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Lot 59A
LEWIS C.S. 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' ills Pauline Baynes, Geoffrey Bles 1950, light green cloth, spine stained and faded, shelf wear to base of boards, no inscriptions, d-j, which is price clipped and chipped, with the backstrip torn , loss on the top of the back cover.We have added more images to the let description of the title page and reverse. Please do ring 01242 256363 if more detail needed.
Lot 15
Fine Bindings Irving, Washington"Old Christmas", Macmillan 1876, ills R Caldecott, full pictorial cloth"Brace Bridge Hall", Macmillan 1877, ills R Caldecott, illustrated cloth, some red marks, both copies aeg but hinges cracked and some wearDickens, Charles "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", Chapman & Hall 1870's, ills S L Fildes, green pictorial cloth"The Scouring of the White Horse ...", ills Richard Doyle, Macmillan 1859, front hinge cracked, backstrip missing Goldsmith, O"The Vicar of Wakefield", Adams and Charles Black 1903, colour plates, marbled ep, gilt dentils, armorial crest for Somerfields Preparatory School, Oxfrod,faded as shelf worn and five other full leather volumes (10)
Lot 18
Woolf, Virginia"Jacob's Room", Leonard and Virginia Woolf 1922, yellow cloth, title pastedown to backstrip, rather stained "Night and Day", Duckworth & Company 1919, black cloth, blue titles, hinges cracked and rubbed, front board separating "The Waves", Leonard and Virginia Woolf 1931, blue cloth, backstrip faded as shelf worn "Orlando", Hogarth Press 1949, 6th impression, green cloth, dj with stainingLawrence, D H "The Woman Who Rode Away and Other Stories", Martin Secker 1928 Sackville-West, V "Aphra Behn, the Incomparable Astrea", Gerald Howe Limited 1927, illustrated frontis, blue cloth, gilt titles and blindstamp insignia to front board (6)
Lot 611
A 19th Century mahogany and ebony strung bowfront corner washstand, two tiers, shaped gallery with shelf, undertier with single and two dummy drawers, 65 cm wide x 45 cm deep x 114 cm high, together with a blue and white ceramic washbowl, decorated with Middle-Eastern river scene, surrounded by floral swag and scroll decoration (2)
Lot 1168
A late Victorian satinwood demilune cabinet, the top crossbanded in mahogany, the whole inlaid with bandings and stringings and painted with urns of flowers, floral swags and oval panel with a classical maiden, fitted one shelf enclosed by a single door, on four splayed feet, 35ins wide x 18.25ins deep x 41.5ins high
Lot 1213
A Victorian mahogany break front sideboard, the shaped and moulded back with cartouche scroll and leaf carved cresting, fitted recess central shelf enclosed by a pair of arched panelled doors, flanked by bow front drawers and cupboards under, enclosed by shaped panelled doors, on plinth base, 74ins wide x 25ins deep x 53ins high
Lot 174
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY INLAID MAHOGANY ARTS AND CRAFTS SIDE CABINET, the moulded cornice above a pair of four panelled lenticular glazed cupboard doors and conforming sides, enclosing a mirrored back and plush lined base to the interior and set above an open shelf with arched, bevel edged mirrored back over a short shelf with tapering supports, enclosed by shaped, open sides and square section front supports, tied by an arched apron inlaid in copper, pewter and boxwood with stylised floral motifs, the lower section with a pair of panelled cupboard doors with conforming inlays, and raised on short, square supports with chamfered feet, 69 ½" (176.5cm) high, 36" x 15 ¼" (91.5cm x 38.8cm)
Lot 183
GOOD QUALITY EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY SHERATON REVIVAL CARVED DARK MAHOGANY LARGE DISPLAY CABINET, the moulded cornice centred with a tablet carved with a ribbon tied swag, set above a pair of fancy astragal glazed cupboard doors, enclosing two shelves to the cream silk lined interior and raised on an advanced, bow fronted base with conforming pair of cupboard doors with oval flame cut panels, flanked by bell flower pendants, and raise on leaf capped turned supports tied by an under shelf, 82 ½" (209.6cm) high, 43 ¾" x 19" (111.2cm x 48.3cm)
Lot 187
LATE VICTORIAN AESTHETICS MOVEMENT PAINTED AND EBONISED SIDE CABINET, the oblong, galleried top above an open shelf and pair of panelled cupboard doors, each painted in colours and gilt with a bird at the water's edge, set over an open shelf with matching, galleried side rails, and raise on short, turned supports, 41 1/4" (104.8cm) high, 21 3/4" x 13" (55.2cm x 33cm)
Lot 161
