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Explorer/Naturalist Narratives & Sketches....................................................... page 3
Flora...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Fauna.................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Birds...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Reptiles & Amphibians............................................................................................................................ 31
Insects................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Marine & Freshwater Life................................................................................................................. 34
Recent Publications............................................................................................................................... 36
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AUGUST
2000
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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
1 Baines, Thomas. THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA PAINTED BY THOMAS BAINES: comprising the complete collection of
ninety plates executed by Thomas Baines; together with descriptions from the
text of C.J. Andersson…; with a biographical essay by R.F. Kennedy. Limited ed. Johannesburg: Winchester Press, 1975.
204
p. [23 p. of text, 90 plates]: col. ill., col. port. as frontis. 4to. Skivotex, slip case. R 2000
2 Breyne, Jakob &
Johann Philipp. THE FLORA CAPENSIS OF JAKOB
AND JOHANN PHILIPP BREYNE; [edited and introduced by] Mary Gunn and Enid du Plessis. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1978.
218
p.: chiefly col. ill., col. frontis., port. (Brenthurst Press. [First] series;
4). 4to. Cloth, d.w. A crisp copy.
R 1200
The Breynes were
wealthy merchants of Danzig who collected rare and exotic plants. Father and
son were both celebrated botanists. Jakob made a collection of water-colour
drawings of Cape plants by several artists. 86 were bound together in 1724 in
an album for his son, Johann Philipp, and given the title FLORA CAPENSIS. See illustration.
3 Burchell, William J. TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Facsimile reprint from the original ed. of 1822-4;
with some additional material and with an introduction by I. Schapera. London:
Batchworth Press, 1953.
2
vols. (xxix, 381; xvi, 473 p.): ill., frontispieces, ports. (1 as frontis.), 2
folding maps (1 at end of each vol.) Cloth,
slightly faded on spine as usual. R
1400
"The most
valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of
the nineteenth century, and embracing a descrition of a large part of the Cape
Colony and Bechuanaland at this period." Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 224.
4 Burchell, William J. TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; with a new introduction by A. Gordon Brown. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.
2
vols. (582, 648 p.): ill. (some col. folding), port. as frontis. (vol. 1), 1
loose-leaf folding map. Cloth, 4to.
Facsimile reprint of the 1822-4 edition. R 2000
5 ffolliott, Pamela
& Liversidge, Richard. LUDWIG
KREBS: Cape naturalist
to the King of Prussia, 1792-1844. Cape
Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971.
xiii,
304 p.: col. ill. (1 folding), map. (South African biographical &
historical studies; 9). Skivotex spine,
paper covered boards, d.w.
R 225
One of the great
collectors of zoological and botanical specimens. Includes specimen lists.
6 Finch-Davies, Claude
Gibney & Kemp, Alan. GAMEBIRDS
AND WATERFOWL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a collection of 68 water-colours… originally commissioned to
illustrate Lt.-Col. Boyd Robert Horsbrugh's 1912 volume THE GAME-BIRD AND
WATER-FOWL OF SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg:
Winchester Press, 1986.
190
p.: 68 col. plates. (1 as frontis.) 4to.
Cloth, slip case. No. 730 of an edition limited to 5026 copies. R 375
7 Finch-Davies, Claude
Gibney & Kemp, Alan. THE
BIRDS OF PREY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; colour plates by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies; text by Alan
Kemp. Standard ed. Johannesburg:
Winchester Press, 1980.
339
p.: 140 col. plates (1 as frontis.). 4to.
Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 1726 copies. R
2750
Finch-Davies
illustrated all the birds of prey, including owls, known in southern Africa at
the beginning of the 20th century. Only a further eight have been discovered
since then.
8 Finch-Davies, Claude
Gibney & Kemp, Alan. THE
BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; colour plates by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies; text by Alan
Kemp. Standard ed. Johannesburg:
Winchester Press, 1982.
488
p.:176 col. plates (1 as frontis.), port. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Slip case. Edition limited to 3026 volumes. R 2350
By the time of his
death at 46 years, Finch-Davies had illustrated almost half (380) of the bird
species known to occur in Southern Africa.
His masterly
illustrations are renowned for their technical excellence, and detail of colour
and structure. See illustration.
9 Gordon, Robert Jacob. CAPE TRAVELS, 1777 TO 1786; Peter E. Raper, Maurice Boucher, editors. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1988.
