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A SELECTION OF VARIOUS FIRST AND LATER EDITION CHILDREN`S BOOKS:- FRANK RICHARDS, "Bunter the Bad Lad", 1960, Casse

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Lot 211

A SELECTION OF VARIOUS FIRST AND LATER EDITION CHILDREN`S BOOKS:- FRANK RICHARDS, "Bunter the Bad Lad", 1960, Cassells, and "Billy Bunter`s Double", 1955, and Backing up Bill Bunter, 1955, by Cassell & Company Ltd, in original dust jackets, together " with "Billy Bunter and the Blue Mauritius" Charles Skilton Ltd, 1952 (no dust jacket), and other Billy Bunter HILDA RICHARDS, "Bessie Bunter of Cliff House School", 1949, Published by Charles Skilton, (no dust cover) RICHARD CROMPTON "William and the Tramp” 1952, and “William and the Moon Rocket”, 1954, published by George Newnes Ltd, in original dust jackets, “Just William” sixth impression, 1923, No dust jacket, and “William the Bad”, 1954, and “William the Gangster”, 1955, both eighteen

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A SELECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY ENID BLYTON FIRST AND LATER EDITION CHILDREN`S BOOKS "The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage, 195

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Lot 217

A SELECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY ENID BLYTON FIRST AND LATER EDITION CHILDREN`S BOOKS "The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage, 1954, published by Methuen, together with later editions of the "Five Find-Outers and a Dog" series, ten "Famous Five" volumes, vari ous editions, three with dust jackets, six "Adventure" series, "Round the Clock Stories", 1963, published by Dean & Son, "The Treasure Hunters", 1950, and "The Secret Mountain" 1941, 1st editions, no dust jackets

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VARIOUS FIRST AND LATER EDITION CHILDREN`S BOOKS ELINOR M BRENT-DYER, "Chalet Girl from Kenya", 1st edition, 1955,

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Lot 218

VARIOUS FIRST AND LATER EDITION CHILDREN`S BOOKS ELINOR M BRENT-DYER, "Chalet Girl from Kenya", 1st edition, 1955, published by Chambers, no dust jacket; and "The `Susannah` Adventure", 1st edition 1953, with dust jacket, and six other various, to i nclude "Dragon Prows Westward", William H Bunce, with dust jacket, "When we were Very Young", A.A.Milne, 48th edition, 1948, "The Mystery of the Blue Diamond" Philip Beaufoy Barry with dust jacket, The Swiss Family Robinson, M Wiss, with dust jacket, Biggles in the South Seas, Captain W E Johns, 1950, and “Strangers in the Half-Deck”, F E Knight, 1st edition, 1953 both without dust jackets

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LAURENCE OLIVIER - two leather bound volumes of Shakespeare, Henry V and Henry IV first part, signed by Laurence Olivier

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Lot 228

LAURENCE OLIVIER - two leather bound volumes of Shakespeare, Henry V and Henry IV first part, signed by Laurence Olivier

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FROG EYE BEACH BUGGY VW Beetle base with VW 1300 air cooled petrol engine Reg No DTY 305K, fibreglass yellow body, bucket sea

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Lot 326

FROG EYE BEACH BUGGY VW Beetle base with VW 1300 air cooled petrol engine Reg No DTY 305K, fibreglass yellow body, bucket seats, just had new starter motor, plugs, HT leads and Dizzy cap, first registered 26-07-1972, current full MOT

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McLoughlin Brothers New York Folding Dolls House, a two storey card board town house lithographed on paper, beautifully fur

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McLoughlin Brothers New York Folding Dolls House, a two storey card board town house lithographed on paper, beautifully furnished with hinged first floor, detachable roof and garden (lacking original box and chimneys), 39cm by 25cm and 40cm high Reference; The Small World of Antique Dolls Houses by Flora Gill Jacobs p.137

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Straits Settlements, 10 cents 1880 and 1884, first with some lustre, very fine (2)

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Lot 249

Straits Settlements, 10 cents 1880 and 1884, first with some lustre, very fine (2)

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Vatican, 2 baiocho 1865, 2 lire 1941, 10 soldi 1869, first extremely fine, others uncirculated (3)

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Lot 284

Vatican, 2 baiocho 1865, 2 lire 1941, 10 soldi 1869, first extremely fine, others uncirculated (3)

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Vatican, 2 baiocho 1865, ½ baiocho 1851, first very fine, second extremely fine (2)

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Lot 285

Vatican, 2 baiocho 1865, ½ baiocho 1851, first very fine, second extremely fine (2)

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George II and III counterfeit farthings x 5, first 1760 cast Irish; 1774 crude letters; 1774 pouty lips, one cut down from co

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Lot 313

George II and III counterfeit farthings x 5, first 1760 cast Irish; 1774 crude letters; 1774 pouty lips, one cut down from counterfeit halfpenny, another thin flan and holed, good fine (5)

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Germany, WWII Military Merit cross, first class, extremely fine

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Lot 399

Germany, WWII Military Merit cross, first class, extremely fine

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Germany, WWII silver military merit cross first class, type 1, marked 43 on pin; with bronze DRL badge marked WERNSTEIN, JENA

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Lot 428

Germany, WWII silver military merit cross first class, type 1, marked 43 on pin; with bronze DRL badge marked WERNSTEIN, JENA, good condition; WWI British Victory medal to Pte. Morgans, ASC, very fine, edge bruises (3)

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A First World War pair of Memorial Scroll to 48270 Private Joseph Stephenson Northumberland Fusiliers, a single Victory meda

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Lot 449

A First World War pair of Memorial Scroll to 48270 Private Joseph Stephenson Northumberland Fusiliers, a single Victory medal

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A First Period Belleek pottery William III Orange Lodge ``Killefargue Protestant Hall`` sandwich plate, printed mark and imp

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Lot 499

A First Period Belleek pottery William III Orange Lodge ``Killefargue Protestant Hall`` sandwich plate, printed mark and impressed harp

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[Fisher (Roger C.), Le Roux (Schalk) & Maré (Estelle) Editors] ARCHITECTURE OF THE TRANSVAAL xviii + 338 pages, many illu

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Lot 307

[Fisher (Roger C.), Le Roux (Schalk) & Maré (Estelle) Editors] ARCHITECTURE OF THE TRANSVAAL xviii + 338 pages, many illustrations, sketches and plans, black vynide, a very good copy in the dust jacket. `Architecture of the Transvaal is a seminal collection of writings by twelve South African architectural critics, each knowledgeable in his or her field of interest, on the rich and diverse heritage of the built environment of the region. It also presents an overview of the architectural heritage of South Africa. Many of the high-quality black-and-white illustrations appear here for the first time.` Editor`s note. Publisher Place: Pretoria Publisher: University of South Africa Publication Date: 1998 Condition: Very Good Size: Tall 8vo (285 x 185 mm) Category: Architecture Reserve: $100

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Van Jaarsveld (Ernst) & Koutnick (Darly) COTYLEDON AND TYLECODON Illustrations by Elise Bodley and Lisa Strachan. 156 pag

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Lot 314

Van Jaarsveld (Ernst) & Koutnick (Darly) COTYLEDON AND TYLECODON Illustrations by Elise Bodley and Lisa Strachan. 156 pages, 71 colour plates, 150 colour text figure, distribution maps, light green cloth, a very good copy in the dust jacket. ‘This book is the first account to cover the closely related genera Cotyledon and Tylecodon. It represents information gathered over the past 25 years. Each species is described and illustrated by means of watercolour paintings and habitat photographs of the plants. Most illustrations were prepared by the late Elise Bodley and a few by Lisa Strachan. Distribution maps are included. The book covers the plants` adaptation to arid environments, their distribution in Africa, cultivation and interesting ethnic uses, a historical review of botanical exploration and keys to simplify identification.’ Editor’s note. Publisher Place: Hatfield, Pretoria Publisher: Umdaus Press Publication Date: 2004 Condition: Very Good Size: 4to (300 x 235 mm) Category: Botanical Reserve: $30

