CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS

1 [A Lady] & Bowler, Thomas [illustrator]. LIFE AT THE CAPE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO; by a Lady; with contemporary illustrations selected from the work of Thomas Bowler. 3rd impression. Cape Town: Centaur, 1983.

119 p.: ill., frontis. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. Name on front free endpaper. R 100

Observations of Cape social life in the 1860's, by an anonymous correspondent. The letters originally appeared in the CAPE MONTHLY MAGAZINE between 1871-1872.

2 Barker, B. Johnson. THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE FROM 1666. Cape Town: Castle Military Museum, 2003.

177 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 130

3 Borcherds, P.B. & Olland, F.H. [translator]. BLADEN UIT DE MEMOIRS VAN PETRUS BORCHARDUS BORCHERDS: vroeger Civiele Commissaris van de Kaapsche Afdeeling en Resident Magistraat van Kaapstad en Omstreken…; getrouwelijk uit het Engelsch overgezet door Fred. H. Olland; [inleiding], Nico J. Hofmeyr. Cape Town: HAUM, 1907.

xi, 236 p. Rebound. Stiff paper front board, cloth spine & cloth covered board at back. R 250

Borcherds (1786-1871) travelled with Samuel Daniel to Lattakoo in 1801-02. In 1803 he became Clerk of the Council of Justice in Cape Town. He became Adj.-Fiscal and in 1834, first magistrate of Cape Town, a post he held until 1857. He was the first chairman of the Cape Farmer's Union. Seventeen children were born out of his marriage with Janette Blanckenberg- many of whom went on to make their own mark on Cape life. See DSAB vol. II.

4 Brock, B.B. & Brock, B.G. HISTORICAL SIMON'S TOWN: vignettes, reminiscences and illustrations of the harbour and community from the days of the Dutch East India Co. and of the Royal Navy at the Cape…shipwrecks and navigation. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1976.

xiv, 217 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. faded on spine and with tear. R 500

5 Burman, Jose. WATERS OF THE WESTERN CAPE. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1970.

176 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

Deals with the rivers of the western Cape. A companion volume to SAFE TO THE SEA.

6 Chase, John Centlivres. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF ALGOA BAY. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.

xvi, 358 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 folding). (Africana collectanea series; vol. 25). Skivertex, d.w. slightly faded on spine and frayed along top edge. Facsimile reprint of the 1843 edition. No.386 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 250

7 Cole, A.W. REMINISCENCES OF MY LIFE AND OF THE CAPE BENCH AND BAR; by the Hon. Mr Justice Cole. Cape Town: J.C. Juta, 1896.

viii, 135 p. Cloth, worn on edges & spine. Spotting on preliminary pages. Some ink annotations. R 250

Often humourous accounts of life at the Cape Bar.

8 Collier, Joy. STELLENBOSCH REVISITED; written and illustrated by Joy Collier. Stellenbosch: University Booksellers & Publishers, 1959.

67 p.: ill. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges and with small tear to lower spine. Neat inscription on half title page. R 75

9 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. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1993.

224 p.: ill., port. as frontis. Folio. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 400

Arthur Elliott's photographic record of Cape Dutch architecture has contributed to modern day awareness of our heritage. See illustration.

10 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. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969.

343 p.: 162 plates, port. as frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w. spotted and with tears.

R 800

Elliott (1870-1938) 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.

11 Fagan, Gawie & 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. A crisp copy. R 350

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 how the buildings were originally constructed.

12 Floyd, Hugh. BUILDING SHAPES IN CENTRAL AREAS. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1963.

55 p.: ill. Oblong 16mo. Pict. cloth. R 75

A critical look at Cape Town architecture.

13 Grey, Barbarina Charlotte, Lady. MY DEAR MARIA: the Cape Letters and journal of Barbarina Charlotte, Lady Grey, 1857-1860; edited by Andrew L. Harington. Cape Town: The Friends of the South African Library, 1997.

96 p.: ill., port.& map as frontispieces. (Friends of the South African Library. New series; no. 6). Paperback with endflaps. A crisp copy. R 75

Extracts from letters written by Lady Grey, the wife of Admiral Frederick Grey, Commander-in-Chief of the Cape Station, to her sister-in-law, Maria, Countess Grey. Includes comments on people and places in mid-nineteenth century Cape Town and surrounds.

14 Henshilwood, Norah G. ALL THESE UNDER A SUMMER SUN; decorated by John Dronsfield. Cape Town: Paul Koston, 1947.

89 p. Cloth, d.w. with some small tears. Browned on endpapers. R 75

Reminiscences of a Cape childhood.

15 Hofmeyr, Annie. VAN RIEBEECKSTRAAT, STELLENBOSCH: Noordekant. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosse Heemkring, 1990.

94 p.: ill., ports., plans. Pict. paper covered boards. R 150

16 Hondius, Jodocus. A CLEAR DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE = KLARE BESGRYVING VAN CABO DE BONA ESPERANCA; with an English translation by L.C. van Oordt;… and notes by P. Serton. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Festival Book Exhibition Committee, 1952.

xv, 33, 37 p.: folding ill., folding map. Cloth, browned on fore-edge. Signature of Eleanor Esmonde-White on front free endpaper. Facsimile reprint of the 1652 edition. Text in Dutch and English. R 100

Hondius was a mapmaker and it is assumed that his interest in the Cape was stimulated when, in order to aid seafarers, he drew maps based on reports of visitors to the region.

17 Kotze, Anne R. BISHOPSCOURT AND ITS RESIDENTS. Cape Town: [Church of the Province]; 1992.

66 p.: ill., col. frontis., plans, ports. Pict. paper covered boards. R 95

Bischopscourt is the residence of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.

18 Louw, Jan H. IN THE SHADOW OF TABLE MOUNTAIN: a history of the University of Cape Town Medical School and its associated teaching hospitals up to 1950, with glimpses into the future. De luxe ed. Cape Town: Struik, 1969.

xxi, 498 p.: ill., (1 folding as frontis.), ports., plan. Skivertex with gilding, d.w. Marbled endpapers. No. 196 of an edition limited to 200 copies. R 250

19 Louw, Jannie & Malan, Lalie. THE LOUWS OF LOUWVLIET: the story of the first South African Louws and their neighbours, 1659/60-1724. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1984.

xv, 96 p.: ill., maps. Cloth. Bookplate laid down on front endpaper. R 500

20 Midgley, J.F. KOMMETJIE, C.P.: a conspectus by "Herr Dokter". Kommetjie, Cape: Privately Published, 1968.

19 p.: ill., map on front endpaper. Stiff paper wraps, with col. photograph laid down on upper cover, creased. R 75

21 Phillips, Howard. THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, 1918-1948: the formative years. Cape Town: UCT Press, 1993.

482 p.: ill., col. frontis., plans on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards. Bookplate on verso of front free endpaper. Accompanied by publisher's pamphlet relating to the book, and a compliments card bearing the picture used as the colour frontispiece. R 250

Published in UCT's 75th year.

22 Schoeman, Chris. MUIZENBERG / ST JAMES: historical walk. Cape Town: Civic Gallery, 1989.

27 p.: ill., plans. Pict. paper wraps, some rippling to lower edge and back.

R 50

23 Simcox, Roy W. & Hallack, Russel. MOWBRAY 100. Cape Town: Mowbray, Rosebank and Observatory Civic Association, 1990.

32 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps. R 85

Published on the centenary of the Mowbray Municipality, February 1990.

24 Warner, Brian. ASTRONOMERS AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: a history with emphasis on the nineteenth century. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979.

xii, 132 p.: ill., frontis., maps. Cloth, d.w. R 150

25 Warner, Brian. CHARLES PIAZZI SMYTH, ASTRONOMER-ARTIST: his Cape years, 1835-1845. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1983.

xvi, 144 p.: ill., port. as frontis., maps. Cloth, d.w. R 150

26 Westhofen, W. & Kolbe, F.C. [et al.]. TWELVE SOUTH AFRICAN SCENES AND VERSE; verses by F.C. Kolbe, Herbert Tucker, "Gordonia", Beatrice M. Bromley [and] Maud Wynne Cole; illustrated by W. Westhofen. Cape Town: Juta, [1925].