2
vols. (465 p.): col. ill., frontispieces (1 port.), maps. (Brenthurst Press.
Second series; 4 & 5). 4to. Cloth,
d.w.s. R 1400
Gordon collected both
flora and fauna specimens on his travels, and sent them back to Holland. Not
only did he expand knowledge on the land between the Cape and the Gariep River,
he also sketched the animals and plants that grew there. His richly illustrated
journal forms the basis of this book.
10 Gunn, Mary & Codd,
L.E. BOTANICAL EXPLORATION OF
SOUTHERN AFRICA: an illustrated history of early botanical literature on the
Cape flora, biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their
activities in Southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, for the
Botanical Research Institute, 1981.
xiv,
400 p.: ill., col. frontis (laid down), ports., map. 4to. Cloth, d.w.
R 1500
11 Harris, William Cornwallis. PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA: delineated from life in their native haunts; drawn on stone by Frank
Howard. Facsimile reprint.
Johannesburg: Galago, 1986.
143
p.: ill. (chiefly col.), map as frontis. 4to.
Paper covered boards, d.w. Reprint of the 1840 edition. R 175
12 Le Vaillant, Francois. FRANCOIS LE VAILLANT: traveller in South Africa, and his collection of 165
water-colour paintings, 1781-1784. Cape
Town: Library of Parliament, 1973.
2
vols. (xx, 172 p., 70 plates; xiv, 181 p., plates 71-165): col. ill., port. as
frontis. (vol. 1), col. folding maps. 4to.
Cloth. No. 639 of an English edition limited to 2500 copies. R 550
Superb reproduction of
Le Vaillant's work, including commentaries by leading academics in their
fields. Le Vaillant studied the natural history collections in Paris and then
decided to travel into the interior of Africa in order to observe the specimens
in their native habitats.
13 Masson, Francis. FRANCIS MASSON'S ACCOUNT OF THREE JOURNEYS AT THE CAPE
OF GOOD HOPE, 1772-1775; with introduction and annotations by Frank R. Bradlow. Cape Town: Tablecloth Press, 1994.
183
p.: ill., double frontis. (ports.), col. plates, maps. Paperback. Signed
by Bradlow on title page. R 125
Masson's account is
the first descriptive narrative of the Cape to be written in English. He was
botanical collector for the Royal Gardens at Kew and made a significant
contribution to early Cape botany.
14 Rookmaaker, L.C. THE ZOOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1650-1790. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1989.
xii,
368 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. 4to.
Cloth, d.w. R 265
Discusses 18th century
books, drawings and manuscripts concerning mammals and birds, especially those
of seven well-known explorers: Gordon, Sparrman, Thunberg, Paterson, Le
Vaillant, Masson & the Forsters.
15 Skaife, S.H. A NATURALIST REMEMBERS.
Cape Town:
Longmans, 1963.
199
p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. Pict.
paper covered boards d.w. R
50
16 Smith, Andrew. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ZOOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA. [consisting chiefly of figures and
descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition
into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835 and 1836]. Facsimile reprint. Johannesburg: Winchester Press,
1976.
3
vols. (268 p., 83 plates; 499 p., 114 plates; 616 p., 82 plates): ill., port.
in vol. 1. 4to. Full leather with gilding
to spines. Reprint of the 1849 edition. Edition limited to 376 sets.
Contents: Vol. 1 Mammalia. (Mammals). Vol. 2. Aves (Birds). Vol. 3. Reptilia,
pisces & invertebratae (Reptiles, Fish & Invertebrates). R 2500
"This handsome
and valuable work gives full particulars of the natural history subjects of
South Africa, collected by Dr Andrew Smith's expedition… embracing parts of the
Cape Colony, Natal and "Kaffirland". The illustrations, which are of
a very high order, were executed by Mr George Ford." Mendelssohn (on the
original edition), vol. 2, p. 328.
17 Thunberg, Carl Peter. TRAVELS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1772-1775: based on
the English edition, London, 1793-1795; edited by V.S. Forbes; translation from the Swedish revised
by J.& I. Rudner. Cape
Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1986.
xlviii,
366 p.: ill., col. frontis. port. (laid down), folding maps. (Van Riebeeck
Society publications. Second series; no. 17). Cloth. R 150
18 Warner, Brian &
Rourke, John. FLORA HERSCHELIANA: Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape,
1834-1838. Standard ed. Johannesburg:
Brenthurst Press, 1998.
xix,
295 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps (all col.). (Brenthurst Press. Third
series; 2). 4to. Cloth, d.w., t.e.g.
