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[TRANSPORT]. AVIATION Earhart. Amelia. Last Flight, arranged by George Palmer Putnam, first edition, Harrap, London, 1938, sk

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 968

[TRANSPORT]. AVIATION Earhart. Amelia. Last Flight, arranged by George Palmer Putnam, first edition, Harrap, London, 1938, sky blue cloth, plate illustrations, octavo; Lindbergh, Charles. The Spirit of St. Louis, first edition, Murray, London, 1953, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, octavo; Wallace, Graham. The Flight of Alcock & Brown 14-15 June 1919, first edition, Putnam, London, 1955, boards, dustjacket, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; and a further twenty works, (23, box).

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London - being an accurate history and description of the British Metropolis and its neighbourhood to 30 miles extent by Davi

Smiths Newent Auctions

Lot 536

London - being an accurate history and description of the British Metropolis and its neighbourhood to 30 miles extent by David Hughson in six volumes published by J Stratford in 1805 first edition, later library binding else original, some foxing

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The Downing Street Years 1993 first edition signed by Margaret Thatcher with House of Lords insert slip

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Lot 509

The Downing Street Years 1993 first edition signed by Margaret Thatcher with House of Lords insert slip

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The Map of Love by Dylan Thomas - First Edition 1939 with dust cover

Smiths Newent Auctions

Lot 542

The Map of Love by Dylan Thomas - First Edition 1939 with dust cover

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The English Rogue, Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon, first published in 1665 this edition bound in half green leather

Smiths Newent Auctions

Lot 544

The English Rogue, Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon, first published in 1665 this edition bound in half green leather

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Gold Coins - Five facsimile gold coins from the limited edition Millionaires Collection issued by The London Mint Office and

Clevedon Salerooms

Lot 547

Gold Coins - Five facsimile gold coins from the limited edition Millionaires Collection issued by The London Mint Office and comprising: Edward VI crown, Commonwealth half-crown and Charles I Oxford crown, all in white rhodium finish gold together with Coenwulf Penny and a Double Leopard in yellow gold, the first five with certificates Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department for further details

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Books - Ian Fleming - The Man With The Golden Gun, published by Jonathan Cape, first edition 1965, with dust cover Condition

Clevedon Salerooms

Lot 333

Books - Ian Fleming - The Man With The Golden Gun, published by Jonathan Cape, first edition 1965, with dust cover Condition: Dust cover missing, Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department for further details

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[ART] Casteras, Susan. James Smetham. Artist, Author, Pre-Raphaelite Associate, first edition, Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1995

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Lot 158

[ART] Casteras, Susan. James Smetham. Artist, Author, Pre-Raphaelite Associate, first edition, Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1995, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; Hamilton, Mark. Rare Spirit. A Life of William de Morgan 1839-1917, first edition, Contable, London, 1997, boards, dustjacket, plate illustrations, octavo; and twenty-eight other works, (30).

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[HISTORY] NAVAL & EXPLORATION Fawcett, H.W. & Hooper, G.W.W. The Fighting at Jutland, abridged edition, Macmillan, London, 19

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 154

[HISTORY] NAVAL & EXPLORATION Fawcett, H.W. & Hooper, G.W.W. The Fighting at Jutland, abridged edition, Macmillan, London, 1921, two-tone cloth, plate and text illustrations, quarto; Seaver, George. 'Birdie' Bowers of the Antartic, first edition, Murray, London, 1938, blue cloth, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Kerr, J. Lennox & Granville, Wilfred. The R.N.V.R. A Record of Achievement, first edition, Harrap, London, 1957, boards, dustjacket, plate illustrations, octavo; and six other works, (9)

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[ART] Barringer, Tim, et al. Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde, first edition, Tate Publishing, London, 2012, boards, d

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 157

[ART] Barringer, Tim, et al. Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde, first edition, Tate Publishing, London, 2012, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Morgan, Hilary, & Nahum, Peter. Burne-Jones, the Pre-Raphaelites and their Century, two volumes in one, Nahum, London, 1989, colour plate illustrations, tall quarto; and assorted other works, (17).

