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Lot 1

Livingstone (David)

MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA (Very early presentation copy, inscribed by Livingstone to Sir Edward Baines)

Including a sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence across the…

Lot 2

Effendi (Abu Bakr)

BAYAN UD-DIN

“That became the first published Afrikaans text”

Lot 3

Horapollo. (Horus Apollo / Ὧρος Ἀπολλώνιος):

ORI APOLLINIS NILIACI,

De sacris notis & sculpturis libri duo vbi ad fidem vetusti codicis manu scripti restituta sunt loca permulta, corrupta ante ac deplorata. Quibus accessit uersio…

Lot 4

[Fontenelle (Bernard le Bovier de) (1657-1757)]

A PLURALITY OF WORLDS ... TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY MR. GLANVILL

First Glanvill edition. Please note this book is in the USA.

Lot 5

Hendley (Thomas Holbein)

MEMORIALS OF THE JEYPORE EXHIBITION 1883

Lot 6

Douglas (George Mellis)

LANDS FORLORN (important association copy presented by J.B. Tyrrell)

A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River

Lot 7

Van Essche (Maurice)

A COLLECTION OF 11 HANDWRITTEN LETTERS BY SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST MAURICE VAN ESSCHE

Addressed to his friend William "Bill" Hibbard who wrote the definitive book on the tribute medals of the Anglo-Boer War

Lot 8

Linnaeus (Carl) (1707-1778)

[A SELECTION FROM] A GENUINE AND UNIVERSAL SYSTEM OF NATURAL HISTORY

4 volumes with 104 hand-colored plates. Please note this lot is in the USA.

Lot 9

[Anon.]

CABALA, MYSTERIES OF STATE, IN LETTERS OF THE GREAT MINISTERS OF K. JAMES AND K. CHARLES. ... COLLECTED BY A NOBLE HAND

a very nice copy with a charming spine label. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 10

Johnson (Samuel) (1709-1784)

JOHNSON’S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, IN MINIATURE

First American Edition. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 11

Lehmann (Johann Gottlob) (1719-1767)

KURTZE EINLEITUNG IN EINIGE THEILE DER BERGWERCKS-WISSENSCHAFT

a heavily annotated copy of a rare practical work on mining. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 12

Lane (Joscelyn ‘Jos’ Theodore Horsburgh) (1880-1954)

FLY-FISHER’S PIE

[with]: the original typescript/manuscript. This lot is in the U.S.

Lot 13

Sachs (Tom) (b. 1966, 'flight director' / creator)

[LIVRE D’ARTISTE, ‘S/N 2007. 134. 001’ ] SPACE PROGRAM / MISSION GUIDE AND EXPERIENCE REPORT ... APPROVED BY / TOM SACHS

with related material: Arthur Danto's copy. Please note this lot is in the USA.

Lot 14

Cawston (George); Keane (A.H.)

THE EARLY CHARTERED COMPANIES (A.D. 1296-1858)

Including an Appendix with the Charter of Incorporation of The British South African Company.

Lot 15

Calvert (Albert Frederick)

GERMAN EAST AFRICA (1917)

Lot 16

Schreiner (Olive)

A LETTER ON THE JEW

Preface by A.P. Bender

Lot 17

Helme (Nigel)

THOMAS MAJOR CULLINAN (1974) - De Luxe Edition

Sir Thomas Major Cullinan was a South African diamond magnate, prospector, industrialist & owner of the Premier Mine where the legendary Cullinan Diamond was…

Lot 18

Semmes (Raphael)

THE CRUISE OF THE ALABAMA AND THE SUMTER / FROM THE PRIVATE JOURNALS AND OTHER PAPERS OF R. SEMMES

Lot 19

Brooke-Simons (Phillida)

CULLINAN DIAMONDS - DREAMS AND DISCOVERIES (2004)

Lot 20

Stern (Irma)

ZANZIBAR

One of the ordinary edition limited to 350 unnumbered copies

Lot 21

Thompson (William Wardlaw)

THE SEA FISHERIES OF THE CAPE COLONY: FROM VAN RIEBEECK'S DAYS TO THE EVE OF THE UNION

With A Chapter On Trout And Other Freshwater Fishes

Lot 22

Natal Fly Fishers Club:

THE CREEL. The Natal Fly Fishers Club, 1972-1983

Journal of the Natal Fly Fishers Club. No.1 winter 1973 - Volume 5, No. 8, November 1982

Lot 23

Hey (S.A.)