[48] p.: col. ill. (laid down, with printed captions). Stiff pict. paper wraps, paper envelope cover, frayed along edges. Cotton tie on spine. R 300

7 copies [S.A.B. vol. 4, p. 570]. The attraction lies in the 12 colour prints by W. Westhofen, which show the Cape Peninsula in its natural, unspoilt finery, areas which are now mostly developed.

SOUTH AFRICA

51 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]. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.

2 vols. (xxiii, 302; viii, 331 p.): ill., folding map in vol. 1. (Africana collectanea series; vols. 22 & 23). Skivertex. Facsimile reprint of the 1838 edition. Set no. 259 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 600

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 missionaries' practise of educating the local people in the Dutch language. See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 20-21.

52 Anderson, Andrew A. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN A WAGGON: sport and travel in South Africa. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1974.

x, 427 p.: ill., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 48). Skivertex, d.w. slightly faded on spine. Facsimile reprint of the 2nd edition of 1888. No. 320 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. R 300

Anderson had been a colonial magistrate up to 1860. He then decided to devote himself to the exploration of the regions north of the Cape Colony. He prepared for his explorations through a series of shorter journeys in Natal and the Free State. He visited Bechuanaland, the Kalahari Desert, Namaqualand, Damaraland and Ovamboland, spending much time along the Orange River. He considered it important for the "Walvisch Bay" area and coastline to be annexed by the Cape Colony. He also gives an account of the geography of the Transvaal. See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 38-39.

53 Andersson, Charles John. NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1969.

344 p.: ill., ports. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 31). Skivertex, d.w. Facsimile reprint of the 1875 edition. No. 572 of an edition limited to 750 copies.

See illustration. R 500

54 Andersson, Charles John. NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA. De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1969.

344 p.: ill., ports. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 31). Half brown calf & cloth. Raised bands & green title label with gilding. Some wear to corners and edge of spine. Facsimile reprint of the 1875 edition. No. 38 of an edition limited to 50 copies. R 700

The last record of Andersson's travels and adventures, in what is now Namibia, the narrative ending just prior to his death on the banks of the Cunene River. Includes a description of a battle between the Namaquas and the Damaras, during which he was severely wounded. Also contains information on the Ovambo, and natural history notes and observations. See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p.42-3.

55 Andersson, Charles John. THE OKAVANGO RIVER: a narrative of travel, exploration and adventure. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968.

xxi, 371 p.: ill., port. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 29). Skivertex, d.w. Facsimile reprint of the 1861 edition. No. 310 of an edition limited to 750 copies.

R 650

"A description of a hunting expedition through Namaqualand and Damaraland… The coast-line of South -West Africa is carefully described and there is an interesting account of the once-famed guano island, Ichaboe". See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 42.

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

159 p.: ill., maps (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. No. 893 of a limited edition. R 325

57 Bamford, Brian. THE SUBSTANCE: the story of a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Cape Town: R. Beerman, [1959].

175 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, d.w. with a small tear on top edge. R 65

58 Barnard, Leo & Kriek, Dan [eds.]. SIR DE VILLIERS GRAAFF. [De luxe ed.]. Pretoria: Digma, 1990.

175 p.: ill., ports. Embossed skivertex, a.e.g. Signed by Sir de Villers Graaff on the front free endpaper. No. 61 of an edition limited to 250 copies. R 100

59 Beyers, Coenraad [et al., eds.]. ARCHIVES YEAR BOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY, 1947 = ARGIEF-JAARBOEK VIR SUID-AFRIKAANSE GESKEIDENIS, 1947. Cape Town: Government Printer, 1947.

304 p.: ill. (Tenth year). 4to. Cloth, scarred. Contents: [1]. DIE STEMREG-VRAAGSTUK IN DIE ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK / Maria Johanna Hugo. [2]. LIVES OF THE EARLIER KRUGERS TOLD IN A REVISED GENEALOGICAL TABLE / E.E. Mossop. R 200

Starting in 1937, the Archives Year Books contain a selection of MA and PhD theses submitted to universities in the Republic. They were chosen for publication by the South African Archives Commission.

60 Bhengu, Gerard. GERARD BHENGU: Zulu artist; with a biographical note and description of the plates by Phyllis Savory. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1965.

15 p. of text, [52] leaves of ports. (some col.), col. frontis. Folio. Cloth, d.w. A crisp copy. R 400

Bhengu was born in southern Natal and throughout his career remained an entirely self-taught artist. The book celebrates the family life and traditions of the Zulu people.

61 Bornman, Hans [comp.]. BARBERTON 1884-1984: photo history = fotogeskeidenis; compiled by Staff of the Barberton Museum and Hans Bornman. Barberton: The Town Council, 1984.

72 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Spotting to endpapers. R 75

The town of Barberton was established directly as a result of the discovery of gold in the Kaap Valley.

62 Bosman, Daan. DIE VERHAAL VAN DIE TREKOS. Silverton, Pretoria: Promedia, 1988.

132 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signature on front endpaper. R 165

The oxen used by the Trekkers were essential to the success of their journeys to the interior. Not only did they pull the wagons, but they provided leather for the making of whips, chair seats, shoes, etc.

63 Botha, C. Graham [et al., eds]. ARCHIVES YEAR BOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY, 1940 = ARGIEF-JAARBOEK VIR SUID-AFRIKAANSE GESKEIDENIS, 1940. Cape Town: Government Printer, 1940.

344 p. (Third year; vol. 1). 4to. Cloth. Some spotting on page edges. Contents: [1]. 'N KAAPSE HUISHOUE IN DIE 18DE EEU UIT VON DESSIN SE BRIEFBOEK EN MEMORIAAL / J.L.M. Franken. [2]. DR JOHN PHILIP'S OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE HOTTENTOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA / C.E.G. Schutte. [3.]. TRANSVAAL EN BRITSE SUSEREINITEIT, 1881-1884 / D.J. Pieterse.

R 150

64 Botha, Colin Graham [et al., eds.]. ARCHIVES YEAR BOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY, 1938 = ARGIEF-JAARBOEK VIR SUID-AFRIKAANSE GESKEIDENIS, 1938. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1938.

239 p. (Vol. 1, part 1). 4to. Cloth, slight scarring. Contents: [1]. HET INVOEREN VAN DE SLAVERNIJ AAN DE KAAP / W. Blommaert. [2]. DIE WEG NA DIE SEE / D.W. Kruger. [3]. THE DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS IN SOUTH AFRICA / P.J. Venter. R 225

65 Bowker, John Mitford. SPEECHES, LETTERS & SELECTIONS FROM IMPORTANT PAPERS. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1962.

275 p. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 1). Skivertex. Pages slightly browned along edges. Facsimile reprint of the 1864 edtion. This edition limited to 500 copies. R 300

Bowker was the son of an 1820 Settler leader and his letters and papers depict life on the north eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in the early nineteeth century.

66 Boyce, W.B. NOTES ON SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS. De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1971.

xvii, xvii, 215, xxxvi p. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 39). Half brown calf & cloth. Raised bands on spine & green title label with gilding. Facsimile reprint of the 1838 edition. No. 35 of an edition limited to 50 copies. R 250

67 Bradlow, Frank R. THOMAS BOWLER: his life and work; with the collaboration of Edna Bradlow and a foreword by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1967.

318 p., [29] col. plates: ill., 2 ports. (laid down, 1 as frontis., 1 col.), col. folding plate laid down on rear endpaper. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Bradlow on verso of title page. No. 123 of an edition limited to 1100 copies. Additional inscription "In appreciation of your help" signed by A.A. Balkema & Frank Bradlow.

R 800

68 Brandel-Syrier, Mia. COMING THROUGH: the search for a new cultural identity. Johannesburg: McGraw-Hill, 1978.

[xx], 217 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed. R 100

Aims to provide an understanding of the changing attitudes, values and beliefs of South African tribal groups in an urban setting and changing culture. Based on an extended study of the elite in a "township" in the then Witwatersrand.

69 Breytenbach, Jan. THEY LIVE BY THE SWORD: [32 "Buffalo" Battalion: South Africa's Foreign Legion]. Alberton: Lemur, 1990.