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[MISCELLANEOUS] The Book of Common Prayer, Collins, London, no date, mother of pearl and abalone covers with a leather spine,

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Lot 153

[MISCELLANEOUS] The Book of Common Prayer, Collins, London, no date, mother of pearl and abalone covers with a leather spine, all edges gilt, duodecima; The Red Letter New Testament, Collins, London, no date, olive wood covers the lower inscribed 'Jerusalem' with a leather spine, all edges gilt, colour plate illustrations, octavo; Goldsmith, Oliver. Poems, first edition, for Wenman, London, 1791, full leather, engraved frontispiece, sextodecimo; and seven assorted small volumes, (10)

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Alfred Dinsdale, one volume, Television Pitman, 1926 first edition

Durrants

Lot 516

Alfred Dinsdale, one volume, Television Pitman, 1926 first edition

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A good collection of books on fly fishing to include: Veniard, John. Fly Dresser's Guide. A & C Black, third impression and A

Busby

Lot 31

A good collection of books on fly fishing to include: Veniard, John. Fly Dresser's Guide. A & C Black, third impression and A Further Guide to Fly Dressing, 1964 first edition and Fly Tying problems and Their Answers; Falkus, Hugh. Salmon Fishing. Witherby, 1985; Taverner, Eric. Fly Tying For Trout and Fly Tying for Salmon. Seeley sevice & Co; Voss bark, Ann. West Country Fly Fishing; etc. (12)

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Selection of late 19th early 20th century vols. including George Ridding 'Schoolmaster and Bishop 1908, first edition, Humoro

Perkins George Mawer & Co.

Lot 123

Selection of late 19th early 20th century vols. including George Ridding 'Schoolmaster and Bishop 1908, first edition, Humorous Illustrations by George Cruikshank etc.

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Vol.' On the road with a circus' by W.C. Thompson, first edition 1903

Perkins George Mawer & Co.

Lot 165B

Vol.' On the road with a circus' by W.C. Thompson, first edition 1903

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VOL. 'A SPORTSMAN'S BAG' BY LIONEL EDWARDS, COUNTRY LIFE, FIRST EDITION WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS 1937

Perkins George Mawer & Co.

Lot 163

VOL. 'A SPORTSMAN'S BAG' BY LIONEL EDWARDS, COUNTRY LIFE, FIRST EDITION WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS 1937

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FOUR PENCIL SIGNED LIMITED EDITION KEITH ANDREWS PRINTS, First Snow 447/850, At the Gate 785/850, New Moon 402/850, On the Ro

Richard Winterton Auctioneers

Lot 972

FOUR PENCIL SIGNED LIMITED EDITION KEITH ANDREWS PRINTS, First Snow 447/850, At the Gate 785/850, New Moon 402/850, On the Roof 315/850, each approximately 32.5cm x 48cm (4)

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James & Sons Auctioneers

Lot 450

Reprint of the first edition of the one-inch Ordnance Survey of England and Wales, Bedford and Northampton. Sheet No.53

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BOOK - 'Hounds and Hunting Through The Ages' by Joseph B Thomas with introduction by the Earl of Londsdale, first edition The

Rogers Jones & Co.

Lot 306

BOOK - 'Hounds and Hunting Through The Ages' by Joseph B Thomas with introduction by the Earl of Londsdale, first edition The Derrydale Press, 1928, red cover with gilt tooling

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Published 1925 AD. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, London, first edition, Milne, A(lan"). A(lexander), A Gallery of Children, signed a

TimeLine Auctions Limited

Lot 2583

Published 1925 AD. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, London, first edition, Milne, A(lan"). A(lexander), A Gallery of Children, signed and numbered 121 of 485 copies offered for sale [half title, title, 105 pp; 12 coloured plates tipped in (1 loose)]; original gilt cream cloth binding, pages untrimmed; illustrations by 'Saida' (H. Willebeek Le Mair). 1.58 kg, 33 x 27cm (13 x 10 1/2"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. A. A. Milne (1882-1956 Ad). became a renowned children's author, most famously for his tales of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin; he also wrote non-fiction works on the subject of war (1934-1952 period). and for Punch magazine and other periodicals; A Gallery of Children was his second work for children, following the verses of When We Were Very Young (1924"). and before Winnie-the-Pooh (1926). Good condition; binding stained, some foxing to endpapers. Rare. [No Reserve]

