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  1. Goetzsche, Eric The father of a city: the life and times of George Cato, first mayor of Durban. Pietermaritzburg, Shuter & Shooter, 1966. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Biography of the first mayor of Durban including his hunting & travel experiences, mayoral duties, etc.. Pp. 216, plates, portraits. Dust jacket slightly rubbed, end-papers browned, previous owner's signature on end-paper. VG. R210.00

  2. Rabone, Arthur, editor Records of a pioneer family, transcribed and edited by Arthur Rabone. Cape Town, C. Struik, 1966. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Family history of the Essex and Rabone families as transcribed from family letters and diaries. A description of mid-nineteenth century life in small-town (Graaff Reinet) South Africa. Pp. (xii),(1),158, plates, portraits, table. Dust jacket rubbed & frayed, text foxed, previous owner's signature on end-paper. Good+ R200.00

  3. Lamb, David The Africans. New York, Random House, 1982. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. A portrait of the continent by a well known journalist. Pp. xv,363,(1), map. Dust jacket & text foxed, previous owner's signature on end-paper. Good+ R275.00

  4. Von Koenigswald, G.H.R. Meeting prehistoric man. London, Thames & Hudson, 1956. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. An expert on prehistoric skulls reviews the findings from around the world including Africa. Translated from the German. Pp. 216,photo-plates, diagrams. Price-clipped dust jacket lightly marked, some browning, previous owner's signature on end-paper. Good+ R150.00

  5. Callinicos, Luli A people's history of South Africa. Volume one. Gold and workers, 1886-1924; volume two. Working life, 1886-1940: factories, townships and popular culture on the Rand. Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1985-1987. Volume 1, third impression; volume 2, first edition. 4to. Two volumes. Soft covers. Study of blacks and other workers in South Africa, with many interesting historical photos. Pp. (viii),112 + 263, photos, illustrations, portraits. Light foxing. VG. R400.00

  6. Kallaway, Peter & Pearson, Patrick Johannesburg: images and continuities; a history of working class life through pictures, 1885-1935. Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1986. First edition. 4to. Soft cover. A pictorial history of workers in early Johannesburg, with brief text. Pp. iv,(ii),124, photos, illustrations, portraits, facsimiles. Foxing. Good+ R200.00

  7. Breytenbach, Breyten Return to paradise. Cape Town, David Philip, 1993. First South African edition. 8vo. Soft cover. Autobiographical narrative set in post-apartheid South Africa. Translated from the Afrikaans. Pp. xv,(i),224. Cover slightly marked, text lightly browned. VG. R80.00

  8. Breytenbach, Breyten The true confessions of an albino terrorist. Johannesburg, Taurus, 1984. First South African edition. 8vo. Soft cover. Autobiographical narrative by the Afrikaans poet. Pp. (viii),356. Some wear to covers & light foxing. Good+ R100.00

  9. Le May, G.H.L. Black and white in South Africa: the politics of survival. London, Macdonald, 1971. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. Looks at the history of South Africa from late 19th century onwards. Published in the series "Library of the 20th century". Pp. 128, photos (some colour), portraits, maps. Covers rubbed, light foxing, previous owner's signature on end-paper. Good+ R145.00

  10. Venter, Al J., editor Challenge: Southern Africa within the African revolutionary context, an overview. Gibraltar, Ashanti Publishing, 1989. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Looks at military & political situation in Africa and particularly southern Africa. Pp. xiii,526, photo-plates, portraits, maps. Quite heavy foxing. Good+ R300.00

  11. Hattersley, A.F. Portrait of a city. Pietermaritzburg, Shuter & Shooter, 1951. First edition. 12mo. Cloth. Dust jacket. A history of Pietermaritzburg and particularly the early settlers. Copy no. 404 of an edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. Pp. viii,124, plates, portraits. Dust jacket slightly frayed & marked, paper browned, previous owner's signature on end-paper. VG. R250.00

  12. Ransford, Oliver The battle of Spion Kop. London, John Murray, 1971. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Account of a famous battle during the Natal Campaign, Anglo-Boer War. Pp. (viii),(1),150, plates, portraits, maps. Dust jacket slightly rubbed & frayed at edges. VG. R250.00

  13. Warwick, Peter Black people and the South African War, 1899-1902. Johannesburg, Raven Press, 1983. First South African edition. 8vo. Soft cover. Academic study of the part played by blacks during the Anglo-Boer War. Pp. xiv,226, maps. Page edges lightly stained. VG. R150.00 SOLD

  14. May, Henry John Music of the guns: based on two journals of the Boer War. Johannesburg, Hutchinson Group (S.A.), (Pty) Ltd., 1970. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Two diaries, one by a Boer woman, written east of Pretoria & the other by a Dr Kay who was in Ladysmith during the siege. Pp. ix,(i),196, photo-plates, portraits, facsimiles, maps. Price-clipped dust jacket a bit frayed, end-paper removed, some foxing. Good+ R295.00

  15. Moller, Valerie & Welch, G.J. Polygamy and well-being among Zulu migrants. Durban, University of Natal, 1985. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Anthropological study of migrant workers in Natal. Centre for Applied Social Sciences, CASS 40/85. Pp. (i),iv,63, tables. Covers & text foxed & corners creased. Good+ R265.00

  16. McIntyre, John Origin of Durban street names. Durban, 1956. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. List of Durban streets with origins & meanings, including details on prominent people, military encounters with Zulus, etc. Pp. (viii),161, photos, portrait. Recased in original boards, rear hinge splitting, compliments label on front paste-down. Good+ R290.00

  17. Smail, J.L. Historical monuments and battlefields in Natal and Zululand. Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1965. First edition. Folio. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Much of the book deals with the Anglo-Zulu War, 1879. Feild guide with numerous hand-drawn maps (some folding) and photos. Copy no.1211 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Dust jacket, covers & text quite heavily foxed. Good+ R485.00