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY STYLE OAK DRESSER WITH PLATE RACK, the moulded cornice above a plain frieze and three shelves to the boarded back, the dresser with moulded oblong top above three drawers, decorated with geometric mouldings and fitted with brass drop handles, set above an open pot shelf and raised on four turned front supports, 72" (183cm) high, 60" x 20 ¾" (152.4cm x 52.7cm)
Lot 261
Pinto, Maj. A. A. de Serpa HOW I CROSSED AFRICA, 2 VOLS Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881 FIRST US EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxx + 377 pp, 5 plates, 8 maps of which 2 fold out + one large fold out map in rear pocket, Vol II: viii + 388 pp, 17 plates [plate of figure 111 missing] + 1 map + 3 facsimiles, original green pictorial cloth, shelf worn, about 22 pages with extensive comments on text, fingermarks and corner folding creases throughout both volumes, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: front and back hinge cracked, small hole and tear in ep, inscription and name of previous owner on ep, two pages with small stains in top of gutter; Vol II: spine opening, one plate torn half way along gutter, one plate nearly loose, one plate loose showing unsuccessful repair (2)
Lot 192
South African Library (eds.) SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY TO THE YEAR 1925, 6 VOLS London: Mansell and Cape Town: South African Library, 1979, 1991, 1997 4to, xxx + 664 pp, ix + 781 pp, ix + 784 pp, ix + 862 pp, xiv + 476 pp, viii + 515 pp, 5 volumes in red cloth, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Volumes 1 - 4: soiled bottom corner of text block edge, slight tanning of top margins; Vol 3: pencil note on two pages, one page with small stain; Vol 6: slight shelf wear (6)
Lot 207
Various A GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENT: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SEVERAL COUNTRIES OF AFRICA New York: William Burgess, 1831 12mo, iv + 130 + 8 ad pp, frontis + 11 plates, half leather and marbled boards, new eps, some shelf wear, foxing on eps, corner of one page repaired, notch in one page, spine opening, consistent mild foxing and light tanning throughout with narrow damp stains on fore edge of some pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate
![[Shoberl, Frederic (ed.)] THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: AFRICA, 4 VOLS London: R. Ackermann, [1821] FIRST EDITION, 12mo, Vol I: xii](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/22f788e2-e9d6-482c-a8c0-a9d200ceba54/468x382.jpg)
Lot 206
[Shoberl, Frederic (ed.)] THE WORLD IN MINIATURE: AFRICA, 4 VOLS London: R. Ackermann, [1821] FIRST EDITION, 12mo, Vol I: xii + [6] + 180 pp, Vol II: 170 pp, Vol III: 168 pp, Vol IV: 184 pp, 45 coloured engravings of which 5 fold out + two fold out maps, half calf and marbled boards with corners bumped and loss on hinge edge, headcaps and feet with shelf wear, ghosting on pages facing maps and illustrations, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: first three pages including title page loose (4)
![Prevost, Abbè [Antoine Francois] HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVELLE COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/833ec26f-d862-4469-8a68-a9d200ced48b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 237
Prevost, Abbè [Antoine Francois] HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DES VOYAGES, OU NOUVELLE COLLECTION DE TOUTES LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES PAR MER ET PAR TERRE, TOME SIXIEME [VOLUME SIX] À la Haye: Pierre de Hondt, MDCCXLVIII [1748] EARLY FRENCH EDITION, 4to, viii + 554 + [4] contents pp, 17 plates with full page illustrations + 16 maps of which 11 fold out + 3 plans of which 2 fold out, full calf, hinges fragile with 3cm of both top and bottom of hinge cracked, boards shelf worn, corners bumped with loss, head cap and foot of spine worn with loss, tanned border around edges of eps, 2cm square hole in ep next to hinge, light foxing on prelims, very light foxing on some pages, 30 pages tanned, foxing on last few pages, small tears along margin or folds of three maps, ghosting on some pages facing illustrations, small damp stain along top edge of about 40 pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 243
Abu Tãlib Ibn Muhammad Khãn & Stewart, Charles (trans) THE TRAVELS OF MIRZA ABU TALEB KHAN, IN ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE, 2 VOLS London: Longman, Hurst, Ress and Orme, 1810 FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: viii + [16] + 320 pp, Vol II: 418 pp, half bound with marbled boards, shelf worn, corners bumped, loss to headcap and foot, discolouration next to leather on boards, small tears in marbled paper, text pages show ghosting throughout, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: corner of front ep torn away, hinge opening, ghosting on page facing frontis, fingertip loss in margin of one page, small tears in three pages, foxing throughout and heavier in a quarter of the text pages; Vol II: hinge opening, foxing throughout (2)