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Buist, R C, E O`Brien (on behalf of he committee) and others The New Meal-Poke . . . (1922 edition limited to 200 copies) `Po

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Lot 326

Buist, R C, E O`Brien (on behalf of he committee) and others The New Meal-Poke . . . (1922 edition limited to 200 copies) `Poke` usually means a sack (as in `a pig in a poke`) but in the context of this Dundee SRC publication it means a stomach or belly: thus, in the first (1903) edition of Meal-Poke, `Tradition tells that [after] each Meal Monday the Scottish Student returned to College with his poke replenished and his heart refreshed`. This limited edition of the 1922 production (`The New Meal-Poke`) - this copy is number 171 of the limited de luxe edition of 200 copies, initialled by the two principal editors - is a beautiful production. The soft tan leather covers (upper and lower panels blind embossed to designs of Andrew Macfarlane) overlap the boards, hiding most of the text-block, in the fashion of some Bibles. The text stock is watermarked `Arnold Unbleached`. The folded sections remain uncut at the top and untrimmed at the other two edges. The plates are printed on art paper and inserted singly, each with its tissue guard present. This very good copy would be rated fine without a split lower front hinge, lightly rubbed covers and sunned endpapers and front and lower page edges. The writer contributors include names still well known, including Earl Haig, the Chancellor, Sir James Barry, the Rector (who also contributed to the 1903 predecessor), Thomas Hardy, John Drinkwater and Jeffrey Farnol. The illustrators may be less well known today but, as the images show, their work is equally distinguished. An extremely fortunate find, the copy has bright white unmarked text and pristine plates and, as already mentioned, has never had all its pages turned. Publisher Place: Dundee, Scotland Publisher: Students Representative Council, University of St Andrews, University College, Dundee Publication Date: 1922 Condition: Very Good Size: 260 x 195 Category: Ephemera & Vintage Paper Reserve: $100

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Obholzer, A.M. Baraitser, M. and Malherbe, W.D. The Cape House and its Interior (Limited/numbered Edition) Hard Cover, gilt t

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Obholzer, A.M. Baraitser, M. and Malherbe, W.D. The Cape House and its Interior (Limited/numbered Edition) Hard Cover, gilt titles and illustrations on boards, Limited/numbered edition number 1043 of 1600 copies, 419pp profusely illustrated. A comprehensive survey of Cape architecture, looking at the early settlers to the Cape, furniture, as well as a detailed survey of woodwork and metalwork. Covers all regions of the Cape. Dust Jacket rubbed, worn at edges and tear on front repaired, internally fine. `The Architecture of the Early Cape of Good Hope is considered by many art-historians to be the major South African contribution to world culture... The Cape House and its Interior presents the first comprehensive survey of these important aspects of Africana`. Publisher Place: Stellenbosch Publisher: Stellenbosch Museum Publication Date: 1985 Condition: Very Good Size: 28x27.5cm Category: Africana Reserve: $150

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Greenstein, Lisa (ed) JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRY COMMUNITIES (3 Volumes) Softcover, illustrated, maps, portrait

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Lot 369

Greenstein, Lisa (ed) JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRY COMMUNITIES (3 Volumes) Softcover, illustrated, maps, portraits, 215, 528, 500 pp. Contents: Volume 1: The northern Great Escarpment, the Lowveld, the northern Highveld, the Bushveld; Volume 2: Boland, Bushmanland, Central Karoo, Fairest Cape, Griqualand West, Kalahari, Koup, Namaqualand, Swartland, West Coast; Volume 3: Camdeboo, Cape Midlands, Garden Route, Griqualand East and Transkei, Langkloof, Little Karoo, North Eastern Cape, Overberg, Settler Country. Includes bibliographical references and index. `The first two volumes, part of the unique on-going research project of South African Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth (or the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora), have enjoyed great success among readers, both in South Africa and abroad. Volume One focused on the northern and eastern Transvaal areas (mainly comprising today`s Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces). Volume Two focused on the Western Cape. The final instalments will cover the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, and the southern Gauteng area, including the various towns on the East and West Rand. The third volume chronicles the history of the once strong and now largely vanished Jewish presence in the smaller towns and rural districts of South Africa, has now been published. The book starts with the earliest settlement of Jews in South Africa, before and including the 1820 Settlers. The areas covered in the new volume include the Garden Route, Little Karoo, the Cape-Midlands, Overberg and Settler country. The research covers almost 1500 small towns and villages in South Africa where Jews lived. No village, hamlet or railway siding has been too small; so long as there has been a Jewish presence there, every location has found its way into the record. In addition to recording the story of the various Jewish communities, it also recounts the history of the places in which they lived. The book also includes many colorful anecdotes of life in the country towns and villages, as well as numerous hitherto unpublished photographs`. Inscription on flep of Volume 1, a fine set. Publisher Place: Johannesburg Publisher: South African Friends Of Beth Hatefutsoth Publication Date: 2002 Condition: Near Fine Size: 23x24cm Category: Africana Reserve: $180

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Goldmann, Charles With General French and the Cavalry in South Africa Hard Cover, xix + 462pp, ex-library quarter leather reb

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Goldmann, Charles With General French and the Cavalry in South Africa Hard Cover, xix + 462pp, ex-library quarter leather rebind with red cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, new end papers, portrait frontis, profusely Illustrated with sepia photographs, many fold-out maps, The 8 Folded Sketches by French are not present, some fold out maps and photographs (one loose) are heavily creased but the majority fine, the tissue guard separating the frontis and title page is torn, library cards on fep and stamps on the first pages. `An account of French`s cavalry operations excluding the campaign in Natal. Chapters relate to Colesberg operations; the relief of Kimberley; operations to the fall of Bloemfontein and Pretoria and the campaign in eastern Transvaal to November 1900. The narrative is preceded by an informative introduction relating events to the investment of Ladysmith. Among the appendices are observations on cavalry notes on reconnaissance, on transport and remounts in war`. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Macmillan and Co Publication Date: 1902 Condition: Good Size: 14x22cm Category: Anglo-Boer War Reserve: $70

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Religious Tract Society Missionary Records. Sandwich Islands (1839) Hardcover, half leather, gilt titles on spine, marbled bo

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Lot 379

Religious Tract Society Missionary Records. Sandwich Islands (1839) Hardcover, half leather, gilt titles on spine, marbled boards. 356pp, frontispiece map. Previous owner`s stamp on flep and title page, inscriptions on flep, foxing on first and last leaves, boards and spine rubbed. Forbes 1168 `An important and little-known text`. Scarce. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Religious Tract Society Publication Date: 1839 Condition: Good Size: 16mo Category: Travel & Exploration Reserve: $100

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Arnot, David; Orpen, Francis, H.S. The Land Question of Griqualand West, 1875 (Gift Copy SIGNED) The Land Question of Griqual

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Lot 387

Arnot, David; Orpen, Francis, H.S. The Land Question of Griqualand West, 1875 (Gift Copy SIGNED) The Land Question of Griqualand West: an inquiry into the various claims to land in that territory; together with a brief history of the Griqua Nation. Hard Cover, rebound with gilt lettering on spine, new end papers, xiii + 351pp + 5 fold-out maps (Map 1: Griqualand West and adjoining territories, Map 2: Captain Kok`s Territory + Map 3: Extra to the `Journal`, (map 2 and 3 on one sheet), Map 5: not titled, Map 6: The Line from Rama to David`s Graf). Map 1 has a tear to the first fold and the others have smaller tears. Text pages are clean, there is an inscription and signature of co-author Francis H.S. Orpen on the title page. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: Saul Solomon & Co Publication Date: 1875 Condition: Good+ Size: 16x25cm Category: Africana Reserve: $200

