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Lot 282
A 17TH/18TH CENTURY MAP OF "LEICESTRENSIS" Leicestershire, having later hand coloured delination and family crests 38 x 50cm, in hogarth glazed frame, together with a VICTORIAN NEEDLEPOINT a woolwork of strawberries and a mouse on a table top in gilt gesso glazed frame, 24 x 29cm, and a SECTION OF A 19TH CENTURY COLOURED PRINT in gilded frame, 9cm diameter
![A group of Egyptian Salt companies, comprising Marsa Matrouh Salt & Potash Co., 1 share of E£4, [1947], large map across bott](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/PK/1141/2916749/14017_166_1-20141121114321_468x382.jpg)
Lot 166
A group of Egyptian Salt companies, comprising Marsa Matrouh Salt & Potash Co., 1 share of E£4, [1947], large map across bottom edge showing salt lakes, red and blue mainly; Port Said Salt Association Ltd., 25 shares of 10 shillings, 19[20], brown; Egyptian Salt & Soda Co., 1 share and 10 shares, both 1957, brown and green respectively; National Salt & Mining Co., 10 shares of E£4, 1949, red, and Société Egyptienne pour l'Exploitation des Salines de Port-Said, 1 share of E£4, 1953, green, all with coupons, all very fine apart from second piece which is only fine. (6) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
![Golden Valley Railway Co., 10 ordinary shares of £10, 18[90], no.581-590, scrollwork at left, green, together with more Railw](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/PK/1141/2916749/14017_447_1-2014112112426_468x382.jpg)
Lot 447
Golden Valley Railway Co., 10 ordinary shares of £10, 18[90], no.581-590, scrollwork at left, green, together with more Railways from Herefordshire and Shropshire including; Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Railway, £20 share, 1851; Tenbury Railway Co., £10 share, 186[1]; Leominster and Bromyard Railway Co., £10 share, 1880; Bishop's Castle Railway Co., two mortgage deeds for £1000, 18[66]; and prospectus for the Wye Valley Railway Co., complete with application form, engineers report and map, the mortgage deeds with damage on creases, otherwise very fine. (7) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
![Plowman, George T The Natal Civil Service List 1895 (with folding map) 220 x 150 [See also Lot 308] The 1895 issue of the](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/36503/2911217/35-2014117131719_468x382.jpg)
Lot 35
Plowman, George T The Natal Civil Service List 1895 (with folding map) 220 x 150 [See also Lot 308] The 1895 issue of the Natal Civil Service List was the first of the series, superseding the civil establishment returns in the colony`s blue books. On the front paste-down is an 1895 date-stamp of the Chief Engineer of the Natal Government Railways. The full title-page is reproduced in one of the images. The contents far exceed the expected civil establishment and pension lists, which take up only a third of the space. In addition, the colony`s Constitution is reproduced, as are the Civil Service Act, 15 miscellaneous lists (consuls, JPs, advocates, attorneys, land surveyors, field cornets and so on), the Civil Service Calendar, the Civil Service Board, examination results and papers, as well as several indexes. Indeed, one need hardly look further for details of the state of the Natal Colony in the last decade of the 19th century. The red hard pebble-cloth boards, gilt lettered to the front and the (sunned) spine, are in excellent condition, with the extremities only lightly rubbed. The binding is tight. The endpapers are sunned and the first and last text leaves are foxed. The contents - xvii + 167 pp + an excellent copy of the folding colour map of the Colony - are complete, unmarked and undiscoloured. Very Good Pietermaritzburg [Printed by M W Watson] 1895
Lot 95
Bradlow (Frank) BOWLER IN MAURITIUS Limited Edition, Signed. 205 x 235 x 12 mm This book limited to 300 copies numbered and signed. This book is no. 20. Salmon-coloured paper-covered boards with cream 1/4 leather binding, gilt titles on front and spine. Covers clean, lower front corners slightly bumped and some small rubbing marks. Book and binding Very Good. A scarce copy. Frontispiece, map of Mauritius and 18 illustrations by Thomas Bowler, some fold-out. Pages:[1-6]7-64 A well-researched and detailed description of the Bradlow`s search for examples of and information about Bowler`s paintings and sojourn in Mauritius. References, Index, Bibliography and Sources; details of the illustrations. Appendices 1 and 2 with further information. Very Good Cape Town A A Balkema 1970