272 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on half title page. R 1000

Col. Breytenbach became a legendary figure in the old South African army. Although Breytenbach claimed no political affiliations, his feelings about the war are clear and he took delight in the success achieved by the composite force he had moulded (with difficulty) in their battles with SWAPO and MPLA forces. Breytenbach's force, 32 "Buffalo" Battalion, was used to spearhead the SA drive into Angola and during Operation Savannah in 1975, it was 32 Battalion reaching Novo Redondo just south of Luando that raised the spectre of SA "taking over" Angola, alarming European and American governments. Breytenbach's books are valuable since he does not attempt to hide problems in supply and staffing and the conflicts he had with senior SA military staff, who did not like his unconventional modus operandi (or his success!) He also provides graphic evidence of the confusion that existed in Angola in the period after 1974, where UNITA changed sides and you often had to question people you came across to determine whether they were friend or foe!

70 Bridgland, Fred. THE WAR FOR AFRICA: twelve months that transformed a continent. Gibraltar: Ashanti, 1990.

viii, 403 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (1 as frontis., 1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 400

The Cuban-South African clash in Angola, which led to the independence of South West Africa / Namibia.

71 Carter, Edward [comp.]. THE DOVETONS OF ST HELENA: a family history. Cape Town: Privately printed, 1973.

110 p.: ill., ports., folding genealogical table (laid down), map. Coat of arms on endpapers. Cloth with gilding, d.w. A crisp copy. No. 3 of an edition limted to 300 copies, signed by Carter. R 600

St Helena recently celebrated its quincentenary. William Dufton emigrated to the island of St Helena in 1674. His descendants now live in England, South Africa, India and on the island.

72 Chikane, Frank. NO LIFE OF MY OWN: an autobiography. Johannesburg: Skotaville, 1988.

196 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 70

The Rev. Chikane, an anti-apartheid activist, is now Director-General in the office of President Thabo Mbeki.

73 Collier, Joy. FRONTIER POST: the story of Grahamstown. Grahamstown: University Publishers & Booksellers, 1961.

64 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on front free endpaper. Light spotting on preliminary pages. R 65

74 Collyer, J.J. THE CAMPAIGN IN GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1914-1915. Pretoria: Government Printer, 1937.

180 p. of text, [15] folding leaves of coloured maps. Red cloth, slightly faded on spine and with fraying to upper edge. Small chip on front hinge. Signed & dated inscription from Collyer on front free endpaper. The first folding map is of South West Africa, the remainder are maps of various aspects of the campaign.

R 3000

Brigadier-General Collyer (1870-1941) had a long and distinguished military career, retiring as head of the General Staff with the rank of Major-General. He also acted as Secretary of Defence for a period. Collyer was twice mentioned in dispatches whilst serving in the German South West African campaign. He wrote one other book, on the campaign in German East Africa. See DSAB, vol. 3, p. 169.

75 Cornell, Fred C. THE GLAMOUR OF PROSPECTING: wanderings of a South African prospector in search of copper, gold, emeralds and diamonds. 2nd impression. Facsimile ed.; with new introduction by T.J. Couzens; and new illustrations by Walter Friedrich; edited by Douglas Cornell. Cape Town: David Philip, 1992.

xii, 336 p.: ports. as frontis., map. Paperback. R 200

Cornell prospected largely in the area now known as Namibia. "The glamour of a life spent in the wilds, with the sand for a couch and the stars for a ceiling, outweighed all the little disadvantages." Preface.

76 Courtney-Clarke, Margaret. NDEBELE: the art of an African tribe; photographs and text by Margaret Courtney-Clarke; foreword by David Goldblatt. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Struikhof, 1990.

200 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports., maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 450

Ndebele art has come of age in the new South Africa and is widely copied. BMW Germany commissioned a car to be painted, and one of South African Airways' aeroplanes has its tailplane painted by a by a Ndebele artist.

77 Cruise, Wilma & Hemp, Doreen. CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1991.

208 p.: col. ill., col. ports. 4to. Pict. cloth, d.w. and slip case. A crisp copy.

R 1200

78 Crwys-Williams, Jennifer. A COUNTRY AT WAR, 1939-1945: the mood of a nation. Rivonia: Ashanti, 1992.

xxi, 430 p.: ill., ports. (South Africans at war series; vol. 10). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

79 De Villiers, Simon A. OTTO LANDSBERG, 1803-1905: 19th century South African artist. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1974.

120 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), genealogical chart, ports. (1 as frontis.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. worn at top of spine. R 200

"His canvases depicting early South African life, scenery and personalities are of particular interest to the Africana collector." d.w.

80 Debenham, Frank. KALAHARI SAND. London: G. Bell & Sons, 1953.

189 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w., with tear and repairs. Bookplate on front endpaper. R 200

An account of two journeys into the Kalahari, the second with Laurens van der Post. The purpose was to assess the water resources of the area, but Debenham found that he studied everything that depends on water: the people, the plants, animal and bird life.

81 Denfield, Joseph. PIONEER PORT: [the illustrated history of East London]. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1965.

118 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Skivertex, d.w. frayed on edges. Light spotting on preliminary pages. Signed & dated inscription from Denfield on title page. No. 35 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. R 150

82 Dickason, Graham B. IRISH SETTLERS TO THE CAPE: history of the Clanwilliam 1820 settlers from Cork Harbour. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1973.

113 p.: ill., plans, maps. (S.A. biographical & historical series; vol. 20). Skivertex spine & paper covered boards. R 200

83 Digby, Peter K.A. PYRAMIDS AND POPPIES: the 1st SA Infantry Brigade in Libya, France and Flanders, 1915-1919. Rivonia: Ashanti, 1993.

xiv, 444 p.: ill., ports., maps. (South Africans at war series; vol. 11). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

84 Eigelaar, Johnnie. AS DIE SKIPPER OP DIE VOORSTEWE STAAN! [Cape Town?: Privately published, 1993].

97 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Eigelaar beneath the foreword. R 200

A personal reminiscence of the pelagic fishing industry on the South African west coast, in which the Eigelaar family has been involved for generations.

85 Eloff, C.C. ORANJE-VRYSTAAT EN BASOETOLAND, 1884-1902: 'n verhoudingstudie. Pretoria: HSRC, 1984.

x, 310 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w., slightly rubbed on edges. R 125

An interesting study of the relationship between these two states- the economic interdependence is stressed, as is the fact that both provided refuge to each other's citizens in time of war.

86 Engelbrecht, C.L. MONEY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1987.

135 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., tables. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.

R 150

Comprehensive study from the time of Jan van Riebeeck to the present.

87 Engelbrecht, S.P. [et al., comps.]. CENTENARY ALBUM: Pretoria's first century in illustration; compiled by S.P. Engelbrecht; J.A.I. Agar-Hamilton, A.N. Pelzer and H.P.H. Behrens. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1952.

120 p.: chiefly ill., ports., plan. 4to. Cloth, d.w. worn along the edges, with small tears. R 100

88 Fair, T.J.D. [et al.]. DEVELOPMENT IN SWAZILAND: a regional analysis; T.J.D. Fair; G. Murdoch; H.M. Jones. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1969.

155 p.: ill., tables, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some spotting on preliminary pages. R 75

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

xx, 475 p.: ill., ports., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 43). Half brown calf & cloth. Raised bands on spine & green title band with gilding. Facsimile reprint of the 1886 edition. No. 50 of an edition limited to 50 copies. R 750

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. Farini's account of this "Lost City of the Kalahari" still evokes interest and expeditions today.

90 Gleeson, Ian. THE UNKNOWN FORCE: Black, Indian and Coloured soldiers through two World Wars. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1994.

277 p.: ill., ports. (South Africans at war series; vol. 12). Paper covered boards, d.w. See illustration. R 200

91 Godlonton, R. A NARRATIVE OF THE IRRUPTION OF THE KAFFIR HORDES INTO THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1834-1835; including parts I, II & III of THE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1965.

297 p.: ill., port., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 11). Skivertex, d.w. & endpapers browned as normally seen. Facsimile reprint of the 1835 edition. No. 553 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 300

Godlonton was the editor of THE GRAHAM'S TOWN JOURNAL.

