SOUTH AFRICA

26 Adamastor [pseud.]. WHITE MAN BOSS: footsteps to the South African volk republic. 5th impression. London: Victor Gollancz, 1951.

240 p. Paper covered boards, d.w., faded on spine. Stamp on front free endpaper. Cover subtitle: What the volk- Malan's Afrikaners- are doing in South Africa. R 100

27 Africana Reprint Library. AFRICANA REPRINT LIBRARY [complete set]: volumes 1-11. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1975-1977.

11 vols.: ill., frontispieces, ports., maps. Pict. Skivotex, d.w.s. Contents: Vol. 1. EIGHT MONTHS IN AN OX-WAGGON / E.F. Sandeman. Vol. 2. CAMP LIFE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA: experiences of Kaffir warfare with the Cape Mounted Rifles / T.J. Lucas. Vol. 3. SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION / W.B. Lord and Thomas Baines. Vol. 4 & 5. SEVEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (in 2 volumes) / Emil Holub. Vol. 6. WITH THE BOERS IN THE TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE, 1880-81 / C.L. Norris-Newman. Vol. 7. REMINISCENCES OF JOHANNESBURG AND LONDON / Louis Cohen. Vol. 8. THROUGH SHOT AND FLAME / J.D. Kestell. (d.w. frayed along top of spine). Vol. 9. INCWADI YAMI / J.W. Matthews. Vol. 10. THOUGHTS ON SOUTH AFRICA / Olive Schreiner . Vol. 11. HOW WE ESCAPED FROM PRETORIA / Aylmer Haldane. (d.w. slightly frayed along top edge). R 2000

28 Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I. & Turner, L.C.F. THE SIDI REZEG BATTLES 1941. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1957.

xiv, 505 p.: ill., frontis., ports., plans, maps (mostly folding). Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges, and worn on spine but in better condition than normally seen. Stamp on front free endpaper. R 500

Deals with the "Crusader" offensive, the first operation of the Eighth Army, in which the 1st South African Division and the South African Airforce had their earliest experience of warfare in the Western Desert. This was the second volume of three on the South African war effort produced by Union War Histories before the section was closed down by the National Party government.

29 Allen, Vivien. KRUGER'S PRETORIA: buildings and personalities of the city in the nineteenth century; with drawings by Hannes Meiring. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971.

xi, 259 p.: ill. (some col., 1 folding), ports. 4to. Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards. No. 100 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Allen on a preliminary page. R 550

30 Andersson, Charles John. LAKE NGAMI, or, EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERY: during four years of wanderings in [the] wilds of south-western Africa. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.

xviii, 546 p.: ill., large folding map. (Africana collectanea series; 24). Paper covered boards, d.w. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Ownership signature on front free endpaper. No. 257 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Reprint of the 1856 edition. R 400

31 Axelson, Eric. THE PARTITION OF AFRICA, 1875-1891: a series of four talks. [Johannesburg]: SABC, [195-].

20 p. Stiff pict. paper wraps, rubbed along fore-edge. R 95

32 Ballen, Roger. DORPS: small towns of South Africa. Cape Town: Clifton Publications, 1986.

65 p. of ill., 6 p. of text: b&w photographs. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed at top of spine and slightly browned. R 800

33 Barter, Charlotte. ALONE AMONG THE ZULUS; by a plain woman: the narrative of a journey through the Zulu country, South Africa. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1879].

184 p.: ill. 16mo. Cloth with gilding, worn along edges with some slight scarring. A.e.g. R 975

Charlotte Barker spent six months in Zululand during the reign of Panda. Her brother fell ill while hunting and trading and through the help of traders, missionaries and the local inhabitants, she was able to reach him and nurse him back to health. "The work affords a good account of the social life of the Zulus at this period, and there is much information as to the native trade of the country, with occasional references to the labours of the missionaries." See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p.93.

34 Beinart, William [et al., eds.]. PUTTING A PLOUGH TO THE GROUND: accumulation and dispossession in rural South Africa, 1850-1930. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1986.

458 p.: maps. Paperback. R 100

35 Berman, Esme. THE STORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTING. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1975.

xv, 256 p.: ill. (some col.)., ports. Small 4to. Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards. No.142 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Berman on a preliminary page. R 550

36 Biermann, Barrie. ROOIWYN IN SUID-AFRIKA. Cape Town: Buren, 1971.

156 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports., maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 75

37 Bower, Tom. TINY ROWLAND: a rebel tycoon. London: Heinemann, 1993.

ix, 659 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Inscriptions on front free endpaper. R 300

The mysterious and controversial Tiny Rowland developed the Lonrho corporation into a unique global commercial empire, based on mining interests. He has been castigated as “the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism".

38 Bradlow, Frank R. AFRICANA BOOKS AND PICTURES: a selection of published papers. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1975.

vii, 136 p.: ill., ports. Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards. No. 51 of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Bradlow on a preliminary page. R 275

39 Bradlow, Frank R. THOMAS BOWLER IN MAURITIUS: a detail in the history of contacts between the Cape of Good Hope & Mauritius, 1866-1868. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1970.

64 p.: ill. (some folding), double frontis. (1 map). Skivotex spine, paper covered boards.No. 221 of an edition limited to 300 copies. R 400

40 Brandt-van Warmelo, Johanna. THE HARMONY CRUSADE: the war on disease through a natural course of home-treatment, fruitarianism, the Grape Cure, Sun-cooked foods, the Fasting Cure and Ice treatments. [Privately published, 1943?].

28 p. Paper wraps, worn along edges and with some spotting. Inscription from the author on first page. Accompanied by a pamphlet A PRICELESS GIFT: the discovery of the Ice and Grape Cure [4 p.]. R 100

Brandt is best known for her books on women during the Boer War, specifically their experiences in the concentration camps. In her later years she became interested in naturopathy and wrote several books on this topic.

41 Brink, Andre P. BRANDEWYN IN SUID-AFRIKA Cape Town: Buren, 1973.

177 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 75

42 Brown, Marj [et al.]. LAND RESTITUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: a long way home. Cape Town: Idasa, 1998.

124 p. Paperback. R 75

Two case studies, Putfontein in the North-West Province and Macleantown in the Eastern Cape, give insight into the difficulties of implementing policy when individuals, with their own needs and histories, are involved.

43 Burchell, William J. TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; reprinted from the original edition of 1822-4 with some additional material and with an introduction by I. Schapera. London: The Batchworth Press, 1953.

2 vols. (xxix, 381; xvi, 473 p.): ill., ports. (1 as frontis, vol. 1), folding maps. Cloth, some staining & slightly faded on spine. R 2000

"The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century, and embracing a description of a large part of the Cape Colony and Bechuanaland at this period." Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 224, commenting on the original publication.

44 Burman, Jose. STRANGE SHIPWRECKS OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS. Cape Town: Struik, 1968.

186 p.: ill., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, scarred, d.w. frayed. R 300

45 Butler, Guy, [ed.] THE 1820 SETTLERS: an illustrated commentary; text by Guy Butler & John Benyon; captions, Eily Gledhill; pictures, Rex & Barbara Reynolds. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1974.

366 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 550

46 Christison, Grant. BOOK COLLECTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Scottville: Oribi Books, 1996.

169 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 75

Every Africana book collector should have a copy!

47 Cloete, Anna [comp.] & Lombard, R.T.J. [ed.]. ORLANDINI: 'n familiegeskeidenis. Pretoria: H.S.R.C., 1982.

109 p.: ill., ports. (group port. as frontis.). Skivotex. R 100

48 Coetzee, Abel. DIE AFRIKAANSE VOLKSGELOOF. Amsterdam: N.V. Swets & Zeitlinger, 1938.

223 p. Stiff paper wraps, creased at corners & torn on spine. R 100

The expression of faith in the Afrikaans culture.

49 Coetzee, Renata. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CULINARY TRADITION: the origin of South Africa's culinary arts during the 17th and 18th centuries, and 167 authentic recipes of this period. 4th impression. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1984.

128 p.: ill. (some col.), col. double frontis. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Inscription on front endpaper. R 225

When did Cape households bake? What did Governor van der Stel eat? What local game went into the pot? Which were the early cook books used? Fascinating account of the Cape table.

50 Coulson, David. NAMIB. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1991.

240 p.: col. ill., ports., col. map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

51 Cumming, Roualeyn Gordon. THE LION HUNTER OF SOUTH AFRICA: five years' adventures in the far interior of South Africa, with notices of the native tribes and savage animals. New ed. London: John Murray, 1911.