Lot 47
Bosman, A M Cattle Farming in South Africa (1932) 220 x 145 x 60 South African Agricultural Series - Volume 10. The author of this thick reference book was professor of animal husbandry and dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of South Africa. The khaki cloth-boards are rubbed and there is damage to the lower corner of the upper board (see image). The binding remains tight. The back endpaper is unmarked, as are the 458 pp of illustrated text, appendixes and index + 6 pp of publisher`s announcements + frontispiece, folding map, 6 other inserted maps, 28 other inserted photographs and graphs (2 present but loose). This ex-library copy has a reference number on the spine and a cancelled stamp and former owner sticker on the front free endpaper. There is another owner signature on the dedication page and the front page edge. The remains of a school prize label are on the front paste-down. All-in-all, this is an acceptable copy of a now rare reference book. [Footnote. Professor Bosman, whose favourite breed was the Africander (illustrated on the frontispiece), is not to be confused with Professor Bonsma (then a young man included in Bosman`s acknowledgments) of the Mara Research Station in today`s Limpopo Province, who famously developed the Bonsmara (from Bonsma and Mara, mainly from the Africander, which may now be the country`s most populous cattle breed.] Good+ South Africa Central News Agency 1932
Lot 26
Moloney, Joseph A (medical officer of the expedition) With Captain Stairs to Katanga (1893) 190 x 135; 600 g This ex-library copy of Moloney`s rare and valuable book on Stairs`s Katanga expedition [which ended with the death of Captain Stairs] has been well restored. All the original plates are present but the route map is missing. A 2 pp preface updates the position in and around the expedition area of Central Africa and makes a charge of `criminality` against the Portuguese and German authorities for their `connivance in the smuggling of arms and ammunition by the Arabs`. Half-bound in maroon calf and matching marbled paper-boards. Both boards are extensively rubbed, as are the corners. The original spine cover, with gilt lettering and rules, has been laid down on a new matching leather spine. New decorative endpapers and a new backstrip with head and tail bands have been added so that the binding is again tight. All page edges are gilt. There are neat library stamps at the front, including `not for circulation` on the original front free endpaper. The contents - xiii + 280 pp of text and index + frontispiece and 7 other inserted portraits and other plates on art paper - are unmarked and there is no foxing, just a few small brown stains near the front. Despite the rubbed original upper board, the overall condition is very good. Very Good London Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1893
Lot 90
Dornan (S. S.) PYGMIES AND BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI 220 x 145 x 40 mm Africana Collectanea Volume L. Numbered Edition No. 984 of 1000. Facsimile reprint of the 1925 edition. Dust jacket edgeworn with small tears at base of spine. Red synthetic leather with gilt logo and gilt titles on spine. Book clean and undamaged. 29 b/w photographs. Fold-out sketch map at the back. Pages [1-12]13-318. Rev. Samuel Shaw Dorman (1871-1941) based his book on first-hand information and investigations while working as a missionary and doing survey work in the area now known as Botswana. His personal observations are of great interest, but when theorising on matters outside his experience he is regarded as being less reliable. An important record, nevertheless. Very Good Cape Town C. Struik 1975
Lot 77
Minter, Burger et al ATLAS AND RED DATA BOOK OF THE FROGS of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland 275 x 200 x 28 mm Paperback in almost unread condition. Published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and the Avian Demography Unit in Cape Town, as No. 9 in the SI/MAB Series, the book serves to promote the conservation of biological diversity. Its objective is, among others, to compile a list of frog species occurring in each quarter-degree cell in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, and use this information to map the distribution of all frog species. This will enable them to create a database and publish a report to inform conservation and biological research and planning, and assess the current conservation status of each species. Detailed distribution maps, drawings and photographs. Pages {i-iii]iv-xv pp1-360 Very Good Washington; Cape Town Smithsonian Institute Avian Demography Unit 2004
