tear in one page, Frikkie Botha bookplate
![[D'Oyley, Charles] TOM RAW, THE GRIFFIN. A BURLESQUE POEM IN TWELVE CANTOS; ILLUSTRATED BY TWENTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS DESCRIPTIVE](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/3478be59-5dc6-4b5f-85b5-a9d200cf072f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 289
[D'Oyley, Charles] TOM RAW, THE GRIFFIN. A BURLESQUE POEM IN TWELVE CANTOS; ILLUSTRATED BY TWENTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF A CADET IN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE London: R Ackermann, MDCCCXXVIII [1828] FIRST EDITION, 8vo, vii + [1] + 325 + 10 ad pp, 25 plates, original orange cloth, new eps, with slipcase, light foxing throughout, ghosting on pages facing plates, Frikkie Botha and William James bookplates
Lot 283
Nicolls, James A. & Eglington, William THE SPORTSMAN IN SOUTH AFRICA London: The British and Colonial Publications, 1892 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, errata + viii + 147 + [10] ad pp, frontis + 12 plates, pictorial brown cloth with clear plastic cover, light foxing on prelims and final advertisement pages, spine cracked in two places
Lot 242
Paterson, Lieut. William A NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOTTENTOTS AND CAFFRARIA London: J. Johnson, MDCCLXXXIX [1789] FIRST EDITION, 4to, vi + [missing vii-viii as issued] + ix- xii +171 + iii + errata pp, fold out map + 17 plates, contemporary quarter leather and marbled boards, hinges fragile, foxing on eps, one page corner torn, 25cm tear repaired in one page, map with 10cm tear along a fold and foxing, light foxing throughout text, plates mostly clean with some foxing, Frikkie Botha and Edmund Lamplugh bookplates
Lot 267
Rose, Walter VELD & VLEI. AN ACCOUNT OF SOUTH AFRICAN FROGS, TOADS LIZARDS, SNAKES, & TORTOISES Wynberg, Cape Town: The Speciality Press of South Africa Ltd, 1929 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xxiii + [1] + 240 pp, original blue cloth with red dust jacket in clear plastic cover, tanning on eps, minimal foxing on eps, edge of text block and a few pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 265
Jardine, Sir William THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE PACHYDERMES, VOLUME V Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1836 FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, xvi + 17 – 248 pp, frontis + 27 hand coloured and 3 B&W plates, original tan cloth, new eps, spine cover cracked halfway along hinges, pages uncut, dust soiling on edge of text block, ghosting on blank pages facing plates, small hole in one page, Frikkie Botha and C Wyndham Rawden bookplates
Lot 249
Angas, George French THE KAFIRS ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF DRAWINGS TAKEN AMONG THE AMAZULU, AMAPONDA AND AMAKOSA TRIBES; ALSO PORTRAITS OF THE HOTTENTOT, MALAY, FINGO, AND OTHER RACES INHABITING SOUTHERN AFRICA: TOGETHER WITH SKETCHES OF LANDSCAPE SCENERY IN THE ZULU COUNTRY, NATAL, AND THE CAPE COLONY London: J. Hogarth, 1849 FIRST EDITION, folio, viii + 9 - 52 pp, 30 hand coloured lithographic plates, recased in half black morocco with original morocco spine and title laid down, all pages guarded and sewn with acid free interleaves, edges of one plate enlarged, very light foxing on most plates with mild foxing on 12 plates
![Campbell, John TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: Francis Westley, 1822 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol 1: [1] + viii + 322 pp,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/ce10696a-5316-41e4-8018-a9d200cede54/468x382.jpg)
Lot 247
Campbell, John TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: Francis Westley, 1822 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol 1: [1] + viii + 322 pp, frontis + 7 coloured plates and 1 fold out map, Vol 2: xii + 384 pp, frontis + 3 coloured plates, half kudu leather and marbled boards with uncut pages; Vol 2: 6 text pages with foxing (2)
![[Shoberl, Frederic (ed.)] THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: AFRICA, 4 VOLS London: R. Ackermann, [1821] FIRST EDITION, 12mo, Vol I: xii](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/22f788e2-e9d6-482c-a8c0-a9d200ceba54/468x382.jpg)
Lot 206
[Shoberl, Frederic (ed.)] THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: AFRICA, 4 VOLS London: R. Ackermann, [1821] FIRST EDITION, 12mo, Vol I: xii + [6] + 180 pp, Vol II: 170 pp, Vol III: 168 pp, Vol IV: 184 pp, 45 coloured engravings of which 5 fold out + two fold out maps, half calf and marbled boards with corners bumped and loss on hinge edge, headcaps and feet with shelf wear, ghosting on pages facing maps and illustrations, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: first three pages including title page loose (4)
