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AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 42

July 2007

 

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CONTENTS:

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BOOKS. 3

CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS. 5

Recent publications relating to the Cape.. 7

MILITARY HISTORY.. 8

Medals, Badges, Awards, etc.. 12

SOUTH AFRICA.. 13

Recent publications relating to South Africa.. 20

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO and HUNTING.. 25

Recent publications relating to the North.. 29

ZULU LANGUAGE.. 30

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.. 31

Recent literary publications. 32

FLORA AND FAUNA.. 33

Recent publications on flora and fauna.. 34

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902. 35

 

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ABBREVIATIONS USED

 

a.e.g.:    all edges gilt

b&w :    black and white

col.:       colour

comp.:   compiler

d.w.:      dust wrapper

ed.:        edition / editor (s)

frontis.: frontispiece

ill.:         illustrations

orig.:      original

p.:           page(s)

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

port.:      portrait

pseud.:   pseudonym

t.e.g.:      top edge gilt

vol.:        volume

4to.:       quarto

8vo.:       octavo

16mo.:    sextodecimo

 

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

Mendelssohn :  SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney Mendelssohn (1910).

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

 

 

 

 


SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BOOKS

 

1          Badcock, Peter & Lotter, Chas. FACES OF WAR; poetry by Peter Badcock and Chas Lotter. De luxe ed. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1980.

            40 p.of text, [40] p. of ill.: ports. 4to. Full embossed leather, leather covered slip case. No. 70 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Signed by Badcock on title page.          1000

Spans the years 1972-1980. Sketches of the security forces of Zimbabwe / Rhodesia.

 

2          Badcock, Peter. SHADOWS OF WAR; literary editor, Robin Graham. De luxe ed. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1978.

            50 p.of text, [50] p. of ill.: ports. 4to. Full embossed leather, leather covered slip case. No. 1390 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by Badcock on title page.  1500

 

3          Breakey, Basil & Gordon, Steve. BEYOND THE BLUES: township jazz in the 60s and 70s; photographs by Basil Breakey; commentary by Steve Gordon. Cape Town: David Philip, 1997.

            82 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). 4to. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Breakey on half title page.                                                                                                              100

 

4          Clement, A.J. THE KALAHARI AND ITS LOST CITY; with a foreword by P.V. Tobias. Johannesburg: Longmans Southern Africa, 1967.

            xv, 214 p.: ill., ports., maps (4 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed and with chips to spine & corners. Signed and dated by Clement on verso of front free endpaper.                                                                                                                        300

Numerous attempts have been made to find this city- to no avail!

 

5          Cocks, Chris. FIREFORCE: one man's war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. 2nd impression. Pretoria: Covos Books, 1997.

            306 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Cocks on title page.  650

A classic, candid account of the war.

 

6          Coetzee, J.M. WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS.  1st South African ed. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1981.

            156 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine, as usually seen. Book plate laid down on front free endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Coetzee on title page.        4000

 

7          Douglas-Hamilton, Ian & Oria. AMONG THE ELEPHANTS; foreword by Niko Tinbergen. London: Collins & Harvill, 1975.

            285 p.: ill. (some col.), genealogical table, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed & worn along edges. Some spotting to top of page edges. Signed by Ian and Oria Douglas-Hamilton on title page.                                                                                                              250

The first systematic study of the behaviour of African elephants in the wild. The Douglas-Hamiltons lived in a camp among the elephants of the Manyara National Park, Tanzania, for five years. The book "enables everyone to enjoy the intricate complexities of elephant society…" Niko Tinbergen, foreword.

 

8          Godwin, Peter. MUKIWA: a white boy in Africa; foreword by Shaun Johnson. London: Macmillan, 1996.

            vii, 418 p.: map. Paperback, slightly creased on corners. Signed by Godwin on title page.                                                                                                                        200

An account of growing up in Rhodesia.

 

9          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. Edition limited to 200 copies. A crisp copy. Signed by Gordon-Brown on a preliminary page.                                                                                                                        500

 

10        Heywood, Donald. VANISHING FACES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.  Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1994.

            111 p.: all ports. (some col.), map. 4to. Cloth, d.w. A crisp copy. Signed by Heywood on title page.                                                                                                                        650

 

11        Kaplan, Alec. CATALOGUE OF THE COINS OF SOUTH AFRICA.  De luxe ed. Germiston: S. Kaplan, 1950.

            23 p., interleaved with blank pages: ill. Calf, d.w. neatly repaired on inside of top edge. No. 50 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Kaplan on a preliminary page. 150

 

12        Leipoldt, C. Louis. JAN VAN RIEBEECK: die grondlegger van 'n blanke Suid-Afrika. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1938.

            ii, 269 p., [6] leaves of ill.: ports (1 as frontis.). (Ons geskiedenis-serie). Pict. cloth, corners bumped. Signed by Leipoldt on front free endpaper.                            750

 

13        Mason, Hilda. WESTERN CAPE SANDVELD FLOWERS; illustrated by Hilda Mason; text by Enid du Plessis and collaborators. De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1972.

            203 p.: col. ill., b&w frontis. 4to. Full green leather with gilding. No. 152 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Signed by Mason on a preliminary page.                                  500

 

14        Parkes, Margaret. VANISHING KNYSNA: views of the past; assisted by Vicky and Kil Williams. Knysna: Emu Publishers, 2007.

            159 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Parkes on title page.         175

 

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

            432 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (col. port. as frontis.), maps. Full tan leather with gilding & raised bands, slip case. No. 757 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Daly & Stiff on a preliminary page.                                                                                         2000

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

 

16        Reid-Daly, Ron. PAMWE CHETE: the legend of the Selous Scouts. Johannesburg: Covos-Day, 1999.

            iv, 593 p.: ill., ports., maps. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Reid Daly on title page.                                                                                                       1500

This book was subject to a legal case which saw it withdrawn from circulation.

 

17        Smith, Ian Douglas. THE GREAT BETRAYAL: the memoirs of Ian Douglas Smith. London: Blake Publishing, 1997.

            xi, 418 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Smith on title page.                                                                                                                        850

 

18        Stiff, Peter. SELOUS SCOUTS: a pictorial account. Alberton: Galago, 1984.

            176 p.: ill., ports., maps. Small folio. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some scarring to upper board. Signed by Ron Reid Daly on title page.                                                   1000

Reid Daly was the founding commander of the Selous Scouts Regiment of Rhodesia, formed in 1973. A companion volume to  SELOUS SCOUTS: top secret war.

 

19        Suttner, Raymond. INSIDE APARTHEID'S PRISON: notes and letters of struggle. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2001.

            203 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from Suttner on a preliminary page.

                                                                                                                                    100

Suttner joined the anti-apartheid movement as a student. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1975.

 

20        Taljaard, M.S. A GLIMPSE OF SOUTH AFRICA.  Stellenbosch: University Publishers & Booksellers, 1949.

            226 p.: ill., maps. Cloth. Signed inscription from Taljaard on front free endpaper and signed at foot of Preamble.                                                                                                 200

Taljaard, a geologist, takes the reader on nine journeys through South Africa, describing the geological features encountered en route.

 

21        Van der Valk, Rob & Colquhoun, Andy. NICK & I: an adventure in rugby. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 2002.

            224 p., [12] p. of plates: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback. Signed by Nick Mallet and Van der Valk on dedication page.                                                                                     175

Nick Mallet was the coach and Rob van Der Valk the manager of the Springbok rugby team in the 1990s.

 

22        Warner, Brian & Nancy. MACLEAR & HERSCHEL: letters and diaries, 1834-1838. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1984.

            248 p., [4] p. of plates: ill., ports. (South African biographical and historical studies; 27). Cloth. Signed by Brian Warner on title page.                                                     250

Maclear and Herschel were eminent scientists and astronomers at the Cape during this period.


CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS

 

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

            270, xv p.: ill., port. as frontis., folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 12). Pict. cloth. Endpapers browned. Parallel text in English and Dutch. 650

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

 

24        Berkovitch, Barry M. THE CAPE GUNSMITH: a history of the gunsmiths and gundealers at the Cape of Good Hope from 1795 to 1900, with particular reference to their weapons. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, 1976.

            127 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Ex lib. Date sheet neatly removed, 1 stamp.                                                                                                         300

 

25        Boeseken, Anna. JAN VAN RIEBEECK EN SY GESIN.  Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.

            xviii, 285 p.: ill., frontis., maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.             275

 

26        De Beer, Mona. THE LION MOUNTAIN: and the story of Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1987.

            176 p.: ill., ports., frontis., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.       450

 

27        Du Plessis, I.D. & Luckhoff, C.A. THE MALAY QUARTER AND ITS PEOPLE; photography, E. van Z. Hofmeyer & J. Luckhoff. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1953.

            90 p. of text, [160] p. of ill., 14 leaves of col. plates: ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. with small tear to spine.                                                                                                                        550

 

28        Elliott, Arthur & Fransen, Hans [comp.]. ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE OLD CAPE AS SEEN BY ARTHUR ELLIOTT: photographs of houses and farmsteads now largely demolished or ruined, taken at the beginning of the twentieth century; [selected & annotated] by Hans Fransen. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969.

            343 p.: 162 plates, port. as frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w. with a few small scars. Name on front free endpaper.                                                                                                      850

Elliott (1870-1938) came to the Cape in 1900. Although he was not a professional photographer, he became interested in photographing his surroundings. Elliott's collection (now owned by the State) provides an invaluable record of the Cape in the early 20th century. Taken mainly in the winter months, his architectural photographs are unrivalled.

 

29        Ewart, James. JAMES EWART'S JOURNAL: covering his stay at the Cape of Good Hope, 1811-1814 & his part in the expedition to Florida and New Orleans, 1814-1815; with an introduction by A. Gordon-Brown. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1970.

            137 p.: ill. (2 col. folding), frontis. Skivertex, d.w. with small tears.      250

Ewart was a young Scottish officer of the 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot at the Cape of Good Hope for three years and his is one of the earliest accounts written during the second British Occupation.

 

30        Franck, Bruce; Manuel, George & Hatfield, Denis. DISTRICT SIX; illustrated by Bruce Franck; with text by George Manuel and Denis Hatfield. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Longman Penguin Southern Africa, 1968.

