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AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 59

November 2012

SELECT BOOKS

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CONTENTS:

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS .................................................................................................................................. 2

CAPE TOWN & ENVIRONS ......................................................................................................................................... 7

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE CAPE............................................................................................................. 9

SOUTH AFRICA.............................................................................................................................................................. 9

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO SOUTH AFRICA .................................................................................................. 21

SCRAPBOOKS............................................................................................................................................................... 24

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO........................................................................................................................................ 25

SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE.............................................................................................................................. 27

FISHING & WILD LIFE............................................................................................................................................... 28

RECENT NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATION .................................................................................................................... 28

QUARTERLY BULLETIN ........................................................................................................................................... 29

Unless otherwise described,

all our books are first editions in fine condition.

Select Books Africana Catalogue no. 59: November 2012

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SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS

1 Adebajo, Adekeye. THE CURSE OF BERLIN: Africa after the Cold War; preface by Ali A. Mazrui. Scottsville: University of Kwazulu Natal Press, 2010.

xxxiii, 414 p. Paperback with endflaps. Signed & dated inscription from Adebajo on half title page. R 175

The 1884-1885 Conference of Berlin effectively set the rules for the partition and development of the whole of Africa. The author looks at the continent's development up to the Obama and Mbeki period.

2 Battiss, Walter. RAU 1-20.3.82: [catalogue of an exhibition at the Hoffer-Kunsgalery].

[8] p.: ill. Oblong 8vo., bound along the top with 2 punch holes. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Signed & dated by Battiss on preliminary page. Text in English and Afrikaans. R 500

A list of paintings by Battiss, created between 1981 and 1982 and exhibited at the Hoffer-Kunsgalery in Pretoria during March 1983. Includes a short bilingual biography and some typically irreverent comments by Battiss.

3 Beukes, Lauren. MAVERICK: extraordinary women from South Africa's past. Cape Town: Oshun, 2005.

249 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from Beukes on title page. R 250

The women range from Sara Bartmann, Nongqawuse and Krotoa-Eva to Ingrid Jonker, Helen Joseph, Bessie Head and Brenda Fassie.

4 Biggs, David. KAROO RAMBLINGS: short stories and tall tales; illustrations by Tony Grogan. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

168 p.: ill., map. Paperback. Signed & dated by Biggs and Grogan on half title page. R 150

Biggs was born and grew up on a sheep farm in the Karoo, before becoming a journalist. Many of the stories are taken from his father's letters and notes.

5 Brink, Andre P. ORGIE. Cape Town: John Malherbe, 1965. [212] p. Paper covered boards, d.w. with tear & large chip to lower edge of spine.

Oblong 16mo, bound along top edge, pages running from top to bottom instead of from left to right. Book plate on front endpaper. Signed by Brink on title page. R 550

Controversial when published, ORGIE was based on Brink's relationship with Ingrid Jonker, who took her own life in July 1965.

6 Brownlee, Cecily. ALL AT SEA: with Union Castle. Great Brak River: C. Brownlee, 2000.

x, 101 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., col. map as frontis. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Brownlee on title page. R 175

Brownlee was the first South African "purserette" on the Union Castle Line and served on their ships from 1959 to 1965. A fascinating account of her life at sea, this book will be an extremely nostalgic trip for those who have happy memories of sailing on the Union Castle ships. Unsigned copy available @ R150.


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7 Carter, Edward [comp.]. THE DOVETONS OF ST HELENA: a family history. Cape Town: Privately printed, 1973.

110 p.: ill., ports., folding genealogical table (laid down), map. Coat of arms on endpapers. Cloth with gilding, stained along edges, d.w. Insect damage to edge of front free endpaper. No. 95 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Signed by Carter on a preliminary page. R 950

William Dufton emigrated to the island of St Helena in 1674. His descendants now live in England, South Africa, India and on the island.

8 Els, Paul. WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD: the story of the South African special forces: "The Recces". Johannesburg: Covos-Day, 2000.

xviii, 249 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. Music CD absent, as usually seen. Signed by Els on title page. R 500

Special force operators were carefully selected and trained to gather covert stategic and tactical information about enemy activities. Unsigned copy available @ R450.

9 Fagan, Gwen. ROSES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; with photographs by Gabriel Fagan. [3rd impression]. Cape Town: Breestraat-Publikasies, 1995.

271 p.: ill. (chiefly col.)., ports. Folio. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Gwen Fagan to Stanley [Pinker] on a preliminary page. R 2500

10 Farah, Nuruddin. LINKS. Collector's ed. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 2012. 303 p. Cloth spine & paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Nuruddin on verso of

title page. Edition limited to 100 copies. R 250

A fictional tale set around real events in Mogadishu.

11 Goldstone, Richard J. FOR HUMANITY: reflections of a war crimes investigator; with a foreword by Sandra Day O'Connor. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 2000.

152 p., maps. Paperback. Signed by Goldstone on title page. R 300

Goldstone (1938-) was appointed to the Bench in 1980 and the Appellate Division in 1990. He headed the Goldstone Commission which investigated political violence in the period before South Africa's first democratic election. His even-handed approach won him local plaudits and he was appointed to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal on Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He was also appointed to the South African Constitutional Court. In 2009 he led a UN fact finding Commission on Gaza. He holds honorary degrees from seven universities and has taught at some of the most prestigious universities in the world. Comprises the Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics and Economics given by Goldstone at Yale University in 1998.

12 Hromnik, Cyril. INDO-AFRICA: towards a new understanding of the history of sub-Saharan Africa. Cape Town: Juta, 1981.

xxv, 168 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (2 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge. Signed & dated by Hromnik on title page. R 450

Controversial view linking the early development of Africa to India and Indonesia.


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13 Langa, Mandla. THE LOST COLOURS OF THE CHAMELEON. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2008.

326 p. Paperback. Owner's label on half title page. Signed & dated inscription from Langa on half title page. R 200

Langa (1950-) is a widely published author. After being sentenced to jail for a political offence, he skipped bail and went into exile. He won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2009. He has also written short stories, poetry and an opera.

14 Langham-Carter, R.R. OLD ST GEORGE'S: the story of Cape Town's first cathedral. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1977.

90 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Langham-Carter on title page. R 350

15 Lardner-Burke, Desmond. RHODESIA: the story of the crisis; foreword by the Hon. Ian Douglas Smith. London: Oldbourne, 1966.

101 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Signed by Lardner-Burke on half title page. R 175

"Rhodesia's Minister of Justice gives the full Rhodesian case for the first time" d.w.

16 Law, Beatrice. PAPENBOOM IN NEWLANDS: cradle of the brewing industry. Cape Town: B. Law, 2007.

92 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plans. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed inscription from Law on title page. R 200

17 Maskew, Margaret. A PORTRAIT OF UYS KRIGE. Cape Town: Chelsea Gallery, 1985.

62 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed & dated by Maskew on title page. R 100

18 Mbeki, Moeletsi. ARCHITECTS OF POVERTY: why African capitalism needs changing. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2009.

196 p. Paperback. Signed by Mbeki on half title page. R 250

"Mbeki analyses the plight of Africa and concludes that the fault lies not with the mass of its people, but with its rulers- the political elites who contrive to keep their fellow citizens poor while enriching themselves… Mbeki tells a tale of lost opportunities and extinguished hopes… he offers some suggestions about what needs to be done to break the stranglehold of the African elites on political power, and to set sub-Saharan Africa once more on the road to development." Rear cover. Moeletsi, brother of Thabo, demonstrates his ability to "think outside the box" through his writings. He looks for solutions to problems outside the rigid paradigms that prevail in South Africa at present.