R 750
The Herschels came to
the Cape to study the southern constellations. They both became interested in
the botantical beauty of the Cape. This book celebrates their fascination with
the rich flora surrounding them.
19 Whittle, Tyler &
Cook, Christopher. CURTIS'S
FLOWER GARDEN DISPLAYED: 120 plates from the years 1787-1807; with new descriptions. Wigston, Leicester: Magna Books, 1991.
258
p.: col. ill. Pict. paper covered boards,
d.w. R 250
William Curtis opened
his own botanic garden in 1778. Eleven years later he published the first issue
of CURTIS'S BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. Most of the illustrations were done by Sydenham
Edwards, each plate handcoloured and accompanied by captions describing the
plant's name, synonyms, time of flowering, cultivation, etc. This work
comprises a selection of plates from the first 25 bound volumes of the
MAGAZINE, with the original captions rewritten. See illustration.
20 Adamson, R.S. &
Salter, T.M. FLORA OF THE CAPE PENINSULA. Cape Town: Juta, 1950.
xix,
889 p.: maps on endpapers. Cloth. Some
spotting on page edges. R 800
21 Baker, H.A. &
Oliver, E.G.H. ERICAS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; with paintings by Irma von Below, Fay
Anderson [et al]. Cape Town: Purnell, 1967.
lxvi,
180 p., 167 plates: col. ill., col. frontis., maps (1 folding). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R
750
22 Barclay, D.; Bolus,
H.M.L. & Steer, E.J. A
SECOND BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWERS. Cape Town:
Speciality Press of South Africa, 1936.
214
p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Pict.
cloth with gilding, d.w. frayed along edges & faded on spine. R 300
23 Barclay, D.; Bolus,
H.M.L. & Steer, E.J. A BOOK
OF SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWERS. Cape Town:
Juta, 1925.
xvii,
174 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis. Pict.
cloth with gilding. R 325
24 Barkhuizen, B.P. SUCCULENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: with specific reference to the succulent
families found in the Republic of South Africa and South West Africa. Cape Town: Purnell, 1978.
222
p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps on endpapers. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R
500
25 Batten, Auriol &
Bokelmann, Hertha. WILD
FLOWERS OF THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE. Cape Town:
Books of Africa, 1966.
185
p., 127 col. plates, maps on endpapers. Col.
pict. cloth. R 500
26 Bentley, Maxwell. GROWING PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL: vermiculaponics. Johannesburg: Hydro-Chemical Industries, 1955.
212
p.: ill. (some col.), ports., tables. Cloth,
d.w. frayed along edges. R 90
27 Bohnen, Pauline. FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE SOUTHERN CAPE. Standard ed. Still Bay: Still Bay Trust, 1986.
xix,
92 p.: col. ill., col. map. 4to. Pict.
paper covered boards. R 375
28 Bolus, Harry. SKETCH OF THE FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Colonial & Indian Exhibition Committee,
1896.
[56]
p.: advertisements, maps. Paper wraps,
modern stiff paper cover added. Extract
from the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: history, productions and
resources; edited by John Noble. R 100
29 Bolus, Harry. THE ORCHIDS OF THE CAPE PENINSULA. 2nd ed.; edited by Harriet M.L. Bolus and Alice M.
Greene. Cape Town: Darter Bros, 1918.
xxxiii,
141 p. of text, 119 leaves of lithographed plates, partially coloured. Cloth, with gilding, and slight scarring. R 2000
30 Bornman, Chris H. WELWITSCHIA: paradox of a parched paradise = paradox eines verdorrten
paradieses. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1978.
71
p.: col. ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
slightly frayed along edges. Parallel
text in English and German. R 300
31 Bornman, Hans &
Hardy, David. ALOES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN
VELD. Johannesburg:
Voortrekkerpers, 1971.
xx,
297 p.: col. ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w. frayed
along edges. R 450
Signed & dated by
Bornman on title page.
32 Breitenbach, F. von. SOUTHERN CAPE FORESTS AND TREES: a guide. Pretoria: Government Printer, 1974.
328
p.: ill., map. 4to. Skivotex, d.w.
R 300
Includes a leaf-key
for easy tree species identification, descriptions of 100 Southern Cape forest
tree species, including bark, leaf, flower and fruit characteristics, wood
properties and uses, distribution and close relatives. Also explains scientific
and common names. An Afrikaans copy available @ R275.
