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NOVEMBER 2000

CATALOGUE 24

 

CONTENTS

 

Inscribed and Presentation Books................................................................................. pAGE   3

Cape Town and Environs......................................................................................................................... 5

Namaqualand................................................................................................................................................... 9

South Africa.................................................................................................................................................. 11

Recent Publications relating to South Africa.............................................................. 26

Photographers and their Work................................................................................................... 32

Namibia............................................................................................................................................................... 34

North of the Limpopo............................................................................................................................ 37

Recent Publications relating to the North..................................................................... 42

Sir Laurens van der Post...................................................................................................................... 42

Language and Literature.................................................................................................................. 45

Recent Literary Publications..................................................................................................... 46

The South African War, 1899-1902.................................................................................................... 47

Recent Publications relating to the War.......................................................................... 50

Military History relating to Southern Africa.............................................................. 52

General Books............................................................................................................................................. 55

 

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b&w :    black and white

col.:       colour

comp.:   compiler

d.w.:      dust wrapper

ed.:        edition / editor (s)

frontis.: frontispiece

ill.:         illustrations

orig.:      original

p.:           page(s)

port.:      portrait

pict.:       pictorial (e.g. pict. cloth)

t.e.g.:      top edge gilt

vol.:        volume

4to.:       quarto

8vo.:       octavo

16mo.:    sextodecimo

 

 D.S.A.B. :          DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY

Mendelssohn :  SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney Mendelssohn

S.A.B. :              SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY to the year 1925



Inscribed and Presentation Books

See also nos.: 48, 83, 245, 249, 264, 356, 372, 373, 383 and separate section: Laurens van der Post.

 

1          Baines, Thomas. THE BRENTHURST BAINES: a selection of the works of Thomas Baines in the Oppenheimer Collection Johannesburg; [edited and compiled by] Marius and Joy Diemont. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1975.

            183 p.: ill. (chiefly col., some laid down), col. port. as frontis. (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 1). 4to. Cloth, d.w., with very small mark on top edge. Slightly faded on spine as is normally seen. Edition limited to 850 copies.                                                           R 3750

 

2          Bradlow, Frank R. TALES OF A TROUT FISHING DUFFER; illustrations by R. Townley Johnson. Cape Town: Cape Piscatorial Society, 1975.

            178 p.: ill., frontis., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. No. 251 of an edition limited to 375 copies. Signed by Bradlow & Townley Johnson on a preliminary page.                                                                                                               R 200

 

3          Burman, Jose. SO HIGH THE ROAD: mountain passes of the Western Cape. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1963.

            157 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (1 folding on rear endpaper). Cloth, d.w. Slight spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Signed by Burman on title page.  R 250

 

4          De Klerk, W.A. THE PURITANS IN AFRICA: a story of Afrikanerdom. London: Rex Collings, 1975.

            xvi, 376 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated with lengthy inscription from De Klerk on title page.                                                                              R 185

 

5          Fiennes, Ranulph. MIND OVER MATTER: the epic crossing of the Antarctic. London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1993.

            326 p.: col. ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Fiennes on title page.                                                                        R 250

Fiennes attempted to cross the Antarctic unassisted. See illustration.

 

6          Forbes, Vernon S. PIONEER TRAVELLERS OF SOUTH AFRICA: a geographical commentary upon routes, records, observations and opinions of travellers at the Cape, 1750-1800. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1965.

            177 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., folding table, maps (1 folding). 4to. Cloth, d.w. in unusually good condition. Bears bookplate of Vernon Forbes. Signed & dated by Forbes on title page.                                                                                                     R 550

Forbes was a careful researcher and lectured at Rhodes and Cape Town universities. Amongst the travellers dealt with are Beutler, Thunberg, Sparrmann and Barrow. An important contribution to our knowledge of these travellers.

 

7          Graaff, Sir De Villiers. DIV LOOKS BACK: the memoirs of Sir de Villiers Graaff. 3rd impression. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1994.

            301 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed in an unsteady hand by Sir de Villiers on title page.                                                                                                     R 225

The late Sir de Villiers, born into a prominent Cape family, played an important role in South Africa's history from the 1940's onwards. His role as leader of the opposition to the National Party in the apartheid years has evoked controversy and criticism.

 

8          Heard, Tony. THE CAPE OF STORMS: a personal history of the crisis in South Africa. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1991.

            xvii, 275 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Heard on title page.                                                                                                     R 100

 

9          Herd, Norman. KILLIE'S AFRICA: the achievements of Dr Killie Campbell. Pietermaritzburg: Blue Crane Books, 1982.

            200 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed. Signed by Herd on title page.            R 200

 

10        Montbard, Georges. THE CASE OF JOHN BULL IN EGYPT, THE TRANSVAAL, VENEZULA AND ELSEWHERE.  London: Hutchinson, [1896?].

            249 p.: ill., frontis. Pict. cloth with gilding. Signed inscription from Montbard on front free endpaper.                                                                                             R 650

See Mendelssohn vol. 2, p. 41.

 

11        Mossop, E.E. OLD CAPE HIGHWAYS.  Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1927.

            202 p.: ill., frontis., maps (5 folding). Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Mossop on front free endpaper.                                                                                     R 450

Dr Mossop follows all the early major routes out of Cape Town.

 

12        Phillips, Lionel. SOME REMINISCENCES.  London: Hutchinson, [1924].

            xl, 292 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth. Inscription from the author on front free endpaper to William Mosenthal.                                                                                           R 500

Phillips was a Reform leader in the Transvaal under the Kruger government. See also no. 12: Phillips, Mrs Lionel. SOME SOUTH AFRICAN RECOLLECTIONS.

 

13        Scully, William Charles. BETWEEN SUN AND SAND: a tale of an African desert. [2nd impression]. Cape Town: J.C. Juta, [1907].

            x, 294 p. Embossed cloth. A crisp copy. Signed & dated inscription from Scully laid down on front endpaper.                                                                                             R 475

 

14        SOUTH AFRICA'S HERITAGE = SUID-AFRIKAANSE ERFENIS: how our forefathers lived, worked and played: from Van Riebeeck to XIXth century times. Cape Town: Caltex Oil, [1960].

            1 vol. (various pagings): ill. (some col.), ports. Cloth. No. 9 of a presentation edition limited to 25 copies. Accompanied by a letter from the HQ of Caltex. Text in English and Afrikaans.   R 100

 

15        Tretchikoff, Vladimir & Hocking, Anthony. PIGEON'S LUCK.  London: Collins, 1973.

            283 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.), map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Tretchikoff on title page.                                                                    R 250

The life story of one of South Africa's most successful artists of modern times. The book includes his wartime experiences in Singapore, his capture by the Japanese and eventuall reunion with his family in Cape Town, as well as tracing his artistic career.

 

16        Tyrrell-Glynn, W.H.P.A. AN ACCOUNT OF SOME EARLY LIBRARIES AND BOOK COLLECTIONS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: with special reference to the establishment of the South African Public Library. Stellenbosch, 1972.

            xii, 240 p. 4to. Cloth bound typescript. Signed & dated inscription on front free endpaper.          R 400

Presented as the author's MA thesis in Librarianship at the University of Stellenbosch, during the year of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the South African Public Library.

 

17        Van der Bijl, Vintcent & Bishop, John. CRICKET IN THE SHADOWS; postscript by Barry Richards. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1984.

            224 p.: ill., ports., tables. Paper covered boards, d.w., small cellotape marks on endpapers. Signed inscription from Van der Bijl on title page.                                     R 165

Describes the years of South Africa's isolation from international cricket and Van der Bijl's cricket career.

 


Cape Town and Environs

See also nos. 185 and 405

 

18        Baraitser, Michael & Obholzer, Anton. CAPE COUNTRY FURNITURE: a pictorial survey of regional styles, materials and techniques in the Cape Province of South Africa; with an historical introduction by Mary Alexander Cook. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971.

            xviii, 286 p.: ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w. slightly rubbed.                             R 1250

 

19        Baraitser, Michael & Obholzer, Anton. CAPE COUNTRY FURNITURE: a pictorial survey of regional styles, materials and techniques in the Cape Province of South Africa; with an historical introduction by Mary Alexander Cook. 2nd revised ed., 3rd impression. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1982.

            368 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly faded on spine.    R 2000

The most complete edition of this impressive reference work.

 

20        Baraitser, Michael & Obholzer, Anton. TOWN FURNITURE OF THE CAPE.  Cape Town: C. Struik, 1987.

            224 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Ownership inscription & bookplate on front endpapers.                                                                                           R 1750

 

21        Barnard, Lady Anne. THE LETTERS OF LADY ANNE BARNARD TO HENRY DUNDAS: from the Cape and elsewhere, 1793-1803, together with her journal of a tour into the interior and certain other letters; newly edited with an introduction and notes by A.M. Lewin Robinson. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1973.

            xv, 303 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), plan, map. Skivotex, d.w.     R 300

 

22        Beukes, Alec [ed.]. CAPAB BALLET = KRUIK-BALLET: 21 years, 1963-1984. Cape Town: Capab, 1984.

            80 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paperback with crease on front cover. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans.                                                                                             R 50

A history of the Cape Performing Arts Board and ballet in the western Cape.

