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Catalogue Q227

Fables Bookshop

20th August 2014

Fables Bookshop, Grahamstown. Catalogue Q227 20th August 2014

This catalogue was issued at the date given above. Items sold from this catalogue are notrecorded as such. Please contact us to query whether specific items or suitable alternativesare in stock. Brief terms & conditions are appended at the end hereof.

TRANSVAAL

#21621 Macmillan, Allister. (Ed). ENVIRONS OF THE GOLDEN CITY ANDPRETORIA. Brown imitation leather boards. aeg. 414pp illustrated sepia photographs.Bookplate ffep. recased with original boards and spine. contents excellent but with somefoxing to ff at each end. Boards show water damage, dib to spine. A sound referencecopy. Cape Times 1937 1st edition.

£30.00

Covers the early Transvaal industrial towns from Pretoria to Vereenigingand from Krugersdorp to Witbank & Middelburg. Articles on the differentlocales by writers such as Eric Rosenthal, Hedley Chilvers, Vere Stent, &more. The format is a history and outline of each town followed by a reviewof commercial establishements. Illustrated with many photographs.

WESTERN CAPE

#22848 Allanson, Sue., Parkes, Margaret. & Williams, Vicky. (Eds). MEM-ORIES OF KNYSNA. Personal Reminiscences. Printed wraps. 182pp illustrated b/wdrawings. No inscriptions. VG+ condition. Knysna 1993. isbn 0620180927

£16.00

A collection of reminiscences by Knysna residents past and present tocelebrate the library centenary and which provide an entertaining view ofboth the distant and recent pasts.

#22849 Allanson, Sue., Parkes, Margaret. & Williams, Vicky. (Eds). MOREMEMORIES OF KNYSNA. Personal Reminiscences. Printed wraps. 196pp illustratedb/w drawings. No inscriptions. VG+ condition. Knysna 1996. isbn 0620207264

£16.00

More reminiscences by Knysna residents past and present which providean entertaining view of both the distant and recent pasts.

#22883 Elliott, Arthur. (Comp. Hans Fransen). A CAPE CAMERA. The Ar-chitectural Beauty Of The Old Cape. Softcover. 224pp illustrated folio. No inscription.

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closed neatly repaired tear top of rear wrap close to spine. else a very attractive copy butrated only VG. contents unmarked. Donker & Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 2000. isbn9780868522210

£16.00

Elliott’s photographs from the early 20thC cover not only Cape Townbut the Cape Peninsula, Stellenbosch, Hottentots Holland, & the Berg RiverValley, the north including Tulbagh, Darling, & Ceres, and the east as far asUitenhage and Graaff Reinet.

EASTERN CAPE

#22877 Ayliff, John. (Ed. Peter Hinchliff) THE JOURNAL OF JOHN AYLIFF.I: 1821–1830. Gilt on brown cloth boards. 130pp illustrated b/w 8vo. No inscriptions. aVG copy, no dustwrapper. Graham’s Town Series No.1. Balkema for Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown 1971.

£15.00

The Rev John Ayliff, well known pioneer Methodist missionary, was livingin Grahamstown for the period covered. Documents dealing with the firstdecade of the Settlers are few and his journal tells clearly of the hard life facedby them at this time. Extensive notes, list of Ayliff’s preaching appointments.

#22966 Ayliff, Rev. John. THE JOURNAL OF ”HARRY HASTINGS”, ALBANYSETTLER. Red cloth boards 106pp illustrated b/w plates, maps on eps. 8vo. nameindex. No inscriptions. a near new unread copy in dustwrapper. Grocott & Sherry.Grahamstown 1963.

£20.00

A narrative mostly in diary form of the experiences of a typical youngBritish settler of 1820 covering the 4–month voyage from England, the trek tothe settlement near Bathurst and the difficult months that followed. ”HarryHastings”, regarded as the alter ego of John Ayliff, typifies the ’rooinek’transferred from Whitechapel to the Zuurveld (Albany District). Map show-ing distribution of settler parties.

#23123 Cory, Sir George. (Ed. Michael J.M. Berning). THE HISTORICAL”CONVERSATIONS” OF SIR GEORGE CORY. Chocolate cloth boards. 219pp. il-lustrated b/w plates, maps. 8vo. notes, sundry appendices, bibliography, index. Noinscriptions. A VG+ copy in Good cream dustwrapper (lightly soiled, spine darkened,some chips and minor tears). Graham’s Town Series No.9. Maskew Miller Longman forRhodes University. Grahamstown 1989. isbn 0636011976



£35.00

This volume presents oral interviews as they survive in his notebooks andtypescripts. He records ’conversations’ with 1820 Settlers, Xhosa chiefs, oldsoldiers, a Voortrekker, and ordinary citizens, giving voice to people beyondtheir lifetime.

#22866 Godlonton, Robert. MEMORIALS OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OFSOUTH AFRICA. South African Library Reprint Series 2. Being The Records Of PublicServices Held At Graham’s Town And Port Elizabeth On The 10th Of April And AtBathurst On The 10th May, 1844 In Commemoration Of Their Landing In Algoa BayAnd Foundation Of The Settlement Of Albany In The Year 1820. Compiled By TheEditor Of The ’Graham’s Town Journal’. Blue cloth boards. 126pp. tall 12mo. Smallownership inscription, the boards are off–colour due to light foxing, spine tanning, dustylooking but contents excellent, overall a tight sound VG- copy. no bookplate, no borerholes! South African Library. Cape Town 1971. A facsimile of the 1844 edition.

£40.00

#22993 Hilton–Barber, David. THE SAINT, THE SURGEON, AND THE UN-SUNG BOTANIST. 113pp paperback. illustrated large 8vo. Mint condition. Self. 2014.isbn 9780620614016

£15.00

The stories of Frederick York St. Leger (the saint), Dr William GuybonAtherstone (the surgeon) and Mary Elizabeth Barber (the botanist), aretold within the framework of the history of their times and the context ofthe Hilton-Barber family.

#23077 Nell, Leon. THE GREAT KAROO Printed boards. 256pp illustrated 4to.No inscriptions. bumps to corners and lower spine hence VG condition only. contentsimmaculate. Struik 2008.