            112 p.: ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Book plate laid down on half title page. Slight spotting to page edges.                                                                                              150

 

31        Glanville, T.B. ABROAD AND AT HOME.  Port Elizabeth: Godlonton,1878.

            272 p.: port.as frontis. Cloth, rubbed. Spotting to preliminary pages & page edges.           100

Glanville was the Cape Government Emigration Commissioner.

 

32        Heydt, Johann Wolffgang & Raven-Hart, R. [ed.]. SCENES OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1741; as drawn by Johann Wolffgang Heydt; text translated from the German and edited by R. Raven-Hart. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.

            23 p.: ill., maps. Oblong 4to. Cloth with gilding, slightly scarred along edges, d.w. with small tears. No. 452 of 750 copies.                                                                                300

 

33        Krumrey, Manfred [photographer]. KLEINMOND IN BEELD = KLEINMOND IN PICTURES.  Cape Town: [M. Krumrey], [1975?].

            [16] leaves: all captioned ill. Oblong 8vo. Stiff pict. paper wraps, ringbound.           100

 

34        Langham-Carter, R.R. UNDER THE MOUNTAIN: the story of St Saviour's, Claremont. Cape Town: The Southern Press, 1973.

            31 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps.                                                              75

 

35        Simon van der Stel Foundation. THE WHITE-WALLED BEAUTY OF THE CAPE: a selection of photographs exhibited by the Simon van der Stel Foundation in Cape Town and Pretoria, October 1963; with a foreword by W.H.J. Punt. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1964.

            31 leaves: chiefly ill. Cloth, d.w., frayed along edges.                           250

Photographs of the Cape Dutch style of architecture. Since these photographs were taken, many of the houses have been changed and "improved".

 

36        Wagener, F.J. [ed.]. RONDEBOSCH DOWN THE YEARS, 1657-1957.  Rondebosch: Privately published, 1957.

            47 p.: ill. (1 col.), 2 maps (1 folding). Stiff paper wraps. Name and address at top corner of cover. Text in English and Afrikaans.                                                                  125

A wide ranging history of Rondebosch, including the earliest inhabitants, the Free Burghers, the churches and schools, as well as the great estates, e.g. De Groote Schuur and Great Westerford. Contributors include Frank Bradlow and A.M. Lewin Robinson.

 


Recent publications relating to the Cape

 

37        Fox, Justin [comp.]. CAPE TOWN CALLING.  Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2007.

            140 p. Paperback.                                                                                        140

Cape Town through the eyes of local and contemporary writers.

 

38        Shell, Robert [comp.]. FROM DIASPORA TO DIORAMA: the old slave lodge in Cape Town. Cape Town: Ancestry24, 2007.

            Introductory text [29 p. 16 mo., stiff paper wraps] and CD-ROM.         150

"This E-book contains formal histories of the slave lodge but also many hundreds of primary documents… has few limitations regarding length, or indexing capabilities." Introduction.

 

39        Williams, Faldela. THE CAPE MALAY ILLUSTRATED COOKBOOK; illustrated by Liz Mills. Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

            80 p.: col. ill. Paperback with endflaps.                                                    110

The illustrations are not of Cape Malay dishes, but of the Cape Malay community going about their daily lives as well as some Cape Town landmarks.

 


MILITARY HISTORY

 

40        Anderson, Ken. NINE FLAMES.  Cape Town: Purnell & Sons, 1964.

            282 p., [15] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis. Cloth with gilding, d.w. rubbed & frayed along edges. Accompanied by a Re-dedication pledge [1 folded leaf, 16mo.], undertaken on the 21st anniversary of the SAPPER Association.                                               100

The story of the South African Engineer Corps in World War II.

 

41        Axelson, Eric. A YEAR IN ITALY: an account of a year as military historian with the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy, 1944-45. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton, 2001.

            254 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback.                                                         150

 

42        Breytenbach, Jan. FORGED IN BATTLE.  Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, 1986.

            149 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. A crisp copy.                                  1400

Col. Jan Breytenbach commanded the famous, or infamous, 32 Battalion which campaigned so effectively in Angola and Namibia during the Bush War. The publishers were a small firm who did a small run only of this scarce book. It is a revealing and honest look at the war and has become a sought after account of the fighting between South African forces on the one side and Angolans and Cubans north of the "cutline".

 

43        Brown, James Ambrose. A GATHERING OF EAGLES: the campaigns of the SAAF in Italian East Africa, June 1940-November 1941. Cape Town: Purnell, 1970.

            xviii, 342 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 folding). (South African Forces. World War II; vol. 2). Paper covered boards, d.w. with small tears to top of spine & top fore-edge (neatly repaired).        400

 

44        Brown, James Ambrose. THE WAR OF A HUNDRED DAYS: Springboks in Somalia and Abyssinia, 1940-41. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1990.

            301 p.: ill., ports., map. (South Africans at war series; vol. 1). Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                                                                                         125

 

45        Brown, James Ambrose. THEY FOUGHT FOR KING AND KAISER: South Africans in German East Africa, 1916. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1991.

            xviii, 374 p.: ill., ports., maps. (South Africans at war series; vol. 6). Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                                                                                         225

 

46        Buchan, John. THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN FRANCE.  2nd ed. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1920].

            404 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.), col. frontis., maps. Pict. cloth with gilding, some scarring. Browned on preliminary pages.                                                                                       300

 

47        Campbell, Guy. THE CHARGING BUFFALO: a history of the Kenya Regiment, 1937-1963. London: Lee Cooper, 1986.

            ix, 180 p., [16] p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.                        550

A history of the Unit from its foundation to its disbandment.

 

48        Curson, H.H. THE HISTORY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGIMENT; foreword by Major-General  W.H.E. Poole. Kimberley: [The Regiment], 1963.

            xxi, 283 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., tables, maps. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. A crisp copy.                                                                                                               750

 

49        Desmore, A.J.B. WITH THE 2ND CAPE CORPS THRO' CENTRAL AFRICA.  Cape Town: Citadel Press, 1920.

            100 p., [11] p. of plates: ill., ports. Embossed cloth, unevenly faded & with some scarring. Name on front free endpaper.                                                                               2000

 

50        Gleeson, Ian. THE UNKNOWN FORCE: Black, Indian and Coloured soldiers through two World Wars; foreword by Frank M.L. Sexwale. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1994.

            278 p.: ill., ports. (South Africans at war series; vol. 12). Paper covered boards, d.w.         325

 

51        Goetzsche, Eric. ROUGH BUT READY: an official history of the Natal Mounted Rifles and its antecedent and associated units, 1854-1969. Durban: E. Goetzsche, [1969].

            xxvii, 408 p., [80] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Cover title: THE OFFICIAL NATAL MOUNTED RIFLES HISTORY.                                350

 

52        Griffiths, Reginald. FIRST CITY: a saga of service. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1970.

            xvi, 292 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed on top edge & with small tear to spine. No. 727 of an edition limited to 1000 copies.                  250

A regimental history of The First City Regiment of Grahamstown and Queenstown; and an account of the eight Frontier Wars of 1835-1853.

 

53        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. A crisp copy.        

                                                                                                                                    1000

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.

 

54        Journal for Contemporary History. BORDER WAR = GRENSOORLOG, 1966-1989: a special edition of the JOURNAL FOR CONTEMPORARY HISTORY, Vol. 31, No. 3, December 2006. Bloemfontein: UOFS, 2006.

            398 p.: ill., maps. Paperback.                                                                     175

 

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

            200 p.: ill., ports., maps. 4to. Skivertex with gilding, d.w. rubbed along fore-edge. 250

 

56        Klein, Harry. SPRINGBOKS IN ARMOUR: the South African armoured cars in World War II. Cape Town: Purnell, [1965].

            xiii, 338 p.: ill., ports. (1 col. as frontis., some folding), folding maps. (S.A. National War Museum Publications; no. 2). Paper covered boards, d.w.                                   500

The SA armoured car regiments gained a good reputation for their operations behind enemy lines during the North African campaigns.

 

57        Leigh, Maxwell. CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS: South African prisoners of war, World War II. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1992.

            xiv, 333 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps. (South Africans at war series; vol. 9). Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                                                                                 225

 

58        Lucas, T.J. CAMP LIFE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA: experiences of Kaffir warfare with the Cape Mounted Rifles. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1975.

            xiii, 258 p.: col. ill., col. port. as frontis. (Africana Reprint Library; vol. 2). Skivertex, d.w. Reprint of the 1878 edition. A crisp, unopened copy.                                              75

A soldier's experiences of the 8th Frontier War, 1850-53. Lucas was present at the first battle of the war at Boomah Pass where the Xhosa, led by Sandile, attacked an ill-prepared British column. He continued to see action across the frontier in the course of the next few years. In Bloemfontein in 1853 Lucas witnessed the handing back from Britain of sovereignty over the Orange Free State to the Boers.

 

59        Martin, A.C. THE DURBAN LIGHT INFANTRY: the history of the Durban Light Infantry, incorporating that of the Sixth South African Infantry, 1915-1917. Durban: The Regimental Association, 1969.

            2 vols. (xx, 368; xxi, 487 p.): ill. (some col.), col. frontis. (vol.1), ports. (1 col. as frontis. (vol. 2)), maps (some folding). Cloth, d.w.s. Spotting on page edges. Contents: Vol. 1. 1854-1934; vol. 2. 1935-1960.                                                                                                    750

 

60        McGregor, P.M.J. [et al.]. S.A. AIRFORCE GOLDEN JUBILEE SOUVENIR BOOK, 1920-1970 = S.A. LUGMAG GOUE JUBILEUMGEDENKBOEK: [per aspera ad astra]. Johannesburg: Keartland Press, 1970.

            144 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps, advertisements. 4to. Paperback.          

                                                                                                                                    175

 

61        McKenzie, Angus G. THE DUKES: a history of the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, 1855-1956. Cape Town: Cape Town Rifles Duke's Regimental Council, [1957].

            234 p., [17] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w., slightly stained. 200

 

62        Murray, L.G. FIRST CITY / CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN: a short history, 1943-1945. Cape Town: Cape Times, [1945].

            79 p.: folding map laid down on rear endpaper. Cloth, new d.w. with front cover of original laid down.                                                                                                             225

These two regiments were amalgamated and saw heavy fighting in the Italian campaign.

 

63        O'Balance, Edgar. THE STORY OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION.  London: Book Club Edition, [1961?].