407 p.: ill. Pict. cloth, with scarring. Originally published in 1850. R 250

Cumming joined the "Cape Riflemen" in 1843, and after some uneventful months in Kaffraria under Somerset, sold out of the army to explore and hunt further in the interior. He describes the teeming game north of Cradock, then proceeded to the Orange River and Griqualand West and was welcomed by Moffat at Kuruman. "The narrative is valuable for the account of the state of the country at this period, as well as for the excellent description afforded of the natives of the interior, and of the up-country Boers, while the interesting zoological and botanical notes give added value to the work." Mendelssohn on the original work. See vol. 1, p. 398-9.

52 Davidson, Basil [et al.]. SOUTHERN AFRICA: the new politics of revolution; Basil Davidson, Joe Slovo [and] Anthony R. Wilkinson. 2nd impression. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1977.

374 p. Paperback, creased. R 75

53 De Villiers, Fleur [ed.]. BRIDGE OR BARRICADE?: the Constitution: a first appraisal. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Paperbacks, 1983.

141 p. Paperback. R 100

The new constitutional proposals intended giving coloured and Indian population groups an opportunity to participate at all levels of government, including Cabinet, but excluded the black majority and involved controversial interpretations of "own" and "general" affairs. THE SUNDAY TIMES ran a series of articles under the title "Constitutional Forum" in which academics and community leaders aired their views. This book collates these articles and gives the full text of the Constitution Bill.

54 Dower, William. THE EARLY ANNALS OF KOKSTAD AND GRIQUALAND EAST; with an introduction, notes and index by Christopher Saunders. Facsimile reprint. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1978.

xix, 192 p.: ill., ports., folding map. (Killie Campbell Africana Library reprint series; 2). Skivotex, d.w. Originally published in 1902. R 275

55 Dreyer, A. KERKSOEWENIER VAN NAMAKWALAND: geskiedkundige oorsig van die tagtigejarige bestaan van die plaaslike Ned.-Ger. Gemeente. Stellenbosch: Pro-Ecclesia, 1930.

68 p. of text; [25] leaves of ill., frontis., ports., maps. Pict. cloth with gilding. Free endpapers browned. Signed & dated inscription from Dreyer on front free endpaper. R 300

56 Fagan, Gwen. NAUTI SE GWENDOLINE. Cape Town: Breestraat, 1999.

182 p.: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w., slightly scarred. R 75

A family memoir.

57 Finnegan, William. A COMPLICATED WAR: the harrowing of Mozambique. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1992.

325 p.: maps. Paperback. R 175

An eyewitness report of the civil war in Mozambique, begun in 1975, a year after independence from Portugal. "A small classic about anarchy and the difficulties of nation building in postcolonial Africa" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

58 FitzPatrick, Sir J. Percy. THE OUTSPAN: tales of South Africa. 3rd impression. London: William Heinemann, 1906.

231 p. Pict. cloth, some scarring and worn on spine and corners. Some staining on p. 2 & 3. R 500

Six stories of the veld. See Mendelssohn vol.1, p. 549. FitzPatrick is always remember as the author of JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD but this compilation, which preceeded JOCK, is just as well written and vividly depicts the life of a transport rider in the Transvaal Lowveld. It deserves greater recognition.

59 Fleming, Francis. SOUTHERN AFRICA: a geography and natural history of the country, colonies and inhabitants, from the Cape of Good Hope to Angola… London: Arthur Hall, Virtue, 1856.

xi, 487 p.: ill., ports., 2 folding maps (1 col., 1 as frontis.). Cloth, with some scarring along fore-edge. R 500

" a useful compilation, and affords a good description of the Cape up to the middle of the nineteenth century, with valuable articles on the [native] races and much information regarding the fauna and flora." Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 551-2. Mendelssohn notes that Fleming saw the necessity of an accurate guide book for the use of missionaries, officers, emigrants, travellers and others proceeding to South Africa.

60 Froneman, G.F. van L. DIE FAMILIE FRONEMAN IN SUID-AFRIKA, 1771-1976. Stellenbosch: G.L. Froneman, 1977.

xii, 300 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paperback. R 70

61 Goodfellow, Clement Francis. GREAT BRITAIN AND SOUTH AFRICAN CONFEDERATION, 1870-1881. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1966.

xi, 310 p. Cloth, d.w. with tear at top of spine. Ownership signatures on front endpapers. R 100

Between 1870 and 1881 Britain attempted to bring about political unity in Southern Africa, but failed. How different history might have been if they had succeeded!

62 Gordon-Brown, Alfred. PICTORIAL AFRICANA: a survey of old South African paintings, drawings and prints to the end of the nineteenth century, with a biographical dictionary of 1000 artists. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1975.

x, 254 p.:ill. (some col., 1 col. folding), frontis., ports. Quarter leather & marbled paper boards. No. 49 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Gordon-Brown on a preliminary page. R 450

63 Harrop-Allin, Clinton. NORMAN EATON: architect: a study of the work of the South Africa architect Norman Eaton, 1902-1966. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1975.

128 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., port., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges with small tears on spine. R 700

Eaton emerged during the 1940s and 1950s as one of South Africa's foremost modern architects. His work, mainly in the then Transvaal, was both contemporary and uniquely relevant to its South African setting. His designs embraced elements of African design (for example he frequently used stonework). His themes were not expanded upon by other architects as South Africa entered the apartheid era.

64 Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. SOUTH AFRICAN ARMS & ARMOUR: a concise guide to armaments of the South African Army, Navy and Air Force. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Struik, 1989.

192 p.: ill. (some col.). Pict. paper covered boards. R 125

65 Hooper, Jim. KOEVOET!: [the inside story, told by an American journalist]. Johannesburg: Southern, 1988.

236 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 550

An account of the Southern African bush war by a journalist granted unrestricted access to the famous or infamous South West African Police Counterinsurgency Unit, known as Koevoet.

66 Hunter, Monica. REACTION TO CONQUEST: effects of contact with Europeans on the Pondo of South Africa. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute, 1961.

xxiii, 582 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, lower corner bumped, d.w. (seldom seen). Cellotape marks to endpapers. R 375

67 Israel, B.M. CATALOGUE 79: a collection of interesting old and modern books on South Africa and other parts of Africa: offered for sale by B.M. Israel. Amsterdam: B.M. Israel Boekhandel en Antiquariaat, 1960.

36 p. Stiff paper wraps, with centre crease. R 75

68 Jones, J.D.F. THROUGH FORTRESS AND ROCK: the story of Gencor, 1895-1995. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1995.

277 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., col. maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.

Gencor is one of South Africa’s largest mining companies. R 125

69 Junker, Wilhelm. TRAVELS IN AFRICA DURING THE YEARS 1882-1886; translated from the German by A.H. Keane. London: Chapman and Hall, 1892.

viii, 573 p.: ill., folding map. Pict. cloth, some slight scarring. Worn on edges of spine. Front free endpaper cut. R 2000

Junker explored large areas of Eastern and Central Africa. This, although the third volume written on his travels, can stand alone.

70 Kennedy, E.E. WAITING FOR THE BOOM; introduced by Maryna Fraser. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: South African Library, 1985.

xvii, 60 p.: ill. (South African Library reprint series; 13). 16mo. Paperback. Originally published in 1890. R 50

Kennedy, a London stockbroker, spent nine months on the Witwatersrand in 1889, hoping to make a fortune on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

71 Kidd, Dudley. KAFIR SOCIALISM AND THE DAWN OF INDIVIDUALISM: an introduction to the study of the native problem. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1908.

xi, 286 p. Cloth, some scarring. Some spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 500

Kidd (1863-1921) served as a missionary in southern African from 1889 to 1905. During that time, he produced a number of ethnological studies and religious tracts. His understanding of South Africa was ahead of his time, as he suggested the economic integration of South Africa, black and white. See DSAB, vol. 3.

72 Kidd, Dudley. THE ESSENTIAL KAFIR: with sixty three full-page illustrations from photographs by the author. London: A. & C. Black, 1925.

xiv, 435 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. Col. pict. cloth, scarred and showing signs of insect damage. R 550

"Perhaps the most accurate, vivid, and complete description of South African native life ever produced." Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 817.

73 King, Terence. GALLANTRY AWARDS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE, 1913-1994: including a complete roll of honour; assisted by Audrey Portman. Homestead: Rhino Research, 2000.

xvi, 393 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 300

74 Kitshoff, .M.H.C. [comp.] & Lombard, R.T.J. [ed.]. KITSHOFF: die nageslag van Johannes Ketshuck. Pretoria: H.S.R.C., 1984.

147 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Skivotex. R 65

75 Knight, Ian. BRAVE MEN'S BLOOD: the epic of the Zulu War, 1879. London: Greenhill Books, 1990.

199 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paperback. R 200

Includes 270 contemporary illustrations integrated with text, providing a concise history of the Zulu state and the causes of the war.