 

23        Boucher, Maurice & Penn, Nigel [eds.]. BRITAIN AT THE CAPE, 1795 TO 1803.  Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1992.

            263 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports., maps (some col.). (Brenthurst Press. Second series; 9). 4to. Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 850 copies.                                R 650

 

24        Bowler, T.W. PICTORIAL ALBUM OF CAPE TOWN: with views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth and Graham's Town;  from original drawings by T.W. Bowler; with historical and descriptive sketches by W.R. Thomson. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1966.

            44 p., 12 leaves of col. plates (1 folding). Oblong 4to. Cloth. No. 425 of an edition limited to 750 copies.                                                                                                  R 250

 

25        Burrows, Edmund H. OVERBERG ODYSSEY: people, roads and early days. Swellendam: Swellendam Trust, 1994.

            xii, 212 p.: ill., frontis., genealogical tables, ports., maps. Pict. paper covered boards.        R 200

            See illustration.

 

26        Burrows, Edmund H. OVERBERG OUTSPAN: a chronicle of people and places in the south western districts of the Cape. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1952.

            xiv, 310 p.: ill., frontis., folding genealogical chart, ports., plans, maps (2 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w. with small tear on lower corner.                                               R 250

Dr Burrows' detailed study of the Overberg is a valuable reference work for anyone interested in the area.

 

27        Cape Peninsula Publicity Dept. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: useful facts and figures. 10th ed. Cape Town: Cape Peninsula Publicity Dept., 1954.

            96 p. : advertisements, tables, maps on folding rear cover. Paperback. Ex library copy.    R 50

 

28        Cape Peninsula. MASKEW MILLER'S NEW MAP OF THE CAPE PENINSULA: showing main roads to date: [with smaller inset map of the central city and Atlantic seaboard].  Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller, [191-].

            960 x 620 cm.: col. folding linen-backed map. Folds into red cloth binding with some spotting.                                                                                                                R 1250

The map (which is remarkably clean) is clearly laid out, and shows the limited extent of Cape Town in the first decade of the twentieth century.

 

29        Currey, John Blades. JOHN BLADES CURREY, 1850 TO 1900: fifty years in the Cape Colony; edited by Phillida Brooke Simons. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1986.

            274 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. (Brenthurst Press. Second series; 2). 4to. Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 850 copies.                                                  

                                                                                                                           R 350

 

30        Dapper, Olfert [et al.]. THE EARLY CAPE HOTTENTOTS: described in the writings of Olfert Dapper (1668), Willem ten Rhyne (1686) and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek (1695); the original texts with translations into English by I. Schapera and E. Farrington. Reprint. Westport, Connecticut: Negro Universities Press, 1970.

            309 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth.                                             R 250

 

31        Dewar, David & Uytenbogaardt, Roelof. HOUSING: a comparative evaluation of urbanism in Cape Town. Cape Town: UCT Urban Problems Research Unit, [1978].

            207 p.: ill., plans. 4to. Paperback.                                                    R 200

A very detailed study of land use in the greater Cape Town area, identifying problems that have yet to be solved!

 

32        Duckitt, Hildagonda J. HILDA'S DIARY OF A CAPE HOUSEKEEPER: being a chronicle of daily events and monthly work in a Cape household, with numerous cooking recipes… Facsimile ed. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1978.

            300 p.: frontis. Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Reprint of the 1902 edition.  R 250

 

33        Fagan, Gawie and Gwen. CHURCH STREET IN THE LAND OF WAVEREN.  Tulbagh: Tulbagh Restoration Committee, 1975.

            185 p.: ill., ports., plans. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges with small tears.                                                                                                     R 250

Documents the work done to restore twenty-eight buildings of historic value in Church Street, Tulbagh, after the earthquake of 29 September 1969. Provides interesting insights into the original construction of the buildings.

 

34        Franklin, Lady Jane. THE JOURNAL OF LADY JANE FRANKLIN AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: November 1836, keeping up the character; edited, annotated and introduced by Brian and Nancy Warner. Cape Town: Friends of the S.A. Library, 1985.

            76 p. Paperback.                                                                                 R 85

 

35        Fransen, Hans [comp]. DIE KAAPSE STOEL = THE CAPE CHAIR: the illustrated edition of the catalogue of an exhibition held in the Stellenbosch Museum in April 1969. Stellenbosch: The Museum, 1970.

            79 p.: ill., frontis. Crown 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. No. 608 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans.                             R 300

 

36        Gerber, Hilda. TRADITIONAL COOKERY OF THE CAPE MALAYS: food customs and 200 old Cape recipes. 5th impression. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1978.

            127 p.: ill., frontis. Paperback.                                                          R 30

 

37        Gilliomee, Hermann. DIE KAAP TYDENS DIE EERSTE BRITSE BEWIND.  Cape Town: HAUM, 1975.

            378 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. creased with small tears.     R 225

 

38        Herschel, John. HERSCHEL AT THE CAPE: diaries and correspondence of Sir John Herschel, 1834-1838; edited with an introduction by David S. Evans [et al.]. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969.

            xxxv, 398 p.: ill., port. as frontis., plans, maps. Skivotex spine, paper covered boards, d.w.           R 85

 

39        Herschel, John. SIR JOHN HERSCHEL AT THE CAPE, 1834-1838.  Cape Town: South African Library, 1958.

            [46] p. of text, [18] p. of ill.: col. frontis. Stiff paper wraps. Reprinted from the QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY, Dec. 1957.  R 75

 

40        Kiewiet, K. & Weichel, K. INSIDE CROSSROADS.  Johannesburg: McGraw-Hill, 1980.

            127 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w.                      R 150

An analysis and description of a squatter camp outside Cape Town. Provides an insider's view of the development of Crossroads and the lives of its residents, their homes constantly under threat of demolition by government agencies in the 1980s.

 

41        Loubser, A.G.H. DE ACHTERBUURTEN VAN KAAPSTAD.  Stellenbosch: Pro Ecclesia, 1921.

            111 p.: ill., ports., plans. Stiff paper wraps, spotted.                      R 250

Loubser was certain that drink was the root of evil in Cape Town's poorest suburbs. The photographs provide an interesting and unusual view of Cape Town during this period.

 

42        Moore-Anderson, A.P. THE CAPE TOWN NAVAL CADET CORPS: the story of eighteen years, with war record and illustrations. Cape Town: The Corps, [1924].

            43 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps with ill. laid down on front cover.   

                                                                                                                           R 100

 

43        Rhind, Dave. ST PETER'S CHURCH, MOWBRAY: Church of England in association with the Church of the Province of South Africa. Cape Town: St Peter's, 1994.

            32 p.: ill., port., plans. Paperback.                                                    R 40

 

44        Schumacher, Johannes. DIE KAAP IN 1776-1777: akwarelle van Johannes Schumacher uit die Swellengrebel-Argief te Breda; uitgegee en van 'n historiese inleiding voorsien deur A. Hallema. 'S-Gravenhage: A.A.M. Stols, 1951.

            23 p. text,  [48] leaves of ill. (some folding). Oblong 8vo. Cloth spine, paper covered boards, d.w. with ill. laid down, frayed along edges.                                         

                                                                                                                           R 350

 

45        Walton, James. CAPE COTTAGES; illustrated by James Walton and Andre Pretorius. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Kagiso, 1997.

            xii, 129 p.: ill., plans, map on inside front cover. Crown 8vo. Stiff paper wraps.       R 300

 

46        Walton, James. OLD CAPE FARMSTEADS.  Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1989.

            xvi, 147 p.: ill., col. frontis., plans, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly faded on spine.     R 375

            See illustration.

 

47        Whalley, Fred L. TALES FROM MUIZENBERG.  Cape Town: F.L. Whalley, 1905.

            66 p.: advertisements. Stiff paper wraps.                                       R 150


Namaqualand

 

48        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. Front free endpaper removed. Signed by Carstens on title page.               R 250

Carstens is credited with developing the diamond industry on the South African west coast. Unsigned copy without d.w. also available @ R175.

 

49        Coetsee, J.J. [ed.]. HOERSKOOL NAMAKWALAND, 1846-1989: [feesblad te herdenking van ons skool se 125-jarige bestaan]. Springbok: Die Hoerskool, 1989.

            120 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. 4to. Paperback.                       R 100

 

50        Delfos & Atlas Copco. PNEUMATICS. No. 46, 1973: [Namaqualand]. Benoni: Delfos &  Atlas Copco, 1973.

            11 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Paperback. Text in English and Afrikaans.         