            270 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.            250

 

64        Orpen, Neil. CAPE TOWN RIFLES, DUKES.  Cape Town: Cape Town Rifles Duke's Regimental Council, 1984.

            325 p., [33] p. of plates: col. frontis., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. frayed and worn on edges. List of signatures on front free endpaper- possibly members of the Unit.    400

 

65        Orpen, Neil. GUNNERS OF THE CAPE: the story of the Cape Field Artillery. Cape Town: C.F.A. Regimental History Committee, 1965.

            310 p.: ports., maps (2 folding, 1 col.), 2 on endpapers. Cloth with gilding, d.w. Edition limited to 1000 copies.                                                                                                  225

 

66        Orpen, Neil. THE CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS, 1885-1970.  Cape Town: The Cape Town Highlanders History Committee, 1970.

            396 p., [45] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports. , maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.             365

 

67        Orpen, Neil. THE CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS, 1885-1985.  Cape Town: The Cape Town Highlanders History Committee, 1985.

            xii, 164 p., [39] p. of plates: ill., (chiefly ports., some col.), col. frontis. Skivotex, d.w.           300

 

68        Owen, Christopher. THE RHODESIAN AFRICAN RIFLES; edited by Sir Brian Horrocks. London: Leo Cooper, 1970.

            75 p.: ports., maps. (Famous regiments). Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped.          350

 

69        Plane, Albert. PREPARE TO MOUNT: the story of the 6th Mounted Regiment. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1977.

            70 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge. Edition limited to 300 copies.                                                                                                75

The 6th Mounted Division was the last cavalry regiment to be formed in WWII. In 1941 it was re-designated the 10th Armoured Regiment (V) S.A.T.C. The Unit was disbanded in February 1943, in Helwan, Egypt.

 

70        Simpkins, B.G. [comp.]. RAND LIGHT INFANTRY; edited by Ken Anderson. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1965.

            xiii, 371 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., maps (some folding, 2 on endpapers). Paper covered boards with gilding. Some inked margin lines.                                                   250

Bears signature of Carel Birkby- it was his copy.

 

71        Tungay, Ronald W. THE FIGHTING THIRD.  Cape Town: Unie-Volkspers, 1947.

            x, 410 p., [3] leaves of plates: ports. Cloth, scarred on lower corner. 300

The Third Brigade captured Bardia in Libya, retreated in the "Gazala Gallop" and were victorious at El Alamein, seeing much action inbetween.

 

72        Tylden, G. THE ARMED FORCES OF SOUTH AFRICA: with an index on the commandos. Johannesburg: City of Johannesburg Africana Museum, 1954.

            xvi, 239 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., ports. Cloth with some scarring.            300

 

73        Venter, Al J. PORTUGAL'S GUERILLA WAR: the campaign for Africa. Cape Town: John Malherbe, 1973.

            220 p., [12] p. pf plates: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine.                                                                                                                         350

 

74        Venter, Al J. THE CHOPPER BOYS: helicopter warfare in Africa; in association with Neall Ellis and Richard Wood. Johannesburg: Southern, 1994.

            239 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.            

                                                                                                                                    500

 

75        Young, P.J. BOOT AND SADDLE: a narrative record of the Cape Regiment, the British Cape Mounted Riflemen, the Frontier Armed Mounted Police and the Colonial Cape Mounted Riflemen. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [1955].

            193 p.: ports., map. Cloth, d.w. Pages browned.                                    250

 


Medals, Badges, Awards, etc

 

76        Barnes, R. Money. MILITARY UNIFORMS OF BRITAIN & THE EMPIRE.  [New ed.]. London: Sphere Books, 1972.

            346 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. (some col.). Paperback. Originally published in 1960.  50

 

77        Campbell, Gordon & Evans, I.O. THE BOOK OF FLAGS.  2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1953.

            116 p., xv leaves of plates: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Cloth, scarred.          

                                                                                                                                    65

 

78        Curson, H.H. REGIMENTAL DEVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1783-1954; with a foreword by Major-General H.B. Klopper. Pretoria: Caxton Limited [printer], 1954.

            96 p.: ill. 4to. Cloth, browned on edges. Bears bookplate on front free endpaper. 600

Dr Curson wrote two books on this subject, the other being COLOURS AND HONOURS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1783-1948. Both are scarce.

 

79        Forsyth, D.R. ROLL OF HONOUR OF THOSE KILLED IN ACTION, ISANDHLWANA, 22nd January 1879.  Privately published.

            16 leaves. 4to. Stiff paper wraps.                                                              500

Does not only include the men of the South Wales Borderers, but also includes the men of the attached Medical and Service Corps, the Colonial units, and officers of the N.N.C. Forsyth has produced a number of Rolls of Honour and Medal Rolls on South African conflicts.

 

80        Joslin, Edward C. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH AWARDS AND MEDALS.  London: Frederick Warne, 1974.

            191 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.). 16 mo. Paper covered boards, d.w. with cellotape marks.                                                                                                                         50

 

81        Kipling, Arthur L. & King, Hugh L. HEAD-DRESS BADGES OF THE BRITISH ARMY.  London: Frederick Muller, 1972.

            xii, 468 p.: ill. 4to. Skivertex, d.w. Accompanied by a slip signed by the authors at Farnham in December 1974; and a slip advertising the release of the book.        1500

 

82        May, W.E.; Carman, W.Y. & Tanner, John. BADGES AND INSIGNIA OF THE BRITISH ARMED SERVICES: the Royal Navy; the Army [and] the Flying Services. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1974.

            xi, 367 p., [28] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w.         400

 

83        Owen, Colin R. THE MILITARY BADGES OF SOUTH AFRICA AND RHODESIA, from 1850-1976. Benoni: Chimperie, 1976.

            [90] p.: ill. 4to. Skivertex. Some spotting to endpapers. Signed by Owen below foreword. Accompanied by a 4 p. guide to prices of the badges listed in the book.      450

 

84        Ripley, Howard. BUTTONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, 1855-1970: an illustrated reference guide for collectors. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1971.

            64 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                        150

 

85        Ripley, Howard. BUTTONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, 1855-1970: an illustrated reference guide for collectors. [New ed.]. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1983.

            64 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped.                               150

Updated to include a 1983/84 price guide.

 

86        Robson, J.O. THE UNIFORM OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH, 1859-1959.  London: LSR Ogilby Trust, 1960.

            64 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with silver embossed Regimental Badge and Battle Honours on front cover.                                                                              200

The Regiment's first Battle Honour was South Africa, 1900-02.

 

87        Rosignoli, Guido. ARMY BADGES AND INSIGNIA OF WORLD WAR 2: Great Britain, Poland, Belgium, Italy, U.S.S.R., U.S.A. [and] Germany. London: Blanford Press, 1972.

            228 p.: 88 p. of plates: ill. (chiefly col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Name stamp on front free endpaper.                                                                                     125

 

88        Wilkinson, F. BADGES OF THE BRITISH ARMY, 1820-1960: an illustrated reference guide for collectors. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1980.

            Unpaginated: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped.                 150


SOUTH AFRICA

 

89        Alberti, Ludwig & Fehr, William [translator]. LUDWIG ALBERTI'S ACCOUNT OF THE TRIBAL LIFE & CUSTOMS OF THE XHOSA IN 1807; translated by William Fehr from the original manuscript in German. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968.

            xiv, 117 p., [4] folding leaves of plates: col. ill. Cloth, d.w..                   300

 

90        Alexander, David. SANI PASS: riding the dragon. 2nd impression. Durban: [Privately published, 1996].

            156 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback.                                                           100

The Sani Pass breaches the Drakensberg escarpment on the border of Natal and snakes its way into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho- not a route for the faint-hearted!

 

91        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.                           95

 

92        Bailey, Sir Abe. CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE AFRICANA, ETC: [consisting of books and pamphlets, pictures and prints, busts and bronzes… being the collection of the late Sir Abe Bailey: to be sold by public auction at "Rust-en-Vrede", Muizenburg, Cape on the 15th January 1951 and following days… John Marcus & Sons, Auctioneers]. Cape Town: Syfrets Trust, 1951.

            121 p.: ill. 4to. Stiff paper wraps. The catalogue was compiled by Donald McIntyre.          750

 

93        Bailey, Sir Abe. CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE ANTIQUE FURNITURE: [both old Cape and English, brass and copperware, persian and other carpets, etc., being the entire collection of the late Sir Abe Bailey … to be sold by public auction at "Rust-en-Vrede", Muizenburg, Cape on the 15th January 1951 and following days… Henry Hermann, Auctioneers]. Cape Town: Syfrets Trust, 1951.

            31 p.: ill. 4to. Stiff paper wraps.                                                                  750

 

94        Bailey, Sir Abe. CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE SILVERWARE: [Sheffield and other plate, china, glassware and pewter, etc.: being the entire collection of the late Sir Abe Bailey … to be sold by public auction at "Rust-en-Vrede", Muizenburg, Cape on the 15th January 1951 and following days… Henry Hermann, Auctioneers]. Cape Town: Syfrets Trust, 1951.

            24 p.: ill. 4to. Stiff paper wraps.                                                                  750

 

95        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., very slight marked. Book block tight and fine. A very good copy.                                          3000

 

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

            65 p. of ill., 6 p. of text: b&w photographs. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly soiled and with some small tears to edges, otherwise in good condition.                     1950

 

97        Barry, S.G. HISTORY OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, 1858-1983.  Durban: Mara Communications, [1982].

            163 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Skivertex with gilding, d.w.                      100

 

98        Bensusan, A.D. SILVER IMAGES: history of photography in Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966.

            146 p.: ill., frontis., ports., map. 4to. Skivertex, d.w. slightly frayed along edges.      500

 

99        Burrows, Edmund H. OVERBERG ORIGINS: the English-speaking Swellendam families. Swellendam: Swellendam Trust, 1988.

            ix, 182 p.: ill., frontis., genealogical charts, ports. Pict. paper covered boards.         750

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

 

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

            xiv, 310 p.: ill., frontis., folding genealogical chart, ports., plans, maps (2 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w. small chip on spine. Endpapers browned.                                     350

 

101     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. frayed along edges.                                                                                                            650

The group of about 4000 English-speaking settlers who arrived in the Eastern Cape in 1820 came in response to governmental propaganda. "This book hopes to draw attention to certain peculiarites which distinguished their settlement within the general pattern of nineteen-century emigration and to indicate some of the important results for Southern Africa." Butler, preface.

 

102     Cameron-Dow, John. BRUCE FORDYCE: Comrades king. Johannesburg: Guide Book Publications, 2001.

            xvi, 272 p.: ill.(some col.), ports. Paperback. Name on half-title page.          

