SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS

1 Black, Colin. SABLE: THE STORY OF THE SALISBURY CLUB. Salisbury: Mardon Printers, 1980.

xiv, 254 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. rubbed. Signed by Black on front endpaper with the note "Author's copy". R 100

2 Bond, Geoffrey. THE INCREDIBLES: the story of the 1st Battalion, the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Salisbury: Sarum Imprint, 1977.

159 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. creased & frayed along edges. Some staining to endpapers. Signed by Bond on title page. R 1000

The R.L.I. was one of the most effective units of the Rhodesian army.

3 Brent, Winston. CHEETAH: "guardians of the nation". Limited ed. Nelspruit: Freeworld, 2008.

194 p.: col. ill., col. ports. (African aviation series; no. 23). 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Brent on title page. R 325

Also available in paperback @ R225.

4 Brink, Andre. BEFORE I FORGET. London: Secker & Warburg, 2004.

311 p. Paperback. Signed by Brink on half title page. R 175

In this novel, Brink's narrator is Chris Minnaar, a distinguished South African writer, who in the process of writing the final creative work of his life, records past and present loves; and the history of a life set against the history of a nation.

5 Brown, James Ambrose. ONE MAN'S WAR: a soldier's diary. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1980.

185 p., [14] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Brown on half title page. R 100

A day-to-day account from Brown's diary, kept during 1941-42 when he was a young N.C.O. in North Africa.

6 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. Signed & dated inscription from Brown on half title page.

R 350

7 Burger, J.S. SAGA VAN DIE NUY-VALLEI. Paarl: J.S. Burger, 1982.

181 p. Skivertex. Signed & dated inscription from Burger on front free endpaper. R 150

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

186 p.: ill., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, scarred, d.w. rubbed. Signed by Burman on title page. R 400

9 Butler, Guy [Festschrift]. OLIVE SCHREINER AND AFTER: essays on Southern African literature in honour of Guy Butler; edited by Malvern van Wyk Smith and Don Maclennan. Cape Town: David Philip, 1983.

xvi, 233 p.: port. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Van Wyk Smith on title page. R 350

Published a century after the first publication of STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM and to celebrate Guy Butler's 65th birthday.

10 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 & with a small tear on spine. Signed by Butler on title page. R 550

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.

11 Carr, Norman. RETURN TO THE WILD: a story of two lions; with a foreword by the Earl of Dalhousie. 3rd impression. London: Collins, 1962.

127 p., [26] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. (col. port. as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & price clipped. Signed & dated inscription from Carr on title page. R 300

12 Cary, Robert. THE PIONEER CORPS. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1974.

142 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated by Cary on title page.

R 250

Unsigned copy also available @ R150. The Pioneer Corps crossed the Shasi River and raised the Union Jack at Fort Salisbury in 1890, thus changing the history of central Africa.

13 Cary, Robert. THE STORY OF REPS: the history of Salisbury Repertory Players, 1931-1975. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1975.

240 p.: ill., ports. Full calf with spine label & cloth slip case, slightly scarred. No. 37 of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Cary on a preliminary page.

R 125

14 CONTACT: a tribute to those who serve Rhodesia; by John Lovett. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Khenty Press, 1982.

240 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. in unusually good condition. Originally published by Galaxie, 1977. Cover subtitle: Rhodesia at war. Signed & dated by General Peter Walls on title page. R 2000

Bears the stamp "Lt Genl Commander Combined Operations Rhodesia" with "ex" inked in front of "commander". General Peter Walls (1927-) was Commander of Combined Operations from 1977 to July 1980. Sandhurst trained, he served in the Black Watch during WWII. He joined the Southern Rhodesian Army after the war, and served in Malaya with the Rhodesian Squadron. He was head of the Rhodesian Army from 1972-1977. Under his command there was an increase in the number of cross-border raids. Criticism levelled at Walls was that he was too involved in day-to-day matters and on occasion joined in the raids rather than waiting for reports at HQ. After Robert Mugabe gained power, Walls was asked to stay on in his position. An assassination plot failed in 1980 and Mugabe asked Walls: "Why are your men trying to kill me?" To which Walls replied: "If they were my men, you would be dead." Walls was subsequently sent into exile by the Zimbabwean government. In THE BEAR AT THE BACK DOOR, General Walter Walker described Walls as a "…true and inspiring leader, a man of decision and action, who radiates confidence". An interesting association copy of two books (see also next entry) which cover the whole war.

15 CONTACT II: struggle for peace; by Paul L. Moorcraft. Johannesburg: Sygma, 1981.

208 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Signed & dated by General Peter Walls on title page. R 2000

16 De Villiers, Jannie [Festschrift]. PROFESSOR JANNIE DE VILLIERS; Hennie van der Merwe, redakteur. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch, 2000.

134 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by De Villiers on a preliminary page; and by his wife, Geraldine, on p. 119. R 100

Professor De Villiers was Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University.

17 De Vries, Gerry. WINGFIELD: a pictorial history. [Cape Town: G. de Vries], 1991.

310 p.: ill., ports., plan. Pict. paper covered boards. No. 44 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by De Vries on front free endpaper. Bears small stamp: "Sold at book launch, 14 Dec 91". R 350

Wingfield Airfield was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then AFS Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After WWII, the airfield reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonomous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.

18 Du Plessis, I.D. BALLADES. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1937.

70 p. Cloth. Small bookplate laid down on front endpaper. Text in Afrikaans. Signed inscription from Du Plessis on half title page. Accompanied by a "Compliments" card from the author. R 75

19 Elliott, Aubrey. THE MAGIC WORLD OF THE XHOSA. De luxe ed. London: Collins, 1970.

144 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 8vo. Half calf with gilding & marbled paper covered boards. T.e.g. Cloth slip case. Name on verso of front free endpaper. No. 120 of an edition limited to 150 copies. Signed by Elliott on label laid down on half title page. R 850

20 Fagan, Gwen. ROSES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; with photographs by Gabriel Fagan. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies, 1989.

271 p.: ill. (chiefly col.)., ports. Folio. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Gwen Fagan on a preliminary page. R 750

21 Ferreira, O.J.O. ADAMASTOR: spirit of the Cape of Storms = Espirito do Cabo das Tormentas = Gees van die Stormkaap; translated into the English by Roger C. Fisher. Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 2009.

98 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback. Signed by Ferreira on title page. R 300

22 Flemming, Leonard. FUN ON THE VELD; with a foreword by J.C. Smuts; and illustrations by J.H. Amshewitz. Popular ed. London: Cassell, 1928.

257 p.: ill., frontis. Pict. cloth, frayed on edges of spine. Signed & dated inscription from Flemming on front free endpaper. R 150

The fact that Smuts was prepared to write the foreword tells of the status of Flemming at this time. His bittersweet tales of his struggles to eke out an existence in the Orange Free State were well received in the (at that time) still largely rural white population of South Africa.

23 Gelfand, Michael. THE SICK AFRICAN: a clinical study. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Juta, 1957.

866 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Gelfand on half title page. R 250

Gelfand practised in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and drew on his own experience in compiling this standard work on the practise of medicine in Africa.

24 Hale, Horace. BY AIR, LAND AND SEA: the story of a trip to and from Southern Rhodesia: incidents, impressions and observations. London: H. Hale, 1949.

81 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Quarter calf & cloth, slightly scarred. "For private circulation only". Dated inscription from the author on front free endpaper. R 250

From July to November 1949, Hale travelled from the United Kingdom via flying boat, crossing Egypt, Sudan and Uganda to Rhodesia and then travelling on to Cape Town "the loveliest city in the world" and back via ship to Liverpool and train to Euston. Hale's son had emigrated to then Rhodesia and was endevouring to develop a large farm by means of scientific agricultural methods.

25 Hart, Peter. RONDEBOSCH AND ROSEBANK STREET NAMES. Cape Town: P. Hart, 1998.

68 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Limited edition. Signed by Hart on title page. R 200

26 Jacobson, Dan. THE ELECTRONIC ELEPHANT: a southern African journey. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994.

373 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Jacobson on title page. R 200

An account of Jacobson's journey along the Ivory Road, a route running through southern Africa from the north-west border of South Africa to the northern border of Zambia. He explores the history of the region, introducing the great historical figures of Rhodes, Lobengula and Livingstone, as well as the people inhabiting the area today.

27 Jansen, Chris & Small, Adam. DISTRIK SES: oos wes tuis bes; poesie Adam Small; fotografie Chris Jansen. Limited ed. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1973.

[68] p.: ill., frontis., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. creased on top edge. Signed by Jansen & Small on colophon. No. 155 of an edition limited to 1250 copies. R 850

Standard ed, 2nd impression [unsigned] with pict. paper covered boards also available @ R450.

28 Jones, Georgina. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MARINE ANIMALS OF THE CAPE PENINSULA. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research Group, 2008.

271 p.: col. ill. Paperback. Signed by Jones on title page. R 250

29 Kay, June. OKAVANGO; introduction by Gerald Durrell. London: Hutchinson, 1962.

189 p., [9] p. of plates: ill. (1 col.), ports., maps on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with tear along spine & chip to top of spine. Signed by Kay on title page. R 150

June Kay, together with her husband, two sons and assorted pets (including two lion) traversed the Chobe River and explored Ngamiland in a war-time amphibious D.U.K.W.

30 Keohane, Mark. MONTY: [centurion celebration]. Cape Town: Highbury Safika Media, 2008.

212 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Momtgomery on title page. Limited edition. R 1000

There is an illustrated entry for each of the 102 Test matches played by Montgomery. The participating teams are listed, together with a brief overview of the game and a comment from Montgomery about each match.

31 Lastovica, Ethleen & Al. BOTTLES & BYGONES: a guide for South African collectors. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1990.

104 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from both Lastovicas on title page. R 200

32 Lloyd, B.W. [ed.]. LIVINGSTONE, 1873-1973. Cape Town: Struik, 1973.

99 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed inscription from Lloyd on title page. R 100

Commemorates the centenary of the death of David Livingstone. Each chapter deals with a different facet of Livingstone's life, including his roles as doctor, missionary, geographer and explorer.

33 Maisela, Letepe. THE EMPOWERED NATIVE. Johannesburg: Siswe Publishing, 2004.

215 p. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Maisela on title page.

R 100

A novel, presumably autobographical. The main character, Lerumo Sekhukhuni, went into exile after the 1976 Uprising. Passing through the refugee camps of Botswana and Zambia, he studied in Russia, then was deployed to London. He finally returns to South Africa after Nelson Mandela's release.

34 Mitchell, Brian. [Banquet]. A FINAL TRIBUTE TO BRIAN MITCHELL: 7 February 1991, 19:00, Johannesburg Sun; a banquet convened by Pieter Kruger [et al.]. Johannesburg: Touchline Productions, 1991.

1 stiff sheet, folded into 4 p.: ports. Text in English and Afrikaans. Signed inscription from Mitchell. R 100

The menu and order of proceedings of the function, together with the boxing records of Brian Mitchell and Tony Lopez.