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Published 1844 AD. Chapman and Hall, first book edition, later issue (14 line errata), The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuz

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Lot 2581

Published 1844 AD. Chapman and Hall, first book edition, later issue (14 line errata), The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewith [engraved fp and title, title, xivpp. preface, 624pp, engraved plates]; bound in original half calf, marbled boards (worn and hinges split internally); illustrations by 'Phiz' (Hablot Knight Browne). 985 grams, 22 x 14cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. The first edition in book form, originally serialised in nineteen monthly instalments, July 1843 to July 1844. Good condition; binding worn, some pages loose. Scarce. [No Reserve]

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Published 1820 AD. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London, first edition, Letters Written During a Tour Through Norman

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Lot 2580

Published 1820 AD. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London, first edition, Letters Written During a Tour Through Normandy, Britanny and Other Parts of France in 1818 [coloured fp, title, 322pp., 21 plates (some coloured)]; original half calf with marbled boards (boards detached, spine part missing). 1.29 kg, 28x22cm (11 x 8 3/4"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. Charles Alfred Stothard (1786-1821 Ad). was a draughtsman who specialised in in antiquarian subjects; appointed historical draughtsman to the Society of Antiquaries in 1811, he was sent to France to prepare drawings of the Bayeaux Tapestry for publication in Vetusta Monumenta and then for three visits to France (1816-1819); previously he had made drawings for Daniel Lysons' Magna Britannica and had commenced his own work The Monumental Effigies of Great Britain, the first part published 1811; this work covers the period of his second French tour in thirty-two letters and includes a plate showing the part of the Bayeaux Tapestry where Harold takes the oath before William. Good condition; some water stains at front, plates with light foxing. Scarce; worthy of rebinding. [No Reserve]

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Published 1828 AD. J. Britton, London, first edition, Pugin and Le Keux's Specimens of the Architectural Antiquities of Norma

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Lot 2513

Published 1828 AD. J. Britton, London, first edition, Pugin and Le Keux's Specimens of the Architectural Antiquities of Normandy, engraved title, 80 engraved plates (some coloured), 2pp list of plates, title, viii and xx prefaces, 40pp text]; bound in original cloth (part loss to spine); some plates unnumbered and marked 'proof' and general plate numbering not in accordance with the List of Subjects; several plates double page. 1.57 kg, 29 x 24cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/2"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852 Ad). was an architect in the Gothic Revival style and his career culminated with the design of the Palace of Westminster, London, including Big Ben, after the fire of 1834; he also designed buildings in Ireland and Australia; this work, with drawings by Pugin and engraved by Le Keux, was influential on his later designs. [No Reserve]

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Published 1919 AD. London, J. M. Dent & Sons; first edition, comprising: a large stiff portfolio (fabric ties damaged, flaps

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Lot 2514

Published 1919 AD. London, J. M. Dent & Sons; first edition, comprising: a large stiff portfolio (fabric ties damaged, flaps with some tearing at hinges"). with printed title and details; a printed label on inside of front board confirming this set is number fifty-four of five hundred 'first proofs' and signed by the artist, containing twenty-four fine colour plates mounted on card backing with printed border, titled respectively 'Yellowhammer', 'Goldfinch and Blue Tit', 'Herring Gull', 'Heron', 'Woodpigeon', 'Golden Plover', 'Black Leghorn Chick', 'Green Woodpecker', 'Chaffinch', 'Bullfinch', 'Moorhen', 'Barn Owl', 'Wren', 'Nightingale', 'Lapwing', 'Jay', 'Songthrush and Long-Tailed Tit', 'Skylark', 'Hare and Rabbit', 'Squirrel', 'Dormouse', 'Hedgehogs', 'Edible Crab and Smelts' and 'Lobster', each from life in a detailed natural setting, with a tissue guard bearing the title of each picture printed in brown; the colour plate areas 23.5 x 37cm (14 3/4 x 9.6). 3.10 kg, portfolio 40 x 53cm (15 3/4 x 21"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957), with his twin brother Charle Maurice Detmold (1883-1908), was a prolific Victorian artist and book illustrator; he exhibited at the Fine Art Society in 1900 and his work was used in many famous editions, including Kipling's The Jungle Book and Aesop's Fables; it is rare to find a complete set of all twenty-four plates still in the original publishers portfolio, as issued, with many sets having been broken up and framed to hang (a similar full set is presently on offer for a retail price of £3,900"). Fine condition; outer surfaces of portfolio lightly soiled; mount edges lightly browned; rare. [No Reserve]