                                                                                                                                    175

 

103     Chalmers, J. FIGHTING THE MATABELE; with illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. London: Blackie and Son, [19--].

            288 p., [6] leaves of plates: ill. Pict. cloth, worn on corners. Inscription on front endpaper.                                                                                                                         400

 

104     Crump, Alan [comp]. THE STANDARD BANK CORPORATE ART COLLECTION.  [Johannesburg]: Standard Bank Centre Art Gallery, 1990.

            118 p. (some folded): col. ill. Oblong 4to. Cloth, d.w. frayed with small tears. Accompanied by an invitation to an exhibition held at the Gallery.                                        350

 

105     Daniel, J.B.McI. [ed.]. GRAHAMSTOWN AND ITS ENVIRONS.  [Privately published, 197-].

            vi, 40 p.: ill., plans, maps (some col., 1 folding). Stiff paper wraps, some spotting.             75

 

106     Dart, Raymond A. ADVENTURES WITH THE MISSING LINK; with Dennis Craig. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1959.

            xv, 251 p.: ill.,ports., tables, map. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed. Bookplate laid down on front endpaper. Accompanied by newspaper clippings relating to the book.     250

"The full story of the missing link, told for the first time by the man who found it; how it was discovered and authenticated: how it lived and what it told us of human history." d.w.

 

107     De Kock, Eugene & Gordin, Jeremy. A LONG NIGHT'S DAMAGE: working for the apartheid state; as told to Jeremy Gordin. Johannesburg: Contra Press, 1998.

            332 p. Paperback. Some slight creases to corners.                               500

De Kock was head of section C1 at the notorious Vlakplaas, north of Pretoria. At his trial he was revealed to be the Nationalist government's assassin-in-chief. In this book he names the men who gave him orders.

 

108     Dodds, Glen Lyndon. THE ZULUS AND MATABELE: warrior nations. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1998.

            256 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.), maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.         200

 

109     Graumann, Sir Harry. RAND RICHES AND SOUTH AFRICA: a pioneer's searchlight. Cape Town: Juta, [193-].

            285 p., [31] p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth with gilding, d.w.            100

Graumann came to South Africa to seek his fortune at the diamond fields of Kimberley. He reminisces about the early days there, economic and political developments in Souith Africa, the gold mines and mine taxation relief.

 

110     Grogan, Tony. TONY GROGAN'S SETTLER COUNTRY.  Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1980.

            [98] p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), map. Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.           300

Grogan's sketches of the Eastern Cape.

 

111     Hamerton, Greg. FRESH AIR SITE GUIDE: the pilot's companion to paragliding and hang-gliding in South Africa. 3rd ed. Cape Town: The Illusion Project, 2003.

            158 p.: ill. Ring bound with stiff pict. paper wraps.                                 50

 

112     Innes, Duncan. ANGLO: Anglo American and the rise of modern South Africa. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1984.

            358 p.: tables. Paperback. Accompanied by a letter and compliments slip from Ravan Press, annotated by Sir Richard Luyt, at that stage Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town.                                                                                                                        150

 

113     Joubert, Gerard. DE OORSPRONG VAN TWEEHONDERD ZUIDAFRIKAANSE PLAATSNAMEN.  Pretoria: Wallachs, 1917.

            88 p. 16mo. Stiff paper wraps.                                                                   200

Very topical, as authorities are currently debating the need for name changes across South Africa.

 

114     Jourdan, Philip. CECIL RHODES: his private life; by his private secretary. London: John Lane, 1910.

            286 p.: ill.; port. as frontis. Cloth, faded on spine with some scarring. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. Foxed as normally seen.                                          275

 

115     Kennedy, R.F. AFRICANA REPOSITORY: notes for a series of lectures given to the Hillbrow Study Centre from March to May 1964. Cape Town: Juta, 1965.

            xiii, 178 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Slight spotting to preliminary pages.                                                                                                                         150

 

116     King, Lester C. SOUTH AFRICAN SCENERY: a textbook of geomorphology. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1951.

            xxxi, 379 p.: ill., frontis., maps (some folding & 1 large col. folding map). Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & torn on spine, but unusually present! Small name stamp on front free endpaper.                                                                                                                         R 250

 

117     Klapwijk, Menno. THE STORY OF TZANEEN'S ORIGIN.  Tzaneen: M. Klapwijk, 1974.

            40 p. , [7] folding leaves & [8] p. of plates: ill., facsimiles, folding map. Cloth, scarred.       100

 

118     Kloppers, Hannes. GAME-RANGER.  Cape Town: Juta, [196-].

            285 p, [8] leaves of plates: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges.            

                                                                                                                                    150

Kloppers worked at Skukuza under Harry Kirkman, who mentored the much younger Kloppers. The book includes his experiences and memories of Kirkman.

 

119     Krige, Eileen Jensen. THE SOCIAL SYSTEM OF THE ZULUS.  4th ed. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1962.

            xix, 420 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. Name on front free endpaper. Some spotting to page edges.                                                                                                  225

 

120     Laver, Margaret P.H. [et al.]. SAILOR-WOMEN, SEA-WOMEN, SWANS: a history of The South African Women's Auxiliary Naval Service, 1943-1949. Simonstown: Swan's History Publication Fund, 1986.

            viii, 396 p.: ill., ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. unevenly faded. No. 328 of an edition limited to 1000 copies.                                                                                R 200

 

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

            472 p. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Light spotting on preliminary pages. Originally published in 1933.                                                                                                          500

Louis Leipoldt, one of South Africa's best-known men of letters, qualified as a doctor in 1907. He is also highly regarded as having been a connoisseur of Cape cuisine: "He writes about food and wine expressively as a poet, authoritatively as a medical doctor and botanist, and with the humility of the true enthusiast." T.S. Emslie.

 

122     Mackeurtan, Graham. THE CRADLE DAYS OF NATAL, 1497-1845.  New ed. Durban: T.W. Griggs, 1972.

            xii, 348 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.) Cloth, d.w. Originally published in 1930. No. 472 of an edition limited to 1000.                                                                                             300

 

123     Mertens, Alice. KAVANGO: [South West Africa]. Cape Town: Purnell, 1974.

            119 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. with tear along fore-edge.                                                                                                                         100

 

124     Ndabandaba, G.L. CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN BLACK TOWNSHIPS.  Durban: Butterworths, 1987.

            x, 130 p.: map. Paperback. Stamp on half-title page.                            125

 

125     Oliver, Roland. THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE.  London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991.

            xii, 284 p.: maps. (History of civilisation). Paper covered boards, d.w.          

                                                                                                                                    150

Covers African history across the continent from the earliest emergence of hominids in eastern and southern Africa; to the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990. Includes the origins of food production, the formation of languages and human colonisation of the various regions.

 

126     Orpen, Neil. TOTAL DEFENCE: the role of the commandos in the armed forces of South Africa. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1967.

            60 p. 16 mo. Paperback.                                                                             75

The South African Defence Force relied heavily on local commando units drawn from and based in specific areas, manned primarily by volunteers.

 

127     Ottaway, David. CHAINED TOGETHER: Mandela, De Klerk and the struggle to remake South Africa. New York: Random House, 1993.

            291 p.: map. Cloth spine, paper covered boards, d.w.                           150

 

128     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, 1848.

            xvi, 116 p. Original binder's stiff paper wraps, worn along edges, leather spine worn & chipped. Marbled page edges. Signed by H.E. Hockley (author of THE STORY OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820 IN SOUTH AFRICA) on title page.                     

                                                                                                                                    1500

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.

 

129     Ramphele, Mamphele. STEERING BY THE STARS: being young in South Africa. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2002.

            176 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.                     100

The experiences of several young, black, urban South Africans from New Crossroads, Cape Town.

 

130     Ransford, Oliver. THE GREAT TREK.  London: John Murray, 1972.

            xii, 248 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. faded on spine. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.                                                                                              150

Proof cover with with wraps available @ R65.

 

131     Read, Norma [comp.]. EDNA AND FRANK BRADLOW: a bibliography. Cape Town: UCT Libraries, 1986.

            57 leaves. 4to. Stiff paper wraps.                                                              75

 

132     Redgrave, J.J. [et al.]. 'NEATH THE TOWER: the story of the Grey School, Port Elizabeth, 1856-1956; Part 1 by J.J. Redgrave; Part II by A.M. Pollock; Part III by James Hattle. Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, [1955].

            177 p., [13] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports. Cloth, d.w. torn on top edge and neatly repaired.                                                                                                                         75

 

133     Reitz, Deneys. NO OUTSPAN.  [1st ed.]. London: Faber & Faber, 1943.

            288 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. Cloth, d.w. slightly worn at edges of spine. Name on front endpaper. Spotting on preliminary pages.                                              200

The conclusion to Reitz's autobiographical trilogy, this volume deals with his period in politics.

 

134     Reitz, Deneys. TREKKING ON.  4th impression. London: Faber & Faber, 1934.

            351 p.: folding maps. Cloth stained on spine, d.w.with chips to edges & spine, but very seldom present. Name and address on front free endpaper. Spotting to pages as usually seen.                                                                                                                         375

This, the middle book of Reitz's trilogy, deals with his life from the end of the South African War, covering the 1914 Rebellion and his service in German East Africa, to the end of WWI, where he commanded a British regiment in France.

 

135     Rhodes, Cecil John & Stead, W.T. [ed.]. THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CECIL JOHN RHODES; with elucidatory notes to which are added some chapters describing the political and religious ideas of the testator; edited by W.T. Stead. London: "Review of Reviews" Office, 1902.

            198 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis., with tissue-guard). Cloth, scarred.      500

Stead did not survive the maiden voyage of THE TITANIC.

 

136     Robbins, David. THE BLUE TRAIN: a guide to the world's most luxurious train and the routes which it travels; photographs by Steve Corner. London: Viking, 1993.

            117 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w.        200

 

137     Roderigues, Jan. THE GAME RANGERS: a bundle of hair-raising stories from the African bush. Revised ed. Gezina: Books from the Wild, 2006.

            240 p. Paperback. Signed by Roderigues on title page.                       100

 

138     Royal Tour of South Africa, 1947. THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND THE PRINCESS MARGARET IN THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA: February - April 1947. Pretoria: South African Railways, 1947.