  18. Bakkes, C.M. Die Britse deurbraak aan die benede-Tugela op Majubadag 1900. Pretoria, Sentrale Dokumentasiediens, S.A.W., 1973. First edition. Folio. Hardcover. Military account of operations in Natal during the Anglo-Boer War. Publikasie nr. 3. Afrikaans text. Pp. (iv),iv,106, photo-plates, facsimile, tables (1 folding), maps (some folding). VG. R570.00

  19. McCracken, Donal P. The Irish pro-Boers, 1877-1902. Johannesburg, Perskor, 1989. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Study of Irish support for the Boers before & during the Anglo-Boer War. Pp. xx,189, photos, illustrations, portraits, facsimiles. Dust jacket slightly torn & browned. VG. R300.00

  20. Denton, Kit Closed file. Johannesburg, Bok Books International, 1983. First South African edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. The true story behind the execution of Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock. Pp. 160, photos, portraits, facsimiles, maps. Dust jacket damaged, book VG. R250.00

  21. Botha, Paul M. Van Boer tot Boer en Engelschman. Cape Town: Juta & Co, 1900. First Edition. 8vo. Printer wrapper. Pamphlet on causes of the Boer War by a member of the Orange Free State parliament for Kroonstad. Dutch text. Pp. 32. SABIB. 1, p. 257. Corners slightly creased, light foxing. VG. R590.00

  22. Brandt-van Warmelo, Johanna Het concentratie-kamp van Irene. Amsterdam: H.A.U.M., 1905. First Edition. 12mo. Decorative cloth. Diary kept by this Boer nurse during her time in the British concentration camp at Irene during the Angl-Boer War. Dutch text. Pp. (vii),130, 2 portraits. Covers very lightly marked, previous owner's signature & address on end-paper, paper lightly browned. VG. R1500.00

  23. De La Warr, Earl Some reminiscences of the war in South Africa. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1900. First Edition. 12mo. Card covers. Account of personal experiences during the Anglo-Boer War in northern Cape and Natal, leading to the relief of Ladysmith. The author was injured near Vryheid. Letters originally published in the Globe. HACKETT, p. 25. Pp. xvi,120. Original red pebbled card covers a little rubbed, front cover working loose, binding a bit shaken, a few pencil marks in the text, with ink marks & note in Dutch on one page, previous owner's signature on half-title. Good. R1800.00

  24. Hall, D.O.W. The New Zealanders in South Africa, 1899-1902. Wellington, New Zealand: 1949. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth. History of the New Zealand soldiers part in the Anglo-Boer War in Orange Free State and Transvaal. Pp. 97, photo-plates, folding maps. No dust jacket, spine slightly frayed, book-plate on end-page. VG. R800.00

  25. Hofmeyr, N. Zes maanden bij de commando's. 's-Gravenhage: W.P. Van Stockum & Zoon, 1903. First Edition. 8vo. Printer wrapper. The author was appointed as historian for the Anglo-Boer War by the administrative council of the Z.A.R. (South African Republic). He recounts his experiences with the Boer forces in the Natal campaign and in the northern Cape. Dutch text. Pp. 344. Covers a little frayed & creased, foxing. Good+ R1400.00

  26. Anglo-Boer War. The British case against the Boer republics. London: Imperial South African Association, 1900. First Edition. 8vo. Printer wrapper. Study of causes of the Anglo-Boer War from a pro-British stance. Pp. 36. SABIB. 2, p. 637, HACKETT, p. 160. Wrappers marked & frayed, small piece torn from back wrap, some page edges lightly stained & frayed. Good+ R650.00

  27. Tilemann, Hero Tagebuchblaetter eines deutschen Artztes aus dem Burenkriege. Muenchen: 1910. Second edition. Cloth. Diary of a German doctor who spent most of the war assisiting wounded Boers in Cape Colony, Natal and Transvaal. Pp. xii,534, frontispiece (portrait), plate, folding map. Covers lightly soiled & corners worn, previous owner's name on recto of frontispiece, frontispiece & title-page working loose but actually a good & firm copy. R1325.00

  28. Rompel, Frederik Uit den Tweeden Vrijheidsoorlog: schetsen en portretten. Amsterdam, Warendorf's Novellen Bibliotheek, No. 130/131, 1900. First edition. 12mo. Printer wraps. Series of articles on Boer action and leaders during the Anglo-Boer War. Pp. 94,(2). SABIB. 4, p. 76. Spine  & corners frayed, rubber-stamp on first page, paper browned. Good+ R450.00

  29. Bramdaw, Dhanee Out of the stable: South Africa and its Indian question for the last 25 years, 1910-1935. With a foreword by Harold Wodson, editor of the "Natal Advertiser". Pietermaritzburg, The Natal Witness, Ltd., 1935. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. A survey of the Indian position in South Africa since Union. Pp. 19, photos. Staples rusting, corners creased. VG. R325.00

  30. Corrin, Hilda Mary, compiler & Jooste, E.P., editor 1820 settler James Mundell and his descendants, 1820-1981. Pretoria, Human Sciences Research Council, 1986. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Human Sciences Research Council, Genealogy publication no. 24. Pp. (vii),ii,106, photos, portraits, tables. Covers slightly marked. VG. R265.00 SOLD

  31. Nienaber, G.S. & Nienaber, E-M., compilers Die Nienabers van Erfdraai; redakteur R.T.J. Lombard. Pretoria, Human Sciences Research Council, 1987. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Human Sciences Research Council, Genealogy publication no. 26. Afrikaans text. Pp. (viii),131, portraits (some colour), photos, colour emblem, table, maps. VG. R340.00

  32. Skaife, S.H. A naturalist remembers. Cape Town, Longmans Southern Africa, 1963. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Autobiography of an internationally known scientist. Inscribed "To George Campbell ...., S.H. Skaife, 11.11.63". Pp. (viii),199, frontispiece (portrait), plates, illustrations. Price-clipped dust jacket worn & frayed, signature of G.G. Campbell (brother of Killie Campbell), foxing. Good+ R175.00