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Published 1781 AD. Harrison, London, first single volume edition, titled The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Genteman,

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Lot 2577

Published 1781 AD. Harrison, London, first single volume edition, titled The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Genteman, [title, dedication (to the Right Honourable Mr Pitt), 290pp.; 8pl. (out of sequence), marbled leaf inscribed 'Cave Majister' inserted in place of pp.101-102; bound with A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Mr Yorick, 1785, volume 1 [title, 58pp]; bound in old full calf (worn, hinges weak). 550 grams, 22 x 13.5cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/4"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. Fair condition, pp.51-54 of Journey loose. [No Reserve]

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Published 1745 AD. Printed for John and Paul Knapton, London, early octavo edition, An Essay on Many, [engraved fp, title, 60

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Lot 2576

Published 1745 AD. Printed for John and Paul Knapton, London, early octavo edition, An Essay on Many, [engraved fp, title, 60pp., 2pp. list of books]; 19th century full calf binding. 180 grams, 18x11cm (7 x 4 1/4"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance. Alexander Pope (1688-1744 Ad). was a poet best known for his satirical works and for a translation of Homer; An Essay of Man, in heroic couplets, was first published 1732/3-1734. Fine condition; hinges slightly worn. Scarce. [No Reserve]

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Pheiffer, R. H. (Translator) SIMON VAN DER STEL'S JOURNEY TO NAMAQUALAND IN 1685 Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1979 First limi

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 134

Pheiffer, R. H. (Translator) SIMON VAN DER STEL'S JOURNEY TO NAMAQUALAND IN 1685 Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1979 First limited edition. No. 323 of 750. Col. illustrations. Cloth in mint dustjacket enclosed in a Broidart transparent cover.

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NOBLE, JOHN DESCRIPTIVE HANDBOOK OF THE CAPE COLONY, ITS CONDITION AND RESOURCES Cape Town: J. C. Juta & Co., 1875 First edit

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 129

NOBLE, JOHN DESCRIPTIVE HANDBOOK OF THE CAPE COLONY, ITS CONDITION AND RESOURCES Cape Town: J. C. Juta & Co., 1875 First edition. With map and loose illustrations. Worn and stained cloth covers, damage to spine and internal hinge crack, frontis foxed and map with sellotape marks, foxing to prelims.

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Sachs, Joseph IRMA STERN AND THE SPIRIT OF AFRICA Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik Ltd, 1942 First edition. B/w illustrations. Pict

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 144

Sachs, Joseph IRMA STERN AND THE SPIRIT OF AFRICA Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik Ltd, 1942 First edition. B/w illustrations. Pictorial paper cover boards in fine unread condition.

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Various THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY QUARTERLY BULLETIN 1946 TO 1986 WITH VOLS 41 TO 53 UNBOUND 1987 TO 1999 Cape Town: The Sout

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 161

Various THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY QUARTERLY BULLETIN 1946 TO 1986 WITH VOLS 41 TO 53 UNBOUND 1987 TO 1999 Cape Town: The South African Library, 1946 - 1999 First edition. B/w illustrations with detailed articles on Africana and S. A. Historical subjects mainly focused on the contents of the S. A. Library. Library rexine binding with library labels stuck on spine (can be easily removed) and stamp on endpaper and library insertion. 26 vols and index. As further run of unbound vols, i.e. loose numbers ready to bind. (QTY)