35 Mutwa, Vusamazulu Credo. MY PEOPLE: the incredible writings of Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa: [writings of a Zulu witchdoctor]. Johannesburg: Blue Crane Books, [196-].

xiii, 257 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. creased along edges. Signed & dated & with five small symbolic drawings by Mutwa on title page. R 750

This edition combines two earlier works: INDABA, MY CHILDREN and AFRICA IS MY WITNESS. Mutwa (1921-) is described on the endflap as a "witchdoctor" but today is known as a “sangoma”. He has become famous throughout Southern Africa for his thoughts, wisdom and prophecy. His plea is that the traditions of South Africa's indigenous races be understood and respected. Unsigned copy also available @R250.

36 Muzorewa, Abel Tendekai, Bishop. RISE UP AND WALK: an autobiography; edited by Norman E. Thomas. London: Evans Brothers, 1978.

xii, 289 p.: ill., ports., map as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Muzorewa on front free endpaper. R 150

Appointed leader of the African National Council in 1971, Bishop Muzorewa engaged in negotiations with Ian Smith leading to the Salisbury Agreement on Majority Rule. Muzorewa draws a picture of all the political figures involved in the struggle for liberation: Sithole, Nkomo, Mugabe and Smith.

37 Newitt, Louise [ed.]. PROMINENT RHODESIAN PERSONALITIES, 1978. Salisbury: Cover Publicity Services, 1977.

238 p.: advertisements, ports. Skivertex with gilding. Signed by Roy Welensky on front free endpaper. R 200

Previous editions were entitled: PROMINENT AFRICAN PERSONALITIES.

38 Ogilvie, Grania. DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS, INCLUDING NAMIBIA; assisted by Carol Graff. De luxe ed. Johannesburg: Everard Read, 1988.

xvii, 799 p., [82] p. of plates: col. ill. Full calf with gilding. A.e.g. No. 74 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Signed by Ogilvie, Graff and Read on a preliminary page. R 7500

39 O'Reilly, John. PURSUIT OF THE KING: an evaluation of the Shangani Patrol in the light of sources read by the author. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1970.

218 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. Cloth, d.w., worn along fore-edge. Lengthy signed inscription from O'Reilly on front free endpaper. R 125

Unsigned copy also available @ R100.

40 Patterson, Freeman. NAMAQUALAND: garden of the gods. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1984.

128 p.: chiefly col. ill., map. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Cellotape marks on front free endpaper. Signed by Patterson on front free endpaper. R 200

This photographic study of Namaqualand has been reprinted a number of times.

41 Pienaar, Francois. RAINBOW WARRIOR; with Edward Griffiths. London: CollinsWillow, 1999.

319 p., [16] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed inscription from Pienaar on title page. R 750

Pienaar is notoriously reticent to sign; and even more reticent to inscribe!

42 Powell, F. Whinchcombe. HANCOCK'S DRIFT: the story of the great wagon road. Pietermaritzburg: F.W. Powell, 1960.

92, [20] p.: ill., ports., map. 4to. Cloth spine, paper covered boards. Signed by Powell on verso of title page. R 300

Hancock's Drift crosses the Umzimkulu River. Powell had access to the notebook of James Hancock, an 1820 Settler who died in 1837. Through the means of a plain narrative based on the notebook and many other sources, Powell records the progress of Hancock and his family from England to Algoa Bay, Salem, Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth. His sons participated in the Frontier Wars. The elder two, Joseph and Thomas, travelled north to Natal in 1849 and were pioneers of the great wagon road which linked Umtata with Richmond and Pietermaritzburg.

43 Pringle, John A. THE CONSERVATIONISTS AND THE KILLERS: the story of game protection and the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa; assisted by Creina Bond and John Clark. Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1982.

319 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge. Signed by Pringle on a label laid down on half title page.

R 500

By the end of the 19th century, hunting had decimated the wildlife of southern Africa. Pringle traces the efforts of those concerned with the preservation of what remained.

44 Rive, Richard. WRITING BLACK. Cape Town: David Philip, 1981.

vi, 221 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Rive on title page. Invitation to the launch of the book laid down on front free endpaper & a clipping of a newspaper review of this book laid down on front endpaper. Clipping of a moving tribute to Rive by Stephen Gray (written after Rive's murder) laid down on verso of front free endpaper. Accompanied by further clippings relating to Rive. R 750

Reflects Rive's reactions as a black South African writer to events at home and abroad, and gives a first-hand account of important literary movements by blacks in South Africa and the rest of Africa.

45 Roberts, Austin. ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA; revised by G.R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge; [colour plates by] Norman C.K. Lighton & Kenneth Newman. 4th ed. [Johannesburg]: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1978.

xxxi, 660 p., 72 p. of col. plates: ill. (some col.), range maps, map on endpapers. Skivertex, d.w. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Signed by McLachlan, Liversidge and Newman on half title page. R 300

46 Robinson, Helen. BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS: people and property at Wynberg, 1795-1927. Cape Town: Juta, 1998.

xvii, 271 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Signed on half title page by Helen Robinson. R 300

47 Rupert, Anton. MISSIONARIES OR MERCENARIES?: [an address by Dr Anton Rupert to the Economic Club of Detroit, Monday, May 9, 1966]. [Stellenbosch: A. Rupert, 1968].

31 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from Rupert on inside cover. Accompanied by a typed letter sent on Rupert's behalf. R 100

Rupert pleaded for greater economic cooperation across Africa and including South Africa.

48 Schreiner, Olive & Rive, Richard [ed.]. LETTERS, 1871-99; edited by Richard Rive; with historical research by Russell Martin. Cape Town: David Philip, 1987.

xii, 409 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Rive on title page. Accompanied by newspaper cuttings (loose & laid down on front free endpaper). R 350

49 Smith, Malvern van Wyk. DRUMMER HODGE: the poetry of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1978.

354 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription on front free endpaper & signed on title page. R 225

50 Smith, Wilbur. THE SUNBIRD. London: Heinemann, 1972.

485 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Some cellotape marks on endpapers. Name & date on front free endpaper. Signed inscription from Smith on title page. R 750

51 Smuts, G.L. LION. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1982.

295 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Smuts on title page. R 125

The story of the Kruger Park's lion management operations, and the successful technique developed to count lions, thereby gaining a fuller picture of their life-cycle and inter-relations.

52 Stewart, Joyce & Van der Merwe, C.N. [eds]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH WORLD ORCHID CONFERENCE: 11-17 September, 1981, Durban, South Africa. Johannesburg: South African Orchid Council, 1982.

324 p., 36 plates: col. ill., map on endpapers. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Cutting laid down on front free endpaper. Accompanied by 2 booklets: SYNOPSES OF TALKS and SOUVENIR SHOW BROCHURE. Signed by Stewart & Van der Merwe on accompanying compliments slip. R 250

53 Strack, Harry R. SANCTIONS: the case of Rhodesia. [New York]: Syracuse University Press, 1978.

296 p.: map. Cloth, d.w. rubbed & frayed along edges. Signed inscription from Strack on front endpaper. R 150

54 Tredgold, Sir Robert. THE RHODESIA THAT WAS MY LIFE. 2nd impression. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969.

271 p.: ports. Cloth, d.w. Tredgold's signature laid down, and an inscription from Margaret Tredgold, on title page. R 150

Tredgold was Minister of Defence during WWII; Federal Chief Justice; and Acting Governor General of Rhodesia at various stages.

55 Tredgold, Sir Robert. XHOSA: tales of life from the African veld; illustrations by Margaret Phear. London: George Allen, 1973.

143 p.: ill., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Sir Robert on title page. R 175

56 Tyrrell, Barbara. HER AFRICAN QUEST. Cape Town: Lindlife, 1996.

xx, 327 p.: ill., ports., map. paperback. Signed & dated by Tyrrell on title page. R 250

Tyrrell's carefully observed, detailed illustrations capture the vanishing tribal traditions of Southern Africa.

57 Varian, H.F. SOME AFRICAN MILESTONES; [preface by Ewart Grogan]. Oxford: George Ronald, 1953.

xv, 272 p., [37] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w., slightly frayed on spine. Some spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Signed by Varian on title page. R 350

Varian worked on various railway projects in central Africa and travelled extensively in that region.

58 Venter, Al J. [comp. & ed.]. UNDERWATER AFRICA. Cape Town: Purnell, 1971.

164 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (1 folding). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. with small chip to lower spine. Signed & dated inscription from Venter on title page. R 150

59 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 along edges. Signed by Wallett on title page. R 200

60 Wallis, J.R.P. THOMAS BAINES: his life and explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia, 1820-1875; with captions and a new introduction by F.R. Bradlow. [New ed.], de luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1976.

xx, 235 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps. 4to. Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1942. No. 35 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by F.R. Bradlow on the verso of the title page.

R 1500

61 Walton, James. PORTABLE CORN-MILLS IN SOUTH AFRICA: a study in industrial archaeology. Cape Town: J. Walton, 1991.

30 p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Signed by Walton on title page. R 250

62 Worsnip, Michael E. PRIEST AND PARTISAN: a South African journey; foreword by Nelson Mandela; preface by Oliver Tambo [and] introduction by Trevor Huddleston. Melbourne: Ocean Press, 1996.

167 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Lapsley on half title page; signed by Worsnip on title page. R 200

In Bulawayo in April 1990, Father Michael Lapsley lost both hands and an eye to a letter bomb from South Africa. This book explains why Lapsley was targeted, and describes his role in fighting apartheid. As a member of the African National Congress, he was often in conflict with the church. Unsigned copy available at R75.

63 Young, George. FAREWELL TO THE TRAMPS: [the unsung heroes]. Kommetjie: J.F. Midgley, 1982.

120 p.: ill., ports., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Signed inscription from Young on title page. R 200

Young describes the cargo-carrying vessels which have largely disappeared from our coastline, victims of wartime casualty and shipwreck, or scrapped in favour of purely utilitarian carriers.

64 Younghusband, Peter. EVERY MEAL A BANQUET, EVERY NIGHT A HONEYMOON: unforgettable African experiences. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2003.

347 p. Paperback. Slight water damage to lower edge of preliminary pages. Signed & dated by Younghusband on half title page. R 100

Younghusband was an award-wining foreign correspondent reporting on Africa. "... the story of chasing the news often makes for a more interesting, more complex and more complete account than what finally appears in print." Rear cover.

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85 [A Lady]. LIFE AT NATAL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO; by a Lady. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1972.

134 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, d.w. "The text of this book was originally published in a series of letters in the Cape Monthly Magazine during 1864-1865" Verso of title page. R 75

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

84 p. Stiff paper wraps. R 100

Balkema, after running a bookshop in Amsterdam during the Second World War, came to South Africa in 1948 where he pursued a career in publishing books primarily on African subjects.