Lot 147
MacDonald R F In die Skaduwee van die Dood The author took part in the guerilla war, was wounded at Springfontein and captured. He was transported to Graaff-Reinet, where he was tried and condemned before being reprieved later. Afrikaans text.246 pp with bw illustrations and map. In original linen-covered boards, good condition with ownership in prelims; with dustjacket with a section at the top of the spine which has been amateurishly repaired Fair Pretoria Nasionale Pers, Ons Geskiedenis Series 1943
Lot 89
J. Du Plessis A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA 220 x 140 x 45 mm 1965 Facsimile reprint of the 1911 edition published by Longmans Green in London. Book bound in green synthetic leather. Dust jacket illustrated with picture of mission station. Dust Jacket in good condition though slightly edge-worn. Both front and back endpapers are slightly discoloured, otherwise the book is in Very Good condition. Frontispiece portrait of the author in addition to the 16 pictures of mission stations taken from Wangemunn`s 1868 book. A folding colour map at the back of the book showing the location of the mission stations. Pages: xx pp 1-494 The book includes the history of all the Christian missions in South Africa: Dutch and English protestants, Moravians, Wesleyan, Paris Evangelicals, Catholics, Rhenish, American, Swiss, Scottish, Hanoverian. The natural outcome of all this is a comprehensive history of the people of South Africa. Very Good Cape Town C. Struik 1965
![Cartwright, A.P. THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN: The life and times of Sir Percy FitzPatrick 25 x 17 cm 256 pages, [52] pages of](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/36503/2911217/142-2014117131418_468x382.jpg)
Lot 142
Cartwright, A.P. THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN: The life and times of Sir Percy FitzPatrick 25 x 17 cm 256 pages, [52] pages of plates: illustrations, portraits, map. Full leather, with raised bands and spine label. No. 55 of an edition limited to 250 copies Cartwright calls FitzPatrick `the first South African` because `...in an age in which there were no South Africans, but only Transvalers, Free Staters, Natalians and Cape Colonials and Africanders, he started calling himself a South African and announced the fact wherever he went. The marked difference between Sir Percy and most of his colleagues in the mining industry 80 years ago was that when he said he was going `home` he meant that he was returning to South Africa.` Introduction. Very good Cape Town Purnell 1971
Lot 84
Haughton (S.H.) GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 240 x 150 x 32 mm Bound in blue synthetic leather. Dust jacket illustrated with full-spread view of Chapman`s Peak Drive. A few small tears in dj top and bottom edges. Binding good and firm. Some small foxing spots on prelim pages and on outer page of the map. Long folding geological colour map of Southern Africa. Frontispiece showing Chapman`s Peak road cutting. 16 photographic plates and 50 text figures that include diagrams, maps and photographs of fossils. Pages: 7 prelim and 535 pages. The book sets out some general principles of geology and goes on to consider the physical features of Southern Africa and specific systems, such as Witwatersrand Triad, Waterberg, Matsap, Nama system, Cape, Karoo and others. The final two chapters are a synopsis of geological history and palaeontological history. Very Good Pretoria Geological Society of South Africa 1969
Lot 131
ELOFF C C Die Oorlogsdagboekie van H S Oosterhagen 150x220mm A transcript of a cryptic war-diary of a Hollander who was part of Botha`s commando during the last phase of the war in the south-eastern Transvaal. A dramatic episode of the conflict, where the volunteer in the Red Cross finally joins the armed struggle. Parallel Dutch & Afrikaans text. 106 pp with bw illustrations and map. Very good condition in hardcover with edgeworn dustjacket.HSRC Bronnepublikasie #4 Very good Pretoria Raad van Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing 1976
Lot 87