33 Burtt-Davy, Joseph. MAIZE: its history, cultivation, handling and uses, with special
reference to South Africa. London:
Longmans, Green, 1914.
xl,
831 p.: ill., port. as frontis., tables. Cloth,
faded at edges of spine. R 100
34 Carr, J.D. COMBRETACEAE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Johannesburg: Tree Society of Southern Africa, 1988.
236
p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., range maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 140
35 Coates Palgrave,
Keith. TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; in association with R.B. Drummond; edited
by E.J. Moll; photography by Paul and Meg Coates Palgrave; tree drawings by
Terry Duggan. 2nd revised ed., 7th
impression. Cape Town: Struik, 1993.
959
p.: ill. (some col.), range maps. Pict.
paper covered boards.
R 250
36 Codd, L.E.W. TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. Pretoria: Dept. of Agriculture, 1951.
192
p.: ill. (some col.), map as frontis. (Botanical survey memoir; no. 26).
Paper wraps, simple repair to spine. R 120
37 Cole, Desmond T. LITHOPS: flowering stones; artwork by Gerhard Marx. Subscriber's ed. Johannesburg: Acorn Books, 1988.
ix,
254 p.: col. ill., frontis., range maps. Cloth,
d.w. No. 2172 of an edition limited to 2500 copies. R 2000
See illustration.
38 Compton, Robert
Harold. KIRSTENBOSCH: garden for a nation: being the story of the
first 50 years of the National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, 1913-1963. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1965.
168
p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map on endpapers. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. R
75
39 Court, Doreen. SUCCULENT FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a comprehensive
and authoritative guide to the indigenous succulents of South Africa, Botswana, South-West
Africa/Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe/Rhodesia & Mozambique:
incorporating the latest research and changes in nomenclature. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1981.
xvi,
224 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. 4to.
Cloth, d.w. R 450
See also under Recent
Publications for the 2nd, revised ed.
40 Courtenay-Latimer, M.
[et al.]. THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE
TSITSIKAMA FOREST AND COASTAL NATIONAL PARK = DIE BLOMPLANTE… Pretoria: National Parks Board, 1967.
[64
p. of text, 64 p. of paltes]: col. ill. Pict.
paper covered boards.
R 65
41 Cowling, Richard &
Richardson, Dave. FYNBOS: South Africa's unique floral kingdom;
photography by Colin Paterson-Jones. Cape
Town: Fernwood Press, 1995.
156
p.: col. ill., maps. 4to. Paper covered
boards with gilding, d.w. Signed by
Cowling, Richardson & Paterson-Jones on half-title page. R 225
Unsigned copy
available @ R175.
42 Craven, Patricia &
Marais, Christine. DAMARALAND
FLORA: Spitzkoppe,
Brandberg, Twyfelfontein. 2nd
impression. Windhoek: Gamsberg MacMillan, 1998.
127
p.: ill. (chiefly col.)., map on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards. R 75
43 Craven, Patricia &
Marais, Christine. NAMIB
FLORA: Swakopmund to
the giant Welwitschia via Goanikontes. 2nd
impression. Windhoek: Gamsberg MacMillan, 1995.
128
p.: ill. (chiefly col.). Pict. paper
covered boards. R 75
44 Craven, Patricia &
Marais, Christine. WATERBERG
FLORA: footpaths in and
around the camp. Windhoek: Gamsberg, 1989.
142
p.: ill. (chiefly col.). Pict. paper
covered boards. R 60
45 De Winter, B. &
Mayda; Killick, D.J.B. SIXTY-SIX
TRANSVAAL TREES: issued on the occasion of the republic festival, 1966… Pretoria: Dept. of Forestry, 1966.
175
p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. frayed along top
edge.Stamps on front endpaper. Includes a
National tree list for South Africa. R 75
46 Delpierre, G.R. &
Du Plessis, N.M. DIE
WINTERGROEIENDE GLADIOLI VAN SUID-AFRIKA: 'n fotobeeld met beskrywings. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.
72
p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Paper
covered boards, d.w. R 90
47 Delpierre, G.R. &
Du Plessis, N.M. THE
WINTER-GROWING GLADIOLI OF SOUTH AFRICA: a pictorial record with descriptions. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.