  33. Dart, Raymond A. & Craig, Dennis Adventures with the missing link. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1959. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Another copy. No dust jacket. Covers a bit marked & corners bumped, newspaper obituaries pasted on front end-paper, some marks in the text. Good. R185.00

  34. Du Buisson, Louis The white man cometh. Johannesburg, Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1987. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. An account of the clash of black & white civilizations in Natal & Zululand in the 19th century. Pp. (v),249, plates (some colour). Foxing & browning. Good+ R200.00

  35. Isaacs, Nathaniel Travels and adventures in eastern Africa, descriptive of the Zoolus, their manners, customs, etc. etc., with a sketch of Natal. Cape Town, Van Riebeeck Society, 1936-1937. Reprint. Two volumes. 8vo. Cloth. Reprinted from the original 1836 edition of these early European travels into the interioir of Natal and amongst the tribal peoples of the area. Van Riebeeck Society #16 & #17. Pp. xxxiv,291 + (iii),335, plates, facsimile, folding map. Covers slightly marked & rubbed, corners bumped, some foxing, a few margin notes & marks. R1100.00

  36. Breytenbach, Cloete Savimbi's Angola. Cape Town, Howard Timmins Publishers, 1980. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. A photo-essay on Angola under the guerilla army of Jonas Savimbi. Unpaginated, photos, map. Tape-marks on end-papers, foxing. VG. R275.00

  37. Smuts, P.J. Die Smuts-familie van die Swartland. Wellington [South Africa], Privately published, n.d. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. History & genealogy of a Smuts family in the Cape (including Jan Smuts). Signed by the author. Pp. vi,90,(6), frontispiece (portrait), facsimiles, table. VG. R275.00

  38. Greig, Ian The communist challenge to Africa: an analysis of contemporary Soviet, Chinese and Cuban policies. Johannesburg, South African Freedom Foundation, 1977. First South African edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Study of communist influence on Africa, with a chapter on Angola. Pp. (v),384. Dust jacket rubbed & foxed, signature on end-paper, foxing. Good+ R150.00

  39. Rees, Mervyn & Day, Chris Muldergate: the story of the info scandal. Johannesburg, Macmillan South Africa, 1980. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Expose of Eschel Rhoodie, Connie Mulder and the Department of Information scandal in apartheid South Africa. Pp. xvi,(i),222, photo-plates, portraits. Dust jacket rubbed, foxing, pencil signature one end-paper & marks in the text. Good+ R145.00

  40. Cope, John South Africa. London, Ernest Benn Ltd., 1965. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Study of apartheid South Africa by a journalist and former parliamentarian. Pp. xvii,236, folding map. Price-clipped dust jacket foxed, torn & rubbed, previous owner's signature on end-paper, some foxing. Good+ R175.00

  41. Shaw, Gerald Some beginnings: The Cape Times (1876-1910). Cape Town, Oxford University Press, 1975. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. History of the early years of this Cape Town newspaper, including the period of the Anglo-Zulu War, Jameson Raid & Anglo-Boer War. Pp. xiii,198, portraits, facsimiles. Dust jacket a bit rubbed. VG. R150.00

  42. Maxwell, Kenneth A. & Smith, John M., compilers S.A. Air Force golden jubilee souvenir book, 1920-1970. Pretoria, S.A. Airforce, 1970. First edition. 4to. Printer wrapper. History of the South African Air Force from early ties, through both world wars & Korea. Pp. 144, photos (some colour), portraits. Covers rubbed, signature on title-page, light foxing. Good+ R165.00

  43. Houart, Victor Desert squadron. London, Souvenir Press, 1959. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. An account of air warfare in north Africa and the Mediterranean. Pp. 167, photo-plates. Dust jacket a bit frayed, text foxed, previous owner's signature on end-paper. Good+ R250.00

  44. Pretorius, Fransjohan The great escape of the Boer pimpernel: Christiaan de Wet, the making of a legend. Pietermaritzburg, University of Natal Press, 2001. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Biographical study of a major Boer leader during the Anglo-Boer War. Pp. (xvi),240, photos, portraits, maps. Inscription on end-paper. VG. R150.00

  45. Preller, Gustav S. Hoe ons aan Dingaansdag kom. (Jan Bantjes se dagverhaal van die Winkommande); met inleiding en aantekeninge van Gustav S. Preller. In opdrag van die Algemene Dingaansdag-kommissie. Bloemfontein, Nasionale Pers Bpk., 1928. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Diary notes of a Voortrekker. Dutch text. Pp. 21. VG. R235.00

  46. Horne, Charles Big game fishing in South Africa. Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1959. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Account of game fishing in South Africa. Pp. 224, plates, portraits. Dust jacket worn & torn, paper lightly browned & foxed. Good+ R180.00

  47. Thonner, Fr. The flowering plants of Africa: an analytical key to the genera of African phanerogams. London, Dulau & Co., Ltd., 1915. First edition. 4to. Cloth. A list of African plant genera, with quantity of species and general distribution and uses. Illustrated with quite attractive drawings and a floristic map of Africa. Pp. xvi,647, 150 plates, folding map. Covers rubbed, front end-paper removed, hinges weak & strengthened in a few places with tape, foxing. Good. R790.00

  48. Hilliard, O.M. & Burtt, B.L. Dierama, the hairbells of Africa, illustrations by Auriol Batten, foreword by Dr. L.E. Codd. Johannesburg, Acorn Books, 1991. First edition. 4to. Quarter leather. Detailed monograph of this bulbous plant endemic to southern Africa. Pp. 152, 44 colour plates, illustrations, map. Copy no. 38 of 100 collector's copies, signed by both authors and the artist, specially bound in quarter-leather, marbled sides, and contained in matching cloth & marble-trimmed slip-case. Some very light foxing. VG. R1700.00