92 Godlonton, R. & Irving, Edward. NARRATIVE OF THE KAFFIR WAR, 1850, 1851, 1852. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1962.

351, 160 p.: ill. (Africana collectanea; vol. 2). Skivertex. Pages slightly browned around edges. Facsimile reprint of the 1851 edition. This edition limited to 750 copies. R 350

"The narrative of the hostilities is written from the extreme Colonial point of view…" See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 614-5.

93 Green, Lawrence. THE COAST OF TREASURE. London: Putnam, 1933.

xii, 269 p.: ill., frontis., ports., map on endpapers. Cloth, darkened on spine and with uneven darkening to cover. Spotting on page edges. Signed inscription from Green to his friend and fellow journalist and author, Carel Birkby, on a preliminary page. Accompanied by a b&w photograph of Green [12 x 18 cm]. R 1000

The first edition of Green's first book. Describes the South West coast of Africa. See illustration.

94 Green, Lawrence. THE COAST OF TREASURE. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1983.

269 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, rubbed on edges, d.w. R 250

95 Gutsche, Thelma. THE MICROCOSM. De luxe ed. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1968.

217 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Small 4to. Full embossed maroon leather with raised bands and gilding. No. 27 of an edition limited to 50 copies. R 200

Examines the microcosm of the society and history of an area on the Cape side of the Orange River, called the Toverberg, including the diamond fields of Kimberley. The decorative maps are by A.A. Telford.

96 Hay, William [ed.]. THOMAS PRINGLE: his life, times and poems. Cape Town: J.C. Juta, 1912.

259 p.: port.as frontis. Cloth, embossed. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. Old price in ink on title page. R 150

97 Hensman, Howard. CECIL RHODES: a study of a career. Standard ed. Cape Town: Struik, 1974.

382 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 46). Skivertex, d.w., slightly faded on spine. Facsimile reprint of the 1901 edition. This edition limited to 1000 copies. R 200

Includes a sketch of the early history of the Rhodes family and of CJR's school and college days. Hensman states that Rhodes wished to bring the Dutch and British sections of the South African population closer together. Although an admirer of Rhodes, he is very severe wih regard to the Jameson Raid, calling it "Jameson's foolhardy and criminal enterprise." See Mendelssohn vol. 2, p. 215-216.

98 Holden, William C. THE PAST AND FUTURE OF THE KAFFIR RACES: [in three parts: 1. Their history. 2. Their manners and customs. 3. The means needful for their preservation and improvement]. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1963.

xii, 516 p.: ill., frontis., 2 folding tables, folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 3). Skivertex. Facsimile reprint of the 1866 edition. No. 150 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 325

99 House of Commons. Select Committee. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINES (BRITISH SETTLEMENTS) [Vol. 1]; and REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION ON NATIVE LAWS AND CUSTOMS [Vol. 2]. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1966-8.

2 vols. (vi, 841; 54, [80], xlix, 559 p.). (Official Blue Book reprint series). 4to. Cloth, small scar to front cover of vol. 1. Spotting on page edges. Volume 1 originally published in 1836, volume 2 in 1883. Contents: Vol. 1. Part 1. 1836. Imperial Blue Book nr VII. 538; with the MINUTES OF EVIDENCE; APPENDIX AND INDEX. Part. 2. 1837. Imperial Blue Book nr. VII 425; with the OFFICIAL REPORT AND MINUTES OF FURTHER EVIDENCE, APPENDIX AND INDEX. Vol. 2. Part. 1. 1883. Blue Book, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NR. G.4'83. Part. 2. APPENDICES TO REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIVE LAWS AND CUSTOMS COMMISSIONS. R 1000

The focus of the Select Committee which reported in 1836 fell heavily on the Cape. The negative perceptions created in England due to the frontier war that had recently taken place led to a harsher attitude being taken by the Cape Governor. This led in turn to increased dissatisfaction amongst farmers in the frontier areas, and the initial movements away from the Cape which came to be known as the Great Trek.

100 International Court of Justice. SOUTH WEST AFRICA CASES: Ethiopia v South Africa; Liberia v. South Africa; Second phase; Judgment of 18 July 1966. [The Hague: The International Court, 1966].

505, 505 p. (Reports of judments, advisory opinions and orders; I.C.J. reports 1966). Paper wraps, with a crease near fore-edge, browned on spine & light insect damage. Parallel text in English and French. R 200

101 Jenkin, Tim. INSIDE OUT: escape from Pretoria prison. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2003.

333 p.: plans, ports. Paperback. R 165

Imprisoned by apartheid authorities in the late 1970s for political activities on behalf of the ANC, Tim Jenkin, Alex Moumbaris and Stephen Lee escaped from Pretoria prison and fled South Africa.

102 Jooste, J.P. [comp.]. GEDENKBOEK VAN DIE DORSLANDTREK. Potchefstroom: Potchefstroom Herald, [1974].

230 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed & frayed on edges. Owner's seal on front free endpaper. R 350

In 1875 Boers began to trek north-westwards from the Groot Marico. The trekkers grew in number and the Dorsland Trek ended with many Afrikaner families settling in Angola. In 1928 all of these farmers, still clinging to their Afrikaner roots, were relocated to then South West Africa with help from the South African government.

103 Katzew, Henry. SOUTH AFRICA'S 800: the story of South African volunteers in Israel's war of birth; compiled and produced by Maurice and Marcia Ostroff from Henry Katzew's original manuscript; edited by Joe Woolf. Revised ed. Ra'anana, 2003.

382 p. of text; [58] p.of ill. (chiefly ports.). 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, bumped at top of spine. Cover title: Soutth [sic] Africa's 800. R 700

2500 Machalniks [Hebrew for volunteer] came to the assistance of the new state of Israel when the 1948-9 War broke out. Of these, eight hundred were from South Africa, most of them veterans of North Africa and Italy (WWII). This book documents their role, and lists those who served.

104 Kieser, A. [et al.]. ARCHIVES YEAR BOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY, 1953 = ARGIEF-JAARBOEK VIR SUID-AFRIKAANSE GESKEIDENIS, 1953. Cape Town: Government Printer, 1953.

320 p.: port., folding maps. (Sixteenth year; vol. 1). 4to. Cloth. Contents: [1]. DIE ROL VAN JOAO ALBASINI IN DIE GESKEIDENIS VAN DIE TRANSVAAL / J.B. de Waal. [2]. DIE VERHOUDING TUSSEN KERK EN STAAT IN DIE REPUBLIEK VAN DIE ORANJE-VRYSTAAT, 1854-1902 / J.D. Kriel. [3]. BEUTLER'S EXPEDITION INTO THE EASTERN CAPE, 1752 / Vernon S. Forbes.

R 125

105 Klein, Harry. LIGHT HORSE CAVALCADE: the Imperial Light Horse, 1899-1961. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1969.

200 p.: ill., ports., maps. 4to. Pict. skivertex with gilding, d.w. frayed with tear on lower edge. R 250

106 Konig, Barbara. NAMIBIA: the ravages of war: South Africa's onslaught on the Namibian people. London: International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, 1983.

60 p.: ill., ports., map on verso of front cover. Paperback. R 150

107 Krige, Uys. THE WAY OUT: Italian intermezzo. Revised ed, 4th impression. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1968.

260 p.: ports. Paperback. Lengthy signed inscriptions from Krige on front free endpaper, title page and below a portrait. R 225

Krige escaped from a POW camp in northern Italy in September 1943. This lively and readable account of his adventures as he made his way south to Allied lines is without rancour.

108 Leipoldt, C. Louis. KOS VIR DIE KENNER: 'n kookboek met meer as duisend goeie resepte. [2nd ed.]. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1978.

472 p. Bright pict. paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed on top edge. Light spotting on preliminary pages. Originally published in 1933. R 450

109 Lipshitz, Lippy. LIPPY LIPSHITZ: a biographical commentary and documentation of the years 1903-1968; with a catalogue raisonne of sculptures by Bruce Arnott; with photographic illustrations by Volker Miros. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969.

viii, 246 p.: chiefly ill., port. as frontis. 4to. Quarter green leather & marbled paper covered boards, worn on edges of spine. Spotting on preliminary pages.