76 Kohler, A.M. R.D.B. SE VOLKSPELE-HANDLEIDING; uitgegee onder beskerming van die Reddingsdaadbond; musiek onder redaksie van S.H. Eyssen. 2nd impression. Bloemfontein: Nasionale Pers, 1941.

47 p.: ill., port., music. Pict. cloth, rubbed on edges. R 75

77 Krynauw, D.W. DIE VERHAAL VAN DIE ALTE FESTE, en, DIE RUITER VAN SUIDWES. Windhoek: Kreis Uitgewers, 1964.

49 p.: ill., ports., plan. (Publikasies van die Historiese Monumente-Kommissie van Suidwes-Afrika; no. 2). Paperback. R 75

78 Larrabee, Constance Stuart. GO WELL, MY CHILD: November 26, 1985 - January 5, 1986: [catalogue of an exhibition]; photographs by Constance Stuart Larrabee; in collaboration with Alan Paton. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, 1985.

[48] p.: b&w photographs (chiefly ports.), frontis. Small 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Signed inscription from Larrabee on verso of frontis. R 550

In 1949, a year after the publication of CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY, Larrabee visited Paton in Anerley, Natal. They journeyed together to the places that had inspired his writing: the Uvongo Catholic Mission School, Ixopo and Carisbrooke, the borders of Zululand and the Transkei. Larrabee compiled a portfolio of photographs which brought Paton's story to life. They were shown for the first time at this exhibition in 1985.

79 Larrabee, Constance Stuart. WWII PHOTO JOURNAL. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1989.

[48] p.: b&w photographs (chiefly ports.), frontis. Small 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Signed & dated inscription from Larrabee below frontis. R 350

Catalogue of an exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of WWII and the 150th anniversary of the camera's invention. The photographs record Larrabee's experiences as a South African war correspondent during WWII. She covered the Allied invasion of Europe for the South African magazine LIBERTAS. Includes journal excerpts from July 1944-March 1945.

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

287 p.: col. ill., col. frontis., maps. (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 7). Cloth, d.w. Edition limited to 850 copies. R 800

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

472 p. Bright pict. paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed on top edge. R 400

82 Lekota, Moisuoa Patrick (Terror). PRISON LETTERS TO A DAUGHTER. Johannesburg: Taurus, 1991.

203 p. Paperback. R 250

Between 1976 and 1982 Mosiuoa Lekota spent time in his Robben Island prison cell formulating the story of the struggle he and his comrades were engaged in, so that their children would understand what they fought and stood for, and why they were imprisoned. He wanted their children to understand what had motivated them to protest against and resist the policies of apartheid, so that "our generation may bequeath unto yours, and subsequent generations, a country and a world endowed with the maximum potential for progress" [p. 203]. The letters were completed during his last period of trial and detention, from June 1985 to December 1989, as accused number 20 in the first of the "Delmas Treason Trials". They were published without fanfare and then disappeared from view. They deserve to be reprinted.

83 Lichtenstein, Henry. TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: in the years 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806; a reprint of the translation from the original German by Anne Plumptre. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1928-30.

2 vols. (xxiv, 470, x; xxiii, 498, xv p.: ill. (1 folding in vol. 2), port in vol. 1, folding map in vol. 2. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 10 & 11). Pict. cloth. Spotting throughout. Previous owner's stamp blind embossed on title page. Reprint of the 1812-15 edition. R 1500

"Henry Lichtenstein, doctor in medicine and philosophy, and professor of natural history in the University of Berlin, member of several learned societies, and formerly in the the Dutch service at the Cape of Good Hope." managed to travel extensively in the four years he spent at the Cape, and his observations are free of much of the prejudice which coloured many of his contemporaries' writings.

84 Liebenberg, Doyle P. THE DRAKENSBERG OF NATAL. Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1972.

x, 178 p.: ill. (some col.), tables, maps (some folding, 1 on endpapers). Pict. cloth. R 400

85 Lighton, Conrad. SISTERS OF THE SOUTH. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, [1951].

xii, 276 p.: ill., col. frontis., map on endpapers. Cloth, d.w., worn on edges of spine. Signature and stain on front free endpaper. Newspaper cutting laid down on a preliminary page. R 100

Details the cooperation and close affinity that South Africa, Australia and New Zealand share.

86 Lipton, Merle. CAPITALISM AND APARTHEID: South Africa, 1910-1986. Paperback ed. Cape Town: David Philip, 1986.

xi, 472 p.: map. Paperback. R 100

87 Litchfield, Eric [et al.]. ERIC LITCHFIELD'S BOOK OF SOCCER. Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland, 1965.

127 p.: ports. Pict. paper covered boards, some scarring. R 175

Focuses exclusively on "white" football, which was well supported and flourishing during the 60s and 70s.

88 Macmillan, William Miller. THE CAPE COLOUR QUESTION: a historical survey. [New ed. With foreword by C.W. de Kiewiet]. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968.

xvi, 304 p.: port. as frontis., 2 folding maps. (South African biographical and historical studies). Skivotex spine, paper covered boards, d.w. A crisp copy. Originally published in 1927. R 175

Reprint of a classic study based on the papers of Dr John Philip (1819-1850).

89 Malan, Marais. HEART TRANSPLANT: the story of Barnard and the "ultimate in cardiac surgery". Johannesburg: Voortrekkerpers, 1968.

196 p.: col. ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards. Clippings laid down on front endpapers. R 125

90 Marais, Christine. ROSSING: the mine, the flora: a selection of illustrations; [botanical text by Patricia Craven]. [Swakopmund: Rossing Uranium Ltd, 1987].

55 p.: col. ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w. "Produced to commemorate the 1987 RTZ Mining and Mineral Processing Conference hosted by Rossing Uranium Limited, Swakopmund, Namibia". No. 245 of an edition limited to 300 copies. R 400

91 Marsh, Dave. SUN CITY…ARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID: the struggle for freedom in South Africa: the making of the record. New York: Viking Penguin, 1985.

1 vol. (no pagination): ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paperback, creased at corners. R 175

Over fifty artists joined forces to record "Sun City", produced with the aim of stimulating awareness of South Africa and apartheid. The book includes photographs of the recording sessions, comments by the artists involved and lyrics of the resulting record and video. Includes a photographic record of life in apartheid South Africa.

92 Mason, R.J. PREHISTORIC MAN IN JOHANNESBURG: the archaeology and human ecology of Melville Koppies Nature Reserve… Johannesburg: Johannesburg Council for Natural History, 1971.

111 p.: ill. (Occasional papers; 6). Cloth, faded on spine. R 150

93 Moffat, John S. THE LIVES OF ROBERT & MARY MOFFAT; by their son. New ed.; with preface and supplementary chapter. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1886.

xxii, 468 p.: ill. (1 laid down), ports. (1 as frontis., laid down) , col. maps. Cloth, slight scarring on spine. R 400

A biographical account of the Moffat family and their mission work in southern Africa. Includes descriptions of life in Namaqualand, a journey to Lattakoo, their marriage at Cape Town, a sojourn at Griqua Town, the Mantatee invasion and wars. Also accounts of Mary Moffat's visits to Chonwane, Mosilikatse and the Matebele mission.

94 Morris, Pauline. A HISTORY OF BLACK HOUSING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: South Africa Foundation, 1981.

viii, 158 p.: ill., maps. Paperback. R 165

95 Muller, Lourens. KAROOKIND. Cape Town: L. Muller, 1997.

158 p.: ports. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from "Lourens" on title page. R 200

Born in Beaufort West in 1917, Muller was a staunch member of the Nationalist Party for many years and served in a number of Cabinet positions, including Minister of Police. So few SA politicians publish their memoirs that this book is in itself unusual. Of great interest is his description of the conflicts within the National Party and his personal antipathy towards Verwoerd and P.W. Botha, in contrast to his great friendship with Vorster.

96 Murray, Marischal. UNION-CASTLE CHRONICLE, 1853-1953. London: Longmans, Green, 1953.

xvii, 392 p.: ill. (some col., some photogravure), frontis. Cloth, d.w. An unread crisp copy. R 900

Second copy with frayed d.w. available @ R650.

97 Odendaal, Andre. VUKANI BANTU: the beginnings of black protest politics in South Africa to 1912. Cape Town: David Philip, 1984.

xv, 391 p.: ports. Paperback. R 200

Traces the development of the first African political organizations in South Africa until 1912, when they merged into the African National Congress.

98 Oettle, Max. THE SKY IS MINE. Cape Town: Roberts, 1999.

118 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback. R 80

Oettle tells of his years flying Tiger Moths across southern Africa.

