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Signed and Presentation Books........................................................................................ PAGE 3
Cape Town and Environs......................................................................................................................... 6
Genealogy and Family Histories.................................................................................................. 10
South Africa.................................................................................................................................................. 12
Currently in print & Recent publications relating to South Africa............ 24
North of the Limpopo............................................................................................................................ 27
South African War, 1899-1902.............................................................................................................. 29
Recent publications relating to the South African War, 1899-1902................. 31
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: DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN
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Greenwall : ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE
ANGLO-BOER WAR / Ryno Greenwall
Mendelssohn : SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney
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1 Arndt, E.H.D. DIE UNIE SE GOUDRESERWE = THE UNION'S GOLD RESERVE. Pretoria: [SA Reserve Bank], 1956.
63
p.: tables. Text in English and Afrikaans. Stiff paper wraps. Accompanied by a
signed letter from Arndt to the Transvaal Administrator, Dr W. Nicol. R 100
2 Barnard, Chris. THE SECOND LIFE: memoirs; edited by Chris Brewer. Cape Town: Vlaeberg, 1993.
406
p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paperback.
Signed by Barnard & Brewer on title page. See also no. 82. R 150
3 Berman, Esme. THE STORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTING. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1975.
xv,
256 p.: ill. (some col.)., ports. Small
4to. Quarter leather (slightly rubbed) & marbled paper covered boards.
No.146 of an edition limited to 200 copies.
Signed by Berman on a preliminary page. R 250
4 Bleek, W.H.I. THE NATAL DIARIES OF DR W.H.I. BLEEK, 1855-1856; translated from the German with some
additional material and notes by O.H. Spohr. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1965.
117
p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), map. Pict.
paper covered boards. Accompanied by a
signed letter from Spohr to A.M. Lewin Robinson, past Director of the South
African Library. R 200
Also an unsigned copy
available @ R150.
5 Boeseken, A.J. JAN VAN RIEBEECK EN SY GESIN. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.
xviii, 285 p.: ill., frontis., maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. with small tear. Signed by Boeseken on title page.
R 250
6 Bradlow, Frank R. PRINTING FOR AFRICA: the story of Robert Moffat and the Kuruman Press. Kuruman: Kuruman Moffat Mission Trust, 1987.
36
p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), port., map. Paperback, slightly rubbed. Signed
by Bradlow on title page, with a signed inscription on half title page. R 150
7 Bulpin, T.V. DISCOVERING SOUTHERN AFRICA. 4th ed. Cape Town: Treasury of Travel, 1986.
viii,
918 p.: col. ill. Pict. paper covered
boards. Signed by Bulpin on title page. R 120
8 Carstens, Jack. A FORTUNE THROUGH MY FINGERS. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1962.
185
p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper
covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along edges. Signed & dated inscription by Carstens to his wife
on title page. R 300
Carstens is credited with developing the
diamond industry on the South
African west coast.
9 Croxton, Anthony H. RAILWAYS OF RHODESIA: the story of the Beira, Mashonaland and Rhodesia Railways. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973.
315
p.: ill., maps. Paper covered boards,
d.w. Signed & dated inscription by
Croxton on title page. R 275
10 Du Plessis, I.D. THE CAPE MALAYS. Cape Town:
Maskew Miller, [1944].
ix,
93 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Cloth,
d.w. darkened on spine & slightly frayed along edges. Signed by Du Plessis on front free endpaper. R 135
11 Elliott, Arthur. ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE OLD CAPE AS SEEN BY ARTHUR
ELLIOTT: photographs of houses and farmsteads now largely demolished or ruined,
taken at the beginning of the twentieth century; [selected & annotated] by
Hans Fransen. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A.
Balkema, 1969.
343
p.: 162 plates, port. as frontis. 4to.
Quarter leather, marble paper covered boards. No. 80 of an edition limited to
200 copies. Signed on colophon by
Fransen. R 1000
Elliott came to the
Cape in 1900. Although he was not a professional photographer, he became
interested in photographing his surroundings. Elliott's collection (now owned
by the State) provides an invaluable record of the Cape in the early 20th
century. Taken mainly in the winter months, his architectural photographs are
unrivalled.
12 Gordon-Brown, A. PICTORIAL ART IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THREE CENTURIES
TO 1875. London: Chas.
