Africana - Humour from Chapter 1 Books

De Nationale Pers, Beperkt, 1916. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Boonzaier, D C. Complete. A comfortably owned copy. The covers have much wear, tear all about. They have scuffing, handling and storage marks. However, they are resolutely assured. The contents are pleasing. The early pages have marks and wear. Still… Read more about this item

Books of Africa (Pty) Ltd., Cape Town, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete. An assured copy. The covers are comfortable. They have light handling marks and some user wear about the spine and edges. However, the spine is fit, the covers healthy. The contents are clean, clear, convivial, mischievous. fk.… Read more about this item

Private, 1970. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 110 pages (complete). A kindly, genial booklet. Please note that the book has been imperfectly trimmed - however, the text and scope of appreciation is unaffected. The card covers are benign, tidy, a little scuffed. The pages are very clean, clear, companionable, affable. fk. Our orders… Read more about this item

R L Esson & Co., Limited, Johannesburg, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 173 pages (complete). A much owned copy. The boards are much worn, marked all about. They are determinedly capable and secure. The contents have aging marks. They are, in general, amiable, convivial, assured, clear and generous of spirit. fk.… Read more about this item

LAPA Uitgewers, Pretoria, 2003. First Edition. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. Mouton, Fred. 192 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A mild, avidly owned copy. The covers are tidy with some light wear about the edges. The contents have evidence of contented use throughout. Despite this light wear, the pages are clean, clear, genial, contented, affable.… Read more about this item

Central News Agency, Ltd., South Africa, 1950. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hudson, Rex. 63 pages (complete). A much owned copy. The card covers are much worn and marked all about from handling and storage. They are yet secure and sure. There is evidence of much contented use throughout. Nonetheless, the pages are clear, benign,… Read more about this item

Two Dogs, Cape Town, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 8x5x0. 167 pages (complete). A companionable copy. The covers have some little user wear and creasing. They are comfortable, sure. Focing throughout. There is a previous owners inscription on the half title page. Otherwise, the contents are clean, clear, convivial, affable. fk. Our… Read more about this item

Sanctuary Shillings", Cape Town, 1944. Second reprintbsqm. Softcover. Poor/No Jacket. 96 pages (complete). A much worn copy of this fund-raising (for Wartime charities) book of humour. An effusive foreword by the then Crown Prince George of Greece and Denmark (who was in exile in South Africa with his family during the war years). The covers… Read more about this item

The Illustrator, 1953. Softcover. Poor/No Jacket. Pocock, Allan. 25 pages (complete). At some stage the booklet has been subjected to lamentably damp storage conditions. This means that the covers and pages have damp tide-marks. The covers and pages are marked from handling and storage. However, they are affable and kindly. The pages are… Read more about this item