                                                                                                                           R 75

PNEUMATICS is the journal of Delfos & Atlas Copco, suppliers of compressed air equipment. This issue is devoted to Namaqualand, concentrating on the mining industry in the area.

 

51        Jowell, Phyllis. JOE JOWELL OF NAMAQUALAND: the story of a modern-day pioneer; assisted by Adrienne Folb. Cape Town: Fernwood, 1994.

            312 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), genealogical table, maps (some col.). 4to. Quarter brown leather & cloth.                                                                        R 500

The Jowell family "het diep spore getrap" in Namaqualand.

 

52        SATOUR. NAMAQUALAND: nature's changing kaleidoscope. Cape Town: Satour, [198-].

            27 p.: col. ill., maps. 4to. Paperback.                                               R 60

                        Satour is the South African tourism authority.

 

53        Schapera, Abe. GOLDEN DAYS IN NAMAQUALAND.  [1969].

            2 vols. (373 p.). 4to. Unpublished bound typescript.                    R 550

            The memories of an old Namaqualander. "...in that community-whether Afrikaners, Britons, Jews or Coloureds, there prevailed such a spirit of harmony and contentment..." p.193    

 

54        Smalberger, John M. ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN NAMAQUALAND, 1846-1931.  Cape Town: C. Struik, 1975.

            152 p.: ill., ports., folding table. Paper covered boards, d.w.       R 125

 

55        Steenkamp, Willem. LAND OF THE THIRST KING.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1975.

            192 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                 R 125

Steenkamp's forefathers lived in Namaqualand for more than 150 years and he tells of strange and exotic characters as well as forgotten byways.

 

56        Steenkamp, Willem. THE HORSE THIEF.  Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1985.

            115 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 75

Steenkamp's reworking of the exploits of a legendary Namaqualand horse thief.

 

57        Van Niekerk, A.A.J. [comp.]. SPRINGBOK, NAMAKWALAND.  Springbok: Springbok Municipality, 1984.

            28 p.: ill. (some col.), advertisements. 4to. Paperback. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans.     R 65

 

58        Wikar, Hendrik Jacob. THE JOURNAL OF HENDRIK JACOB WIKAR, 1779; with an English translation by A.W. van der Horst, and, THE JOURNALS OF JACOBUS COETSE JANSZ, 1760, and WILLEM VAN REENEN, 1791; with an English translation by E.E. Mossop; edited with an introduction and footnotes by E.E. Mossop. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1935.

            327 p.: folding maps. (1 map poorly folded ). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 15). Pict. cloth. Slight spotting to preliminary pages. Text in English, Dutch and Afrikaans.    R 450

Journeys in the vicinity of the Orange River.

 

 


South Africa

 

59        Alexander, James Edward. EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA: [through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans and Hill Damaras performed under the auspices of Her Majesty's Government and the Royal Geographical Society]. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.

            2 vols. (xxiii, 302; viii, 331 p.): ill., folding map in vol. 1. (Africana collectanea series; vols. 22 & 23). Skivotex, d.w. No. 619 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Reprint of the 1838 edition.     R 500

Alexander left Cape Town in 1836, and travelled the regions mentioned by means of ox-wagon. He obtained a good collection of zoological and other specimens, many unknown to the scientific world at the time. He also gives an account of the social condition of the Namaquas, Bushmen and Damaras and disagrees with the mission practise of educating the local people in the Dutch language. See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 20-21.

 

60        Andrew, R.V. [ed.]. HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, POTCHEFSTROOM, 1905-1955.  [Potchefstroom: The School, 1955].

            103 p.: ill., ports. Stiff pict. paper wraps, frayed on spine.            R 50

 

61        Andrews, Tom & Ploeger, Jan. STREET AND PLACE NAMES OF OLD PRETORIA = STRAAT EN PLEKNAME VAN OU-PRETORIA.  Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1989.

            73 p.: ill., ports., plans on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards.    

                                                                                                                           R 80

 

62        Angas, George French. THE KAFIRS ILLUSTRATED: [in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda and Amakosa tribes: also portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo and other races inhabiting Southern Africa: together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu country, Natal and the Cape Colony]; with an introduction by Frank Bradlow.  Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1974.

            133 p.: col. ill. (laid down). Folio. Green cloth with gilding. Edition limited to 950 copies. Reprint of the 1849 edition.                                                                                 R 1200

Angas (1822-1886) visited Southern Africa during 1847 & 1848. Although the first ten plates depict life in the western Cape, the focus of the book is Zululand and the Zulu. His visit to Zululand was with the permission of  Umpanda, who entertained him and allowed him to witness and depict a royal review of his warriors.

 

63        Axelson, Eric [ed.]. DIAS AND HIS SUCCESSORS; Eric Axelson, Charles Boxer, Graham Bell-Cross, Colin Martin. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, 1988.

            159 p.: ill., maps (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.   R 225

 

64        Axelson, Eric. PORTUGUESE PIONEERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.  Johannesburg: SABC, [195-].

            16 p.: port., map. Stiff pict. paper wraps.                                         R 50

 

65        Balkema, A.A. [festschrift]. LIBER AMICORUM PRO A.A. BALKEMA.  Cape Town: Friends of the South African Library, 1984.

            84 p. Stiff paper wraps.                                                                      R 30

 

66        Banks, Steven. IRMA STERN: as a collector: a selection… housed in her former home…now the UCT Irma Stern Museum. [Cape Town: The Museum, 1986].

            56 p.: ill., plan, port. Pict. paper wraps.                                            R 150

 

67        Barlow Rand. C.S. BARLOW, 1905-1979: [a tribute to "Punch" Barlow]. [Johannesburg: Barlow Rand, 1979].

            20 p.: ports. 4to. Full brown leather, slightly rubbed, with port.  R 150

 

68        Barlow, Trafford B. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PRESIDENT BRAND.  Cape Town: Juta, 1972.

            267 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.   R 75

Johannes Hendricus Brand was President of the Orange Free State. Barlow presents him as a wise and able statesman, overseeing the Free State during a period when Englishman and Afrikaner lived in harmony.

 

69        Baynes, A. Hamilton. HANDBOOKS OF ENGLISH CHURCH EXPANSION: South Africa. London: A.R. Mowbray, 1908.

            xiii, 219 p.: ill., ports. (group port. as frontis.), map. Cloth with gilding. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages.                                                                              R 85

Baynes was Bishop of Natal.

 

70        Beal Preston, Wendy. THE STORY OF A FRONTIER FAMILY.  Cathcart: W. Beal Preston, 1983.

            327 p.: ill., col. frontis., genealogical tables, ports., maps. 4to. Skivotex, d.w.           R 150

 

71        Bergh, Olof & Schrijver, Isaq. JOERNALE VAN DIE LANDTOGTE = JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITIONS: of the Honourable Ensign Olof Bergh, 1682 and 1683; and the Ensign Isaq Schrijver, 1689; transcribed and translated into English and edited with a foreword and footnotes by E.E. Mossop. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1931.

            270, xv p.: ill., port. as frontis., folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 12). Pict. cloth. Parallel text in English and Dutch.                              R 550

These early journeys into the interior of the Cape are of interest. Dr Mossop's footnotes provide greater insight.

 

72        Bernstein, Hilda. NO. 46, STEVE BIKO.  2nd impression. London: International Defence & Aid Fund for Southern Africa, 1987.

            150 p. Paperback. First published in 1978.                                   R 75

 

73        Beukes, W.D. [ed.]. OOR GRENSE HEEN: op pad na 'n nasionale pers, 1948-1990. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1992.

            xii, 565 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Cloth, d.w.                                   R 75

A history of Nasionale Pers.

 

74        Blake, Arthur. VLIEGHELDE VAN SUID-AFRIKA.  Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1966.

            170 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some spotting on preliminary pages.           R 135

The "flying heroes" dealt with include Van der Spuy, "Sailor" Malan, "Pie" Pienaar and Edwin Swales.

 

75        Bleek, Dorothea. CAVE ARTISTS OF SOUTH AFRICA: 48 unpublished reproductions of rock paintings; collected by the late Dorothea Bleek; with a biographical introduction on Miss Bleek by Eric Rosenthal; and an archeological introduction by A.J.H. Goodwin. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1953.

            80 p. (32 p. of text): ill. Oblong 16mo.  Pict. cloth, slight foxing on edges.     R 250

 

76        Bleek, W.H.I. & Lloyd, L.C. SPECIMENS OF BUSHMAN FOLKLORE; collected by the late W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd; edited by the latter; with an introduction by George McCall Theal. London: George Allen, 1911.

            xl, 468 p.: ill., ports. (some col., 1 col. as frontis.). Pict. cloth with gilding, slight scarring, small nick at top of spine.                                                                                     R 3500

 

77        Boesak, Allan Aubrey. FAREWELL TO INNOCENCE: a socio-ethical study on black theology and black power. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1977.

            xii, 185 p. Paperback, cover slightly creased.                                R 100

 

78        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.             R 250

 

79        Boshoff, S.P.E. VAALRIVIER, DIE BROEDERSTROOM: die uiteinde van Generaal C.F. Beyers. Bloemfontein: Die Volksblad, 1916.