19 Mervis, Joel. THE FOURTH ESTATE: a newspaper story. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1989.

xi, 571 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from "Joel" on half title page. R 175

"South African history seen through the prism of a major newspaper group." Front endflap. Mervis worked at THE RAND DAILY MAIL and was editor of THE SUNDAY TIMES.

20 Morkel, Bill. HUNTING IN AFRICA. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1980.


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252 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Signed by Morkel on front free endpaper. R 175

21 Moss, Cecil [Doc]. MY LIFE IN RUGBY. Cape Town: UCT Rugby Football Club, 2012.

187 p.: ill. (ports.). Paperback. Signed by Moss on title page. R 125

Doc Moss played for and later coached the rugby Springboks.

22 Muller, Lourens. KAROOKIND. Cape Town: L. Muller, 1997. 158 p.: ports. Paperback. Signed & dated by Muller on title page. R 250

Born in Beaufort West in 1917, Muller was a staunch member of the Nationalist Party for many years and served in a number of Cabinet positions, including Minister of Police. So few South African politicians of this period have published their memoirs that this book is in itself unusual. Of great interest is his description of the conflicts within the National Party and his personal antipathy towards Verwoerd and P.W. Botha, in contrast to his great friendship with Vorster.

23 Odendaal, Andre [ed]. CRICKET IN ISOLATION: the politics of race and cricket in South Africa. Cape Town: A. Odendaal, 1977.

xvii, 384 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards with some insect damage, d.w. rubbed & worn along edges. No. 530 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Odendaal on a preliminary page. R 300

One of South Africa's most senior cricket administrators, Odendaal has written extensively on the local game. This book was produced when he was only twenty-three years old. He prevailed upon almost all the leading cricket administrators and players of the time to contribute to this book. He sets out the scene then and suggests how South African cricket could move forward at a time when South Africa was moving backwards! Odendaal, a very competent cricketer who had been captain of Border schools at Nuffield week, was later to break ties with "white" cricket and played for the South African Cricket Board.

24 Price, C.H. GEORGE REX: king or esquire? Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1973. 202 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Bookplate laid down on

front endpaper. Signed inscription from Price on front free endpaper.

R 150

Price dispels the myth that George Rex of Knysna was the illegitimate son of George III and Hannah Lightfoot.

25 Sachs, Albie. THE STRANGE ALCHEMY OF LIFE AND LAW. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

xiv, 306 p.: col. ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Sachs on front free endpaper. R 300

After being arrested and placed in solitary confinement for his work in the freedom movement, Sachs went into exile in England and then Mozambique. In 1988, in Maputo, Mozambique, he lost an arm and his sight in one eye when a bomb placed in his car by South African security agents was detonated. He helped draft the Constitution that now governs South Africa and has served on numerous judicial bodies under the Constitutional Court.


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26 Saunders, Stuart. VICE-CHANCELLOR ON A TIGHTROPE: a personal account of climatic years in South Africa. Cape Town: David Philip, 2000.

273 p.: ill., ports., tables. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Saunders on front free endpaper. R 200

Saunders was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town from 1981 to 1996- turbulent years in South African history!

27 Stevens, Ursula. CAPE TOWN ON FOOT: a walk through town and history. Revised ed. Cape Town: Wanderlust, 2001.

136 p.: ill.: plans on endpapers. Paperback. Signed by Stevens on title page. R 75

28 Storrar, Patricia. PLETTENBERG BAY AND THE PARADISE COAST; with contributions from C.D. Storrar, Andrew Duminy, Drew Hunter, Trent Read [and] Duncan Cruikshank; edited by Peter Duminy. Collector's ed. Johannesburg: TJM Publishers, 2001.

288 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., maps. 4to. Half leather with marbled paper covered boards. No. 24 of an edition limited to 30 copies. Signed by Storrar on a numbered plate laid down on a preliminary page. R 3000

From Mossel Bay in the west to Storms River in the east, the "Garden Route" is also know as the Paradise Coast. An opulent, well illustrated publication expanding on the previous works of this well known authority on the area.

29 Toweel, Willie & McInnes, Peter. SOMEONE RING THE BELL! London: Stanley Paul, 1961.

202 p., [9] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Toweel on title page. R 300

The Toweel brothers were from the tough side of Johannesburg and became well-known in boxing circles. Both Vic and Willie boxed internationally; and Maurice became a boxing promoter. Towell writes honestly about his hard childhood and the sacrifices he made to box at the level he attained. Rarely seen with dustwrapper.

30 Tretchikoff, Vladimir & Hocking, Anthony. PIGEON'S LUCK. London: Collins, 1973.

283 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.), map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Tretchikoff on title page. R 1000

The life story of one of South Africa's most successful artists of modern times. The book traces his artistic career, as well as his wartime experiences in Singapore, his capture by the Japanese and final reunion with his family in Cape Town.

31 Venter, Paul C. SOWETO: shadow city. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1977. 193 p.: ill., ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some rippling to cover.

Signed inscription from Venter on verso of front free endpaper. R 400

Based on factual research, personal observation and interviews, this is a semi-documentary work and photographic essay of the people of Soweto from 1969 to early 1977. Venter records the cultural life and social structure of various inhabitants. In his introduction Venter explains, in the light of 1976, that "This is not a political book. This is Soweto as I know it." He wished to show those who could or would not venture there what it looked like.


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32 Viney, Graham & Proust, Alain. COLONIAL HOUSES OF SOUTH AFRICA; with photographs by Alain Proust. Standard ed. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1987.

288 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. with pict. paper covered board slip case. Signed by Viney on title page. R 700

This title has been through a number of print runs and only the first edtion was issued with a slip case. It is superbly illustrated and is more than just an account of the magnificent houses selected, as it is also embodies the era in which these houses were constructed.

33 Walker, Eric Anderson. A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA. London: Longmans, Green, 1928.

xii, 623 p.: maps (2 col.). Cloth, spilt on spine. Signed & dated inscription from "E.A.W." to "H.G.W." [his daughter Hilary] on front endpaper. R 100

Walker (1886-1976) was educated at Oxford and taught briefly at Bristol and then UCT until 1936, after which he taught at Cambridge until his retirement in 1951. He published extensively on southern Africa, this being his most valuable contribution.

34 Worger, William H. SOUTH AFRICA'S CITY OF DIAMONDS: mine workers and monopoly capitalism in Kimberley, 1867-1895. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1987.

xv, 330 p.: ill., ports., plans, tables. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name & date on front free endpaper. Signed by Worger on title page. R 200

Worger suggests that is was the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley and environs that changed South Africa's trajectory forever from a slow-growing rural economy into the mining and capital-intense importer and consumer of labour and goods that it has become.

35 Worsnip, Michael E. PRIEST AND PARTISAN: a South African journey; foreword by Nelson Mandela; preface by Oliver Tambo [and] introduction by Trevor Huddleston. Melbourne: Ocean Press, 1996.

167 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback, frayed along edges. Signed & dated inscription from Lapsley on half title page; signed by Worsnip on title page.

R 150

In Bulawayo in April 1990, Father Michael Lapsley lost both hands and an eye to a letter bomb from South Africa. This book explains why Lapsley was targeted, and describes his role in fighting apartheid. As a member of the African National Congress, he was often in conflict with the church.