            127 p.: ill., frontis., ports., col. maps. Small 4to. Cloth with gilding, d.w. with minor scarring to rear fore-edge.                                                                                                      200

 

139     Van Hemert, Marena. DIE FAMILIES VAN OU SWELLENDAM. Deel 1. Steyn.  Swellendam: Drostdy Museum, 1999.

            100 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps.                                            150

 

140     Van Onselen, L.E. TREKBOER.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1961.

            143 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. price clipped. Name on front endpaper. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges.                                                                                                  175

Deals with farmers of northern Namaqualand and the Kalahari.

 

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

            3 vols.(xlvi, 395; 406; 531 p.), port. as frontis. in each volume, maps. Cloth, some scarring.                                                                                                                         700

It is over 350 years since Jan van Riebeeck settled at the Cape on 6 April 1652. The diaries provide fascinating and detailed descriptions of life at the Cape as experienced by Van Riebeeck and his party.

 

142     Wannenburgh, Alf. FORGOTTEN FRONTIERSMEN.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins, [198-].

            196 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.             250

Wannenburgh highlights some pioneers of the north western frontier who have generally been overlooked in historical accounts.

 

143     Weinthal, Leo [comp. & ed.]. MEMORIES, MINES AND MILLIONS: being the life of Sir Joseph B. Robinson, Bart; compiled and edited by Leo Weinthal. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1929.

            248 p., [4] tipped in stiff brown card leaves bearing laid down photographs (1 as frontis.): ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth.                                                                                    475

Sir Joseph Robinson was one of the "Randlords".

 

144     White, Jon Manchip. THE LAND GOD MADE IN ANGER: refelections on a journey through South West Africa. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1969.

            308 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., maps (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w.                 150

 

145     Wightman, Frank A. THE WIND IS FREE; introduction by Lawrence G. Green; with photographs by Graham Young. Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, 1955.

            233 p., [13] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports., map on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along top edge. Endpapers browned.                                                                        165

The story of a small boat voyage. Wightman built the WYLO, a 34 foot yawl and together with Young, sailed from Cape Town towards South America, and up the coast of Brazil into the Caribbean.

 

146     Williamson, Graham. RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK.  Pretoria: Umdaus, 1995.

            48 p.: ill. (some col.). Stiff pict. paper wraps, rubbed.                             100

 

147     Wood, Stella. AN IMMIGRANT'S GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICA; illustrated by Rex Hudson. [Johannesburg]: Central News Agency, [194-].

            63 p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps, browned.                                               50

A tongue-in-cheek look at South Africans through the eyes of a British immigrant, reflecting life in certain circles in the post-war Union of South Africa.

 

148     Woodward, C.S.W. ORIENTAL CERAMICS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1652-1795: an account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, the Cape market and South African collections. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1974.

            xii, 228 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Cloth, d.w. with col. plate laid down. A crisp copy.   300

 


Recent publications relating to South Africa

 

149     Bennett, Chris. THREE FRIGATES: the South African Navy comes of age. Durban: Just Done Productions, 2006.

            xx, 270 p.: ill., ports., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards.                        525

Deals with the three President class frigates, SAS President Steyn, SAS President Kruger and SAS President Pretorius.

 

150     Bennett, Chris. THREE FRIGATES: the South African Navy comes of age. Durban: Just Done Productions, 2006.

            xx, 270 p.: ill., ports., plans. 4to. Paperback.                                            300

Deals with the three President class frigates, SAS President Steyn, SAS President Kruger and SAS President Pretorius.

 

151     Clarke, James. BLAZING SADDLES: the true story behind the Tours de Farce; with interrruptions by Harvey Tyson. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

            xii, 171 p., [30] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., maps. Paperback.          

                                                                                                                                    140

The account of a 1000 km cycling trip along the River Danube.

 

152     Colquhoun, Andy [ed.]. THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY ANNUAL 2007; edited by Andy Colquhoun; statistics by Eddie Grieb, Piet Landman, Kobus Smit & Paul Dobson. 36th ed. Cape Town: MWP Media, 2007.

            536 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.), tables. Paperback.                                   150

This 36th ANNUAL chronicles the 2006 season.

 

153     Cooper, Michael & Goodenough, Tim. IN THE ZONE WITH SOUTH AFRICA'S SPORTS HEROES: how to achieve top performance in sport and life. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2007.

            xiv, 256 p. Paperback.                                                                                 140

 

154     Crotty, Ann & Bonorchis, Renee. EXECUTIVE PAY IN SOUTH AFRICA: who gets what and why; foreword by Trevor Manuel. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2007.

            256 p. Paperback.                                                                                        150

 

155     Du Plessis, Jean [photographer]. NAMIBIA: a visual celebration; introduction by Toast Coetzer; captions by Kathryn McKay. Cape Town Struik, 2007.

            157 p.: chiefly col. ill., ports. Folio. Paper covered boards, d.w.           295

 

156     Dubow, Saul. A COMMONWEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE: science, sensibility and white South Africa, 1820-2000. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2006.

            viii, 296 p.: ill. Paperback.                                                                           185

"A sustained commentary on South African political and intellectual history". Rear cover. Examines the relationships between social and scientific thought, political power and identity.

 

157     Duncan, Paul & Von der Schulenburg, Fritz. DOWN SOUTH TWO: more homes and interiors in South Africa; [text by] Paul Duncan; photographs [by] Fritz von der Schulenburg. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

            180 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                       350

A further lavishly illustrated celebration of South African décor and style, showcasing homes in Johannesburg, the Karoo, Graaff-Reinet, Plettenberg Bay and St James in Cape Town amongst others.

 

158     Eglin, Colin. CROSSING THE BORDERS OF POWER: the memoirs of Colin Eglin. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

            374 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.                          225

Colin Eglin served in the South African Parliament through the terms of seven prime ministers and presidents,  from J.G. Strijdom to Thabo Mbeki.

 

159     Fisher, Ryland. RACE; foreword by Desmond Tutu; portraits by George Hallett. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2007.

            250 p., [16] p. of plates: ports. Paperback.                                               145

Fisher, former editor of THE CAPE TIMES, interviewed South Africans of different hues on the idea of race. Included among the interviewees are Naledi Pandor, Rhoda Kadalie, Wilmot James, Melanie Verwoerd, Phatekile Holomisa and Carel Boshoff. "…this book is but a starting point for a much needed discussion on race. Read it and let's start talking." Desmond Tutu.

 

160     FitzPatrick, Sir J. Percy. JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD; edited by Linda Rosenberg; illustrated by E. Caldwell. Centenary ed. Johannesburg: Ad Donker, 1989.

            268 p.: ill., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                        135

One of the most reprinted books in South African publishing!

 

161     Garden Route [map]. GARDEN ROUTE: from Cape Town: to Port Elizabeth, including Route 62. Cape Town: MapStudio, 2007.

            Scale: 1:300 000. 70 x 86 cm. Folding map in stiff col. pict. paper covers.  

                                                                                                                                    80

A double-sided information map, including the N2 from Riviersonderend to Port Elizabeth; Route 62 map from Montagu to Jeffreys Bay. Also includes streetplans on a scale of 1:20 000 of various towns along the route.

 

162     Hall, Lynn Bedford. FABULOUS FOOD.  Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

            200 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.                                       190

 

163     Harrison, Ronald. THE BLACK CHRIST: a journey to freedom; foreword by Albertina Luthuli; introduction by Marilyn Martin. Cape Town: David Philip, 2006.

            180 p.: col. frontis. Paperback.                                                                   130

Unveiled in 1962, Harrison's oil painting THE BLACK CHRIST caused a stir in apartheid South Africa. The centurions were modelled on John Vorster and Hendrik Verwoerd; and Albert Luthuli was the model for Christ's face. The painting was hidden and smuggled abroad, where it was used to raise funds for, amongst others, the Rivonia treason trialists. Harrison, a former resident of District Six, was imprisoned and endured mistreatment at the hands of his captors in an attempt to get him to reveal the painting's whereabouts. It has since been returned to South Africa and now hangs in the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town.

 

164     Heunis, Jan. THE INNER CIRCLE: reflections on the last days of white rule. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

            207 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.                            130

As the Chief State Law Adviser in the State President's Office, Heunis played an influential role in the multi-party negotiations that led to the Constitution of 1996. Further, as the son of the Constitutional Development minister, Chris Heunis, he offers professional and personal insights into the events surrounding South Africa's transition to a true constitutional democracy.

 

165     Hilton-Barber, Bridget & Hopkins, Pat. PLACE: a collection of South African travel and landscape quotations. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2007.

            x, 211 p. Paperback.                                                                                    120

 

166     Holmes, Rachel. THE HOTTENTOT VENUS: the life and death of Saartjie Baartman, born 1789, buried 2002. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

            239 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback.                       150

 

167     Jenkins, Elwyn. FALLING INTO PLACE: the story of modern South African place names. Cape Town: David Philip, 2007.

            vi, 220 p. Paperback.                                                                                   150

 

168     Lamprecht, N.C. & Bennison, I.T. LANGLEY'S LEGACY: a history of Durban High School 1st XV rugby, 1910-2003. [Durban: D.H.S., 2007].

            207 p.: ill., ports. Oblong 8vo. Paperback.                                                175

 

169     Marais, Chris & Hopkins, Pat. 101 BELOVED BARS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.  Vape Town: Zebra Press, 2007.

            216 p.: ill., ports. Paperback.                                                                      95

A guide to traversing South Africa, with llots of pitstops!

 

170     Matthews, Colleen. WALKING ON AIR: the story of ANC activist John Edward Matthews. Johannesburg: STE Publishers, 2006.

            149 p.: ports. Paperback.                                                                            80

Matthews was prosecuted in the "mini Rivonia Trial" of 1964 and served fifiteen years in prison in Pretoria.

 

171     Motsei, Mmatshilo. THE KANGA AND THE KANGAROO COURT: reflections on the rape trial of Jacob Zuma. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2007.

            208 p. Paperback. First published in 2007.                                             130

Motsei examines the rape trial against the wider picture of violence against women in South Africa.

 

172     Odendaal, Francois & Suich, Helen. RICHTERSVELD: the land and its people; photography by Claudio Velasquez Rojas. Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

            168 p.: col. ill., ports., map. 4to. Paperback with endflaps.                   200

The Richtersveld is a remote area of the Northern Cape, rich in biological and mineral wealth. It is bound by the Orange River and the Atlantic Ocean, and forms part of Namaqualand.

