Miscellaneous from Quagga Books

Tafelberg. Text: Afrikaans. Slim volume of 6 short chapters. Inscription on front fep. Previous owner's name on verso of cover. 49 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Some mild edge-wear.

The Bodley Head. Slim volume with down-to-earth folklore interlaced with garden wisdom and magic. 60 pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good to very good. Dust jacket: Good to very good. Binding: Hardcover.

Falstaff Press. Translated from the French edition by Robert Meadows. No. 470 of 1500 privately published copies issued by the anthropological branch of the Falstaff Press for the exclusive subscription of adult students of anthropology. 30 Plates. Deckle edging. Stamp of previous owner on front and rear fixed end papers. 251 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Translated… Read more about this item

The Bodley Head. Slim volume of gardening nuggets to delight all true gardeners. Folklore mingled with a sprinkling of superstition and good old common sense. Some mild foxing to end papers. A couple of small discolouration marks to the last two pages. 63 pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Some mild… Read more about this item

F A Brockhaus. Vol 1 - 682 Pages. Vol 2 - 616 Pages. Shelf wear with some soiling to boards. Marbled end papers with marbling to all edges. Bookplate on fixed end paper of both volumes. Previous owner's notes along with stainmark from an old label on the fep. Foxing to front and rear feps. Toning to all… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1996. A unique historical record of the development of English in a multilingual and multicultural society, documenting the language as it developed within all of the country's communities. Covering from the 16th Century to present day. Recording words derived from many languages which have influenced English in South Africa, including Dutch / Afrikaans and the Malayo-Indonesian,… Read more about this item

The White Fathers. From the Chilubula Mission in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). Small tidemark to the lower edges from Prelims to Page 11. Small split to front end papers at the gutter. Title piece pasted onto spine. 1505 pages. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth spine with edge-wear and some splitting at the side of the spine. Paper covered boards. … Read more about this item

London Printing and Publishing Company Ltd, Circa 1810. Includes authentic information on all that relates to modern farming, gardening, shooting, angling, and a complete system of modern veterinary practice. Over 100 steel engravings. Appears to lack Page 1/2. Includes a section of implements and machinery of English farming; Practice of Horticulture; and The Bee and the management of the… Read more about this item

Jonathan Ball. A selection of writing from 30 authors about South Africa from the earliest encounters between colonists and original inhabitants to the discovery of wealth on the diamond and gold fields, from the Boer War to the tragedy of apartheid. 510 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Mild edge-wear.

Nasionale Pers, Beperk. Text: Afrikaans. 22 South African folk songs. eg. Wat Maake oom Kalie Daar?; Japie, My Skapie; My Dina; Gaggabie; Die Vierperdewa; Vanaand gaan die Volkies; Die Kolperd; Jan Pierewiet; and others. Notes and lyrics on one page with the verses opposite. Endpapers replaced. Bookplate, some foxing and toning to end papers. Foxing with grubby marks… Read more about this item

The Cape Times. Thin booklet reprinted from the "Cape Times" newspaper. Bookplate on verso of cover. 18 Pages. Contents clean. Condition: Good. Binding: Cardwraps. Staplebound with rusty staples. Some mild edge-wear with a few specks of foxing. Some sunning to edges.

Macmillan Company. Written from a practical point of view. Numerous illustrations. Shaken. Toning to front and rear prelims. Mild scattered foxing. 387 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Edge-wear with open tears to the cloth at the corners and header and footer. Some tiny abrasions.

West Publishers. Inscribed and signed by the author. Text: Afrikaans. Documenting the 350 year history and bloodlines of the horse breeds in South Africa. Some light thumbing to page edges. 542 Pages. This is a heavy book and will incur additional shipping. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. 4.5cm closed tear to footer.… Read more about this item

The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press. A 'biography' of Newton's Principia. Described the writing and first publication of the book and gives an analytical history of the changes made to the Principia in its various editions. 16 Plates. Previous owner's details on white label on front fep. Some toning. 380 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Heavy item… Read more about this item

T & J Allman. A new edition corrected, with notes. Half title page removed. Foxed throughout. 364 Pages. New Edition, Corrected. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Scuffed marbled boards over leather spine and corners. Edge-wear to all extremities. Rubbing to leather.

Literal. First hand accounts of the evacuations of the Portugese nationals from Angola during the 1970s. Well read. 252 Pages. Contents clean and binding still firm. Condition: Fair. Binding: Paperback. Edge-wear. Creases to rear cover. Some abrasions.

South African Railways. Published as a short introduction to present the Union to the Royal Family as they travel throughout the country. Illustrated end papers depicting the Union Buildings. Includes photographs, illustrations of flowers and birds, routes undertaken and 127 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Fair. 4cm closed tear to top and lower edge. Open tear… Read more about this item

A memorial compiled, edited and decorated by the author. Contents: List of Pedigrees and turf and stud records; Stallions; Brood mares; Two-year olds; Yearlings; Horses in training; Half-bred horses and cart-horses; and cattle. 21 colour plates. Deckle edges. Edge-wear to page edges. 235 Pages.

Nasionale Pers, Bpk. This little book was written to encourage English-speaking parliamentarians to use and understand Afrikaans. Written with humour yet conveys the skills needed in a friendly and useful manner. Previous owner's name on end papers. Underling and foxing throughout with some marginalia. Toning to all pages. 128 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair-. Binding: Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Detailed notes and sketches of all matters relating to scouting at a training camp. Small cut out photograph of author on fixed end paper. Notes: Wood Badge Course, Yorks Wood. Binding is loose in some parts. Condition: Fair to good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth spine. Edge-wear to all extremities. Some abrasions. Lacks the header and footer of spine.… Read more about this item