CAPE TOWN & ENVIRONS 36 Brown, John Croumbie. MANAGEMENT OF CROWN FORESTS AT THE CAPE

OF GOOD HOPE: under the old regime and under the new. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1887.

xii, 352 p. Embossed cloth, some staining, small spilt to top of spine. Some spotting to preliminary pages & page edges. Binding fragile. Bears stamps of the Consevator of Forests, Midland Conservancy, Knysna. R 350


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37 Cape of Good Hope. CIVIL SERVICE LIST, 1910: [containing the official return of the civil and military establishments of the colony, pension lists, acts and regulations, services and duties of officers, particulars of the government and parliament, local boards and courts, etc.; edited by Ernest F. Kilpin, Clerk of the House of Assembly]. Cape Town: W.A. Richards & Sons, 1910.

xli, 455 p.: advertisements, col. folding map. Red embossed cloth, worn on edge of spine. R 1250

The last Cape Civil Service List issued. Lists every civil servant, with date of appointment, salary and allowance etc, from the Governor to a ganger working in East London harbour. Includes full and very detailed biographies of all senior civil servants. The great value of the CIVIL SERVICE LISTS is the genealogical information they contain. There is also an alphabetical list of senior officers with complete service histories from the first date of appointment up to date of publication.

38 Cape Peninsula Publicity Association. THE MOTORISTS' PARADISE: the Cape Peninsula and its surrounding districts. 2nd ed. Cape Town: The Association, 1915.

120 p.: ill., frontis., advertisements, 2 col. maps (linen-backed, 1 folding). Cloth with col. ill. laid down. Some colour added to initial letters at head of chapters, and to one of the maps. R 275

A valuable guide to travel around the Peninsula at the time. Beware the road near Kalabas Kraal on the way to Malmesbury- its surface is poor; and beware the Klipheuvel road after heavy rain! We complain when the N1 is congested with traffic in the morning- at least it is no longer dusty!

39 Cape Town. THE CAPE TOWN GUIDE ILLUSTRATED: containing information of every character for visitors and residents, including [a] guide to all points of interest in and around Cape Town; description of buildings, suburbs, etc. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Dennis Edwards, 1897.

156 p., [80] p. of plates: multiple frontispieces, ill., plans, advertisements. Pict. cloth, spine partially detached. R 500

A comprehensive and well produced guide to the city of Cape Town in the late 1800s. Contains many interesting and historic photographs, many of buildings, a few of which still exist. The commercial advertisements are fascinating to read and give an insight into Cape Town at the turn of the previous century. A nostalgic journey through an earlier, less complicated, less congested era! S.A.B. vol. 1, p. 467 (8 copies).

40 Tucker, Herbert. OUR BEAUTIFUL PENINSULA: an appreciation of the charms of scenery and interesting associations of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa; with illustrations by South African artists. Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller, the National Bookseller, 1913.

95 p.: col. ill., col. frontis. Leather cover with illustrations and gilding. Small stain to lower edge. T.e.g. R 400

Includes reproductions of works by Nita Spilhaus, Constance Penstone, Edward Roworth, Ruth Prowse and others. An interesting history of Cape Town. All plates present; one listed as facing p. 70 used as frontis.

41 Walton, James. CAPE COTTAGES; illustrated by James Walton and Andre Pretorius. Cape Town: Intaka, 1995.

xii, 129 p.: ill., plans, map on inside front cover. Paperback. No. 113 of an edition limited to 500 copies. R 900


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Walton was one of the first to recognise the value and qualities inherent in local architecture. He was interested in the most humble structure as well as the most impressive Cape Dutch farm house and all in-between! Many of the dwellings have declined or disappeared in the intervening decades.

Recent publications relating to the Cape

42 Lundy, Mike. MIKE LUNDY'S BEST WALKS IN THE CAPE PENINSULA. 8th ed. Cape Town: Struik, 2012.

144 p.: ill., maps (1 as frontis.). Paperback. Originally published in 1991.

R 130

43 Sleigh, Dan & Westra, Piet. DIE AANSLAG OP DIE SLAWESKIP MEERMIN, 1766. Cape Town: Africana Uitgewers, 2012.

171 p.: ill. (some col.). Paperback. R 180

The Meermin was taken over by the slaves being carried into captivity from their native Madagascar. Many of the crew were killed in the uprising and the slaves then negotiated with the remaining crew to steer the ship back to Madagascar. However, the ship was beached at Struisbaai on the Cape coast near Agulhas, after the crew convinced the slaves that the land they could see was indeed their homeland. The slaves were re-enslaved; and the two surviving leaders were sent to Robben Island where Masavana (a wealthy Madagascan farmer who had been invited by his king to inspect the Meermin and was stripped of his fine clothes and jewellery by the king's men en route to the ship and then sold as a slave) only survived two years of labouring in the lime quarry before dying; and the other, Koesaaij, was still on the "Bandietrolle" fourteen years later. The senior sailors on the ship lost their jobs, but most of the crew regained their positions with the VOC.

44 Van Bart, Marthinus. KAAP VAN SLAWE: die Britse slawebedryf van 1562 tot 1910, met spesiale verwysing na die Kaap die Goeie Hoop vanaf 1680. Cape Town: Historical Media, 2012.

204 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.

R 250

45 Western Province vs The Sharks. ABSA CURRIE CUP FINAL: King's Park Stadium, Durban, Saturday 27 October 2012.

[80] p.: col. ill., ports., advertisements. R 30

Against all predictions and in a magnificent display of traditional Western Province rugby, the Cape team won 25-18 to clinch their first Currie Cup victory since 2001.

SOUTH AFRICA

46 AFRICANA NOTES AND NEWS = AFRICANA AANTEKENINGE EN NUUS. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 1943) - vol. 30, no. 6 (June 1993).

Green skivertex, each vol. bears a bookplate. The following are facsimile reproductions: Vol. 1, nos. 1 & 3; vol 2. nos. 1 & 3; vol. 3, no. 4 and vol. 4, no. 2. R 2500


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The AFRICANA NOTES AND NEWS were first issued under wartime austerity measures in order to support and to disseminate the work of the Africana Museum, Johannesburg. The publication would keep interested people countrywide abreast of recent acqusitions and the Museum's needs. The preservation and description of items of Africana became the focus of the publication. The articles were always of a high standard and to contribute was seen as prestigious. When the Museaum moved, the publication ceased. A list of contributors down the years is a "who's who" of South African academic and learned life.

47 Albert Hertzog Tower. THE ALBERT HERTZOG TOWER. [12] folding pages.: ill., plans. R 150

Also known as the Brixton Tower due to its location, the Albert Hertzog Tower was completed in 1962 at 237 m high. A Johannesburg landmark, now renamed Sentech Tower (naming rights were sold in 2001), it facilitates radio and television transmissions. It is ironic that it was initially named after Hertzog, who did much to deny South Africans television! The observation deck was closed in 1982 and has not re-opened.

48 Binns, C.T. THE LAST ZULU KING: the life and death of Cetshwayo. London: Longmans, Green, 1963.

xv, 240 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., col. port. as frontis., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Book plate on front endpaper. R 200

Cetshwayo, a nephew of Shaka, was the last of the great Zulu kings and it was his army which inflicted the defeat at Isandhlwana on the British Army in 1879. He was later taken to London where he met Queen Victoria and was restored to his throne under onerous conditions. When these were not fulfilled, the result for the Zulu nation was disastrous. Binns bases his work on eye-witness accounts and original documents.