 

173     Pakenham, Thomas. THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA, 1876-1912.  19th impression. London: Abacus, 2006.

            xxvii, 738 p., [32]p. of plates: ill., double frontis., ports., maps. Paperback. Originally published in 1991.                                                                                                              150

 

174     Parkes, Margaret. VANISHING KNYSNA: views of the past; assisted by Vicky and Kil Williams. Knysna: Emu Publishers, 2007.

            159 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. Signed by Parkes on title page.              125

 

175     Robbins, David. ON THE BRIDGE OF GOODBYE: the story of South Africa's discarded San soldiers. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

            viii, 229 p., [28] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.), map as frontis. Paperback.   140

The San soldiers fought for the Portuguese in Angola and then for South Africa, from bases in Namibia.

 

176     Roderigues, Jan. FRITZ ELOFF: 'n man tussen die Leeus; 'n leeu tussen die manne. Gezina: Books from the Wild, 2006.

            256 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., some col.). Paperback.                                    135

Eloff was a prominent rugby player and administrator.

 

177     Roos, Zuretha. SEA SPRAY AND CHERRY PEPPERS: a memoir of a farmlet on the sea. Cape Town: Oshun Books, 2007.

            293 p. Paperback.                                                                                        150

A sequel to THE SAFFRON PEAR TREE.

 

178     Rosenthal, Eric. "WE WANT FRUIT": the story of Leicester Dicey & the Cape Orchard Company. [New ed.]. Cape Town: Quincunx, 2007.

            181 p.: ill., ports., genealogical table. Paperback.                                  110

A record of pioneering days in the fruit industry in South Africa.

 

179     Skotnes, Pippa [et al.]. CLAIM TO THE COUNTRY: the archive of Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek, including the complete /Xam and !Kun texts given by /A!kunta, //Kabbo, #Kasin, Dia!kwain, Kweiten ta //Ken and /Han=kass'o; also the boys /Ume, Tamme, !Nanni and Da, along with their watercolours and drawings; with selected photographs, documents, letters and notes; including contributions from Jemima Bleek and Dorothea Bleek; and contributions from John Parkington [et al.]. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2007.

            388 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Accompanied by a compact disc entitled THE DIGITAL BLEEK AND LLOYD. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. CD in plastic pocket laid down on rear endpaper.                                                                                                                         350

Dr Wilhelm Bleek and his sister-in-law Lucy Lloyd were given permission to have Bushmen from the Breakwater Prison live with them at their home in Mowbray. The teenager /A!kunta taught them their first Bushman words and sentences. The master storyteller, //Kabbo, was a wise old man who let them into the Bushman world of myth and legend, whose stories were added to by the middle-aged Dia!kwain, #Kasin and /Han=kass'o. Bleek and Lloyd's unique cross-cultural collaboration led to a substantial collection of notes which includes explanations of traditional beliefs, medicines, poisons, dances, songs and the meanings of rock art images as well as a linguistic study of a difficult early African language. Skotnes has collated many of the notebooks and drawings compiled at the time. This work is part of a Llarec project which aims to digitise, research and publish the Bleek and Lloyd Archive. See illustration, and cover.

 

180     Thompson, J.H. [comp.]. DIT WAS OORLOG: van afkak tot bosbefok: Suid-Afrikaanse dienspligtiges praat. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2007.

            238 p. Paperback. Originally published in English in 2006.                140

 

181     Van Onselen, Charles. THE FOX AND THE FLIES: the world of Joseph Silver, racketeer and psychopath. London: Jonathan Cape, 2007.

            xxiv, 646 p., [24] p. of plates: ill., genealogical table, ports., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                                                                                         260

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Joseph Silver was a brothel-owner, pimp and trafficker in women; known to law-enforcement agencies on four continents. Van Onselen makes a case for Silver to have been Jack the Ripper.

 

182     Williams, Susan. COLOUR BAR: the triumph of Seretse Khama and his nation. [1st paperback ed.]. London: Penguin, 2007.

            xxiii, 407 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.), map. Paperback.         140

When Botswana became independent in 1966, Seretse Khama, heir to the Ngwato chieftainship, became its first president. His marriage in 1948 to an English woman had precipitated crises in political authority both in England and Botswana.

 

183     Wood, Felicity. THE EXTRAORDINARY KHOTSO: millionaire medicine man from Lusikisiki; in collaboration with Michael Lewis; photographs by Obie Oberholzer. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2007.

            xxvi, 368 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback.              195

Khotso Sethuntsa [d.1972] was an extremely wealthy medicine man believed to to be a worker of powerful and dangerous magic. He was famed as a seller of a herbal remedy for sexual potency and a terrifying procedure for acquiring long-term wealth. He also claimed to be in spiritual contact with Paul Kruger and leading nationalist politicians also sought him out, including D.F. Malan, J.G. Strijdom and H.F. Verwoerd.

 


NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO and HUNTING

 

184     Balfour, Alice Blanche. TWELVE HUNDRED MILES IN A WAGGON; illustrated by the author. Facsimile reprint. Salisbury: Pioneer Head, 1970.

            xi, 265 p.: ill., col. frontis., maps (1 on endpapers, 1 col. folding). (Heritage series; vol. 2). Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. No. 1248 of an edition limited to 1500. Reprint of the 1895 edition.       350

The account of a leisurely journey from Kimberley to Umtali by the author (sister of Arthur James Balfour, later Prime Minister of England) and three companions. See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 74.

 

185     Bond, Geoffrey. REMEMBER MAZOE: the reconstruction of an incident; illustrations by J.E. Don Johnson. Salisbury: Pioneer Head, 1973.

            164 p., [4] p. of plates: ill., ports., map & plan on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w., worn on top edge.                                                                                                        200

The Patrol traversed the Mazoe Valley. A reconstruction of the events that led to the rebellion in 1896; and as a result of which Captain Nesbitt received the Victoria Cross.

 

186     Boynton, Graham. LAST DAYS IN CLOUD CUCKOOLAND: dispatches from white Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1997.

            xiv, 299 p.: ports. Paperback.                                                                     75

 

187     Caute, David. UNDER THE SKIN: the death of white Rhodesia. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1983.

            447 p.: maps. Paperback. Browned on page edges.                             90

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.

 

188     Cole, Barbara. SABOTAGE AND TORTURE; as told to Barbara Cole. Standard ed. Amanzimtoti: Three Knights, 1988.

            209 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.                             250

The sabotage of thirteen of Zimbabwe's military aircraft led suspicion to fall on several white airmen, leading to their arrest and imprisonment. All but seven were released. They were acquitted, then re-detained, and finally expelled from the country.

 

189     Cowderoy, Dudley & Nesbit, Roy Conyers. BRITAIN'S REBEL AIR FORCE: the war from the air in Rhodesia, 1965-1980;  with Andrew Thomas. London: Grub Street, 1998.

            175 p., [24] p. of plates: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                     650

 

190     Cowderoy, Dudley & Nesbit, Roy Conyers. WAR IN THE AIR: Rhodesian Air Force, 1935-1980. Alberton: Galago, 1987.

            248 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                          600

Air power was one of the means whereby Rhodesian security forces defended the country for so long. The authors trace the political events that shaped the war in Rhodesia and relate these to the development of air tactics and combined operations.

 

191     Ferris, N.S. [ed.]. KNOW YOUR RHODESIA AND KNOW NYASALAND. Volume 1: 300 selections from THE RHODESIAN HERALD. Salisbury: The Rhodesian Printing & Publishing Co., 1956.

            316 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Cloth covered board with cloth spine.           200

 

192     Flower, Ken. SERVING SECRETLY: an intelligence chief on record: Rhodesia into Zimbabwe, 1964 to 1981. London: John Murray, 1987.

            xxii, 330 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. A crisp copy.    350

 

193     Gibbs, Peter & Phillips, Hugh. THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE, 1889-1980.  North Ringwood, Australia: Something of Value, 2000.

            3 vols. in 1 (423 p.): ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.), map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Contents: Vol. 1. The first line of defence, 1889-1903. Vol. 2. The right of the line, 1903-1939. Vol. 3. The end of the line., 1939-1980. Includes BSAP nominal roll.                   950

 

194     Godwin, Peter & Hancock, Ian. RHODESIANS NEVER DIE: the impact of war and political change on white Rhodesia, c. 1970-1980. Harare: Baobab Books, 1995.

            400 p. Paperback.                                                                                        450

 

195     Greenfield, J.M. TESTIMONY OF A RHODESIAN FEDERAL.  Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1978.

            xix, 259 p., [9] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Men of our time; vol. 1). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges.                                                                             75

 

196     Gutmann, Bruno. FREIES MENSCHENTUM AUS EWIGEN BINDUNGEN.  Kassel: Im Barenreiter-Verlag, 1928.

            105 p., [8] p. of leaves: ill., port. Cloth, some staining.                           150

An account of missionary work in East Africa.

 

197     Jack, Alex D. & Bolze, Louis W. BULAWAYO'S CHANGING SKYLINE, 1893-1980; [drawings by Alex D. Jack]; text by Louis W. Bolze. Standard ed. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1979.

            158 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., col. folding map. Oblong 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w.                                                                                                                         500

 

198     Jack, Alex D. & Bolze, Louis W. BULAWAYO'S CHANGING SKYLINE, 1893-1980; [drawings by Alex D. Jack]; text by Louis W. Bolze. De luxe ed. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1979.

            158 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., col. folding map. Oblong 4to. Full leather with gilding and slip case. No. 110 of an edition limted to 110 copies.                                   1250

 

199     Jones, Neville. RHODESIAN GENESIS; written by Neville Jones; for the Rhodesia Pioneers' and Early Settlers' Society; with a foreword by Sir Robert Tredgold. Bulawayo: The Society, 1953.

            xiv, 162 p., [6] p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. price clipped & chipped at top of spine.                                                                                              150

 

200     Lecanides, Basil. GORONGOSA: grass and game. Pretoria: Wallachs, 1948.

            95 p.: ill., frontis. Stiff pict. paper wraps, d.w. Gift inscription on half title page.       650

The Gorongosa Game Reserve in Mozambique became a National Park in 1948. Lecanides describes a safari in the Reserve and his camps along the Zambezi prior to this period. He notes the dire need for stricter administration of the game laws as the denuding of the area of game became evident. He makes the pertinent point that it was the advent of motorised transport that made the wholesale destruction of game possible, as weekend hunting safaris became accessible to many. Includes notes on the Gorongoza Game Reserve and the big game of Manica and Sofala.