            119 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. Pict. cloth, slightly rubbed.       R 250

Beyers, Boer hero of the war, drowned crossing the Vaal River at the height of the Rebellion of 1914, thereby, it was said, uniting the Transvaal and the O.F.S. Boshoff also provides a list of those men who tried to hold off the "Khakies" as Beyers attempted to escape across the river.

 

80        Botha, Colin Graham. SOME EARLY EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS AND TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA: a lecture delivered on 31 March 1916, at the quarterly meeting of the Mountain Club. Cape Town: Cape Times, [1916].

            iv, 8 p.: folding map. Paper wraps.                                                  R 85

 

81        Botha, M.C. PREMIERS-VERKIESINGS SEDERT 1910.  Johannesburg: Perskor, 1979.

            176 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed along edges.   

                                                                                                                           R 95

 

82        Breuil, Henri. PHILIPP CAVE; with the collaboration of Mary E. Boyle and E.R. Scherz. London: Abbe Breuil, 1957.

            vi, 21 p. of text, [16] leaves of ill. (chiefly col., 1 folded), col. frontispiece, map. (THE ROCK PAINTINGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; vol. 2). Folio. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Edition limited to 1200 unnumbered copies.                                              R 1500

 

83        Bryden, H.A. KLOOF AND KARROO: sport, legend and natural history in Cape Colony: with a notice of the game birds, and of the present distribution of the antelopes and larger game. London: Longmans Green, 1889.

            xiii, 435 p.: ill., frontis. Pict. cloth with gilding, scarring along edges. Signed with an inscription by Bryden on title page.                                                                          R 4000

"The sketches afford considerable information with regard to the game of South Africa.." Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 211. He expresses great concern at the decimation of the herds of antelope and other big game, and hopes that the extinction of the quagga will serve as a warning.

 

84        Cameron, Trewella [ed.]. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA; advisory ed, S.B.Spies. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1986.

            320 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.    R 150

 

85        Carnegie Commission. DIE ARMBLANKE-VRAAGSTUK IN SUID-AFRIKA: verslag van die Carnegie-Kommissie. Stellenbosch: Pro Ecclesia, 1932.

            5 vols. (xxxiii, 237; xxxiii, 202; xxxiii, 383; xxxiii, 154; xxxiii, 232 p.): ill., tables, folding maps. Cloth, slightly worn on edges, volumes not uniformly coloured. Contents: Vol. 1. EKONOMIESE VERSLAG: plattelandsverarming en plaasverlating / J.F.W. Grosskopf. Vol. 2. PHYSCHOLOGIESE VERSLAG: die armblanke / R.W. Wilcocks. Vol. 3. ONDERWYS-VERSLAG: onderwys en die armblanke / E.G. Malherbe. Vol. 4. MEDIESE VERSLAG: die fysieke toestand van die armblanke / W.A. Murray. Vol. 5. SOCIOLOGIESE VERSLAG: die armblanke en die maatskappy / J.R. Albertyn; Die moeder en dogter van die armblanke-huisgesin / M.E.R. Rothmann.                                                                                          R 600

The Carnegie Commission arose out of a visit by the President and Secretary of the Carnegie Corporation of New York to South Africa in 1927.The Dutch Reformed Church requested support for an investigation into the "poor white" question. The Corporation agreed and took responsibility for the costs involved as well as arranging for two American sociologists to participate in the study.

 

86        Cartwright, A.P. BY THE WATERS OF THE LETABA: a history of the Transvaal Lowveld and of adventure. Cape Town: Purnell, 1974.

            vii, 184 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed. Ownership inscription on front endpaper.                                                                              R 135

 

87        Chadwick, G.A. THE BATTLES OF ISANDLWANA AND RORKE'S DRIFT.  [Pretoria]: National Monuments Council, 1983.

            20 p.: maps. Pict. paper wraps.                                                        R 60

 

88        Chipkin, Clive M. JOHANNESBURG STYLE: architecture & society, 1880s-1960s. Cape Town: David Philip, 1993.

            vii, 335 p.: ill. (some col.), plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.     

                                                                                                                           R 225

 

89        Coetzee, J.J. SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE GUIDE.  Pretoria: Wailachs, 1931.

            434 p. Cloth.                                                                                        R 200

Coetzee (an Inspector of the Criminal Investigation Division of the SAP) calls the book "a practical text-book and guide dealing in detail with all subjects coming within the scope of a policeman's duties". These include "dodges of influential rogues",  "illicit betting houses (bucket shops)", "immigrants prohibited" and various other crimes still occurring today!

 

90        Cohen, Louis. REMINISCENCES OF KIMBERLEY.  Facsimile reprint. Kimberley: Historical Society of Kimberley and the Northern Cape, 1990.

            436 p. (Kimberley reprint series; no. 7). Skivotex, d.w. Originally published in 1911.         R 150

This celebrated book, which caused Cohen to be imprisoned in England because of its "robust narrative", was originally banned.

 

91        Conradie, W.J. SKETSE UIT DIE BOERELEWE.  Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1943.

            137 p. Stiff paper wraps, with small stain.                                      R 70

 

92        Cooke, C.K. ROCK ART OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.  Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1969.

            166 p. : ill. (some col.), col. frontis., maps. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.             R 150

 

93        Creswell, Margaret. AN EPOCH OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA: in the life of Frederic Hugh Page Creswell. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, [195-].

            174 p.: ports. Cloth.                                                                            R 125

Creswell had a distinguished war record. He subsequently became leader of the Labour Party in South Africa. He was a cabinet member in the Pact government, but his beliefs were firmly rooted in the precept of a divided nation with "non europeans" being educated differently to "europeans".

 

94        Davis, Peter. IN DARKEST HOLLYWOOD: exploring the jungles of cinema's South Africa. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1996.

            214 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.                                                             R 200

 

95        De Bosdari, C. ANTON ANREITH: Africa's first sculptor. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1954.

            143 p. of text, [96] p. of plates: ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w.                          R 350

 

96        De Freitas, Frank [comp.]. AIRPORTS OF SOUTH AFRICA.  Johannesburg: Da Gama, [1967].

            114 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plans, map, advertisements. Pict. cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with creases.                                                                                                R 165

 

97        De Leeuw Beyers, C.P. KRUGER PARK ADVENTURES.  Johannesburg: C.P. de Leeuw Beyers, [1969].

            56 p.: ill., port. Paperback.                                                                 R 75

            From 1921 onwards, the author trekked from one waterhole to the next, photographing and observing game in the Park.

 

98        Desmond, Cosmas. THE DISCARDED PEOPLE: an account of African resettlement; with a foreword by Nadine Gordimer. Johannesburg: The Christian Institute of SA, [1970].

            266 p.: ill., col. folding map. Paperback.                                         R 75

 

99        DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY;  editor-in-chief, W.J. de Kock; with C.J. Beyers, J.L. Basson and D.W. Kruger. Pretoria: HSRC, 1972-1987.

            5 vols. (895; 870; 861; 803; 909 p.): Skivotex, d.w.s. (vol. 1-4 maroon d.w.s, vol. 5 pict. d.w.) Vol.1. 2nd impression (1976). Vols. 2 - 5. 1st editions.                           R 1500

 

100     Dodge, Ernest S. BEYOND THE CAPES: Pacific exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger, 1776-1877. London: Victor Gollancz, 1971.

            xv, 429 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., plans, maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.      R 125

 

101     Dommisse, Jan [comp.]. DIE FAMILIE DOMMISSE IN SUID-AFRIKA.  Privately published, 1941.

            56 p.: ill., ports., folding genealogical table. Stiff paper wraps, frayed along edges.           R 175

 

102     Du Plessis, I.D. POLTERGEISTS OF THE SOUTH.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966.

            83 p.: port. as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed.    

                                                                                                                           R 125

Du Plessis gives suggested explanations to various cases of the poltergeist phenomenon he describes. He defends South African Malays against the claim that poltergeist phenomena are  "Malay tricks" or "Malay magic".

 

103     Dutfield, Michael. A MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE: the persecution of Seretse and Ruth Khama. London: Unwin Hayman, 1990.

            xiii, 223 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w.               R 75

See also nos. 129 and 158.

 

104     Elton, Lord [ed.]. THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF THE RHODES TRUST AND THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS, 1903-1953.  Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1955.

            xiii, 268 p.: ports. Cloth.                                                                     R 150

 

105     Fairbridge, Dorothea. HISTORIC HOUSES OF SOUTH AFRICA.  London: Humphrey Milford, 1922.

            xvii, 191 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding. Small bump to bottom edge.                                                                                                                R 1400

Colour plates are reproductions of paintings by Gwelo Goodman. Also included are reproductions of photographs by Arthur Elliott.