R 250

Lipschitz was a sculptor of note, and worked with a wide range of materials such as wood, stone and ivory. He studied in Paris and on his return to Cape Town promoted the modern art movement.

110 Madidi, Abdur Rahman. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY: a geographical perspective. 3rd ed. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch, 2003.

60 p.: maps. Paperback. R 50

111 Maggs, T.M. O'C. IRON AGE COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHVELD. Pietermaritzburg: Council of the Natal Museum, 1976.

326 p.: ill., plans, maps. (Occasional publications of the Natal Museum; no. 2). 4to. Skivertex, d.w. R 275

112 Malherbe, Ernst G. EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652-1975: a critical survey of the development of educational administration in the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State. 2nd impression (vol. 1 only) Cape Town: Juta, 1975-1976.

2 vols. (xxii, 521; xxvii, 783 p.): ill., ports., tables. Paper covered boards, d.w.s. slightly worn on edges. Some neat pencil underlinings. Contents: Vol. I: 1652-1922. Vol. 2. 1923-1975. R 250

113 Marais, Eugene N. MY FRIENDS THE BABOONS. 2nd ed, 2nd impression. London: Methuen, 1956.

124 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded & frayed on edges of spine.

R 100

Marais was first and foremost a naturalist, living with his subjects for a number of years and closely observing their behaviour, which he documented in detail. He said of his study of baboons: "I lived among a troop of wild baboons for three years. I followed them on their daily excursions; slept among them, fed them, learned to know each one individually: taught them to trust me and love me- and also to hate me so violently that my life was several times in danger".

114 Maree, Johann. THE INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS, 1974-1984: ten years of the South African Labour Bulletin. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1987.

355 p. Paperback. R 75

115 Marsh, John H. SKELETON COAST. 2nd impression. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945.

148 p.: : ill., ports., maps (1 as frontis., 1 on front endpaper). Cloth, d.w. rubbed on edges & with small tears. R 200

The story of the shipwreck of the Dunedin Star (not named in the first edition) and the subsequent ill-fated rescue attempts by ship, tug, aeroplane and finally a successful overland expedition. See illustration.

116 Matthews, J.W. INCWADI YAMI, or, TWENTY YEARS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1976.

542, xv p.: ill. ports. (1 as frontis.). (Africana reprint library; vol. 9). Full pict. leather with gilding, d.w. Facsimile reprint of the 1887 edition. This edition limited to 101 copies. R 300

Matthews came to South Africa as a surgeon, but was attracted to the diamond fields. "The author was for many years closely identified with every social and political movement on the Fields, and his description of the diamond fields, and his references to the 'Illicit Diamond Trade' are particularly interesting." Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 997. See illustration.

117 Meintjes, Johannes. DORP VAN DROME: die geskeidenis van Molteno, 1874-1974. Molteno: Molteno Munisipaliteit, 1974.

xii, 173 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards with gilding, scarred along edges. Inscription from the 1991 Mayor of Molteno on front free endpaper.

R 75

118 Meintjes, Johannes. THE VOORTREKKERS: the story of the Great Trek and the making of South Africa. London: Cassell, 1973.

287 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. Bookplate laid down on front endpaper, newspaper cuttings laid down on a preliminary page. Spotting on page edges. R 150

119 Morton, Fred & Ramsay, Jeff [eds.]. THE BIRTH OF BOTSWANA: a history of the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1910 to 1966. 2nd impression. Gaborone: Longman Botswana, 1998.

206 p. ill., ports., genealogical table, maps. Paperback. R 100

120 Murray, R.W. SOUTH AFRICAN REMINISCENCES: a series of sketches of prominent public events which have occurred in South Africa within the memory of the author during the forty years since 1854, and of the public men, official and unofficial, who have taken part in them. Cape Town: Juta, 1894.

xiv, 254 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, slightly scarred and worn on edges of spine. Signature on browned front free endpaper. Small newspaper cutting laid down on front endpaper (an obituary for R.W. Murray). R 250

Murray, a journalist, settled at the Cape after the vessel in which he sailed for Australia was wrecked off the South African coast. Together with H.B. Darnell, he founded THE ARGUS newspaper. He lived at various times in Grahamstown, Johannesburg and Kimberley, where he died.

121 Nel, Hylton & Stevenson, Michael. HYLTON NEL: conversations. Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, 2003.

127 p.: col. ill., multiple col. frontispieces. 4to. Paperback with endflaps.

R 295

Text comprises converations between Stevenson and Nel during the winter of 2003. Nel describes himself as an "artist-potter". His pieces are decorated with line drawings and script.

122 Nimmo, Arthur. THE KNYSNA STORY. Cape Town: Juta, 1976.

xii, 152 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. with small tear to top of spine. Signature on title page. See illustration. R 300

123 Norwich, Oscar I. MAPS OF AFRICA: an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography; bibliographical descriptions by Pam Kolbe. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1983.

444 p.: chiefly maps (some col., 1 as frontis., 2 on endpapers). 4to. Cloth, d.w.

See illustration. R 1400

124 Oberholster, J.A.S. GEDENKBOEK VAN DIE NEDERDUITSE GEREFORMEERDE GEMEENTE TE WELLINGTON; 'n geskeidkundige oorsig van sy honderdjarige bestaan, 1840-1940. Paarl: Paarlse Drukpers, [1940].

141 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Pict. cloth with gilding, worn on corners. Newspaper cutting laid down on front endpaper. R 65

125 Orpen, Joseph Millerd. REMINISCENCES OF LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM 1846 TO THE PRESENT DAY [1908]. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1964.

xix, 344 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). (Africana collectanea series; vol. 10). Skivertex, d.w. with small tear to top of spine. Endpapers partially browned. No. 621 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 250

Orpen was a Member of several South African parliaments and was engaged in public affairs between 1853 and 1903.

126 Oxley, John. PLACES OF WORSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: Southern, 1992.

xiii, 209 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 175

Covers all religions in South Africa.

127 Parkes, Margaret & Williams, Vicky. THE KNYSNA OYSTER COMPANY, 1949-1999. Knysna: Vernon Rice, 2000.

49 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. Signed on title page by Parkes and Williams. R 100

128 Picton-Seymour, D. & Webster, R.I.B. TRANSVAAL REPUBLICAN: an album of drawings of early Johannesburg and Pretoria. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1956.

71 p.: 31 ill. (1 col.). Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with small tears.

R 100

129 Pieterse, Pieter. PIETER PIETERSE SE SWERWERSKOS. [Cape Town, 1999?].

56 p.: col. ill. Pict. paper covered boards. R 50

130 Pirow, Oswald. JAMES BARRY MUNNIK HERTZOG; foreword by Charles te Water. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, [1950].

288 p.: port. as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. Pages browned on edges. R 50

131 Schrauwen, Joan & Pickford, Peter. WEST COAST: a circle of seasons in South Africa; compiled 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 and pict. paper covered board slip case. R 725

132 Sellschop, Susan [et al.]. CRAFT SOUTH AFRICA: traditional, transitional, contemporary; Susan Sellschop; Wendy Goldblatt; Doreen Hemp. 2nd ed. Johannesburg: Pan Macmillan, 2003.

192 p.: col. ill., col. frontis. 4to. Paper back with endflaps. R 225

A celebration of South Africa's wealth of handmade objects and the people who craft them.

133 Shapiro, Hillel A. [ed.]. EXPERIENCE WITH HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANTATION: proceedings of the Cape Town Symposium, 13-16 July 1968; with a foreword by Prof. Christiaan N. Barnard. Durban: Butterworths, 1969.

290 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., tables. Cloth, d.w. frayed on edges with small tear to fore-edge. Compliments slip from The Chris Barnard Fund laid down on front free endpaper. Some browning to endpapers. R 125

134 Shaw, E.M. A HISTORY OF CURRENCY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: South African Museum, 1956.

27 p.: ill. (South African Museum. Guide; no. 5) Paper wraps. R 55

135 Simmons, B.P. FIRST 65 YEARS [OF THE LOWVELD FARMERS' ASSOCIATION]. Nelspruit: Lowveld Farmers' Association, 1980.

233 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed. R 75

136 Smit, A.P. WATEROOG IN DIE DORSLAND: Ned. Geref. Kerk Kuruman, 1916-1966. Kuruman: Die Kerkraad, 1966.

191 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards.