Lot 212
Fitzpatrick, Sir J. Percy JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907 FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED, 8vo, xiv + 475 pp, frontis + 22 plates, original green embossed cloth with slipcase and folding shell, front hinge starting, some glue visible along spine of half title, light foxing on eps, 2cm tear in bottom margin of one page and 1cm tear in margin of another, one plate reattached
Lot 268
Steedman, Andrew WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: Longman & Co, 1835 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol 1: v + [1] list of subscribers + v - [xii] + 330 pp, frontis + 4 plates + 1 fold out map, Vol 2: vi + 1 - 224 + 209 - 224 repeated + 209 – 358 pp, frontis + 6 plates, recased in charcoal cloth with original spine laid down, new eps, in one slipcase, all plates tanned, Frikkie Botha bookplate (2)
![Grout, Rev. Lewis ZULU-LAND Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Committee, [1864] FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, 351 pp, 10 plates](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/962676ae-56da-4f42-8883-a9d200cecae8/468x382.jpg)
Lot 227
Grout, Rev. Lewis ZULU-LAND Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Committee, [1864] FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, 351 pp, 10 plates + 1 fold out map, recased with original brown cloth and spine laid down, with modern slipcase, notes in ink on title page, mild foxing throughout with heavy foxing on some pages, about 35 pages with ink underlining in two different hands, limited margin notes, plates tanned with foxing, restoration report loosely inserted, Grout obituary laid down on ep, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 271
Harris, Capt. W. Cornwallis PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, DELINEATED IN THEIR NATIVE HAUNTS, DURING A HUNTING EXPEDITION FROM THE CAPE COLONY AS FAR AS THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, IN 1836 AND 1837, WITH SKETCHES OF THE FIELD SPORTS London: W. Pickering, 1840 FIRST EDITION, folio, [vi] + 175 pp, 30 full page hand coloured plates after Harris by Frank Howard, original red half leather with marbled boards, new eps, clear plastic cover, foxing on first few pages, damp stain to bottom edge of some pages, plates with light foxing mostly in margins and ghosting on facing pages, four plates with more significant foxing, three plates with small tears in margins
Lot 215
Barnard, Lady Anne & Wilkins, W. H. (ed.) SOUTH AFRICA A CENTURY AGO London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1901 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, x + 316 + [8] ad pp, blue cloth with slipcase and folding shell, front hinge cracked and back starting, most pages unopened, Frikkie Botha bookplate, bookplate of Jerome Kern in green morocco and gilt, inscribed “W T Watts-Dunton from A C Swinburne, May 10th 1901” Including a HOLOGRAPH LETTER BY LADY ANNE BARNARD in her own hand to J Taylor, dated 27 January, 1817 (2)
Lot 223
Sutherland, Lt. Col. John MEMOIR RESPECTING THE KAFFERS, HOTTENTOTS, AND BOSJEMANS, OF SOUTH AFRICA, VOLUME I Cape Town: Pike & Philip, MDCCCXLV [1845] FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: [vi] + 432 pp, blue cloth with paper spine, new eps, paper title label pasted to spine, boards worn with bumped corners and some loss, foxing on prelims, hinge cracked, light sporadic foxing throughout, paper loss on top edge of three pages, some damp staining on fore edge of about 40 pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate
![Battiss, Walter W. ART IN SOUTH AFRICA: BUSHMAN ART PORTFOLIO NUMBER ONE Pretoria: Red Fawn Press, [c.1940] FIRST EDITION, fo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/0a6c3137-d9c5-4b04-a44b-a9d200cec0b5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 214
Battiss, Walter W. ART IN SOUTH AFRICA: BUSHMAN ART PORTFOLIO NUMBER ONE Pretoria: Red Fawn Press, [c.1940] FIRST EDITION, folio, 35 leaves: 3 text (printed on one side), 22 with 27 plates tipped in + 8 illus. + 2 contents + extra plate at one fourth scale, limp boards with clear plastic cover, top and bottom of paper spine cover of torn with loss, notch and 3cm tear on top corner of contents page
Lot 243
Abu Tãlib Ibn Muhammad Khãn & Stewart, Charles (trans) THE TRAVELS OF MIRZA ABU TALEB KHAN, IN ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE, 2 VOLS London: Longman, Hurst, Ress and Orme, 1810 FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: viii + [16] + 320 pp, Vol II: 418 pp, half bound with marbled boards, shelf worn, corners bumped, loss to headcap and foot, discolouration next to leather on boards, small tears in marbled paper, text pages show ghosting throughout, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: corner of front ep torn away, hinge opening, ghosting on page facing frontis, fingertip loss in margin of one page, small tears in three pages, foxing throughout and heavier in a quarter of the text pages; Vol II: hinge opening, foxing throughout (2)