J. Sawyer, 1952.
172
p.: ill., frontis. Half blue morocco and
cloth. Signed & dated inscription
from Gordon-Brown on a preliminary page. R 400
13 Hofmeyr, S.M. CARL OTTO HAGER VAN STELLENBOSCH. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, 1993.
iv,
218 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), plan. Half black leather and cloth. No. 71 of an edition limited to 100 copies.
Signed by Hofmeyr on title page. R 175
Hagar was a painter,
photographer and church architect.
14 Hosken, Ida & F.W. A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ON AFRICA MAINLY SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR: in the library
of Ida & F.W. Hosken, Copperhouse, Honeydew, Transvaal. Johannesburg: Privately published, 1981.
224
p.: port. as frontis. Suede with leather
spine & gilding. Signed letter from
F.W. Hosken laid down on rear endpaper. R 500
15 Joubert, Elsa. TO DIE AT SUNSET; translated from the Afrikaans by Klaas Steytler. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963.
141
p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Joubert on title page. R
50
16 Lord, Dick. VLAMGAT: the story of the Mirage F1 in the South African Air Force. Johannesburg: Covos-Day Books, 2000.
xxii,
302 p.: ill. (some col.)., ports., maps (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Lord on title page. R 210
The story of the
Dassault Mirage F1 and its 22 years service in the SAAF, including actions
against Russian MiGs over the skies of Angola.
17 Malherbe, E.G. NEVER A DULL MOMENT. Cape Town:
Timmins, 1981.
419
p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards,
d.w. Signed by Malherbe on title page.
Handwritten letter from Malherbe laid down on verso of front free endpaper. R 150
A distinguished
educationalist, Malherbe was Director of Census and Statistics as well as
Director of Military Intelligence for SA during WWII.
18 Pama, C. REGENCY CAPE TOWN: daily life in the early
eighteen-thirties; illustrated with the hitherto
unpublished Johannesburg album of sketches by Sir Charles D'Oyly, together with
his other Cape Town drawings and those of Frederick Knyvett. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1975.
140
p.: ill., plan, ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth,
d.w. A crisp copy. No. 674 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by Pama on verso of title page. R 250
19 Pringle, John &
Hudson-Reed, Sydney. 1820
SETTLER SAILS AND TALES. SA Baptist
Historical Society, 1997.
123
p.: ill., ports. Paperback. Signed by Hudson-Reed on title page. R 75
20 Ryan, Mike. A HISTORY OF ORGANISED PHARMACY IN SOUTH AFRICA,
1885-1950. [Cape Town]:
Society for the History of Pharmacy in SA, [1950].
xiv,
129 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered
boards, d.w. No. 252 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by Ryan on verso of title page. R 75
21 Schutte, Jan. DIE DU PLOOYS VAN SOETMELKSVLEI [novel]. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1960.
194
p. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed on front free endpaper by Schutte. R 60
22 Smith, Pauline. PLATKOPS CHILDREN; drawings by Barbara Shaw. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935.
225
p.: ill., frontis. Pict. cloth, d.w.
frayed along edges. Signed & dated
inscription from "Pauline". R 250
The life of some South
African children on the veld.
23 Sparks, Allister. THE MIND OF SOUTH AFRICA: [the story of the rise and fall of
apartheid]. London: Heinemann, 1990.
xviii,
424 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Sparks on the
title page. R 200
"It is surely the
definitive work on South African attitudes…" Donald Woods.
24 Strutt, Daphne H. FASHION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652-1900: an illustrated history of styles and
materials for men, women and children, with notes on footware, hairdressing,
accessories and jewellery. De luxe
ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1975.
411
p.: ill.( some col., some laid down), ports. 4to. Quarter brown leather & marbled paper covered boards. No. 11 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by
Strutt on a preliminary page. R
200
25 Wilks, Terry. THE BIOGRAPHY OF DOUGLAS MITCHELL. Durban: King & Wilks, 1980.
x,
181 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered
boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Signed
by Mitchell on half title page. R 75
Mitchell was an
Opposition parliamentarian.
26 Allis, Gilbert J. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND ITS POSTAL HISTORY & POSTAGE
STAMPS. London: Stanley
Gibbons, 1930.