87 Beukes, W.D. [ed.]. BOEKEWERELD: die Nasionale Pers in die uitgewersbedryf tot 1990; J. C. Steyn [et al.]. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1992.

xi, 612 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. R 175

88 Birkby, Carel. AIRMAN LOST IN AFRICA; with a foreword by Flight-Lieut. Tommy Rose. London: Frederick Muller, 1938.

288 p., xxix p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis., map on endpapers. Cloth, faded on spine. R 350

In 1935 Birkby and the wealthy mineowner John Williamson flew 14 000 miles in an attempt to rescue a downed pilot, Caul Nauer. Their route took them up the West Coast from Cape Town to Benguella, Banana and Brazzaville; then back south via Bandundu, Broken Hill, Bulawayo and Beaufort West to Cape Town. At the time, very few had flown to these places: Captain Mackintosh, Lady Bailey, Sir Alan Cobham and Victor Smith had, but not many others. It was a very adventurous mercy mission, unfortunately unsuccessful. It appears that Nauer's aeroplane had gone into the sea near Banana.

89 Bouws, Jan. KOMPONISTE VAN SUID-AFRIKA. Stellenbosch: C.F. Albertyn, 1971.

135 p.: ports., music. Paper covered boards, rubbed. R 150

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

272 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 1500

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

91 Bryant, A.T. ZULU MEDICINE AND MEDICINE-MEN. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Centaur, 1983.

115 p.: frontis. Cloth, d.w. with small tear to top edge. Originally published 1966. R 400

92 Burrows, Edmund H. A HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN SOUTH AFRICA UP TO THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1958.

389 p.: ill., ports, map. Cloth, d.w. R 300

93 Burrows, Edmund H. OVERBERG OUTSPAN: a chronicle of people and places in the south western districts of the Cape; illustrated by Deon Krige. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1952.

xiv, 310 p.: ill., frontis., folding genealogical chart, ports., plans, maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with chips to top & bottom of spine. R 375

94 Burton, A.W. SPARKS FROM THE BORDER ANVIL: a record of remarkable and inspiring events and of progressive enterprise on the long-contested Cape frontier, now the Border districts of the Cape Province. King William's Town: Provincial Publishing, 1950.

xviii, 293 p., [48] p. of plates: ill., ports., map. Cloth, d.w. frayed on edges & with small chips to spine. R 350

The "Border" refers to the area now included in the Eastern Cape. Burton writes about witchcraft, the cattle killing, the personalities, the Frontier Wars and the economic growth of the area inland of Port Elizabeth and East London.

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

vii, 335 p.: ill. (some col.), plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 500

The enormous wealth generated by the gold fields is reflected in the surprisingly diverse and rich architectural heritage of Johannesburg.

96 Christie, Frances & Hanlon, Joseph. MOZAMBIQUE & THE GREAT FLOOD OF 2000. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001.

xvi, 176 p.: ill, maps. Paperback. R 75

97 Cilliers-Barnard, Bettie. BETTIE CILLIERS-BARNARD: retrospective exhibition = oorsiguitstalling, 16.11.1994 - 08.01.1995. Pretoria: Pretoria Art Museum, 1994.

43 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Paperback. R 250

98 Clark, G. & Wagner, L. POTTERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik, 1974.

200 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

99 Cock, Jacklyn. COLONELS & CADRES: war & gender in South Africa. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1991.

253 p. Paperback. Gift inscription on inside cover. R 75

100 Cohen, Louis. REMINISCENCES OF JOHANNESBURG AND LONDON. London: Robert Holden, 1924.

316 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, scarred. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 500

101 Cohen, Louis. REMINISCENCES OF KIMBERLEY. London: Bennett, 1911.

ix, 436 p. Cloth, scarred & frayed on spine. Foxing to page edges & preliminary pages. Book plate laid down on front endpaper. R 2000

Cohen (1854-1945) arrived in South Africa in 1872 and became a diamond buyer. He was in partnership with Barney Barnato for a while; and spent time at Pilgrim's Rest and Johannesburg before returning to Kimberley. Cohen wrote a number of articles and news items for newspapers in both cities. His articles tended to be "sarcastic and vitriolic… and caused offence to many people" DSAB, vol. 5, p. 142. REMINISCENCES… treated many of the Kimberley magnates harshly, none more so than Sir J.B. Robinson, who sued Cohen and won. The book was prohibited, any bookdealer selling it could be prosecuted and Cohen was bankrupted. Robinson then instituted a private case against Cohen, who then spent three years in prison. He brought out several more books, but only one on South Africa (see previous item), and experienced financial difficulties for the rest of his life. He was a shrewd observer of people and Mendelssohn comments "many of the African magnates are handled in a somewhat rougher manner than is generally accorded to these favourites of fortune" Vol. 1, p. 251. Mendelssohn further describes the "vivid pictures he has drawn of the early days of the Diamond Fields". That vividness was to cost Cohen dearly. A scarce item.

102 Crisp, Robert. BRAZEN CHARIOTS: an account of tank warfare in the Western Desert, November - December 1941; foreword by Field-Marshal Lord Harding. London: Frederick Muller, 1959.

223 p.: map on front endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with chip to top of spine. R 150

"The magnificent, first-hand account of the British tank regiment that blazed its way into battle against Rommel's Afrika Korps" Cover. Bob Crisp, a journalist and Springbok cricketer before the war, was a commander in the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment of the Eighth Army. His memoirs have a vividness often missing in military accounts, and show just how ill-equipped the Allied forces were in the early part of the desert war. To their cost, Crisp's regiment was one of the first regiments to encounter the Afrika Corps in North Africa.

103 Cumming-George, L. [comp.]. ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA: illustrated with photographs, drawings and plans. Volume 1. Cape Town: Speciality Press, 1933.

216 p.: ill., frontis., advertisements, plans. Small 4to. Embossed cloth with gilding. R 750

Describes all the major buildings erected in South Africa up to 1933. Before this publication there had been minimal attention paid to modern architecture in the booming cities of South Africa. Cumming-George focuses on the well-known buildings, but also pays attention to the work of lesser-know architects, and, for example, buildings such as the Central Fire Station in Johannesburg, "Native compound" buildings and private homes. Interestingly, he also recorded the interiors of buildings.

104 Davies, Robert [et al.]. THE STRUGGLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA: a reference guide to movements, organizations and institutions. Vol. 2; Robert Davies, Dan O'Meara [and] Sipho Dlamini. New ed. London: Zed Books, 1988.

xxii, 241-495 p. Paperback. R 75

105 Dobson, Richard Mark. KAROO MOONS: a photographic journey; photographs [by] Richard Mark Dobson; text [by] Ruben Mowszowski. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

1 vol. (unpaginated): chiefly col ill., ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Sticker on front free endpaper. R 350

The playwright Athol Fugard says in his foreword that for him, the Karoo has been summed up by the words “space, time, silence and variety”.

106 Duthie, A.G & W.H.M. THE STORY OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, BELVIDERE; [edited by A. and R.C.H. Hart]. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1935.

vii, 52 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), plan. Stiff pict. paper covered wraps, in unusually good condition. Details of the previous owner, a former Rector of the Church, Canon LeSueur, on a preliminary page. R 500

Consists of two chapters reprinted from A MEMOIR by A.G. and W.H.M. Duthie (1934), with additions.

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

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

R 350

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

108 Fey, Venn. VALLEY OF THE ELAND; [with a foreword by Ian Player]. Cape Town: Timmins, 1984.

183 p.: ill., port. as frontis., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 135

The area is in the Drakensberg.

109 Fleming, Ian. THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS: [the fantastic but true story of the world's greatest smuggling racket]. London: Pan Books, 1957.

152 p., [4] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. R 150

Fleming's 6th book.The true story of a real secret agent's three year campaign against a diamond smuggling racket, as told to the creator of a famous fictitious secret agent. Fleming wrote this whilst doing research for DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.

110 Gastrow, Shelagh. WHO'S WHO IN SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS; introduced by Tom Lodge. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1985.

xiv, 347 p.: ports. Paperback, faded on spine. R 50

There are no photographs of the politicians who were banned at the time of publication.

111 Godfrey, Denis. THE ENCHANTED DOOR: a discourse on Africana book-collecting, with notes on famous collectors, collections and books. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1963.

257 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.), maps on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. Name on verso of front free endpaper. Edition limited to 1200 copies. R 200

112 Goldblatt, David. HASSELBLAD AWARD 2006. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2006.

82 p.: chiefly col. ill. Oblong 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 400

113 Goldblatt, David. INTERSECTIONS: published in conjunction with an exhibition at Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf. [Dusseldorf]: Prestel, 2005.

124 p.: chiefly ill. Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 1000

114 Gosnell, Peter J. BIG BEND: a history of the Swaziland bushveld. P.J. Gosnell, 2001.

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

115 Hall, Elsie. THE GOOD DIE YOUNG: the autobiography of Elsie Hall. Cape Town: Constantia Publishers, 1969.

106 p., [9] p. of plates: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. R 100

The reminscences of the pianist Dr Elsie Hall, who gave a recital on her 90th birthday!

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

128 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., port., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges with small tears on spine. R 1000

A graduate of the University of the Witswatersrand and winner of the Herbert Baker Scholarship in 1929, Norman Eaton returned after three years in Rome and extensive travels in Europe, to open an architectural practice in Pretoria. He is widely held to have contributed to the emergence of a regional architecture appropriate to the Transvaal. In the words of Gilbert Herbert, his work "…went beyond the satisfaction of regional dermands of climate, techniques and materials, and attempted to capture a regional ethos, the intangibles of mood, atmosphere and tradition." This book is the only serious study of Eaton's work to date, work which is sadly unappreciated and neglected, and in some cases, such as the Nedbank building in Anton Lembede Street in Durban, under threat of demolition. This building is wrapped with a glazed green brick screen, which filters the light and provides a dappled shade reminiscent of an African forest. He also embraced elements of African design, especially in his use of stonework. These themes were not expanded upon by other architects, as South Africa entered the apartheid era.

117 Hastings, Harry & Ayliff, John. THE JOURNAL OF HARRY HASTINGS, ALBANY SETTLER; edited by L.A. Hewson and F.G. van der Riet. Grahamstown: Grocott & Sherry, 1963.

106 p.: frontis., port., maps on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along top edge. Name on front free endpaper. R 350

"Harry Hastings is be regarded not only as an alter ego of John Ayliff, but also as a typical British settler…" d.w.

118 Hatfield, Denis [ed.]. SOME SOUTH AFRICAN MONUMENTS; illustrations by E.A. Gundersen. Cape Town: Purnell, 1967.

x, 150 p.: ill. 4to. Skivertex, d.w. faded on spine. R 150

Based on a series of radio talks, the book collects together often overlooked monuments, from prehistoric paintings and Van Riebeeck's hedge to a plaque commemorating the work of Arthur Elliott.