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Various BLACK & WHITE BUDGET VOL. 1 - 3, 3 VOLS IN 2 London: Black & White Publ. Co. Ltd, 1900 First edition. B/w illustratio

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Lot 66

Various BLACK & WHITE BUDGET VOL. 1 - 3, 3 VOLS IN 2 London: Black & White Publ. Co. Ltd, 1900 First edition. B/w illustrations and photographs in profusion. Blindstamped decorated cloth, very slight scuffing to spine edges. (2)

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Kennedy, R. F. (Compiler) CATALOGUE OF PICTURES IN THE AFRICANA MUSEUM, 7 VOLS Johannesburg: Africana Museum, 1966 - 72 First

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 106

Kennedy, R. F. (Compiler) CATALOGUE OF PICTURES IN THE AFRICANA MUSEUM, 7 VOLS Johannesburg: Africana Museum, 1966 - 72 First edition. B/w illustrations in profusion. Cloth, a very good bright set but slight pocking to spine of Vol 1. (7)

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van der Walt, J. J. A. PELARGONIUMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, PARTS 1, 2 & 3, 3 VOLS Cape Town: Purnell, 1977 - 1988 First edition.

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 154

van der Walt, J. J. A. PELARGONIUMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, PARTS 1, 2 & 3, 3 VOLS Cape Town: Purnell, 1977 - 1988 First edition. Col. & b/w illustrations in profusion. Hardback, in mint dustjackets enclosed by transparent Broidart covers, in fine unread condition. Very scarce in a full set because of the ten years between Vol. 1 and Vol 3's appearance. (3)

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Alexander, James Edward Sir AN EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA THROUGH THE HITHERTO UNDISCRIBED COUNTRIE

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Lot 74

Alexander, James Edward Sir AN EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA THROUGH THE HITHERTO UNDISCRIBED COUNTRIES OF THE GREAT NAMAQUAS, BOSCHMANS AND HILL DAMARAS, 2 VOLS London: Henry Colburn Publisher, 1838 First edition. B/w illustrations, folded map with one fold split that can be easily secured. Modern half brown morocco, banded spines, marbled cover boards. A very fine set. Foxing to extreme perimeters of some plates. (2)

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Neil, C. Lang SOUTH AFRICA IN PEACE & WAR London: Miles & Miles, 1900 First edition. Many b/w illustrations and text. Pictori

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 64

Neil, C. Lang SOUTH AFRICA IN PEACE & WAR London: Miles & Miles, 1900 First edition. Many b/w illustrations and text. Pictorial cloth. Sadly the spine and 3cm of the extreme edge of the cover boards front and back are badly sun bleached.

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Garson, Yvonne (Compiler) VERSATILE GENIUS: THE ROYAL ENGINEERS AND THEIR MAPS 1822 - 1876 Johannesburg: University of the Wi

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 96

Garson, Yvonne (Compiler) VERSATILE GENIUS: THE ROYAL ENGINEERS AND THEIR MAPS 1822 - 1876 Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, 1992 First edition; African Series No. 3; No. 36 of 200. Manuscript Maps and Plans of the Eastern Frontier 1822 - 1870. Pictorial card covers. A very rare publication in mint condition. Col. illustrations.

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Anon THE UNIFORMS OF THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS OF THE BIRTISH ARMY 1914, 8 PRINTS London: EPC, 1948 First edition. Coloured unif

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Lot 70

Anon THE UNIFORMS OF THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS OF THE BIRTISH ARMY 1914, 8 PRINTS London: EPC, 1948 First edition. Coloured uniform prints showing the Scottish Regiments in Review Order: Mounted Field Officer Seaforth Highlanders; Officer Gordon Highlanders; Officer Kings Own Scottish Borderers; Mounted Field Officer; The Black Watch; Officer The Black Watch; Officer Royal Scots Fusiliers; Officer Queens Own Cameron Highlanders; Officer Highland Light Infantry. Framed. (8)

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Pheiffer, Roy H. (Translator) THE KHOIKHOI AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Cape Town: South African Library, 1993 First limited edit

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Lot 135

Pheiffer, Roy H. (Translator) THE KHOIKHOI AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Cape Town: South African Library, 1993 First limited edition. No. 9 of 100. Sepia illustrations. Cloth with applied illustration on front cover board in matching cloth slipcase.