49 Boraine, Alex. A LIFE IN TRANSITION; [foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu]. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2008.

xiv, 332 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

Boraine was, at various times, the head of the Methodist Church, an MP for the Progressive Federal Party and Deputy Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission under Desmond Tutu.

50 Bothma, L.J. BUFFALO BATTALION: South Africa's 32 Battalion: a tale of sacrifice; translated from the Afrikaans by Ian Drennan. Bloemfontein: L.J. Bothma, 2008.

452 p., [41] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Paperback. R 375

Bothma provides a dramatic first hand account, but also attempts to place the Unit in the broader campaign that was being fought on the Border.

51 Brenthurst Collection. ART AND AMBIGUITY: perspectives on the Brenthurst Collection of Southern African Art; preface, Christopher Till; [contributing authors include Rayda Becker, Patricia Davison, Es'kia Mphahlele and Johan van Schalkwyk]. Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, 1991.

197 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paperback. R 900

An important collection of southern African artefacts.

52 Breytenbach, Jan. FORGED IN BATTLE. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, 1986.


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149 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 1750

Col. Jan Breytenbach commanded the famous, or infamous, 32 Battalion which campaigned so effectively in Angola and Namibia during the Bush War. The publishers were a small firm who only produced a limited print run of this book. It is a revealing and honest look at the war and has become a sought after account of the fighting between South African forces on the one side and Angolans and Cubans on the other, north of the "cutline".

53 Bryce, James. IMPRESSIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 3rd, revised ed.; with a new prefatory chapter and with the Transvaal Conventions of 1881 and 1884. London: Macmillan, 1899.

lxiii, 499 p.: 3 col. folding maps laid down on rear endpaper. Calf with gilding, frayed along spine. Name stamp on preliminary page. Presentation label on front endpaper. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 400

Presented to the botanist R.S. Adamson as a school prize in 1899. Written on the eve of the South African War, Bryce saw a federal union as being the answer to growing tensions. See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 209.

54 Callinicos, Alex & Rogers, John. SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER SOWETO. 2nd ed. London: Pluto Press, 1978.

246 p.: maps (1 as frontis.). Paperback. A few margin lines. R 150

The authors argue from a socialist point of view and link Soweto with the events that followed with regard to the wars in Angola and Mozambique, leading to America replacing the United Kingdom as the main western force seeking to influence events in the area.

55 Casalis, Eugene. THE BASUTOS, or, TWENTY-THREE YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1965.

xix, 355 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 16). Skivertex, d.w. Originally published in 1861. Edition limited to 750 copies.

R 500

"There is no better book in existence than this concerning the habits and customs of the Basuto people…" Theal.

56 Dart, Raymond A. BEYOND ANTIQUITY: a series of radio lectures on the origin of man; arranged by Raymond Dart. Johannesburg: SABC, [195-?].

vii, 119 p. Paperback. R 175

Professor Dart became internationally famous after discovering the Taungs skull and for his defence of his interpretation of Australopithecus.

57 Davis, Stephen M. APARTHEID'S REBELS: inside South Africa's hidden war. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.

xvii, 238 p.: map as frontis. Paperback. R 150

Davis investigates the ANC in exile in the light of United States Congressional sanctions being extended after the 1986 State of Emergency. His conclusions are extremely perceptive, especially with regard to what power, once attained, might do to the ANC.

58 De Kiewiet, C.W. THE IMPERIAL FACTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA: a study in politics and economics. New impression. London: Frank Cass, 1965.

341 p. Cloth, d.w. price clipped. Originally published in 1937. R 300


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De Kiewiet was a far-sighted historian and this book is, like his HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA, is "a classic of South African historiography." [Saunders, THE MAKING OF SOUTH AFRICA, p. 88]. He felt that the problems faced in the last quarter of the 19th century had resonance in the 20th and at the heart of all policy in South Africa was how black South Africans could be incorporated into "European society".

59 De Vasselot de Regne, Le Comte. SELECTION AND SEASONING OF WOOD; translated by A.W. Heywood, Forest Department, Cape of Good Hope. Cape Town: W.A. Richards, 1885.

73 p.: diagrams. Stiff paper wraps. Accompanied by four letters, contained in postally used envelopes saying they are franked with CGH stamps and date stamped at Claremont etc, addressed to France with arrival back stamps. Some of the letters are "crossed" (written in two directions in order to maximise paper use). Three are in French, and of a personal nature in a feminine hand; the fourth is in English, from the translator, Heywood. The letters are franked on the rear, Cape Town, Cape Colony: Apr 19, '83; Jul 24, '83, Aug 21, '83, Oct 19, '91. R 3650

Vasselot went to a forestry school in Nancy, France, and gained his first appointment in 1858 as Garde General des Forets Stagiaire at Le Mans. He was subsequently appointed Superintendent of Woods and Forests in Knysna on 11 January 1881 and served until early 1892.

60 Drysdale, Andrew. BEYOND MATCH POINT: the Cliff Drysdale story. Cape Town:

Purnell, 1968. 175 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 col. as frontis.). Paper covered boards,

d.w. slightly rubbed along edges. R 350

Drysdale was one of South Africa's finest tennis players in the 1960s, when together with Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan, Abe Segal and Gordon Forbes, South Africa was always a strong contender for the Davis Cup.

61 Eloff, C.C. THE SO-CALLED CONQUERED TERRITORY: disputed border area between the Orange Free State (Republic of South Africa) and Lesotho (Basutoland). Pretoria: H.S.R.C., 1979.

53 p.: col. ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 200

After Lesotho became independent in 1966, the new government renewed claims to territory in the eastern Orange Free State which the then South African government declined to countenance. Eloff discusses why the claims originated and in doing so looks at the Trekboers in the First Basuto War in 1858, the Second War of 1865-66, the Treaty of Bosigo and the British government's role in the affairs of the area.

62 Findlay, Joan [ed.]. THE FINDLAY LETTERS, 1806-1870: compiled from the originals in the possession of George Schreiner Findlay of Pretoria. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1954.

181 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports, genealogical table, map. Cloth, with small stain on front cover, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free endpaper.

R 350

A selection of letters from the Schreiner and Findlay families, including letters from Kate Schreiner, oldest sister of Olive. Kate was married to John Findlay, a storekeeper in the Eastern Cape.

63 Goss, Henry. DEFENDER. Somerset West: Options Publishing, 2000.


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338 p.: ill., ports. Skivertex, d.w. R 175

Goss (1913-1995) was a criminal attorney for more than fifty years, and practised until his death. Goss acted for Marino Chiavelli and the Bridgestone Tyre Company amongst others, and was a prominent divorce lawyer in Johannesburg for many years.

64 Heitman, Helmoed-Romer. WAR IN ANGOLA: the final South African phase. Gibraltar: Ashanti, 1990.

366 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 1000

Deals with the campaigns of 1987-8. The major operations before Namibia became independent were Modular, Hooper and Packer.

65 Hertzog, J.B.M. DIE HERTZOGTOESPRAKE; saamgestel deur 'n redaksiekomitee bestaande uit F.J. du T. Spies, D.W. Kruger en J.J. Oberholster. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1977.