99 Olivier, Henry. DAMIT. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1975.

182 p.: ill., plans, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Lengthy signed inscription from Olivier on title page. R 200

Olivier, an engineer, worked on all the major dams built in southern Africa in the 1950s and 60s.

100 Pama, C. HERALDRY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILIES: coats of arms, crests, ancestry. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1972.

ix, 365 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down). Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards. No. 33 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Pama on a preliminary page. R 500

101 Paterson, William. PATERSON'S CAPE TRAVELS, 1777-1779; [edited & compiled by] Vernon S. Forbes and John Rouke. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1980.

202 p.: ill., port. as frontis., maps (all col.). (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 6). 4to. Cloth, d.w. with small tear at top of spine. See illustration. R 1500

"...first full length account in English of extensive travel in the interior of southern Africa: 9000 kilometres were covered in little over two years…" Flyleaf. The full manuscript record of his journey is reproduced togther with superb illustrations of the flora and fauna he encountered.

102 Picton-Seymour, Desiree. HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Struikhof, 1989.

192 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), map. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 400

103 Player, Ian. THE WHITE RHINO SAGA; foreword by Alan Paton. London: Collins, 1972.

254 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. with small tear at top of spine. Lengthy signed & dated inscription from Player on half title page. R 225

From 1958 to 1964, Player and a team of rangers endeavoured to save the white rhino in the Umfolozi Game Reserve, its continued existence having been endangered by hunters and poachers. To this end they "chased, drugged, captured, tamed, healed, penned and transported" this amazing animal, refining their methods as their experience increased. Unsigned copy also available @ R175.

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

200 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 450

Potgieter was regarded as one of the world's finest aviation photographers, before his untimely death in an aircrash in Kenya.

105 Pretorius, Andre. OUR THREATENED HERITAGE: a plea for the conservation of South Africa's meagre vernacular heritage, both Euro- and Afrocentric. Cape Town: Andre Pretorius, 1997.

217 p.: ill., frontis., plans, maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Pretorius on half title page. R 400

A life's work. Pretorius documents the decline and disappearance of splendid Cape buildings and houses over a long period. A private, well illustrated publication produced to encourage all to take greater pride and care in conservation.

106 Pringle, Thomas. NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA: a new edition to which is prefixed a biographical sketch of the author by Josiah Conder. London: Edward Moxon, 1840.

xvi, 116 p. Recent half tan calf & marbled paper covered boards. Raised bands with gilding. New endpapers. Some slight creasing to preliminary pages. Previous ownership stamps on title page. R 2000

Pringle, of Scottish descent, was the most gifted writer amongst the 1820 Settlers. He was fiercely in favour of freedom of the press and clashed with Lord Charles Somerset. His refusal to submit to arbitary censorship involved him in financial losses which precipitated his departure from South Africa.

107 Ransford, Oliver. THE GREAT TREK. Devon: Reader's Union, 1973.

xii, 248 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 135

108 Reader, John. AFRICA: a biography of the continent. 2nd impression. London: Penguin Books, 1998.

xii, 802 p.: maps. Paperback. Originally published in 1997. R 220

109 Rose, Walter. BUSHMAN, WHALE AND DINOSAUR: James Drury's forty years at the South African Museum. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1961.

118 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. One of an edition limited to 700 copies. R 250

110 Rosenthal, Eric [comp.]. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. London: Frederick Warne, 1961.

viii, 600 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports., maps. Paper covered boards with gilding, d.w., frayed. R 80

111 Ross, Karen. OKAVANGO: jewel of the Kalahari. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1987.

256 p.: col. ill., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100

112 S.W.A. Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. DIE ETHNISCHEN GRUPPEN IN SUDWESTAFRIKA: beitrage von Wissenschaftlern und Fachkennern Sud- und Sudwesafrikas. Windhoek: S.W.A. Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft vom Vorstand, 1965.

163 p.: ill., maps. Stiff paper wraps, d.w. R 150

113 SA Military Academy, Stellenbosch. SCIENTIA MILITARIA, Vol. 30, no. 2. South African Journal of Military Studies: South Africa at war in the 20th century. Stellenbosch: The Academy, 2000.

[228] p. Paperback. R 75

114 South African Commercial Advertiser. SOUTH AFRICAN COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. No. 1, January 7 1824 to No. 18, May 5 1824; together with facts connected with the stopping of the SOUTH AFRICAN COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: South African Library, 1978.

154 p. (South African Library reprint series; 6). 4to. Paper covered boards, lower corner bumped. Annotations on rear endpapers. R 175

Printer George Greig and editors Thomas Pringle and John Fairburn ran the SA COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER which included law reports which incidentally showed the governor, Lord Charles Somerset in a bad light. This led to attempts at censorship which they resisted, leading to an ordinance in April 1829 which permitted the freedom of the press, subject to the law of libel.

115 Sparks, Allister. TOMORROW IS ANOTHER COUNTRY: the inside story of South Africa's negotiated revolution. 3rd impression: Johannesburg: Struik Distributors, 1995.

ix, 254 p. Paperback. R 100

"The definitive account of South Africa's historic passage to freedom, told from the inside" Cover. Describes secret meetings between senior government officials and the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, the decision of the Afrikaner Broederbond to abandon apartheid and their clandestine talks with the ANC outside South African borders. He also describes the evolving friendships which would ease the tough negotiations which lead to an historic all-race election.

116 Stern, Irma [catalogue]. IRMA STERN: exhibition presented by the Rembrandt van Rijn Art Foundation [at the Rand Easter Show, 1968]; Homage to Irma Stern by F.L. Alexander. [Rembrant van Rijn Art Foundation, 1968].

1 folding sheet, 69 x 23 cm, folded in three sections, 23 x 23 cm each. R 50

117 Stern, Irma. CONGO; photographs by G.W. Hesse and M. Karklin. Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1943.

49 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., some laid down along top edge, 1 as frontis). Half raffia & cloth, very slightly frayed at edges of spine. No. 201 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Signed by Stern on verso of title page. R 12 500

A record of Stern's trip to the Congo, with many line illustrations, some tipped in illustrations and others laid down on decorated plates. "I am on the road to the interior of the Belgian Congo. The Congo has always been for me the symbol of Africa, the very heart of Africa." p. 1.See illustration.

118 Strydom, L.H. [comp] & Schoeman, H.J. van S. [ed]. DIE KILIANS. Pretoria: Genealogiese Genootskap van Suid-Afrika, 1999.

x, 489 p. (Genealogiese Genootskap van Suid-Afrika. Publikasies; nr. 2). Paperback. R 70

119 Symposium on Preservation of Library Materials. BOOKS IN PERIL: proceedings of the Symposium on the Preservation of Library and Archival Materials in Southern Africa: held at the South African Library, Cape Town, 19-21 November 1986. Cape Town: SA Library, 1987.

196 p.: ill. Paperback. R 85

120 Teixiera, Maria Luisa Norton Pinto. RAILWAYS OF MOCAMBIQUE: 100 years. [Pretoria]: Manica Freight Services & CFM-Mocambique Railways, 1995.

70 p.: ill., ports., maps. Skivotex, d.w. R 200

Produced in celebration of the Maputo-Pretoria railway centenary; July 1995.

121 The Star [Newspaper, Johannesburg]. THROUGH THE RED REVOLT ON THE RAND: a pictorial review of events, January, February, March 1922; compiled from photographs taken by representatives of The Star. Johannesburg: Central News Agency, 1922.

[8] p. of text, [56] p. of captioned plates: ill. Oblong 8vo. Pict. wraps, rebound. R 300

The introduction gives a chronology of events. It is followed by a 3 page commentary by Ernest Granville entitled "The Reign of Terror". Includes the famous photograph showing placards encouraging “white workers” of the world to unite against capitalism.

122 Truter, Margaret Allen [comp.]. THE TRUTER FAMILY = DIE TRUTER FAMILIE. Pretoria: HSRC, 1992.

x, 704 p.: ports. (some col.). 4to. Pict. hardcover. R 200

123 Uys, Ian S. FOR VALOUR: the history of Southern Africa's Victoria Cross heroes. Johannesburg: I.S. Uys, 1973.

xviii, 398 p.: ill., ports.: maps. Accompanied by 1 leaf ADDENDUM AND CORRIGENDUM. Pict paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Signed & dated by Uys on title page. R 300

124 Van der Bijl, J. VAN DER BIJL, 1667-1967: geslagsregister = genealogy. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968.

xvi, 80 p.: ports. Cloth. R 75

125 Van Huyssteen, C.N.L. THE LONELY GRAVE IN THE FISH RIVER CANYON. Johannesburg: Cum Books, 1981.

63 p.: ill., port. as frontis., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Front free endpaper creased. R 125

The grave is that of Lieutenant Thilo von Trotha, veteran of the South African War, 1899-1902, who died at Kanibes in 1906, while negotiating with one of the Bondel [sic] leaders.