  49. BOTHALIA. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria. [a] Volume 3, part 2, January, 1937. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (157)-279, photos, diagrams, maps. Includes the article "A revision of the South African species of Brachylaena ...". VG. R135.00 SOLD [b] Volume 3, part 4, April, 1939. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (ii),(487)-654, photos, diagrams, tables, folding maps. Includes the article "The flora of Tristan da Cunha ....". VG. R135.00 [c] Volume 6, part 4, 1957. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (iii),(641)-792. The whole issue consists of "The South African convolvulaceae". VG. R135.00 [d] Volume 8, part 1, 1962. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (iii),116. Most of the issue consists of the article "The cucurbitaceae of southern Africa". VG. R135.00 [e] Volume 8, part 2, 1964. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (iii),117-200, photos, diagrams. Includes the article " The South African species of orthosiphon". Good+ R135.00 [f] Volume 7, part 4, 1962. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (iii),669-778, line-drawings, tables. Most of the issue consists of the article "A revision of the South African species of anthericum, chlrophytum and trachyandra". VG. R135.00 [g] Volume 10, part 1, May, 1969. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. (ii),129, portrait, photos, diagrams, tables, maps. Includes the article "Stapelieae from south tropical Africa". Good+ R135.00 [h] Volume 11, no. 3, September, 1974. Folio. Printer wraps. Pp. (iii),(207)-370, photos, tables, maps (1 folding). Includes numerous articles on African plants. Spine torn, covers lightly marked. Good. R115.00 [i] Volume 11, no. 4, May, 1975. Folio. Printer wraps. Pp. (iii),(371)-586, photos, diagrams, tables (some folding), maps. Includes a long article "Plectranthus (Labiatae) and allied genera in southern Africa". Covers slightly soiled. VG. R135.00

  50. FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [a] Volume 1, 1966. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. ix,116, line-drawings, map. Light foxing, VG. R170.00 [b] Volume 13, 1970. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. ix,221, line-drawings, map. Foxing. Good+ R135.00 [c] Volume 19, part 2: Anacardiaceae, fascicle 1: rhus, 1993. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. viii,129, line-drawings, maps. VG. R170.00 [d] Volume 22, 1976. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. ix,161, line-drawings, map. VG. R135.00 [e] Volume 26, 1963. 4to. Printer wraps. Pp. vii,307, line-drawings. Some foxing. Good+ R135.00

  51. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. Review of tropical African pteridophyta 1. Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, 1969. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. "Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium", no. 1. Pp. (iii),132. Corners bumped. Good+ R200.00

  52. Levyns, Margaret R. & Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. A revision of the genus paranomus (proteaceae) by Margaret R. Levyns .... A provisional check list of the bryophyta of the Cape Peninsula by E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe. Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, 1970. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. "Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium", no. 2. Pp. 70, line-drawings, maps. VG R200.00

  53. Hilliard, O.M. Compositae in Natal. Pietermaritzburg, University of Natal Press, 1977. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Detailed study of compositae (asteraceae) in Natal. Signed by the author. Pp. xi,659, illustrated with some line-drawings. Dust jacket slightly rubbed, light foxing. VG. R300.00

  54. Eyles, Fred., compiler A record of plants collected in Southern Rhodesia. Arranged on Engler's system. Cape Town, Royal Society of South Africa, 1916. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Published in "Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa", volume 5, part 1. Pp. 273-564. Wraps torn with a piece missing, spine taped, signature inside front cover, foxing. Good. R225.00

  55. Scott, Charles L. The genus haworthia (liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Johannesburg, Aloe Books, 1985. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Definitive study of this interesting succulent genus of plants endemic to southern Africa. Pp. xl,150, colour photos, illustrations, table, maps. VG. R800.00

  56. Palmer, Eve A field guide to the trees of southern Africa; with 32 colour plates and 700 line drawings by Rhona Collett. London, Collins, 1981. Revised edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Detailed field guide to trees of southern Africa. Pp. 393, 32 colour plates, line drawings, map. Dust jacket torn at spine & slightly faded, previous owner's name on end-paper, foxing. Good+ R175.00

  57. Palmer, Eve & Pitman, Norah Trees of South Africa. Amsterdam & Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, 1961. First edition. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pioneering work on South African trees. Pp. 352, photo-plates (some colour), illustrations, tables, maps. Dust jacket soiled & slightly torn, corners slightly bumped. VG. R570.00

  58. Van Wyk, P. Trees of the Kruger National Park. Cape Town, Purnell, 1972-1974. First edition. Two volumes. 4to. Hardcovers. Dust jackets. Major work on the trees of the Kruger National Park. Signed by the author on title-pages of both volumes. Two volumes, pp. xiv,(1,1),284 + vi,(ii),(1),285-597, colour photos, maps (1 colour). Dust jackets edge-worn & rubbed, some browning & foxing, inscription & previous owner's details on end-papers. Good+ R1700.00

  59. Bean, Patricia Anne A key to the trees and woody shrubs, known to grow 10' or more high, of the forests of the south west Cape and southern Cape (Cape Peninsula - Storms River) also the riverine scrub of the Cape Peninsula and Hottentots Holland mountain areas, including some near-treelike species of the Cape Peninsula which may occur outside forest and away from rivers. N.p, n.d. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Cyclostyled booklet. Pp. (iii),17, 2 pages of line-drawings. Signature on upper-wrap, corner torn away, paper browned. Good+ R115.00

  60. (Botany) The food and nutrition of African natives: with tables showing the composition of some African foods and feeding-stuffs mainly of vegetable origin, and a bibliography. London, Oxford University Press, 1937. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Tables give plant species, part used, composition & area or country. "International Institute of African Languages and Cultures", memorandum #13. Pp. 40, tables. VG. R275.00

  61. (Conservation) East African wildlife journal. Volume 1 - 7. Nairobi, East African Wild Life Society, 1963-1969. First editions. 4to. Hardcovers. The first seven volumes of this scientific journal with articles by John Hanks, Daphne Sheldrick, Malcolm Coe, Vivian Wilson, C.A. Spinage, R.M. Laws and others. Well illustrated with photos, illustrations, tables, maps. Slight wear to some covers, a few corners bumped, previous owner's details on end-papers. VG. R800.00