119 Hattersley, Alan F. THE BRITISH SETTLEMENT OF NATAL: a study in Imperial migration. Cambridge: The University Press, 1950.

vii, 350 p.: folding map. Cloth, d.w. faded on spine & with spotting. R 175

120 International Commission of Jurists [eds.]. THE TRIAL OF BEYERS NAUDE: Christian witness and the rule of law; edited by the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva; preface by Lord Ramsey of Canterbury; introduction by Robert Birley… London: Search Press, 1975.

188 p. Paperback. Some staining to preliminary pages. R 200

Naude was placed on trial for refusing to give certain evidence regarding the Christian Institute. He held steadfastly to the belief that no one who believed in Christ should be excluded from any church on the grounds of colour or race, and that the right to own land where he is domiciled and to take part in the government of his country is part of the dignity of any man. These convictions placed him in conflict with the apartheid policies of the South African government and his people, the Afrikaners. Despite being defrocked and excommunicated by his own church, he never turned his back on the Afrikaner people, and sought to bring about reconciliation and understanding between the races. He was held in high esteem by all who fought against apartheid, and on his death, "Oom Bey" was accorded a state funeral.

121 Joyner, William B. MURDER SQUAD. Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland, 1968.

216 p.: port. as frontis. Pict. paper covered board, d.w. frayed along edges. R 125

Joyner (1903-65) was head of Johannesburg Murder Squad. Cases discussed include the plot to kill Dr Malan, a murder in the mine dumps, the life and death of the Msomi gang; and a chapter entitled "Lesson from a chief".

122 Keane, Fergal. THE BONDAGE OF FEAR: a journey through the last white empire. 2nd ed. London: Penguin, 1995.

249 p. Paperback. Name & date on half title page. R 75

Keane was a BBC correspondent in South Africa from 1990-1994. This is a personal account of those momentous years.

123 Keegan, Timothy. COLONIAL SOUTH AFRICA AND THE ORIGINS OF RACIAL ORDER. Cape Town: David Philip, 1996.

368 p.: map. Paperback. R 75

Keegan examines the period of British rule up to the 1850s, a period which included the emancipation of slaves, the arrival of the 1820 Settlers, the Frontier Wars and the Great Trek.

124 Le Roux, Magdel. THE LEMBA: a lost tribe of Israel in Southern Africa? Pretoria: University of South Africa, 2003.

xiv, 328 p. Paperback, some creases to cover. R 175

The Lemba people regard themselves as Jews or Israelites who migrated southwards into Yemen and later, as traders into Africa. Scattered over parts of South Africa and the rest of Southern Africa, they are concentrated largely in Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga and the southern parts of Zimbabwe. "Their enthusiasm for sacred hills, animal sacrifice, ritual slaughtering of animals, food taboos, their circumcision rites and endogamy suggests a Semitic influence or resemblance, embedded in an African culture" Rear cover.

125 Lempp, Ferdinand. WINDHOEK. Windhoek: Africa Verlag, 1964.

215 p.: ill. (some col., laid down), ports. Skivertex, d.w. frayed & with chips along edges. Names on endpapers. Text in English, Afrikaans & German. R 150

126 Lewis, Gavin. BETWEEN THE WIRE AND THE WALL: a history of South African "Coloured" politics. Cape Town: David Philip, 1987.

339 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 175

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

xi, 472 p.: map. Paperback. R 50

128 Lord, Dick. FROM TAILHOOKER TO MUDMOVER: an aviation career in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, United States Navy and South African Air Force. Pretoria: Corporal Publications, 2003.

348 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 175

Lord recalls nearly four decades of military aviation. He served as an aircraft carrier pilot in Britain and the United States and then as a Mirage F1 Squadron Commander in Southern Africa, seeing action in Angola.

129 MacDonald, William. THE DESTINY OF WALFISH BAY. Johannesburg: The Transvaal Leader, 1915.

96 p., [24] leaves of plates: ill., port. as frontis., map. Cloth, some scarring. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 550

German South-West Africa had just been conquered by South African military forces. Was Walfish Bay to be incorporated into South West Africa or remain part of South Africa? A dispute finally resolved only 75 years later.

130 Macmillan, W.M. WARNING FROM THE WEST INDIES: a tract for Africa and the Empire. London: Faber and Faber, 1936.

213 p.: folding map. Cloth, d.w. price clipped & with small chips to spine & corners. Small bookplate on front endpaper. R 350

Macmillan visited the West Indies to see if these relatively developed islands held answers for the future development of Africa. His answer was not racial, but rather that long term development required a sound financial base.

131 Mair, L.P. NATIVE POLICIES IN AFRICA. London: George Routledge, 1936.

xi, 303 p.: maps. Cloth, d.w. browned & price clipped. R 100

132 Malherbe, Juna & Malan, Alet [comps.]. GENEALOGY OF THE DE VILLIERS FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. compiled by June Malherbe & Alet Malan of the Huguenot Memorial Museum; introduction by J.C. (Kay) de Villiers. Franschhoek: Board of Trustees De Villiers Publication Fund, [1997].

2 vols. (liii, 1376 p.): ill. (some col.), ports., maps on endpapers. Skivertex with gilding. De Villiers bookplate laid down on front endpapers. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans. R 500

The De Villiers family in South Africa descends from three Huguenot brothers, Pierre, Abraham and Jacob, who arrived on board The Sion in May 1689. They fled France, where they had been trained agriculturalists and brought their skills to the Cape.

133 Matsebula, J.S.M. THE KING'S EYE. Cape Town: Maskew Miller Longman, 1983.

vii, 181 p., [12] p. of plates: ports. (1 as frontis.). Paperback. R 150

Matsebula, a teacher and historian, became private secretary and confidant to King Sobhuza II of Swaziland. Gives interesting insight into the functioning of the Swazi kingdom.

134 McKenzie, Gayton & Cilliers, Charles. THE CHOICE: the Gayton McKenzie story; as told to Charles Cilliers. Cape Town: X-Concept Books, 2006.

247 p. Paperback. R 150

McKenzie (1974- ) describes the actions in his life which led to his imprisonment. A hardened prison gangster, he was the least likely man to help expose crooked prison officials. His actions led to the appointment of the Jali Commission, which submitted its final report in December 2005. The report on conditions prevailing in South African prisons was so damning that Cabinet action was required and the Minister of Correctional Services was put under pressure by the press to resign. (He did not).

135 Minnaar, A. de V. [et al.]. TO LIVE IN FEAR: witchburning and medicine murder in Venda; A. de V. Minnaar, D. Offringa & C. Payze. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, 1992.

75 p. Paperback. R 150

136 Morris, Jean & Levitas, Ben. SOUTH AFRICAN ORNAMENTATION, BEADWORK AND CLOTHING; photographs, Jean Morris; text, Ben Levitas. Cape Town: College Press, 1987.

[32] p.: col. ports., col. map. 4to. Paperback. R 300

137 Mtshali, Mbuyiseni Oswald. GIVE US A BREAK: diaries of a group of Soweto children: a collection of anecdotes, episodes, incidents, events and experiences of a group of school children from Pace College, Soweto. Johannesburg: Skotaville, 1988.

67 p. Paperback. Some staining to top edge. R 125

The diary entries are unedited. The descriptions of the teenagers' circumstances, reflecting their poverty and perseverance in the face of adversity, are given in unemotional language which masks the hardships they faced; and the traumatic nature of some of their experiences.

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

xiv, 254 p.: port. as frontis. Embossed cloth, slightly scarred & worn on edges of spine. Cellotape repairs to 2 pages. Inscription on title page. R 750

139 Natal Field Artillery. CENTENARY, 1862-1962; foreword by Colonel C.A. Fraser. Durban: Natal Field Artillery, 1962.

25 p.: ill., ports. Stiff pict. paper wraps. R 75

Includes a Roll of Honour and a list of Commanding Officers.

140 Nicol, Margaret. SOUTH AFRICAN PROTOCOL: and other formalities. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1964.

65 p. Cloth, d.w. slightly rubbed along edges. R 75

Includes guidelines on precedence, seating plans, ambassadorial etiquette and modes of address.

141 Niehaus, Carl. FIGHTING FOR HOPE. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1994.

144 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 50

Niehaus has recently resigned from his position as ANC spokesperson, following his confession relating to various acts of fraud; and his insolvency.

142 Pallister, David [et al.]. SOUTH AFRICA INC.: the Oppenheimer Empire; David Pallister, Sarah Stewart [and] Ian Lepper. Johannesburg: Lowry Publishers, 1987.

289 p.: ports on endpapers, plans, map. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 200

143 Palmer, Eve. RETURN TO CAMDEBOO: a century's Karoo foods and flavours. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1992.

311 p. Paperback. R 250

144 Paxton, Leith & Bourne, David. LOCOMOTIVES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS: a concise guide; drawings by Leith Paxton. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1985.

168 p..: ill. (some col.). Pict. paper covered boards. R 500

145 Pendleton, Wade C. KATUTURA: a place where we do not stay: the social structure and social relationships of people in an African township in South West Africa. San Diego: San Diego State University Press, 1974.

197 p. Paperback with adhesive plastic covering. R 100

Katutura is outside Windhoek, and was the equivalent of Soweto outside Johannesburg.

146 Platter, John. JOHN PLATTER'S BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINES, 1980. [1st ed.]. Cape Town: John Platter, 1980.

119 p.: ill., maps. Pocket format. Skivertex. Unopened. R 200

The first edition of this definitive guide to South African wines and wine estates, now an annual publication in its 29th year.

147 Ploeger, J. & Smith, Anna H. PICTORIAL ATLAS OF THE HISTORY OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA = PLATE-ATLAS VAN DIE GESKEIDENIS… Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1949.

196 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). 4to. Cloth, d.w. with large portion missing. R 150

"… a history of South Africa from the earliest times, in pictures" Preface.

148 Pool, Gerhardus. DIE HERERO-OPSTAND, 1904-1907. Cape Town: HAUM, 1979.

311 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Ownership details on preliminary page. R 200

The Hereros rebelled against German colonial rule in 1904. Thousands died of starvation and thirst, and they ultimately lost their land and political rights.

149 Pool, Gerhardus. SAMUEL MAHARERO. Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan, 1991.

253 p.: ill., ports., genealogical table, map. Paperback. R 200

Two leaders took central stage in opposing German control over German South West Africa (present day Namibia). Hendrik Witbooi, about whom much has been written, and Samuel Maharero, a Herero leader about whom little has been written.

150 Roberts, Michael & Tanner, Michael. MICHAEL ROBERTS: a champion's story; [with] Michael Tanner. London: Headline, 1994.

214 p., [32] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 125

"Muis" [Mouse] Roberts, who grew up in the "platteland" of South Africa, became a household name as a jockey for racehorse owners the world over, including Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and Sheik Maktoum.

151 Rogers, Bob. BOB ROGERS: his personal story; as told to Roger Williams. Cape Town: South African Air Force Association, 2000.

28 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 150

Rogers, one of South Africa's most decorated and respected airmen, retired as Chief of the South African Air Force in 1979.