 

201     Lloyd, F.E. RHODESIAN PATROL.  Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H. Stockwell, 1965.

            268 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill., port. Cloth, d.w. with small tears to edges.   

                                                                                                                                    600

Lloyd served in the British South Africa Police from 1931 to the 1960s, and records his reminiscences here.

 

202     Longden, H.W.D. RED BUFFALO: the story of Will Longden, pioneer, friend and emissary of Rhodes. Cape Town: Juta, 1950.

            234 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), map on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges.          275

After eventful involvement in the Matabele War, Longden became the first magistrate of Melsetter.

 

203     Lotter, Chas. RHODESIAN SOLDIER: and others who fought. Alberton: Galago, 1984.

            110 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Large 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some spotting to a preliminary page.                                                                                                              850

Told in pictures and verse.

 

204     Main, Michael. ZAMBEZI: journey of a river. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1990.

            313 p.: col. ill., col. ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w.       225

 

205     Martin, David & Johnson, Phyllis. THE CHITEPO ASSASSINATION.  Harare: Zimbabwe Publishing House, 1985.

            134 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.                            100

Chitepo, of ZANU, was blown up by a car bomb. His death caused problems for ZANU as President Kaunda of Zambia blamed infighting for the death, and arrested prominent members of the party. Lt. Col. Reid-Daly later indicated in his book on the Selous Scouts that they had played a role in the death, and had subsequently planted documentary evidence to confuse investigators.

 

206     McIntosh, Kathie & Norton, Libby [ed]. ECHOES OF ENTERPRISE: a history of the Enterprise District. Harare: Enterprise Farmers' Association, 1987.

            232 p.:ill., ports., maps. Skivertex, d.w. Front free endpaper clipped.            

                                                                                                                                    75

Personal accounts and memoirs of farming in Zimbabwe from the 1890s onwards.

 

207     Miller, Charles. BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU: the First World War in East Africa. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1974.

            x, 353 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges.                                                                                                            300

 

208     Munnion, Christopher. BANANA SUNDAY: datelines from Africa. 2nd ed. London: William Waterman, 1995.

            xi, 472 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback.                                                  200

Munnion was Africa correspondent for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH for more than twenty years, his posting to Africa beginning in 1967. A compelling read, candid and humorous.

 

209     Ransford, Oliver. LIVINGSTONE'S LAKE: the drama of Nyasa. London: John Murray, 1966.

            x, 313 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w., price clipped & torn on edges with repairs.                                                                                                                         275

A history of Lake Nyasa and her shores.

 

210     Reid-Daly, Ron. STAYING ALIVE: a Southern African survival handbook. Gibraltar: Ashanti, 1990.

            ix, 259 p.: ill., maps. Pict. paper covered boards.                                    450

Reid-Daly, the founding commander of the Selous Scouts, is well qualified to write about survival skills in the African bush.

 

211     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]. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1970.

            xvii, 455 p.: ill., ports., folding map. (Rhodesiana Reprint Library; vol. 14). Cloth, d.w. with cellotape repairs. Facsimile reprint of the 1881 edition.                                         350

Chronicles Selous's life as a professional elephant hunter during the years 1871 to 1880.

 

212     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. [1st ed.]. London: Rowland Ward, 1896.

            xxvii, 290 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), tables, folding map. Cloth, with some browning on spine as usually seen. Some scarring, spine worn & corners bumped. Zebra pattern endpapers.                                                                                                                         1500

 

213     Slade, Ruth. THE BELGIAN CONGO; with an additional chapter by Marjory Taylor. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1961.

            82 p.: maps. Paperback. Name on inside front cover. Issued under the auspices of the Institute of Race Relations, London.                                                                            75

 

214     Taylor, C.T.C. THE HISTORY OF RHODESIAN ENTERTAINMENT, 1890-1930.  Salisbury: M.O. Collins, 1968.

            185 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding plan. Small 4to. Skivertex, d.w. with chip to rear cover.                                                                                                                         200

 

215     Teede, Jan & Fiona. THE ZAMBEZI: river of the gods. [Johannesburg]: Russel Friedman Books, [1990].

            187 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.           300

 

216     Thompson, Leroy. RAGGED WAR: the story of unconventional and counter-revolutionary warfare. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1994.

            192 p., [32] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.             200

Focuses on southern Africa.

 

217     Townsend, Hazel. THE HISTORY OF THE UMVUKWES; written on behalf of the Umvukwe Women's Institute. Salisbury: A.W. Bardwell (printer), [1958?].

            127 p.: map. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Crease to preliminary pages.     350

Umvukwes is a district of Zimbabwe near Mount Darwin.

 

218     Wright, Allan. VALLEY OF THE IRONWOODS: a personal record of ten years served as District Commissioner in Rhodesia's largest administrative area, Nuanetsi, in the south-eastern lowveld. Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1972.

            397 p.: ill., map on endpapers. Pict. cloth, slightly worn on top of spine. 2 address stamps on preliminary pages and 1 on last page.                                                     350

 


Recent publications relating to the North

 

219     Boon, Mike. ZAMBEZI: the first solo journey down Africa's mighty river. Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

            192 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.            190

A journey of 100 days and 3000 km in a kayak through rapids, crocodile-infested waters and countries in conflict.

 

220     Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace. GUKURAHUNDI IN ZIMBABWE: a report on the disturbances in Matabeleland and the Midlands, 1980-1988; introduction by Elinor Sisulu; foreword by Pius Ncube. [New ed.]. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2007.

            xxxii, 440 p.: map. Paperback.                                                                   185

Ten years have passed since the report was first published. Sisulu has added an introduction reflecting on the silence surrounding the events at the time. Ncube is well-known for his stand against human rights violations in Zimbabwe.

 

221     Croukamp, Dennis. ONLY MY FRIENDS CALL ME "CROUKS": Rhodesian reconnaisance specialist. 2nd impression. Cape Town: D. Croukamp, 2007.

            478 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback.                                                         290

A personal account of the bush war in Rhodesia during the sixties and seventies.

 

222     Michler, Ian. VICTORIA FALLS & SURROUNDS: the insider's guide. Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

            159 p.: col. ill., col. maps on endflaps. Paperback with endflaps.       190

 

223     Todd, Judith Garfield. THROUGH THE DARKNESS: a life in Zimbabwe. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2007.

            xii, 460 p., [8] p. of plates: ports. (some col.). Paperback.                      200

ZULU LANGUAGE

 

224     [Zulu language Reader]. UKUCATHULA (step by step): first Zulu reading primer, infant classes. Revised ed. Natal: Co-Operating Lutheran Missions, 1937.

            64 p.: ill. Stiff paper wraps, browned along edges. Annotations in pencil and ink.             75

 

225     Bryant, A.T. A ZULU-ENGLISH DICTIONARY: with notes on pronunciation, a revised orthography and derivations and cognate words from many languages: including also a vocabulary of Hlonipa words, tribal-names etc, a synopsis of Zulu grammar and a concise history of the Zulu people from the most ancient times. Pinetown: Marianhill Mission Press, 1905.

            778 p. Cloth, stained.                                                                                  1250

 

226     Bryant, A.T. AN ABRIDGED ENGLISH-ZULU WORD-BOOK: Incwadi yabantu yamazwi esingisi ecaciselwe ngesizulu. Mariannhill: Mariannhill Mission Press, [1917].

            471 p. 16 mo. Cloth, faded on spine. Browned on page edges.         450

The author came to South Africa in 1883 and studied the Zulu people and their language. See S.A.B. vol. 1, p. 316: 2 copies.

 

227     Doke, Clement M. TEXT BOOK OF ZULU GRAMMAR.  2nd ed. London: Longmans, Green, 1931.

            xvi, 351 p. Cloth, worn on spine. Signatures on front free endpaper. Some annotations in ink and pencil.                                                                                                            150

 

228     Doke, Clement M. & Grant, E.W. GRADED ZULU EXERCISES: based on Doke's TEXT-BOOK OF ZULU GRAMMAR. Lovedale: Lovedale Press, [193-].

            56 p. Stiff paper wraps, worn on edges. Some pencil annotations.   100

The sentences chosen to teach the language reflect the views and values of  the Zulu and settler societies of the time: e.g. "They laughed at the regiment which never fought with the enemy"; "Our herdsmen always return with the cattle before sunset";  "Who was the first king of England?".

 

229     Mbata, A.H.S., Mdhladhla, G.C.S. & Bhengu, Gerard. UQEDIZABA; [illustrations by] Gerard Bhengu.  Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1936.

            79 p.: ill. Stiff paper wraps, slightly browned along edges.                   150

A Zulu workbook divided into thirty-two lessons for the first year class.

 

230     McLaren, J. A CONCISE ENGLISH-KAFIR DICTIONARY.  London: Longmans, Green, 1923.

            viii, 319 p. Cloth, worn and faded on spine.                                            375

Of interest is a list of the scientific names of plants in three languages (Latin, English and Zulu]. Of greater interest to current debate in South Africa is the list of place-names and their translations: e.g. East London is listed as E-Monti; Grahamstown as E-Rini; Johannesburg as E-Rautini and Cape Town as E-Kapa.

 

231     Stuart, P.A. UNKOSIBOMVU: izindaba zebutho elidala elaliyinsila yenkosi uTshinga owaqanjwa igama lokuthi nguNkosibomvu. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1938.

            xi, 132 p.: ill. Stiff paper wraps, creased on lower corner. Some annotations in ink and pencil.                                                                                                                         100

 


LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

 

232     Bosman, Herman Charles. MAFEKING ROAD.  Johannesburg: Central News Agency, 1947.

            133 p. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with small chips to spine and corners.         1000

 

233     Coetzee, J.M. DUSKLANDS.  [1st ed]. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1974.

             Cloth, d.w. with small chip to lower edge. Cellotape marks on half title page and rear free endpaper. Name on verso on front free endpaper. D.w. adheres to spine & lower edge. 1500

 

234     Coetzee, J.M. IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY: a novel. 1st South African ed., 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1982.

            138 p. Paperback, neatly covered in clear adhesive plastic. Name on half title page. Short ink annotation on p. 135.                                                                                  500

This edition contains multiple paragraphs in Afrikaans, which are not translated into English, which is unique to the South African edition.

 

235     Pienaar, E.C. TAAL EN POESIE VAN DIE TWEDE AFRIKAANSE TAALBEWEGING.  4th impression. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1931.