Lot 235
Various BRENTHURST SECOND SERIES, 9 VOLS Johannesburg: Brenthurst, 1986 - 1994 LIMITED STANDARD EDITIONS, 850 copies, 4to, various colours cloth with matching text block top edge and dust jacket; Including John Blades Currey: light shelf wear; Melton Prior: War Artist: mild shelf wear with scuff marks, small notches and tears in dust jacket; Robert Jacob Gordon, Cape Travels, 2 vols: with clear plastic cover, volume 2 with small chip in front top of dust jacket and fingertip notch in plastic and dustjacket in back; A Soldier in South Africa: mild shelf wear; Thomas Baines: Eastern Cape Sketches: spine faded, small tear in dust jacket, shelf wear; Vanity Fair in South Africa: small tear in dust jacket; Britain at the Cape: light shelf wear; The Cape of Good Hope: shelf wear, folds in dust jacket, old price sticker (9)
Lot 230
Porter, Hon. William THE PORTER SPEECHES DELIVERED DURING THE YEARS 1839 - 1845 Cape Town: Trustees Estate Saul Solomon & Co., 1886 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, 6 + lxx + 540 pp, original green cloth, new eps, some shelf wear, name of previous owner “Gladstone Solomon” on title page, “Saul Solomon, Clarensville, Cape Colony” stamp on two pages, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 205
Salmon, Thomas MODERN HISTORY; OR THE PRESENT STATE OF ALL NATIONS, VOLUME XXVII London: Thos. Wotton, J Shuckburgh & T. Osborn, MDCCXXXV [1735] FIRST EDITION, small 8vo, [iv] + 477 + [vii] pp, 4 plates + one fold out map, contemporary full calf, hinges repaired, shelf wear, corners bumped, eps soiled, previous owner’s name on ep, two unobtrusive ink notes on title page, ghosting on p.1, light foxing throughout, mild foxing on a few pages, corner torn away from 6 pages, two pages with small tear on edge, fold out map tanned, with a few small tears, clipped corner and one 7cm repaired tear, crease in one plate
![Lucas, Capt. Thomas J. CAMP LIFE & SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA London: Chapman and Hall, 1878 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xiii + [3] +](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/6680da82-590e-47dc-9dd6-a9d200ceff8f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 280
Lucas, Capt. Thomas J. CAMP LIFE & SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA London: Chapman and Hall, 1878 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xiii + [3] + 258 + [4] ad + 32 catalogue pp, frontis + 3 plates, original green pictorial cloth with clear plastic cover, minimal shelf wear, 2 small tears in headcap, frontis tissue loose, spine cracked, back hinge opening, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 293
Holden, W. C. BRITISH RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA. ILLUSTRATED IN THE STORY OF KAMA AND HIS TRIBE AND OF THE WAR IN ZULULAND London: Wesleyan Conference Office, [1879] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 8vo, viii + 218 + 6 ad pp, frontis + 4 plates + 1 plan + 2 maps of which one folds out, half calf with marbled text block edge, ex-library copy with stamps, some shelf wear and loss of surface on boards, inscription on title page from “Author” dated 1880 to Frere, Frikkie Botha bookplate
Lot 240
Le Vaillant, Francois VOYAGE DE M. LE VAILLANT DANS L’INTÉRIEUR DE L’AFRIQUE, PAR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPÉRANCE, 2 VOLS Paris: Chez Leroy, MDCCLXXXX [1790] FIRST EDITION, 8vo, Vol I: xxiv + 382 pp, frontis + 5 plates of which 2 fold out; Vol II: 399 pp, 5 plates [1 plate absent], quarter bound in leather with marbled boards and text block edge, corners bumped with shelf wear, light foxing throughout, some pages with mild foxing, a few light stains and small tears, Frikkie Botha bookplate; Vol I: spine covered with loosening brown paper, hinge cracked, small mark on title page with ghosting from frontis, 3cm tear in dedication page, foxing on frontis and reverse discoloured, hinge of first fold out reinforced, one third of preface page loose and top corner torn away, corner of one page torn away as well as 5cm of margin, correction in ink on one page and "Narina" plate with ink notes in bottom margin, one page 3cm loose along spine, spine cracked, last page has 5cm tear in gutter; Vol II: some restoration to spine, loss at headcap and foot, front and back hinge cracked, small cut in centre of half title, extensive note on one page, unusually the “suppressed” plate is present and “Le Hottentot Gonaquoi” is absent, Volume I bund with text block upside down and spine cover loosening (2)