 

106     Farini, G.A. THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT: a narrative of a journey with gun, camera and note-book to Lake N'gami and back. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1973.

            xx, 475 p.: ill., ports., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 43). Skivotex, d.w. faded on spine. No. 926 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1886 edition.    R 300

In 1885 Farini, an American adventurer, undertook to explore the Kalahari Desert in the company of his artist/photographer son and a man of Bushman descent, Gert Louw. Towards the end of their expedition, they came across what appeared to be the ruins of a mighty city, partially covered by sand. See also no. 110: Goldie, Fay. LOST CITY OF THE KALAHARI.

 

107     Friedman, Milton. MILTON FRIEDMAN IN SOUTH AFRICA; edited by Meyer Feldberg, Kate Jowell and Stephen Mulholland. Cape Town: Graduate School of Business, 1976.

            61 p.: graphs. Paperback.                                                                 R 50

 

108     Furneaux, Rupert. THE ZULU WAR: Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1963.

            210 p.: ill., ports. (Great battles of history). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges.         R 225

 

109     Gibb, Howard [comp.]. THE DURBAN COUNTRY CLUB, 1918-1965.  [Durban: The Club, 1965].

            88 p.: ill. Cloth.                                                                                    R 50

One of South Africa's finest golf courses!

 

110     Goldie, Fay. LOST CITY OF THE KALAHARI: the Farini story and reports on other expeditions. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1963.

            138 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w.                                                 R 250

Goldie retells Farini's story and includes reports of expeditions that have followed in his trail in search of the mysterious ruins, apparently buried by sand in the vastness of the desert. See also no. 106: Farini, G.A. THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT.

 

111     Green, Edwin & Moss, Michael. A BUSINESS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE: the Royal Mail Shipping Group, 1902-1937. London: Methuen, 1982.

            xii, 291 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w.                               R 150

 

112     Groenewald, H.C. [ed.]. ORAL STUDIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.  Pretoria: HSRC, 1990.

            174 p. Pict. paper covered boards.                                                  R 60

 

113     Gutsche, Thelma. THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MOTION PICTURES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1895-1940.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1972.

            xxiii, 404 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. No. 646 of an edition limited to 1000 copies.                                                                                        R 275

 

114     Hancock, W.K. SMUTS: study for a portrait: Smuts Memorial Lecture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1965].

            31 p. Stiff paper wraps.                                                                      R 60

 

115     Harington, A.L. SIR HARRY SMITH: bungling hero. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1980.

            299 p.: maps (some on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.      

                                                                                                                           R 125

 

116     Hoyland, Eric & Bulpin, T.V. TICKEY: the story of Eric Hoyland; illustrated by Penny Miller. Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1976.

            242 p.: ill. (some col.). Pict. paper covered boards, slightly soiled. Neatly recased.             R 300

The beautifully illustrated story of one of South Africa's best-loved clowns, "Tickey".

 

117     International Amateur Athletic Federation. 8TH IAAF WORLD CUP IN ATHLETICS, 1998: September 11-13, Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg: Primedia, 1998.

            91 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. No. 659 of a limited edition.      R 100

 

118     Johnson, Townley [et al.]. ROCK PAINTINGS OF THE SOUTH-WEST CAPE = ROTSTEKENINGE VAN DIE SUID-WES-KAAP; compiled by Townley Johnson, Hyme Rabinowitz [and] Percy Sieff. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1959.

            38 p., 48 col. plates: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), maps. Pict. paper covered boards. Text in English & Afrikaans.                                                                                         R 450

 

119     Jones, David. THE TIME SHRINKERS: the development of civil aviation between Britain and Africa. [London]: David Rendel, 1971.

            xii, 273 p.: ill., ports., frontis., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge.                                                                                              R 250

 

120     Katz, Jill [ed.]. THE STORY OF THE PRETORIA JEWISH COMMUNITY UP TO 1930.  Pretoria: SA Jewish Board of Deputies, Pretoria, 1987.

            233 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                 R 75

 

121     Kohler, Peter C. SEA SAFARI: British India S.N. Co. African ships and services. Abergavenny: P.M. Heaton, 1995.

            256 p.: ill., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w.                              R 150

 

122     Kruger, Nellie [comp.]. DIE VOORTREKKERTAPISSERIE = THE VOORTREKKER TAPESTRY: in the Museum of the Voortrekker Monument. Pretoria: Voortrekker Monument, 1972.

            20 p.: ill. Paper wraps.                                                                        R 50

 

123     Le Cordeur, Basil & Saunders, Christopher. THE WAR OF THE AXE, 1847: correspondence between the governor of the Cape Colony, Sir Henry Pottinger, and the commander of the British forces at the Cape, Sir George Berkeley, and others. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1981.

            287 p.: col. ill., col. frontis., maps. (Brenthurst Press. First series; 7). Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 850 copies.                                                                                          R 550

            In 1846 a man was caught stealing an axe in Fort Beaufort. The group escorting the thief was attacked, a guard killed and the prisoner freed. This incident sparked off hostilities which became know as the 7th Frontier War, or THE WAR OF THE AXE.

 

124     Lewis-Williams, J.D. REALITY AND NON-REALITY IN SAN ROCK ART: twenty-fifth Raymond Dart Lecture, delivered 6 October 1987. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1988.

            25 p.: ill., frontis. Stiff paper wraps.                                                  R 100

 

125     Lunderstedt, Steve & Wilson, Dave. THE KIMBERLEY GOLF CLUB, 1890-1990: a celebration. Kimberley: The Golf Club, 1992.

            viii, 151 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paperback.                          R 70

 

126     Malan, Jacques P. [ed.]. SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC ENCYCLOPEDIA.  Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1979-1986.

            4 vols. (458; 513; 381; 520 p.): ill., music, maps on endpapers. Cloth, d.w.s.           R 550

 

127     Mendelssohn, Sidney. MENDELSSOHN'S SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY: being the catalogue raisonne of the Mendelssohn library of works relating to South Africa, including the full titles of the books, with synoptical, biographical, critical and bibliographical notes on the volumes and their authors… London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1910.

            2 vols. (lxxii, 1008, 1139 p.): ill., frontispieces. Cloth, lightly rubbed. Slight spotting on preliminary pages. T.e.g. Edition limited to 450 copies.                                    R 2750

Mendelssohn, a diamond dealer, accumulated an extensive Africana library, which he left to South Africa (today it forms the basis of the Library of Parliament). This bibliography's value lies in his perceptive comments on the books and represents his generation's views of South African history. A cornerstone of any Africana collection.

 

128     Mitford-Barberton, Ivan & White, Violet. SOME FRONTIER FAMILIES: biographical sketches of 100 Eastern Province families before 1840. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1968.

            303 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.  browned on spine. Some spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Edition limited to 1000 copies.                                  R 175

 

129     Mockford, Julian. SERETSE KHAMA AND THE BAMANGWATO.  London: Staples Press, 1950.

            231 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges.          R 100

See also nos.: 103 and 158.

 

130     Moffat, John S. THE LIVES OF ROBERT & MARY MOFFAT; by their son. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885.

            xix, 484 p.: ill., ports., (1 as frontis., laid down), maps. Cloth, with small stain on spine. Spotting on preliminary pages, but not interfering with text.                            R 300

 

131     Moodie, Donald [comp. & ed.]. THE RECORD: or a series of official papers relative to the condition and treatment of the native tribes of South Africa; compiled, translated and edited by Donald Moodie; with an introduction by Anna H. Smith. Facsimile reprint. Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1960.

            1 vol. (various pagings): port. as frontis. Cloth spine, marbled paper covered boards.       R 1000

First published between 1838 and 1841 in Cape Town. Moodie was Protector of Slaves for the eastern division of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. "The first and one of the most important publications in connection with the translation and compilation of the Cape Archives". Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 44-5.

 

132     Morris, Michael. TERRORISM: the first full account in detail of terrorism and insurgency in Southern Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1971.

            249 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge.            R 95

 

133     Mossop, G. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET: some recollections of adventure. 2nd ed. Pietermaritzburg: G. Button, 1990.

            314 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1937.  R 200

Mossop recounts his youth in Natal. His participation in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 provides especially interesting and exciting reading.

 

134     Mountain, Alan. PARADISE UNDER PRESSURE: St Lucia, Kosi Bay, Sodwana, Lake Sibaya, Maputaland. Johannesburg: Southern, 1990.

            149 p.: col. ill., ports., map as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w.     

