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Die Groot Afrikaanse Familienaamboek – Pama, C
Language: Afrikaans. Approximately 3000 Afrikaans families and 450 colour family emblems are discussed in this volume. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight edge wear and tide mark to front paste-down endpaper. Jacket condition: very good – tide marks on inner wrap, and bumping and wear to corners. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Human & Rousseau Date…
Die Beste van Eugene Marais – Rousseau, Leon (ed.)
Anthologized collection of works by the pioneering South African poet, writer, and naturalist Eugene N. Marais. In Afrikaans. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight bumping to edges and foxing to endpapers. Jacket condition: very good – slight edge wear and sunning to spine. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Rubion-Pers Date Published: 1986 Publication Place: Cape Town…
Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula – Kidd, Mary Maytham
A guide book to the plants of the Cape Peninsula arranged in months and roughly in localities. 94 four-colour plates illustrating over 800 plants. Foreword by J C Smuts. Map as frontispiece. First Edition. Condition: very good – very light edge wear. Jacket condition: very good – age toning to back wrap, tape to inner…
Black in White America – Freed, Leonard
Photo-essay by documentary photographer Leonard Freed that documents African American life and the civil rights movement between 1963 and 1965 Unknown Edition. Condition: very good – slight edge wear, two dimples top front wrap, and rear wrap corner is folded. Softcover binding. Publisher: Grossman Publishers Date Published: c.1969 Publication Place: New York Condition: very good…
Cook and Enjoy it – de Villiers, S.J.A.
Cook and Enjoy It is the English version of the original Afrikaans cookbook, Kook en Geniet. Seventh Completely Revised Edition. Condition: very good – sunning to spine, bumped edges, and foxing to paste down and free endpapers. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Human & Rousseau Date Published: 1992 Publication Place: Cape Town Condition: very good – sunning…
Shadows on the Grass – Dinesen, Isak
“Four autobiographical episodes” during the life of Isak Dinesen on her farm in Kenya. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight edge wear and foxing to page edges and free endpapers. Jacket condition: very good – slight edge wear and small chunk missing to spine. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd Date Published: 1960 Publication…
The Man with the Golden Gun – Fleming, Ian
The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth and final novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series and the thirteenth Bond book overall. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight lean to spine, slight crease in spine, light foxing to page edges, and very light edge wear to upper front board. Jacket condition: very…
Dr NO – Fleming, Ian
Dr. No is the sixth novel by the English author Ian Fleming to feature his British Secret Service agent James Bond. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight lean to spine, very light foxing on page edges, light crease to spine, light foxing to first 18 pages, and one corner lightly bumped. Brown silhouette to…
Arabian Nights (10 vol.) – Burton, Richard F. (trans.)
One Thousand and One Nights, also known as The Arabian Nights (Alf Laylah wa-Laylah), a collection of Middle Eastern, Persian, Indian, and South Asian folk tales compiled over centuries during the Islamic Golden Age. Facsimile of 1884 edition. A complete set of 10 volumes. Reprint (Privately printed by The Burton Club). Condition: good to very…
la Guerre du Transvaal et les Conditions de la Paix par un Vieux Suisse – Various
Written in French. “The Transvaal War and the Conditions of Peace, by an Old Swiss”. Published 2 years before the end of the war. Only 7 copies world wide according to WorldCat. Appears to be signed by one of the authors. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight loosening of binding and light foxing. Softcover…
Pilot’s Notes – Air Ministry
Air Publication 1565E and Air Publication 2280A,B,&C Pilot’s Notes Spitfire VA, VB, and VC Aircraft Merlin 45, 45M, 46, 50, 50A, 50M, 55 or 55M Engine and Seafire IB, IIC, and III Aircraft Merlin 45, 46 (Except MK.III), 50, or 55 Engine. Pilot instruction manual. Includes fold out diagrams. Covers period c.1944. Published by Air…
The Nyasaland Journal (22 Vol.) – Various
Complete Volumes 6 to Volumes 16 (2 publications per annum). Comprising 20 individual volumes. Plus volume 4 no.1 (1951) and volume 16 no.1 (1963). A total of 22 Journals from 1951-1963. Features academic and nonacademic articles covering the history, science, and botany of Malawi and Central Africa. First Edition. Condition: good to very good –…
Jubilee Celebrations – King’s African Rifles (et al)
King’s African Rifles 1st and 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalions Jubilee Celebrations 1902-152 Zomba 14th-20th July 1952 The program for the Jubilee Celebrations in 1952. First edition. Condition: very good – slight age toning to front wrap. Softcover binding. Date Published: 1952 First Edition: Yes Condition: very good – slight age toning to front wrap. Binding: Softcover…
The Guinea Fowl: Journal of the 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion The King’s African Rifles vol.1 no. 4 – King’s African Rifles (et al)
Foreword by Major-General Sir Francis De Guingand. Journal entries written by a multitude of King’s African Rifles members. Last 9 pages contain advertisements from the time. First edition. Condition: good – binding loose and torn along spine and sunning to spine and front wrap. Softcover binding. Date Published: 1952 Condition: good – binding loosening and…
The Guinea Fowl: Journal of the 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion The King’s African Rifles vol.1 no. 4 – King’s African Rifles (et al)
Foreword by Major-General Sir Francis De Guingand. Journal entries written by members of the King’s African Rifles. Last 9 pages contain advertisements. First edition. Condition: very good – back wrap has tear tapped together and there is sunning to the spine and splitting at the staples Softcover binding. Date Published: 1952 First Edition: Yes Condition:…
Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide (8 Vols & 3 Supplementary Vols) – Graham, Frank D.
Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide: A progressive Illustrated Series with Questions-Answers Calculations covering Modern Engineering Practice specially prepared for all Engineers all Mechanics and all Electricians. A Practical Course of Study and Reference for all Students and Workers in every Branch of the Engineering Profession. 8 volumes and 3 supplementary volumes. A mechanical guide from…
Strange Africa – Green, Lawrence G
Tales of the Kalahari, diamonds, lion hunters, Indian Ocean travelers enthrall the reader. 57 b&w photographs. Reprint. Condition: very good – slight wear, age toning to free endpaper, and foxing to paper edges. Jacket condition: very good – slight sunning to spine. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Publishers Date Published: 1974 Publication Place: Southern &…
Secret Africa – Green, Lawrence G
Light edge-wear to boards. Foxed throughout and to all edges. 4 tiny worms holes on the inside of rear board. 49 black and white photographs. Reprint. Condition: very good – slight edge wear to spine. Jacket condition: very good – slight edge wear and sunning to spine. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Date Published: 1974…
There’s a Secret Hid Away – Green, Lawrence G
Memories of unusual experiences and mysteries in South Africa with a few adventures in Rhodesia, tropical Africa, South West Africa and some islands. First Edition. Condition: very good – slight age toning to free end papers. Jacket condition: fair – jacket held together with tape along each fold. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Date Published:…
Beyond the City Lights. – Green, Lawrence G
The story of the Western Province – the towns and the farms, the life and the people, the folklore and the legends. First edition. Condition: very good – slight sunning to spine, foxing to page edges, and age toning to free endpapers. Jacket condition: very good – edge wear and small close tears to spine….
Full Many A Glorious Morning – Green, Lawrence G.
“A recent journey by rail and road in four countries of Southern Africa with the traveller going back on old tracks, striking out in new directions and moving along the highways and byways of memory.” Traveling through Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Kalahari, Kakamas, Keimoes, and other little-known places. First edition. Condition: very good – one slight…
Almost Forgotten, Never Told – Green, Lawrence G
True seafaring tales set around the South African coast. First edition. Condition: very good – pasted paper to rear free endpaper, blue stamp to page 292, stamp to front free endpaper, ink writing to front paste-down endpaper from prior owner. Jacket condition: very good – very slight edge wear. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Publishers…
A Decent Fellow Doesn’t Work – Green, Lawrence G
“Experiences of an easy-going traveler in search of pleasure, interesting people and places inside and outside Southern Africa – with a little wisdom gathered on the way.” First edition. Condition: very good – slight foxing to front board and age toning to spine. Jacket condition: good – tape to front wrap and dust jacket tab,…
On Wings of Fire – Green, Lawrence G
From the fly-leaf: “.. inspired by a scene in the beer garden of a cafe in Swakopmund in South West Africa.” Covering a thousand miles of desert coastline and tales of strange characters. First edition. Condition: very good – foxing to page edges, slight lean to spine. Jacket condition: good – slight insect damage to…
The Coast of Diamonds – Green, Lawrence
A collection of entertaining short stories of ships, sailors and harbors. Reprint. Condition: very good – age toning to free end papers. Jacket condition: very good slight wear to edges of spine, clipped, and discoloration to rear wrap. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Date Published: 1973 Publication Place: Cape Town Condition: very good – age…
The Coast of Treasure – Green, Lawrence
Travels, adventures and tales from the South West Africa coast, Saldanha, Walvis Bay, Orange River, sunken treasures of Table Bay and treasure islands. 22 illustrations. First Edition. Condition: very good – some bumping to edges, slight lean to spine, some foxing to the end papers, and some staining to rear board. No dust jacket. Hardcover…
The Coast of Treasure – Green, Lawrence
Travels, adventures and tales from the South West Africa coast, Saldanha, Walvis Bay, Orange River, sunken treasures of Table Bay and treasure islands. Reprint. Condition: very good – edge wear to corners, and foxing to page edges. Jacket condition: very good – slight age toning to front wrap. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Date Published:…
When the Journey’s Over – Green, Lawrence
Full of vivid and authentic characters. Rich reminiscences with tales of the early flying days in South Africa. A chapter devoted to the Paarl wagon industry. Mushroom gatherers. Tides, beaches and harbors and dramas of Table Bay. First edition. Condition: very good – faded spine, pasted clipping to back of free end paper, ink marginalia…
Great North Road – Green, Lawrence G
A journey by land and water, on and off the highway, in search of lonely places and cities, strange tales and the odd characters of tropical Africa. First Edition. Condition: very good – some age toning to front board. Jacket condition: good – missing patch to rear wrap. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Date Published:…
The Coast of Diamonds – Green, Lawrence
A collection of entertaining short stories of ships, sailors and harbours. Reprint. Condition: very good – ink stamp to free end-paper (Bishops Withdrawn), stamp to printer’s imprint page, two stamps to bottom page edges. Jacket condition: very good – small close tear to upper spine. Hardcover binding. Publisher: Howard Timmins Date Published: 1973 Publication Place:…