152 Rorke, William Buckland. TREK AIRWAYS: a South African adventure. London: Athena Press, 2007.

179 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback. R 300

Trek Airways was formed in 1949 using ex-SAAF pilots, and lasted until 1994. One of the shareholdes was Friederich von Mellinthin, at one stage

General Rommel's Chief of Intelligence in the Afrika Corps. The airline also traded under the name "Luxavia".

153 Sayers, Chas O. A MEDLEY OF MUSINGS AND MEMORIES. George: Herald Phoenix, 1982.

271 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, with tear at top of spine. Cover title: LOOKING BACK ON GEORGE. R 350

154 Schoeman, Karel. DIE MOORD OP HESJE VAN DER MERWE, 19 Oktober 1837. Calvinia: Hantam Huis, 1995.

50 p. Paperback. R 125

Hesje van der Merwe was murdered by her husband Carel in 1837. They lived on the farm Douwenis in the Roggeveld district. Schoeman views the court records relating to the case as valuable cultural history documents, recording as they do the people involved, their milieu and many small details of their daily lives in an isolated community more than 150 years ago.

155 Shostak, Marjorie. NISA: the life and words of a !Kung woman. London: Allen Lane, 1982.

402 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. R 250

156 Silber, Gus. THE BLUE TRAIN; [aerial and exterior photographs by Herman Potgieter]. Rivonia: David Barritt, 1999.

96 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 400

A superb publication- if you wanted to convince someone to visit South Africa, this would be the publication to give them!

157 Smuts, Helena. AT HOME WITH IRMA STERN: a guidebook to the UCT Irma Stern Museum. Cape Town: UCT, 2007.

48 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), frontis., ports. Oblong 8vo. R 150

158 Smuts, J.C. & Blanckenberg, P.B. [comp.]. THE THOUGHTS OF GENERAL SMUTS; compiled by his private secretary, P.B. Blanckenberg. Cape Town: Juta, 1951.

230 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w. with chips to top edge. R 100

159 Southey, Joan. FOOTPRINTS IN THE KAROO: a story of farming life. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990.

275 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. with very small tear to bottom of spine. R 650

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

xvii, 348 p.: ill., maps (1 col. folding). 4to. Skivertex, d.w. R 1250

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

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

207 p., [24] p. of plates: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback with endflaps.

R 150

An interesting and humorous account of life in close proximity to “Madiba”. For example, Mandela asked his main bodyguard to "Please tell your chaps to smile, when they push the people"! See p. 42.

162 Studentebond Werda & Afrikaanse Studentebond. VOLKSLIEDERE. Stellenbosch: Pro Ecclesia, 1922.

19 p.: music. Stiff pict. paper wraps, browned on edges. R 75

163 Tapson, Winifred. TIMBER AND TIDES: the story of Knysna and Plettenberg Bay; [illustrated] by Leng Dixon and John McDonough. Revised & enlarged ed. Johannesburg: General Litho (printer), 1963.

xiv, 192 p., [18] p.: ill., double frontis., ports. (group port. as frontis.), genealogical chart on inside of dustwrapper, map. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Spotting on endpapers. R 400

164 Thoahlane, Thoahlane [ed.]. BLACK RENAISSANCE: papers from the Black Renaissance Convention, December 1974. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1975.

75 p. Paperback. Some water damage to fore-edge. R 75

Contributors included Fatima Meer, Manas Buthelezi, G.M. Nkondo, Mafika Gwala and Harold Nxasana. Topics included: The Black woman in South Africa; The labour situation in South Africa; Black conciousness and the Black Church, and, The educational world of Blacks in South Africa.

165 Tillim, Guy. JO'BURG. Johannesburg: STE Publishers, 2005.

1 continuous leaf, folded concertina-style: chiefly col. ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. R 500

This series of photographs of inner city Johannesburg were taken between April and August of 2004. The resulting series received the Oskar Barnack award in 2005, and has been exhibited in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Madrid.

166 Tobias, Phillip V. [ed.]. THE BUSHMEN: San hunters and herders of southern Africa; edited by Phillip V. Tobias; foreword by Raymond A. Dart. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1979.

206 p.: ill., ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine.

R 1500

167 Townley Johnson, R. MAJOR ROCK PAINTINGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: facsimile reproductions; edited by Tim Maggs. Cape Town: David Philip, 1979.

94 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. cloth, d.w. R 950

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

xviii, 398 p.: ill., ports.: maps. Accompanied by 1 leaf ADDENDUM AND CORRIGENDUM. Pict paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Name & date on front endpaper. Cellotape marks on endpapers. R 500

169 Van der Ross, R.E. THE RISE AND DECLINE OF APARTHEID: a study of political movements among the coloured people of South Africa, 1880-1985. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1986.

416 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Page edges slightly browned. R 400

Professor van der Ross provides an academic and philosophical view on the topic.

170 Van Jaarsveld, F.A. [ed.]. HONDERD BASIESE DOKUMENTE BY DIE STUDIE VAN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE GESKEIDENIS, 1648-1961. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Nasou, 1980.

303 p.: ill. Paper covered boards. Ownership details on front endpaper.

R 100

A collection of crucial documents which affected South African history. Van Jaarsveld has kept the documents in their original language, thus allowing the reader to access the primary archives in a manageable form. Starting with Jansz and Proot's positive report about the Cape to the VOC in 1649, through Piet Retief's MANIFES, to the Vredesverdrag of Vereeniging of 31 May 1902, and ending with the Republic's Constitution of 1961.

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

143 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Spotting on preliminary pages.

R 200

Deals with farmers of northern Namaqualand and the Kalahari.

172 Van Wyk, At. HONORIS CRUX: ons dapperes = our brave. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, [1982].

121 p., [16] p. of plates: ports. (some col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed & with chip to top of spine. Text in English and Afrikaans. R 250

The Honoris Crux was awarded for outstanding bravery whilst in extreme danger, both in war and in peace.

173 Walker, Eric A. THE BRITISH EMPIRE: its structure and spirit. 4th impression. London: Oxford University Press, 1947.

250 p. Cloth, d.w., price clipped & insect damaged along edges. R 200

Walker completed this book on 7 December 1941, as the United States once again joined hands with the British Empire to defeat a common enemy.

174 Walker, Olive. THE HIPPO POACHER; in talks with Domenic Dunn. London: Cassell, 1967.

160 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with small chip on fore-edge. R 200

The hippo poacher described was Tom Dunn, son of John Dunn, Prime Minister to King Cetewayo of the Zulus. He hunted hippo (and other game) legally and illegally. Walker traces his life as it moved back and forth between Zulu tribal life and life in modern South Africa.

175 Wessels, Albert. ALBERT WESSELS: farmboy and industrialist. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1987.

220 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 125

The Wessels family purchased the Toyota franchise for South Africa from its parent company in 1960, at a time when most South Africans drove English or American cars. By the 1990s, Toyota outsold any other make of car on South African roads.

176 Wood, Adolf & Glasser, Stanley [comps.]. SONGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a collection of 100 songs; with illustrations by Egerton Wood. London: Essex Music, 1968.

135 p.: ill., music. Paperback, rubbed along edges. R 100

Recent publications relating to South Africa

177 Basson, Japie. STEEDS OP DIE PARLEMENTERE KOLFBLAD: met insigte oor die Afrikaner en Afrikaans. Cape Town: Politika, 2008.

201 p.: ill., ports. Paperback with endflaps. R 190

The third volume of Basson's reminiscences. He left the National Party for the United Party, from whence he opposed the political and racial policies of the NP under Verwoerd and his successors.

178 Coetzee, Peet. SPECIAL FORCES "JAM STEALER". South Africa: African Publisher, 2008.

430 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 375

All copies signed on title page. Coetzee was involved in most of the SADF operations launched in SWA and other neighbouring countries; most of it as a "back room boy" in Intelligence.

179 Digby, Anne & Phillips, Howard. AT THE HEART OF HEALING: Groote Schuur Hospital, 1938-2008; with Harriet Deacon and Kirsten Thomson. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008.

xxx, 398 p., [64] p. of plates: ill., maps. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.

R 250

180 Du Plessis, Frank. SHACKLETON 1722: a visual appreciation; foreword, Louis Vosloo; text, Steven McLean. Cape Town: Trinity Litho, 2009.

66 p.: all col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

"The Avro Shackleton MR.MK.3 in S.A. Air Force Service" . The full colour photographs with a high gloss finish are reproduced on a black background to great visual effect.

181 Emslie, Anne. A JOURNEY THROUGH THE OWL HOUSE. 3rd impression. London: Penguin, 2009.

148 p.: ill., ports., plan. Paperback. R 170

The Owl House was the home of Helen Martin; and the canvas on which she exerted her artistic expression, primarily through the media of cement and glass.

182 Geldenhuys, Jannie. AT THE FRONT: a general's account of South Africa's Border War. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009.

xiii, 393 p., [16] p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 200

183 Getaway. FUNNY SIGNS: even more hilarious messages from Africa and beyond; photographed by the readers of GETAWAY. Cape Town: Ramsay Son and Parker, 2008.

88 p.: col. ill. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. R 90

184 Godsell, Bobby & Motlatsi, James. DO IT!: every South African's guide to making a difference. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008.

186 p. Paperback. R 110

"Largely about the responsibilities of citizens: in the home, the school, the workplace and the community, and in the public marketplace of ideas" Motlatsi.

185 Good, Kenneth. DIAMONDS, DISPOSSESSION AND DEMOCRACY IN BOTSWANA. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

182 p. Paperback. R 165

186 Gordin, Jeremy. ZUMA: a biography. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2008.

324 p., [10] p. of plates: col.ill. (chiefly ports). Paperback. R 170

Jacob Zuma is a powerful and controversial figure in South Africa. Gordin explains Zuma's background and how he reflects both the good and bad of the new South Africa.

187 Green, Pippa. CHOICE, NOT FATE: the life and times of Trevor Manuel. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2008.

602 p., [24] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., some col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 320

A prominent anti-apartheid leader in the internal resistance movement of the 1980s, Trevor Manuel became South Africa's Minister of Finance in 1996. Under his stewardship, South Africa has experienced its longest sustained period of growth ever.

188 Gunning, Siobhan & Fraser, Craig. AFRICANISMO: interior inspiration from Southern Africa; photographs by Craig Fraser. Cape Town: Quivertree Publications, 2008.

1 vol. (unpaginated): col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 360

"Africanismo is a collection of elements from this unique part of the world; it reflects the design inherent in our myriad cultures, as well as the diverse natural beauty of South Africa, which has a huge influence on how we live" Fraser, foreword.

189 Jackson, Alfred de Jager. MANNA IN THE DESERT: a revelation of the Great Karroo. 2nd ed., 2nd impression. Howick: Brevitas, 2008.

xxiii, 256 p., [14] p. of plates: col., ill., col. ports. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1920. First re-issued in 2006 by Craig Elstob. R 225

190 Koch, Jerzy [ed.]. WERKWINKEL: journal of Low Countries and South African Studies. Poznan, Poland: Dept. of Dutch and South African Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 2008.