Lot 285
Millais, John G. A BREATH FROM THE VELDT London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1895 FIRST EDITION, folio, x + 236 pp, frontis + 12 plates, all electro etchings, original ivory pictorial cloth, boards soiled and tanned towards edges, one water mark, back hinge starting, uncut pages, inscription on ep, 4cm tear along spine in frontis plate
![Laing, Maj. D. Tyrie THE MATABELE REBELLION 1896 WITH THE BELINGWE FIELD FORCE London: Dean & Son, [1897] FIRST EDITION,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/8598f52f-cacb-4f09-82c2-a9d200cf0998/468x382.jpg)
Lot 292
Laing, Maj. D. Tyrie THE MATABELE REBELLION 1896 WITH THE BELINGWE FIELD FORCE London: Dean & Son, [1897] FIRST EDITION, 16mo, 327 pp, frontis + 10 plates + 1 plan, original brown pictorial cloth, eps tanned, discolouration in corner of 4 text pages, back board previously bent and repaired, inscription on half title with date “1899”, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 287
Oswell, W. Edward WILLIAM COTTON OSWELL: HUNTER AND EXPLORER, 2 VOLS New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1900 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxiv + errata insert + 267 pp, frontis + 16 plates + 6 maps of which 3 fold out, Vol II: xiv + errata + 289 pp, 6 plates, original red cloth with top edge gilt and uncut pages, many pages unopened in both volumes; Vol I: front hinge cracked, small brown spot on title page, spine cracked in few places; Vol II: spine cracked in three places (2)
Lot 230
Porter, Hon. William THE PORTER SPEECHES DELIVERED DURING THE YEARS 1839 - 1845 Cape Town: Trustees Estate Saul Solomon & Co., 1886 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, 6 + lxx + 540 pp, original green cloth, new eps, some shelf wear, name of previous owner “Gladstone Solomon” on title page, “Saul Solomon, Clarensville, Cape Colony” stamp on two pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 205
Salmon, Thomas MODERN HISTORY; OR THE PRESENT STATE OF ALL NATIONS, VOLUME XXVII London: Thos. Wotton, J Shuckburgh & T. Osborn, MDCCXXXV [1735] FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, [iv] + 477 + [vii] pp, 4 plates + one fold out map, contemporary full calf, hinges repaired, shelf wear, corners bumped, eps soiled, previous owner’s name on ep, two unobtrusive ink notes on title page, ghosting on p.1, light foxing throughout, mild foxing on a few pages, corner torn away from 6 pages, two pages with small tear on edge, fold out map tanned, with a few small tears, clipped corner and one 7cm repaired tear, crease in one plate
Lot 238
Saint-Pierre, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de VOYAGE À L’ÎSLE DE FRANCE À L’ÎSLE DE BOURBON, AU CAPE DE BONNE ESPÉRANCE, 2 VOLS Amsterdam: Chez Merlin, MDCCLXXIII [1773] FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: vi + [7] - 100 + 1 - 7 fold-outs + 101 – 328 pp, frontis + 3 plates of which two fold out, Vol II: 1 – 278 pp, 2 plates of which one fold out, half calf with marbled boards, original spine laid down, with speckled edged text block, impressed library stamp “E Dufossé, Paris”, Frikkie Botha bookplate (2)
Lot 239
Sparrman, Andre VOYAGE AU CAP DE BONNE ESPÉRANCE ET AUTOUR DE MONDE, AVEC LE CAPITAINE COOK ET PRINCIPALEMENT DANS LE PAYS DES HOTTENTOTS ET DES CAFFRES, 2 VOLS Paris: Chez Buisson, MDCCLXXXVII [1787] EARLY FRENCH EDITION, 4to, Vol 1: xxi + [3] + 478 pp, frontis + map + 6 plates, all fold out, Vol 2: 462 pp, 9 plates, original full calf with marbled text block edge, both volumes with repaired but still fragile hinges; Vol 1: front hinge cracked, eps and prelims tanned, half title and title page with brown stain along bottom and fore edge of pages, small damp stain on last 5 pages; Vol 2: back hinge split at foot, damp stain along top edge of first 14 pages, white foxing on 7 pages, plates include four plates of termites, ‘Le zerda’ and ‘Yerbua ou gerboise du Cap’ (2)
Lot 246
Latrobe, Rev. Christian I. JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA London: L. B. Seeley, 1818 FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 4to, vii + [1] + 406 + [2] ad pp, frontis foldout map + 12 hand coloured aquatint plates + 4 topographical outline sketch plans, quarter bound in pigskin and marbled boards, vignette portrait and provenance note laid down on flyleaf, 14 pages with extensive foxing, otherwise light foxing, pencil marks on 4 pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate, inscribed “Benj. Henry Latrobe from the Author”
Lot 226