126 Walton, James. AFRICAN VILLAGE. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1956.

xi, 170 p., [60] p. of plates: ill., ports., plans, map. 4to. Cloth, d.w. [designed by Alexis Preller], frayed with chips to spine and lower edge. See illustration. R 1200

"Habitations and settlements are now considered of prime importance in unfolding the past life of primitive peoples… I have attempted to bring together in one volume a comprehensive account of the dwellings and settlements of man in Southern Africa from the earliest times… based on field work and study over the past eight years." Preface.

127 Walton, James. HOMESTEADS AND VILLAGES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1952.

xii, 111 p., [30] p. of plates: ill., plans. 4to. Cloth, d.w. [designed by J.H. Pierneef] frayed along top edge. Signature on front free endpaper. R 750

Walton traces the development of folk building throughout South Africa. "He has followed the opening up of the country and describes the homesteads which characterise each region. Ornate gabled houses, fortified frontier homesteads, hardbieshuise and even the kakabeenwa… The interior of the house…also provides a rich store of surviving folk culture. " Flyleaf.

Recent publications relating to South Africa

128 Alexander, Neville. AN ORDINARY COUNTRY: issues in the transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

viii, 216 p. Paperback. R 140

129 Asmal, Kader & James, Wilmot [eds.]. SPIRIT OF THE NATION: reflections on South Africa's educational ethos; foreword by Nelson Mandela. Cape Town: New Africa Education, 2002.

xviii, 250 p. Paperback. R 85

Kader Asmal is South Africa's Minister for Education and Wilmot James is an executive director of the Human Sciences Research Council.

130 Barker, Brian Johnson [ed.]. ALL ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA: [everything you want to know about South Africa: our country, its people, history, cultures, economy and wildlife]. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

162 p.: col. ill., ports., maps. 4to. Paperback. R 100

A comprehensive reference book for young readers.

131 Barthorp, Michael. THE ZULU WAR: Isandhlwana to Ulundi. [2nd impression]. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

ix, 181 p.: ill., ports., maps. Small 4to. Paperback with endflaps. Originally published by Cassell in 1980. R 130

132 Bond, Patrick [et al.]. UNSUSTAINABLE SOUTH AFRICA: environment, development and social protest. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

xxvi, 449 p.: ill., map as frontis. Paperback. R 200

Bond is a campaigner for social and environmental justice.

133 Bristow-Bovey, Darrel. THE NAKED BATCHELOR: your essential survival guide to modern living. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2002.

118 p. Paperback. R 80

A tongue-in-cheek guide to single living in South Africa.

134 Bullard, David. OUT TO LUNCH. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

248 p. Paperback. R 120

A compilation of Bullard's columns published in THE SUNDAY TIMES.

135 Burger, Marlene & Gould, Chandre. SECRETS AND LIES: Wouter Basson and South Africa's chemical and biological warfare programme. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2002.

xiv, 231 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback. R 140

136 Burgess, Steven M. SA TRIBES: who we are, how we live and what we want from life in the new South Africa. Cape Town: David Philip, 2002.

138 p.: tables, graphs. Paperback. R 130

The first study of South Africa to go beyond race. The SA Tribes research programme interviewed nearly 15 000 South Africans from the poorest Xhosa-speakers in the rural Eastern Cape to wealthy Sandton executives to put together an insightful portrait of the "Rainbow Nation". A useful tool in understanding the social and political geography of our region. Contends that the complex nature of social identity rather than racial differences explain the choices South Africans make in life.

137 Camp, Stephen Camden. HISTORIC PIETERMARITZBURG. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 2001.

154 p.: ill. Hardcover. R 75

138 Cederberg [map]. CEDERBERG: the map; cartography by Peter Slingsby; notes and illustrations [by] Ed Coombe & Peter Slingsby. Cape Town: Baardskeerder, 2002.

Col. folding map. 42 x 58.5 cm. Scale 1: 200 000. Folds into stiff pict. paper wraps. R 50

139 Cheifitz, Phillippa. CAPE TOWN FOOD: [the way we eat in Cape Town today]; photography; Jac de Villiers. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

144 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paperback with endflaps. R 150

Cheifitz was inspired by Bill Granger's SYDNEY FOOD to celebrate comtemporary cooking in our stunning city (See illustrations!). Chapters are organised by focusing on local ingredients, used in starters, main courses and desserts. See illustration.

140 Coetsee, Elbe. CRAFT ART IN SOUTH AFRICA; photography by Ryno. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

240 p.: col. ill., ports. Small 4to. Hardcover, d.w. R 250

Celebrates the skill of South African craft artists, whose work reflects South Africa's rich and diverse cultural heritage. Their work is not only beautiful, functional art, but also offers economic empowerment to their communities. Includes ceramic work, baskets, beads, wirework, quilts, handmade paper, embroidery, glassware and art from recyclable materials.

141 Dovers, Stephen [et al., eds.]. SOUTH AFRICA'S ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY: cases and comparisons. Cape Town: David Philip, 2002.

326 p.: ill., maps. Paperback. R 150

The impact of humans on the environment and the role of the environment in shaping human development in South Africa.

142 Eldridge, Lehla. THE SOUTH AFRICAN ILLUSTRATED COOKBOOK. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

80 p.: col. ill. Paperback with endflaps. R 100

Eldridge’s bright watercolour illustrations of South African landmarks complement this collection of traditional Xhosa, Cape Malay, English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Indian and Portuguese South African recipes.

143 Ferreira, O.J.O. MONTANHA IN ZOUTPANSBERG: 'n Portugese handelsending van Inhambane se besoek aan Schoemansdal, 1855-1856. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2002.

232 p.: ill., frontis., ports., map on endpapers. Hardcover, d.w. R 180

Pater Montanha walked from Inhambane in May 1855 to Schoemansdal in the Zoutspansberg which he reached in July of the same year. He returned to the coast via the present day Kruger Park and Mozambique by July 1856.

144 Fraser, Craig [et al]. SHACK CHIC: [art and innovation in South African shack-lands]. Cape Town: Quivertree, 2002.

1 vol. (no pagination): chiefly col. ill., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 300

A large number of South Africans live in self-built shacks on the outskirts of urban centres. This book overturns the stereotypical view of such settlements and shows the pride, ingenuity and sense of style that the inhabitants impart to their dwellings.

145 Gow, Jeff & Desmond, Chris [eds.]. IMPACTS AND INTERVENTIONS: the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the children of South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

xvi, 211 p.: graphs. Paperback. R 120

Draws together the latest statistics and analyses on the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the children of South Africa. It is estimated that by 2010 there will be almost 3 million orphans in South Africa as a result of AIDS.

146 Graham, Paul & Coetzee, Alice [eds]. IN THE BALANCE?: debating the state of democracy in South Africa. Cape Town: Idasa, 2002.

103 p. Paperback. R 90

147 Greaves, Adrian. RORKE'S DRIFT. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

446 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. R 200

Lieutenant Chard and his men, although outnumbered 45 to one, defended the hospital at Rorke's Drift from Zulu attack following the defeat of the main British invading force at Isandlwana. A record eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded for that night's battle and Rorke's Drift has become a byword for bravery. Greaves' is the first major reappraisal of the battle, and with the use of documentary and archaeolgical evidence, he brings new aspects to light, including the less than exemplary behaviour of the absent British commanders.

148 Hart, Gillian. DISABLING GLOBALIZATION: places of power in post-apartheid South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

xi, 385 p.: map. Paperback. R 200

Based on research between 1994 and 2001, Hart traces contrasting political dynamics in two former white towns and adjacent black townships in KwaZulu Natal, and their connections with Taiwan and mainland China.

149 Haselau, Gary. DRIVING YOUR 4 X 4. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

112 p.: ill. (some col.). Paperback. R 80

Everything you need to know to drive your 4 x 4 in any off-road situation- environment beware!

150 Hilton-Barber, Brett & Berger, Lee R. THE OFFICAL FIELD GUIDE TO THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND: Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai & environs World Heritage Site; foreword by Thabo Mbeki. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

212 p.: col. ill., ports., col. maps. Paperback. R 130

Evokes the world in which our earliest ancestors lived, provides a guide to all the known hominin species; details all the sites in the area and describes its animals and plants, past and present.

151 Holgate, Kingsley. CAPE TO CAIRO: one family's adventures along the waterways of Africa. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

207 p.: ill., (some col.), ports., maps. Pict. hardcover. R 170

A journey from Cape Point to the Mediterranean, across the African continent's waterways.