183 p. Paperback. Text in English and Dutch. R 75

191 Le Roux, Bernadette & Palmer, Marianne. PRICKLY PEARS AND POMEGRANATES: local, organic and seasonal food from the Plains of Camdeboo. Cape Town: Quivertree, 2008.

217 p.: col. ill., genealogical table. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 345

A beautifully compiled and illustrated selection of seasonal recipes from six generations of Palmer women living on a Karoo farm, Cranemere.

192 Lord, Dick. FROM FLEDGLING TO EAGLE: the South African Air Force during the Border War. Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South, 2008.

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

R 270

Brigadier-General Dick Lord served as a Mirage F1 Squadron Commander in Southern Africa, seeing action in Angola.

193 Mulder, Pieter. KAN AFRIKANERS TOYI-TOYI? Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2008.

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

Mulder is a conservative Member of Parliament. He expresses his views on the present political dispensation.

194 Ntantala, Phyllis. A LIFE'S MOSAIC: the autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

238 p. Paperback. R 180

Phyllis Ntantala's story is that of a "creative and articulate black woman's search for identity and fulfilment". Cover. She is also the wife of scholar A.C. Jordan, and the mother of Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan.

195 Parson, Raymond. ZUMANOMICS: which way to shared prosperity in South Africa?: challenges for a new government. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

vi, 218 p.: graphs. Paperback. R 180

Parsons examines the central elements of the socio-economic agenda which the country should be contemplating in 2009 and beyond.

196 Peter, Hilary Newdigate & Newdigate, James. THE HOUSE IN THE FOREST: the story of Forest Hall. Plettenberg Bay: H.N. Peter, 2008.

100 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 135

197 Platter, John. PLATTER'S SOUTH AFRICAN WINES, 2009: the guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation. Cape Town: John Platter SA Wine Guide, 2009.

567 p.: advertisements, ports., maps. Paper covered boards. R 150

The definitive guide to South African wines and wine estates, now an annual publication.

198 Pollack, Joel B. THE KASRILS AFFAIR: Jews and minority politics in post-apartheid South Africa. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre, UCT, 2008.

ix, 198 p. Paperback. R 180

199 Pretorius, Celestine J. [ed.]. OP TREK: die daaglikse lewe tydens die Groot Trek. 2nd ed. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2008.

240 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards. R 250

200 Sampson, Anthony. THE ANATOMIST: the autobiography of Anthony Sampson. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009.

xviii, 283 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., chiefly ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 225

Sampson was an editor of Drum magazine. As a young man just out of Oxford, he "… helped to make Africa a world issue through THE OBSERVER. He cared about Africa in a way that is rare among those from the developed world, and he never stopped caring" Nelson Mandela, rear cover. Sampson has also authored a biography of Nelson Mandela.

201 Shubin, Vladimir. THE HOT "COLD" WAR: the USSR in Southern Africa. Scottsville: University of Natal Press, 2008.

xvi, 320 p.: ill. Paperback. R 190

Analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. Shubin was a high-level Soviet official who was involved in aiding the African National Congress and its ally, the South African Communist Party.

202 Travato, Ben [pseudonym]. HITS AND MISSIVES: the worst of Ben Travato. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008.

299 p. Trade paperback. R 155

Satirist Travato has selected letters and replies from his correspondence with various South African institutions and personalities.

203 Turner, Graham. THE CREDIT CRUNCH: housing bubbles, globalisation and the worldwide economic crisis. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

232 p.: graphs. Paperback. R 165

Includes a South African introduction.

204 Westby-Nunn, Tony. GRAAFF-REINET: 2nd ed. Cape Town: Westby-Nunn Publishers, 2008.

208 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., advertisements, plans, maps. Paperback.

R 225

Contains stories and anecdotes on the history, buildings, people and cultures of Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. Features tourist attractions, accommodation and hunting opportunities.

205 Williams, David. ON THE BORDER: the white South African military experience, 1965-1990. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2008.

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

206 Williams, David. OP DIE GRENS: wit mans se militere ervaring, 1965-1990. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2008.

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

207 Zapiro [pseud. of Jonathan Shapiro]. THE MANDELA FILES; Andy Mason, consultant editor; foreword by Archbishop Tutu. Cape Town: Double Storey, 2009.

vi, 206 p.: ill., (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.

R 350

Zapiro is the pseudonym of Jonathan Shapiro, the first cartoonist to win an award in the CNN African Journalist of the Year competition. Nelson Mandela has been an enduring source of inspiration.

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO, and, HUNTING

208 Bates, Neil. CECIL RHODES. Hove: Wayland, 1976.

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

209 Beard, Peter Hill. THE END OF THE GAME; text and photographs by Peter Hill Beard. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1965.

256 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. price clipped & slightly frayed along top edge. R 2500

"I have tried to recapture the life and spirit of a once unspoilt continent, hoping to evoke some sense of her ancient youth and the ambitious men who came from Europe to court her. The vast herds that have been a part of Africa for centuries are not now impossible to locate; those that have been driven from the open plain can be found crowded together in forests. The difficulty is seeing them as they once were… the image of this book changed. What had been conceived as a chronicle of courtship became a record of assault" Author's note.

210 Bullock, Charles. THE MASHONA AND THE MATABELE. Cape Town: Juta, 1950.

310 p. Cloth, d.w. rubbed & with large chip to lower edge on rear. Name on front free endpaper. R 100

211 Bullock, Charles. THE MASHONA: the indigenous natives of S. Rhodesia. Cape Town: Juta, [1927].

vi, 400 p.: tables. Cloth, heavily stained on rear cover. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 200

Bullock was Native Commissioner and Examiner in Native Customs and Administration, Southern Rhodesia. He provides a scholarly anthropological study which includes a general survey and a detailed description of customs; and the inter-relationship between "native" and "European" laws.

212 Callinicos, Alex. SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER ZIMBABWE. London: Pluto Press, 1981.

186 p. Paperback. Page edges browned. R 50

Published just after Zimbabwe gained its independence.

213 Cary, Robert & Mitchell, Diana. AFRICAN NATIONALIST LEADERS IN RHODESIA WHO'S WHO. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1977.

310 p.: frontis., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed and with tears along top edge. R 300

Scarce in hard back edition. A ground breaking study from M.R. Bango to E. Zvobgo. Also contains biographies of military leaders and office holders in the Nationalist Movement.

214 Central African Archives. THE COMING OF AGE OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN ARCHIVES. Glasgow: University Press for the Archives, 1956.

40 p., [3] leaves of plates: ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding. Paper covered board slip case, worn on spine & with some scarring. R 100

215 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. R 550

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.

216 Dugard, Martin. INTO AFRICA: the dramatic retelling of the Stanley-Livingstone story. London: Bantam Press, 2003.

339 p.: ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some annotations on verso of rear free endpaper. R 250

217 Duke, Lynne. MANDELA, MOBUTU AND ME: a newswoman's African journey. New York: Doubleday, 2003.

x, 294 p. Cloth spine & paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

Duke was the Washington Post's Bureau Chief in Johannesburg in the 1990s. She writes of her experiences in Congo-Zaire, Angola, Rwanda, Mozambique and South Africa.

218 Gayre of Gayre, R. THE ORIGIN OF THE ZIMBABWEAN CIVILIZATION; appendices on some of the principal ruins of Rhodesia. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1972.

248 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Pict. skivertex with gilding, d.w. frayed along top edge. R 225

Gayre's theory of the origin of the Zimbabwean civilization concludes that the development of Rhodesia was due to pre-Moslem Arabs, assisted by Indians, Ethiopians, and perhaps even Malays and Chinese, who all came to Southern Africa in search of gold deposits.

219 Grainger, D.H. DON'T DIE IN THE BUNDU: bundu: the veld, the open space, the Rhodesian bush… 2nd ed. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1967.

172 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps on endpapers. Paperback. Gift inscription on a preliminary page. R 200

220 Hanna, A.J. THE STORY OF THE RHODESIAS AND NYASALAND. 2nd ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1965.

331 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., (1 col. as frontis.), maps (1 col.). Cloth, d.w. R 125

221 Hensman, Howard. A HISTORY OF RHODESIA: compiled from official sources. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900.

xix, 377 p.: col. folding map. Cloth, faded on spine & with small stain on rear cover. Preliminary pages uncut. R 200

Hensman dedicates his book to Cecil Rhodes, the subject of the biography he published in 1901.

222 Hugo, Pieter. THE HYENA & OTHER MEN. Munich: Prestel, 2007.

1 vol. (unpaginated leaves). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 450

This book is about the men (accompanied by hyenas, rock pythons or baboons) who entertain the crowds and sell traditional medicines on the peripheries of Nigerian cities.

223 Livingstone, David. MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA: including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the west coast; thence across the continent, down the River Zambesi to the eastern ocean. London: John Murray, 1857.

ix, 687 p.: ill., folding lithograph as frontis. (with small chip), folding plan, map (2nd map absent). Embossed cloth with gilding on spine, worn at corners. Front hinge detached. R 1000

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

268 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill., port. Cloth, d.w. lightly spotted. R 450

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

225 Lloyd, Jessie M. [comp.]. RHODESIA'S PIONEER WOMEN, 1859-1896. Bulawayo [J.M. Lloyd], 1960.

66 p. Stiff paper wraps. R 75

226 MacBruce, James. WHEN THE GOING WAS ROUGH: a Rhodesian story. Pretoria: Femina, 1983.

251 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge. Name on fore-edge of pages. R 750

Seldom seen work on the Bush War in Manicaland, the most easterly of Rhodesia's five provinces; with Umtali at its centre.

227 Mathers, E.P. ZAMBESIA: England's El Dorado in Africa: being a description of Matabeleland and Mashonaland and the less-known adjacent territories and an account of the gold fields of British South Africa. London: King, Sell & Railton, [1891].

480 p.: ill., ports., folding col. map. Pict. paper covered boards, worn with chips to spine. R 400

228 Mauch, Carl. THE JOURNALS OF CARL MAUCH: his travels in the Transvaal and Rhodesia, 1869-1872; transcribed by E. Bernhard; translated by F.O. Bernhard; edited by E.E. Burke. De luxe ed. Salisbury: National Archives of Rhodesia, 1969.

x, 314 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps (2 folding in pocket on rear endpaper). Full leather with raised bands & spine labels. R 375

229 McLaughlin, Peter. RAGTIME SOLDIERS: the Rhodesian experience in the First World War. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1980.

159 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed. R 125

230 Michell, Sir Lewis. THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. CECIL JOHN RHODES, 1853-1902. London: Edward Arnold, 1910.

2 vols. (xiv, 342 p., [3] leaves of plates; x, 342 p., [3] leaves of plates): ill., frontispieces. Original half calf & cloth. Marbled page edges & endpapers. Set appears unread. R 1500

Lewis Michell (1842-1928) was a banker and a member of the Cape Colony's Executuve Council and a close friend of Rhodes, who made him a trustee of his will. He therefore knew Rhodes well, and has provided a personal account. He dedicates this biography "To all who love the British Empire".