            612 p. Cloth, faded on spine.                                                                     75

 

236     Savory, Phyllis. THE BEST OF AFRICAN FOLKLORE; illustrated by Gina Daniel. Cape Town: Struik, 1988.

            111 p.: ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.                                              125

 


Recent literary publications

 

237     Boetie, Dugmore. FAMILIARITY IS THE KINGDOM OF THE LOST; edited with an afterword by Barney Simon. New ed. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2007.

            199 p.: frontis. Paperback. Originally published 1969.                          100

 

238     Chapman, Michael [ed.]. OMNIBUS OF A CENTURY OF SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT STORIES; introduced and edited by Michael Chapman. Johannesburg: Ad Donker, 2007.

            868 p. Paperback. New, mint condition.                                                  250

The collection begins with San/Bushman and African oral tales (first collected and translated in the 19th century) and concludes with tales from 21st century post-aprtheid South Africa.

 

239     Coetzee, J.M. INNER WORKINGS: literary essays, 2000-2005; with an introduction by Derek Attridge. London: Harvill Seeker, 2007.

            304 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                            290

 

240     Johnson, Shaun. THE NATIVE COMMISSIONER: a novel. London: Penguin, 2007.

            283 p. [New] paperback ed.                                                                        110

Sam Jameson, eight years old at the time of his father George's death, decides, some forty years later, to go through the box of his father's papers which his mother had passed on to him. George spent his working life as a Native Commissioner conscientiously carrying out his duties, but never quite able to come to terms with the white man's place in Africa.

 

241     Leipoldt, C. Louis. STORMWRACK; edited and introduced by T.S. Emslie. [New ed]. Cape Town: Cederberg, 2007.

            x, 459 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                        250

Leipoldt's classic Anglo-Boer War novel.

 

242     Matlwa, Kopano. COCONUT: a novel. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2007.

            190 p. Paperback.                                                                                        90

Winner of the European Union Literary Award.

 

243     Mda, Zakes. CION.  Johannesburg: Penguin, 2007.

            286 p. Paperback.                                                                                        150

A further tale of the professional mourner, Toloki, first encountered in WAYS OF DYING. Toloki is welcomed into a community of former slaves in the hamlet of Kilvert, a community of traditional quiltmakers in America.

 

244     Moss, Rose Rappoport. IN COURT: and other stories. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2007.

            201 p. Paperback.                                                                                        100

A collection of short stories.

 

245     Omotoso, Kole. THE COMBAT; with an afterword by the author. New ed. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2007.

            115 p. Paperback. Originally published in 1972.                                   100

A novel recounting the torn friendship between two contenders to the paternity rights of a child. "A poignant memorial to the Biafran Civil War" Rear cover.

 

246     Schonstein, Patricia. A QUILT OF DREAMS.  London: Swan Books, 2007.

            367 p. Paperback.                                                                                        112

Set in Grahamstown in the 1990s, with reference to earlier times.

 

247     Smith, Alexander McCall. THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE.  Edinburgh: Polygon, 2007.

            218 p. Paper covered boards, d.w.                                                            180

A further volume in the No.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY series, set in Botswana.

 

248     Van de Ruit, John. SPUD: the madness continues. London: Penguin, 2007.

            341 p. Paperback.                                                                                        100

A continuation of a story set in a boys' boarding school in South Africa in the 1990s.

 

249     Vladislavic, Ivan. THE RESTLESS SUPERMARKET.  2nd ed. Cape Town: David Philip, 2006.

            339 p. Paperback. Originally published in 2001.                                   125

Novel set in Hillbrow.

 

250     Wisner, Geoff. A BASKET OF LEAVES: 99 books that capture the spirit of Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2007.

            289 p. Paperback.                                                                                        150

A literary tour of interesting, well-written books from many countries in Africa.

 


FLORA AND FAUNA

 

251     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. Name covered by small neat label on front free endpaper.                                                                                              650

 

252     Groenewald, B.H. DIE AALWYNE VAN SUID-AFRIKA, SUIDWES-AFRIKA, PORTUGEES OOS-AFRIKA, SWAZILAND, BASOETOLAND: en 'n spesiale ondersoek van die klassifikasie, chromosome en areale van die Aloe Maculatae. Bloemfontein: Nasionale Pers, [1941].

            172 p., [10] p. of plates: ill. (some col., some folding), maps. 4to. Cloth spine & paper covered boards. Small stain to lower edge.                                                            800

 

253     Joubert, Flip & Louw, Joubert. LANGS DIE VISWATERS.  Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1947.

            288 p.: ill., ports., folding map laid down on rear endpaper. Cloth, browned on edges & spine, d.w. frayed on edges. Signed & dated inscription from Flip Joubert on front free endpaper.    375

First book on angling in South Africa to be published in Afrikaans.

 

254     Liebenberg, Louis. A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO TRACKS AND TRACKING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.  Cape Town: Struik, 2000.

            144 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), range maps. Pocket-size format. Paperback.          

                                                                                                                                    90

 

255     Marais, Eugene N. THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT; with a biographical note by his son; translated by Winifred de Kok. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1970.

            139 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Owner's name on front free endpaper.        185

 

256     Meredith, D. [ed.]. THE GRASSES AND PASTURES OF SOUTH AFRICA; illustrated by Gertrude E. Laurence, Cythna Letty and other artists; with maps by R.A. Dyer & J.H.P. Acocks. Subscribers' ed. Johannesburg: Central News Agency, for the Grasses & Pastures of S.A. Book Fund, 1955.

            xvi, 771 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., tables (some folding), range maps, col. folding maps. Small 4to. Full green leather with gilding, rubbed on corners. No. 268 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Signed by Meredith and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, John Voelcker. Accompanied by a compliments slip from Voelcker.                                                            1000

 

257     Pennington, Ken. PENNINGTON'S BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; edited by C.G.C. Dickson; with the collaboration of D.M. Kroon. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1978.

            670 p.: col. ill., port. as frontis., folding plate, folding map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Folded plated bearing Collectors' names is creased.                                         1000

 

258     Wallett, Tim. SHARK ATTACK: and treatment of victims in southern African waters. Cape Town: Purnell, 1978.

            176 p.: ill. (some col.), map on endpapers, shark identification sheet laid down on rear endpaper. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed at edges of spine.                          

                                                                                                                                    225

 

259     Wrogemann, Nan. CHEETAH UNDER THE SUN.  Johannesburg: McGraw-Hill, 1975.

            159 p., [8] p. of col. plates: ill. (some col.), maps. Paper covered boards, d.w., faded on spine.                                                                                                                         100

 


Recent publications on flora and fauna

 

260     Branch, Bill [et al.]. SOUTHERN AFRICA; Bill Branch, Chris Stuart, Tilde Stuart and Warwick Tarboton. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2007.

            x, 488 p.: col. ill. (Travellers' wildlife guides). Paperback.                     240

Includes colour photographs of more than 500 of southern Africa's most common amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals from the Kruger National Park to the Okavango Delta and the Etosha National Park.

 

261     Ferreira, Theo. SHARK MAN: my obsession with the great white shark. Cape Town: Sunbird, 2007.

            xv, 205 p., [12] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Paperback.                            130

 

262     Matthews, Lynne [et al.]. THE COASTAL GUIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA.  Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2007.

            130 p.: col. ill., col. map. Paperback.                                                         145

Species guide: mammals, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, birds, plants, marine and fishing regulations.

 

263     Roberts, Margaret. COMPANION PLANTING.  Pretoria: Briza, 2007.

            144 p.: col. ill., frontis. 4to. Paperback with endflaps.                            180

Margaret Roberts, South Africa's pre-eminent expert on herbs and organic farming, shares her knowledge on the age-old practise of planting different plants in close proximity so that there is benefit to the plants- e.g. garlic deters aphids and it is therefore a good choice to plant with roses.

 

264     Squire, David. PALMS AND CYCADS.  Cape Town: New Holland, 2007.

            160 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.                               200

A complete guide to selecting, growing and propagating palms and cycads.

 


SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902

 

265     Commemorative plate. Moulded earthernware, with raised scalloped rim, embossed & gilded. Centre portrait of General Sir Redvers Buller by "Knight", surrounded by 5 floral designs. Aldershot. Dated "99" on rear.

            28 cm in diameter.                                                                                       500

Buller is depicted wearing dress uniform and his decorations. Not in Oosthuizen, but similar to plate illustrated as figure 9, p. 5.

 

266     Du Toit, P.J. & Brits, J.P. [ed.]. DIARY OF A NATIONAL SCOUT, P.J. DU TOIT, 1900-1902; with introduction, editing of the text and historical notes by J.P. Brits. Pretoria: HSRC, 1974.

            122 p. : ill., ports., folding maps. Cloth, d.w. Newspaper cutting taped to front endpaper.                                                                                                                         600

The National Scouts were men who had not only deserted from the Boer ranks, but actively aided the British. Du Toit had been commandeered three times and felt the futility of the Boer cause very deeply.  He hoped that by aiding the British, he would hasten the conclusion of the struggle; for the sake of the country and the prisoners of war- in particular the women and children in the concentration camps.

 

267     Hobhouse, Emily. DIE SMARTE VAN DIE OORLOG: en wie dit gely het; uit die Engels vertaal deur N.J. van der Merwe. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1941.

            xxvii, 436 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), tables. Cloth, d.w., slightly soiled on spine, but seldom present.                                                                                                          700

 

268     Longford, Elizabeth. JAMESON'S RAID: the prelude to the Boer War. New ed. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1982.

            314 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w.                               200

 

269     Oosthuizen, Pieter. BOER WAR MEMORABILIA: [a collector's guide]; with the collaboration of Alan Peck. Edmonton: Alderman Press, 1987.

            xxxii, 239 p.: ill. (chiefly col.). Skivertex, d.w. price clipped. A crisp, unread copy.   500

 

270     Preller, Gustav S. KAPTEIN HINDON: oorlogsavonture van 'n baas verkenner. Pretoria: Van Schaik, 1916.

            265 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Pict. cloth worn on edges. Spotting throughout. Inscription on fron free endpaper.                                                                                                      600

A Scot, Hindon (1874-1919) deserted from the British Army whilst in Zululand. He was granted ZAR burghership after serving against the Jameson Raiders in 1895. He also served at talana, Spioenkop and elsewhere before moving to the west front where he was promoted to Captain. He gained fame intercepting British trains, columns and communications for the Boer forces. He died in poverty in Pretoria at forty-five.