Burchell (William) TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA with a new introduction by A. Gordon-Brown. 285 x 230 x 40 mm each Two Volumes. Facsimile reprint limited to 1000 numbered copies. These volumes are numbered 669. Dark brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Covers in very good condition, no bumping or wear to corners or surfaces. Top and front page edges slightly spotted. Some foxing spots on endpapers. Otherwise book is clean and fold-out maps are undamaged but have some foxing on front fold edges. Volume 1 has 10 plates, a map and 50 vignettes. Volume 2 has 6 plates, 46 vignettes. Pages: Vol.1: [1-6]7-582 Vol. 2 [6 prelims]1-648. Vol. 1 has, in addition to the facsimile of Burchell`s travels, a frontispiece portrait of Burchell, a new introduction by A. Gordon-Brown, a report given by Burchell before a select committee of the House of Commons on the Poor Laws, Burchell`s `Hints on Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope` and reviews and replies concerning this pamphlet. There is also a list of Burchell`s publications and Principal Sources of information. Cape Town C. Struik 1967
Lot 13
Harris, William Cornwallis The Wild Sports of Southern Africa (1844) 18x25cm pp. xvi + 359, pictorial title page, 24 out of original 26 hand-coloured plates intact as well as a fold-out map of `Africa, North East of the Cape Colony`. Frontispiece and Plate XXIII (Bechuana Hunting the Lion) not present. New endpapers and new leather on spine and back. Front boards shows original red blind-stamped embossing with new leather around front boards edges. New gilt titles to spine, all edges gilt. Some foxing on plates and plate-guards. With a few exceptions, the text pages are without defects and in very good condition, such is the fold-out map. An attractive copy of a scarce work on hunting in South Africa. Good London Pelham Richardson 1844
Lot 107
Charles Scott Shaw Stories from The Karkloof Hills-Revised & Enlarged Edition. 15 X 21cm First published in 1971, this revised and enlarged edition is in response to continuing demand and the interest in the early history of the Natal Midlands. The additional material inlcudes accounts of John Vanderplank, who was the first British settler: of Catherine Barter and her ward `Salome`; Natalie Robinson, Effie Smythe and Barbara Buchanan. There are new chapters about Thomas and Ellen Fannin and the Farmers` Village of Howick....Trade paperback format with flaps/map xiv plus 233 pages text with supporting illustrations. Very clean copy. Very Good Pietermaritzburg Shuter & Shooter 1990
Lot 4
Courtenay (Colonel Arthur Henry) WITH THE 4TH BATTALION THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES) IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1900 – 1901 and ASSOCIATED LETTERS, DOCUMENTS AND EPHEMERA. 95 pages, 8vo (190 x 130), 1 sketch map, original maroon cloth, printed for the author, a very good copy. With: 2 plastic folders containing about 54 documents, letters, orders, passes and items of ephemera relating to Colonel Courtenay’s time as Commandant at Boshof and which are presumed to have been used by him in the writing of his book. Included are Lieutentant Brudnell Murphy’s hand written report of his being briefly taken prisoner the Boers on 17th October 1900 while out patrolling, having gone to near a farm which thought not to be occupied by the enemy (page 35). A hand written translation of a letter which arrived under a “white flag” on 28th November Captain Jacobs, Chief Commandant of de Wet’s Scouting Corps. The translation is reproduced on page 40. Three Oranje Vrij Staat Post Noot, telegrams, records of various requests for payment by local farmers and tradesmen for services provided and the accounts of those settled by Commandant Courtenay, May 1900. A cyclostyled map of the defences of Boshop which Courtenay planned. A translation of General de Villebois Mareuil’s orders for the attack on Boshop on 4th April 1900 – Villebois was killed in the course of the battle. A letter from Lieut.-General Methuen, Commanding, 1st Division, dated 6th April 1900, instructing Courtenay, ‘..will without delay arrange with the Engineer Officer left at Boshof a scheme of defence of the town, which can only be taken by an attack at night. In order that he may look at the question from the point of view of the enemy, he is to read the plan of attack made out by General Villebois, and make up his mind how best to meet it.’ Villebois had anticipated a British force in Boshop of about 300 to 400 hundred men and discounted intelligence that it has been greatly reinforced by the arrival of Methuen’s contingent. This lead to his defeat and death.