£30.00

A detailed look at the Karoo area of South Africa. Lavishly illustratedthis tells everything there is to know about the Karoo, its towns, geology,vegetation and history.

#22880 Paver, Richard. (Ed. A.H. Duminy & L.G.J. Adcock) THE REMI-NISCENCES OF RICHARD PAVER. Gilt on brown cloth boards. 135pp illustrated b/wplates, maps. 8vo. No inscriptions. a Fine unread copy in dustwrapper. The Graham’sTown Series 5. Balkema for Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Cape Town 1979. isbn0869611100

£20.00



After completing his engineering apprenticeship, Richard Paver emigratedto the Eastern Cape in 1843. He worked on the watermills at Sidbury andGlenthorn before entering into an agreement with Sir Andries Stockenstromto erect a mill at Maasstroom. His reminiscences, written about forty yearslater, deal largely with his experiences during the Frontier wars which ensued.In 1846 he was a member of the burgher force which, under Stockenstrom’scommand, cleared the Amatolas before striking out across the Kei River.After war had broken out again at the end of 1850, he and his brotherHenry remained at Maasstrom, attempting to defend the position until itwas destroyed by fire eight months later. Paver’s reminiscences provide vividinsight into a little–known and contentious phase in the history of the EasternCape frontier.

#22879 Shaw, William. (Ed. W.D. Hammond–Tooke). THE JOURNAL OFWILLIAM SHAW. Gilt on brown cloth boards. 220pp illustrated b/w. 8vo. Book sellersticket to front pastedown, else a VG copy, no dustwrapper. Graham’s Town Series No 2.Balkema for Rhodes University Grahamstown 1972.

£15.00

The Weslyan missionary Rev William Shaw acted as the Settler’s spiritualguide and advisor. The first part of his journal covers the period 1820-21 atSalem laying the foundations of Methodism among the Settlers. The second,1827-29, covers his work at Weslyville among the Gqunukhwebe, the first ofa chain of mission stations stretching from the Eastern Cape to Natal.

#23122 Shone, Thomas. (Ed. Penelope Silva). THE ALBANY JOURNALSOF THOMAS SHONE. Maroon cloth boards. 303pp. illustrated b/w plates, maps. 8vo.notes & sundry appendices, bibliography, index. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy in G–VG pictorial dustwrapper (spine faded, creased around head of spine, no chips, tears, orloss). Graham’s Town Series No.12. Maskew Miller Longman for Rhodes University.Grahamstown 1992. isbn 0636016072

£40.00

Copy No.4 of 500. Starting his journal on the death of his wife, hedocuments the daily grind, his struggles with debt, liquor, weather, war,raising children single-handedly, all the while maintaining a relationship witha married woman. Biographical notes on names, genealogical data.

AFRICANA GENERAL (History, unclassified)

#22967 Gumede, William & Dikeni, Leslie. (Eds). THE POVERTY OF IDEAS.South African Democracy And The Retreat Of Intellectuals. 120pp paperback. No



Inscriptions. G–VG condition. Jacana, 2011 isbn 9781770097759

£6.00

Tackles the uncomfortale and much-avoided issues of the devaluation ofideas and the intellect in the public sphere in post-apartheid South Africa.In particular it examines the intolerance of criticism and dissent especiallyduring the Mbeki era.

#22875 Martin, Phyllis M. & O’Meara, Patrick. (Eds). AFRICA. 448pp largeformat illustrated softcover. No inscriptions. covered plastic film, a Fine copy. IndianaUniversity Press / James Currey 3rd edition 1995. isbn 9780852552308

£16.00

21 contributed chapters covering significant themes affecting the continentand its peoples. Academic work for undergraduate studies giving a currentoverview.

#22874 Taylor, Stephen. THE CALIBAN SHORE. The Fate Of The GrosvenorCastaways. 297pp illustrated paperback. No inscriptions. edges tanned else a VG+copy. Faber 2005. isbn 9780571210725

£8.00

The wreck of the Grosvenor East Indiaman on the Wild Coast in 1755 isthe most well–known shipwreck of all time in South African waters. Authoroutlines the events but concentrates on the efforts of the survivors to returnto the safety of the Cape Colony.

#22972 Theal, George McCall. HISTORY AND ETHNOGRAPHY OF AFRICASOUTH OF THE ZAMBESI. From The Settlement Of The Portuguese At Sofala InSeptember 1505 To The Conquest Of The Cape Colony By The British In September1795. In Three Volumes With Maps And Plates. Vol.3. (Vol. IV of the Series) TheCape Colony To 1795, The Koranas, Bantu, And Portuguese In South Africa To 1800.Maroon cloth boards. xiv + 514pp 8vo. No inscriptions. eps tanned, edges spotted, spinefading, else generally in G–VG condition, sound and clean. George Allen & Unwin. 3rdedition 1922.

£50.00

Contents: Occupation of Delagoa Bay by the Dutch. Jan De La Fontaine,Pieter Gysbert Noodt, Adriaan Van Kervel, Daniel Van Der Henghel, Hen-drik Swellengrebel, Ryk Tulbagh, History of the Xosa (Xhosa) tribe, JoachimVan Plettenberg, Cornelius Van Der Graaff, Johan Isaac Rhenius, SebastianCornelius Nederbergh, Simon Hendrik Frykenius, Abraham Josiah Sluysken,Conditions of the Europeans in the Cape Colony at the time of the Englishconquest, History of the Korana clans and the Betshuana tribes during theeighteenth century.



AGRICULTURE

#22817 Monnig, H.O. & Veldman, F.J. HANDBOOK ON STOCK DISEASES.Printed boards. 408pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. spine a little faded else in VG+condition. Tafelberg. 4th revised edition 1989. isbn 9780624028192

£30.00

Standard work on this subject for the South African stock farmer.

ANTHROPOLOGY (including African religion, myth & legend)

#23125 De Lange, M. (East London Museum). ANNALS OF THE CAPEPROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Dolls For The Promotion Of Fertility As Used By SomeOf The Nguni And The Basotho. Printed argent on royal blue wraps, stapled, 15pp. A4.illustrated b/w photos. A new unread copy. Cape Provincial Museums reprint. nd.