R 65

137 Smith, Ken. THE CHANGING PAST: trends in South African historical writing. Johannesburg: Southern, 1988.

240 p.: ports. Paperback. Some pencil underlining. Signature on front inside cover. R 75

138 South African Railways. SOUTH AFRICA: last stronghold of steam. Johannesburg: SA Railways, 1977.

56 p.: ill., maps. Oblong 16mo. Stiff pict. paper wraps. R 125

Provides careful detail of the steam engines used by the railways.

139 Spies, F.J. du T. OPERASIE SAVANNAH: Angola, 1975-1976; medewerker Kmdt. S.J. du Preez. Pretoria: S.A. Weermag, Direktoraat Openbare Betrekkinge, 1989.

xvii, 348 p.: ill., maps (1 col. folding). 4to. Skivertex, d.w. frayed along edges. Signed by Spies on title page. R 485

The withdrawal of the Portuguese from Angola in 1974 left a power vacuum which was filled by three Angolan forces: MPLA, FNLA and UNITA. South Africa forces, in an attempt to secure the northern border of (then) SWA pushed deep into Angola in 1975. Operation Savannah lasted until March 1976, when SA forces had to withdraw. During Operation Savannah, SA soldiers had heavy censorship imposed on them and local SA newspapers were not allowed to carry detailed reports of the fighting, although international papers did. Savannah convinced the Botha government of the need to improve SA armaments and ushered in a period of intense military growth. This enabled the SADF to fight longer and more intense battles in Southern Angola in 1978 (operations Reindeer, Revenge & Sceptic) and during the 1980's. It also taught the SADF hierarchy not to trust the politicians who they felt had bowed to international pressure. Savannah was controversial in SA (35 SADF soldiers were killed) and in an attempt to allay fears, the Defence Force commissioned two histories via the shadowy Brigadier Willem Otto, head of the Military Information Bureau, of which this is one. [The other being Sophia du Preez's AVONTUUR IN ANGOLA].

140 Steedman, Andrew. WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1966.

2 vols. (x, 330; 358 p.): ill., folding map (vol. 1). (Africana collectanea series; vol. 17 & 18). Half brown calf & cloth. Raised bands on spine & green title labels with gilding. Facsimile reprint of the 1835 edition. Set no. 41 of an edition limited to 50 copies. R 550

An account of Steedman's travels in South Africa over a period of 10 years. He visited many parts of the Cape Colony and Kaffraria (to Griqualand West) in the course of his travels. "He was an industrious and able collector and naturalist, and the volumes contain much valuable information respecting the fauna of the country…The work gives many details respecting early travels in South Africa, with sketches of native races and their history and wars, the pioneer colonists of Natal… an interesting narrative of the wreck of the Grosvenor…" See Mendelssohn vol. 2, p. 432.

141 Stiff, Peter. NINE DAYS OF WAR: [Namibia: before, during and after]. Alberton: Lemur Books, 1989.

316 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Bookplate on verso of front free endpaper. R 200

142 Storrar, Patricia. A VISTA AND A VISION: the story of Belvidere, Knysna. Knysna: Rutherford Publications, 1993.

xi, 152 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w. No. 149 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Signed by Storrar on title page.

R 250

143 Storrar, Patricia. DRAMA AT PONTA DELGADA. Johannesburg: Lowry Publishers, 1988.

123 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), plans, maps on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. R 300

The tale of the wreck of the Sao Goncalo, which was wrecked off the Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay in 1630. Artefacts from the wreck were discovered in 1979.

144 Stow, George William. THE NATIVE RACES OF SOUTH AFRICA: [a history of the intrusion of the Hottentots and Bantu into the hunting grounds of the Bushmen, the aborigines of the country; edited by George McCall Theal]. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1964.

xvi, , 618 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 7). Skivertex, d.w. frayed along edges with 2 small tears on top edge and with a chip to top of spine. Front hinge cracked. Endpapers browned. Facsimile reprint of the 1905 edition. No. 699 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 800

145 Suzman, Helen. IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS: memoirs. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1993.

x, 310 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Suzman on half title page. R 150

146 Sykes, John. PORTUGAL AND AFRICA: the people and the war. London: Hutchinson, 1971.

199 p.: ill., port., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Inscription on front free endpaper. Endpapers browned. R 125

147 Tapson, Winifred. TIMBER AND TIDES: the story of Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. 4th ed. Cape Town: Juta, 1973.

xiv, 199 p.: ill., double frontis., folding genealogical table, map on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed on edges. R 250

148 Teenstra, M.D. DE VRUCHTEN MIJNER WERKZAAMHEDEN: gedurende mijne reize, over de Kaap de Goede Hoop, naar Java en terug, over St Helena, naar de Nederlanden; [edited by] F.C.L. Bosman & J.L.M. Franken; [English summary by] P.J. Smuts. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1943.

xlviii, 363 p.: ill., folding map as frontis., folding plan. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 24). Pict. cloth. Bookplate neatly laid down on front endpaper. R 300

Of particular value to those interested in the Overberg region.

149 Thompson, Joyce Newton. GWELO GOODMAN: South African artist. De luxe ed. London: George Allen & Unwin, [1951].

xii, 152 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis. Full red calf with gilding, some light scratches. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Edition limited to 250 copies. Signed by Thompson on verso of front free endpaper. R 300

150 Van Diggelen, Tromp. WORTHWHILE JOURNEY: the autobiography of Tromp van Diggelen. London: William Heinemann, 1955.

256 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.) Cloth, d.w. frayed on corners. Lengthy signed & dated inscription from Van Diggelen on title page. R 300

Van Diggelen lived an eventful life. He was a well known South African bodybuilder, big game hunter and in later years, a health advisor. He created a fitness programme that was followed by many.

151 Van Waart, Sue. SWARTBERG EN SY MENSE. Pretoria: J.P. van der Walt, 1989.

144 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. with creases. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Signed & dated inscription from Van Waart on title page. R 125

152 Vedder, Heinrich. DAS ALTE SUDWESTAFRIKA: Sudwestafrikas geschichte bis zum Tode Mahareros 1890: nach den bestenschriftlichen und mundlichen quellen erzahlt von Heinrich Vedder. Windhoek: S.W.A. Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, 1973.

xviii, 686 p.: port. Cloth, d.w. slightly frayed on top edge. See illustration.

R 400

153 Voigt, J.C. FIFTY YEARS OF THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1795-1845. De luxe ed. Cape Town: Struik, 1969.

2 vols. (350; 316 p.): ill, folding maps. (Africana Collectanea series; vols. 32 & 33). Half brown calf & cloth. Raised bands on spine & green title labels with gilding. Rubbing to corners and spines. Facsimile reprint of the 1899 edition. Set no. 37 of an edition limited to 50 copies.. R 200

Voigt presents the case of the emigrant farmers against the Colonial authorities and the British Government. He accuses most of the writers of South African history to that date (Noble, Moffat, Chase and Livingstone, Theal and Cloete included) of misrepresenting the emigrant farmers (Boers). He criticises British policy in South Africa and ends on a warning note that the British Empire might be hearing the tolling of its death knell. See Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 575.

154 Wagner, Percy A. THE PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 2nd impression. Cape Town: C.Struik, 1973.

xv, 338 p., xxxviii leaves of plates (some folding): ill., frontis., plans (some folding), tables, maps (some folding). Cloth, d.w. Reprint of the 1929 edition. Includes a chapter on the platinum ores of the bushveld complex by H. Schneiderhohn. R 500

155 Wallett, Tim. SHARK ATTACK IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATERS: and treatment of victims. 4th impression. Cape Town: Struik, 1983.