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Wolhuter (H.) MEMORIES OF A GAME RANGER 313pgs + index. Cloth hardcover with gilt vignettes and titles to front cover and spi

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Lot 389

Wolhuter (H.) MEMORIES OF A GAME RANGER 313pgs + index. Cloth hardcover with gilt vignettes and titles to front cover and spine. With 17 b/w plates and numerous line illustrations within the text. Maps printed on EPS. A very good clean and tight copy. A fascinating account of the author`s 44 years as a game ranger at Kruger National Park in South Africa where he began his career in 1902. First published in 1948 this memorable book on South African wildlife was reprinted in the each of the two following years, with the fourth edition in 1953, the 5th in 1955, the 6th in 1958 and this 7th edition in 1961. In it the author recalls his experiences and observations from 44 years,as a ranger in the famed Kruger National Park. When he retired from that position in 1946 he was persuaded to compile a record of his life and work over those years, these include interesting recollections from his earlier adventurous years about the time of the Boer War. His vast range of encounters with man and beast, his dealing with the native people and tourists are woven together here to present an complex pattern of events and incidents, natural history, anthropology, risks and rewards to name a few of many absorbing aspects in the life of this outstanding individual. Memorable are his observation of the animals, birds other wild life and vegetation of the African lansdscape. One early incident saw him killing a fully-grown male lion with a knife, after it seized him and was dragging him off. Although this ordeal resulted in permanent injuries, it did not impact on his activities as a ranger or his devotion to his task. C T Astley-Maberly, who edited the original manuscript at the author`s request, was also a professional artist specialising in wildlive subjects. He provided 17 full page b/w art plates plus many chapter head and tale vignettes with intext cameos throughout, colour, e/paper maps, frontis photo of author. Publisher Place: South Africa Publisher: The Wildlife Protection Society of South Africa Publication Date: 1961 Condition: Very good Size: 245mm x 173mm x 29mm Category: Africana Reserve: $30

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Steevens (G.W.) FROM CAPE TOWN TO LADYSMITH An unfinished record of the South Arican War. viii plus 180mm plus fold-out map p

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Lot 413

Steevens (G.W.) FROM CAPE TOWN TO LADYSMITH An unfinished record of the South Arican War. viii plus 180mm plus fold-out map plus 32pp Publisher`s ads. Original Cloth hardcover. 2 maps as called for. Some edge wear and a few light stains to cloth. Light foxing to prelims with further occassional foxing to some of the internal pages. Small stress-tear to map junction. Contents include; 1)First glimpses of the struggle. (2)The army corp- has not left England!. (3)A Pastor`s point of view. (4)Will it ne civil war?. (5)Loyal Aliwal: Atragi-comedy. (6)The battle of Elandslaagte. (7)The Bivouac. (8)The home-coming from Dundee. (9)The story of Nicholson`s Nek. (10)The guns of Rietfontein. (11)The bombardment. (12)The devil`s tin-tacks. (13)A diary of dulness. (14)Nearing the end. (15)In a conning-tower. Includes a last chapter by Vernon Blackburn. Publisher Place: Edinburgh and London Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons Publication Date: 1900 Condition: Good Size: 193mm x 135mm x 28mm Category: Anglo-Boer War Reserve: $40

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Dr. Seuss HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 1ST PRINTING SIGNED 1st edition first printing with Cat In The Hat on back cover and

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Lot 417

Dr. Seuss HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 1ST PRINTING SIGNED 1st edition first printing with Cat In The Hat on back cover and 14 titles(up to now) listed on the rear dj flap, and a list of 13 titles at the end of the book. 250/250 price on dj front flap. On front decorated endpaper is an inscription that reads To Chris Merry Christmas 1957 Mommy. on the verso of that is the inscription signed by Dr. Seuss ` for Chris with best wishes Dr. Seuss` light wear to the dj edges. and some light rubbing to the book corners. Otherwise an nice crisp book with no writing, tears or smudges Publisher Place: NY Publisher: Random house Publication Date: 1957 Condition: vg Size: folio Category: Children`s Books Reserve: $1950

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Fairbridge, Dorothea Historic Farms of South Africa - The Wool, the Wheat, and the Wine of the 17th and 18th Centuries Origin

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Lot 425

Fairbridge, Dorothea Historic Farms of South Africa - The Wool, the Wheat, and the Wine of the 17th and 18th Centuries Original dust jacket. Original brown buckram boards with gilt titling on the spine. xii prelims, 195 pages, 52 illustrations and maps, of which 2 illustrations are in full colour, see the images provided. CONDITION DETAILS: The dust jacket has been repaired in several places with tape, and has several large pieces missing, especially at the head and foot of the spine. There is some spotting/foxing at the first few and last pages, but the bulk of the text and plates are clean. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Oxford University Press + Humphrey Milford Publication Date: 1931 Condition: A reasonable copy Size: 266mm x 192mm Category: Africana Reserve: $40

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Shaw (Dr Thomas) REIZEN EN AANMERKINGEN DOOR EN OVER BARBARYEN EN HET OOSTE Uit het Engels vertaald door P. Boddaert, Med.Dr.

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Shaw (Dr Thomas) REIZEN EN AANMERKINGEN DOOR EN OVER BARBARYEN EN HET OOSTE Uit het Engels vertaald door P. Boddaert, Med.Dr., met Aanteekeningen van de Vertaler; S. Rau, M. Tydeman en C. Saxe. 2 volumes: I. xxxvi, (viii Lyst der Inteekenaren), 365, (i printer’s colophon). II. (vi), 224, 144, (xxxii) pages, 8 engraved folding maps, 6 engraved maps, 6 engraved folding plates (including a musical score), 21 engrave plates, (all as called for in the lists of maps and plates), title page vignettes, chapter head pieces and initials, old half calf with sprinkled paper sides, red title labels on the spines, edges uncut, a few pages in volume II unopened, complete with the half title pages. Some of the folding maps and plates are torn at the first folds, pages 5-8 (A2, A3) in volume two are loose, the leather and paper sides are very worn and rubbed, the contents which are free of foxing are crisp. The Dutch translation of Dr Shaw’s second expanded edition of his Travels in Barbary and the Levant published in 1757. The author travelled from the Levant to Tunis and Algeria. A botanical section describes more than six hundred and forty species. Publisher Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Te Compagnie Publication Date: 1780 Size: 4to (280 x 220 mm) Category: Travel & Exploration Reserve: $500 Click here to view further details and images

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Edited by Marilyn Martin and Joe Dolby Albert Adams – Journey On A Tightrope English, Monograph, Softcover, 285x230mm,

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Edited by Marilyn Martin and Joe Dolby Albert Adams – Journey On A Tightrope English, Monograph, Softcover, 285x230mm, full colour, 120 pages. Catalogue of the first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of works by Albert Adams ran at Iziko Museum. Albert Adams was born in Johannesburg in 1930 but at the age of four came to Cape Town with his mother and sister. Unable to study at the Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town, because of the apartheid policies, he applied for, and was awarded a scholarship to study at the Slade School of Art in London where he studied from 1953 to 1956. He enrolled for a brief course of study at the Munich Academy of Arts and later in 1957 attended master classes under the internationally renowned artist, Oskar Kokoschka. Often his subject matter is inspired by international events but he always returned to South Africa for inspiration, depicting, amongst others, the homeless people of Cape Town, the darker side of the Cape Minstrels and in a more allusive way the ‘baggage’ or legacy of apartheid. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: SA National Gallery Publication Date: 2008 Condition: Fine Category: Art & Art Reference Reserve: $40 Click here to view further details and images

