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The Dun Emer Press, Later The Cuala Press – Miller, Liam
With a List of The Books, Broadsides and Other Pieces Printed at The Press. Number 206 of 250 copies signed by the author. Limited edition, Private Press very good hardcover Publisher: Cuala Press Date Published: 1973 Publication Place: Dublin First Edition: Yes Signed: Yes Condition: very good Binding: hardcover
W.B. Yeats and Japan – Oshima, Shotaro
Number 747 of 1000 copies printed on special Honshu paper. Contains the replacement plates for plates 1, 38, 39 and 40. Housed in the original card slipcase Limited edition very good very good hardcover Publisher: Hokuseido Press Date Published: 1965 Publication Place: Japan First Edition: Yes Condition: very good Binding: hardcover Has Dust Jacket: Yes…
A Fair Horse, Versions of Irish Poetry, Letters from Bedford Park, A Little Book of Drawings and A List of Books Published by the Dun Emer Press and the Cuala Press… – Montague, John and Yeats, J.B. and Yeats, Jack
A small collection of Cuala Press publications housed in what appears to be a later slipcase. 1. A Fair Horse, Versions of Irish Poetry by John Montague, no. 345 of 350 copies published in Dublin in 1972. With some foxing to the cloth spine and a small area of discolouration to the bottom edge. In…
The Speckled Bird – Yeats, W.B.
Two volumes in plain flimsy dustwraps, along with A Brief Account of the Cuala Press… (6pg.), housed in the publisher’s original slipcase. Limited edition 341 of 500 copies. Edited by William H. O’Donnell. Uncut pages. A few small marks and some age toning but still a very good set. Limited edition, private press. Condition: very…
Dragon’s Wrth. Drakensberg Climbs, Accidents and Rescues – Pearse, R.O and Byrom, James
Inscribed on the title page by Reg Pearse and signed by both authors. A very good signed copy. First edition. Condition: very good. Dust jacket: very good. Binding: hardcover. Publisher: Macmillan Date Published: 1986 Publication Place: Johannesburg First Edition: Yes Signed: Yes Condition: very good Binding: Hardcover Has Dust Jacket: Yes Jacket Condition: very good…
The Soul of the White Ant – Marais, Eugene N
With a biographical note by his son & translated by Winifred de Kok. Illustrated. Some mild foxing. 184 pages. Contents clean. Some spots of white paint to the black cloth boards and general wear. Third edition good hardcover Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd Date Published: 1938 Publication Place: London Condition: good Binding: hardcover
Portrait of Cape Town. (Signed) – Collier, Joy
Signed by the author. No. 132 of a special edition limited to 200 copies in three quarter cal. The story of Cape Town, the Mother City, its origins, founders and growth. Numerous entertaining anecdotes of people and events accompanied by delightful illustrations. Light toning to the endpapers. 108 Pages. Reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover….
The March Hares and their Friends – Gibson, Arthur S.
Children’s book. Some illustrations have been coloured by hand. Some foxing. Wear to the boards. Condition: fair. Publisher: Griffityh & Farran Date Published: circa 1883 Publication Place: London Dimensions: 25 x 18cm
The Space / Die Ruimte / Indawo. March 1970 – September 1979 (Signed) – Astbury, Brian
Signed by Yvonne Bryceland and Brian Astbury. No. 31 of only 100 autographed copies. The story of how The Space theater came into being. First Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear. A spot of insect damage and age toning to the fep with the limitation. Included is a prospectus and a poster. Publisher:…
Voels van die Krugerwildtuin en ander Nasionale Parke / Birds of the Kruger and other National Parks. Vols 1-4 – van der Merwe, Dr. N J and Campbell, T and Findlay R (illus.)
Colour plates and descriptions in English and Afrikaans. Publisher: Nasional Parks Date Published: 1973 Publication Place: Pretoria Condition: very good Binding: softcover Dimensions: 21 x 30cm
Historical Simon’s Town – Edited by B. B. Brock and B. G. Brock in close collaboration with H. C. Willis
Vignettes, reminiscences and illustrations of the harbour and community from the days of the VOC and the Royal Navy with notes on administrators, personalities, old buildings, navigation and shipwrecks. Foxing to all edges. 217 Pages. First Edition. Condition: very good. Dust jacket: good. Some sunning to spine and tide marks. Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: A. A….
The Flame Trees of Thika. Memories of an African Childhood – Huxley, Elspeth
Illustrated by Francesca Pelizzoli, with a new introduction by the author. Gift inscription to the fep. Condition: very good. Dustjacket: very good, light edgewear hardcover Publisher: Chatto & Windus Date Published: 1987 Publication Place: London Condition: very good Binding: hardcover Has Dust Jacket: Yes Jacket Condition: very good, light edgewear
A Short Guide to the Cultivation of Non-Suculent South African Plants – Mathews, J.W.
78 pages, card wraps, very good condition with a library sticker to the spine. Publisher: Specialty Press Publication Place: Cape Town
Victorian Patterns and Designs. In Full Color. – Ashdown Audsley, George and Maurice
All 100 Plates from “The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist” good softcover. Previous owner’s name to fep. Publisher: Dover Date Published: 1988 Publication Place: New York First Edition: Yes Condition: good Binding: softcover Dimensions: 24 x 31cm
Pictorial Archive of Printer’s Ornaments from the Renaissance to the 20th Century. 1489 Designs – Grafton, Carol Belanger (ed.)