                                                                                                                           R 150

 

135     NAVAL DIGEST. journal of the SA Naval Heritage Society. No. 1, June 1999.  Simon's Town: The Society, 1999.

            37 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback.                                                    R 30

 

136     Nienaber, P.J. SUID-AFRIKAANSE PLEKNAAMWOORDEBOEK. Deel 1.  2nd, revised ed. Cape Town: Tafelberg for the HSRC, 1972.

            418 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                  R 135

 

137     Olivier, Henry. GREAT DAMS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.  Cape Town: Purnell, [1976].

            232 p.: ill. (some col.), plans, maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.            R 150

 

138     Phillips, Mrs Lionel. SOME SOUTH AFRICAN RECOLLECTIONS.  5th impression. London: Longmans, Green, 1900.

            x, 183 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, scarred. Some spotting on preliminary pages.   R 375

See Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 164. Florence Phillips asserts in her preface that she has written this volume as a record for her children, of the part their father played in the Reform Movement in the Transvaal. Phillips was very well connected and reminisces about many prominent figures of the period. See also no. 12: Phillips, Lionel. SOME REMINISCENCES.

 

139     Pietersburg. DIE VERHAAL VAN DIE VESTIGING VAN DIE BLANKE BESKAWING IN PIETERSBURG DISTRIK.  Pietersburg: Historiese Komitee, 1966.

            28 p.: ill. Pict. paper wraps.                                                               R 50

 

140     Posel, Deborah. THE MAKING OF APARTHEID, 1948-1961: conflict and compromise. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997.

            xii, 297 p. (Oxford studies in African affairs). Paperback.           R 65

 

141     Reeves, Ambrose. SHOOTING AT SHARPEVILLE: the agony of South Africa; by Ambrose Reeves, Bishop of Johannesburg; foreword by Chief Luthuli. London: Victor Gollancz, 1960.

            159 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, faded on spine.                        R 125

Contains disturbing images and important historical information, as it was written soon after the incident at Sharpeville.

 

142     Robinson, E. Forbes. WITH THE DA GAMAS IN 1497: a story of adventure told from the South African point of view. Cape Town: Juta, 1922.

            233 p.: ill., port. as frontis., folding map. Cloth spine & paper covered boards. Specimen copy. R 95

 

143     Rosen, Myrna. THE NEW MYRNA ROSEN COOKBOOK.  Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1986.

            184 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.                              R 125

 

144     Rosenthal, Eric. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TRIANGULAR STAMP AND ITS STORY; with a check list and price chart of current market values by Eliezer Blum. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1957.

            48 p.: ill., ports., col. facsimiles of  stamps (laid down). Cloth, d.w. Spotting on page edges &  preliminary pages.                                                                              R 250

 

145     Sabatini, Richard. KIMBERLEY TRAMWAYS: a history of Kimberley's Tramways, 1887-1985. Kimberley: R. Sabatini, 1985.

            32 p.: ill., plans. 4to. Paperback.                                                      R 100

 

146     Saunders, Christopher & Derricourt, Robin [eds.]. BEYOND THE CAPE FRONTIER: studies in the history of the Transkei and Ciskei. London: Longman, 1974.

            xvi, 228 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. Some slight spotting on preliminary pages.                                                                              R 135

 

147     Smith, Anna H. [ed.]. AFRICANA BYWAYS.  Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1976.

            189 p.: ill., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w.                              R 95

 

148     South African Archaeological Bulletin. ROCK PAINTINGS IN AFRICA.  Cape Town: The SA Archaeological Society, [1950].

            [56] p. of ill., [56] p. of captions. Stiff pict. paper wraps, some scarring.         R 450

Collected reproductions of past Society Bulletin covers, arranged according to geographical groupings.

 

149     South African Jewish Board of Deputies. JEWISH AFFAIRS: Vol. 15, no. 5: May 1960. special festival issue: South African jewry in 50 years of Union, 1910-1960. Johannesburg: S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies, 1960.

            112 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. Pict. paper wraps.                   R 90

 

150     Spence, C.F. MOCAMBIQUE: east African province of Portugal. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1963.

            147 p.: ill., tables., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. R 95

 

151     Stals, E.L.P. GEORGE: die verhaal van die dorp en distrik = the story of the town and district. George: The Municipality, 1961.

            xiv, 113 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, some scarring. Parallel text in Afrikaans and English.            R 125

 

152     Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa; D.J. Potgieter, editor-in-chief.  Cape Town: NASOU, 1970-76.

            12 vols.: ill. (some col.), ports. Cloth, covers.                                 R 2100

Substantial reference work on Southern Africa.

 

153     Stark, Felix [ed.]. GERMISTON: the heart of South Africa = die hart van Suid-Afrika. Johannesburg: Felstar Publishing, [1975?].

            455 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. 4to. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans.                                                                                             R 135

 

154     Stubbings, Elizabeth O. & Spohr, O.H. [comps.]. PICTORIAL MATERIAL OF CECIL J. RHODES, HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND LATER SOUTH AFRICAN PERSONALITIES: in the C.J. Sibbert Collection of the University of Cape Town Libraries. Cape Town: UCT Libraries, 1964.

            xiv, 156 p.: ill. (Varia series; no. 8). Cloth spine, paper wraps. Ex library copy.        R 75

 

155     Synge, M.B. A BOOK OF DISCOVERY: the history of the world's exploration, from the earliest times to the finding of the South Pole. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [194-].

            xxvii, 554 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (1 col. as frontis.). Col. pict. cloth with gilding, slightly worn at top of spine. Some pages uncut.                                                     R 300

"… a record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne, of silent toil, of courage and resolution… of self-sacrifice unrivalled and faithful lives laid ungrudgingly down." Intro. Includes the Portuguese explorers who travelled around Africa. See illustration.

 

156     Terblanche, H.O. JOHN VORSTER: O.B.-generaal en Afrikanervegter. Johannesburg: Cum-Boeke, 1983.

            234 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                 R 120

 

157     Theal, George McCall. HISTORY OF THE BOERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.  Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: Struik, 1973.

            xxviii, 392 p.: maps (2 on endpapers). (Africana collectanea series; no. 44). Skivotex, d.w. No. 779 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1887 edition.       R 135

 

158     Tlou, Thomas [et al.]. SERETSE KHAMA, 1921-1980;  by Thomas Tlou; Neil Parsons & Willie Henderson; with an epilogue by Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere. Johannesburg: Macmillan, 1995.

            467 p.: ill., ports., map as frontis. Paperback.                                R 85

See also nos. 103 and 129.

 

159     Transvaal Consolidated Land & Exploration Co. Ltd. THE GREAT NORTH: the farmlands and cotton fields of the Northern Transvaal. Middleburg: T.C.L., [192-].

            47 p.: ill., folding map. Paper covered boards, col. ill. laid down.       

                                                                                                                           R 150

Huge tracts of land in the northern Transvaal were owned by so-called land companies, of which the largest was the T.C.L. After the Great War, the T.C.L. started selling parcels of land and this booklet served as an advertising brochure aimed at individuals in England.

 

160     Van der Waal-Braaksma, Gre [ed.]. DIE NOORDWESTE: die stoflike kultuuruitinge van die streek se bewoners. Johannesburg: Genootskap vir Afrikaanse Volkskunde, 1986.

            170 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.                                                             R 225

Provides interesting insight into the artefacts used by the early settlers: how they were made, maintained and used, in order to sustain life in an inhospitable area.

 

161     Van Diggelen, Tromp. HEALTH THROUGH COMMON SENSE.  Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1962.

            181 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w.       R 50

Well know South African bodybuilder and health advisor of the 1950s and 60s.

 

162     Van Heyningen, Caroline. ORANGE DAYS: memoirs of eighty years ago in the old Orange Free State. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1965.

            104 p.: port. as frontis. Paperback, some slight staining.            R 75

 

163     Van Jaarsveld, F.A. VAN VAN RIEBEECK TO VERWOERD, 1652-1966: 'n inleiding tot die geskeidenis van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika. Cape Town: Voortrekkerpers, 1971.

            470 p.: ill., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Small cellotape marks on endpapers.         R 95

 

164     Van Onselen, Lennox. HEAD OF STEEL.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1962.

            149 p.: ill., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge.         R 150

Van Onselen spent years collecting the stories of the early pioneers who built the railroads and of the people whose lives were changed by the arrival of the railroads: transport drivers, farmers and coachmen.

 

165     Van Riebeeck Festival, 1952. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF THE VAN RIEBEECK FESTIVAL, 1952 = AMPTELIKE PROGRAM VAN DIE VAN RIEBEECK-FEES, 1952: 1st February - 6th April 1952. Cape Town, 1952.

            138, 130 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps, advertisements. Stiff paper wraps. English and Afrikaans texts bound top-to-tail.                                                                       R 100

 

166     Van Riebeeck, Jan. JOURNAL OF JAN VAN RIEBEECK, 1651-1662; edited by H.B. Thom. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema for the Van Riebeeck Society, 1952-1958.