£10.00

Looks at the different types of dolls – love dolls, fertility or bride dolls,and calling-the-baby or hut dolls. Covers materials, methods of construction,uses. The keeping and manufacture of symbolic dolls is a tradition of thewomanfolk alone, revealing the desires of her heart since her advent on earth- to find a man who will love her, and have children. These customs arealmost past at this time.

#23126 De Lange, M. (East London Museum). ANNALS OF THE CAPEPROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Some Traditional Cosmetic Practices Of The Xhosa. Printedargent on royal blue wraps, stapled, 11pp. A4. illustrated b/w & colour photos. A newunread copy. Cape Provincial Museums reprint. Volume III, 1963.

£10.00

Looks at cosmetic materials, what may be worn or not worn at varioustimes, custom and tradition, ritual, significance, and well illustrated withcolour photographs.

#22867 Lugg, H.C. LIFE UNDER A ZULU SHIELD. Printed blue card wraps. 110pp.illustrated. No inscriptions. wraps a little tanned, contents unmarked, G–VG condi-tion. a nice clean copy. Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1975 1st edition. isbn086952914

£15.00



Author recounts his own observations of Zulu tribal customs, religousbeliefs, and history.

#23075 Mountain, Alan. THE FIRST PEOPLE OF THE CAPE. A Look At TheirHistory And The Impact Of Colonialism On The Cape’s Indigenous People. 102ppsoftcover illustrated 4to. No inscriptions. wraps no longer pristine, contents excellent.A G–VG copy. David Philip 2003. isbn 9780864866233

£10.00

An account of the indigenous people of the Cape of Good Hope

#22821 Mtuze, P.T. INTRODUCTION TO XHOSA CULTURE. Celebrating TenYears Of Freedom. Printed wraps. 175pp illustrated. Inscription to title page, else G+condition, internally clean but wraps show wear particularly to rear. Lovedale Press2004. isbn 9780869862315

£20.00

In two sections, the former dealing with earlier traditional xhosa culture,the second with contemporary culture.

ART & ARCHITECTURE

#23057 Bedford, Emma. (Ed). EZAKWANTU. BEADWORK FROM THE EAST-ERN CAPE. Exhibition catalogue. 112pp softcover A4 format. illustrated colour.Clean sound reference copy South African National Gallery, Igalary Yobuzwe YomzansiAfrika, Suid–Afrikaanse Nasionale Kunsmuseum. 31 October 1993 - 29 May 1994. isbn1874817103

£15.00

Presents beadwork in a manner which tells the story of the historical,social, religious, and other conditions from which it was born. It delves intoother meanings through the display of texts, photographs and paintings.

#22781 Berman, Esme. ART & ARTISTS OF SOUTH AFRICA. An Illustrated Bi-ographical Dictionary And Historical Survey Of Painters, Sculptors & Graphic ArtistsSince 1875. Maroon vynide boards. 545pp illustrated colour and b/w. 4to. No inscrip-tions. VG+ in VG dustwrapper (has one repaired closed tear top front corner). A soundclean copy at a sensible price. Southern. 3rd edition 1993. isbn 9781868123452

£100.00

Standard reference work on the subject. This later edition supercedes theearlier original work and is much expanded with better and more illustrations.



#22862 Botha, Wilna. (Ed). CELEBRATING CHANGE. Tapestries Telling Sto-ries. Printed wraps. 74pp illustrated colour. square 4to. VG–Fine condition. Africa!Ignite.nd. isbn 9780620397902

£25.00

Funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Showcasestapestries and their makers by Province. Beautiful african rural tapestriescelebrating the new dispensation, showing hope for better lives ahead.

#22846 Collard, Tai. THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO ART AND ARTISTS INSOUTH AFRICA. A Visual Journey Into The Thoughts, Emotions, And Minds of 558Artists. Purple cloth boards. 205pp illustrated large 8vo. No inscriptions. shelfwear,insect attack to top edges. contents unmarked, generally G–VG condition in VG dust-wrapper. still a fairly attractive copy. South African Institute of Artists & Designers.Twenty Two (22) Press. Cape Town 1998. isbn 9780620233095

£40.00

Alphabetically arranged by artist. A statement of work intent from eachartist is given, most are illustrated with a sample of their work. Contactdetails as at time of publication are given.

#22829 Fransen, Hans. (Comp). MICHAELIS COLLECTION. The Old TownHouse, Cape Town. Catalogue Of The Collection Of Paintings And Drawings. Printedcard wraps. 204pp illustrated colour & b/w plates. 4to. A Fine unread copy. WaandersUitgevers, Zwolle. Cape Town (1996). isbn 9789040098727

£30.00

The collection is of the Netherlandish school of the 16th to 18th centuries.This was compiled in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for ArtHistory in The Hague, and is a detailed and definitive work.

#22863 Godby, Michael. IS THERE STILL LIFE? Continuity And Change In SouthAfrican Still Life Painting. Printed card wraps. 64pp illustrated colour oblong 4to. Finecondition. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Old Town House, Cape Town,& at the Sanlam Art Gallery, Bellville, 2007. 2008. isbn 9781874817345

£15.00

Artists include Walter Battiss, Cecil Skotnes, Robert Hodgins, Mok-gabudi Amos Letsoalo, Bongiwe Dhlomo Mautloa, Irma Stern, Wolf Kibel,Gregoire Boonzaier, Erik Laubscher, William Kentridge, Jean Welz, MaggieLaubser, Hylton Nel, Willie Bester, Trevor Makhoba, Sam Nhlengethwa, andMoshekwa Langa.

#23058 Godby, Micheal. IS THERE STILL LIFE? Continuity And Change In SouthAfrican Still Life Painting. Printed card wraps. 64pp illustrated colour oblong 4to. VG+



condition. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Old Town House, Cape Town,& at the Sanlam Art Gallery, Bellville, 2007. 2008. isbn 9781874817345

£12.00

Artists include Walter Battiss, Cecil Skotnes, Robert Hodgins, Mok-gabudi Amos Letsoalo, Bongiwe Dhlomo Mautloa, Irma Stern, Wolf Kibel,Gregoire Boonzaier, Erik Laubscher, William Kentridge, Jean Welz, MaggieLaubser, Hylton Nel, Willie Bester, Trevor Makhoba, Sam Nhlengethwa, andMoshekwa Langa.