Fleming, Rev. Francis SOUTHERN AFRICA: A GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY, COLONIES AND INHABITANTS London: Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co, MDCCCLVI [1856] FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, xii + 497 [p.497 numbered as 487] + [1] errata pp, 10 plates + 2 fold out maps of which one coloured, recased with original cloth and spine laid down, new eps, first map with section of margin next to spine removed, second map with small tear in margin next to map hinge and two pencil notes, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 253
Alexander, Sir James E. AN EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: Henry Colburn, 1838 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxvi + 302 pp, frontis + 2 plates + one fold out map, Vol II: viii + 306 + [6] ad pp, frontis + 4 plates, one slipcase for both volumes, recased with original blue embossed cloth and spine laid down, new eps; Vol I: map with small tear along spine and one fold, two plates with damp stain along top margin, ghosting on pages facing plates; Vol II: ghosting on page facing frontis, two plates with damp stain along top margin, small tear in one page (2)
![Lucas, Capt. Thomas J. CAMP LIFE & SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA London: Chapman and Hall, 1878 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xiii + [3] +](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/6680da82-590e-47dc-9dd6-a9d200ceff8f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 280
Lucas, Capt. Thomas J. CAMP LIFE & SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA London: Chapman and Hall, 1878 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xiii + [3] + 258 + [4] ad + 32 catalogue pp, frontis + 3 plates, original green pictorial cloth with clear plastic cover, minimal shelf wear, 2 small tears in headcap, frontis tissue loose, spine cracked, back hinge opening, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 245
Barrow, John TRAVELS IN CHINA London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804 FIRST EDITION, 4to, xi + 1 ad + 632 pp, frontis + 7 plates of which 5 hand coloured and 2 double page, half black morocco with original title and author’s name laid down on spine, frontis stained, ghosting on title page, hinge repaired but starting to lift, one page with 2cm tear at spine, another with a stain where a tear was repaired, one plate loose, one plate with 2cm tear in margin, Long Island Historical Society stamp on title page
Lot 244
Barrow, John AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: T. Cadell Jun. & W. Davies, 1801 & 1804 FIRST EDITION, 4to, Vol I: viii + 419 + [1] ad pp, 1 fold out map, Vol II: xi + [1] + 452 pp, 1 fold out aquatint plate + 8 fold out charts, half leather and cloth, original leather spine laid down, some loss to original headcaps, new eps, two Frikkie Botha and a Gustavia Senff bookplates; Vol 1: inner front hinge cracked, a third of the text with heavy foxing, 30 pages with mild foxing, 40 pages with tanning, map with some foxing and ghosting; Vol 2: charts with some foxing and ghosting, very little foxing in text, front hinge of Volume 2 split (2)
Lot 293
Holden, W. C. BRITISH RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA. ILLUSTRATED IN THE STORY OF KAMA AND HIS TRIBE AND OF THE WAR IN ZULULAND London: Wesleyan Conference Office, [1879] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 8vo, viii + 218 + 6 ad pp, frontis + 4 plates + 1 plan + 2 maps of which one folds out, half calf with marbled text block edge, ex-library copy with stamps, some shelf wear and loss of surface on boards, inscription on title page from “Author” dated 1880 to Frere, Frikkie Botha bookplate
![Mitford, Bertram THE KING’S ASSEGAI, A MATABILI STORY London: Cuatto & Windus, 1894 FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, [2] + [vii]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/91202537-09f0-48d6-93ed-a9d200cebe5b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 211
Mitford, Bertram THE KING’S ASSEGAI, A MATABILI STORY London: Cuatto & Windus, 1894 FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, [2] + [vii] + 248 + 32 catalogue pp, frontis + 5 plates, original red pictorial cloth, one crease in front board, bump in middle of front hinge, headcap and foot of spine show some wear, ex-library with stamps on 4 pages, front and back hinges opening, foxing on eps and edge of text block, Frikkie Botha and “Mens Conscia Recti” bookplate
Lot 240