71
p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Paper
covered boards, d.w. R 150
48 Du Plessis, Niel;
Duncan, Graham & Bodley, Elise. BULBOUS PLANTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a guide to their cultivation and
propagation; with contributions by Bruce Bayer; watercolours by Elise Bodley. Standard ed. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1989.
192
p.: col. ill., range map, col. map on endpapers. 4to. Pict. cloth, d.w., slip case (pict. paper covered board). R 175
49 Duncan, Graham. THE LACHENALIA HANDBOOK: a guide to the genus, with introductory
notes on history, identification and cultivation… Cape Town: National Botanic Gardens, 1988.
71
p.: ill. (chiefly col.). (Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens; vol. 17).
Paperback. R 150
50 Eliovson, Sima. DISCOVERING WILD FLOWERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; photographs by Ezra Eliovson. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1962.
253
p.: col. ill. (laid down), map. 4to.
Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 125
51 Eliovson, Sima. NAMAQUALAND IN FLOWER. 3rd revised ed.
Johannesburg: Media House, 1990.
128
p.: col. ill., map. 4to. Paperback.
R 100
52 Eliovson, Sima. NAMAQUALAND IN FLOWER. Johannesburg:
Macmillan, 1972.
128
p.: col. ill., map. 4to. Paper covered
boards, d.w. R 95
53 Eliovson, Sima. PROTEAS FOR PLEASURE: how to grow and identify them. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1965.
228
p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Skivotex,
d.w. R 75
54 Evans, I.B. Pole. ROADSIDE OBSERVATIONS OF EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: on a journey from Pretoria to Kenya colony,
May 27th to September 10th, 1938. Pretoria:
Dept. of Agriculture, 1948.
305
p.: ill., folding map. (Botanical survey memoir; no. 22). Paper wraps. R 70
55 Fagan, Gwen. ROSES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; with photographs by Gabriel Fagan. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies, 1988.
271
p.: ill. (chiefly col.)., ports. 4to.
Cloth, d.w. R 400
See illustration.
56 Fairbridge, Dorothea. GARDENS OF SOUTH AFRICA: with some chapters on practical gardening
under South African conditions and some notes on the cultivation of South
African wild flowers; illustrations by F. Drake [et al.]. Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller, 1924.
212
p.: col. ill., col. frontis. Cloth with
leather title label & gilding, a.e.g. R
200
57 Fairbridge, Dorothea. GARDENS OF SOUTH AFRICA; illustrations by Elizabeth Drake, E.
Struben & E. Barter. London:
A.& C. Black, 1924.
viii,
212 p.: col. ill., col. frontis. Pict.
cloth with gilding, d.w. Slight spotting along top edge. R 100
58 Fox, Francis William
& Young, Marion Emma Norwood. FOOD
FROM THE VELD: edible wild plants of southern Africa botanically identified and
described; in collaboration with Desmond Hallowes [et al.]. Johannesburg: Delta Books, 1982.
399
p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.
R 450
59 Gardiner, Nancy. A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO GARDENS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1988.
137
p.: col. ill. Pocket-sized. Pict. paper
covered boards. R 35
A guide to private and
national botanical gardens.
60 Gardiner, Nancy. BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik Timmins, 1991.
175
p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards,
d.w. R 200
61 Goldblatt, Peter &
Anderson, Fay. THE MORAEAS OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA: a systematic monograph of the genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland,
Transkei, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe; watercolours by Fay Anderson. Cape Town: National Botanic Gardens, 1986.
224
p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. frontis., range maps. 4to. Skivotex, d.w. R
100
62 Goldblatt, Peter &
Manning, John. GLADIOLUS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; watercolours by Fay Anderson & Auriol
Batten; line drawings by John Manning. Standard
ed. Cape Town: Fernwood, 1998.
320
p., 144 col. plates: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), range maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 350
63 Goldblatt, Peter. THE GENUS WATSONIA: a systematic monograph. National Botanic Gardens, 1989.
ix,
148 p., 26 col. plates: ill. (some col.), port., range maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 75
Artists include Cythna
Letty and Fay Anderson.
64 Goode, Douglas. CYCADS OF AFRICA; consulting editor, John Comrie-Greig. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1993.
256
p.: col. ill., range maps. 4to. Paper
covered boards, d.w. R 500
65 Hardy, David &
Fabian, Anita. SUCCULENTS OF THE TRANSVAAL; text by David Hardy; paintings by Anita
Fabian. Johannesburg: Southern,
1992.