THE RAPTURE OF THE RIVER

The Autobiography of a South African Fisherman

Lot 24

Bradlow (Frank R.)

TALES OF A TROUT FISHING DUFFER

Illustrated by R. Townley Johnson

Lot 25

Bowker (Fred) "Kingfisher"

A TROUT FISHER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 26

Bennion (B.)

THE ANGLER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 27

Walton (Izaak)

THE COMPLEAT ANGLER; OR, THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION:

Being a Discourse of FISH and FISHING not unworthy the perusal of most anglers: by IZAAK WALTON. …

Lot 28

Muir (James)

TEN SERMONS (1812) - scarce early Americana from the federal period of American publishing

George Washington attended sermons by Reverend Muir

Lot 29

Van Riet Lowe (C.)

DIE GEDENKWAARDIGHEDE VAN SUID-AFRIKA (1941) - former copy of R.V. Cullinan and Patrick Cullinan with their bookplates

"MONUMENTS OF SOUTH AFRICA". Publisher's full leather presentation binding.

Lot 30

Swift (W. H.)

THE GEOLOGY OF THE ODZI GOLD BELT (1956)

Lot 31

Marx (Roelf)

KLERKSDORP : GROEIENDE REUS 1837-1987

"KLERKSDORP : GROWING GIANT 1837-1987" - History of the great mining city, founded by the Voortrekkers

Lot 32

Bruns (Leo)

THE BIRTH OF A COMPLEX : WESTERN REEFS 1933-1941

A historical account of the early establishment, corporate development, and operations of the Western Reefs Exploration and Mining Company

Lot 33

Meiring (Piet)

GOUD VIR DIE SOEKER (1963) - contains some highly important signatures

"GOLD FOR THE SEEKER - THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE OF BOSHOFF MINES"

Lot 34

Guest (H. M.)

THE ANGLO BOER WAR : INCIDENTS IN THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL (1902)

The author was the first mayor of Klerksdorp and owner of the Klerksdorp Mining Record

Lot 35

Chapman (Captain Charles)

A JOURNEY TO CAPE TOWN AND THE DIAMOND FIELDS (1872)

Lot 36

Hobson (N. K.)

VELD PLANTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (1975)

Lot 37

Pattee (Richard)

PORTUGAL IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA; LESOTHO, BOTSWANA, AND SWAZILAND; RHODESIA [3 VOLUMES]

Lot 38

Manfred (Nathan)

[TRANSVAAL GOLD ACT]. TRANSVAAL GOLD AND BASE METALS LAW (1908)

Being Act No. 35 of 1908 to Consolidate and Amend the Law Relating to Prospecting and Mining for Precious Metals and Base Metals, and to Provide for Matters…

Lot 39

Molengraaf (G.A.F.)

GEOLOGY OF THE TRANSVAAL (1904)

Lot 40

Rickard (T.A.); Hoover (H.C.); Ingalls (W.R.); Brown (R. Gilman); etc.

THE ECONOMICS OF MINING (1907)

Lot 41

Reunert (Theodore)

DIAMONDS AND GOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA (1893)

Lot 42

Tadino (Gualdo)

THE TRANSVAAL: THE LAND OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS (1900)

And the Colonies of Natal and the Cape, The Orange Free State, Rhodesia, The Province of Mozambique. Notes and memos.

Lot 43

Jorissen (Eduard Johan Pieter)

CODEX VAN DE LOCALE WETTEN DER ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK (1894)

Codex of the Local Laws of the South African Republic with the Constitutions of the South African Republic of 1858 and 1889 included.

Lot 44

Dunn (E. J.)

GEOLOGY OF GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND) (1929)

From the author who gave the first description of the Pretoria Series under the name of Lyndenburg Beds, and the name of Dwyka to the famous glacial conglomerate.

Lot 45

Emmons (William Harvey)

GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD. WITH A SECTION ON PROSPECTING (1937)

First edition, first impression.