184 p.: ill. (some col.), map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. R 200

156 Webster, Selby. THE BRAKPAN STORY = VERHAAL VAN BRAKPAN. Brakpan: Town Council of Brakpan, 1994.

84 p.: ill., ports., map. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed inscription from Webster on front free endpaper. R 100

157 Welch, Sidney R. SOUTH AFRICA UNDER KING MANUEL, 1495-1521. Cape Town: Juta, 1946.

vi, 532 p. Cloth, lower front corner bumped. Signature on front endpaper. Spotting on page edges. Some margin notes in pencil. R 100

158 Ya Nangolo, Mvula & Sellstrom, Tor. KASSINGA: a story untold. Windhoek: Namibia Book Development Council, 1995.

81 p.: ports. Paperback. R 200

Personal accounts of survivors of the attack on Kassinga, Angola, by SADF troops on 4 May 1978. This battle has become controversial, with both sides claiming victory.

159 Ya-Otto, John. BATTLEFRONT NAMIBIA; with Ole Gjerstad & Michael Mercer. Chicago: Lawrence Hill, 1981.

151 p. Paperback. R 150

Ya-Otto tells of his involvement in the fight against South African domination of Namibia. At the time of writing, he was the Minister of Labour in the SWAPO government in exile, then based in Mozambique. See illustration.

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160 Ackerman, Raymond & Prichard, Denise. THE FOUR LEGS OF THE TABLE: Raymond Ackerman's simple, straight-forward formula for success; as told to Denise Prichard. Cape Town: David Philip, 2005.

x, 206 p. Paperback. R 150

Ackerman founded one of South Africa's most successful retail chains. His business philosophy is based on consumer sovereignty and social responsibility.

161 Asmal, Kader [et al., eds]. SOUTH AFRICA'S NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES: peace, literature and science; edited by Kader Asmal, David Chidester [and] Wilmot James. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2004.

xxx, 289 p.: ill. Hardcover, d.w. R 230

Brings together the Nobel lectures delivered by the four laureates who received the award for peace: Albert Luthuli; Desmond Tutu, F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela; the literature laureates: Nadine Gordimer and J.M. Coetzee; and the four science laureates: Max Theiler, Allan M. Cormack, Aaron Klug and Sydney Brenner.

162 Biggs, David. KAROO RAMBLINGS: short stories and tall tales; illustrations by Tony Grogan. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

168 p.: ill., map. Paperback. R 100

Biggs was born and grew up on a sheep farm in the Karoo, before becoming a journalist. Many of the stories are taken from his father's letters and notes.

163 Breytenbach, Jan. THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS: the story of South Africa's 32-Battalion, 1975-1993. 2nd ed. Alberton: Galago, 2004.

360 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Trade paperback. R 240

Col. Breytenbach commanded the famous, or infamous, 32 Battalion which campaigned so effectively in Angola and Namibia during the bush war.

164 Cairncross, Bruce. FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKS & MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

292 p.: col. ill., range maps, map on endpapers. Paperback. R 180

Contains over 500 colour photographs for easy identification.

165 Callinicos, Luli. OLIVER TAMBO: beyond the Engeli Mountains; foreword by Thabo Mbeki. Cape Town: David Philip, 2004.

672 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

Oliver Tambo held the ANC together during 30 years of exile.

166 Callinicos, Luli. OLIVER TAMBO: beyond the Engeli Mountains; foreword by Thabo Mbeki. 2nd ed. Cape Town: David Philip, 2004.

672 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paperback. R 195

167 Clarke, Peter. FANFARE. Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, 2004.

111 p.: chiefly col. ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Includes the text of a conversation between Clarke and Michael Stevenson. R 350

Although best-known for his work reflecting the harsh realities of Cape urban and rural life, Clarke has worked on a series of collages (accompanied by prose) for over a decade. The 100 fan-shaped collages have been inspired by historical, biblical, literary and imaginary figures, as well as friends and family.

168 Colquhoun, Andy [ed.]. THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY ANNUAL 2005. Cape Town: MWP Media, 2005.

544 p.: ports. (chiefly col.), tables. Paperback. R 110

This 34th ANNUAL chronicles the 2004 season.

169 Crampton, Hazel. THE SUNBURNT QUEEN: a true story. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2004.

375 p.: ill., ports., genealogical tables, maps. Paperback with endflaps.

R 165

An account of the castaways washed up on the Wild Coast, in particular the story of a seven-year-old girl, Bessie, who, shipwrecked in the 1830s, was adopted by the amaMpondo. She later became the Great Wife of a prince of that tribe.

170 De la Harpe, Roger & Pat. TULI: land of giants. Cape Town: Sunbird, 2004.

152 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 350

The Northern Tuli Game Reserve is situated in eastern Botswana. Inhabited by early Stone Age and Iron Age peoples thousands of years ago, the area became the stage of conflict between Lobengula and Khama in the 1800s; was the hunting ground of Frederick Selous and others, and also saw some action during the South African War of 1899-1902. Today Tuli is to be the core area of a huge new transfrontier park.

171 Dicey, William. BORDERLINE. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 2004.

286 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 120

Together with two friends, Dicey canoed 1400 kilometres through the stark landscape of the Karoo, the Kalahari, Bushmansland, Namaqualand and the Richtersveld, below the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. Dicey was drawn to the history of the area and its people: the San, Nama, Griqua and Basters; and their descendents. "They are frontier people, at the borderline of African and European tradition." Rear cover.

172 Doxtader, Erik & Villa-Vicencio, Charles [eds.]. TO REPAIR THE IRREPARABLE: reparation and reconstruction in South Africa; preface by Desmond Tutu. Cape Town: David Philip, 2004.

xxii, 426 p. Paperback. R 150

173 Du Preez, Max. OF WARRIORS, LOVERS AND PROPHETS: unusual stories from South Africa's past. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2004.

x, 261 p. Paperback. R 150

Du Preez takes the reader through every stage of South African history, up to the 1994 elections. However, instead of retelling the old stories, he recounts relatively unknown tales and events to bring out the colourful mosaic of South African history. For example, the story of the Portuguese viscount killed on a Cape beach in 1510, a Khoikhoi chief who was kidnapped and taken to England in 1610; and the story of Boer general Christiaan de Wet's brother Piet, who joined the British forces and fought his own people.

174 Du Toit, Paul & Martin, Kevan. PAUL DU TOIT: a painter's journey. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2004.

112 p.: col. ill. (Fernwood art and artists series). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 225

A studio apprentice of Jean Welz, Du Toit explored the structural and functional basis of landscape in paintings and drawings. Includes over 120 plates.

175 Duncan, Paul & Von der Schulenburg, F. DOWN SOUTH: homes and interiors in South Africa; [text by] Paul Duncan; photographs [by] Fritz von der Schulenburg. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2004.

174 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 325

A lavishly illustrated celebration of South African décor and style, from Sandton to the Karoo, Plettenberg Bay and Kommetjie in Cape Town.

176 Gosani, Bob. TAUZA: Bob Gosani's people; compiled and edited by Mothobi Mutloatse & Jacqui Masiza. Cape Town: Struik, 2005.

116 p.: chiefly ports. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 190

Gosani was a photographer for Drum magazine, "... [his] pictures dominated the social, political and economic aspects of our lives. And what shines through in his work is his love of people." Doc Bikitsha, foreword. Gosani's subjects included Trevor Huddleston, Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikazela Mandela, Dolly Rathebe and other jazz artists of the 1950s.

177 Harrison, Philip. SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP SITES: science. Cape Town: Spearhead, 2004.

112 p.: col. ill., maps. Paperback. R 100

Guide to South Africa's scientific resources and achievements in the fields of palaeontology, archeology, geology, astronomy and the physical sciences.

178 Harrison, Philip. SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP SITES: ecotravel. Cape Town: Spearhead, 2004.

128 p.: col. ill., maps. Paperback. R 115

Guide to South Africa's natural heritage: national parks and game reserves; botanical gardens, wildlife research programmes, community-upliftment projects, etc.

179 Harrison, Philip. SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP SITES: spiritual. Cape Town: Spearhead, 2004.

104 p.: col. ill., maps. Paperback. R 95

Guide to South Africa's cathedrals, mosques and synagogues, churches, temples and shrines.

180 Harrison, Philip. SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP SITES: struggle. Cape Town: Spearhead, 2004.

104 p.: col. ill., maps. Paperback. R 95

Guide to South Africa's struggle heritage: the people and places which featured in the struggle for liberation from apartheid.