  62. Hewitt, John A survey of the scorpion fauna of South Africa. Cape Town, Royal Society of South Africa, 1918. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Published in "Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa", volume 6, part 2. Pp. 89 - 192, 14 lithograp plates. Writing on covers, spine taped, some damage to lower cover & two plates, foxing. Fair+ R325.00

  63. Forster, John Reinhold Natural history and description of the tyger-cat of the Cape of Good Hope. London, Philosophical Transactions, vol. 71, Read November 9, 1780. First edition. 4to. Pp. 6, folding plate. Stapled into modern pink card covers, some foxing & browning. VG. R1850.00

  64. Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Proceedings of a symposium on African mammals held at Salisbury, Rhodesia, 26-28 September, 1963 under the auspices of the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Cape Town, Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 1965. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Articles by C.K. Brain, W. Ansell, Jean Dorst, R. Bigalke, and others. "Zoologica Africana", volumes 1, number 1. Pp. (vi),265, photos, diagrams, tables, maps. Foxing. Good+ R275.00

  65. Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Zoologica Africana, Volume 5, number 1. Being the second part of the proceedings of a symposium on terrestrial animal ecology in southern Africa held at Pretoria, South Africa, 11-14 July, 1967 under the auspices of the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, 1970. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Articles by Gordon MacLean, J.C. Poynton, A.M. Harthoorn, and others. Pp. (ii),177, photos, diagrams, tables, maps. Covers slightly marked, light foxing. Good+ R215.00

  66. The Ostrich, Supplement no. 9. Tenth anniversary commemmorative volume of the Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Cape Town, The Ostrich, c.1970. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Articles by J.M. Winterbottom, Valerie Gargett, M.K. Rowan, Peter Steyn, and others. Pp. 189, colour frontispiece, photos, tables, maps. Tape-marks on end-paper & recto of frontispiece, light foxing. Good+ R275.00

  67. Finch-Davies, C.G. A celebration of birds: C.G. Finch-Davies's final album of southern African birds. Facsimile reproduction of 21 coloured paintings, each accompanied by a page of hand-written notes, covering the period 28 March 1918 to 4 April 1920. Johannesburg, Natural History Books, 1990. First edition. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Slip-case. A landscape format book of colour paintings of southern African birds, with hand-written text (repeated in typed form) and a biography by Dr. Alan Kemp. Slip-case slightly sunned, previous owner's details on front end-paper, some light foxing. VG. R290.00

  68. Kemp, Alan The biography of Claude Gibney Finch-Davies, 1875-1920: observer, student and highly skilled illustrator of southern African birds. Pretoria, Transvaal Museum, 1976. First edition. Folio. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Biographical study of one of the leading ornithological artists of the 20th century, illustrated with 12 colour plates. Dust jacket, boards. Pp. (ii),33, reproductions (some in colour), portraits. VG. R270.00

  69. Miles, Elza Current of Africa: the art of Selby Mvusi. Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery, 1996. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Catalogue issued to accompany the exhibition of Mvusi's art. Pp. 42, portraits, reproductions, some colour. VG. R250.00

  70. Harvey, Eva Little green lizard and other stories. Written by Eva Harvey. Illustrated by Kathleen Oldroyd. Cape Town, Privately published [Cape Times, printer], 1944. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Rather eurocentric fairy tales with attractive black & one colour illustrations. Pp. 31. Lightly browned. VG. R215.00

  71. McPherson, Ethel L. Wonder tales of South Africa. Cape Town, Unie-Volkspers Beperk, 1941. First edition. 4to. Printed boards. African folk tales from South Africa, retold. Foreword by C. Louis Leipoldt. Pp. (vii),96, linocut illustrations. Spine damaged, part missing, corners bumped, newspaper clipping about folk tales attached to end-paper. Good. R235.00

  72. Murgatroyd, Madeline Tales from the kraals - illustrated by Joyce Ordbrown. Cape Town, Central News Agency, 1944. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Tribal folk tales of South Africa. Althoug some terminology may be offensive, the tales are excellent, with delightlful charcoal illustrations. Signed by the author on the title-page and with a few notes by her in the text. Covers slightly marked, paper lightly browned. VG. R275.00

  73. Dawes, H. Edmund, compiler Landmarks of old Durban: a series of documentary programmes broadcast from the Durban studios of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Durban, E.P. & Commercial Printing Co., Ltd., 1948. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Essays on famous Durban buildings, their history, people, businesses, etc. Pp. xvi,181, photos. Dust jacket restored, browning & foxing. Good+ R275.00

  74. Walker, Oliver Zulu royal feather. London, Hutchinson, 1961. First edition. 12mo. Hardcover. Novel based on the life of John Dunn, including the Anglo-Zulu War. Pp. 320, tables. No dust jacket, covers a bit marked, spine frayed, foxing, pencil name on end-paper. Good. R135.00

  75. Page, Jesse Captain Allen Gardiner, sailor and saint. Africa - Brazil- Patagonia. London, S.W. Partridge & Co., n.d.. First edition (?). 12mo. Decorative cloth. Biography of Allen Gardiner including his sojourn in Natal and missionary work among the Zulus. Published c. 1890s. Pp. 160, 28 (publisher's list), plates, illustrations, portraits, maps. Covers worn and preserved with cellophane, some browning & foxing. Good+ R570.00

  76. Kemp, Alan C. & Crowe, Timothy M. The systematics and zoogeography of afrotropical hornbills (aves: bucorotidae). Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, 1985. Reprinted from "Proceedings of the International Symposium on African Vertebrates, systematics, phylogeny and evolutionary ecology. 8vo. Printer wraps. Study of African hornbills, with 4 colour plates by C.G. Finch-Davies. Pp. 279 - 324, colour plates, diagrams, tables, map. Light foxing. VG. R195.00

  77. Gargett, Valerie The black eagle: a study. Johannesburg, Acorn Books, 1990. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Detailed study of this African eagle, with colour paintings by Graeme Arnott, sketches by Robert Davies, colour photos & maps. Signed by the author on half-title. Pp. 279, illustrations (some colour), tables, maps. Some faint foxing. VG. R360.00