Lot 196
Graham. A. Thomas Pirate Killers-The Royal Navy and the African Pirates 24 X 16cm Pirate Killers-The Royal Navy and the African Pirates. One hundred and fifty years ago the Royal Navy fought a daring campaign against ruthless pirates and won.On West African shores they killed `The King of the Pirates`. Bartholomew Roberts and captured his fleet. Scores of men were executed by the Admiralty Court. On the Barbary Coast of North Africa pirates preyed on shipping in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic as they had done for centuries and they terrorized the populations of the coastal towns. To them, piracy was a way of life, and the great sea-powers of the day couldn`t stop them. Then, in one of the most remarkable-and neglected-anti-piracy operations in maritime history, the Royal Navy confronted them, defeated them and mad the seas safe for trade.... Hardback with unclippeed dustcover. viii plus map + 200 pages text. Fine. Fine Barnsley Pen & Sword Maritime 2011
Lot 12
Arnot, David; Orpen, Francis, H.S. The Land Question of Griqualand West, 1875 (Gift Copy SIGNED) 16x25cm 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. A Very Good copy. Very Good+ Cape Town Saul Solomon & Co 1875
Lot 220
C.J. Van Der Loo De Geschiedenis Der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal) Aan Het Volk Verteld Boards lightly rubbed. Corners gently bumped. Light wear at head and tail of spine. Gilt titling to front board with sketch of boer fighter. Debossed insignia to back board. Ownership signature and stamp to fep, otherwise internally clean and tightly bound. Light foxing to outers. Pages lightly tanned. Pages viii + 198 + xi; frontispiece plate of Paul Kruger and his wife with 30 woodcut illustrations throughout and one fold out map to rear. Text is in Dutch. Very Good Zwolle, Nederland Van Der Vegt & Mehler 1896
Lot 242
Harris (W. Cornwallis) THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 8vo (190 x 120 mm) Being the narrative of an expedition from the Cape of Good Hope through the territories of the Chief Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn. Second edition (the first to be published in London): 387 pages, tinted lithographic frontispiece, 6 lithographic plates, folding map ‘Exhibiting the relative positions of the emigrant farmers and the native tribes, May 1837’ compiled by the author with the route of his travels outlined in red, inscription of a previous owner on the half title page, bound in half green leather with red title labels on the spine, green vynide sides – the edges of the spine and the corners are worn and the top edge has been trimmed in the rebinding leaving two plates with no margins at the top, Bindings in this style were commissioned by Struik Booksellers in the 1950’s and 60’s from a monastery in Mozambique. The contents are in good condition. Good London John Murray 1839
Lot 245
Trollope (Anthony) SOUTH AFRICA 8vo (250 x 185 mm) A reprint of the 1878 edition with an introduction and notes by J.H. Davidson. 504 pages, sketch map of Trollope`s route as frontispiece, paper covered boards and rexine back, a very good copy in the dust jacket. `South Africans, noting the inconsistencies and factual blemishes, have tended to cast the book aside. Yet in "South Africa" will be found a fair-minded account of the country and all its peoples; one of the first recognitions of Kimberley as the cradle of the new South Africa, its prosperity based on minerals and its town swelling with a black proletariat; and a recognition of the fact that any attempt by the British Government to extend the franchise to the black majority would be fiercely resisted by the colonists, even to the point of rebellion.` Editor`s introduction. Very good Cape Town A.A. Balkema 1973
Lot 279
Ginn (P.J.), McIlleron (W.G.) & Milstein (P. le S.) THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS 4to (330 x 250 mm) 760 pages, more than 1000 colour photographs, map of Southern Africa, distribution maps, blue cloth gilt, overall a very good copy in the dust jacket. Very good Cape Town Struik Winchester 1989
Lot 301