152 Holland, Heidi & Roberts, Adam [eds.]. FROM JO'BURG TO JOZI: stories about Africa's infamous city. London: Penguin, 2002.

258 p. Paperback. R 100

Holland & Roberts asked fellow journalists and writers (South Africans and foreigners) who have lived in Johannesburg to write about the city.

153 Hoppers, Catherine A. Odora [ed.]. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THE INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: towards a philosophy of articulation. Cape Town: New Africa Education, 2002.

xiv, 285 p. Paperback. R 150

154 Jacobs, Sean & Calland, Richard [eds.]. THABO MBEKI'S WORLD: the politics and ideology of the South African president. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

xvii, 293 p. Paperback. R 160

155 Laure, Jason. AFRICATREK: [an American photographer's odyssey through Africa]; with Ettagale Blauer. Cape Town: iAfrica, 2002.

135 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports. Paperback. R 120

156 Lind, Jeremy & Sturman, Kathryn [eds.]. SCARCITY AND SURFEIT: the ecology of Africa's conflicts. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, 2002.

x, 388 p. Paperback. R 100

157 Lloyd, Angela Read. BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: the story of a British-Boer family. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

465 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., genealogical tables on endpapers. Hardcover, d.w. R 190

Lily Visser, a boer woman from the Free State married Herbert Read, an "uitlander engelsman", in Cape Town in January 1901. This family history spanning centuries highlights "…the stories, divisions, loyalties and changes within South Africa's once-dominant white society" flyleaf.

158 Lottering, Agnes. WINNEFRED & AGNES: the true story of two women. Cape Town: Kwela, 2002.

248 p.: ports. Paperback. R 90

Agnes tells her story and that of her mother, Winnefred Rorke, a descendant of Rorke of Rorke's Drift and a princess of the Myeni tribe of Ubumbo.

159 Luhabe, Wendy. DEFINING MOMENTS: experiences of black executives in South Africa's workplace. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

x, 212 p. Paperback. R 130

160 Mendel, Gideon. A BROKEN LANDSCAPE: [HIV & AIDS in Africa]. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: M & G Books, 2002.

206 p.: ill., ports., map. Cloth, d.w. R 85

Narratives of individuals, telling what the AIDS epidemic in Africa means to some of the individuals, families and communities it has affected. Through photographs and text Mendel features people who are taking a stand for AIDS understanding and prevention, from Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

161 Meredith, Martin. FISCHER'S CHOICE: a life of Bram Fischer. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

viii, 164 p.: ports. Paperback. R 140

Fischer was regarded as having a brilliant future at the South African Bar, but rebelled against apartheid and his Afrikaner heritage. He was a defence lawyer for the Rivonia trialists and participated in the underground movement aimed at overthrowing the government. He was arrested and placed in solitary confinement, held until the last few weeks of his life, when dying of cancer. Nelson Mandela said of his friend "Bram followed the most difficult course any person could choose to follow. I fought only against injustice not against my own people."

162 Mhlaba, Raymond. RAYMOND MHLABA'S PERSONAL MEMOIRS: reminiscing from Rwanda and Uganda; narrated to Thembeka Mufamadi. Pretoria: HSRC & Robben Island Museum, 2002.

xvi, 192 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 95

"Raymond Mhlaba is one of the most committed comrades I had the honour to know and work with in the many years of the liberation struggle." Nelson Mandela.

163 Morgan, Tom. S.A. NAUTICAL ALMANAC, 2002/3: [boat services & suppliers; two years of tide tables: fully revised in handy new size]. 5th ed. [Cape Town]: On Board Publications, 2002.

iv, 132 p.: ill., maps. Paperback. R 75

164 Northrup, David. AFRICA'S DISCOVERY OF EUROPE, 1450-1850. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

xv, 200 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback. R 335

Northrup examines Africans' active and wide-ranging engagements with Europeans over four centuries. Looks at African-European interactions from an African perspective.

165 Pistorius, Micki. STRANGERS ON THE STREET: serial homicide in South Africa.

ix, 316 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). London: Penguin, 2002. Paperback. R 120

166 Radford, Dennis. A GUIDE TO THE ARCHITECTURE OF DURBAN AND PIETERMARITZBURG. Cape Town: David Philip, 2002.

116 p.: col. ill., plans. Paperback. R 150

167 Roux, Andre. EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2002.

281 p.: tables. Paperback. R 130

Roux investigates global, southern African and South African trends from six perspectives: demographic, social, political, technological, environmental and economic.

168 Samaki [Sharon J. Bernhardt]. AFRICAN NAMES: reclaim your heritage; introduction by Credo Mutwa. Cape Town: Struik, 2001.

95 p. Paperback. R 35

In modern Africa as in old Africa, names have important meanings and power and your name forms your character. The alphabetical list provides the English interpretation and the tribe from whence the name originates e.g. Jabulani: (North Sotho) means "Come to bring happiness for everybody".

169 Schadeberg, Jurgen. THE BLACK AND WHITE FIFTIES: Jurgen Schadeberg's South Africa. Pretoria: Protea Book House, 2001.

124 p.: chiefly b&w ill., ports. 4to. Hardcover, d.w. R 250

"When I arrived in South Africa in 1950 from Germany I found two societies running parallel… in the fifties the black world was becoming culturally and politically very dynamic, whereas the white world seemed to me to be isolated, cocooned, colonial and ignorant of the black world." Introduction.

170 Schoeman, Karel [ed.]. DIE SUIDHOEK VAN AFRIKA: geskrifte oor Suid-Afrika uit die Nederlandse tyd, 1652-1806; vertaal en geredigeer deur Karel Schoeman. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2002.

255 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Skivotex, d.w. R 180

171 Schoeman, Karel. THE GRIQUA CAPTAINCY OF PHILIPPOLIS, 1826-1861. Pretoria: Protea Book House, 2002.

308 p.: ill., ports. Skivotex, d.w. R 180

In 1826 a group of emigrants from Griquatown under Adam Kok II was allowed to settle at the mission station of Philippolis. This became the capital of a new Griqua captaincy which became a flourishing little state by the 1850’s. Schoeman describes the rise, development and collapse of the Philippolis Captaincy and gives a detailed account of its organisation, administration and the lives of its inhabitants. A companion volume to the Van Riebeeck Society publication (also by Schoeman) GRIQUA RECORDS: the Philipppolis Captaincy, 1826-1861.

172 Shain, Milton & Mendelsohn, Richard [eds.]. MEMORIES, REALITIES AND DREAMS: aspects of the South African Jewish experience. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

234 p. Paperback. R 150

173 Shaw, Mark. CRIME AND POLICING IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: transforming under fire. Cape Town: David Philip, 2002.

xvii, 169 p.: tables. Paperback. R 120

174 Steinberg, Jonny. MIDLANDS. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2002.

259 p. Paperback. R 120

Deals with farm murders in post-apartheid South Africa and in particular the murder of a young white farmer in the Midlands of Natal. Steinberg examines the historical relationship between black and white in the area and its bearing on the land issue.

175 Uys, Pieter-Dirk. ELECTIONS AND ERECTIONS: a memoir of fear and fun; with cartoons by Zapiro. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2002.

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

An autobiography by South Africa's best known political satirist, entertainer and AIDS activist.

176 Wine Magazine. WINE MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 RESTAURANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2003. Cape Town: Ramsay, Son & Parker, 2003.

152 p.: col. ill. Paperback. R 70

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO & HUNTING

177 Baines, Thomas. THE NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS DIARIES OF THOMAS BAINES; edited by J.R.P. Wallis. London: Chatto & Windus, 1946.

3 vols. (xxxviii, 855 p.): ill. (some col.), frontispieces, ports., folding maps. (Government Archives of Rhodesia. Oppenheimer series; no. 3). Red cloth with gilded coat of arms. T.e.g. Slightly faded on spine. Ownership signature of W.D. Gale on front free endpaper in vol. 2. Contents: Vol. 1. First journey, 1869-1870. Vol. 2. First journey, 1870-1871. Vol. 3. Second journey, 1871-1872. Accompanied by 7 photographs reproduced from the Archives, of Baines's sketches and a portrait of Baines. R 2400

178 Barth, Heinrich. TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AFRICA: being a journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M's government in the years 1849-1855. Centenary ed. London: Frank Cass, 1965.