Le Vaillant, Francois VOYAGE DE M. LE VAILLANT DANS L’INTÉRIEUR DE L’AFRIQUE, PAR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPÉRANCE, 2 VOLS Paris: Chez Leroy, MDCCLXXXX [1790] FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxiv + 382 pp, frontis + 5 plates of which 2 fold out; Vol II: 399 pp, 5 plates [1 plate absent], quarter bound in leather with marbled boards and text block edge, corners bumped with shelf wear, light foxing throughout, some pages with mild foxing, a few light stains and small tears, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: spine covered with loosening brown paper, hinge cracked, small mark on title page with ghosting from frontis, 3cm tear in dedication page, foxing on frontis and reverse discoloured, hinge of first fold out reinforced, one third of preface page loose and top corner torn away, corner of one page torn away as well as 5cm of margin, correction in ink on one page and "Narina" plate with ink notes in bottom margin, one page 3cm loose along spine, spine cracked, last page has 5cm tear in gutter; Vol II: some restoration to spine, loss at headcap and foot, front and back hinge cracked, small cut in centre of half title, extensive note on one page, unusually the “suppressed” plate is present and “Le Hottentot Gonaquoi” is absent, Volume I bund with text block upside down and spine cover loosening (2)
Lot 286
Schulz, Aurel & Hammar, August THE NEW AFRICA New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, xii + 406 + [ii] ad pp, 4 plates + one fold out map, original green pictorial cloth with uncut pages and clear plastic covering, front hinge cracked, foxing on eps and text block edge, number of pages unopened, spine cracked in a few places, foxing on some pages, fold out map reattached and small tear at map hinge, Frikkie Botha bookplate
![[Phillipps, Thomas] SCENES AND OCCURRENCES London: William Marsh, 1827 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xvi + 214 pp, fold out frontis, ha](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/e6621061-2ce4-4756-9940-a9d200cec24d/468x382.jpg)
![[Parkes, Fanny] WANDERINGS OF A PILGRIM, 2 VOLS London: Pelham Richardson, 1850 FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 4to, Vol](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/7f3018d9-0b0f-44f9-9921-a9d200cee5d2/468x382.jpg)
Lot 254
[Parkes, Fanny] WANDERINGS OF A PILGRIM, 2 VOLS London: Pelham Richardson, 1850 FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 4to, Vol 1: xxxv + 479 pp, frontis + 27 plates, Vol 2: xiii + [1] + 523 pp, frontis + 20 plates + rear pocket with panorama of Himalayas, original blue cloth with gilt decoration; Vol 1: netting of inner hinge showing; Vol 2: foxing on eps, small tear in one page, some pages unopened, minimal foxing on plates, presentation inscription to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton from author in both volumes (2)
Lot 260
Chapman, James TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2 VOLS London: Bell & Daldy, MDCCCLXVIII (1868) FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol 1: viii + [1] errata + ix - xvi + 454 pp, frontis + 3 plates + fold out map, Vol 2: x + [1] errata + 480 pp, frontis + 3 plates + fold out map, half morocco, new eps, top edge gilt, cockling to pages, many pages unopened, Frikkie Botha and Georgian Court bookplates (2)
Lot 269
Moodie, Lieut. John W. D. TEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA. INCLUDING A PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF THE WILD SPORTS IN THAT COUNTRY, 2 VOLS London: Richard Bentley, 1835 FIRST EDITION, 4to, Vol 1: xii + 1 - 328 + 339 - 346 + 329 - 338 + 347 pp, frontis + two plates with musical scores, Vol 2: viii + 352 pp, frontis, quarter leather and marbled boards, new eps, some foxing on frontis pages, George Drummond and Frikkie Botha bookplates; Vol 1: binding error in page order, but complete (2)
![Bisset, Maj. Gen. John J. SPORT AND WAR London: John Murray, 1875 FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 8vo, xviii + [2] + 268](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/9116c4dd-3acc-457e-bf8a-a9d200cefecd/468x382.jpg)
Lot 279
Bisset, Maj. Gen. John J. SPORT AND WAR London: John Murray, 1875 FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 8vo, xviii + [2] + 268 + 32 ad pp, frontis + 7 plates + fold out map, recased with original cloth and spine laid down, new eps, Frikkie Botha bookplate, inscribed by the author to Mrs. Carthew on 12 Nov. 1876
Lot 229
Little, James S. SOUTH AFRICA, A SKETCH BOOK OF MEN, MANNERS AND FACTS, 2 VOLS London: W. Swan Sonneschein & Co., 1884 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xix + errata + 224 pp, Vol II: [ii] + 225 - 505 pp, original blue cloth, new eps, top edge gilt; Vol I: foxing on prelims, restitching visible at spine in few places, foxing on edge of text block, some pages more heavily foxed; Vol II: minimal foxing on prelims, a few text pages and index, some repairs to stitching and pages (2)
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