#22864 Heyneke, Joy. A CELEBRATION OF PAINT, LIGHT, COLOUR. MarieVermeulen–Breedt. Printed card wraps, 77pp illustrated colour. square 4to. Near Finecondition. Wenske. no date.

£25.00

Illustrates the artist’s work.

#22865 Odendaal, Welma. (Ed). (text by Ashraf Jamal). LIEN BOTHA.Printed card wraps. 92pp illustrated colour. square 4to. Near Fine condition. DavidKrut. Taxi–005. Cape Town 2002. isbn 9780958449618

£18.00

Text by Ashraf Jamal in English, Dutch, French. Includes the separate’Educational Supplement’ on Lien Botha originally included with the book.

#22882 Skotnes, Pippa. UNCONQUERABLE SPIRIT. GEORGE STOW’S HIS-TORY PAINTINGS OF THE SAN. Printed boards. 2132pp illustrated oblong 4to. Noinscriptions. A near Fine copy in matching dustwrapper. Jacana / Ohio UniversityPress. 2008. isbn 978177009599 or isbn 9780821418697

£25.00

Copies of cave paintings from the 19thC recording in colour and in detailthe paintings as they may have originally been.

#23119 Vernon, G.N. (East London Museum, South Africa). ANNALS OFTHE CAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. A Study Of The Wood And Iron Houses Of EastLondon, South Africa. Printed wraps, stapled, 35pp. A4. illustrated photos, map, plans,etc. New unread copy. Cape Provincial Museums, Albany Museum, Grahamstown.Human Sciences. Volume 1. Part 4. 21st December 1984.

£10.00

Wood and iron houses of the late 19thC and early 20thC in East Londonwere originally built as temporary homes in the first areas to be settled.They proved to be so functional that later examples were built as permanenthomes. A distinctive architectural style developed. 32 illustrations.



ARCHAEOLOGY

#23120 Hall, S.L. (Albany Museum, Grahamstown). ANNALS OF THE CAPEPROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Excavations At Rooikrans And Rhenosterkloof, Late IronAge Sites In The Rooiberg Area Of The Transvaal. Printed wraps, stapled, 80pp. A4.illustrated photos, map, plans, etc. New unread copy. Cape Provincial Museums, AlbanyMuseum, Grahamstown. Human Sciences. Volume 1. Part 5.

£10.00

The aim of this research was to construct a sequence for the Iron Agearound Rooiberg, and to compare units within the sequence as well as ten-tatively compare the sequence with those from other areas.

#23116 Robertshaw, P.T. (Albany Museum, Grahamstown). ANNALS OFTHE CAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Excavations At Duiker Eiland, VredenburgDistrict, Cape Province. Printed wraps, stapled, 26pp. A4. illustrated photos, maps,charts, tables diagrams, etc. New unread copy. Cape Provincial Museums, AlbanyMuseum, Grahamstown. Human Sciences .Volume 1. Part 1. 20th March 1979.

£10.00

Evidence of prehistoric coastal exploitation at the Duiker Eiland farmwas investigated during 1975 as part of a study of coastal settlement inthe western Cape during the latter part of the Holocene. Other excavatedsites in this region are Elands Bay Cave, Paternoster, and Stofbergsfontein.This report describes the material recovered from Duiker Island but doesnot attempt an overall synthesis of coastal settlement in the western Cape.Discussion is focussed on the diet of the site’s inhabitants, the season atwhich occupation took place. and on the function and age of the stonefeatures found in association with the shell midden.

#23118 Robertshaw, P.T. (Albany Museum, Grahamstown). ANNALS OFTHE CAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Excavations At Fairview Rock Shelter – AContibution To The Prehistory Of The Eastern Cape Province Of South Africa. Printedwraps, stapled, 38pp. A4. illustrated photos, maps, charts, tables diagrams, etc. Newunread copy. Cape Provincial Museums, Albany Museum, Grahamstown. Human Sci-ences. Volume 1. Part 3. 23rd November 1984.

£10.00

This paper is a report on an excavation at Fairview rock-shelter locatedon the southern face of the Winterberg mountains. The site was occupiedintermittantly during the last 3500 years by hunter-gatherers.



BOTANY

#22844 De Jager, Salomie. VELD MEDICINE From The Klein Karoo. Printedwraps. 97pp illustrated colour photgraphs. 4to. No inscriptions. A Fine unused copy.no date. isbn 9780620472630

£16.00

A comprehensive book detailing the many medicinal uses of Karoo plants.Includes ’list of ailments’ index.

BIOGRAPHY (including genealogy, family & company histories)

#23102 Blake, Verona. (Ed. Gideon de V. de Kock). SOUTH AFRICANBLAKE FAMILIES IN SUID AFRIKA. 1820–1995. Blue vynide boards. 175pp illus-trated A4 format. G-VG condition. UPE 1995. isbn 0869886193

£25.00

No. 70 of 200 copies. The first Blake came to South Africa in 1818 (priorto the 1829 Settlers) as a member of Benjamin Moodie’s party. Includes theoriginal sepia-toned photograph of Johanna Margaretha Dorothea Schraat,as reproduced in the book, who was wife of Robert Blake, else known as”Oumatjie of Wellington”.

#22905 Pama, C. (Ed). FAMILIA. 1964 No.1 Quarterly Journal Of The GenealogicalSociety Of South Africa. Printed cream wraps. 24pp stapled. 4to. VG condition. CapeTown September 1964.

£20.00

The first issue. The society was formed one week prior to publication.Included is Contents for Year 1 which includes Index on Surnames. Manyother early issues availabe.

EPHEMERAL ITEMS (postcards, prints, etc).

#22989 Associated Illustration Agencies. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THEBRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. N101. Nancy, The Pet Of One Of TheSouth African Regiments ... Original 6” x 8” sepia toned photograph. VG condi-tion.