118
p.: ill. 4to. Cloth, scarred, cellotape
marks on endpapers. R 500
Allis was president of
the Cape Town Philatelic Society for many years.
27 Botha, Colin Graham. GROOT CONSTANTIA. Cape Town:
Government Printer, 1933.
32
p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. R 75
28 Botha, Colin Graham. SOCIAL LIFE IN THE CAPE COLONY, with, SOCIAL CUSTOMS
IN SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 18TH CENTURY. 3rd ed. C.
Struik, 1973.
116
p.: ill., frontis. Paper wraps, d.w.
R 150
29 THE BUILDINGS OF CENTRAL CAPE TOWN. Cape Town: Cape
Provincial Institute of Architects, 1978-1983.
3
vols. (65; 369; 697 p.): ill., plans. Oblong
8vo., paperback (vol. 1). Paperback (vols. 2 & 3). Contents: Vol. 1. Formative influences and
classification. Vol. 2. Catalogue. Vol. 3. Catalogue and classification. R 575
A comprehensive survey
of the buildings of greater Cape Town, comprising photographs and descriptions
of each building. The descriptions include well researched architectural and
historical information.
30 Burton, A.R.E. CAPE COLONY TODAY. Cape Town:
Townshend, Taylor & Snashall, 1907.
viii,
316 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 folding). Cloth,
neatly rebound. R 250
Burton published this
book with the assistance of the Cape Government Railways, hence his travels
across the Cape follow the railway line. There is much information about the
individual villages and towns he visited.
31 Cape of Good Hope. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, nos. 1672-1723: published by Authority, Friday January 5,
1838 to Friday, December 28, 1838. Cape
Town: Government Printer, 1838.
1
vol. Folio. Half leather & marbled
paper covered boards, rubbed. R
2000
The Government Gazette
was the method employed by the Governor to communicate with his subjects in the
Cape Colony. As a consequence it carried all the important laws, proclamations,
government notices and government advertisements. Private individuals and
concerns could also place advertisments, notices of property sales, births and
deaths, etc. The Government Gazette reflects the daily business of the Colony
and its citizens. A magnificent research source.
32 Cape of Good Hope. OFFICIAL HANDBOOK: history, productions and resources of the Cape of Good Hope;
edited by John Noble. Cape
Town: Government Printers, 1886.
328
p.: ill. (some col., some folding, including the Port Elizabeth panorama], col.
folding panorama of Cape Town as frontis., plans, maps (some col., some
folding). Embossed navy leather with
gilding. A.e.g., marbled endpapers. Bound by Saul Solomon. "Printed for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition
Committee." See illustration. R
1000
33 Cook, Mary Alexander. THE CAPE KITCHEN: a description of its position, lay-out, fittings and
utensils. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch
Museum, [1972].
112
p.: ill., plans. Paper covered boards,
d.w. See illustration. R
250
34 De Kock, Victor. BY STRENGTH OF HEART. Cape Town:
Howard B. Timmins, [1953].
116
p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. cloth with gilding. Edition limited to 1500
copies. R 100
The story of the early
sailors to and past the fairest Cape, up to 1652.
35 DE OUDE DROSTDY
[Tulbagh]. Pretoria:
National Monuments Council, 1974.
8 p.:
ill. Stiff paper wraps. No. 289 of an
edition limited to 450 copies, produced to mark the official opening of the
restored Drostdy. R 100
36 DIE GROOTE KERK. [Cape Town]:
Nasionale Handelsdrukkery, [196-].
[16]
p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. English
and Afrikaans texts bound top-to-tail. R 45
37 Fransen, Hans &
Cook, Mary Alexander. THE OLD
HOUSES OF THE CAPE: a survey of the existing buildings in the traditional style of
architecture of the Dutch-settled regions of the Cape of Good Hope. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1965.
xxiv,
272 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., plans, maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. slightly rubbed. R 1100
An important,
thoroughly researched & scholarly survey of the houses of the Cape. Well
illustrated, with plans of towns and individual houses. Covers the area from
Cape Town to Clanwilliam in the West and to Graaff-Reinet in the East.
38 Fretz, Ernst. CAPE TOWN: city between sea and mountain; photographs by Ernst Fretz. Cape Town: Longman, [197-].
124
p.: chiefly b&w ill. 4to. Pict. paper
covered boards. R 75
39 Grobbelaar, Paul. THE COMMANDO SYSTEM: the origin and evolution of a defence strategy in the Cape
since 1652. Cape Town: Privately
published, 1998.