6 vols. (343 p.; 337 p.; 332 p.;335 p.; 337 p.; 349 p.): port. as frontis (vol. 1). Skivertex. Contents: Vol. 1. Junie 1900 - Maart 1910. Vol. 2. Maart 1910 - Maart 1913. Vol. 3. April 1913 - April 1918. Vol. 4. April 1918 - Junie 1924. Vol. 5. Julie 1924 - September 1932. Vol. 6. Oktober 1932 - September 1942. R 2000

James Barry Munnik Hertzog (1866-1942) was a Boer general during the second South African War and went on to become Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. Throughout his life he encouraged the development of the Afrikaner culture, determined to protect the Afrikaner from British influence. He was appointed Minister of Justice in the newly formed Union of South Africa and held office until 1912. His antagonism to imperialism and to Premier Botha led to a ministerial crisis. In 1913 he led a secession of Boers and anti-imperialists from the South African Party. In the years following WWI, he headed the opposition to the government of General Smuts. In the general election of 1924, his National Party defeated Smuts' South African Party and formed a coalition government with the South African Labour Party, which became known as the Pact Government. In 1934, the National Party and the South African Party merged to form the United Party, with Hertzog as Prime Minister and leader of the new party. The civil service was opened up to Afrikaners through the promotion of bilingualism, while a widening of the suffrage was carried out, with the enfranchisement of white women. On 4 September 1939, the United Party caucus refused to accept Hertzog's stance of neutrality in WW II and deposed him in favour of Smuts.

66 Houston, Gregory F. THE NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLE IN SOUTH AFRICA: a case study of the United Democratic Front, 1983-1987. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1999.

299 p. (Democracy and governance in the new South Africa). Paperback. R 100

The UDF filled the vacuum created by the banning of the ANC and the PAC. Recently those who feel the present political situation in South Africa requires its intervention once again, have called for the revival of the UDF.

67 Hughes, Richard & Lizamore, Teresa [eds. & comps.] THE SASOL ART COLLECTION = DIE SASOL-KUNSVERSAMELING, vol. 3. Cape Town: Creda Press (printers), 1996.

57 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paperback. R 300


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68 Jaster, Robert Scott. THE DEFENCE OF WHITE POWER: South African foreign policy under pressure; foreword by Helen Kitchen. London: Macmillan, 1988.

xvii, 204 p.: map. (Studies in international security; 28). Paper covered boards, d.w. Page edges browned. R 100

Deals with the period from 1975 to 1985.

69 Johnson, R.W. SOUTH AFRICA: the first man, the last nation. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.

xv, 244 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

A re-examination of South African history. This edition had to be withdrawn when a former Rivonia trialist took legal advice re its contents. [See p. 157]. A revised edition has since been issued.

70 Knight, Ian. ZULU RISING: the epic story of iSandlwana and Rorke's Drift. London: Macmillan, 2010.

xii, 697 p., [24] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 300

Knight has penned over a dozen books on the Anglo-Zulu War; and this is the culmination of thirty years of reseach into the Battle of iSandlwana.

71 Lowveld 1820 Settlers Society. SOME LOWVELD PIONEERS. Pretoria: Minerva, [195-?].

119 p.: ports. Stiff paper wraps, d.w. R 250

The pioneers include Glynn, Hall, Galpin, Wolhuter and Stevenson-Hamilton.

72 Mackeurtan, Graham. THE CRADLE DAYS OF NATAL, 1497-1845. London: Longmans, Green, 1930.

xi, 348 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w., price clipped & with chips to edges of spine, but very seldom present. Spotting on page edges. R 500

73 Martin, Patricia. THE STATUS OF WHISTLEBLOWING IN SOUTH AFRICA: taking stock. Cape Town: Open Democracy Advice Centre, 2010.

136 p. Paperback. R 100

74 Monsoon, John. STARS, BARS & GUITARS: a journey in South African music. Cape Town; Struik, 2008.

158 p.: col. ill., ports. Paperback. R 170

75 Mossop, George. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET: some recollections of adventure. 3rd ed. Pietermaritzburg: G. Button, 2006.

ix, 314 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), map. Paperback. R 200

In this lively account of his youth in Natal, Mossop recalls the events of the Zulu War and the first South African War with gripping intensity. He describes big-game hunting with a party of Boers on the high veld of the Transvaal, transport wagons, riding with the Frontier Light Horse, Majuba Hill, an escape from Cetawayo’s warriors, etc. He gives graphic details of the Battles of Hlobane and Kambula and the horror of close combat.

76 National Archives of SWA / Namibia. KRIEGSKARTE VON DEUTSCH-SUDWESTAFRIKA, 1904; additional artwork by Annemarie Heywood. Facsimile reprint. Windhoek: National Archives, 1987.


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8 loose-leaf col. maps in pocket; 1 col. map laid down on inside cover. (Archeia; 6). 4to. Pict. stiff paper wraps. Contents: Blatt Warmbad. Blatt Keetmanshoop. Blatt Rehoboth. Blatt Windhuk. Blatt Zesfontein. Blatt Otawi. Blatt Owambo. Blatt Andara. R 350

The key map is laid down on the inside cover.

77 Nothling, C.J. [ed.]. ULTIMA RATIO REGUM (THE LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS): artilleriegeskeidenis van Suid-Afrika = artillery history of South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printer, 1987.

xii, 432 p.: ill. (some col.), col. ports., map. (Military Information Bureau, SADF. Publication; no. 8). 4to. Skivertex. Text in English and Afrikaans. R 500

Published in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the South African Defence Force. Covers the use of artillery in Southern Africa from the 1600s onwards. Contributions cover all the major conflicts both internally and externally, including the Border War and World Wars. Text predominantly in Afrikaans.

78 Pretorius, Willem. KERKORREL. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2004. 142 p.: ill., ports. Small 4to. Paperback with endflaps. R 200

Johannes Kerkorrel (1960-2002) was the stage name of Ralph Rabie, a controversial Afrikaner musician. The face of the Voelvry-beweging, he became a celebrated Afrikaans anti-hero. He lived a troubled life, and committed suicide in 2002. He performed at the inauguration of Mr Mandela in 1994, where he sang his own composition, Halala Afrika, to great acclaim.

79 Raubenheimer, M. & Le Roux, P. [eds.]. LIFE AND WORK AT KLEINZEE; photographs by J. Maitre. [Johannesburg]: De Beers, [197-].

70 p.: ill., plan. Paperback. R 150

Kleinzee was a "closed" town to prevent the smuggling of diamonds. Enrty and exit was carefully controlled. The booklet describes living and working conditions on the mine as well as mining procedures. It was issued by De Beers to aid newcomers and includes a digest of general information.

80 Royal Tour of South Africa, 1947. SOUVENIR BROCHURES. (1) SOUTH AFRICA'S ROYAL VISITORS [36] p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. (2) ROYAL VISIT 16 p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. (3) A SOUVENIR OF THE ROYAL VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. 1 folding sheet. Enclosed in printed paper packet.

R 200

Two of the brochures were sponsored by the Ellis-Brown Group.

81 Royal Tour of South Africa, 1947. THE ROYAL TOUR = DIE KONINKLIKE TOER: a pictorial memento of the visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret to the Union of South Africa, February 17th to April 24th, 1947.

[128] p.: all. captioned ill. (chiefly ports.). Stiff paper wraps. Accompanied by 5 loose-leaf colour plates bearing reproductions of portraits by Dorothy Wilding. Enclosed in stiff manilla folder with title label. R 250

In unusually good condition. The five reproductions by Rand Litho are of the four individual Royal Family members and a group portrait. Wilding (1893-1976) was an English society photographer who had her studio in Bond Street and was later awarded a Royal Warrant.


