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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Auction #129 is scheduled to start on 26 February 2026 at 16:30 GMT.

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Lot 31

Hatch (Frederick H.) and Chalmers (J.A.)

THE GOLD MINES OF THE RAND (1895)

Being a description of the mining industry of Witwatersrand South African Republic. With maps, plans and illustrations.

Lot 32

Theal (George McCall)

THE PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH AFRICA (1896)

With a description of the native races between the River Zambesi and the Cape of Good Hope during the ninteenth century. WITH MAPS.

Lot 33

Denny (G.A.)

DEEP-LEVEL MINES OF THE RAND (1902)

And their future development considered from the commercial point of view.

Lot 34

[Antrobus, E.S.A. (Editor)]

WITWATERSRAND GOLD - 100 YEARS (1986)

A review of the discovery and development of the Witwatersrand Goldfield as seen from the geological viewpoint.

Lot 35

Krenkel (Erich)

GEOLOGY OF AFRICA [3 volumes] (1925-1938)

Lot 36

The Mineralogical Record Inc.; [Wilson (Wendell E.), prepared by]

TSUMEB! (1977)

Lot 37

Religion (Bible)

BIJBEL, DAT IS: DE GANSCHE HEILIGE SCHRIFT, BEVATTENDE AL DE KANONIJKE BOEKEN VAN HET OUDE EN NIEUWE TESTAMENT (1853)

Originally leather bound Dutch Bible from 1853 with silver clasp. Bound with "Het Nieuwe Testament" (1853), "Het Boek der Psalmen" (1853), "Evangelische Gezangen"…

Lot 38

Wolfs (Dries) & Van Mechelen (Jos)

THE PROCESSING OF THE DIAMOND (1956)

A scarce book and one of the most important reference books and manuals on diamond-working.

Lot 39

Leipoldt (C. Louis), Greene (Alice), Molteno (Betty) & others:

SONGS OF THE VELD AND OTHER POEMS (1902)

Lot 40

Hammond (Mrs John Hays)

A WOMAN'S PART IN A REVOLUTION (1897)

Lot 41

Edwards (Rev. John)

REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY LIFE AND MISSIONARY LABOURS OF THE REV. JOHN EDWARDS, FIFTY YEARS A WESLEYAN MISSIONARY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Published in Grahamstown in 1883

Lot 42

Bowker (John Mitford)

SPEECHES, LETTERS, AND SELECTIONS FROM IMPORTANT PAPERS, OF THE LATE JOHN MITFORD BOWKER (1864)

A scarce and important early Grahamstown publication

Lot 43

G. de Graaff

THE RODENTS OF SOUTH AFRICA (1981) - Notes on their Identification, Distribution, Ecology and Taxonomy

Lot 44

Thomas Baines

THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA - Limited Edition

Lot 45

Marais (Eugène N.)

SKETSE UIT DIE LEWE VAN MENS EN DIER (1928) DWAALSTORIES (1931) DIE MIELIES VAN NOOITGEDACHT (1937) SPORE IN DIE SAND (1949)

Four vintage editions of the famous Afrikaans author's collected short stories

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