[16]
p. Paper wraps. R 50
40 Juta, Jan. BACKGROUND IN SUNSHINE:
memories of South Africa; illustations by the author. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972.
302
p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth,
d.w. R 150
Recalls the author's
youth in Cape Town in the early 20th century.
41 Kench, John. KNOW TABLE MOUNTAIN. Cape Town:
Chameleon Press, 1988.
104
p.: ill. (chiefly col.), map. 4to. Pict.
paper covered boards. R 110
Covers all aspects of
the mountain.
42 Kendall, F.K. THE RESTORATION OF GROOT CONSTANTIA. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Juta, [193-].
38 p.
4to. Paper covered boards. R 375
Groot Constantia was
destroyed by fire on 19 December 1925. Includes photographs by Arthur Elliott.
43 Las Cases, Count de. MY RESIDENCE AT THE CAPE: being an extract from volume IV of the
journal of Count de Las Cases; introduction and notes by Dr O.H. Spohr. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1970.
78
p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth spine,
marbled paper covered boards. R
75
44 Le Roux, Marius. THE CAPE COPPER-SMITH: a survey of the copper-smiths who worked at the Cape of Good
Hope from 1662 onwards, with particular reference to the materials, tools and
techniques they employed. 2nd
impression. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, 1982.
160
p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R
150
45 Mann, William. THE CAPE DIARY AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM MANN: astronomer and mountaineer, 1839-1843;
edited by Brian Warner. Cape
Town: Friends of the South African Library, 1989.
104
p.: ill., port. Paperback. Signed & dated by Warner on title page. R 75
46 Morrison, Mollie N. THE SILVERSMITHS AND GOLDSMITHS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD
HOPE, 1652-1850. [Cape Town]:
Privately published, 1936.
xv,
84 p.: 16 plates, genealogical chart. 4to.
Pict. skivotex with gilding. Some spotting on page edges. R 550
47 Naude, Adele. RONDEBOSCH & ROUND ABOUT. Cape Town: David Philip, 1973.
111
p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered
boards, d.w. R 75
A personal account of
growing up in Rondebosch.
48 Picton-Seymour,
Desiree. WESTERN PROVINCIAL: an album of paintings & drawings of the
Western Cape; text by R.I.B. Webster. De
luxe ed. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1952.
80
p.: ill. (some col.). Full black leather.
No. 30 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Signed by Picton-Seymour & Webster on a preliminary page. R 250
49 Ras, Anna. DIE KASTEEL: en andere vroee Kaapse vestingwerke, 1652-1713. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1959.
113
p.: ill., frontis., plans. Quarter
leather & cloth covered boards. A crisp copy. No 22 of an edition limited
to 100 copies. R 150
50 Schrauwen, Joan &
Pickford, Peter. WEST
COAST: a circle of
seasons in South Africa; compiled by by Jane Schrauwen; photographs by Peter
Pickford & Alain Proust. Cape
Town: Struik Winchester, 1991.
204
p.: col. ill., col. map. 4to. Pict. cloth
with gilding. Slip case. R 400
51 Strangman, Edward. EARLY FRENCH CALLERS AT THE CAPE. Cape Town: Juta, [1936].
223
p.: ill., map as frontis. Cloth. R 225
52 TABULAE GEOGRAPHICAE: quibus Colonia Bonae Spei Antiqua… achtiende-eeuwse…= agtiende-eeuse… =
eighteenth-century cartography of Cape Colony. Cape Town: HAUM/Jacques Dusseau, 1952.
64
p.: maps (chiefly folding, some col., 1 folding in pocket on rear endpaper ).
Oblong 4to. Skivotex. R 450
These maps were only traced in archives
in Holland in 1950. It is thought that they were taken back to Holland by
Governor van de Graaff in 1791. He had a keen interest in cartography. The maps
represent the earliest attempts to map the Cape and its interior
scientifically.
53 Van der Merwe, Romi. PLAISIR DE MERLE. Cape Town:
Tafelberg, 1994.
80
p.: col. ill., frontis, maps. Oblong 8vo.