£20.00

”... Photographed On The Somme Battlefield. She Has Been In ManyActions; And One Of Her Horns Has Been Twisted (As Seen In The Photo-graph) As The Result Of A Shellburst.” The photograoh depicts Nancy &Private Peterson of the 4th SAI (Transvaal Scottish) at the Delville Woodservice, February 1918.

#22990 Associated Illustration Agencies. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKENON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE.B.41. The Men Who Stopped The German Rush. Wounded But Happy. Original 6” x8” sepia toned photograph. VG condition. nd.

£15.00

4th SAI (Transvaal Scottish).

#22987 Duggan–Cronin, A.M. THE BANTU TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Vol-ume IV, section 1. 1 plate entitled ”Typical Hut Of The Transvaal Vathonga”. 235mmwide x 175mm high. Printers mark beneath title else VG+ condition. nd.

£10.00

#22988 Duggan–Cronin, A.M. THE BANTU TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Vol-ume IV, section 1. 1 plate entitled ”Thonga Head-Ring Maker”. 235mm wide x 175mmhigh. VG+ condition. nd.

£10.00

#22985 Duggan–Cronin, A.M. THE BANTU TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Vol-ume IV, section 1. 1 plate entitled ”Thonga Fishermen And Their Canoes, Near Male-hesi”. 235mm wide x 175mm high. VG+ condition. nd.

£10.00

#22986 Duggan–Cronin, A.M. THE BANTU TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Vol-ume IV, section 1. 1 plate entitled ”Tilling The Fields In Portuguese Africa”. 235mmwide x 175mm high. VG+ condition. n.d.

£10.00

#22983 Federal Power Board (of Rhodesia). KARIBA. Federation Of Rhodesia& Nyasaland. 210mm high foldout 20pp illustrated. VG condition. nd. post 1960.



£5.00

Informational brochure showing the construction of the dam and detailsof the electricity generating plant. Includes postcard.

#23032 Illustrated London News IVORY AND SKINS FOR SALE IN THE GRA-HAMSTOWN MARKET, CAPE COLONY. April 21 1866. Original full–page illustra-tion. VG condition.

£15.00

Beautiful item for African-themed decor.

#23033 Illustrated London News. COMMITEE, A DETACHED POST NEARGRAHAM’S TOWN. Jan 10 1852. Original full–page of three illustrations. VG condi-tiion.

£12.00

Also ”Kaffir Boy, From Graham’s Town”. 1 penny news paper postagestamp at bottom of page. Beautiful item for African-themed decor.

#23035 Illustrated London News. IVORY AND FOR SALE IN THE GRAHAM-STOWN MARKET, CAPE COLONY. April 21 1866. Original full–page illustration.VG condition.

£15.00

Beautiful item for African-themed decor.

#23034 Illustrated London News. OPENING OF THE CAPE COLONIAL PAR-LIAMENT AT GRAHAMSTOWN, EASTERN DISTRICT. July 16 1864. Originalfull–page of two illustrated pictures. VG condition.

£12.00

Also ”Runs Of The Chapel Royal In The Savoury”. Beautiful item forAfrican-themed decor.

#23036 Illustrated London News. THE KAFFIR WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.November 24 1877 Original full–page two illustrated pictures. VG condition.

£12.00

Also,”Muster Of Colonial Volunteers In High-Street, Graham’s Town.”Burning Of The Kreli’s Kraal”. Beautiful item for African-themed decor.

#22991 Moloo Bros. & Co. FIRST DAY ISSUE. Silver = Jubilee – 1911 - 1936. HisHighness Sir David Seyyid Khalifa Bin Harub. K.C.M.G. Sultan Of Zanzibar. 50, 30,20, 10, stamps, cancelled, on Moloo Bros special printed first day issue envelope 155mmwide x 122mm high. Clean, but envelope may have been taped down at some time alongtop and bottom. image on request. 1936.



£5.00

#5856 Oppenheimer, Lady. VISITING CARD. Printed visiting card. VG condition.undated.

£5.00

Inscribed thus: ”Wishing you a very happy and restful trip. With Love,Ernest & Iris. I do hope everything will go off even better than your wildestdreams”. Addressed on reverse to ”Mrs Sam Cohen, Pretoria Castle, 17thJuly”. Includes also a plain card inscribed: ”Welcome, welcome, With allour love, Iris & Harry”.

#22984 Smuts, J.C. FOLLOW SOUTH AFRICA’S LEADER TO VICTORY! Sup-plement to South African Home Talk. Single sheet 250mm high x 190mm wide. Showsphotograph of Smuts bounded by large red ”V”. Paper tanned, minor closed tear on oneedge hence VG condition. August 1941.

£10.00

Text at the bottom: ”Field Marshall The Right Honourable J.C. Smutsasks you to adopt the ”V’symbol of victory. Please hang this up in a promi-nent place and encourage others to share your confidence in an Allied Victory.Additional copies post free, from the up–to-date woman’s journal, SouthAfrican Home Talk, Carmelite Press, Dock Rd. Cape Town.”

#22992 Unstated. ADDERLEY STREET, LOOKING WEST. Postcard. Used. de-signed for text on the right front with address at rear. stamp removed. nd. early20thC.

£5.00

View of Adderley Street to the mountain showing various electric tramsand horse drawn vehicles

DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE MOODIES OFMELSETTER including Benjamin Moodie.

#22885 ALS dd Edinburgh Feb 12th 1747 from Major Roper. To CaptainMoodie. 4 sides folded to 230mm high x 185mm wide, 1 side written. Paper very tannedand frail, torn across lower fold. Some stains affecting legibility.

£60.00



Naval correspondence advising Captain Moodie that he is being moved.Commodore Smith is being replaced by Commodore Gowrie to take commandof the station. Lord Albemarle is recommending ”the taking you away froma place which his Lordship is sensible must be extremely disagreeable to you”Images and transcription available on request.

#22888 ALS from Captain Lake dd May 15th 1746. From ’Exeter’ in Cro-marty Road. To Benjamin Moodie From Captain Lake 4 sides folded 300mm highx 180mm wide written one side. Well tanned, sound condition. some stains but notseriously affecting legibility.