Lot 234
Various BRENTHURST FIRST SERIES, 7 VOLS Johannesburg: Brenthurst, 1976 - 1983 LIMITED STANDARD EDITIONS, 850 copies, 4to [4 vols square], various colours cloth with matching text block top and dust jacket with clear plastic cover; Kitchingman Papers; Flora Capensis of Jakob and Johann Philipp Breyne: Frikkie Botha bookplate; Invasion of Zululand; Paterson’s Cape Travels 1777 to 1779: few small spots on top edge of text block; The War of the Axe: light shelf wear; Baines on the Zambezi; Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: few small spots on top edge of text block (7)
Lot 288
Chapman, Abel ON SAFARI London: Edward Arnold, 1908 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, xvi + 340 pp, frontis + 33 plates, half green morocco and cloth, gilt top edge, slight shelf and corner wear, tanning in margins of eps, Frikkie Botha bookplate With companion volume of proofs of the illustrations used in the 1908 edition, 8vo, [138] pp of which 107 with tipped in illustrations, original black pictorial cloth, Frikkie Botha bookplate, corners bumped, fraying to headcap and foot, pages bending at edges of tipped in illustrations, spine split halfway through text block (2)
Lot 273
Harris, Capt. W. Cornwallis THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA London: Pelham Richardson, 1844 FOURTH EDITION, 8vo, xvi + 359 pp, frontis + 24 plates + 1 fold out map, half leather and cloth, gilt text block edges, some shelf wear on spine, headcap and foot worn, address and date in ink on ep, 3 pages with light damp stain in gutter, three pages with damp stain along bottom margin, very light foxing and tanning mainly on back of plates, small tear with loss in corner of one plate, one plate with a small brown spot, original red spine and pictorial cloth bound in back, Frikkie Botha and Carl L. Muller bookplates
Lot 233
Various VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY: SECOND SERIES, 34 VOLS Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1970 - 2003 8vo, brown buckram and vol 18 - 34 in red dust jackets, 34 of 44 volumes, 9 volumes with Frikkie Botha bookplate, most volumes show yellowing of eps and margins of glossy plates and maps, half the volumes with faded spines; Vol 5: tanning from newspaper article, foxing on eps; Vol 6: shelf wear, light foxing on text block edge; Vol 7: light foxing on eps; Vol 9: foxing on back eps; Vol 10: light foxing on last few pages and eps; Vol 12: name of previous owner and foxing on half title, foxing on edge of text block and last page; Vol 13: some shelf wear, front hinge cracked; Vol 16: some wear to boards and spine; ep, half title, margins and edge of text block tanned; Vol 18: three dust jackets; Vol 22: previous owner’s name on ep; Vol 26: previous owner’s sticker on ep; Vol 28: small mark on title page and frontis; Vol 30: previous owner’s name on ep; Vol 31: dust jacket with creases 2cm from top (34)
![Butler, Capt. Henry SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES London: Ackermann and Co., 1841 FIRST EDITION, small folio, 15 + [i] pp + 15 plate](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e740636f-e2f7-4084-9c03-a9d100c06f5a/a16da684-8e1b-48e1-a2a8-a9d200cef5db/468x382.jpg)
Lot 270
Butler, Capt. Henry SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES London: Ackermann and Co., 1841 FIRST EDITION, small folio, 15 + [i] pp + 15 plates, frontis, half leather and cloth with clear plastic cover, some shelf wear and boards faded towards edges, light tanning and foxing on eps, mild foxing on back of frontis, pencil notes traced with ink on title page with one starting “Poor Butler! My companion during three years ... at the Cape of Good Hope”, bookplate of Sir William Vernon Cruise
Lot 191
Mendelssohn, Sidney SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY, 2 VOLS London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Tuber & Co., 1910 LIMITED EDITION, 500 copies, 4to, Vol I: lxxii + 1008 pp, frontis + 15 plates, Vol II: [ii] + 1139 pp, frontis + 9 plates, blue cloth with clear plastic cover, uncut pages, slight shelf wear, light pencil marks and ticks throughout; Vol I: spine cracked in a few places, tanning on eps in gutter, front hinge opening, one loose plate with small tears on fore edge, Frikkie Botha bookplate (2)
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