  78. Tarboton, Warwick & Allan, David The status and conservation of birds of prey in the Transvaal. Pretoria, Transvaal Museum, 1984. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Conservation & status of 62 species of birds of prey. Transvaal Museum monograph no. 3. Pp. (v),115, photos, tables, maps. Dust jacket marked, foxing. VG. R400.00

  79. Prout-Jones, D.V. An introduction to the birds of prey of South Africa. Cape Town, Purnell, 1974. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Guide to birds of prey, with colour photos. Signed by the author. Pp. xvii,(v),127,(2), colour photos, diagrams. Dust jacket worn, light browning, two previous owner's signatures on end-paper. Good+ R185.00

  80. Ellingsen, Edv. The pseudoscorpions of South Africa based on the collections of the South African Museum, Cape Town. Cape Town, South African Museum, 1912. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Study of pseudoscorpions with details of all known species. "Annals of the South African Museum", volume X, part IV. Pp. 75 - 128. Wraps slightly frayed, very good unopened copy. R235.00

  81. Smithers, Reay H.N. Contributions to our knowledge of the genus latrodectus (araneae) in South Africa. Cape Town, South African Museum, 1944. First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. Study of the well-known "button" or "black widow" spider. "Annals of the South African Museum", volume XXXVI, part III. Inscribed to "Lawrence G. Green, with the authors compliments, Reay H.N. Smithers, 29.7.47" on upper cover. A very interesting typed letter to Green, signed by Smithers (on National Museum of Southern Rhodesia) is pasted inside front wrap. Pp. 263 - 313, line-drawings, diagrams, tables, 2 folding maps. Spine frayed, covers slightly soiled, paper browned. VG. R350.00

  82. Cookery. The war time cookery book in aid of the Belgian refugee fund. Cape Town, 1915. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Booklet compiled by Margaret E. Jones Davies and Frances A. Newman. Contains some interesting adverts.. Catalogued from cover. Pp. xii,31,(1). Cover creased & marked, text a bit stained & browned. VG. R285.00

  83. Cookery. Victoria League tried recipes. Cape Town, 1943. First edition. 12mo. Printer wraps. Cook book compiled by V.M. Davis in aid of funds for the comfort of troops during the Second World War. Catalogued from cover. Paper browned. VG. R135.00

  84. Cookery. Cookery book compiled by members of Durban North Women's Institute in aid of war funds, 1940. Durban, Knox Printing & Publishing Co., 1940. First edition. 12mo. Printer wraps. Pp. 44. Wraps slightly worn, signature on title-page, paper browned. Good+ R175.00

  85. Cookery. Seepreseppe, deur Mielieblaar. Bloemfontein, Nasional Pers, Beperk, n.d. First edition. 12mo. Boards. Little Afrikaans book on soap making by a pseudonymous author. Estimated date of publication c. 1920. Pp. 36. Covers a bit worn, signature on title-page, paper browned. VG. R230.00

  86. Van Duyn, Jeanette C. Cake-making and icing of cakes. Johannesburg, Central News Agency, (1922). First edition. 12mo. Cloth-backed boards. First South African book on cake making & icing by a leading cook book writer of the time. Introduction by Isie Smuts dated 1922. Pp. (iii),104 + adverts., photo-plates. Covers soiled, paper browned. Good+ R280.00

  87. Cookery. Flora's two hundred proved cake recipes. Pietermaritzburg, The Natal Press (Pty) Ltd., n.d. First edition. 12mo. Printer wraps. Early, pseudonymous Natal book on baking. Estimated date of publication c. 1930. Pp. 68. Wraps slightly marked & creased, foxing. Good+ R235.00

  88. Cookery. Cookery book, compiled by the Housewive's League of South Africa. Johannesburg, 1950. First edition. 12mo. Printer wraps. A selection of recipes, some of which had appeared in the Sunday Times. Inscribed to Dr Thelma Gutsche by Jessie M. Stewart, National President of the League, 1951. Pp. (viii),130 (including adverts.). VG. R165.00

  89. De Klerk, Mrs P.W. South African cookery made easy. Cape Town, Juta & Co., Ltd., 1924. First edition. 12mo. Printed boards. A selection of South African recipes. The preface is dated 1912, but as far as we know this is a first edition. Pp. (xiii),220. Cover corners bumped, paper browned, initials DG [Denis Godfrey] on front paste-down. VG. R390.00

  90. Van Reenen, Mrs H. Profitable poultry farming. Paarl, Paarl Printing Co., Ltd., 1927. 12mo. Cloth. Includes beginning, breeding, rearing, ailments, packing of eggs, etc.. The photos were taken on a South African farm. Pp. 100 + adverts., photos, diagrams. Covers stained, ink note on end-paper, rubber-stamp on a few pages, text lightly stained & foxed. Fair+ R215.00

  91. Hattersley, A.F. Carbineer: history of the Royal Natal Carbineers. Aldershot, Gale & Polden Ltd., 1950. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. History of the Natal Carbineers, with details of their participation in the Anglo-Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, First World War in Namibia, Abyssinian Campaign, North African campaign and march into Italy during the Second World War. Copy no. 386 of an edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. Pp. x,193, colour frontispiece, plates, maps. No dust jacket, covers a bit marked, foxing, hand-printed in ink on front end-paper "With the compliments of the Commanding Officer, Lieut. Col. P. Francis, M.C.." VG. R680.00

  92. Natal. Lotgevalle van die Voortrekkers in Natal na Bloedrivier, 1838-1843. Bloemfontein, Nasionale Pers, Beperk, (1925). First edition. 12mo. Hardcover. Account of the Voortrekkers in Natal during this period. Afrikaans text. Covers slightly worn, paper browned. Good+ R225.00