            3 vols., port. as frontis. in each volume, maps. Cloth with slight scarring (as normally found).    R 600

 

167     Venter, E.A. 400 LEIERS IN SUID-AFRIKA OOR VIER EEUE: beskouinge oor vierhonderd leierfigure in Suid-Afrika sedert die grondlegging. Potchefstroom: E.A. Venter, 1980.

            511 p.: col. ill., b&w ports., frontis. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.

                                                                                                                           R 165

 

168     Versfeld, Martin. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: a philosopher's cookbook. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Carrefour Press, 1991.

            96 p. Paperback.                                                                                 R 150

 

169     Versfeld, Martin. SUM: selected works = 'n keur uit sy werke. Cape Town: The Carrefour Press, 1991.

            251 p. Paperback. Text in English and Afrikaans.                       R 200

 

170     Villa, Edoardo. SCULPTURE BY EDOARDO VILLA, 1985 to 1987: Johannesburg Art Gallery, June 9 to July 12, 1987. [Johannesburg: The Gallery, 1987].

            [34] p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), port. 4to. Stiff paper wraps.           R 100

Villa came to South Africa under duress as a prisoner of war,

but stayed when the war was over.

 

171     Villa, Edoardo. VILLA 88: an exhibition of sculpture: the Standard Bank Festival of the Arts, Grahamstown. [Johannesburg: Standard Bank, 1988].

            [12] p.: chiefly col. ill. Oblong 8vo. Paperback.                              R 75

 

172     Voight, J.C. FIFTY YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1795-1845.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899.

            2 vols. (xxvii, 350; 316 p.): folding maps. Cloth, some scarring. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges.                                                                                         R 375

            Voight presents the case of the emigrant farmers [Boers] against the colonial authorities and the British government. See Mendelssohn vol. 2, p. 573-74. Ironically he lived in England.

 

173     Welz, Martin. BREYTEN EN DIE BEWAARDER: die Breytenbachverhoor, Junie-Julie 1977; saamgestel uit die hofstukke deur Martin Welz. Johannesburg: McGraw-Hill, 1977.

            204 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 95

 

174     West, Martin. BISHOPS AND PROPHETS IN A BLACK CITY: African Independent Churches in Soweto, Johannesburg. Cape Town: David Philip, 1975.

            xii, 225 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w., rubbed along edges.       R 135

 

175     Woodley, Valerie. ON THE HIGHFLATS OF NATAL: earliest pioneers in the Highflats/Ixopo area of southern Natal. 2nd ed. Highflats: Maxann Books, 1984.

            xii, 98 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. Paperback.                                   R 70

 


Recent Publications relating to South Africa

 

176     Abrahams, Peter. THE COYABA CHRONICLES: reflections on the black experience in the 20th century. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle, 2000.

            409 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 120

Abrahams, born in South Africa in 1919, author of  MINE BOY and TELL FREEDOM, considers the problem of the relationship between the races, and the quest for an integrated identity.

 

177     Alexander, Jocelyn. VIOLENCE AND MEMORY: one hundred years in the "dark forests" of Matabeleland; Jocelyn Alexander, JoAnn McGregor, Terence Ranger. Oxford: James Currey, 2000.

            xiv, 291 p.: ill., ports., maps. (Social history of Africa). Paperback.    

                                                                                                                           R 130

 

178     Apps, Peter & Du Toit, Richard. CREATURES OF HABIT: understanding African animal behaviour; text by Peter Apps; photographs by Richard du Toit. Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            160 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.                     R 150

Much more than a coffee table book. Provides an informed view of African animals and their habits.

 

179     Ashforth, Adam. MADUMO: a man bewitched. Cape Town: David Philip, 2000.

            255 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 90

Ashforth, an  Australian social scientist who has spent many years in Soweto, chronicles the struggle of his friend Madumo to overcome the curse he believes has been placed on his life, even though he [Madumo] suspects it may be better to "westernise my mind and not think about witchcraft".

 

180     Bond, Patrick. ELITE TRANSITION: from apartheid to neoliberalism in South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2000.

            viii, 318 p. Paperback.                                                                        R 145

 

181     Boraine, Alex. A COUNTRY UNMASKED: [inside South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission]. Cape Town: Oxford Univeristy Press, 2000.

            xv, 466 p.: group port. Paper covered boards, d.w.                       R 200

Boraine was deputy chairperson of the TRC and one of its chief architects.

 

182     Botha, Charles & Julia. BRING NATURE BACK TO YOUR GARDEN: western edition; illustrations by Eve Gibbs. Durban: Wildlife Society, 2000.

            244 p.: ill. Paperback.                                                                         R 75

Covers the western Cape. The earlier eastern edition deals with Kwazulu Natal.

 

183     Butler, Guy. THE PROPHETIC NUN: Sister Margaret CR, Sister Pauline CR, Sister Dorothy Raphael CSMV. Johannesburg: Random House, 2000.

            127 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports. 4to. Paperback.                               R 180

The interwoven story of three nuns- a visionary painter, a teacher of sculpture and a social worker- and their contributions to South Africa's social and cultural heritage.

 

184     Campbell, Susan Schuster. CALLED TO HEAL: traditional healing meets modern medicine in Southern Africa today. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2000.

            169 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback.                                        R 90

 

185     Cape Town Tourism. DESTINATION CAPE TOWN: an insiders view of the city; editor, Jennifer Sorrell; photographers, Ronnie Levithan, Alain Proust [et al.]; contributors Mike Nicol, Nigel Penn [et al.]. Cape Town: Cape Town Tourism, 2000.

            103 p.: col. ill., ports., maps. 4to. Paperback.                                 R 150

At last! An excellent comprehensive, well illustrated guide to events, places, services, sports, outdoor adventures, cultural activities, landmarks, etc of Cape Town.

 

186     Cohen, Callan & Spottiswoode, Claire. ESSENTIAL BIRDING: western South Africa: key routes from Cape Town to the Kalahari. Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            136 p.: col. ill., maps. Paperback.                                                    R 90

Features 120 top birding sites linked into practical routes as well as other ecotourism attractions in the area.

 

187     Cottrell, Tom [et al.]. COMRADES MARATHON; Tom Cottrell, Ian Laxton, & David Williams. highlights and heroes, 1921-1999. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2000.

            240 p.: ill. (chiefly col., chiefly ports.), tables. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.         R 130

Includes the names of every runner to complete the marathon.

 

188     De Gruchy, John [ed]. THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: historical essays in celebration of the bicentenary of the LMS in Southern Africa, 1799-1999. Cape Town: David Philip, 1999.

            ix, 229 p. Paperback.                                                                          R 110

 

189     Dubow, Saul. THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.  Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2000.

            114 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 60

A history of the ANC from its foundation in 1912 to the election of Nelson Mandela.

 

190     Fardon, Richard & Furniss, Graham [eds.]. AFRICAN BROADCAST CULTURES: radio in transition. Oxford: James Currey, 2000.

            xvi, 239 p.: ill., maps. Paperback.                                                     R 110

 

191     Fourie, Coral [ed.]. SPLINTERS FROM THE FIRE = ECLATS D'UN FEU: Bushmen stories collected and edited by Coral Fourie; Portico and French translation by Edouard J. Maunick; illustrated by Bushman artists, Kgoro/whaa [et al.]. Pretoria: Protea Book House, in association with the Alliance Francaise, 2000.

            71 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis. Oblong 8vo.Pict. paper covered boards.           R 200

The title is taken from a Bushman song "Take a splinter from the fire, let it light your way. Then follow your song".

 

192     Gordimer, Nadine. LIVING IN HOPE AND HISTORY: notes from our century. Cape Town: David Philip, 1999.

            244 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                  R 160

 

193     Gouws, Deon. "…AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" ?  Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2000.

            213 p.: col. ill., ports. Paperback.                                                      R 90

An insight into the public world of cricket and the personal tragedy of Hansie Cronje, SA's disgraced former captain.

 

194     Haggard, H. Rider. DIARY OF AN AFRICAN JOURNEY: the return of Rider Haggard; edited with an introduction and notes by Stephen Coan. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2000.

            345 p.: ill., maps, ports. Paperback.                                                 R 150

Haggard returned to South Africa in 1914, as a member of the Dominions Royal Commission. He kept a diary of his trip, recording his views on race and politics, his thoughts on the plight of the Zulu and an interview with John Dube, first president of the ANC.

 

195     Hift, Robbie. THE LEGENDS OF JEFFREYS BAY.  Jeffreys Bay: R. Hift, 2000.

            72 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Paperback.                                                        R 150

Anybody who has surfed anywhere in the world knows of Jeffreys Bay!

 

196     Hurford, Elaine. SIMPLY SOUTH AFRICA: a culinary journey; photography by Craig Fraser. Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            160 p.: col. ill., col. map. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.   R 150

Describes the various regions of South Africa, highlighting the main tourist attractions and includes recipes from the kitchens of the hotels, guesthouses and restaurants along the way.