£60.00

Noted on rear, ”Capt Lake’s letter to Mr Moodie desiring him not toproceed to sea in the Gibralter who intended to sail for London but to sorule the Dukes orders. This was wrote in Cromarty Road 15 May 1746”. Theletter notes: ” ... it being desired that you shall be employ’d on a particularservice”. Images and transcription available on request.

#22891 ALS from James Moodie dd London May 4th to 20th 1816 To Ben-jamin Moodie, 28 London Street, Edinburgh. 4 sides folded 390mm high x 255mm wide,written 3 sides. Complete, stained, tears and chips, crumpled along edges in some places,and loss to edge of rear sheet which does affect the legibility of text in the last paragraphof the letter. Overall only in fair condition but estimated that 95% of the text is clearlylegible.

£80.00

”My Dear Son, I duly received your letter ... May God Bless You” Heavilyconcerned with the financial and legal issue with which the Moodie familywere embroiled at that time, Images and transcription available on request.

#22886 ALS (probably In the hand of James Scott) Autograph Document dd1819. Vidimus Of The Affairs Of James Moodie Esq Of Melsetter. For The Use OfMr Donald Moodie. 4 sides folded to 335mm high x 210mm wide. 2 sides written. VGcondition. paper tanned but no significant tears or loss.

£95.00

Details of accounts. Shows that Tangible Funds minus Preferable Bur-thens leaves an inadequate amount to defray Personal Debts. Unrecoveredamounts are noted to an amount in excess of this, said amount is exclusiveof several sums said to be recoverable but which are in dispute. No nameshown of author. Images and transcription available on request.

#22889 ALS to Benjamin Moodie, Port Beaufort, Swellendam, dd Edinburgh20 July 1830. Copy of letter from W.A. Turner (50 Queen Street, Edinburgh) to S. B.



Venning (c/o Wm. Venning Ltd. London) with comment by S.B. Venning Four sides,all written, folded 230mm high x 185mm wide. tanned, Very Good condition.

£75.00

This is a copy of a letter, with a note by S.B. Venning, originally fromW.A Turner to S.B. Venning concerning the affairs of Benjamin Moodie andforwarded to him on 20 July 1830. S.B. Venning was the merchant in CapeTown that Benjamin Moodie had a contract with to supply grain via PortBeaufort. The letter again concerns the debts of the Moodies, which maybe finally resolved with a pending action against Lord Dundas for return ofover–payments made by James Moodie for Superior Duties from the Estateof Melsetter prior to sale of said estate. Images and transcription availableon request.

#22887 James Scott. Autograph Document dd Edinburgh 19th December 1816.Comparative View Of The Funds Of James Moodie Esquire Conveyed In Trust, AndOf The Debts Due By Him. 4 sides folded to 325mm high x 205mm wide. 3 sideswritten. Some tears along folds, paper tanned, very legible, VG condition. Edinburgh19th December 1816.

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Details of accounts. ”The foregoing general view of the funds and debts ofMr Moodie of Melsetter was drawn up for and submitted to the considerationof a general meeting of the creditors held on the 4th instant, by me accountantin Edinburgh acting for Robert Wilson Esq, Trustee for Mr Moodie And hiscreditors”. Images and transcription available on request.

#22890 Thomas St Baird. (?) Autograph document dated 17th January 1820.Case For William Scott Moncrieff Accountant In Edinburgh Trustee For The CreditorsOf Major James Moodie Of Melsetter, For The Opinion Of Counsel. 4 pages folded420mm high x 265mm wide, written 3 sides. The top half is separating from the bottomalong a fold, hence Good condition only. Very legible, no loss to the text.

£150.00

A large detailed document relating the history preceding the financialdispute, followed by the queries resulting from this, and then the opinion ofcounsel. Images and transcription available on request.

FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS

#22834 Orford, Margie. WATER MUSIC. 331pp large format paperback. A Finecopy. Jonathan Ball 2013 1st edition. isbn 9781868423965



£15.00

Inscribed by author ”♥ Margie Orford”. The fifth and latest Clare Hartdetective thriller from our leading crime writer. With Riedwaan Faizal sheinvestigates a case involving long term abduction as sleazy politicians shutdown the gang unit.

MISCELLANEOUS

#23059 Verster, Ryno. THANKS FOR THE MINI MEMORIES. A South AfricanMini Story. A4 255pp hardcover book. A4 format illustrated. Written birthday note elseVG+ condition. Self. 2007. isbn 9780620390972

£35.00

A history of the Morris Mini Minor in South Africa.

MISSIONARY TRAVEL AND ENDEAVOURS

#22820 Campbell, John. TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA Undertaken At The Re-quest Of The Missionary Society. Gilt on green vynide boards. 400pp. illustrated. foldoutmap. 8vo. No inscriptions. eps & edges lightly tanned/spotted else a near Fine copyin VG dustwrapper (spine fading, wear at top of spine, surface tear to right fold edge).excellent copy in lesser d/w. Struik Collectanea Volume XLVII (47). facsimile of theBlack Parry Hamilton 3rd edition corrected London 1815. isbn 0869770446

£35.00

Copy 929 of 1000. Campbell visited and inspected the string of missionsestablished in South Africa by the London Missionary Society.

#23105 Pachai, Bridglal. LIVINGSTONE: MAN OF AFRICA. Memorial Essays1873–1973. Black cloth boards. 245pp illustrated 8vo. Small ownership inscriptionffep. a VG copy in G-VG dustwrapper (clipped, faded, a little wear to head and tailof spine, minor repair, else no major loss or tears). Longman 1973 1st edition. isbn0582641357

£12.00

Contains the following essays. George Shepperson, Livingstone And TheYears Of Preparation 1813-1857. Bridglal Pachai, The Zambesi Expedition1858-1864, New Highways For Old. Philip Elston, Livingstone And The An-glican Church. Sheila Brock, James Stewart And David Livingstone. J.M.