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Payne,David & Emma The Writings, Photographs & Sketches of Henry Charles Harford 1850-1937(SIGNED by BOTH AUTHORS and

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Payne,David & Emma The Writings, Photographs & Sketches of Henry Charles Harford 1850-1937(SIGNED by BOTH AUTHORS and Dr. Adrian Greaves) Henry Charles Harford was an entomologist and a vibrant personality of the Anglo Zulu War. Harford had always fascinated David Rattray, the world famous lecturer on the Anglo Zulu War of 1879 and himself a qualified entomologist. David gave countless world-wide presentations and always wove the story of `Charlie Harford the beetle collector` into his entralling lectures. Harford participated in a number of important actions during the Zulu War and was at Rorke`s Drift until the invasion of Zululand. He led the first attack against the local Zulu Chief Sihayo and accompanied Lord Chlemsford on his ill-fated reconnaissance which left the main British camp at Isandlwana unprepared for a full Zulu attack the following day. He witnessed the result of the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and went on to see the aftermath at Rorke`s Drift; he then supervised the disbandment of the Natal Native Contingent. At the same time his senior officer, Commandant Lonsdale, gave Harford custody of two officer deserters, Lieutenants Higginson and Stephenson; both officers had abandoned their men in action against the Zulus and the situation caused Harford some perplexing moments. Following the Zulu defeat on the 4th July 1879 Harford was part of the force that searched for King Cetshwayo and he was personally given the custody of King Cetshwayo folowing his capture until the king was imprisoned at Cape Town. The authors have faithfully transcribed Harford`s notes, diaries and journals using his own spelling and syntax. Where this needs clarification, the modern usage has been included)in italics). Harford`s use of punctuation is old fashioned and many of his sentences run into several lines. Where this has caused confusion, the editor has added the occasional comma or full stop. Otherwise, this project is a faithful reproduction of Harford`s hand-written records. Hardcover with dustcover.Signed to 1/2 title page by David and Emma Payne/Adrian Greaves and Audrey-Harford`s Grand-daughter. xx plus 304 pages detailed text, maps and illustrations. As New. ***Due to annual holidays shipment will only be made from 10th August 2013, various despatch options are available. Publisher Place: The London/Wales Publisher: Ultimatum Tree Limited Publication Date: 2008 Condition: As New Size: 25 X 31.5cm Weight 2 kgs. Category: Africana Reserve: $100 Click here to view further details and images

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Various Lot of FIVE Anglo-Boer War.(Two Signed) Lot of five- Anglo Boer War titles as listed below: The Autobiography of Lieu

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Various Lot of FIVE Anglo-Boer War.(Two Signed) Lot of five- Anglo Boer War titles as listed below: The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith,Volume II: Edited by G.C.Moore Smith, Published by John Murray-London (Reprinted April 1902). Original red cloth with gilt vignette to front cover and lettering to spine. Frontispiece ix plus 434 pages text with supporting illustrations. Owners signature to front endpaper/shaken. Good reading copy. Ballads pf the Veld-Land(SIGNED) by Lynn Lyster. Published by Longmans, Green and Co-London. 1913. First edition(Signed to title page).Original brown cloth with gilt lettering. Boards rubbed and with some stains. vi plus 145 pages poetry- mixed military selection. Good reading copy. Impressions of A Doctor in Khaki(SIGNED) by Francis E. Freemantle. Published by John Murray-London-1901. First Edition. Original red boards with red cross design to flag to front cover(worn and rubbed).Frontispiece- xiii plus 549 pages text with illustrations. Shaken- Good reading copy. South Africa and the Boer-British War-2 Volumes bound into one. By J.Castell Hopkins. 1/2 cloth and boards with gilt lettering.Pagination is difficult to fathom, as gaps appear?Published by War Book Publishing-Toronto-Canada. 1901/2. Volume I has title page missing Part I-Early History and Development of South Africa.xii plus List of Chapters and Glossary of Boer Terms- 261 pages text. Part II of Volume I Trouble Bewteen The Boers and Great Britian, including the war of 1899-1900 up to Entry of Lord Roberts and his Army into Bloemfontein on March 13, 1900 by Murat Halstead. Pages 263- 418. Volume II- A History of South Africa and Its People, including The War of 1899, 1900, 1901 an 1902. vi plus Proclamation by Roberts pages 525-858. With a further article LIFE OF CECIL JOHN RHODES by Murat Halstead- 63 pages text plus 36 pages appendix(Australians Ever Ready-Volunteering by Thousands). Book contains numerous photographs, several have small repairs. Overall tightly bound and good reading copy. Naval Brigades in the South African War 1899-1900, written by officers attached to various brigades and edited by Surgeon T.T.Jeans, with an introduction by Commander Chas. N. Sawyer, with maps, plans, illustrations etc. Original blue illustrated boards, with gilt lettering(rubbed). Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co-London 1901. First edition. Frontispiece plus a folding map. xx plus 307 pages text with illustraions and maps. Shaken, some nibbles and odd spots. Good reading copy. ***Due to annual holidays despatch will only be from 10th August. Various despatch options are available. Approximately 2.5kgs. Publisher Place: London + one in Toronto Publisher: Various-As Listed Publication Date: 13/02/1901 Condition: Good Size: Various as stated-listed Category: Military & Naval Reserve: $100 Click here to view further details and images

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Paul Morand CLOSED ALL NIGHT (Ferme La Nuit) Gilt on black cloth boards, 222pp, rough-cut front & lower edges. No inscrip

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Lot 27

Paul Morand CLOSED ALL NIGHT (Ferme La Nuit) Gilt on black cloth boards, 222pp, rough-cut front & lower edges. No inscription. eps strongly foxed else moderately foxed throughout, boards affected by insect attack, hence a sound Good only copy. Contains the stories: The Night At Portofino-Kulm. The Night In Charlottenburg. The Night In Babylon. The Night In Putney. The interest of this unusual copy is that it was one of the 25 unsold copies numbered A to Y. Signed by the author. limitation stated thus: `This edition is limited to 275 copies, of which 250 only were offered for sale. This copy is No. K`. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Guy Chapman Publication Date: 1924 Condition: Good Size: 8vo Category: Modern First Editions Reserve: $50 Click here to view further details and images

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Churchill, W.S. Ian Hamilton`s March This is the second of two books that chronicle Churchill`s adventures during the Boer Wa

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Churchill, W.S. Ian Hamilton`s March This is the second of two books that chronicle Churchill`s adventures during the Boer War, which included capture and confinement as a prisoner of war and a daring escape that helped launch his fame and political career. This volume of letters to the Morning Post continues on from Churchill`s earlier book `London to Ladysmith via Pretoria`. The contents set forth the march of Ian Hamilton`s column `on the flank of Lord Roberts` main army,` from Bloemfontein to Pretoria, and it is stated that this force `encountered and overcame the brunt of the Boer resistance,` and traversing 400 miles of the enemy`s country, fought ten general actions and fourteen smaller affairs, capturing five towns. There is an interesting account of the life of the captured officers in Pretoria, and the volume contains a portrait of General Ian Hamilton, and a number of maps and plans illustrating his march. This is the second, and best, edition, published only one month after the first, `and was heavily corrected... and contains four reports not previously published` [Ref: Woods, A5]; (409pp. excluding adverts and index). The contents of this copy contain sporadic spotting typically found in this edition, with heavier patches of spotting evident in the preliminaries and title page, continuing to page 14 (end of chapter one) with more spotting occurring toward the end of the book, from around p.354 to the end of the appendix at p.409, and continuing through the three leaves of advertising just after the fold-out map. One owner inscription at top of first preliminary (in pen) and another pencil note on verso of f.f.e-p. The original black end-papers are intact and in good condition, with the tissue-guard protecting the title page from the portrait frontispiece. The rear folding map is in very good condition. The red cloth binding is good, though the spine is showing wear and fading, with a two inch split to the cloth on the bottom hinge, a small ink stain on spine title, and some puckering at the spine ends. The binding is cracked between pp.144/145 and again at pp.160/161 and 384/385, however all gatherings are intact (no loose pages). The 32pp. of Longmans, Green catalogue (succeeding the adverts) are in very good condition. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Longmans, Green Publication Date: 1900 Condition: good Size: 8vo Category: Churchilliana Reserve: $150 Click here to view further details and images