Holub (Emil) SEVEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA 8vo (218 x 145 mm) Travels, researches, and hunting adventures, between the diamond-fields and the Zambesi, 1872-79, Translated by E.E. Frewer. Facsimile reproduction of the 1881 edition with a new Foreword. De Luxe edition: 2 volumes, 426 + 479 pages, frontispiece, folding colour map, numerous plates and illustrations in the text, full light brown leather with green title labels on the spines, top edges gilt, contained in a green rexine slip cases. A very good set. This leather-bound edition in the Africana Reprint Library series is limited to 107 copies. This is No. 91 Holub describes his first three expeditions to the remoter regions of southern Africa in the 1870`s. His compelling ambition was to follow in the footsteps of Dr Livingstone and, specifically, to reach Luanda by way of the Zambesi valley and across Angola. That he failed in his principle objective does not diminish his stature as a traveller-explorer nor, indeed, the fascination which modern readers will derive from his meticulous accounts of the journeys, the third of which took him to the upper reaches of the Zambesi River. Very good Johannesburg Africana Book Society 1975
Lot 326
Sir John Ross NARRATIVE OF A SECOND VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF A NORTH WEST PASSAGE 4to. The full title of this work is: Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage And of a Residence In the Arctic Regions During the Years 1929-1933. 2 Vols. including the less common Vol.2 `Appendix of The Narrative......`. Large 4to. Vol.1 is 740pp. and Vol.2 circa. 380pp. Both volumes contain many plates which include steel engravings, hand coloured lithographs and hand coloured mezzotints. Vol. 1 also has a large fold-out map. All plates are present apart from a fold-out chart which seems to be missing from the end of Vol. 1. This set has been bound in modern quarter leather and marbled boards by South African craft binder, Peter Carstens. There is moderate foxing and staining throughout, occasionally more severe, most noticeable on the frontispieces and title pages. This seems to be an endemic problem with this book. However many of the plates have been spared and the set is not unattractive. The large fold out map has several closed tears. There is a pencil signature along the bottom edge of the title page of Vol.1. The many photos supplied should give a reasonable idea of the condition. Overall only a good set in a nice modern binding and with a very low reserve price. Please note that this item is very heavy and shipping outside of South Africa would be costly. Good London A.W. Webster 1835
Lot 329
Robinson, Edward Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions (vols 1 and 3 of second edition of 1856) 220 x 150; shelf space 9.5 cm; 2.1 kg In 1841, when Edward Robinson, then professor of Biblical Literature in the Union Theological Seminary in New York, first published this work, it was arranged in 3 vols, all devoted to his travels in 1838 with various companions and hosts. (One of his hosts in Cairo and Jerusalem was the Duke of Northumberland, to whom the work was dedicated). The volumes were compiled from the diaries of Robinson and his fellow-travellers. Fifteen years later the second edition (our version) was published, with the original 3 vols edited down to 2 vols. There was also a stand-alone work, vol 3, to cover the authors 1852 journey and available separately to those who had already bought the 3 vols of the first edition. This set is unfortunately missing the second volume of the second edition (in other words, half of the original 1838 journeys), and our reserve has been adjusted accordingly, as we have decided to offer the remaining 2 vols on their own both because of the difficulty of obtaining the missing volume and because of the importance of Dr Robinson`s work. Vol 1. xxx + 614 pp of text + 18-fold map by Henri Kiepert of Berlin of Lower Egypt and the Peninsula of Sinai, with an inset of Mount Sinai. Vol 3. xxx + 664 pp of text + 10-fold map, also by Henri Kiepert, of Palestine, Phoenicia and Coelesyria, with an inset of Jerusalem. This binding of both volumes has been repaired in a way that