138
p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered
boards, d.w. R 100
66 Harrison, Richmond E.
& Charles R. KNOW
YOUR GARDEN FLOWERS: bulbs and perennials: a southern hemisphere garden book. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1967.
207
p. (including 155 p. of col. plates): col. ill. 4to. Cloth. R 75
67 Harrison, Richmond E.
& Charles R. KNOW
YOUR TREES AND SHRUBS: a southern hemisphere garden book. 3rd impression. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1967.
199
p. (including 146 p. of col. plates): col. ill. 4to. Cloth. R 75
68 Herre, H. THE GENERA OF THE MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE: including a full set of botanical drawings
by the artists of the Bolus Herbarium of the University of Cape Town… Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1971.
316
p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., range maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 750
See illustration.
69 Hulme, Mairn M. WILD FLOWERS OF NATAL. Pietermaritzburg:
Shuter & Shooter, [1954].
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74 Jacobsen, H. SUCCULENT PLANTS: description, cultivation and uses of succulent plants other
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75 Jacquin, Nicolaus
Joseph L.B.A. STAPELIARUM IN HORTIS
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78 Jeppe, Barbara. TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE WITWATERSRAND: an illustrated guide; compiled by members
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79 Karsten, Mia C. THE OLD COMPANY'S GARDEN AT THE CAPE AND ITS
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128 Subik, Rudolf. CACTI AND SUCCULENTS: London: Paul
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129 Subik, Rudolf. CACTI AND SUCCULENTS: a concise guide in colour. 10th impression. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1983.
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131 Trauseld, W.R. WILD FLOWERS OF THE NATAL DRAKENSBERG. Cape Town: Purnell, 1969.
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135 Van Gogh, Joan &
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136 Van Wijk, Yvette. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF HERBS: growing and using herbs in Southern Africa. Cape Town: Chameleon Press, 1986.
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137 Van Wyk, Ben-Erik
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138 Van Wyk, P. TREES OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. Cape Town: Purnell, 1972-4.
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139 Vogts, Marie Murray. PROTEAS: know them and grow them: on the cultivation of the South
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140 Vogts, Marie Murray. SUID-AFRIKA SE PROTEACEAE: ken hulle en kweek hulle; [photographs by]
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141 Walsh, L.H. SOUTH AFRICAN POISONOUS PLANTS: being notes on South African plants
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142 West, Oliver. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ALOES OF RHODESIA. Salisbury: Longman Rhodesia, 1974.
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143 White, Alain &
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144 Wood, J. Medley. A HANDBOOK TO THE FLORA OF NATAL. Durban: Bennet & Davis, 1907.
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145 Adamson, George. MY PRIDE AND JOY: an autobiography. London:
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146 Adamson, Joy. BORN FREE: a lioness of two worlds; with extracts from George Adamson's
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147 Adamson, Joy. QUEEN OF SHABA: the story of an African leopard. Johannesburg: C.N.A., 1980.
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154 Degre, Alain & Robert,
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158 Hart, Sue. LISTEN TO THE WILD. London:
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162 Joubert, Dereck &
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168 Nicol, Mike. AFRICANA ANIMALS. Johannesburg:
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58
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26 animals arranged
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169 Nussey, Wilf. THE CROWDED DESERT: The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Johannesburg: William Waterman, 1993.
237
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Recently amalgamated
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170 Owens, Mark &
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341
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171 Patterson, Gareth. CRY FOR THE LIONS: a story of the lions of Mashatu epitomising the need for the
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xvi,
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172 Patterson, Gareth. CRY FOR THE LIONS: a story of the lions of Mashatu epitomising the need for the
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173 Patterson, Gareth. DYING TO BE FREE: the canned lion scandal, and the case for ending trophy
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Patterson's
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killed by trophy hunters.
174 Player, Ian. MEN, RIVERS AND CANOES.
Cape Town:
Simondium, 1964.
148
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marathon (The "Dusi"), that now takes place annually. Player's love
of his surroundings, of the crocodiles and hippos (which he paddled past,
fearful of being overturned), of bird life and his awareness of an environment
to be protected, is apparent on every page.
175 Poole, Joyce. COMING OF AGE WITH ELEPHANTS. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.
270
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176 Pringle, John A. THE CONSERVATIONISTS AND THE KILLERS: the story of game protection and the
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177 Roberts, Austin. THE MAMMALS OF SOUTH AFRICA; colour plates by P.J. Smit. Johannesburg: Mammals of South Africa Book Fund, 1951.