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82 Sewell, John F. & Storrar, C.D. [eds.]. A VICTORIAN PEPYS AT PLETTENBERG BAY, 1875-1897: the candid diary of the public and private life of Harbour Master Captain John F. Sewell; passages selected and edited by Clare D. Storrar. 2nd ed. Heiderand: Ladywood, 1999.

231 p.: ill. (1 col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), map. Paperback. R 200

Sewell describes the area before any development took place. Considerable travel through mountain passes and river valleys was required to reach the Bay.

83 Southey, Joan. FOOTPRINTS IN THE KAROO: a story of farming life. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990.

275 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Book plate on front endpaper. R 650

84 Van der Poel, Jean. THE JAMESON RAID. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1951.

271 p. Cloth. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 250

The Jameson raid changed Southern Africa. Van der Poel concludes that a consequence of the Raid and its aftermath was that South Africa was hastened into premature Union instead of maturing slowly and naturally into a federation. Published after the private papers of Sir Graham Bower and Sir James Rose Innes became public, Van der Poel's book was the first serious study of the event and its repercussions.

85 Van der Post, Laurens. THE DARK EYE IN AFRICA. London: Hogarth Press, 1955.

159 p. Cloth, d.w. R 200

Van der Post looks at tension and prejudice between black and white in Africa.

86 Wallis, J.R.P. THOMAS BAINES: his life and explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia, 1820-1875; with captions and a new introduction by F.R. Bradlow. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Balkema, 1976.

xx, 235 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Originally published in 1942. R 500

Thomas Baines (1820-1875) was an English artist and explorer who came to South Africa at 22, and worked for a while in Cape Town as a scenic and portrait artist, and later as official war artist for the British Army during the Eighth Frontier War. In 1858 he accompanied David Livingstone along the Zambezi, and was one of the first white men to view Victoria Falls. From 1861 to 1862 Baines and James Chapman undertook an expedition to South West Africa and in 1869 he led one of the first gold prospecting expeditions to Mashonaland. He also explored Australia between 1855 and 1857 and is best known for his detailed paintings and sketches which give a unique insight into colonial life in southern Africa and Australia.

87 Willers, David. IN SEARCH OF THE WARATAH: the Titanic of the south. Johannesburg: The Highveld Press, 2005.

298 p.: ill., plans. Paperback. R 200

The official inquiry into the loss of the WARATAH came to the conclusion that she had sunk in a storm off South Africa's Wild Coast. However, there has always remained some doubt around her disappearance, and Willers


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casts new light on the mystery and presents, in a fictional form, his theory of what might have happened to her if she had in fact drifted into the deep Southern Ocean in July 1909.

88 Winter, Gordon. INSIDE BOSS: South Africa's secret police: [an ex-spy's dramatic and shocking expose]. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1981.

640 p. (p. 333-346 reattached by means of staples). Paperback, frayed along edges. Name on preliminary page. R 400

Winter was a Bureau of State Security spy for over 12 years. He tells of his role in brewing scandal among South Africa's political opponents, and in spying on South African dissidents and their supporters: a role he finally rejected. Winter left South Africa, and still lives elsewhere.

89 Woods, Donald. BIKO. New York: Paddington Press, 1978. 288 p. : ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Accompanied by a newspaper cutting

relating to Woods. R 300

Unusual in hardback, and banned in South Africa upon publication, therefore seldom seen. Woods knew Biko well and provides a detailed account of his last years and hours and the events that followed his death.

90 Young, P.J. BOOT AND SADDLE: a narrative record of the Cape Regiment, the British Cape Mounted Riflemen, the Frontier Armed Mounted Police and the Colonial Cape Mounted Riflemen. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [1955].

193 p.: ports., map. Cloth, d.w. with small chip on top edge. Pages browned. Book plate on front endpaper. Gift inscription from a member of the Cape Mounted Riflemen on front free endpaper. R 950

Young covers, briefly, the history of conflict in the Cape Colony and environs, including the Frontier Wars, Gun War, Podomisi Rebellion, the annexation of Pondoland, Bechualand Campaign, the South African War, the Natal Rebellion (Bambata) and ends with the German South West African Campaign. He provides insight into the ethos and spirit of those who enrolled and embodies a colonial's view on the conflict described.

Recent publications relating to South Africa

91 Basson, Adriaan. ZUMA EXPOSED. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2012. xix, 322 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Paperback. R 210

The first indepth attempt to unravel the Zuma enigma, including his domestic and business affairs.

92 Cloete, Nini Bainsfather & Fraser, Craig. REMARKABLE GARDENS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Quivertree Publications, 2012.

259 p.: col. ill., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 650

The gardens include Brenthurst (Johannesburg), Hawthornden (Wynberg), Babylontoren (Groot Drakenstein), Obesa (Graaff-Reinet) and Madikwe Gardens (Madikwe Game Reserve).

93 Francis, Stephen & Rico. TWENTY: celebrating twenty years… Johannesburg: Jacana, 2012.

176 p.: all cartoons (some col.). Oblong 8vo. Paperback. R 150


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Madam & Eve have been reflecting the essence of day-to-life and concerns in South Africa since 1993. They remain as topical as ever!

94 Giliomee, Hermann. THE LAST AFRIKANER LEADERS: a supreme test of power. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2012.

447 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. R 350

95 Joyce, Peter. 100 MEMORABLE SPORTING MOMENTS: events that united South Africa. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2012.

328 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 200

96 Joyce, Peter. 100 MOMENTS THAT MATTERED: events that built South Africa. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2012.

311 p.: ill., ports. Paperback with endflaps. R 200

97 Latimer, Alex. FROM AARDVARK TO ZUMA: the South African alphabet. Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 2012.

[68] p.: col. ill. Pict. paper covered boards. R 120

98 Linder, Adolphe. THE SWISS AND THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, 1899-1902. Cape Town: A. Linder, 2012.

207 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 folding laid down on inside rear cover). Paperback. R 180

99 Mathebe, Lucky. MANDELA & MBEKI: the hero and the outsider. Pretoria: Unisa Press, 2012.

xviii, 333 p. Paperback. R 280

100 Nortje, Piet. THE TERRIBLE ONES: a complete history of 32 Battalion. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2012.

2 vols. ( xxx, 569 p., [32] p. of plates; xvi, [699] p., [32] p. of plates): col. ill., ports., maps. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.s. Pict. paper covered board slip case. R 850

32 Battalion campaigned very effectively in Angola and Namibia during the bush war. The unit was largely moulded from former Angolan rebels into a fully fledged SADF unit which retired undefeated from the battlefield, after 12 years of constant front-line combat. At 25 years of age, Nortje became the youngest regimental sergeant major in the SADF's history, in charge of training at Buffalo Base in the Caprivi.

101 O'Neill, Pat Cavendish. A CHIMPANZEE IN THE WINE CELLAR. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2012.

253 p., [40] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly col. ports). Paperback. R 200

Pat Cavendish O'Neill was born into a world of great riches, privilege and eccentricity. Her story ranges from Europe and Kenya, to Broadlands, outside Cape Town.

102 Pauw, Jacques. RAT ROADS: one man's incredible journey. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2012.

299 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill., ports., map. Paperback. R 210

Pauw records the journey of Kennedy Gihana, a young Tutsi man, who, although he fought against the genocide in Rwana, was part of an army that


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committed terrible atrocities. Seeking an education and to escape the war, he walked to South Africa, where he lived on the street and worked as a security guard until he had saved sufficient funds to enrol for a law degree. He received his Masters in International Law from the University of Pretoria in 2011.