Lot 46

[Vermeulen (P. H.) (Editor); De Villiers (John) (Compiled by)]

THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (1959)

Lot 47

Enes (Antonio)

MOZAMBIQUE (1946)

Report presented to the government by Antonio Enes (first published in 1893).

Lot 48

Gray (Sir John)

HISTORY OF ZANZIBAR FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO 1856

Lot 49

De Kiewiet (C. W.)

THE IMPERIAL FACTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA (1937)

A Study in Politics and Economics.

Lot 50

Busschau (W. J.)

THE THEORY OF GOLD SUPPLY. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE WITWATERSRAND (1936)

A serious & technical economic study of the problems of the Witwatersrand gold industry.

Lot 51

Busschau (W. J.)

THE MEASURE OF GOLD (1949)

The role of gold as international money.

Lot 52

Robey (Ralph) Editor:

THE MONETARY PROBLEM: GOLD AND SILVER (1936)

Gold and Silver Comission: Final Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the recent changes in the relative values of the precious metals; With…

Lot 53

Imperial Institute. Mineral resources department.

MINING ROYALTIES AND RENTS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1936)

Contains a complete and detailed review for Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and other Empire countries.

Lot 54

Seidel (A.)

TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC (1898)

Lot 55

Bell (Frederick William)

THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSPIRACY; OR, THE AIMS OF AFRIKANERDOM (1900) (Presentation copy)

Lot 56

Worsfold (W. Basil)

THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (1913)

With chapters on Rhodesia and the Native Territories of the High Comission.

Lot 57

Labuschagne (R. J.)

60 JAAR KRUGERWILDTUIN (1958) - a commemorative publication celebrating the 60th anniversary of the famous wildlife reserve

"Kruger National Park 60 Years"

Lot 58

Labuschagne (R. J.)

DIE KRUGERWILDTUIN EN ANDER NASIONALE PARKE (1968) "The Kruger National Park and other National Game Reserves"

A commemorative publication celebrating the 70th anniversary of the famous wildlife reserve

Lot 59

Thomson (Ron)

THE WILDLIFE GAME (1992) - Inscribed by the Author

Lot 60

Winchester-Gould (Dennis)

1.) WAYS OF THE WILD (1980) 2.) CITIZENS OF THE WILDERNESS (1984) 3.) MUKOBA WHERE LIONS ROARED (1985)

Lot 61

Reid-Daly (Lieut.-Col. R. F.)

PAMWE CHETE - THE LEGEND OF THE SELOUS SCOUTS

A scarce title that was withdrawn from circulation

Lot 62

Bosch (Andree) & De Waal ( Johann)

ESIAS BOSCH

Lot 63

Robins (George)

CATALOGUE OF THE CLASSIC CONTENTS OF STRAWBERRY HILL

​...COLLECTED BY HORACE WALPOLE

Lot 64

[Maeght (editor)]

"CUT SLATES"- RAOUL UBAC

Limited edition Signed by the artist

Lot 65

De Jager (EJ.)

IMAGES OF MAN

Signed first edition Limited to 100 copies

Lot 66

Capote (Truman)

IN COLD BLOOD

First US edition

Lot 67

Angove (John)

IN THE EARLY DAYS

The reminiscences of Pioneer Life on the South African Diamond Fields

Lot 68

Schadeberg (Jurgen)

SOF'TOWN BLUES (Signed)

Images from the Black '50s

Lot 69

Goldblatt (David) & Gordimer (Nadine)

ON THE MINES

Lot 70

Cole (Ernest)

HOUSE OF BONDAGE

A South African black man exposes in his own pictures and words the bitter life of his homeland today.

Lot 71

Twiggs (Laura) [Editor]

FORCES OF NATURE (Signed by the artist)

The sculpture of Dylan Lewis Text by Laura Twiggs. Designed by John Pace and Jenine Skinner

Lot 72

Churchill (W.S.)