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178 Sheldrick, Daphne. THE ORPHANS OF TSAVO. London: Collins
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Sheldrick (the wife of
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179 Shepherd, David. THE MAN WHO LOVED GIANTS: an artist among elephants and engines:
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180 Smithers, R.H.N. THE MAMMALS OF RHODESIA, ZAMBIA AND MALAWI: a handbook; illustrated by E.J. Bierly. London: Collins, 1966.
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181 Smuts, G.L. LION. Johannesburg:
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life-cycle and inter-relations.
182 Steele, David. KALAHARI: the kingdom of the gemsbok= konigreich der gemsbocke. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1976.
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183 Stevenson-Hamilton, J. ANIMAL LIFE IN AFRICA; with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. London: William Heinemann, 1912.
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184 Stevenson-Hamilton, J. LOW-VELD: its wildlife and its people. London: Cassell, 1929.
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185 Stevenson-Hamilton, J. SOUTH AFRICAN EDEN: from Sabi Game Reserve to Kruger National Park. 2nd ed. London: Cassell, 1938.
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186 Stevenson-Hamilton, J. WILD LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA. 2nd ed. London: Cassell, 1950.
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187 Stuart, Chris &
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188 Stuart, Chris &
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189 Thompson, Ralph. AN ARTIST'S SAFARI. London:
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190 Tilney, Lynne. DRAWN FROM THE PLAINS: life in the wilds of southern Africa. London: Collins, 1979.
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191 Turnbull-Kemp, Peter. THE LEOPARD. Cape Town:
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192 Van Lawick, Hugo. SOLO: the story of an African wild dog puppy and her pack: with an
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159
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193 Van Lawick-Goodall,
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194 Walker, Olive. THE HIPPO POACHER; in talks with Domenic Dunn. London: Cassell, 1967.
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195 Wykes, Alan. NIMROD SMITH: a profile of T. Murray Smith, professional big game hunter. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961.
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196 Barnes, Keith N.
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197 Berruti, A. &
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198 Brown, Leslie. EAGLES OF THE WORLD. Cape Town:
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199 Brown, Leslie. THE AFRICAN FISH EAGLE.
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200 Calburn, Simon. CALBURN'S BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: paintings, field sketches and field notes. Cape Town: Purnell, 1969.
248
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201 Calburn, Simon. CALBURN'S BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: Cape Town: Purnell, 1969.
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202 Clancey, Phillip A. GAMEBIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: being a guide to all the major sporting
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203 Clancey, Phillip A. KINGFISHERS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; text and illustrations by Phillip A.
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204 Clancey, Phillip A. THE BIRDS OF NATAL AND ZULULAND; illustrated with 41 colour plates, a map
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205 Frandsen, Joy. BIRDS OF THE SOUTH WESTERN CAPE. [Johannesburg]: Sable Publishers, 1982.
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206 Fuller, Ian. THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDWATCHER'S JOURNAL. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1991.
214
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207 Ginn, P.J.; McIlleron,
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760
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208 Ginn, P.J.; McIlleron,
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209 Godfrey, Robert. BIRD-LORE OF THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1941.
134
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210 Haagner, Alwin &
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211 Harris, Tony &
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212 Hayman, Peter; Arlott,
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present the 900 species which comprise the southern African avifauna and
includes birds in flight..
213 Hockey, Phil &
Douie, Clare. WADERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; illustrations by Clare Douie & Andrew
Barlow. Cape Town: Struik
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288
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214 Kemp, A.C. THE BIOGRAPHY OF CLAUDE GIBNEY FINCH-DAVIES,
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215 Kemp, Alan &
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184
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550
216 Michaelis, H. von. BIRDS OF PREY: a kinship. Subscribers'
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217 Michaelis, H. von. WINGS OF THE WILD. South Africa:
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106
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218 Newman, Kenneth [ed]. BIRDLIFE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. [De luxe ed.]. Johannesburg: Purnell & Sons, 1971.
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219 Newman, Kenneth. NEWMAN'S BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1983.
461
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220 Oatley, Terry &
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Graeme Arnott. Standard ed. Johannesburg:
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288
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221 Priest, Cecil D. PRIEST'S EGGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS; revised by J.M. Winterbottom. Revised ed. Johannesburg: Winchester Press, 1971.