Paperback. R 175
The history of a wine
estate in the Groot-Drakenstein valley, and the Huguenots & their
descendants who developed the land and created a tradition of producing
outstanding wines.
54 Wagener, F.J. [ed.]. RONDEBOSCH DOWN THE YEARS, 1657-1957. Rondebosch: Privately published, 1957.
47
p.: ill. (1 col.), folding map. Stiff paper wraps. Text in English and Afrikaans.
R 120
55 Walton, James. CAPE DOVECOTS AND FOWL-RUNS. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, 1985.
xx,
120 p. : ill., col. frontis., plans. Paper
covered boards, d.w. R 200
56 Walton, James. DOUBLE-STOREYED, FLAT-ROOFED BUILDINGS OF THE RURAL
CAPE. Cape Town:
Saayman & Weber, 1993.
xiv,
113 p.: ill., col. frontis., plans. Paperback.
No. 191 of an edition limited to 400 copies. R
300
57 Wynberg Military Base. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WYNBERG MILITARY BASE,
1795-1988. Cape Town,
[198-].
16
leaves: ill. 4to. Photocopied typescript.
R 45
58 Carstens, Patrick
Richard. THE CARSTENS FAMILY IN SOUTH
AFRICA. Toronto:
University of Toronto Press, 1988.
212
p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback.
Signed & dated by Carstens on front free
endpaper. R 150
59 De Kock, Sita;
Bosman, F.C.L. & Paul D. [comps.]. DIE BOSMANS VAN SUID-AFRIKA, 1707-1965. Pretoria: Van Schaik, 1968.
345
p.: ill., genealogical table, ports. 4to.
Paper covered boards, d.w. R
250
See illustration.
60 De Villiers, C.C. GENEALOGIES OF SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILIES = GESLAGSREGISTERS VAN DIE OU KAAPSE
FAMILIES; completely revised edition, augmented and rewritten by C. Pama. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1981.
2
vols (xlviii, 1217 p.). Cloth with
gilding. A crisp set. Contents: Vol. 1.
A-M. Vol. 2. N-Z. R 400
61 De Villiers, D.P. A HISTORY OF THE DE VILLIERS FAMILY. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1960.
165
p.: ill., folding genealogical table, ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R
125
62 Dickason, Graham B. CORNISH IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTH AFRICA: the Cousin Jacks' contribution to the
development of mining and commerce, 1820-1920. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1978.
x,
122 p.: ill., ports. (S.A. biographical & historical series; vol. 25).
Cloth, d.w. R
110
63 Heese, J.A. &
Lombard, R.T.J. SUID-AFRIKAANSE
GESLAGREGISTERS = SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGIES; compiled by J.A. Heese; edited by R.T.J. Lombard. Pretoria: H.S.R.C., 1986-1992.
4
vols. (698; 602; 561; 526 p.): port. as frontis. (vols. 1 & 2). Skivotex, d.w.s. (vols. 1-4). Paperback (vol. 5)
Contents: Vol. 1: A-C. Vol. 2: D-G; Vol. 3: H-I;
Vol. 4: J-K.; vol. 5: L-M. R
1500
All volumes are
available individually @ R300 each.
64 Heese, J.A.; Nienaber,
G.S. & Pama, C. FAMILIES,
FAMILENAME EN FAMILIEWAPENS. Cape Town:
Tafelberg, 1975.
255
p.: ill. (Die Afrikaner en sy kultuur; 4). Paper covered boards, d.w. R
125
65 Hoge, J. BYDRAES TOT DIE GENEALOGIE VAN OU AFRIKAANSE FAMILIES; verbeterings en aanvullings op die
Geslacht-register der oude Kaapsche familien van C.C. de Villiers. Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1958.
224
p. Cloth. R 300
66 Kotze, H.P. GESLAGSREGISTER VAN THEUNIS JOHANNES KOTZEE EN MARIA
GLOUDINA LOUW. Pretoria:
H.S.R.C., 1978.
127
p.: frontis., ports., genealogical table, folding map. Skivotex. R
135
67 Krige, J.D.A. DIE FRANSE FAMILIENAME IN SUID-AFRIKA VAN VOOR 1800: etimologies verklaar. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1936.
28 p.
Cloth. Title page has small tear and ownership
stamp. R 75
68 Kritzinger, S.J.
[comp.]. GEDENKBOEK OOR DIE FAMILIE
KRITZINGER. Pretoria: J.L.
van Schaik, 1974.