MY AFRICAN JOURNEY

With Sixty-one Illustrations from Photographs by the Author and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Wilson. And Three Maps

Lot 73

Dinesen (Isak)

OUT OF AFRICA

Lot 74

Walmsley (Hugh Mulleneux)

ZULU LAND: ITS WILD SPORTS AND SAVAGE LIFE

by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley Colonel Ottoman Imperial Army. With Illustrations

Lot 75

Middleton (Charles Theodore)

A NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, Published in London between 1777 and 1779

Four hand coloured plates

Lot 76

[Boucher (Maurice) and Penn (Nigel) editors]

BRITAIN AT THE CAPE 1795-1803 (Signed by Nigel Penn)

Lot 77

Brooke Simons (Phillida)

THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHARLES BELL

Including The Art of Charles Bell: An Appraisal, by Michael Godby

Lot 78

Carruthers (Jane) & Arnold (Marion)

THE LIFE AND WORK OF THOMAS BAINES

Lot 79

Coulson (David) & Campbell (Alec)

AFRICAN ROCK ART: PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS ON STONE

Lot 80

Fagan (Gwen)

ROSES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Signed by the author and photographer)

With Photographs by Gabriel Fagan

Lot 81

Fransen (Hans) & Cook (Mary Alexander)

THE OLD BUILDINGS OF THE CAPE

A survey and description of old buildings in the Western Province. Extending from Cape Town to Calvinia in the north and to Graaff-Reinet, Colesberg and Uitenhage in…

Lot 82

Viney (G.) & Simons (P.G.)

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1806 to 1872 (Signed by the authors)

Aspects of the life and times of British society in and around Cape Town

Lot 83

Atkinson (C.T.)

THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS 24TH FOOT 1689-1937

Lot 84

Bosman (Herman Charles)

MAFEKING ROAD

Lot 85

Cornell (F.C.)

THE GLAMOUR OF PROSPECTING

Wanderings of a South African Prospector in Search of Copper, Gold, Emeralds, and Diamonds

Lot 86

Hamilton - Browne (Col. G.) (“Maori Browne”)

A LOST LEGIONARY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Illustrations by S. Valda

Lot 87

De Wet (C.R.)

THREE YEARS WAR (October 1899 - June 1902)

Lot 88

French (Maj. The Hon. G.)

LORD CHELMSFORD AND THE ZULU WAR

Lot 89

Plaatje (Sol T.)

MHUDI

An Epic of South African Native Life a Hundred Years Ago

Lot 90

[Siege of Ladysmith]

THE LADYSMITH BOMBSHELL (1899 - 1900)

Six of the eight original issues

Lot 91

[Schoonraad (Murray) & Duminy (Peter) Compilers:]

BATTISS 75

Lot 92

Millais (John G.)

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BRITISH SURFACE - FEEDING DUCKS (Limited edition)

Lot 93

Codd (L.E.W.)

TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

Foreword by R A Dyer

Lot 94

Scott (C.L.)

THE GENUS HAWORTHIA (Liliaceae)

A Taxonomic Revision

Lot 95

De Bosdari (C.)

ANTON ANREITH

Africa's First Sculptor. "Less permanent than bronze"

Lot 96

Rauh (Werner)

SUCCULENT AND XEROPHYTIC PLANTS OF MADAGASCAR

Volume one of two volumes

Lot 97

Stewart (J.), Linder (H.P.), Schelpe (E.A.) and Hall (A.V.)

WILD ORCHIDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Lot 98

Greig (D.E.)

HERBERT BAKER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 99

Court (D.)

SUCCULENT FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to the indigenous succulents of South Africa, Botswana, South-West Africa/Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe/Rhodesia &…

Lot 100

Goldblatt (P.)

GLADIOLUS IN TROPICAL AFRICA

Systematics, Biology & Evolution. Line drawings by John C. Manning

Lot 101

Tooley (R.V.)

COLLECTORS' GUIDE TO MAPS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Lot 102

[Masson (Francis)]

FRANCIS MASSON'S ACCOUNT OF THREE JOURNEYS

at the Cape of Good Hope 1772-1775. With an introduction and notes by Frank Bradlow. This edition is limited to 350 copies each signed by Bradlow.

Lot 103

Wijnands (D.O.), Wilson (M.L.) & Toussaint van Hove (T.)