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Millais, J.G. Wanderings And Memories `With 4 collotype plates and 11 other illustrations from author`s drawings and photogra

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Lot 36

Millais, J.G. Wanderings And Memories `With 4 collotype plates and 11 other illustrations from author`s drawings and photographs.` Millais` autobiography of his travels from England to countries such as Iceland, Norway, Scotland, South Africa during the time of the Zulu War, Kenya, etc...298pp. plus one page of his works from Longman`s, Green. Book condition: russet boards are quite worn and marked, with a faded spine, edge wear and spotting to page edges, and light patches of foxing throughout the text; owner bookplate on f.p.e-p., binding good, except for first gathering up to p.33 which is cracked in two places. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Longmans, Green Publication Date: 1919 Condition: good plus Size: 8vo Category: Travel & Exploration Reserve: $35 Click here to view further details and images

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Baldwin (W.C.) AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE FROM NATAL TO THE ZAMBESI Including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, Etc., from

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Baldwin (W.C.) AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE FROM NATAL TO THE ZAMBESI Including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, Etc., from 1852 to 1860. First Edition: 451 pages & 32 pages of publisher’s catalogue, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, 6 tinted lithographic plates by Wolf, 40 wood engraved plates and text illustrations, folding map, recent full brown calf gilt, edges sprinkled, contents bright, a very good copy. Dictionary of South African Bibliography, volume III, pages 42-3. ‘Baldwin arrived in Durban in 1851 having been attracted to South African by Cumming’s `Five Years of a Hunter’s Life` published in 1850. He made several hunting expeditions to Zululand, Marico, Matabeleland and Lake Ngami. In April 1860 he again left for Potchefstroom intent on reaching the Victoria Falls, which he succeeded in doing more by luck than good management on August 3rd. He was the second white man to see the falls, the first to have reached them from the east coast (Natal), and the first to describe them with exactness and give their true dimensions, the accuracy of which he vouched for to David Livingstone himself, when the great explorer arrived about 8th or 9th August.’ Publisher Place: London Publisher: Richard Bentley Publication Date: 1863 Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo (225 x 140 mm) Category: Hunting & Shooting Reserve: $250 Click here to view further details and images

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Lyell (Denis D.) AFRICAN ADVENTURE Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunter. First US Edition: 270 pages, frontispiece, 10 black &

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Lot 47

Lyell (Denis D.) AFRICAN ADVENTURE Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunter. First US Edition: 270 pages, frontispiece, 10 black & white photographic plates, original light brown cloth titled in green on the spine and decorated with a spear on the upper cover, a good copy. Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 (New edition 2011), page 175, ‘The represents an accumulation of letters spanning thirty years the author received from big game hunters including F.C. Selous, C.H. Stigand, R.J. Cunninghame, T.A. Barns, Martin Ryan, Alfred E. Pease, J. Stevenson Hamilton, J.A. Hunter, Abel Chapman and many others.’ Publisher Place: New York Publisher: E.P. Dutton and Company Inc. Publication Date: 1935 Condition: Good Size: 8vo (220 x 140 mm) Category: Hunting & Shooting Reserve: $75 Click here to view further details and images

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Lyell (Denis D.) MEMORIES OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER With a Chapter on Eastern India. Second impression: 268 pages, frontispiece, 4

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Lot 48

Lyell (Denis D.) MEMORIES OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER With a Chapter on Eastern India. Second impression: 268 pages, frontispiece, 47 illustrations, original cloth neatly recased – the cloth is a little dull, newspaper cuttings pasted on the second front free endpaper and the verso of the illustration at page 237 which has off-set onto the facing page, some light foxing on pages 10-15 otherwise the contents are good. Czech (Dr. Kenneth) An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books 1785-1999 (New edition 2011), page 174, ‘In this autobiographical work, Lyell recounts his earliest travels in Mashonaland, heading into the interior after eland, nyala and lion. He continued in Nyasaland where he bagged kudu, lion, impala, sable and hippopotamus. He collected his first elephant using a Gibbs .303 magazine rifle (which he has only fired three practice rounds through!). Lyell devotes a lengthy chapter to his continuing elephant experiences, and includes hunts for buffalo, rhinoceros, eland and lion near Lake Victoria.’ Publisher Place: London Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. Publication Date: 1924 Condition: Good Size: 8vo (225 x 145 mm) Category: Hunting & Shooting Reserve: $50 Click here to view further details and images

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NORRIS-NEWMAN C L With the Boers in the Transvaal and Orange Free State A war correspondent reports on the first Anglo-Boer w

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NORRIS-NEWMAN C L With the Boers in the Transvaal and Orange Free State A war correspondent reports on the first Anglo-Boer war. 395 pp with fold-out maps. Very good condition in original hardcovers, with a new map and the text of the convention of 1884. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Abbot Jones & Co Publication Date: 1882 Condition: Very good Size: 225 x 150mm Category: Anglo-Boer War Reserve: $80 Click here to view further details and images

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Rev. John Ayliff The Journal of `Harry Hastings`-Albany Settler. The Rev.John Ayliff, 1820 Settler and one of the pioneer mis

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Lot 79

Rev. John Ayliff The Journal of `Harry Hastings`-Albany Settler. The Rev.John Ayliff, 1820 Settler and one of the pioneer missionaries of the Eastern Cape, left among his papers an unfinished manuscript, here published in full for the first time under the title The Journal of Harry Hastings.Albany Settler. It consists of a narrative mostly in diary form of the experiences of a young British settler of 1820 whom the writer calls ` Harry Hastings`: the four month voyage from London to Algoa Bay, the trek to the settlement near Bathurst and the difficult months that followed. Harry Hastings is to be regarded not only as an alter ego of John Ayliff, but also as a typical British settler, a `rooinek` transplanted from Whitechapel to the Zuurveld. Unclipped dustcover, with maps to endpapers-Frontispiece with 106 pages text plus illustrations. Very clean copy. ***Due to annual holidays despatch will be from 10th August 2013. Various shipping options available. Publisher Place: Grahamstown Publisher: Messrs Grocott & Sherry Publication Date: 1963 Condition: Very Good Size: 14 X 22cm Category: Africana Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and images

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Walton (James) OLD CAPE FARMSTEADS 47 pages, colour frontispiece, maps and numerous plans and illustrations, blue cloth, a ve

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Lot 87

Walton (James) OLD CAPE FARMSTEADS 47 pages, colour frontispiece, maps and numerous plans and illustrations, blue cloth, a very good copy in the dust jacket. `In the first part of the book the author considers some possible European sources of origin of the Cape rural vernacular architecture and traces its development during the first two centuries of Colonial settlement at the Cape. In subsequent sections he deals with the architectural components of the Cape wine farm and stock farm, ranging from simple wolwehokke, vethokkies, soap houses, pigsties, fowl runs and dovecots to the ornate manor houses and wine cellars. The book is profusely illustrated with over 190 line drawings and photographs by the author and 90 drawings and photographs by Alys Fane Trotter, Johannes Mulder, E.V. Strade, Arthur Elliot and others.` Editor’s note. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: Human & Rousseau Publication Date: 1989 Condition: Very good Size: Small 4to (260 x 210 mm) Category: Architecture Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and images