Schoffeleers, Livingstone And The Mang’anja Chiefs. Melvin E. Page, Liv-ingstone, The Arabs, And The Slave Trade. P.A. Cole-King, Searching ForLivingstone, E.D. Young And Others. Michael Gelfand, Livingstone’s Con-tribution To Malawi, Some Aspects Of The Medical Factor. Andrew C.Ross, Livingstone And The Aftermath, The Origins And Development OfBlantyre Mission. John McCracken, Livingstone And The Aftermath, TheOrigins And Development Of Livingstonia Mission.

NATURAL HISTORY

#22842 Maclean, Gordon Lindsay. ROBERTS BIRD’S OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.Gilt decorated maroon skivertex boards. lii + 75 coloured plates + 848pp. 8vo. Ownershipstamp and large gift inscription ffep. o/w a nice clean VG copy in lesser dustwrapper(rubbed, creased along top front and with wear and tear at head of spine). overall, out ofthe wrapper, a nice looking reference copy. Voelker Bird Book Fund. Cape Town. 5thedition 1984. isbn 062007681X

£12.00

Illustrated by Kenneth Newman & Geoff Lockwood. This edition includesall plates grouped together, identification key, indices in various languages.The definitive book on the subject. Followed by the 6th and the 7th editions(the latter a humungous production that needs its own lectern for supportwhile reading) this 5th edition is preferable to any of the proliferation of ’fieldguides’ that appeared to be the cause of its demise in this format, and withfar more information than any of them. Serious South African birders willalways carry a ’Roberts’ for reference.

#22965 Skelton, P.H. FISHES. South African Red Data Book. South African Na-tional Scientific Programmes Report No. 137. Red printed red wraps. 199pp A4 format.circled number to front wrap. spine faded else VG condition. CSIR Pretoria 1987. isbn0798841079

£20.00

#22964 Smithers, Reay H.N. TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS. South African RedData Book. South African National Scientific Programmes Report No. 125. Red printedred wraps. 216pp A4 format. No inscriptions. spine faded else VG condition. CSIRPretoria 1986. isbn 079883806

£20.00



POLITICAL & SOCIAL

#22871 Calpin, G.H. INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Beige cloth boards. 310pp8vo. No inscriptions. pages tanned, a Good copy. no dustwrapper. Shuter & Shooter.Pietermaritzburg 1949 1st edition.

£24.00

Looks at the history that brought indians to South Africa, the results oftheir introduction, and the contemporary issues and politics revolving aroundthem.

#22845 Diesel, Alleyn. (Ed). RECLAIMING THE L–WORD. Sappho’s DaughtersOut In Africa. 199pp paperback illustrated. Owner name inscribed ffep. a nice clean VGcopy. Modjaji 2011. isbn 9781920397289

£10.00

A collection of stories by South African lesbians from diverse backgrounds.Some excellent photographs by Zaneli Muholi.

#22876 Evans, Maurice S. BLACK AND WHITE IN SOUTH EAST AFRICA. AStudy In Sociology. Red cloth boards. 341pp. foldout map. 8vo. Boards very spotted,spine faded, hence a sound reference copy. Longmans Green. London 1911.

£22.00

#22841 Macmillan, W.M. BANTU, BOER, AND BRITON. The Making Of TheSouth African Native Problem. Navy cloth boards. 383pp illustrated 8vo. Ownershipstamp ffep and highlighter ticks to feps. no foxing, edges remain white, hence a VG++copy in G+ dustwrapper (price–clipped, clean but frayed and chipped along top edge, nomajor loss). Oxford University Press. 1963 2nd revised and enlarged edition.

£15.00

A history showing the path leading to the position of the Union of SouthAfrica in implementing apartheid and the consequence thereof.

REFERENCE

#22840 Stamp, L. Dudley. AFRICA A Study In Tropical Development. Greencloth boards. 568pp illustrated 8vo. Neat ownership inscription else a clean VG copy, nodustwrapper. John Wiley 1961.



£18.00

A contemporary survey of African resources.

ZIMBABWE & ZAMBIA (Rhodesias)

#22971 Bolze, Louis. & Ravn, Klaus. MORE LIFE WITH UDI. Completing AYear Of Cartoon ’History’ Of Rhodesia’s Independance. Oblong paperback format. Noinscriptions. Good condition. Bulawayo 1966.

£6.00

92 cartoons.

#22970 Jackson, John Halkett. U.D.I. AND ALL THAT. Oblong paperback. Noinscriptions. pages tanned, one small tear lower front joint elst Good condition. stillquite bright. Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1966.

£6.00

Cartoons from the pen of The Cape Argus cartoonist.

TRAVEL & EXPLORATION

#22897 Edwards, Francis. VOYAGES AND TRAVEL 1220. 124pp staple–bound A5catalogue. VG+ condition. faded around spine else unmarked. nd.

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#22982 Smith, Anthony. THE DANGEROUS SORT. The Story Of A Balloon. Redcloth boards. 157pp 4to. No inscriptions. VG condition in dustwrapper (rubbed but notears or loss). George Allen & Unwin. London 1970 1st edition. isbn 0046290141

£10.00

Includes pictures of author’s ballooning activities in Africa.

WAR, MILITARY

#21439 Coleman, Francis L. THE KAFFRARIAN RIFLES. 1876–1986. ‘Nunc An-imis’. Silver dec green cloth boards xxii + 327pp. illustrated with maps and foldouts, 94photographic plates, etc. 8vo. No inscriptions. a Fine unread copy in VG+ dustwrapper(spine fading lightly, rubbed, shows writing impressions, but no chips, loss, or tears).Kaffrarian Rifles Association. East London 1988 1st edition. isbn 0620128038



£30.00

The official regimental history. The origin of the regiment commenceswith action in the 9th Frontier War by its predecessor the Buffalo Rifles in1876. The regiment subsequently saw action in the Basutoland Campaign,the Anglo-Boer War, and both the First and Second World Wars.