231 Middleton, Karen, [ed.]. ANCESTORS, POWER AND HISTORY IN MADAGASCAR. Leiden: Brill, 1999.

360 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth with gilding, d.w. R 125

232 Mitford, Bertram. JOHN AMES, NATIVE COMMISSIONER: a romance of the Matabele Rising; illustrated by Harold Piffard. London: F.V. White, 1900.

viii, 312 p., [1] leaf of plates: ill. Pict. cloth, slightly worn on edges. R 125

An historical novel set in Matabeleland.

233 Mulford, David C. ZAMBIA: the politics of independence, 1957-1964. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967.

ix, 362 p. Cloth, d.w. with small tear to top of spine. Compliments card from Mulford laid down on front free endpaper. Accompanied by a letter on Mulford's behalf to Sir Richard Luyt, laid down on front endpaper. R 125

Mulford asked that a copy of his book be sent to Sir Richard Luyt, at that stage Chancellor of UCT. Luyt (1915-1994) had served in Zambia in the early 1960s, as part of the British Legation.

234 Myers, John Brown. THE CONGO FOR CHRIST: the story of the Congo Mission. New ed. London: S.W. Partridge, [1905?].

189, 32 p.: ill., frontis., map. Pict. cloth with gilding. Book plate laid down on front endpaper. Includes 32 p. Publisher's catalogue. R 150

235 Nielsen, Peter. THE MATABELE AT HOME; illustrated by the author. Bulawayo: Davis, [192-].

73 p., [32] leaves of plates: ports. Cloth, with port. laid down. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 500

Illustrations comprise eight captioned sketches by the author.

236 Northcott, Cecil. ROBERT MOFFAT: pioneer in Africa. London: Lutterworth Press, 1961.

357 p., [9] p. of plates: ill., ports., folding genealogical table, maps. Cloth, d.w. browned on spine. R 200

Over a period of 50 years, David Livingstone's father-in-law introduced Christianity to the area between the Orange and Zambesi Rivers.

237 Nyangoni, Christopher & Nyandoro, Gideon [eds.]. ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS: select documents. London: Rex Collings, 1979.

456 p. Cloth, d.w. with tear on fore-edge. Name on front free endpaper.

R 150

238 O'Donoghue, Bryan. WILD ANIMAL RESCUE!; illustrated with drawings by Sam Savitt and with photographs. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1971.

125, [26] p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. with insect damage to lower edge. R 75

A fictional account of Operation Noah: the saving of wild animals, big and small, from Kariba's rising waters.

239 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. Cellotape marks on endpapers. R 400

240 Parrinder, Geoffrey. AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967.

139 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Cloth, with gilding. Some neat underlining on a few pages. R 150

241 Phillips, C.E. Lucas. THE VISION SPLENDID: the future of the Central African Federation. London: Heinemann, 1960.

384 p., lxiv p. of plates: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, some scarring, d.w. price clipped. Name & date on title page. R 75

242 Preller, Gustav S. LOBENGULA: the tragedy of a Matabele King. Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1963.

318 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed. Name on front free endpaper.

R 125

The only English work by Preller.

243 Priest, Barbara. A FAR BELL: wartime adventures in central Africa. Salisbury: B. Priest, [195-?].

213 p.: ill., double port. as frontis., map on rear endpaper. Cloth, d.w.

R 250

In 1940, when things were going badly in Europe, some Southern Rhodesians were concerned at rumours of large numbers of Germans massing on the Portuguese East African border, preparatory to an invasion of the Colony. Priest's husband, Cecil, was asked to spend time in Portuguese East Africa in order to ascertain the truth of the rumours. A scarce and unusual account of the experiences of an intelligence officer and his wife travelling incognito through east-central Africa (Mozambique) in a saloon car.

244 Radziwill, Princess Catherine. CECIL RHODES: man and empire-maker. London: Cassell, 1918.

xii, 235 p., [8] leaves of plates: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, scarred along edges & faded on spine. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Annotations by a previous owner. R 450

Catherine Rzewska (1858-1941) married Prince Radziwill at the age of 15 and lived in Berlin. She later came to the Cape where she moved in Cecil John Rhodes' circle. She is reputed to have proposed matrimony to Rhodes, and when rejected took great offence. In November 1901 she was convicted of forging Rhodes' signature on a promissory note for £2000 and served time in jail. The book is an insider's view of her period at the Cape. Of interest are numerous ink annotations (not interfering with text) showing intimate knowledge of the Cape's leading citizens. The notes are possibly by a member of the Duncan family, as one refers to Princess Radziwill attempting to get Duncan staff to buy material from Stuttafords to make a dress for her. The staff member refused on the assumption that the bill would not be paid!

245 Ransford, Oliver. THE RULERS OF RHODESIA: from earliest times to the Referendum. London: John Murray, 1968.

345 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w frayed along top edge. Name on front free endpaper. R 150

246 Rhodes Memorial Museum. CECIL RHODES BIRTHPLACE: Rhodes Memorial Museum & Commonwealth Centre. Bishop's Stortford: The Museum, [1963?].

15 p.: col. ill., ports. Stiff pict. paper wraps. R 50

247 Rhodesiana Society. Mashonaland Branch. HISTORIC MAZOE: souvenir of a visit by members of the Rhodesiana Society on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Mazoe Patrol, Sunday 20 June, 1971. Salisbury: Rhodesian Breweries for the Rhodesiana Society, [1971].

4 p.: ill., ports., map. Stiff paper. Copy no. 431. R 50

248 Rhodesiana Society. Mashonaland Branch. SALISBURY'S HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES: souvenir of a visit by members of the Rhodesiana Society, Sunday 26th September, 1971. Salisbury: Rhodesian Breweries for the Rhodesiana Society, [1971].

4 p.: ill. (Brochure; no. 3). Stiff paper. Copy no. 210. Signed by Tony Tanser on front cover. R 50

249 Rouillard, Nancy [ed.]. MATABELE THOMPSON: an autobiography; edited by his daughter Nancy Rouillard. London: Faber and Faber, 1936.

293 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 folding, 1 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w frayed on edges & price clipped. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 150

Matabele Thompson's (1857-1927) father was killed during an attack by roving bands of men under Galishwe in Griqualand West. Thompson then took up work with C.J. Rhodes and was involved in the procuring of the Lobengula Concession. After making his fortune, he went to Oxford as an undergraduate.

250 Samkange, Stanlake. WHAT RHODES REALLY SAID ABOUT AFRICANS. Harare: Harare Publishing House, 1982.

40 p. Stiff paper wraps, rubbed. R 125

Through revisiting speeches and biographies of Rhodes, Samkange concludes that Rhodes had definite ideas about black Africans and their role in southern Africa. Rhodes believed that they should be treated as a subject race, subjected to different laws, as "two thousand years" separated them from Europeans.

251 Sauer, Hans. EX AFRICA… London: Geoffrey Bles, 1937.

335 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. Cloth, faded on spine. Some spotting to page edges & preliminary pages. R 250

Sauer, a Boer who helped Cecil Rhodes in acquiring gold properties, was imprisoned during the Jameson Raid.

252 Saunders, Colin. MURRAY MACDOUGALL AND THE STORY OF TRIANGLE: an epic of land, water and man. 2nd ed. Bulawayo: Triangle Limited, 1989.

144 p. : ill. , ports. (1as frontis.). Paperback. Accompanied by a pamphlet about historic Triangle, including the Murray MacDougall Museum. R 100

253 Sayce, Katherine [ed.]. TABEX ENCYCLOPEDIA ZIMBABWE. Harare: Quest Publishing, 1987.

xv, 431 p., 44 p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., col. maps. 4to. Paperback, creased. R 200

An A-Z of everything Zimbawean, from Aardvark to Zvobgo- and everything inbetween!

254 Smith, Donald. RHODESIA: the problem. London, Robert Maxwell, 1969.

141 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped & rubbed along edges.

R 75

"THE PROBLEM clarifies for the general reader the position of all interested parties in this tense, fluid situation" Front endflap.

255 SOUTHERN RHODESIA ADVANCES: … to commemorate the visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to the Colony of Southern Rhodesia, April 7th to April 16th, 1947. [Salisbury]: Southern Rhodesia Government, 1947.

80 p.: ill., ports., col. map. Oblong 8vo. Calf with gilding. Letter from the Public Relations Office of the Government and a compliments slip laid down on front endpapers. Edition limited to 100 copies. R 350

The letter states that 2 copies were produced for the Royal family; and 100 for the travellers on the Royal and pilot trains. The recipient was W.A. Carnegie of the Publicity Department.

256 Speed, Maude. A SCAMPER TOUR TO RHODESIA AND SOUTH AFRICA WITH A SKETCH-BOOK; illustrated with sketches in water colours and in black and white by the author. London: Longmans, Green, 1933.

148 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Cloth with col. ill. laid down on front cover. Spine slightly faded. Spotting to preliminary pages. R 50

257 Stonier, G.W. RHODESIAN SPRING. London: Hutchinson, 1968.

238 p., [9] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports. Cloth, some scarring, d.w. price clipped. R 75

258 Summers, R. & Pagden, C.W. THE WARRIORS. Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1970.

181 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, slightly scarred, d.w. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 350

The story of the Matabele nation.

259 Sykes, Frank W. WITH PLUMER IN MATABELELAND: an account of the operations of the Matabeleland Relief Force during the Rebellion. London: Archibald Constable, 1897.

296 p., [34] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., folding map. Pict. cloth, worn on edges & browned on spine. Lacks 1 plate. R 500

260 Tangye, H. Lincoln. IN NEW SOUTH AFRICA: travels in the Transvaal and Rhodesia. London: Horace Cox, 1896.

viii, 431 p., [26] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., folding map. Recent cloth spine & paper covered boards. R 300

261 Tanser, G.H. FOUNDERS OF RHODESIA; with a foreword by Sir Godfrey Huggins. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1950.

80 p.: ports., maps on endpapers. Cloth. R 50

262 Tanser, G.H. MASHAYAMOMBE'S KRAAL AND FORT MARTIN: souvenir of a visit by members of the Rhodesiana Society, Sunday 26 July, 1970. Salisbury: Rhodesian Breweries for the Rhodesiana Society, [1970].

4 p.: ill., plans. Stiff paper. Copy no. 332. R 50

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

186 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding plan. Small 4to. Skivertex, d.w. frayed along top edge. R 200

264 Teixeira, Bernardo. THE FABRIC OF TERROR: three days in Angola; introduction by Robert Ruark; afterword by James Burnham; illustrations by Julio Gil. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1965.

xii, 176 p.: ill., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly spotted. R 150

A dramatised account of massacres perpetrated in northern Angola in 1961.

265 Tort [pseud.]. GUNNERS: a narrative of the Gunners of Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War. Salisbury: The Southern Rhodesian Artillery Association, 1947.