182
p.: ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered
boards, d.w. slightly spotted. R
150
69 Malherbe, D.F. du T. DRIEHONDERD JAAR NASIEBOU: stamouers van die Afrikanervolk. Stellenbosch: Tegniek, 1959.
267
p. Cloth. R 325
70 Mitford-Barberton,
Ivan & Raymond. THE
BOWKERS OF THARFIELD. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 1952.
vi,
386 p.: ill., ports., genealogical tables. Cloth. R 500
71 Pama, C. BRITISH FAMILIES IN SOUTH AFRICA: their surnames and origins. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1992.
192
p.: ill. Pict. paper covered boards.
R 70
72 Pama, C. DIE GROOT AFRIKAANSE FAMILIENAAMBOEK. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1983.
380
p.: col. ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 300
73 Pama, C. HERALDRY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILIES: coats of arms, crests, ancestry. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1972.
ix,
365 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down). Cloth,
marbled endpapers. R 225
74 Rosenthal, Eric. SOUTH AFRICAN SURNAMES.
Cape Town:
Howard Timmins, 1965.
262
p. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 125
Another copy available
without d.w. @ R100.
75 AFRICAN ART AND
OCEANIC ART: 92 full colour
illustrations; edited by Francesco Abbate. London:
Octopus Books, 1972.
158
p.: col. ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 120
76 Andersson, Charles
John. LAKE NGAMI, or, EXPLORATIONS
AND DISCOVERY: during four years of wanderings in wilds of south-western Africa. Facsimile ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1987.
xvii,
546 p.: ill., large folding map. Paper
covered boards, d.w. Reprint of the 1856 edition. R 250
77 Appleyard, J.W. THE WAR OF THE AXE AND THE XOSA BIBLE: the journal of the Rev. J.W. Appleyard;
edited by John Frye. Cape
Town: C. Struik, 1971.
xii,
157 p.: ill., port. as frontis., maps. Cloth,
d.w. Edition limited to 1000 copies. R 125
78 Arndt, E.H.D. BANKING AND CURRENCY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA,
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80 Basson, Nico &
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130
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97 Fredrickson, George M. BLACK LIBERATION: a comparative history of Black ideologies in the United
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98 Geldenhuys, Deon. THE DIPLOMACY OF ISOLATION: South African foreign policy making. Johannesburg: Macmillan, 1984.
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99 Gittens, Clarke L. SOWETO…BUT GOD! Pretoria:
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101 Greaves, Alan. TELL ME OF KOMANI: a history of Queenstown. 3rd impression. Queenstown: Queenstown and Frontier
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102 Green, Lawrence. GREAT AFRICAN MYSTERIES. London: Stanley Paul, 1937.
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104 Hallett, Robin. NEW WINDS OF CHANGE: Africa in the 1970's. Cape Town: UCT Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, 1978.
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105 Herrman, Louis. A HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA: from the earliest times to 1895. South African ed. Johannesburg: SA Jewish Board of
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106 Huskisson, Yvonne. THE BANTU COMPOSERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA = DIE BANTOE-KOMPONISTE VAN SUIDER-AFRIKA. Johannesburg: The SA Broadcasting Corporation, 1969.
xxxvi,
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107 Jacobs, Louis. QUEST FOR THE AFRICAN DINOSAURS: ancient roots of the modern world. New York: Villard Books, 1993.
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108 Jorissen, E.J.P. TRANSVAALSCHE HERINNERINGEN, 1876-1896. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1897.
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109 Juta, Sir Henry. REMINISCENCES OF THE WESTERN CIRCUIT. Cape Town: J.C. Juta, [1912].
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110 Kalahari Mac [pseud.]. TWAALF JAAR AS BANNELING. Johannesburg: L.& S. Boek en Kunssentrum, 1950.
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111 Kirby, Percival R. JACOB VAN REENEN AND THE GROSVENOR EXPEDITION OF
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viii,
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112 Klein, Harry. SPRINGBOKS IN ARMOUR: the South African armoured cars in World War II. Cape Town: Purnell, 1965.
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113 Krige, Eileen Jensen
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114 Lategan, Felix V. DIE BOER SE ROER: die groot geweerboek van Suid-Afrika. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.