103 Poland, Marguerite. TAKEN CAPTIVE BY BIRDS: a memoir; illustrated by Craig Ivor. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2012.

143 p.: ill. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

Poland's memoirs are set against a backdrop of the birds she has known and loved throughout her life.

104 Rademeyer, Julian. KILLING FOR PROFIT: exposing the illegal rhino horn trade. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2012.

xi, 332 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 220

"Rademeyer follows the bloody trail of the syndicates, poachers, smugglers, hunters and hustlers from the frontlines of the rhino wars to the medicine markets of Vietnam, and into the lair of a wildlife-trafficking kingpin in Laos" Rear cover.

105 Ramphele, Mamphela. CONVERSATIONS WITH MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS. Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 2012.


Ramphele urges young South Africans to take control of their rights and responsibilities as citizens.

106 Reitz, Deneys. COMMANDO: of horses and men: a Boer journal of the Boer War and the aftermath of the War; preface by General the Rt Hon. J. C. Smuts. [New ed.]. Cape Town: The House of Emslie, 2012.

381 p.: map. Paperback. Originally published in 1929. R 190

This edition includes the two chapters that in original editions start Reitz's second journal TREKKING ON, but relate to the South African War.

107 Reitz, Deneys. TREKKING ON: in the company of brave men; preface by General the Rt Hon. J. C. Smuts. [New ed.]. Cape Town: The House of Emslie, 2012.

293 p.: maps. Paperback. Originally published in 1933. R 190

108 Van Rooyen, Piet. DIVING AND SPEARFISHING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik Travel & Heritage, 2012.

152 p., xvi p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 170

109 Villa-Vicencio, Charles & Soko, Mills. CONVERSATIONS IN TRANSITION: leading South African voices; foreword by Desmond Tutu. Cape Town: David Philip, 2012.


"A marketplace of ideas and opinions… shows how much we have in common… who we are and how resourceful we are as a people" Max du Preez, rear cover.

110 Zapiro [pseud. of Jonathan Shapiro]. BUT WILL IT STAND UP IN COURT?

cartoons from MAIL & GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES and THE TIMES. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2012.


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160 p. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. R 150

Zapiro captures all South Africa's most topical issues over the year.

SCRAPBOOKS

111 Scrapbook. CAPE TOWN [photographs]. 30 p. (tissue inter-leaved): photographs & newspaper cuttings laid down. Oblong

4to. Stiff paper wraps, covered in gift paper. R 2000

Comprises chiefly photographs with some newspaper cuttings. Some of the photographs were taken by G.W.W. (George Washington Wilson) and include views from the Bay of Cape Town, the harbour and environs full of tall masted ships, Darling Street, Green Market Square, Sea Point, Clifton (no houses!), St James, and the lighthouse on Robben Island.

112 Scrapbook. CAPE TOWN [postcards]. 28 p. (tissue inter-leaved): postcards & newspaper cuttings, laid down. Oblong 4to.

Stiff paper wraps, covered with gift paper. R 750

Comprises a combination of colour and black & white postcards and newspaper cuttings pertaining to Cape Town. The postcards depict major thoroughfares (including Adderley Street and St George's Street); important buildings (Parliament, the station, Standard Bank, the Post Office and the Commercial Exchange); and some suburbs (including Claremont, St James and Camps Bay). The newspaper cuttings show buildings and events (e.g. a waterpolo match that took place in the Robinson Graving Dock, attended by hundreds of spectators).

113 Scrapbook. CAPE TOWN. [cuttings]. 28 p. (tissue inter-leaved): newspaper cuttings, laid down. Some pages blank.

Oblong 4to. Stiff paper wraps. R 250

A collection of cuttings from the period 1947-1957, focusing on interesting events such as the unveiling of the Rhodes statue in the Gardens and the last time Rhodes arrived back in Cape Town before his death. The majority of the cuttings refer to the arrival of the Royal Family in Cape Town in 1947.

114 Scrapbook. JOHANNESBURG. 28 p. (tissue inter-leaved): newspaper cuttings, laid down. Some pages blank.

Oblong 4to. Stiff paper wraps, covered in gift paper. R 250

Newspaper cuttings from 1952-53, depicting the development of Johannesburg, and contrasting new and old.

115 Scrapbook. PRETORIA. 28 p. (tissue inter-leaved): newspaper cuttings, postcards & photographs laid down.

Oblong 4to. Stiff paper wraps, covered and with ill. laid down. R 450

A collection of newspaper cuttings, orginal photographs, and postcards in colour and black & white of prominent Pretoria buildings, streets, events (e.g. the entering of the British troops on 5 June 1900 and Paul Kruger's funeral on 10 December 1904). Carefully collated, the cuttings also include the captions describing the images.

116 Scrapbook. SHIPPING.


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32 p. (tissue inter-leaved): newspaper cuttings & photographs laid down, 1 loose photograph. Oblong 4to. Stiff paper wraps, covered in gift paper. R 500

This scrapbook has a maritime theme. There are newspaper cuttings on the Union Castle line, the extension of the Duncan Dock, the shipping explosion in Cape Town as a result of the Suez Canal closure in 1956; the dry docking of the Universe Leader in the Sturrock Dry Dock on 6 February 1957 (this vessel was the largest in the world at the time). There are 12 original photographs of the scuttling of the Graf Spee off Uruguay in December 1939 and 4 original photographs of "Crossing the Line" in the Carnarvon Castle.

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO

117 Beverley, John Robert Coudrey. A LOWVELD SON. Privately published, [2000]. 307 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), genealogical tables. Paperback. R 150

The story of the Zimbabwean Lowveld is a microcosm of the continent of Africa, where the first white settlers faced daunting challenges from nature. Beverley records the history of his family, who first settled in the Lowveld in the late 1800s, from the early pioneer days to the present.

118 Cole, Barbara. THE ELITE [pictorial]: the story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service. 2nd ed. Durban: Three Knights, 1986.

168 p. ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. 4to. Paper covered boards. R 650

119 Howarth, David. THE SHADOW OF THE DAM. London: Collins, 1961. 191 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w.

frayed along edges & with tears. R 150

There are a number of books on the construction of Kariba Dam. Howarth does not look at the dam itself or its construction, but rather the forced removal of 35 000 Tonga tribesmen whose homes were to be flooded. Most went peacefully, but Howard records the dramatic events that led to armed police being charged by tribesmen wielding only short stabbing spears in defence of their homes.

120 Lotter, Chas. RHODESIAN SOLDIER: and others who fought. Alberton: Galago, 1984.

111 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Large 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on a preliminary page. R 750

Lotter presents his experience of the Rhodesian bush war in verse and image.

121 Lovett, John. CONTACT: a tribute to those who serve Rhodesia. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Khenty Press, 1982.

240 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. in unusually good condition. Originally published in 1977. Cover subtitle: Rhodesia at war.

R 850

122 Meinertzhagen, Richard. KENYA DIARY, 1902-1906; with a new preface by Elspeth Huxley. 2nd impression. London: Eland Books, 1984.


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xiv, 347 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 as frontis.). Paperback. Originally published in 1957. R 400

In her preface to this edition, Elspeth Huxley praise this work for its honesty, the author for his bravery in action and his efficiency in doing his duty, but also concludes that his hunting activities were excessive: Today the tally of slaughtered animals… seems nauseating"(p. v). Secondly, she felt that his disregard for human life made him "the unacceptable face of colonialism" (p. vi). Meinertzhagen served as an intelligence officer in WWI. He also participated in WWII and assisted in the creation of the state of Israel.