181 Hilton-Barber, Brett & Berger, Lee R. THE PRIME ORIGINS GUIDE TO EXPLORING KRUGER: your key to unlocking Africa's wildlife treasure. Cape Town: Prime Origins, 2004.

148 p.: col. ill., col. maps. Paperback. R 130

182 Hirson, Denis. I REMEMBER KING KONG (THE BOXER). Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2004.

136 p. Paperback. R 75

A book of reminiscences of growing up in South Africa.

183 Hyslop, Jonathan. THE NOTORIOUS SYNDICALIST: J.T. Bain: a Scottish rebel in colonial South Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2004.

xviii, 342 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 165

James Thompson Bain educated himself in the philosophies of William Morris and Thomas Carlyle. He fought for the British against the Zulus in 1879 and for the Boers against the British in 1899. As a pioneer of socialist ideas in South Africa, he played a leading role in the Rand strike of 1913. He was deported in 1914, but returned to Johannesburg, where he was known as "the Dictator of Johannesburg" for a week in 1919.

184 Jowell, Phyllis & Folb, Adrienne. INTO KOKERBOOM COUNTRY: Namaqualand's Jewish pioneers. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2004.

159 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., col. map. Oblong 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 295

Highlights the important role played by the Jewish community in this sparsely populated area of South Africa.

185 Joyce, Peter. PRESENTING SOUTH AFRICA. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2004.

224 p.: col. ill., col. maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 240

Lavishly illustrated, the publication is divided into an informative introduction and nine chapters, one on each of the provinces. Merges contemporary and past images, and examines human and geographical diversity.

186 Kray, David. HAZEL CRANE, QUEEN OF DIAMONDS: testimony from beyond the grave. Cape Town: Spearhead, 2004.

xvii, 189 p.: ports. Paperback. R 130

Hazel Crane, notorious diamond dealer and friend of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, became embroiled in an underworld of illicit diamonds, murder and mayhem. As a witness in a high-profile organised-crime case in South Africa, she was murdered before she could testify.

187 KRONOS: Journal of Cape History = Tydskrif vir Kaaplandse Geskiedenis. Special issue, no. 30, November 2004: Eastern Cape. Bellville: University of the Western Cape, 2004.

256 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 180

188 Kruger, Franz. BLACK, WHITE AND GREY: ethics in South African journalism. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2004.

xi, 291 p. Paperback. R 175

A practical handbook, containing discussion of various areas of ethics and a set of case studies.

189 Kulimatji nge. WE TELL OUR OLD STORIES WITH MUSIC. Cape Town: Double Storey Books, 2004.

38 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 16 mo. Pict. paper covered boards. Accompanied by a CD in pocket on rear endpaper. R 150

A recording of traditional San music, performed by the !Xun community, with introduction, description of the songs and explanatory notes.

190 Landsberg, Christopher. THE QUIET DIPLOMACY OF LIBERATION: international politics and South Africa's transition. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2004.

264 p.: ports. Paperback. R 110

Analyses "… the interplay between domestic and external causes of social change and the interaction between economic pressures, group identities, and political options for Africa's most industrialised state" Rear cover.

191 Le Roux, Andre. EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO THE SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMY. 8th ed., revised & updated. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005.

184 p. Paperback. R 110

192 Le Roux, Willemien & White, Alison [comps. & eds.] VOICES OF THE SAN: living in southern Africa today. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 2004.

226 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., col. maps on endpapers. 4to. Cloth, d.w.

R 280

"Over a period of five years, numerous San people from eight language groups in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa spoke into microphones to their own people… in their mother-tongue, in their own homes… to tap into a vast source of knowledge and to give form to that which had, up to now, been intangible." [p. vi]. These conversations have been translated into English and illustrated with photographs and artworks (contemporary and historic) of the San people.

193 Marais, Jacques & Mills, Susanna & Herman. BEST MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

224 p.: col. ill., col. maps. 4to. Paperback with endflaps. R 230

194 Murray, Bruce & Merrett, Christopher. CAUGHT BEHIND: race and politics in Springbok cricket. Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2004.

256 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 160

195 O'Neill, Pat Cavendish. A LION IN THE BEDROOM; edited by Shelley Gare. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2004.

592 p.: ports. Paperback. R 180

Pat Cavendish O'Neill was born into a world of great riches, privilege and eccentricity. Life changed for her when she was given a tiny lion cub. Her story ranges from Europe and Kenya, to Broadlands, outside Cape Town.

196 Pinker, Stanley. STANLEY PINKER; [foreword by Hayden Proud]. Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, 2004.

111 p.: chiefly col. ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 350

Text includes discussions conducted between Stevenson and Pinker; and Pinker's commentary on his works produced during the period 1950-2000. "Pinker has negotiated the angst-ridden landscape of apartheid South Africa through the use of humour, metaphor and subversive allusion. He has engaged with the characters and contradictions of South African life and has explored issues of colonialism and capitalism with a visual vocabulary which is unequivocally South African" d.w.

197 Platter, John. SOUTH AFRICAN WINES, 2005: the guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation. Cape Town: Andrew McDowall, 2005.

586 p.: col. ports., maps, advertisements. Pocket format. Paper covered boards. R 110

198 Player, Gary & Beaumont, Forrest. IN THE PRESENCE OF GARY PLAYER: a perspective on the life and philosophy of one of the world's greatest golfers; foreword by Nelson Mandela. Standard ed. Pretoria: Umdaus, 2004.

192 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., some col.). Cloth, d.w. R 230

Beaumont's 148 photographs complement Player's philosophy and quotations- his own and others. The photographs record the period between the President's Cup and New Year 2004.

199 Raper, Peter Edmund. NEW DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PLACE NAMES. 3rd [updated] ed. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2004.

xviii, 421 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. First published in 1987. R 225

From Aakaap to Zwide, this dictionary provides the origin and history of over 6000 place names in South Africa, including historical and modern names from sources as far back as 1486. Incorporates name changes to date and indigenous names for places with European names.

200 Roup, Julian. BOEREJOOD. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2004.

256 p. Paperback. Text in English. R 130

Roup, son of an Afrikaner mother and a Jewish father, writes as an Afrikaner, ten years after democracy was established in South Africa. "… an answer to why [the Afrikaner] accepted black majority rule with relatively no struggle, after years of racist persecution of their black and brown neighbours". Rear cover.

201 Sampson, Anthony. DRUM: the making of a magazine; photographs by Jurgen Schadeberg and Bob Gosani. [New ed.]. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2005.

240 p., [10] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. First published in Great Britain in 1956. R 160

Sampson was editor of DRUM between 1951and 1955. Jim Bailey and Sampson recruited an outstanding team of writers which included Henry Nxumalo, Can Themba, Todd Matshikiza and Arthur Maimane; and photographers Schadenberg and Gosani. They recorded the growing political confrontation between the ANC and the Nationalist government as apartheid tightened its grip, and the destruction of Sophiatown in 1955. DRUM grew from a a picture magazine into a serious anti-apartheid mouthpiece, respected for its investigative journalism.

202 Short, Yvonne. A KITCHEN SAFARI: stories and recipes from the African wilderness. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

192 p.: col. ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 220

An attractive publication combining wildlife photography, recipes and tales from the bush lodges of Conservation Corporation Africa's safari circuit, comprising 38 lodges and camps in six African countries.

203 Simons, Phillida Brooke. CULLINAN DIAMONDS: dreams and discoveries. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2004.

127 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports, maps. Oblong 8vo. Paperback with endflaps. R 125

A lavishly illustrated publication. The source of the largest diamond yet discovered lies in the foothills of the Magaliesberg, northeast of Pretoria: Cullinan. Simons traces the fortunes of a century of diamond mining in the area, as well as portraying some of the personalities associated with the gemstones, in particular Sir Thomas Cullinan, after whom the world famous diamond was named.

204 Steinberg, Jonny. THE NUMBER: one man's search for identity in the Cape underworld and prison gangs. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2004.

viii, 427 p. Paperback. R 160

Steinberg met Magadien Wentzel whilst doing research in Pollsmoor Prison. Wentzel was released in 2003, a member of an infamous prison gang, the 28s. The book is an account of Wentzel's project to make sense of his past and something worthy of his future.

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