  93. Anglo-Boer War. Report of His Majesty's Commissioners appointed to inquire into the military preparations and other matters connected with the war in South Africa. [Cd. 1789]. London, His Majesty's Stationey Office, 1903. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Looks at more technical aspects of the Anglo-Boer War, training, transport, etc. including an appendix on preparedness of the Boer forces. Pp. viii,316, tables. Spine frayed, two pieces of front wrap torn away, corners creased. Good+ R1150.00

  94. Royal Commission on the war in South Africa. Minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission on the war in South Africa. (Volume II). [Cd. 1791]. London, His Majesty's Stationey Office, 1903. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Includes evidence given by Sir Frederick Treves on the medical situation in Natal under Buller, as well as testimony of Earl Roberts, Buller, Methuen, Baden-Powell, Arthur Conan Doyle, Warren, French and others. Pp. x,720, tables, diagrams. Spine & upper wrap worn, lower wrap missing, binding shaken, library-stamp on a number of pages, a few index pages damaged with minimal text loss. A good working copy only. R950.00

  95. Royal Commission on the war in South Africa. Appendices to the minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission on the war in South Africa. [Cd. 1792]. London, His Majesty's Stationey Office, 1903. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Pp. (ii),445, tables. Piece of front wrap missing, wraps frayed, corners creased, some staining & mildew, a good working copy only. R950.00

  96. Doyle, A Conan The war in South Africa: its cause and conduct. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. A treatise on the Anglo-Boer War. Pp. 156. Spine partly worn away, wraps frayed & detached, previous owner's signature on upper wrap, binding shaken, paper very brown, some corners creased. Good. R950.00

  97. Doyle, A. Conan De oorlog in Zuid-Afrika: zijne oorzaken en zijne voering. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1902. First Dutch language edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Dutch edition of the above item. Pp. 175. Spine partly worn away, wraps slightly frayed & creased, binding shaken, paper browned. VG. R3500.00

  98. Kypke, H. Ernstes und Heiteres aus dem Buren-Lande und -Kriege in Südafrika. Der deutschen Jugend und dem deutschen Volke dargeboten. Berlin, Ulrich Meyer, (c.1901). Third edition. 8vo. Cloth-backed decorative boards. German account of the Anglo-Boer War intended for young people, containing some unusual illustrations. An earlier edition than those listed in SABIB. Pp. 104, plates (some colour), portraits, illustrations. Covers rubbed, signature & small label on front end-paper, quite heavy foxing. Good+ R950.00

  99. Perham, Frank The Kimberley flying column: being reminiscences of service in the South African War of 1899-1903. Timaru, New Zealand, c. 1957. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Action in the Anglo-Boer War by a New Zealand contingent. Includes a few chapters on travel in Rhodesia / Zimbabwe. Pp. 92, portraits. Front inner-hinge splitting. VG. R760.00

  100. Cape of Good Hope. Correspondence relative to the appointment of substitutes in the yeomanry and volunteer forces. Printed by order of the House of Assembly. [A. 34'-81]. Cape Town, Saul Solomon & Co., 1881. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Correspondence relative to raising of troops for military engagement with the Basutos. Pp. (i),22. Wraps soiled & slightly frayed, some creasing, foxing. Good+ R345.00

  101. Cape of Good Hope. Minutes, telegrams and other correspondence with reference to Basuto negotiations for peace from 27th January to 29th April, 1881. Printed by order of the House of Assembly. [A. 44-'81]. Cape Town, Saul Solomon & Co., 1881. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Correspondence concerning peace negotiations between Basutos & colonial forces. Pp. (iv),37. Spine frayed, some edge-wear, light foxing. Good+ R450.00

  102. Cape of Good Hope. Deparment of Agriculture. Reports of the Inspector of Mines, Kimberley, and Inspector of Claims, Barkly West, for the year 1897. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Excellency the Governor. [G.43-'98]. Cape Town, W.A. Richards & Sons, 1898. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Pp. 32, tables. Slight damage to cover & margins of a few pages, paper browned. VG. R290.00

  103. Transvaal. Papers relating to constitutional changes in the Transvaal. [Cd. 2479]. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1905. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Articles, correspondence, etc. by among others Milner, Botha, de la Rey & Beyers relating to the political situation and constitutional change in Transvaal. Pp. v,142. Covers slightly marked & edge-worn, labels removed from bottom ofinside front cover & title-page. VG. R330.00

  104. Zululand. Further correspondence respecting the affairs of Zululand and adjacent territories. (In continuation of [C.-4913], February 1887. [C.-4980]. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1887. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Correspondence mainly relating to settlements between Boers & Zulus after the Anglo-Zulu War, with an attractive outline coloured map. Pp. xii,193, folding colour map. Spine partly worn away, binding shaken, front wrap torn across & partially repaired, browning & foxing. Good+ R700.00

  105. Zululand. Further correspondence respecting the affairs of Zululand and adjacent territories. (In continuation of [C.-5143], of August 1887. [C.-5331]. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1888. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Mostly correspondence of A.E. Havelock, T. Shepstone and others on the situation in Zululand at the time. Pp. vii,90. Some corners creased, some foxing. VG. R570.00

  106. Zululand. Further correspondence respecting the affairs of Zululand and adjacent territories. (In continuation of [C.-5522], August 1888. [C.-5892]. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1890. First edition. Folio. Printer wraps. Correspondence by A.E. Havelock, Harry Escombe, C.B.H. Mitchell, F.C. Dumat, Aborigines Protection Society, and others, mainly relating to Dinuzulu, Usibepu and other Zulu chiefs. The map is of the distribution of the Zululand Police. Pp. xviii,417, map. Spine worn away, binding shaken, upper wrap missing, lower wrap present, some foxing. Good. R490.00

  107. Duncan, G.D. The lachenalia handbook: a guide to the genus, with introductory notes on history, identification and cultivation, with descriptions of the species and colour illustrations. Kirstenbosch, National Botanic Gardens, 1988. First edition. 4to. Soft covers. Published as "Annals of the Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens", volume 17. Pp. xii,71, colour frontispiece, colour photos, diagrams. Paper slightly browned. VG. R570.00