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Mackenzie (John) AUSTRAL AFRICA, LOSING IT OR RULING IT Being Incidents and Experiences in Bechuanaland, Cape Colony, and Eng

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Mackenzie (John) AUSTRAL AFRICA, LOSING IT OR RULING IT Being Incidents and Experiences in Bechuanaland, Cape Colony, and England. 2 volumes: 515 + 525 pages, frontispiece portrait in each volume, 30 plates, 2 folding colour maps, original brown cloth title gilt and with a map of Southern Africa stamped in black on the upper covers. There is foxing on the title pages caused by the tissue guards and some scattered foxing elsewhere in the text, spotting on the uncut page edges, book plate on each front paste-down endpapers, whilst the spines are slightly faded the cloth is in very good condition and the bindings firm and tight. Mendelssohn (Sydney) South African Bibliography, volume 1, page 850, ‘This work affords the best detailed historical account of the events which led to the inclusion of Bechuanaland amongst the colonies of South Africa – the first step towards the retention of the hinterland of the Cape for the Empire….. The work is of voluminous nature, and it divided into six books which discuss native life in Bechuanaland, the European expansion, the proceedings of the Dutch freebooters, and the foundation and suppression of their republic, the Imperial and Colonial policies with regard to the country, Sir Charles Warren’s expedition, and many other local and colonial matters. The volumes contain a large number of illustrations, a map, and a copious index. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Publication Date: 1887 Condition: Good Size: 8vo (225 x 145 mm) Category: Africana Reserve: $300 Click here to view further details and images

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Snyman, Adriaan Voice Of A Prophet Very scarce first edition (brown covers). Book condition: laminated softcover, rubbed and

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Lot 107

Snyman, Adriaan Voice Of A Prophet Very scarce first edition (brown covers). Book condition: laminated softcover, rubbed and with creasing at the edges, and corners gently bumped; text good and clean throughout - no inscriptions. A very good copy; 372pp. including index. Publisher Place: Mossel Bay Publisher: Vaandel Publication Date: 1999 Condition: very good Size: 8vo Category: Africana Reserve: $40 Click here to view further details and images

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Mandela, Nelson NO EASY.WALK TO FREEDOM - SCARCE 1st. EDITION OF MANDELA`S FIRST BOOK This is Mandela`s first book and is wit

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Lot 111

Mandela, Nelson NO EASY.WALK TO FREEDOM - SCARCE 1st. EDITION OF MANDELA`S FIRST BOOK This is Mandela`s first book and is without doubt his scarcest, particularly in this hardcover version. For obvious reasons it was banned in South Africa. There was a paperback version published simultaneously, which, although also scarce, appears on the market more frequently. The US edition is also more common. The book was edited by Ruth First and has an introduction by Oliver Tambo. This is a very good plus copy in a complete non price-clipped very good plus dw. The top fore and rear corners are slightly bumped. The red top edge has some light staining and has leaked minimally on to the top of the front and rear free endpapers. A small bubble (binding fault) beneath the front pastedown has offset slightly as a light indentation on to the adjoining free endpaper. The book is otherwise unmarked and clean. A superior copy of this title and one that will surely be missing from most Mandela collections. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Heinemann Publication Date: 1965 Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo. Category: Africana Reserve: $400 Click here to view further details and images

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S Bourquin Wilhelm Posselt-A Pioneer Missionary among the Xhosa and Zulu and First Pastor of New Germany, Natal)Limited Signe

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Lot 125

S Bourquin Wilhelm Posselt-A Pioneer Missionary among the Xhosa and Zulu and First Pastor of New Germany, Natal)Limited Signed First Edition No 34. A Pioneer Missionary among the Xhosa and Zulu and the First Pastor of New Germany, Natal. His own Reminiscences -Tranlated and edited by S. Bourquin.SIGNED to title page. Original red cloth with gilt blocking to front cover/spine. ISBN 0 620 18495 7 viii plus 152 pages text with illustrations. Contains supporting data. Near fine condition. ***Due to annual holidays, despatch will be from 10th August 2013. Various shipping options are available. Publisher Place: Westville Publisher: Bergtheil Museum Municipality of Westville-Natal Publication Date: 1994 Condition: Very Good Size: 16 X 23cm Category: Africana Reserve: $50 Click here to view further details and images

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Bertram Mitford- Through the Zulu Country-Its Battlefields and People. Long sought after by Anglo-Zulu War enthusiasts, Bertr

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Lot 126

Bertram Mitford- Through the Zulu Country-Its Battlefields and People. Long sought after by Anglo-Zulu War enthusiasts, Bertram Mitford`s Through the Zulu Country is both a classic travelogue and an important source book. Zululand has always held a particular fascination, a mixture of high adventure and tragedy, and Mitford, a Cape civil servant and writer of boy`s adventure stories, was amongst the first to feel its lure. With an Introduction by Ian Knight. Frontispiece, xxvi plus 257 pages text, with 19 illustrations. Near fine condition. ***Due to annual holidays, despatch will be from 10th August 2013. Various shipping options are available. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Greenhill Books Publication Date: 1992 Condition: Very Good Size: 14.5 X 22cm Category: Africana Reserve: $20 Click here to view further details and images

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Ray Nestor; R.F.mayer Two books on Kenya: An African Sketchbook; Kenya Camera Studies AN AFRICAN SKETCHBOOK: Ray Nestor trave

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Lot 155

Ray Nestor; R.F.mayer Two books on Kenya: An African Sketchbook; Kenya Camera Studies AN AFRICAN SKETCHBOOK: Ray Nestor travelled to Kenya to work as a surveyor two years before the First World War began. He returned to Kenya after enlisting and being seriously injured in the first Battle of the Somme. 111 pages detailed text and delightful book, illustrated by the author. Dustcover is not clipped, small closed tears at head of spine front and back hinge has caused a bit of curling of the top edges. KENYA CAMERA STUDIES: Mustard colour softcover wraps are rubbed and edges frittered. Map to inside of wraps. BEP heavily nibbled. Slip tipped in at fep denoting that 12 pages have been withdrawn from circulation. Stubs remain bound in where these pages have been removed, and hence pagination is not consecutive. xvi pp of preliminary text followed by 128pp of monochrome plates (less 12 as stated above). Publisher Place: England; Nairobi Publisher: Fountain Press; The east african Standard Publication Date: 1988; 1934 Condition: Very Good Size: Quarto Category: Art & Art Reference Reserve: $20 Click here to view further details and images

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Audrey Moriarty WILD FLOWERS OF MALAWI Eighty full colour plates covering 360 paintings of wild flowers in Malawi. The first

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Lot 178

Audrey Moriarty WILD FLOWERS OF MALAWI Eighty full colour plates covering 360 paintings of wild flowers in Malawi. The first comprehensive illustrated book of the wild flowers of this region. Index and list of botanical terms. Pages [i-viii] pp 1-166 Dust Jacket inside surface foxed. Considerably edge-worn and bumped all round. Small tears at top spine edge, 2 cm tear on front top corner. Dust jacket now protected with loose cellophane cover. Red paper-covered boards, white titles on front cover and spine. Red endpapers. Book in Very Good condition. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: Purnell Publication Date: 1975 Size: 250 x 175 x 20 mm Category: Botanical Reserve: $25 Click here to view further details and images