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Handley, J. R. F. HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF THE WITWATERSRAND GOLDFIELDS Johannesburg: The Author, 2004 First edition. Limited to

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 100

Handley, J. R. F. HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF THE WITWATERSRAND GOLDFIELDS Johannesburg: The Author, 2004 First edition. Limited to 3000 copies. Laminated pictorial cover boards with mint dustjacket that replicates the laminated cover.

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By Authority PAPERS RELATING TO SLAVES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE London: House of Commons, 1827 First edition. Relative to the

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 86

By Authority PAPERS RELATING TO SLAVES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE London: House of Commons, 1827 First edition. Relative to the Condition and Treatment of Slaves at the Cape of Good Hope during the last five years. As per address of 13 April 1824. Half leather, marbled endpapers, a very fine example, pages uncut.

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Pardoe, Miss THE BEAUTIES OF THE BOSPHORUS London: Virtue & Co., 1855 First edition. Eighty eight steel engravings by William

Stephan Welz & Co

Lot 131

Pardoe, Miss THE BEAUTIES OF THE BOSPHORUS London: Virtue & Co., 1855 First edition. Eighty eight steel engravings by William H. Bartlett of Constantinople and its Environs. Half leather, gilt edges, marbled cover boards, foxing to rear of plates and extreme edges of plates. Owner's name on front free endpaper in ball-point. Travel book detailing the culture of Turkey.

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Various AFRICANA NOTES AND NEWS, 30 VOLS WITH 3 INDEX VOLUMES COVERING VOL 1 TO VOL 20 Johannesburg: Africana Museum, 1943 -

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Lot 156

Various AFRICANA NOTES AND NEWS, 30 VOLS WITH 3 INDEX VOLUMES COVERING VOL 1 TO VOL 20 Johannesburg: Africana Museum, 1943 - 1993 First edition. B/w illustrations. Uniformly bound in cloth. Perhaps the most interesting publication of its kind ever produced. Carefully researched articles by experts. A full set. Sadly the publication ceased in Dec. 1993 after celebrating its 50th Anniversary as the new City of Johannesburg Government had no interest in the continuation of this iconic publication. (33)

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Themaat, H. ver Loren van Mr. TWEE JAREN IN DEN BOERENOORLOG Haarlem: H. D. Tjeenk Willink en Zoon, 1903 First edition. Inscr

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Lot 34

Themaat, H. ver Loren van Mr. TWEE JAREN IN DEN BOERENOORLOG Haarlem: H. D. Tjeenk Willink en Zoon, 1903 First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, "December 1912 Ter Herinering aan, etc. B/w illustrations and maps. Stippled cloth, slight initial foxing. And another presentation copy without covers, signed by the author ? HOOGT, C. W. VAN DER - The Story of the Boers, 1900, with Pres. F. W. Reitz's library decal.

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Berkhey, J. le P. & Hoen Francq van DE ZEETRIUMPH DER BATAAFSCHE VRYHEID OP DOGGERBANK BEVOCHTEN DEN 5 DEN VAN OOSTMAAND 1781

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Lot 4

Berkhey, J. le P. & Hoen Francq van DE ZEETRIUMPH DER BATAAFSCHE VRYHEID OP DOGGERBANK BEVOCHTEN DEN 5 DEN VAN OOSTMAAND 1781 Amsterdam: Izaac de Jongh, 1783 First edition. Quarter leather with worn and pocked cover boards. Slight age browning to endpapers. President F. W. Reitz's library stamp decal.

