Africana from Quagga Books

A A Balkema for the Friends of the South African Library, 1972. Illustrated by 21 of his sketches, further illustrations and a map with notes and clues to the identity of the artist. 69 Pages. Small label with previous owner's details on front fep. Contents clean and tightly bound. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Mild edge-wear. Light… Read more about this item

Howard Timmins, 1965. Artist's monograph with numerous reproductions of birds, flowers, Cape characters and scenery in colour and b/w. Some light foxing to the edges of the end papers. 82 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair. Edge-wear to all extremities. Top and lower edged reinforced with clear tape. Grubby marks.… Read more about this item

Purnell & Sons (SA) (Pty) Ltd. No. 30 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. The struggle for superiority between the forces of Victorian England and the numerically overwhelming Impis of Cetewayo. Beautiful reproductions of 50 little known glass lantern slides in colour. Additional paintings, illustrations and b&w photographs. 240 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. Heavy item will… Read more about this item

Namibia Scientific Society. An account of a woman's pioneer history in Namibia. A collection of letters between Emma and her loved ones edited by her great-granddaughter spanning four generations and over two continents. Record of the Rhenish Mission Society's activities in Namibia. B&w photographs and prints and biographical details on every traceable person mentioned in the letters. Map with… Read more about this item

Oxcord University Press. Memories and insights into the nature of Rhodes. Foreward by General J C Smuts. Deckle edging to the lower edges. Name of previous owner on front fep. 182 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Binding: Hardcover. Edge-wear to extremities. Sunning to spine and edges of covers. Some fraying to… Read more about this item

Human & Rousseau. Biographical sketches of 100 Eastern Province families before 1840. Limited edition, No. 963 of a 1000 numbered copies. Includes coats of arms of most of the Settler families. Light foxing to prelims and all edges. 303 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Foxing to covers and… Read more about this item

MacMillan Publishers. No. 55 of 250 specially bound and numbered copies. A record of the Siege of Mafeking presented through the eyes of one of the many Africans who lived there during the grim months. At the time Sol Plaatje worked as an interpreter to the Mafeking court. Map of Mafeking and bookplate of previous owner to the end… Read more about this item

Africana Book Society. Reduced facsimile reproduction of the 1876 edition. A wide-ranging manual of instruction on the art of surviving in and enjoying the great outdoors of the 19th century. Practical living for the aspirant explorer of a hundred years ago. Illustrated with many wood-engravings by Baines. In a slightly reduced format. Green tint to top edge. Some… Read more about this item

Published for the Friends of the South African Library by A A Balkema. Translated from the German with some additional material and notes by the author. Wilhelm Bleek spent nearly eighteen months in Natal and Zululand devoting most of his time to linquistic and ethnological research. Toning to pages. Some foxing. 16 illustrations. 117 Pages. Binding sound. … Read more about this item

A lecture delivered on the 21st March 1916 at the quarterly meeting of the Mountain Club. Salient points of some of the principal journeys undertaken in the days of the Dutch. Map at rear. 8 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin cardwraps. Some mild edge-wear. Lacks a tiny piece of the front corner… Read more about this item

Jonathan Ball. An account of the war as it appeared to the professional and amateur war correspondents, describing not only pitched battles but the human drama of everyday campaigning. A number of photographs. 170 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good to very good. Dust jacket: Good to very good. Some mild edge-wear. Binding:… Read more about this item

C. Struik, 1962. No. 18 of 1000 numbered copies. Vol 1: General History and Social Life of the Cape of Good Hope.Vol 2: History of Law, Medicine and Place Names in the Cape of Good Hope.Vol 3: Cape Archives and Records. Some light toning to end papers. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good.… Read more about this item

C Struik. No. 341 of 750 numbered copies. 10 Illustrations.

C Struik. Facsimile reprint of the 5th edition in de luxe binding. No. 9 of 50 numbered copies limited to 750 copies. 26 colour plates. Toning with foxing to page edges. Mild scattered foxing. Facsimile Reprint. Condition: Good+. Binding: De Luxe leather binding. Some edge-wear mostly to the corners. Small abrasions to the leather. Rubbing… Read more about this item

C Struik (Pty) Ltd. Limited edition of 750 copies, This is No. 17 of the 50 bound in de luxe binding. Some toning with a spot of foxing to front and rear end prelims. Light toning to page edges. 9 portrait illustrations. 344 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Facsimile reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Full leather.… Read more about this item

C Struik (Pty) Ltd. No. 20 of 50 copies bound in full leather of a limited edition of 750 copies. From the rear cover: "The author was "Controller of Customs in Cape Town" who had opportunites of inspecting Government papers, estimates and statistics. This handbook gives full particulars with reference to the system of Government, Courts of Law and… Read more about this item

George Allen & Unwin. 2 Volumes only covering the period 1795-1847. Long split with a tide mark to the end papers of Vol 1. Toning to feps. Dark tint to top edges with toning to fore- and lower edges. 4th Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with nicks and splits to the header and footer. Edge-wear… Read more about this item

C. Struik, 1964. An excellent set of the facsimile reprint of the "Star" edition (1916-1927) plus the additional volume titled "Catalogue of South African Books and Pamphlets. The following titles include: Volume I: Ethnography and Condition of South Africa before A.D. 1505. Volumes II, III and IV: History of South Africa Before 1795. Volumes V, VI, VII, VIII and… Read more about this item

C Struik. Africana Collectanea Volume XVII / XVIII. No. 5 of 50 specially bound de luxe copies. Includes foldout map at the rear. Some toning to front prelims. Browning to top, fore- and part of lower page edges. 330 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Facsimile reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Half leather with mild… Read more about this item

C Struik. No. 10 of 50 de luxe bound numbered copies. Includes the Appendix containing a brief history of the Orange-River sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake N'Gami, Commandos of the Dutch boers, etc. 19 illustrations. No map or sketches. 461 Pages. Contents mostly clean with some light foxing to a few of the… Read more about this item