Designs printed in black and white. Previous owner’s name and address to fep. very good softcover Publisher: Dover Publications Date Published: 1980 Publication Place: New York First Edition: Yes Condition: very good Jacket Condition: softcover Dimensions: 21 x 29cm
The Jews in South Africa. An Illustrated History – Mendelsohn, Richard & Shain, Milton
“Spanning the past two centuries, The Jews in South Africa explores the fascinating role played by this small but highly significant community in the economic, political, social and cultural life of this country.” Richly illustrated with historically important photographs. 237 Pages. Seond, updated edition very good softcover Publisher: Jonathan Ball Date Published: 2014 Publication Place:…
100 Years of ARC Memories, More ARC Memories and The Ochberg Orphans. 3 Volumes being The Arcadia Series – Sandler, David Solly
3 volumes being the history of The South African Jewish Orphanage. Volume 1, 1906-2006. Volume 2, 1899-2008 and Volume 3 being The Ochberg Orphans and the Horrors from Whence they Came. The Rescue in 1921 of 181 Jewish Orphans by Isaac Ochberg… Volume 1 is softcover and 2-3 are hardcover. All 3 volumes very good…
Yiddish Theater in South Africa – Belling, Veronica Penkin
A history from the late nineteenth century to 1960 194 pp. with illusations very good softcover Publisher: Jewish Publications Date Published: 2008 Publication Place: Cape Town First Edition: Yes Signed: Yes Condition: very good Binding: softcover Dimensions: 15 x 21cm
Robins of Africa – Oatley, Terry and Arnott, Graeme (illus.)
A monograph on the African Robin, illustrated in full colour and with black & white vignettes by Graeme Arnott. Signed and inscribed on the title page by the author. Publisher: Acorn Books Date Published: 1998 Publication Place: South Africa Dimensions: 24 x 31cm, 288pp.
The Book of Gnomes – Weatherly, Fred E. and Hardy, Stuart E (illus.)
A poor copy containing 6 of the 8 colour plates. A number of the brittle pages cracked in the cutter and loose. Some tape marks and old hand colouring. Publisher: Ernest Nister / E.P. Dutton Publication Place: London Dimensions: 31 x 26cm
Thomas Baines. – Wallis, J P R
His life and explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia 1820 – 1875 Well-documented illustrated biography with a selection of Thomas Baines’ water-colours (8 colour), and approximately 170 monochrome illustrations. With captions and a new introduction by F R Bradlow. Mild thumbing. Contents clean and firmly bound. 235 Pages. Second Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust…
Nigel and Other Verses – Trotter, Alys Fane
Small volume of poetry dedicated to the author’s son who was killed in WWI in France at the age of 20. Some light wear and foxing. First edition Good Hardcover Publisher: Burns & Oates Date Published: 1918 Publication Place: London First Edition: Yes Condition: Good Binding: Hardcover
Barnes & Noble Thesaurus of Geology – watt, Alec
Illustrated softcover. The principles of geology explained and illustrated. Publisher: Barnes & Noble Date Published: 1982 Publication Place: New York
Geology of Southern Africa – Mountain, Edgar, D
Suitable for the scientist and layman and all who are interested in understanding the beauty and mystery of the world. Many fascinating natural wonders are examined. Colour and b&w plates, maps and diagrams. 249 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Previous owner’s name First Edition. Condition: very good. Dust jacket: very good. Some edge-wear. Binding:…
Arabian Sands – Thesiger, Wilfred
A very tidy copy in a very good just jacket. Publisher: Readers Union Date Published: 1960 Publication Place: London Dimensions: 8vo
The Sperrgebiet. Nature’s Parched Masterpiece – Williamson, Graham and Francoise
A massive work on this enigmatic area of Namibia. Illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs and thorough research. Previous owner’s name to the fep. First edition. Condition: very good. Jacket condition: very good. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Oshana Publishing Date Published: 2016 Publication Place: South Africa First Edition: Yes Condition: very good Binding: Hardcover Has Dust…
Richtersveld. The Enchanted Wilderness – Williamson, Graham
The revised second edition of this beautifully illustrated and informative work on all aspects of the natural history of this unique area, 260 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. Previous owner’s name to the title page. Revised 2nd Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to…
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns. Illustrated by About One Hundred Engravings by Birket Foster Harrison Weir etc. – Burns, Robert
Bound in red morocco with gilt decorations to the boards and spine. Spine rebacked and new end papers have been used. Gilt edges all round. A solid copy with light general wear and some mild foxing. Previous owner’s inscription to the title page, “Bought from Bishop’s Library 1943 for 10/-.” Good Hardcover Publisher: George Routledge…
Bartholomews Clan Map “Scotland of Old” – Moncreiffe, Sir Ian
Second edition very good condition. “Map showing the divisions of the clans and 174 arms and crests of the chiefs in brilliant colours.” This copy issued without linen backing. Publisher: Bartholomew & Son Date Published: 1961 Publication Place: Great Britain Dimensions: 101 x 76cm
Bartholomews Clan Map “Scotland of Old” – Moncreiffe, Sir Ian
Second edition very good condition. “Map showing the divisions of the clans and 174 arms and crests of the chiefs in brilliant colours.” This is the linen backed edition of this map. Publisher: Bartholomew & Son Date Published: 1961 Publication Place: Great Britain Condition: very good Dimensions: 101 x 76cm