123 Millais, J.G. LIFE OF FREDERICK COURTENAY [sic.] SELOUS; introduction by E.E. Burke. Facsimile reprint. Salisbury: Pioneer Head, 1975.

xvii, 387 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Heritage series; vol. 7). Cloth, d.w., frayed along edges. T.e.g. Name on front free endpaper. No. 567 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. R 400

124 Reid-Daly, Ron & Stiff, Peter. SELOUS SCOUTS: top secret war; Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly, as told to Peter Stiff. 2nd ed., 3rd impression. Alberton: Galago, 1982.

432 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (col. port. as frontis.), maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly darkened as normal. Gift inscription on half title page. Frontispiece illustration by Francis Lategan. R 400

The story of the Selous Scouts of Rhodesia, formed in 1973 with the purpose of clandestinely opposing ZANLA and ZIPRA, inside and outside the borders of the then Rhodesia. It served Rhodesia from 1973 -1980 and was one of that country's most efficient forces.

125 Reid-Daly, Ron & Stiff, Peter. SELOUS SCOUTS: a pictorial account; as told to Peter Stiff. Alberton: Galago, 1984.

176 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 2000

126 Rowland, Tiny. TINY ROWLAND: the ugly face of neocolonialism in Africa; by an Executive Intelligence Review investigative team. Washington, D.C.: Executive Intelligence Review, 1993.

viii, 165 p. Paperback. R 150

Rowland was head of the multinational company, Lonrho.

127 Selous, Frederick Courteney. TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA: being the narrative of the last eleven years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its tributaries…]. Facsimile ed. Salisbury: The Pioneer Head, 1972.

xviii, 503 p.: col. frontis., ill., ports., col. folding map. (Heritage series; vol. 5). Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. T.e.g. No. 1782 of an edition limited to 2000 copies. A crisp copy. Facsimile reprint of the 1893 edition. R 750

The son of a wealthy financier, F.C. Selous (1851-1917) was born in Regent's Park, London. After schooling at Rugby, where he excelled at sport (particularly cricket), Selous travelled to southern Africa aged nineteen. In 1872 he gained permission from Lobengula to hunt in his lands; which he did for the next eighteen years. It is this period which forms the backdrop to this book, one of the most readable of all the 19th century hunting and trekking accounts. Selous collected over five hundred specimens for the Natural History Museum in London and two animals were named after him. He received the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographic Society. He was


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awarded the DSO for service in East Africa in WWI. He was shot by a sniper near the Rufiji River in modern day Tanzania and is buried at the spot. This area falls within the present day Selous Game Reserve. He was a friend of Rhodes, President Roosevelt and Baden-Powell and the founder of the Shikar Club (a big game hunters' club that met in the Savoy Hotel). Selous' piercing eyes, his reserved, humble manner and upright bearing, together with his beard and bush hat, made him the epitome of the romantic portrait of an English big game hunter and colonial. He took tea rather than other beverages and when living in England made sure he always played in the cricket game Worplesdon vs Big Game Hunters! Various authors are said to have modelled their central characters on Selous.

128 Short, Philip. BANDA. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974. 357 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 450

Short was a freelance journalist at the time of writing. Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1898-1997) talked to the "white South" and thereby lost credibility in the rest of Africa, where he had previously been regarded as a leading post-independence figure. He was rejected as a renegade who had sold his nationalist principles for economic assistance. Banda fostered a belief that only he could control the "children" of Malawi; founded "Kamuzuism" and garnered enormous wealth, some of which was sponsored by South Africa. He ruled Malawi from 1963 until forced from office in 1994 when western donors demanded a more democractic form of governance.

129 White, Matthew C. SMITH OF RHODESIA: [a pictorial biography]. Cape Town: Printpak (printer), 1978.

134 p.: ill., ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 225

A photographic record with informative text.

SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE

130 Beukes, Lauren. MOXYLAND. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2008. 236 p. Paperback. R 350

Beukes' futuristic first novel transforms Cape Town into a zoned, post-apocalyptic dystopia controlled by sinister corporates. It became a cult cyberpunk hit. Beukes went on to win the Arthur C. Clarke Award for the best science fiction novel in 2011 for her second book, ZOO CITY.

131 Campbell, Roy. THE GEORGIAD: a satirical fantasy in verse. London: Boriswood Limited, 1931.

64 p. Half skivertex & cloth. Book plate laid down on front endpaper.

R 100

132 Kannemeyer, J.C. J.M. COETZEE: 'n geskryfde lewe. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2012.

752 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 325

133 Kannemeyer, J.C. J.M. COETZEE: a life in writing; English translation [by] Michiel Heyns. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2012.

710 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 325


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The Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee has not yet been the subject of a comprehensive biography and Kannemeyer had the cooperation of Coetzee himself, who granted him interviews and put him in touch with family, friends and colleagues. Coetzee also provided him with comprehensive documentation in his private possession. Coetzee is known for rarely granting interviews to journalists, and not readily discussing his private life.

134 Meyer, Deon. 7 DAYS; translated from the Afrikaans by K.L. Seegers. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012.


Benny Griessel has to investigate the murder of an ambitious lawyer- and until her death is solved and her murderer arrested, a sniper will shoot a policeman every day.

FISHING & WILD LIFE

135 Blackman, Jack. FLIES AND FLY FISHING IN SOUTH AFRICA: complete guide to trout fishing; with photography by Neil Hodges. Durban: Accucut Books, 1985.

63 p.: col. ill. Pict. paper covered boards. Name on front free endpaper.

R 100

136 Hansford-Steele, Bill. FISHING FLIES FOR AFRICA: a comprehensive guide to freshwater and saltwater flies. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle, 2009.

464 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 500

137 Mills, Gus & Haagner, Clem. GUIDE TO THE KALAHARI GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1997.

102 p., [30] p. of plates: col. ill., maps on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 125

138 Pooley, Tony. MASHESHA: the making of a game ranger; illustrations by Elsa Pooley. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1992.

240 p.: ill., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

Pooley was given the name "Mashesha" (he who hurries and takes) for his relentless pursuit of poachers during his 25 years with the Natal Parks Board in the Maputaland area.

139 Stevenson-Hamilton, J. WILD LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA. London: Cassell, 1947. 364 p. Cloth, d.w. Name on front free endpaper. R 200

Recent natural history publication

140 Dorrat-Haaksma, Els & Linder, H. Peter. RESTIOS OF THE FYNBOS. Cape Town: Struik Nature, 2012.

212 p.: col. ill. Paperback. R 220


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QUARTERLY BULLETIN

141 South African Library. QUARTERLY BULLETIN. vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 1946) - vol. 51, no. 4 (June 1997); 2 vol. Index (vol. 1, 1-45; vol. 2, 46-50).

Uniformly bound in red rexine. Bookplate in each volume. R 2750

The aim of the QUARTERLY BULLETIN was to publish notes, original articles and bibliographies relating to the wealth of printed and manuscript material held in the South African Library. The QUARTERLY BULLETIN also drew attention to new acqusitions and gaps in the Library's holdings. Long term editors were Douglas Varley (1946-1961), Dr Lewin Robinson (1961-1981) and in later years, Piet Westra. Contributors represented a broad spectrum of academic life and interested collectors, amateur historians and well-informed readers.

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