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Mathers, E. P. ZAMBESIA: ENGLAND'S EL DORADO IN AFRICA London: King, Sell & Railton Ltd, 1891 First edition. B/w illustration

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Lot 123

Mathers, E. P. ZAMBESIA: ENGLAND'S EL DORADO IN AFRICA London: King, Sell & Railton Ltd, 1891 First edition. B/w illustrations in profusion and two folding maps. Pictorial cloth, a very good copy, seldom seen in this condition. Description of Matabeleland and Mashonaland and the lesser known adjacent territories and account of the Gold Fields of British South Africa.

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Graham, Lumley SCENES FROM THE 1851 - 2 - 3 KAFFIR WAR London: Dickenson Brothers, 1854 First edition. Image 1 - Bearer party

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Lot 48

Graham, Lumley SCENES FROM THE 1851 - 2 - 3 KAFFIR WAR London: Dickenson Brothers, 1854 First edition. Image 1 - Bearer party carrying corpse of a dead officer. Image 2 - The burial "I am the Resurrection and the Life" sayeth The Lord, handcoloured lithograph. Appropriately framed: both in one frame in cut out mount, a fine example - no foxing. These prints are of extreme rarity. The hand-coloured lithographs are from "Sketches by Two Officers of the 43rd Light Infantry" publ. 1854.

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JAMES, F.L. THE UNKNOWN HORN OF AFRICA London: George Philip & Son, 1888 First edition. Map, b/w illustrations and drawings.

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Lot 104

JAMES, F.L. THE UNKNOWN HORN OF AFRICA London: George Philip & Son, 1888 First edition. Map, b/w illustrations and drawings. Half maroon morocco of approx. sixty years ago, marbled cover boards, bookplate of Frederick W. H. H. Gillett.

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Latrobe, C. I. The Rev. JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 1815 AND 1816 London: L. B. Seeley, 1818 First edition. Col. &a

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Lot 109

Latrobe, C. I. The Rev. JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 1815 AND 1816 London: L. B. Seeley, 1818 First edition. Col. & b/w illustrations. Half leather, wear to edges, cover board rubbed, internal hinge crack, age browning and a bit of scattered foxing, new endpapers, spine with flaking leather.

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Ronderson, W. NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF UNION CORPORATION LTD 1888 - 1918 Johannesburg: n.p., 1965 First edition. History cover

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Lot 142

Ronderson, W. NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF UNION CORPORATION LTD 1888 - 1918 Johannesburg: n.p., 1965 First edition. History covered is during the periods when Union Corporation was known as The Syndicate 1888 - 1892. Ad. Georg & Co. 1893 - 1897. A. Georg & Co. 1897 - 1918. Rexine. Very few copies produced.

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CARTER, THOMAS FORTESCUE A NARRATIVE OF THE BOER WAR (FIRST BOER WAR 1880 - 1) Cape Town: J. C. Juta & Co., 1896 New edition.

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Lot 6

CARTER, THOMAS FORTESCUE A NARRATIVE OF THE BOER WAR (FIRST BOER WAR 1880 - 1) Cape Town: J. C. Juta & Co., 1896 New edition. Rebound in cloth over 100 years ago. Bookplate of Edmund W. J. Bartlett of Calcutta and signed label of President F. W. Reitz. Tear to front free endpaper.

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Wyllie, W. L. & Mrs. LONDON TO THE NORE London: A & C Black, 1905 Deluxe, First edition. Limited to 250 copies of which this

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Lot 165

Wyllie, W. L. & Mrs. LONDON TO THE NORE London: A & C Black, 1905 Deluxe, First edition. Limited to 250 copies of which this is No. 128. Signed by artist author. Sixty colour plates and twenty eight head and tail pieces to chapters in black and white. Pictorial parchment cloth. A beautiful book.

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de Brunes, J. NIEUWE WYN IN OUDE LE'ER - ZACKEN Middelburgh: Zacharius Roman, 1636 First edition. Signed by Frank Reitz, son

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Lot 9

de Brunes, J. NIEUWE WYN IN OUDE LE'ER - ZACKEN Middelburgh: Zacharius Roman, 1636 First edition. Signed by Frank Reitz, son of Pres. F. W. Reitz, on front endpaper. Parchment covered boards, old, long annotation on prelim to pre-title page.

