Sir James Edward Alexander An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschemans and Hill Damaras 120 mm x 185 mm Sir James Alexander fully intended carrying out his intention of exploring part of Eastern Africa, but as he was forestalled by Dr. A. Smith he decided to pursue his investigations in the West. With this view he proceeded to Namaqualand and Damaraland, which countries were little known at this time. Leaving Cape Town in 1816, he traversed these regions in an ox waggon, and went through a large part of the country now known as German West Africa, arriving at Walvisch Bay almost exhausted with the difficulties of travel and want of water. He draws attention to the education of the natives by the missions, through the medium of the Dutch language, which he considers a mistake, and states that the Damaras have no religious belief. He had a good deal of hunting throughout his journey, and was successful in providing food for his large party. He succeeded in obtaining a good collection of zoological and other specimens, many of which were at that time unknown to the scientific world. The volume contains an account of the social conditions of the Namaquas, Boschmans, and Damaras, several illustrations, a map of the route of the author`s expedition, and the Appendix includes a note upon the Cape Colony. Good Cape Town Struik 1967 Reserve: $90 Click here to view further details and to bid
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Tabler, E.C. To The Victoria Falls via Matabeleland - The Diary of Maj. Henry Stabb 1875 8vo Major Stabb was an Officer of the 32nd Regiment (Duke of Cornwall`s) Light Infantry, stationed at S.Afr. Headquarters in King William`s Town. In 1875, accompanied by Capt. Glascott of the same Regiment, Major Stabb made a hunting trip through the Transvaal and Matabeleland with the Victoria Falls as their aim. They started on 27th March, with a wagon drawn by a span of twelve oxen, and well equipped for travel and hunting, at a cost of about £600; they were assisted by two soldier-servants, Wood and Harrison, and a wagon driver, a drunken and careless Hottentot called Scheeper. Major Stabb kept a diary during this trip, and accurately wrote down all that befell him and his companion in the course of their travels. He tells about their hunting experiences, the places they visited and the inhabitabts they met. His observations on Lobengula and on the habits and customs of the European aborigines of Matabeleland and Northern Bechuanaland have historical value. Book condition: brown linen boards very good, owner inscription on f.f.e-p., light spotting to end-papers, otherwise fine. Jacket conditon: salmon coloured jacket is in good condition, spine faded, with edge wear (moreso at the top). very good Cape Town C.Struik 1967 Reserve: $40 Click here to view further details and to bid
Daly, Marcus Big Game Hunting And Adventure 1897-1936 8vo 322 page hunter`s biography in areas such as Belgian Congo, French Equatorial Africa, Matabeleland, Rhodesia, etc. describing the hunting of lions, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards, gorillas, crocodiles, hyenas, etc. with 13 black and white photographs. Condition: a good copy, though with binding splitting at pp.80/81, 96/97, 256/7; mild foxing in places, previous owner signature on f.p.e-p., and small bookseller sticker, green cloth boards are good, with gilt lion motif on front. very good London Macmillan 1937 Reserve: $70 Click here to view further details and to bid
James Chapman Travels in the Interior of Africa 1849-1863 (Two Vols) Hunting and trading journeys from Natal to Walvis Bay and visits to Lake Ngami and Victoria Falls. Edited from the original manuscript by Edward Tabler. Map, photographs and ills. Dust jackets are worn with tears and pieces missing. Inscription to previous owner on ffep of both vols. Good Cape Town A.A. Balkema 1971 Reserve: $60 Click here to view further details and to bid
Jiro Tanaka The San Hunter Gatherers of the Kalahari A Study in Ecological Anthropology. Translated by David Hughes. xvi, 200p. Tables and figures. Previous owner`s name on half-title page. A study of the San of the Kalahari; diet, social structure, natural environment and hunting techniques. Very good Tokyo University of Tokyo Press 1980 Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and to bid
Various 8 x Hunting books Hunting wild beasts with rifle and camera - C T Stoneham: 219 pages and many plates of animals. No date inside. Inscription op previous owner in front. Book in good condition inside. Elephant hunting in West Africa - Stanley & Hodgson: No date inside, maybe 1935? Name of previous owner in front. Outer boards worn, book good inside. 279 pages. Man-killers and Marauders, some big game encounters of an African hunter - Chadwick. 1929 first edition. Inscription of previous owner in front. 223 pages. Some loose pages in book. A Hunter`s Wanderings in Africa: A narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, containing accounts of exploration beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna countries, with full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large mammalia - FC Selous. 1928 edition with 504 pages. Some stamps of animals pasted on front blank page. The Low-Veld: Its wild life and its people - Steven-Hamilton: 1929 first edition with 287 pages. Spine is damaged and needs repair. A newspaper clipping pasted in front. South-African Eden - Stevenson-Hamilton: 1937 first edition with 310 pages. One page loose in book. Injury at top of spine cover. Jungle friends - Osa Johnson: 189 pages, several stamps in book as well as an inscription in front. Book in good condition. Safari Trail - Smith: 1965 first edition with 192 pages. In good condition. Reserve: $80 Click here to view further details and to bid
Andersson, Charles John Notes of Travel in South Africa 15 x 22 cm A copy rebound for library use in a half binding of marbled paper on board and red leather, no dust-wrapper thus. The front cover and frontispiece were folded over diagonally and the board was repaired with green cloth patches. Octavo (150 x 217mm), 13 preliminary and 338 pages of text; portrait frontispiece. Some wear to head and tail. Condition Good for its age and history. This, posthumously published book, records the final adventures of the author, in the area now known as Namibia, the narrative being continued up to the time of his death on the banks of the Cunene river. The Ovambo Tribe, a warlike race in the north, are described and there are interesting notes about the game birds of the country. There is less emphasis on hunting than in the author`s earlier books, because he had been severely wounded in a battle with Namaquas. There is, however, a chapter on leopard hunting. Fair London Hurst and Blackett 1875 Reserve: $30 Click here to view further details and to bid
A 9ct gold keyless wind half hunting cased gentleman`s pocket watch, the gilt jewelled lever movement detailed `J.W. Benson London`, with a gold inner case, the signed enamelled dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and blued steel hands, with the original case, Birmingham 1929.
A late 19th/early 20th century continental silver oval snuff box, the lid with embossed decoration of boars head, axe and spear, the sides with further embossed decoration of hunting scenes and a dead deer, base with cross hatched decoration, gilt interior, width 6cm, depth 2.5cm, height 2.5cm
The following lot comprises the scrap book of T Harrison who played for Ireland (1879-1881), Cork, Munster, Irish Wanderers and South of Ireland. Note the IRFU was inaugurated in 1880 following the last meeting of IFU on October 1879. The board was made up of equal representatives from the three provinces which included T Harrison (Munster) . Album complied by T Harrison containing rugby newspaper match reports from games he played 1878 to 1882- covering the 3x Internationals plus matches for Cork, Cork Knickerbockers, Irish Wanderers, Munster, South of Ireland including tour matches to South Wales against Cardiff, Newport and Swansea - and 1879 official Dinner Invitation celebrating the second match against Scotland played on 17th February. Together with some other cuttings covering local Hunting scene, cricket matches and golf results played at Fontill Golf club
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