235
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222 Prozesky, O.P.M. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; [illustrations by] Dick Findlay. 2nd ed., 2nd impression. London: Collins, 1980.
350
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223 Roberts, Austin. ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA; revised by G.R. McLachlan & R.
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224 Schoeman, Piet; Van
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DUIWEMEESTERS VERTEL. Johannesburg:
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225 Skead, C.J. THE SUNBIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: also the sugarbirds, the white-eyes, and
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226 Skead, C.J. [ed.]. THE CANARIES, SEEDEATERS AND BUNTINGS OF SOUTHERN
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227 Steyn, Peter &
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228 Steyn, Peter. A DELIGHT OF OWLS: African owls observed. Cape Town: David Philip, 1984.
xiv,
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229 Steyn, Peter. BIRDS OF PREY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: their identification & life histories;
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230 Steyn, Peter. EAGLE DAYS: a study of African eagles at the nest. Johannesburg: Purnell, 1973.
xvii,
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231 Steyn, Peter. EAGLE DAYS: a study of African eagles at the nest. Sandton: Sable Publishers, 1974.
xvii,
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232 Branch, Bill. EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO SNAKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: includes other reptiles and amphibians. Johannesburg: C.N.A., 1991.
112
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233 Cowden, Jeanne. CHAMELEONS: the little lions of the reptile world; with photographs by
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58
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234 Fitzsimons, F.W. FITZSIMONS' SNAKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; revised and updated by Donald G. Broadley. [Revised ed. with addendum]. Johannesburg: Jonathan
Ball, 1990.
387
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235 Fitzsimons, Vivian
F.M. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SNAKES
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221
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236 Fitzsimons, Vivian
F.M. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SNAKES
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221
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237 Fitzsimons, Vivian
F.M. SNAKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Purnell and Sons, 1962.
423
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scarring. R 350
Deals with 137 snakes
identified south of a line from the Zambezi to the Cunene Rivers.
238 Ionides, C.P. MAMBAS AND MAN-EATERS: a hunter's story. [Paperback
ed.]. London: Mayflower, 1969.
236
p. Paperback. R 50
239 Isemonger, R.M. SNAKES OF AFRICA; line drawings by C.T. Astley Maberly; art work by Brenda
Lighton. Reprint ed. Cape Town: Books
of Africa, 1982.
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240 Passmore, N.I. &
Carruthers, V.C. SOUTH
AFRICAN FROGS. Johannesburg:
Witwatersrand University Press, 1979.
xviii,
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R 250
241 Rose, Walter. LIZARDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Wynberg: Speciality Press of South Africa, 1929.
56
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242 Rose, Walter. SNAKES, MAINLY SOUTH AFRICAN. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1955.
xvi,
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243 Rose, Walter. THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1950.
xxv,
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244 Visser, John &
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152
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245 Visser, John. POISONOUS SNAKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: and the treatment of snakebite. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966.
60
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246 Wager, Vincent A. FROGS OF SOUTH AFRICA: their fascinating life stories; with photographs and drawings
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Delta Books, 1986.
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247 Wager, Vincent A. FROGS OF SOUTH AFRICA; photographs and drawings by author. Cape Town: Purnell & Sons, 1965.
242
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248 Wingate, Laurence. SNAKES ALIVE. Cape Town:
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249 Abbott, Clare &
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100
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250 Anderson, R.H.; Buys,
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251 Bevis, Margaret. THE INSECTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: an introduction to the study of entomology. Johannesburg: Nelson, 1964.
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252 Claassens, A.J.M.
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253 Clark, Gowan C. &
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254 Henning, Stephen
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255 Kloppers, Johan &
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256 Marais, Eugene N. THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT; with a biographical note by his son;
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257 Pinhey, Elliot C.G. BUTTERFLIES OF RHODESIA: with a short introduction to the insect
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258 Pinhey, Elliot C.G. THE BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Johannesburg: Nelson, 1965.
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259 Skaife, S.H. AFRICAN INSECT LIFE; with illustrations by the author. London: Longmans, Green, 1953.
viii,
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260 Skaife, S.H. THE STUDY OF ANTS; with line drawings by the author. London: Longmans, 1961.
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261 Whiteley, Earle. DIXEIA CHARINA CHARINA:
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262 Williams, John G. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF AFRICA; with 24 colour plates by the author. 3rd impression. London: Collins, 1978.
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