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115 Leakey, Richard E. THE MAKING OF MANKIND. London: Michael
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256
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116 Leakey, Richard E.
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117 Levinson, Olga. THE AGELESS LAND: the story of South West Africa. Cape Town; Tafelberg, 1961.
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118 Lodge, Tom. BLACK POLITICS IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 1945. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1987.
389
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119 Macintosh, E.K. ROCKS, MINERALS AND GEMSTONES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a collector's guide. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1983.
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120 Malan, Solomon Caesar. SOLOMON CAESAR MALAN: aquarelles = akwarelle, Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1970.
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122 Mandela, Winnie. PART OF MY SOUL WENT WITH HIM; edited by Anne Benjamin and adapted by Mary
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123 Marais, Eugene N. MY FRIENDS THE BABOONS.
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124 Mashabela, Harry. A PEOPLE ON THE BOIL: reflections on Soweto. Johannesburg: Skotaville, 1987.
120
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125 Mathabane, Mark. KAFFIR BOY: the true story of a black youth's coming of age in apartheid
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354
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126 McGregor, Robin. MCGREGOR'S WHO OWNS WHOM, 1980: South Africa's listed companies.
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449
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127 McIntyre, John. ORIGIN OF DURBAN STREET NAMES. Durban: W.E. Robertson, 1956.
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128 Meiring, Piet. DIE LEWE VAN HILGARD MULLER. Pretoria: Promedia, [198-].
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129 Mendelssohn, Sidney. MENDELSSOHN'S SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY: being the catalogue raisonne of the
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generation's views of South African history. A cornerstone of any Africana
collection. See illustration.
130 Mitchell, W.H. &
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ix,
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131 Motswai, Tommy. TOMMY MOTSWAI: [Standard Bank Young Artist, 1992]. [Johaneesburg: Standard Bank, 1992].
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132 Newman, Thelma R. CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS: on-site working with art forms and
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133 Nussey, Wilf. THE CROWDED DESERT: The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Johannesburg: William Waterman, 1993.
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134 Orpen, Neil. AIRLIFT TO WARSAW: the rising of 1944. London:
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184
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135 Pearse, G.E. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA. 3rd ed.Cape Town; A.A. Balkema, 1968.
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136 Peringuey, L. INSCRIPTIONS LEFT BY EARLY EUROPEAN NAVIGATORS ON
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137 PICTURESQUE SOUTH
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chief cities and towns in South Africa. Cape Town: Dennis Edwards, [1897].
203
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138 POTGIETERSRUS: Eeufees = Centenary, 1854-1954; compiled by A.J. Combrink; with assistance
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139 Preller, Gustav S. VOORTREKKERMENSE: ['n vijftal oorspronkelike dokumente oor die geskeidenis van
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1988.
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140 Rattray, Gillian. THE SPRINGING OF THE YEAR: a South African country diary. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1980.
205
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141 Ravenscroft, T.D. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE TYPES. Cape Town: Paul Schaefer, [1906].
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144 Roberts, Brian. THE ZULU KINGS. Book club ed.
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146 [Royal Tours of South
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147 Schapera, I. THE KHOISAN PEOPLES OF SOUTH AFRICA: Bushmen and Hottentots. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1930.
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148 Scully, W.C. LODGES IN THE WILDERNESS. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1915.
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150 Smith, Sir Harry. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR HARRY
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151 Smuts, J.C. AFRICA AND SOME WORLD PROBLEMS: including the Rhodes memorial Lectures,
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152 Smuts, J.C. WHY THE UNION IS AT WAR WITH NAZI GERMANY: speech by the Prime Minister, General the
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154 Southey, N. Monica. KIMBERLEY AND THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF GRIQUALAND WEST,
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155 Sparrman, Anders. A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: towards the
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by J.& I Rudner. Cape
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156 Tabata, I.B. EDUCATION FOR BARBARISM: Bantu Education in South Africa. Durban: Prometheus, 1959.
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157 THE STUDENTS CHRISTIAN
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158 Transvaal Scottish
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160 Uys, Ian. SURVIVORS OF AFRICA'S OCEANS. Germiston: Fortress, 1993.
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161 Van der Stel, Simon. SIMON VAN DER STEL'S JOURNAL OF HIS EXPEDITION TO
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