  108. Moll, Eugene & Scott, Lindsay Trees and shrubs of the Cape Peninsula: a comprehensive field guide to over 230 indigenous and naturalized species. Rondebosch, University of Cape Town, 1981. First edition. 8vo. Card covers. A leaf key with field descriptions & maps. An Eco-Lab Publication. Pp. x,119, line-drawings, tables, maps. VG. R90.00

  109. Galpin, E.E. Botanical survey of the Springbok Flats, Transvaal. Pretoria, Department of Agriculture, 1925. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Botanical survey of the Waterberg area, including a chapter on geology by P.A. Wagner. Botanical survey of South Africa, memoir no. 12. Pp.100, photo-plates, folding table, map.Spine torn. VG. R200.00

  110. Galpin, E.E. The native timber trees of the Springbok Flats. Pretoria, Department of Agriculture, 1925. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Botanical survey of South Africa, memoir no. 7 on the indigenous trees of the Waterberg area of the Transvaal. Pp. 26, photo-plates. Corners creased. VG. R200.00

  111. Aitken, R.D. & Gale, G.W. Botanical survey of Natal and Zululand. Pretoria, Department of Agriculture, 1921. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. This pamphlet was actually the result of a reconnaisance trip through north-eastern Zululand, an area of high endemism. Botanical survey of South Africa, memoir no. 2. Pp. 19, 2 photos, map. Paper browned. VG. R190.00

  112. Bews, J.W. & Aitken, R.D. Researches on the vegetation of Natal, series I .... Pretoria, Department of Agriculture, 1923. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Research on various technical aspects of plants. Botanical survey of South Africa, memoir no. 5. Pp. 70, line-drawings, tables. Wraps slightly torn, previous owner's signature on title-page. Good+ R110.00

  113. Bews, J.W. & Aitken, R.D. Researches on the vegetation of Natal, series II .... Pretoria, Department of Agriculture, 1925. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Research on various technical aspects of some Natal plants. Botanical survey of South Africa, memoir no. 8. Pp. 65, plates, line-drawings, tables. VG. R110.00

  114. Read, H.H. Metamorphism and granitisation. Johannesburg, Geological Society of South Africa, (c.1951). First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. "Alex. L. du Toit Memorial Lectures, no. 2". Pp. (i),27. VG. R175.00

  115. Martin, H. The hypothesis of continental drift in the light of recent advances of geological knowledge in Brazil and in South West Africa. Johannesburg, Geological Society of South Africa, (c.1961). First edition. 4to. Printer wraps. "Alex. L. du Toit Memorial Lectures, no. 7". Pp. (i),47, photo-plates, folding tables, maps. VG. R175.00

  116. Godfrey, Robert Bird-lore of the Eastern Cape Province. Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University Press, 1941. First edition. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Study of mainly Xhosa & Pondo ritual & folklore around birds. "Bantu Studies", monograph series no. 2. Pp. (vii),134. Covers slightly rubbed & marked, paper lightly browned, previous owner's signature on end-paper. VG. R310.00

  117. Coupland, Reginald Livingstone's last journey. London, Readers Union, 1947. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. Account of Livingstone's last journey and Stanley's search. Pp. 271, maps. Covers slightly faded, paper lightly browned. Good+ R200.00

  118. Jones, Neville My friend Kumalo, by Mhlagazanhlansi [pseudonym]. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1972. Account of Matabele life and customs by an African minister of Hope Fountain Mission, as told to Dr Neville Jones a noted anthropologist. This reprint edition contains a new introduction and portrait of the author. Pp. (xx),126, plates, portraits. Dust jacket slightly torn, some browning. VG. R170.00

  119. Kestell, J.D. Marthinus Theunis Steyn. Gedenkrede (Gelezen in de Jaarvergadering van de Zuid-Afrikaanse Akademie voor Taal, Letteren en Kunst). Potchefstroom, "Het Westen" Drukkerij, (c. 1916). First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. A brief biography in Dutch of President Steyn of the Orange Free State. Pp. 14. Pamphlet creased, covers unevenly browned & frayhed, paper browned. Good. R165.00

  120. (Robertson, William) Aan de gemeenten van Tulbagh en Calvinia. Kaapstad, Saul Solomon en Co., 1884. First edition. 8vo. Printer wraps. Two speeches to the Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk in the Cape. Dutch text. Pp. 22. Wraps frayed, author's name on front wrap in ink, foxing. Good. R235.00

  121. Manning, S.A. The social wine-guide. Cape Town, Central News Agency, Ltd., 1952. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Includes a history of wine in South Africa, how wine is made, stored & served, etc.. Pp. viii,52, line-drawings, table, map. Price-clipped dust jacket damaged, some browning. Good. R115.00

  122. Barnard, E., editor Old-time recipes .... Outydse reseppies; edited by E. Barnard for the Van Riebeeck Festival. Cape Town, Maskew Miller Ltd., 1952. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Traditional South African recipes in English & Afrikaans. Pp. (iv, iv),54 + 54, line-drawings. Dust jacket worn with pieces missing, covers insect scarred, some browning. Good. R115.00

  123. Desmond, Judy Traditional cookery in southern Africa; illustrated by Penny Miller. Cape Town, Books of Africa, n.d.. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. A book of traditional South African recipes, includinga chapter of farm recipes & remedies. Published 1960s. Pp. v,197, illustrations. Covers a bit edge-worn, browning, title-page stained. Good R145.00

  124. Mutloatse, Mothobi, editor Forced landing, Africa south: contemporary writings. Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1980. First edition. 8vo. Soft cover. Collection of black South African short stories and other prose. Staffrider series number 3. Pp. (vii),208, illustrations. Covers rubbed, paper lightly browned. VG. R125.00

  125. Macnab, Roy The man of grass and other poems. London, The Saint Catherine Press Ltd., 1960. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Poems by a South African set in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mediterranean during the Second World War. Inscribed "Charles More with all good wishes, Roy Macnab". Pp. (ix),54. Dust jacket rubbed, paper browned, name-stamp of Charles More on end-paper. VG. R190.00

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