preserves as much of the original marbled endpapers as possible. The original matching marbled paper-boards and leather corners are rubbed but still attractive. The contents are complete, with all page edges marbled to match the boards. The volumes have no owner of other markings and are not ex-library. However, as is usual with these volumes, the contents are foxed almost throughout, though nowhere does the foxing detract from the legibility and attractiveness of the text or the maps. The serious Bible history collector without all Robinson`s volumes may at least temporarily be pleased to have these two volumes. Further images - of the maps and otherwise - will be supplied on request to prospective bidder. [GOLD MEDAL FOR THE AUTHOR. In the `advertisement` for the new edition, Robinson writes: `The publication of the Biblical Researches was received with unexpected favour. In 1842, the Royal Geographical Society of London awarded to it their Patron`s Gold Medal.` There was much other praise as well and the volumes were `permitted to take rank as a standard work in relation to the Holy Land`. Very Good London John Murray 1856
Lot 345
Bulpin, T.V. Trail of the Copper King 17x23.5cm An octavo, hardcover book (170x235mm) in the original yellow cloth on board publisher’s binding with titles, in red, to the front and slightly darker yellow spine in Good+ condition; in a price clipped, coloured pictorial dust-wrapper in Fair to Good condition. The first six pages are of a Preliminary nature and pages 7 to 239 are text. Copiously illustrated by A.A. Telford in black & white line drawings, chapter heading vignettes and a large decorative illustration on the title page. Map end-pages in ochre yellow with white drawings and lettering. Bookseller`s label on bottom of front fixed end-paper The book relates the story of Orlando Baragwanath who joined his family in the newly established Johannesburg, where his father had acquired a property at the junction of the roads from Kimberley and Bloemfontein. The property consisted of a few shacks and revelled in the name of the “Hotel Concordia”. The young Orlando was given very little cash remuneration but working there allowed him to meet a wonderful array of people, including some well known prospectors, such as French Bob. He soon found a series of more remunerative occupations and began saving for a prospecting trip and rambled all over the Rand trying to find out about geology and successful prospecting. He took part in the suppression of the Matabele uprising in 1899 and was prevented from prospecting by the Anglo-Boer War. Eventually, however, together with his friend Frank Lewis he traversed the untamed regions of Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia. The two men will always be remembered for their part in opening up the copper-belt, on behalf of the Northern Territories Exploration Company - an offshoot of Rhodes` British South Africa Company Good Cape Town Howard Timmins 1959
Lot 347
Cornell (Fred C.) THE GLAMOUR OF PROSPECTING (Scarce 1st Edition) 220 x 146 x 38mm 334 pages. Original blind embossed pictorial hardcover (rebacked with gilt title to spine), 22 of the 23 b/w plates as called for are present ( the plate facing pg 20 titled `Sealers at Olifants Rocks` and `Taking the horses across Olifants River` is missing). Includes original fold-out map. Previous owner`s name dated 31/03/1922 neatly penned to front free EP. Light bumping to corners. Some superficial paper loss to rear fixed EP where a paste-down bookplate has been removed. Otherwise clean and tight throughout. `Wanderings of a South African Prospector in Search of Copper, Gold, Emeralds, and Diamonds. Includes: discovery of diamonds in German South-West Africa, humour of Hottentots` paradise, the Namib desert, prospecting in a motor-car, the southern Kalahari, mouth of the Orange river, copper prospects, stewed flamingo and other weird dishes, great anecdotal accounts of prospecting in South Africa and German South-West Africa early last century`. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. Good London T. Fisher Unwin Ltd 1920
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