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Barrow, J. AN AUTO BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF SIR JOHN BARROW BART LATE OF THE ADMIRALTY London: John Murray, 1847 First edition.

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Barrow, J. AN AUTO BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF SIR JOHN BARROW BART LATE OF THE ADMIRALTY London: John Murray, 1847 First edition. Frontis. Half leather, marbled cover boards, banded decorated spine, a fine copy, slight wear to frontis border, gilt edges. Text includes reflections, observations and reminiscences at Home and Abroad, p. 134 to 249 have very important details of his period in the Cape Colony.

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SMITH, ANNA H. JOHANNESBURG STREET NAMES Johannesburg: Juta & Co. Ltd, 1971 First edition. B/w chapter heading. Cloth in very

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Lot 146

SMITH, ANNA H. JOHANNESBURG STREET NAMES Johannesburg: Juta & Co. Ltd, 1971 First edition. B/w chapter heading. Cloth in very good dustjacket. Dictionary of Streets, Suburbs and Other Place Names compiled to end of 1968.

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Anon OFFICIAL PAMPHLET OF THE SPECIAL CONGRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY OF THE O. F. S. HELD AT BLOEMFONTEIN 7 -

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Anon OFFICIAL PAMPHLET OF THE SPECIAL CONGRESS OF MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY OF THE O. F. S. HELD AT BLOEMFONTEIN 7 - 9 JANUARY 1914 ON THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL PARTY WITH THE "CONSTITUTIE DER NATIONALE PARTIJ" INCLUDED Bloemfontein: Het Volksblad?, 1914 First edition. The 35 pages of text annotated by Deneys Reitz. Included is a two page letter to his sister, Bess Reitz, on the 'zoogenaamde National Party' written and signed by Deneys Reitz. Without cover pages. A highly important historical document.

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du Bois, Henri PRESIDENT KRUGER UTRECHT MEDALLION JUIN 1902 Utrecht: L. Herbette, 1902 First edition. Bronze medallion: Obver

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du Bois, Henri PRESIDENT KRUGER UTRECHT MEDALLION JUIN 1902 Utrecht: L. Herbette, 1902 First edition. Bronze medallion: Obverse: Head of Kruger; Reverse: Angel walking over map of Europe superimposed on map of South Africa. Reverse a little rubbed.

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Harmsen, Frieda MAUD SUMNER PAINTER AND POET Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1992 First edition. Col. & b/w illustrations. Lamina

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Lot 101

Harmsen, Frieda MAUD SUMNER PAINTER AND POET Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1992 First edition. Col. & b/w illustrations. Laminated pictorial boards.

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Taylor, John MAN EATERS AND MARAUDERS London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1959 First edition. B/w illustrations. Hardback in rubbed

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Lot 171

Taylor, John MAN EATERS AND MARAUDERS London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1959 First edition. B/w illustrations. Hardback in rubbed dustjacket with nick to bottom of spine, foxing.

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REITZ, HJALMAR DE DOCHTER VAN DEN HANDSOPPER Amsterdam: van Holkema and Warendorf, 1903 First edition. Rubbed, worn, pictoria

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Lot 25

REITZ, HJALMAR DE DOCHTER VAN DEN HANDSOPPER Amsterdam: van Holkema and Warendorf, 1903 First edition. Rubbed, worn, pictorial cloth inscribed by the author to his sister Bessie Reitz on 30 Mei 1903. Library decal of President F. W. Reitz on title page. And another by ? REITZ, HJALMER - The Conversion of a South African Nationalist, 1946, with handwritten appreciation to author. Viewing recommended as books are with wear.

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Major, Richard Henry THE DISCOVERIES OF PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR AND THEIR RESULTS London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & R

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Major, Richard Henry THE DISCOVERIES OF PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR AND THEIR RESULTS London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877 First edition. B/w illustrations and charts are foxed as well as adjacent pages. Fold split and small tears to map at end of book. Half leather, banded decorated spine, foxing to endpapers and prelims. Bookplate of W. Boultbee Whall. Name of recent owner on front free endpaper; pre title page detaching.

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