3 vols. (xliv, 657; 709; 800 p.): ill. frontispieces, col. folding maps. Pict. cloth with gilding. Reprint of the 1857-9 edition. R 1500

Born in Hamburg in 1821, Barth embarked on an academic career, with a particular interest in the ancient world. After a grand tour of the Mediterranean coast in 1845-7 (for which he learnt Italian and Arabic), he developed a taste for travel. Coupled with disappointment in his academic advancement, this led to his being part of an English expedition to Central Africa, under the leadership of James Richardson. He compiled these journals of his travels together with uncompleted volumes on Central African vocabularies. "A more intelligent, indefatigable, trustworthy and resolute traveller than Dr Barth can rarely be found" was the tribute paid on his death by the President of the Royal Geographical Society.

179 Bulpin, T.V. THE HUNTER IS DEATH; illustrations by C.T. Astley Maberly. Johannesburg: Nelson, 1962.

viii, 348 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge. Previous owner's name deleted on front free endpaper. Signed by Bulpin on half title page. R 300

180 Catholic Commission for Justice & Peace, Rhodesia. THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE: torture, resettlement & eviction [and] CIVIL WAR IN RHODESIA: two reports compiled by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia and the Catholic Institute for International Relations in 1975. 2nd impression. [Harare]: Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe, 1999.

xv, 102 p.: ill., map. Paperback. R 75

181 Caute, David. UNDER THE SKIN: the death of white Rhodesia. 2nd impression. London: Allen Lane, 1983.

447 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. See illustration. R 375

A narrative of events from 1976 to 1980. Describes the war of counter-insurgency and Caute's first hand encounter with guerillas operating inside Zimbabwe. Seldom seen in hardcover.

182 Coupland, R. THE EXPLOITATION OF EAST AFRICA, 1856-1890: the slave trade and the scramble. London: Faber and Faber, 1939.

ix, 507 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.), col. folding map. Cloth, d.w.,torn at top of spine. Small tear to front hinge. R 200

183 Drummond, W.H. THE LARGE GAME AND NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST AFRICA: from the journals of the Hon. W.H. Drummond. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1875.

xxi, 423 p.: ill., col. frontis., col. title page ill., 12 lithograph plates, map. Pict. cloth with gilding, rubbed and frayed along edges. Partially detached label on front cover. R 2500

Drummond spent five years (1867-73) at the Cape, in Zululand, Tongoland and Swaziland and details his hunting experiences with buffalo, rhinoceros, lion, leopard, etc. Includes a chapter entitled Hunting with dogs. Appendix gives the English or local and scientific names of the mammals and birds. See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, 487-8.

184 Farrant, Leda. THE LEGENDARY GROGAN: the only man to trek from the Cape to Cairo: Kenya's controversial pioneer. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1981.

xii, 260 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. R 150

185 Foran, W. Robert. THE KENYA POLICE, 1887-1960. London: Robert Hale, 1962.

xvi, 237 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth. R 2000

186 Germani, Hans. WHITE SOLDIERS IN BLACK AFRICA: related from his own experiences. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1967.

130 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w., scarring along edges. R 180

"Here is an eye-witness report of the battles fought by Mike Hoare and his men in the Congo." D.w.

187 Gumbo, Mafuranhunzi. GUERILLA SNUFF. Harare: Baobab Books, 1995.

xiv, 210 p.: maps. Paperback. R 150

Snuff is taken by mediums as a trance-inducing prelude to entering the spirit world. GUERRILLA SNUFF suggests that the spirits of Kaguvi and Nehanda (two spirit mediums who wielded great influence in the first chimurenga [uprising] in 1896) were potent forces in the second chimurenga too. A blend of secular and spiritual mediums, military operations and recollections inspired by the post-war reburial of fallen fighters. Gumbo's birth name is Inus Daneel.

188 Hall, R.N. & Neal, W.G. THE ANCIENT RUINS OF RHODESIA: monomotapae imperium. Facsimile reprint. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1972.

404 p.: ill., frontis., plans, 2 folding maps (1 in pocket on rear endpaper). (Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Gold series; vol. 23). Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Reprint of the second edition, revised & enlarged, 1904. R 225

189 Ionides, C.J.P. A HUNTER'S STORY. London: W.H. Allen, 1965.

222 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge, price clipped. Small bookplate on front free endpaper. R 250

Ionides spent most of his life hunting in Tanganyika. His career developed from hunter and conservationist to naturalist, to one of the world's foremost authorities on poisonous snakes. As a hunter employed to protect the inhabitants of southern Tanganyika from rogue and raider elephants, he was responsible for the demise of over 1200 of these great beasts.

190 Kemp, Sam. BLACK FRONTIERS: pioneer adventures with Cecil Rhodes' Mounted Police in Africa. 2nd impression. London: George G. Harrap, February 1932.

221 p.: ill, port. as frontis., folding map. Recent half navy calf & marbled paper covered boards. New endpapers. Raised bands with gilding. Originally published in January 1932. R 750

191 King's African Rifles. WAR JOURNAL OF THE FIFTH (KENYA) BATTALION, THE KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES; [compiled from official documents or notes made at the time…[by] W.D. Draffan [and] T.C.C. Lewin. [The Kings African Rifles, 1946?].

151 p.: folding maps. Cloth, some staining. R 750

The Unit served in the conquest of East Africa, the Madagascan Campaign and with distinction in Burma under General Slim.

192 Manson, T. GARDENING IN RHODESIA: a handbook for home gardeners, plot holders, market gardeners and farmers. 5th revised, enlarged ed. Bulawayo: T. Manson, 1960.

192 p.: ill., tables, advertisements. Pict. paper wraps, with tear. Rear wrap mostly detached. R 75

193 Nhlagazenhlansi. EARLY DAYS AND NATIVE WAYS IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA: [a series of short essays on native customs, life and habits]; illustrations by Judith Shelton. Bulawayo: Rhodesian Printing & Publishing Co., 1944.

56 p.: ill. Stiff paper wraps. R 100

Reprint of articles which appeared in FLEDGLING, a fortnightly R.A.F. magazine, published at hillside Camp, Bulawayo.

194 Reid Daly, Ron & Stiff, Peter. SELOUS SCOUTS: top secret war; Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly, as told to Peter Stiff. De luxe 1st ed. Alberton: Galago, 1982.

432 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (col. port. as frontis.), maps. Full tan leather with gilding. No. 155 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Daly & Stiff on a preliminary page. R 650

The story of the Selous Scouts Regiment of Rhodesia, formed in 1973 (with Daly as founding commander) with the purpose of clandestinely eliminating ZANLA and ZIPRA, inside and outside of the then Rhodesia.

195 Selous, Frederick Courteney. A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA: being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna countries, with full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large mammalia; illustrations by J. Smit, E. Whymper and Miss A.B. Selous. Facsimile reprint. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1970.

xvii, 455 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. (Rhodesiana reprint library; vol. 14). Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. Reprint of the 1881 edition. R 450

Chronicles Selous's life as a professional elephant hunter during the years 1871 to 1880. Contains detailed information of the fauna of the region, as well as plates depicting the head & horns of various antelope. In the preface Selous states that it is nearly 20 years since the publication of Baldwin's book on African hunting (AFRICAN HUNTING AND ADVENTURE FROM NATAL TO THE ZAMBESI, 1860), and there has been no book since "...that can be considered in any way as a guide for men about to visit the interior of South Africa in search of sport." He sets out to provide such a work. See Mendelssohn vol. 2, p. 300.on the original.

196 Selous, Frederick Courteney. SUNSHINE AND STORM IN RHODESIA: being a narrative of events in Matabeleland, both before and during the recent native insurrection, up to the date of the disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force. Facsimile ed. Bulawayo : Books of Rhodesia, 1968.

xxvii, 290 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding maps. (Rhodesiana reprint library; vol. 2). Cloth, d.w. Slight staining to preliminary pages. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1896. R 400

197 Selous, Frederick Courteney. TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA: [being the narrative of the last eleven years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its tributaries…]. Facsimile ed. Bulawayo : Books of Rhodesia, 1972.

xviii, 503 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. (Rhodesiana reprint library; vol. 25). Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. frayed along edges of spine. Reprint of the 1893 edition. R 425

198 Selous, Frederick Courteney. TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA: being the narrative of the last eleven years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its tributaries, with an account of the colonisation of Mashunaland and the progress of the gold industry in that country. London: Rowland Ward, 1893.

xviii, 503 p. ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), col. folding map. Pict. cloth with gilding, slightly faded. Neatly recased with new endpapers. R 2500

The first nine chapters are devoted to Selous's experiences with the Boers and native tribesmen while engaged in hunting expeditions in order to collect specimens of fauna. The latter part includes an account of the Chartered Company's expedition to Mashonaland, in which Selous played a prominent part. See Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 300.