#22816 Coleman, Francis L. THE KAFFRARIAN RIFLES. 1876–1986. ‘NuncAnimis’. Silver dec green cloth boards xxii + 327pp. illustrated with maps and foldouts,94 photographic plates, etc. 8vo. No inscription but two highlighter ’flashes’ on feps. topcorners bumped, hence VG only in matching dustwrapper. Kaffrarian Rifles Association.East London 1988 1st edition. isbn 0620128038

£25.00

The official regimental history. The origin of the regiment commenceswith action in the 9th Frontier War by its predecessor the Buffalo Rifles in1876. The regiment subsequently saw action in the Basutoland Campaign,the Anglo-Boer War, and both the First and Second World Wars.

#23117 Heaton, J.R. (Albany Museum, Grahamstown). ANNALS OF THECAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Trompetter’s Drift Fort, Eastern Cape Province.Printed wraps, stapled, 28pp. A4. illustrated . New unread copy. Cape ProvincialMuseums, Albany Museum, Grahamstown. Human Sciences. Volume 1. Part 2. 8thMarch 1982.

£10.00

Trompetter’s Drift was one of the main routes to the interior giving accessover the Great Fish River inland to Pondoland & Natal. The security ofthis crossing was one reasons it played an important part in the frontierconflicts of the first half of the 19thC. The crossing was named after HansTrompetter, a Hottentot Captain and the fort itself was constructed in 1842–3. 19 illustrations.

#22835 Lucas, Laddie. (Illustrated Michael Trim). OUT OF THE BLUE. TheRole Of Luck In Air Warfare 1917–1966. Blue cloth boards. 317pp 8vo. No inscriptions.A bit dusty, bottom of spine soft, generally VG in VG dustwrapper (spine fading, edgescreased, no loss or tears). Hutchinson. london 1985. isbn 009162410X

£12.00

A collection of stories with some relating to the SAAF including SquadronsNos. 2, 5, 21, 60.

#22869 Lucas, Thos. J. CAMP LIFE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA. Experi-ences Of Kaffir Warfare With The Cape Mounted Rifles. Gilt on brown skivertex. 258pptissue–guarded cold.frontis. 8vo. No inscription. edges & eps foxed else VG+ in VGdustwrapper (one small closed tear, general wear but no major loss or tears). Africana



Book Society. Facsimile reprint of the Chapman & Hall 1878 edition with new forewordand index. Johannesburg 1975. isbn 9780949973108

£12.00

Author was a Captain in the Cape Mounted Rifles and gives an informa-tive and lively account of a soldier’s experiences in the Eighth Kaffir War,1850-1853. The military reminiscences are enhanced by the humour of theauthor’s observations as raconteur, hunter, angler and naturalist.

#22823 Symons, Julian. BULLER’S CAMPAIGN. Black cloth boards. 312pp illus-trated 8vo. No inscription (but small highlight ’tick’ on feps), no dustwrapper, a cleanG+ copy, White Lion edition 1974. isbn 9780856179976

£15.00

Commences with Wolseley & Roberts, and Chamberlain & Milner, to setthe stage for the history of the Natal campaign commencing with White inLadysmith.

#22868 Union of South Africa, Department of Defence. COAST GARRISONSAND ACTIVE CITIZEN FORCES. REGULATIONS. Reprinted And Brought Up ToDate January 1941. Includes Amendment Slip No. 63 G.N. 987 Dated 21st June 1940.Red printed cover boards, 183pp, punched and tied. Boards marked, contents excellent,overall near VG. Published under Government Notice No. 1031 of 1926.

£15.00

English & Afrikaans text.

#23121 Webb, Denver A. (Kaffrarian Museum, King William’s Town). AN-NALS OF THE CAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. A Survey Of Fortifications In TheProvince Of Queen Adelaide And British Kaffraria, 1835–1866, Printed wraps, stapled,49pp. A4. illustrated photos, map, plans, etc. New unread copy. Cape Provincial Muse-ums, Albany Museum, Grahamstown. Human Sciences. Volume 1. Part 6. 31st AugustDecember 1989.

£10.00

A detailed survey of forts, castles, & posts. Chapters: D’Urban’s AbortedProvince, The Province Of Queen Adelaide 1835-1836. The War Of The AxeAnd The Creation of British Kaffraria 1846-1850. The War Of Mlanjeni &Cathcart’s ’Castles’ 1850-1854. British Kaffraria, Changes In Strategy, Pol-icy, And Status 1854-1866. The Military, Strategic And Social SignificanceOf The Fortifications.



HUNTING & BIG GAME, CONSERVATION.

#22822 Arkwright, Robert. (Ed. Edward C. Tabler). SPORT AND SERVICEIN SOUTH AFRICA. The Diary Of Lieutenant Robert Arkwright 1843–1846. Gilt deviceon green cloth boards. 98pp 8vo. No inscriptions. clean & attractive, light wear only.VG condition. no dustwrapper. Balkema. Cape Town 1971.

£35.00

Arkwright was a subaltern in the cavalry. His diary gives us a glimpse ofthe ”far interior” when elephants and other large game were ”thick on theground”.

#22962 Patterson, Gareth. CRY FOR THE LIONS. A Story Of The Lions OfMashatu Epitomising The Need For The Conservation Of The Lions Of All Africa.192pp. illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. a G+ clean copy in dustwrapper (rubbed, wear,no loss or tears) isbn 978062011997

£20.00

Inscribed on title page by Author thus: ”For Kenny & Des, Hope youenjoy this. Gareth”. The game–ranger author tells of the lions in this reservelocated in the northeastern Tuli block of Botswana.

#23055 Wynne–Jones, Aubrey. HUNTING On Safari In East And Southern AfricaNew, 194pp A4 softcover. Fine condition. Southern 1997. isbn 9780620213035

£10.00

”The third edition of this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated prac-tical companion for the hunter will be welcomed by everyone in the field ofhunting and conservation. Every aspect of hunting in East and SouthernAfrica is covered, from the early planning stages to the hunting itself.”

#23056 Wynne–Jones, Aubrey. HUNTING On Safari In East And Southern Africa194pp A4 softcover. VG+ condition. Southern 1997. isbn 9780620213035

£10.00

”The third edition of this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated prac-tical companion for the hunter will be welcomed by everyone in the field ofhunting and conservation. Every aspect of hunting in East and SouthernAfrica is covered, from the early planning stages to the hunting itself.”

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