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Chandler, Raymond PLAYBACK - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY OF RAYMOND CHANDLER`S LAST NOVEL The very rare uncorrected proof copy of

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Lot 191

Chandler, Raymond PLAYBACK - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY OF RAYMOND CHANDLER`S LAST NOVEL The very rare uncorrected proof copy of the correct first edition of this novel, this first UK edition appearing before the US one. It is hardly ever encountered. Regretfully, the original yellow wrappers are heavily foxed. Internally, however, there is only scattered foxing. This is a fragile book in very mediocre state. A better copy, if ever offered, would cost several thousand dollars. But this is possibly the only opportunity for the Cnandler collector to fill this gap. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Publication Date: 1958 Condition: Fair only Size: 8vo. Category: Modern First Editions Reserve: $150 Click here to view further details and images

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Renoir, Pierre Auguste RENOIR - ORIGINAL ETCHING OF BERTHE MORISON Berthe Morisot (Stella 4). Original drypoint, c. 1892 of M

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Lot 193

Renoir, Pierre Auguste RENOIR - ORIGINAL ETCHING OF BERTHE MORISON Berthe Morisot (Stella 4). Original drypoint, c. 1892 of Ms. Morisot, a contemporary impressionist artist. Signed in the plate. This drypoint was first published in Duret`s Renoir in 1924. It was the only original etching in this work. This copy is framed and has not been examined out of the frame, but appears in good state. Image size: 108x91mm. Framed size: 290x240mm. Publication Date: 1924 Condition: Good Size: 290X24mm. Framed. Category: Art & Art Reference Reserve: $600 Click here to view further details and images

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Wallace, Edgar THE MISSION THAT FAILED - EDGAR WALLACE`S FIRST BOOK This fragile booklet is Edgar Wallace`s first publcation.

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Lot 198

Wallace, Edgar THE MISSION THAT FAILED - EDGAR WALLACE`S FIRST BOOK This fragile booklet is Edgar Wallace`s first publcation. It is a 52pp. volume of poetry, subtitled : A Tale of The Raid and Other Poems Reprinted from the `Owl` etc. The Jameson Raid and other South African topics. The wrappers of this book are almost always chipped. This copy has an 8x30mm. chip and the top of the front panel adjacent to the spine and a few smaller chips. Internally it is clean and unmarked. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: T.Maskew Miller Publication Date: 1898 Condition: Nearly Very Good Size: 12mo. Category: Africana Reserve: $130 Click here to view further details and images

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Brodrick (A.) A WANDERER`S RHYMES (Presentation Copy) 280pp. Original cloth boards with faded pictorial. Gilt to upper edge o

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Lot 199

Brodrick (A.) A WANDERER`S RHYMES (Presentation Copy) 280pp. Original cloth boards with faded pictorial. Gilt to upper edge of text-block pages. Author`s presentation note to front free EP; `S.J.Meintjes with the Author`s best wishes in remembrance of old Pretoria days - AB. London 8/10/98.` Stained cover. EP`s heavily toned. a few crayon side/underlinings. Bumped corners. Light cracking to EP joints but binding is tight. Scarce first edition of this collection of poetry, of which SABib lists only 6 copies. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Wilkinson Bros. Limited Publication Date: 1898 Condition: Good Size: 176mm x 117mm x 24mm Category: Africana Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and images

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Baxter, T.W and Turner, R.W.S Rhodesian Epic `Rhodesian Epic is a collection of pictures that tells the story of Rhodesia fro

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Lot 202

Baxter, T.W and Turner, R.W.S Rhodesian Epic `Rhodesian Epic is a collection of pictures that tells the story of Rhodesia from the earliest times down to the granting of self-government in 1923. The majority of pictures reproduced are from the National Archives collection.` A superb collection of black and white photographs, illustrations and maps. Book condition: very good, residual sellotape marks on both end-papers, with first few preliminaries foxed; text, illustrations and binding all good (glossy paper); dust-jacket: very good, not price-clipped, inner surface uniformly foxed, edge wear; 239pp. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: Howard Timmins Publication Date: 1966 Condition: very good Size: 4to Category: Rhodesiana Reserve: $40 Click here to view further details and images

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Hone, Percy F. Southern Rhodesia `A record of the administrative and industrial development of Southern Rhodesia since its oc

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Lot 205

Hone, Percy F. Southern Rhodesia `A record of the administrative and industrial development of Southern Rhodesia since its occupation by the British South Africa Company, ...the greater portion of the chapters on gold mining has already appeared in a series of articles in the Economist of January 30th 1909 and subsequent dates.` This book consists of four parts and 31 chapters (406pp.) with folding map housed between rear e-p`s. Book condition: contents good, boards worn (especially spine), corners bumped, fore and bottom edges uncut, end-papers grubby and bearing signs of water soiling, first few pages foxed, first and last gatherings loose, ownership stamp on front end-papers of Molly Ewing, Glen Athol Estates, Banket, S.Rhodesia. Despite the very worn looking boards, the contents are clean and unmarked/unfoxed, offering an above average reading copy. Publisher Place: London Publisher: George Bell and Sons Publication Date: 1909 Condition: contents good, boards worn Size: 8vo Category: Rhodesiana Reserve: $20 Click here to view further details and images

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Hotten (John Camden) ABYSSINIA DESCRIBED OR THE LAND OF PRESTER JOHN 384pp plus 8pp. Original blue marbled cloth, gilt title

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Lot 210

Hotten (John Camden) ABYSSINIA DESCRIBED OR THE LAND OF PRESTER JOHN 384pp plus 8pp. Original blue marbled cloth, gilt title to spine. Small advertisement slip tipped-in before the first blank. Hand-coloured frontispiece, large folding lithographic map of Abyssinia and seven hand-coloured plates by Vignaud and Barrat. Spine dulled with minimal wear at the head and foot and slight cracking to front hinge. Ex Essex Institute Library paste-down to front fixed EP and blind embossed logo to title page. `A great deal of nonsense has of late been written about the appalling dangers of Abyssinia, and the extreme difficulties of travelling there under any and all circumstances, and one object of this volume was to show with what comparative ease (all things considered) several travelers - some very indifferently equipped - have passed through almost every part of the country` (Preface). Written at the height of the concern over the British captives in Abyssinia who were freed from King Theodore by British troops in the year of publication of this volume. Includes: I. The country as seen by early and recent travelers; II. Consul Plowden`s description of Abyssinia, 1852-5; III. The story of the British captives in Abyssinia. 1863-4 / by the Rev. Geo. Percy Badger. Continuation . November, 1864, to July, 1867 / by the editor; IV. Suggestions for an expedition, with routes; V. Bibliography of all the known works relating to Abyssinia. Vignaud`s illustrations were drawn those in Thophile Lefebvre`s Voyage en Abyssinie execute pendant les annees 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843. Legends of Prester John have persisted since the 12th-century. Believed to be a Christian patriarch with a kingdom at the heart of the Muslim world, tales of his fabled earthly paradise have inspired explorers, missionaries, scholars, and treasure hunters for several hundred years to look for him in India, Central Asia, and eventually by the Dutch in Ethiopia. Publisher Place: London Publisher: John Camden Hotten Publication Date: 1868 Condition: Good Size: 195mm x 145mm x 34mm Category: Travel & Exploration Reserve: $50 Click here to view further details and images

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Ellis (Rev. William) ELLIS`S THREE VISITS TO MADAGASCAR THREE VISITS TO MADAGASCAR DURING THE YEARS 1853-1854-1856, INCLUDING