 

197     James, Wilmot & Van der Vijver, Linda [eds.]. AFTER THE TRC: reflections on truth and reconciliation in South Africa. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2000.

            x, 228 p. Paperback.                                                                           R 95

 

198     Jurgens, Richard. THE MANY HOUSES OF EXILE.  Pretoria: Covos-Day, 2000.

            498 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 95

An account of a white man's role in an African liberation struggle.

 

199     Lamb, Christina. THE AFRICA HOUSE: the true story of an English gentleman and his African dream. London: Penguin, 2000.

            xxxiii, 345 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.                                                  R 80

            Stewart Gore-Browne, a colonialist who supported independence, created an English estate in Northern Rhodesia, complete with uniformed servants, a rose garden and a lake.

 

200     Lastovica, Ethleen. GINGER BEER BOTTLES: an illustrated guide for South African collectors. Wynberg: Gaffer Press, 2000.

            137 p.: ill. (chiefly col.). 4to. Paperback. Edition limited to 1000 copies.        R 140

 

201     Leger, Paul. WESTERN CAPE GUIDE TO BUDGET GETAWAYS: the good, the bad, and the best. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Red Press, 2000.

            188 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. Paperback.                                       R 60

 

202     Loots, Johan S. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SEA KAYAKING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: over 50 chartered routes; photography by David Rogers. Cape Town: Struik, 1999.

            160 p.: ill. (some col.), map. Paperback.                                         R 80

 

203     Meyer, Ilse. PRINCE ALFRED'S PASS: spectacular and diverse. Oudtshoorn: Ilse Meyer, 1999.

            25 p.: ill., ports.(1 as frontis.), maps, 1 on rear inside cover. Paperback.       R 50

 

204     Newall, Peter. UNION-CASTLE LINE: a fleet history. London: Carmania Press, 1999.

            256 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.            R 500

 

205     Paarman, Ina. THE GOOD FOOD COOKBOOK; photography by Craig Fraser. Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            128 p.: col. ill. Softcover.                                                                    R 100

One of South Africa's best known cookery writers.

 

206     Pienaar, Heilie. ON THE COALS.  Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            112 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paperback.                                                          R 100

Collection of recipes for outdoor cooking.

 

207     Pinchuck, Tony [et al.]. SOUTH AFRICA: the rough guide. 2nd ed. London: Rough Guides, 1999.

            xv, 759 p.: col. ill., maps. Paperback.                                              R 120

 

208     Sampson, Anthony. MANDELA: the authorised biography. 1st paperback ed. Johannesburg: HarperCollins, 1999.

            678 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.                                                             R 130

 

209     Schmahmann, Brenda [ed.]. MATERIAL MATTERS: appliques by the Weya women of Zimbabwe, and needlework by South African collectives. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 2000.

            160 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback.                                        R 120

 

210     Seeking, Jeremy. THE UDF: a history of the United Democratic Front in South Africa, 1983-1991. Cape Town: David Philip, 2000.

            371 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 120

 

211     Stern, Jennifer. GETAWAY ADVENTURE GUIDE.  Revised ed. Cape Town: Ramsay, Son & Parker, 2000.

            318 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 80

Covers South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.

 

212     Steyn, Rory & Patta, Debora. ONE STEP BEHIND MANDELA: the story of Rory Steyn, Nelson Mandela's chief bodyguard; as told to Debora Patta. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2000.

            207 p.: ill. (col. ill., chiefly ports.). Paperback.                                R 90

 

213     Uys, Pieter Dirk. EVITA SE PERRON.  [Cape Town]: comPress, 2000.

            1 folding sheet: col. ill.                                                                       R 35

Uys, a famous South African satirist, created an alter ego, Evita Bezuidenhout, as a vehicle for political comment. He has converted the former station of a small Cape village, Darling, into an entertainment complex called "Evita se Perron".

 

214     Van Woerden, Henk. A MOUTHFUL OF GLASS; translated from the Dutch and edited by Dan Jacobson. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2000.

            168 p. Paperback.                                                                               R 100

The story of Dimitri Tsafendas, the parliamentary messenger who stabbed Hendrik Verwoerd, "the architect of apartheid", to death.

 

215     Wine Magazine. WINE MAGAZINE'S POCKET GUIDE TO WINES AND CELLARS OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2001.  Cape Town: Ramsay, Son & Parker, 2000.

            299 p.: maps. 16mo. Paperback.                                                     R 40

 

216     Wine Magazine. WINE MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 RESTAURANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2001.  Cape Town: Ramsay, Son & Parker, 2000.

            135 p.: col. ill. Paperback.                                                                 R 60

 

217     Wylie, Dan. SAVAGE DELIGHT: white myths of Shaka. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2000.

            270 p.: ill., ports., map as frontis. Paperback.                                R 145

 

218     Zapiro [pseud]. THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT: cartoons from SOWETAN, MAIL & GUARDIAN and SUNDAY TIMES. Cape Town: David Philip, 2000.

            160 p.: all b&w cartoons. Oblong 8vo. Paperback.                       R 70

 


Photographers and their Work

 

219     Agfa Wildlife & Environment Awards. THE BEST OF THE AGFA WILDLIFE AWARDS: award-winning images of Africa: twenty years of winning photography. Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            148 p.: chiefly col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.        R 190

The Agfa Wildlife and Environment Awards is Africa's most prestigious wildlife photographic competition. The images are accompanied by the photographer's own captions.

 

220     Beckwith, Carol & Fisher, Angela. AFRICAN ARK: peoples of the Horn; text by Graham Hancock; design by Barney Wan. London: Collins Harvill, 1990.

            310 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports. Folio. Cloth with small scar, d.w.   R 400

The photographers undertook a five year journey in the region, recording the lives of its people. The Horn of Africa is cut off by mountain ranges, lava deserts, wildernesses and an isolated coastline, but is home to a wide-ranging variety of human societies, including Christian, Islamic, nomadic and primitive. The region is seen as a microcosm of Africa and a time capsule of the development of the human race.

 

221     Dhupelia-Mesthrie, Uma. FROM CANE FIELDS TO FREEDOM: a chronicle of Indian South African life. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 2000.

            1 vol. (no pagination): chiefly ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.      R 175

 

222     Elliott, Arthur. A CAPE CAMERA: the architectural beauty of the old Cape: photographs from the Arthur Elliott collection in the Cape Archives; compiled and introduced by Hans Fransen. Paperback ed. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 2000.

            223 p.: ill., port. as frontis. 4to. Paperback.                                     R 160

 

223     Jansen, Chris. FACE OF SOUTH AFRICA.  Cape Town: Purnell, 1972.

            1 vol. (unpaginated): all b&w ill. (chiefly ports.). 4to. Paperback, rubbed along edges.      R 175

 

224     Magubane, Peter. AFRICAN RENAISSANCE; text by Sandra Klopper. Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            168 p.: chiefly col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.                 R 220

Images of contemporary traditionalists from communities across southern Africa.

 

225     Marinovich, Greg & Silva, Joao. THE BANG-BANG CLUB: [snapshots from a hidden war]. London: William Heinemann, 2000.

            xiv, 254 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.                          R 205

Marinovich, Silva, Ken Oosterbrook and Kevin Carter became press photographers in the late 80s and 90s, covering the civil unrest in South African townships during the last days of apartheid. They also covered the wars in Angola and Croatia as well as the famine in Sudan. Marinovitch and Carter both won Pulitzer prizes. Oosterbrook was to die while covering an unrest situation & Carter committed suicide a few months later.

 

226     Oberholzer, Obie. RACONTEUR ROAD: shots into Africa. Cape Town: David Philip, 2000.

            179 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.     R 250

The book records Oberholzer's 5th photographic journey through Africa, starting in Kenya, through southern Africa, the Overberg, the Karoo and ending in Luderitz, Namibia.

 

227     Potgieter, Herman. MORE THAN GAME: a salute to the South African Air Force; text Linden Birns; air-to-air pilot, Chris Briers. Johannesburg: AirReport, 1995.

            200 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.     R 350

Potgieter was regarded as one of the world's finest aviation photographers. See illustration.

 

228     Potgieter, Herman. SOUTH AFRICA: landshapes, landscapes, manscapes; text by Guy Butler. Cape Town: Struik, 1990.

            160 p.: chiefly col. photographs. Folio. Cloth spine, paper covered boards, d.w. & slip case.       R 850

 

229     Proust, Alain. PANORAMIC SOUTH AFRICA.  Cape Town: Sunbird, 2000.

            142 p.: all col. ill. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.         

                                                                                                                           R 195

 

230     Ricciardi, Lorenzo & Mirella. AFRICAN RAINBOW: across Africa by boat. London: Ebury Press, 1989.

            335 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. New endpapers.      R 300