199 Serras Pires, Adelino & Capstick, Fiona. THE WINDS OF HAVOC: a memoir of adventure and destruction in deepest Africa; as told to Fiona Claire Capstick. New York: St Martin's Press, 2001.

xv, 265 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 175

Adelino Serres Pires arrived in Mozambique from Portugal at the age of eight. He became a professional hunter and safari organizer in that country and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. He, together with his son, a nephew and fellow hunter, were abducted in Tanzania and turned over to the secret police in Frelimo-controlled Mozambique, where they endured months of torture and interrogation before their release.

200 Taylor, John "Pondoro". AFRICAN RIFLES & CARTRIDGES: the experiences and opinions of a professional ivory hunter with some thirty years of continuous living in the African bush, who has used all of the various calibers and most of the suitable cartridges, and with them killed the many species of big game found on the continent of Africa; drawings by E. Stanley Smith. Facsimile ed. Johannesburg: Media House, 1990.

xiv, 431 p.: ill., frontis. Plush cloth with gilding. Ribbon marker. Originally published in 1948. R 550

Reprint of a classic title on choosing the best rifles and cartridges for hunting in Africa. Taylor was a professional hunter with thirty years of experience. Regarded as one of the best references on big bore rifles, it covers both bolt action and double rifles.

201 Verrier, Anthony. THE ROAD TO ZIMBABWE, 1890-1980. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986.

xiv, 364 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some rippling to pages. R 125

202 Wood, Joseph G. THROUGH MATEBELELAND: the record of a ten month's trip in an ox-wagon through Mashonaland and Matabeleland; with additional portraits and new foreword by Edward C. Tabler. Facsimile ed. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1974.

198 p.: ill., ports., maps (some folding). (Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Gold series; vol. 33). Paper covered boards, d.w. Reprint of the 1893 edition. R 200

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902

244 Badenhorst, Alie. TANT' ALIE OF TRANSVAAL: her diary, 1880-1902; translated from the taal by Emily Hobhouse, with preface. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1923.

318 p. Cloth. Small stain. R 550

245 Birdwood, Field Marshal, Lord William. KHAKI AND GOWN: an autobiography; with a foreword by Winston Churchill. London: Ward, Lock, 1941.

456 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.), col. folding maps. Cloth, some scarring. R 450

Field Marshall Lord Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes served as Lord Kitchener's military secretary for nine years. He saw service in India, Gallipoli and France, as well as during the South African War. He served with Winston Churchill in Lord Dundonald's Brigade in Natal at the time of the Relief of Ladysmith.

246 Churchill, Winston Spencer. LONDON TO LADYSMITH VIA PRETORIA. London: Longmans, Green, 1900.

xiv, 498 p.: folding maps with tears (1 col. as frontis.) Pict. cloth, worn on lower corner & spine. Spotting on page edges. See illustration. R 3500

247 Grundlingh, Albert. DIE "HENDSOPPERS" EN "JOINERS": die rasionaal en verskynsel van verraad. Pretoria: HAUM, 1979.

379 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed on edges of spine. R 250

248 Maurice, Field Marshall Sir Frederick & Grant, M.H. HISTORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1902: compiled by direction of His Majesty's Government; by Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, K.C.B.; with a staff of officers. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1906-1910.

4 vols. of text, accompanied by 4 vols. of maps and sketches. Navy cloth with gilding. Some spotting to endpapers. Text volumes t.e.g. Map volumes appear uniform with text volumes, but are boxes containing loose-leaf, folded maps and sketches relating to the text in the corresponding volume. Two of the boxes neatly repaired. A bright clean set. After the first two volumes, Sir Frederick Maurice suffered ill health and his name does not appear on the title page of volume 3 (no compiler is named). Volume 4 is compiled by Captain Maurice Harold Grant. Contents of map volumes: Vol. 1: maps 1-17 & 6 free hand sketches. Vol. 2: maps 18-37 & 6 free hand sketches. Vol. 3: maps 38-55 & 11 free hand sketches. Vol. 4: maps 56-64. R 20 000

The first volume contains the narrative of the campaign up to the arrival of Lord Roberts and the commencement of the forward movement. The second volume comprises accounts of the sieges of Kimberley, Wepenar and Ladysmith; the relieving of the three towns, the surrender of Cronje and the occupation of Bloemfontein. The third volume concerns the rebellion in the Cape Colony, the advance from Bloemfontein, to Kimberley, to Kroonstad, the defence and relief of Mafeking, operations in the western Transvaal, northern Natal and Orange River Colony, ending in November 1900. The fourth and final volume commences with Lord Kitchener’s assumption of the position of commander-in-chief, ending with the termination of the campaign. "From December 1900 to May 1902 was waged incessantly guerilla warfare of the purest type and on the most extensive scale between an army of 195 400 men on the one side and of 30 000 to 50 000 men on the other. The contest was remarkable in many respects, but in none, perhaps, more than its duration… the Boer forces were already beaten, inasmuch as their cause was irretrievably lost, their long-sustained effort to ward off the end requires some military explanation." Preface to vol. 4.

"In the decade after 1902, the public suffered a barrage of Boer War books. This culminated in a bombardment from the Long Toms, as it were: the seven-volume TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA (1900-1909), edited by Leo Amery, and the eight-volume (Official) HISTORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA, (1906-1910) edited by General Maurice and others. These two works have dominated Boer War studies and will remain indespensible to the historian. They incorporate, often anonymously, a vast mass of original material." Thomas Pakenham. THE BOER WAR, p .xv.

249 Pearse, H.H.S. FOUR MONTHS BESEIGED: the story of Ladysmith: being unpublished letters from H.H.S. Pearse, the "Daily News" special correspondent; with maps and illustrations from sketches and photographs made by the author. London: Macmillan, 1900.

xiv, 244 p.: ill., port. as frontis., plans, folding map. Cloth, neatly recased with new endpapers. Cellotape marks on endpapers. R 350

250 Rankin, James R.L. A SUBALTERN'S LETTERS TO HIS WIFE. 3rd impression. London: Longmans, Green, 1901.

228 p. Cloth, browned on spine & with some scarring. R 500

Rankin was a member of Colonel Rimington's Guides (an irregular cavalry unit) and describes the battles of Paardeberg among other engagements. "Much stress is laid on the intense sufferings of the horses, which, it is maintained, was mainly occasioned by the red tape prevalent at home and on the field". Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p.199.

251 Reitz, Deneys. COMMANDO: a Boer journal of the Boer War. 2nd impression. London: Faber & Faber, November 1929.

331 p.: map on endpapers. Cloth, with tear along front hinge. Ownership signature on half title and title pages. First published in October 1929. R 200

"Reitz had the uncanny knack of living through the war as though leafing through the pages of an adventure story" Thomas Pakenham. THE BOER WAR.

252 Roberts, Brian. THOSE BLOODY WOMEN: three heroines of the Boer War. London: John Murray, 1991.

x, 292 p.: ill., map, ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

The women are Emily Hobhouse, Johanna van Warmelo and Lady Sarah Wilson (Winston Churchill's aunt).

253 Ross, P.T. A YEOMAN'S LETTERS; illustrated by the author. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1901.

186 p.: ill., port. as frontis. Pict. cloth, slightly soiled. R 650

"A humorous description of camp life in the Sussex Yeomanry 'on trek' with Generals Roberts and Clements during a portion of the South African War… embraces the period from June 1900 to April 1901." Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 253.

254 Schikkerling, R.W. HOE RY DIE BOERE: 'n kommando dagboek. Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1964.

402 p. Cloth, d.w. Inscription on front free endpaper. R 300

255 South African War, 1899-1900. THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, 1899-1900: an album of upwards of three hundred photographic engravings: a picture record of the movements of the British, Colonial and Boer Forces engaged in the conflict. [Reprint]. Kimberley: Northern Cape Printers, [n.d].

204 p. of captioned ill., 22 p. of text (chronological summary of the war to October 15, 1900). Oblong 8vo. Pict. skivotex with gilding. Stamp on free endpaper. R 400

256 South African War, 1899-1902. GEDENKBOEK VAN DEN OORLOG IN ZUID-AFRIKA: met afbeeldingen en portretten, benevens kaart van Zuid-Afrika. Amsterdam: HAUM, 1904.

x, 576 p.: ill., ports. (triple port. as frontis.), col. folding map. 4to. Pict. cloth, some scarring, worn on edges of spine and corners. Inscription on front free endpaper. Text in Dutch; compiled by W.F. Andriessen. R 650

257 Trevor, Tudor G. FORTY YEARS IN AFRICA. 3rd impression. [London]: Hurst & Blackett, 1932.

279 p.: port. as frontis. Pict. cloth, browned on spine. Spotting on page edges and preliminary pages. R 450

Major Trevor served in the British Army during the Boer War (he was at Mafeking during the Siege) and in German South West Africa and German East Africa during WW1.

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