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Lot 211

Ellis (Rev. William) ELLIS`S THREE VISITS TO MADAGASCAR THREE VISITS TO MADAGASCAR DURING THE YEARS 1853-1854-1856, INCLUDING A JOURNEY TO THE CAPITAL. With notices of the natural history of the country and of the present civilization of the people. xiv + 426pp + 6pp. Original Embossed Pictorial Cloth with gilt titled spine. No Date, 1885 (? ) ; Reprint of Original Edition, Preface Dated 1858 (Not Updated)Illustrated by woodcuts from photographs. No Map and Frontis as called for but most likely never bound-in as there is no evidence of such ever being detached. Research on other available copies of this particular publication all indicate the same. Presentation note to prelim, dated 1889. Some Edgewear and scuffing to covers with light blistering to front cover cloth. Internally very good. Ellis was sent to Madagascar three times to investigate whether Christians were being maltreated. That investigation was not productive, as he was denied access to the capital, but it was the first widely read account of the island, and a thorough description of the society, customs, religion and natural history. In 1852 the affairs of Madagascar had reached such a crisis that Ellis (1794-1872), a missionary, was requested to visit the island, in order to ascertain and improve the condition of the christians. (DNB). He visited the Cape in 1854 on which he gives an interesting account of many places together with botanical notes and information respecting the natives.Grandidier 1633; Mendelssohn I, p.518; SAB II, p.185. Publisher Place: Philadelphia Publisher: John E. Potter and Company Publication Date: c1885 Condition: Good Size: 193mm x 138mm x 35mm Category: Travel & Exploration Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and images

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Moodie, D.C.F. Moodie`s Zulu War Sections covering the Anglo-Zulu War from Moodie`s History of the Battles and Adventures of

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Lot 226

Moodie, D.C.F. Moodie`s Zulu War Sections covering the Anglo-Zulu War from Moodie`s History of the Battles and Adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus, first published in 1879, are contained within this volume (264pp.) accompanied by several line sketches, engravings, and maps. A very good copy in blue leatherette boards, red spine label, and very good dust-jacket (some creasing to lamination on rear panel, and flap foxed end-papers); no inscriptions, a clean copy. Publisher Place: Cape Town Publisher: N & S Press Publication Date: 1988 Condition: very good Size: 8vo Category: Africana Reserve: $20 Click here to view further details and images

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Intelligence Branch, War Office Zulu War - Narrative of the Field Operations The official history of the Anglo-Zulu Wars, com

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Lot 228

Intelligence Branch, War Office Zulu War - Narrative of the Field Operations The official history of the Anglo-Zulu Wars, compiled by the Intelligence Branch of the then War Office for publication immediately after the campaign. It was and has remained the definitive account of the Zulu Wars from a British standpoint, and it has formed the basis of all subsequent serious works on the campaign. First published in 1881 and reprinted in 1907, Narrative fully recounts through Military Intelligence sources the conduct of and background to the campaign - in terms of both military actions and political events. Of particular importance in this official history are the detailed accounts of the battles of Isandhlwana and Rorke`s Drift - the first of which was the worst defeat inflicted on a British force by a native army, whose consequences would lead to the downfall of Disraeli`s government; and the second of which resulted in the award of eleven Victoria Crosses, the most ever gained in a single action. Book condition: russet boards near fine, very slight yellowing to end-papers, as well as a few rust spots on the two large fold-out maps, binding and text clean; jacket: near fine with very light creasing only. Publisher Place: California Publisher: Presidio Press, distr. by N & S Press Publication Date: 1989 Condition: near fine Size: 8vo Category: Africana Reserve: $35 Click here to view further details and images

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Pippa Stein Deborah Bell Deborah Bell is a leading Johannesburg painter and sculptor whose work is created in dialogue with m

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Lot 230

Pippa Stein Deborah Bell Deborah Bell is a leading Johannesburg painter and sculptor whose work is created in dialogue with multiple worlds, texts, histories and consciousnesses. She is also widely known for her collaborative projects with William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins. This book is the first overview of Bell’s body of work. In the section on her collaborations with William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins, all three artists reflect independently on the nature of Bell¹s contribution to the various printmaking and film/video projects. Softcover. Publisher Place: Johannesburg Publisher: David Krut Publishing Publication Date: 2004 Condition: Fine Category: Art & Art Reference Reserve: $20 Click here to view further details and images

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Dixie (Lady Florence) IN THE LAND OF MISFORTUNE xvi plus 434pp. Original Green Pictorial Cloth Hardcover. Illustrated through

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Lot 234

Dixie (Lady Florence) IN THE LAND OF MISFORTUNE xvi plus 434pp. Original Green Pictorial Cloth Hardcover. Illustrated throughout with some magnificent woodcut scenes. Of particular interest to Boer War historians/ enthusiasts is a full-page woodcut of Lange`s Nek and Boer trenches as seen from the summit of Amajuba. Uncommon 1st Boer War title, written by a Lady War Correspondent. Some light blistering to cloth and a few marks on covers. Light foxing to last few blank pages. Prev owner`s name in faded fountain ink to pre-title page. Apart from the few flaws mentioned, the book is in very good condition indeed. Lady Florence Caroline Dixie (1855-1905) was a British traveller, war correspondent, writer and feminist. She was the daughter of the 8th Marquess of Queensberry. She was sent to South Africa as the first official war correspondent, covering the First Boer War and the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War for the Morning Post. She spent most of her time astride a horse hunting rather than reporting the war and the text reflects her interest in sport and exotic meals. This book supports the power of the British Empire but at the same time, it presents a sympathetic view with the Zulu cause and the Zulu king Cetswayo. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Richard Bentley and Son Publication Date: 1882 Condition: Good Size: 227mm x 155mm x 42mm Category: Anglo-Boer War Reserve: $100 Click here to view further details and images

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Jerome (K.Jerome) MY FIRST BOOK xxiv plus 309pp. Red Pictorial Cloth. Gilt title to spine. New Edition with 185 illustrations

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Lot 235

Jerome (K.Jerome) MY FIRST BOOK xxiv plus 309pp. Red Pictorial Cloth. Gilt title to spine. New Edition with 185 illustrations. Frontispiece portrait Jerome. Boards are faded. Some tears to head and tail of spine. Ex Libris paste-down to front fixed EP. Prev owner`s stamp to front free EP. Light foxing to prelims. Internally tight and clean. 22 authors talk about their `first` book, viz.; The experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M. E. Braddon, F. W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R. M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, `Q`, Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson. Publisher Place: London Publisher: Chatto & Windus Publication Date: 1897 Condition: Good Size: 214mm x 160mm x 30mm Category: Books about Books Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and images

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Arnot (Frederick Stanley) GERANGANZE; OR SEVEN YEARS` PIONEER MISSION WORK IN CENTRAL AFRICA vvi plus frontis plus 276pp plus

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Lot 236

Arnot (Frederick Stanley) GERANGANZE; OR SEVEN YEARS` PIONEER MISSION WORK IN CENTRAL AFRICA vvi plus frontis plus 276pp plus fold-out map. Original illustated cloth bevelled boards. Twenty woodcut illustrations. Light fraying to spine ends, wear to board edges and corners. Previous owner`s name is penned to front free EP and title page. Light foxing to first and last pages. Internally clean and tight. CLASSIC WORK of Victorian area discovery and exploration during the opening of Africa. `This (is the) story of seven years of pioneer mission work in the heart of the Dark Continent. It is a son’s letter to his mother and the home group; and it is a story of strictly pioneer work, for he undertook to cross the continent by foot. The journey, undertaken in an apostolic spirit, was marked by that savour of the supernatural which is so sweet to the believer. The book is a revelation of passion for the soul.` Publisher Place: London Publisher: James E. Hawkins Publication Date: 1889 Condition: Good Size: 221mm x 145mm x 19mm Category: Travel & Exploration Reserve: $75 Click here to view further details and images

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