383 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps on endpapers. Pict. cloth, d.w. (seldom seen). R 750

266 Tredgold, Sir Robert [ed.]. THE MATAPOS: a revised edition of A GUIDE TO THE MATAPOS by E.A. Nobbs. Lusaka: Federal Dept. of Printing & Stationery, 1956.

x, 114 p.: ill. (1 folding), frontis., col. folding map. Cloth, d.w. R 150

267 TRIANGLE: an epic of land, water and man. Triangle, [1964?].

32 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Large 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, rubbed. R 100

Triangle was one of the most productive farming areas of Zimbabwe. It was originally developed under the guidance of Murray MacDougall, a transport rider in the early 1900s.

268 Wallis, J.P.R. ONE MAN'S HAND: the story of Sir Charles Coghlan and the liberation of Southern Rhodesia. London: Longmans Green, 1950.

xv, 254 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, worn on edges, d.w. frayed along top edge. Name on endpaper. R 150

A contemporary of Cecil John Rhodes, Coghlan combined politics and his practice as a lawyer. He fought for the independence of the people among whom he worked, and for responsible government. He became the first Premier of the Colony in 1923.

269 Wallis, J.R.P. THOMAS BAINES OF KING'S LYNN: explorer and artist, 1820-1875. London: Jonathan Cape, 1941.

347 p., [13] p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis., maps (1 folding). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with small chip to lower corner. Endpapers browned. Cover title: THOMAS BAINES, ARTIST AND EXPLORER.

R 300

270 Watermeyer, Laurie [et al., eds]. ZAMBEZI; [edited and compiled by] Laurie Watermeyer, John Dabbs [and] Yvonne Christian. Harare: Privately published, 1987.

168 p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Large 4to. Skivertex, d.w. R 250

271 Wills, W.A. & Collingridge, L.T. THE DOWNFALL OF LOBENGULA: the cause, history and effect of the Matabeli [sic] War. London: The African Review, [1894].

xii, 335 p.: ill., ports., plans, maps (4 col. folding). Pict. cloth, frayed on corners & edges of spine. R 1000

272 Wilmot, A. MONOMOTAPA (RHODESIA): its monuments and its history from the most ancient times to the present century; with a preface by H. Rider Haggard. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896.

xxiv, 259 p.: ill. Cloth, lower corner bumped. Map absent. R 75

273 Woodcroft, Richard. WILL THE REAL RHODESIA PLEASE STAND UP? Belmont: R. Woodcroft, [1965?].

[32] p.: chiefly ill., ports., map. Oblong 16 mo. Paperback. R 50

Shows the relative modernity and prosperity of Rhodesia at that time, including the fact that the country had the lowest inflation rate in the world, thriving manufacturing and education sectors, a strong apprenticeship system and encouraged technological innovations.

274 Worthington, Frank. THE WITCH DOCTOR: and other Rhodesian studies. London: The Field Press, [194-].

235 p. Cloth, some scarring. Endpapers browned. Cover title: CHIROMO THE WITCH DOCTOR. R 150

275 Young, Kenneth. RHODESIA AND INDEPENDENCE: a study in British colonial policy. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1967.

xiv, 567 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100

FLORA, FAUNA, and FISHING

295 Commelin, Jan. JAN COMMELIN'S MONOGRAPH ON CAPE FLORA: drawings and descriptions of the plants that the Hon. Simon van der Stel, Governor at the Cape of Good Hope, found on his great journey, 1685; edited and annotated by D.O. Wijnands, M.L. Wilson & T. Toussaint van Hove. Cape Town: The Editors, 1995.

110 p., [9] folding leaves of plates: ill., group port. as frontis., map. Skivertex. Edition limited to 350 copies. R 500

296 Crass, Bob. TROUT IN SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: Macmillan, 1986.

207 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Pict. paper covered boards. R 150

"…one of the best books ever written in South Africa on the acclimatization and further propagation of trout in our country over the years. It is meticulously researched, incredibly detailed, full of interesting detail… no South African flyfisherman should be without its knowledge and wisdom" See Curtis #46.

297 Lewis, Stanley. AFRICAN ANGLING: what?... where?... and how?... Cape Town: Stewart Printing Company, [1948?].

251 p.: ill., ports. Cloth. Neat inscription on front endpaper. Spotting on page edges. R 150

See Curtis, # 20.

298 Mills, Gus & Haagner, Clem. GUIDE TO THE KALAHARI GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1997.

102 p., [30] p. of plates: col. ill., maps on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 125

299 Patterson, Gareth. LAST OF THE FREE. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994.

ix, 157 p.: col. ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine.

R 100

Patterson worked with George Adamson, and after the latter's death moved his orphaned lion cubs to Tuli in Botswana, where he re-introduced them to the wild.

300 Payne, Andrew I.L. & Crawford, Robert J.M. OCEANS OF LIFE OFF SOUTHERN AFRICA; illustrated by Anthony P. van Dalsen. Cape Town: Vlaeberg Publishers, 1989.

xii, 380 p.: ill. (some col.), tables, maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 250

301 Royal Horticultural Society. EXHIBITION OF SOUTH AFRICAN WILD FLOWERS = TENTOONSTELLING VAN SUID-AFRIKAANSE VELDBLOMME: London, October 1933; under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society; [illustrated by D. Barclay]. [London: The Society, 1933].

[40] p.: col. ill., maps. Cloth frayed & with faint stain on lower edge, housed in stiff card "envelope". Some spotting. Accompanied by 9 loose-leaf coloured plates. R 400

This brochure was supported by Countess Labia and was published to accompany the exhibition held in London. The previous (and first) exhibition of this kind was held in 1924 when only proteas and heaths had been exhibited. This exhibition included amongst its patrons the Governor General, Prime Minister Hertzog, General Smuts, the Mayor of Cape Town, Sir Lionel Philips and Mr T.H. Watermeyer. The map on the inside rear cover shows where the plants originated and a list of all flora displayed. An unusual item.

302 Salter, T.M. THE GENUS OXALIS IN SOUTH AFRICA: a taxonomic revision. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1944.

355 p.: ill., port. as frontis. (Journal of South African botany. Supplementary volume; no. 1). Small 4to. Stiff paper wraps with tear on spine. Some insect damage to fore-edge of preliminary pages. R 400

303 Schoeman, S. STRIKE; illustrations by Karin Stromsoe. 2nd ed., revised & enlarged. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1962.

260 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w., frayed along edges with small chip to fore-edge. R 100

304 Sclater, W.L. & Stark, A.C. THE FAUNA OF SOUTH AFRICA [comprising]: THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA (in 4 vols.); A.C. Stark and W.L. Sclater, and, THE MAMMALS OF SOUTH AFRICA (in 2 vols); W.L. Sclater. London: R.H. Porter, 1900-1906.

6 vols. (xxv, 322 p.; ix, 323 p., 2 leaves of plates (1 folding); xi, 416 p.; xvii, 545 p. and xxx, 324 p., 1 folding leaf of plates; xii, 241 p.): ill., port. as frontis in vol. 2 of THE BIRDS; folding col. map in vol. 2 of THE BIRDS and vol. 1 of THE MAMMALS. Cloth with gilding, some staining. T.e.g. Edges of spines frayed. Binding weak in vol. 4 of THE BIRDS. Some spotting to preliminary pages. Contents: THE MAMMALS: Vol. 1. Primates, Carnivora and Ungulata. Vol. 2. Rodentia, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Cetacea and Edentata. THE BIRDS: Vols. 1. [Passerine birds]. Vol. 2. [No sub-title]. Vol. 3. Picarians, Parrots, Owls and Hawks. Vol. 4. Game-birds, shore-birds and sea-birds. R 5000

Arthur Cowell Stark (1846-1899) was a medical doctor and naturalist who emigrated to the Cape in 1885. His interest in birds was paramount and he travelled to England to oversee the printing of THE BIRDS… which was to form part of a larger study under the editorship of William Sclater, then Director of the South African Museum. Stark returned to South Africa in September 1899 and volunteered for service as a medical officer when war broke out. He proceeded to Ladismith and arrived on the last train before the siege began. He was based at the Royal Hotel, but spent time in a dugout on the edge of the Klip River while the town was being shelled by the Boers. On the evening of 18 November 1899, at 7.30 p.m., he was standing on the hotel verandah when it was hit by a shell from Long Tom. He did not survive and was buried in Ladismith. Sclater carried on with the work and in Vol. 2 of THE BIRDS, pays tribute to Stark's contribution. Sclater had graduated from Oxford and taught at Eton, where he married Charlotte Stephenson, a divorcee with two sons at the school. From 1896-1900 he worked at the South African Museum, bringing out a number of important works on natural history. After a dispute with the Museum's Board, he moved to the USA and then went on to the Natural History Museum in London. Charlotte was killed during the Blitz in 1942, and Sclater was killed by a V1 flying bomb on the verandah of his house on 7 July 1944. All six volumes are seldom seen together.

305 Skaife, S.H. AFRICAN INSECT LIFE; with illustrations by the author. London: Longmans, Green, [1953].

viii, 387 p.: ill. (some col.). Cloth, d.w. frayed & chipped on spine. Name & address on front free endpaper. Cellotape marks on endpapers. R 250

Prof. Skaife's first publication.

306 Skaife, S.H. THE STUDY OF ANTS; with line drawings by the author. London: Longmans, 1961.

vi, 178 p.: ill., tables. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on front free endpaper. Some spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 150

Prof. Skaife was the President of the Entomological, the Zoological and the Royal Societies, as well as the South African Association for the Advancement of Science.

307 Stewart, J. & Hennessy, E.F. ORCHIDS OF AFRICA: a select review; text by J. Stewart; illustrations by E.F. Hennessey. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981.

159 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. frontis. Folio. Paper covered boards, d.w. Compliments slip laid down on half title page. R 500

308 Turnbull-Kemp, Peter. THE LEOPARD. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1967.

xv, 268 p., [12] p. of plates (1 with small tear): ill. (some col.), map. Paper covered boards, d.w. covered with contact plastic. Cellotape marks on endpapers.

R 900

Turnbull-Kemp, a game ranger, made a particular study of the leopard during his years in the field in Nigeria, the Sudan and South Africa. This book examines the leopard from all angles: from the superstitions, witchcraft and mythology associated with this predator; to how and where it lives, mates, rears its young and hunts.

309 Van Lawick-Goodall, Hugo & Jane. INNOCENT KILLERS. London: Collins, 1970.

222 p.: ill.: col. maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. with small tear to rear cover. R 200

Describes hyena, wild dogs and other small predators.

310 Yates, J.H. ANGLING ADVENTURES IN SOUTH AFRICA; photographs and sketches by the author. Johannesburg: Central News Agency, 1950.

149 p., [15] p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. R 150

311 Young, E. THE CAPTURE AND CARE OF WILD ANIMALS: the work of eighteen veterinary medical and wildlife experts; project secretary, H. Ebedes. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1973.

224 p., [8] p.: ill., plans, maps. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed & with tears along top edge. R 125

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