JAN COMMELIN'S MONOGRAPH ON CAPE FLORA

Drawings and descriptions of the plants that the Hon. Simon van der Stel, Governor at the Cape of Good Hope, found on his great journey, 1685

Lot 104

Reynolds (Gilbert Westacott)

THE ALOES OF SOUTH AFRICA (Subscribers’ Edition)

With a foreword by Field-Marshall J.C. Smuts

Lot 105

Pearse (G.)

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 106

Watt (Prof. John Mitchell) and Breyer-Brandwijk (Maria Gerdina)

THE MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA (Enlarged & Extended edition)

Being an Account of Their Medicinal and Other Uses, Chemical Composition, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicology in Man and Animal

Lot 107

Pringle (Thomas)

NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 108

[Barker (Nicolas)]

LADY ANNE BARNARD'S WATERCOLOURS AND SKETCHES

Glimpses of the Cape of Good Hope. With an introduction by Nicolas Barker

Lot 109

Backhouse (J.)

A NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICA

Illustrated by two maps, sixteen etchings, and twenty-eight wood-cuts. By James Backhouse (Quaker minister and missionary, nurseryman, and amateur botanist).

Lot 110

Bisset (Maj.-Gen. Sir J.J.)

SPORT AND WAR (Presentation copy)

or, Recollections of fighting and hunting in South Africa from the years 1834 to 1867, with a narrative of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to the Cape. With Map…

Lot 111

[Gray (Bishop Robert)]

A JOURNAL OF THE BISHOP'S VISITATION THROUGH THE CAPE COLONY, IN 1850

Church in the Colonies. No. XXVII, With a map

Lot 112

Barkhuizen (B P)

THE CYCAD GARDEN OF UNISA

DIE BROODBOOMTUIN VAN UNISA

Lot 113

United States Information Service (various photographers)

TENTOONSTELLING (Exhibition)

Holocaust Photos Taken During World War II, Showing Future Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Among a Group of Prisoners.

Lot 114

Meintjes (Johannes)

DE LA REY - LION OF THE WEST (Signed)

Lot 115

Marsh (Brian)

BARON IN AFRICA

The Remarkable Adventures of Werner von Alvensleben

Lot 116

Mockler-Ferryman (A.F.)

THE OXFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE 1902

Lot 117

Pullinger (John S.) & Kitchin (Alison M.)

TREES OF MALAWI

With some Shrubs and Climbers

Lot 118

Oosthuizen (G.J.J.)

SEMPER PRORSUM - REGIMENT MOOIRIVIER 1954 - 2001

Lot 119

Van der Waag (I.J.)

A HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE INSTITUTE 1914-1990

Lot 120

Namakalu (Oswin O.)

ARMED LIBERATION STRUGGLE - SOME ACCOUNTS OF PLAN'S COMBAT OPERATIONS

Lot 121

Goldblatt (David)

SOUTH AFRICA: THE STRUCTURE OF THINGS THEN

Lot 122

Wright (Allan)

VALLEY OF THE IRONWOODS:

a personal record of ten years served as District Commissioner in Rhodesia's largest administrative area, Nuanetsi, in the south-eastern lowveld

Lot 123

Hobhouse (Emily)

DIE SMARTE VAN DIE OORLOG:

en wie dit gely het; uit die Engels vertaal deur N.J. van der Merwe

Lot 124

Andersson (Charles John)

LAKE NGAMI, or, EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERY:

during four years' of wanderings in the wilds of south-western Africa. [with a map and numerous illustrations representing sporting adventures, subjects of natural…

Lot 125

Wagner (Percy A.)

THE PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA:

with a chapter on the mineragraphy and spectrography of the sulphidic platinum ores of the Bushveld complex; by Dr H. Schneiderhohn

Lot 126

Meintjes (Johannes)

PRESIDENT PAUL KRUGER:

a biography

Lot 127

Tulleken (S. van H.)

THE PRACTICAL COOKERY BOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 128

Suzman (Helen) [Signed]

IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS:

memoirs

Lot 129

Tobias (Phillip) [Signed]

INTO THE PAST:

a memoir; foreword by Sydney Brenner

Lot 130

Walker (Michael) [Signed]

THE GOLDEN YEARS:

a postcard memoir of the Kalk Bay - Muizenberg Municipality, 1895-1913

Lot 131

Martin (Desmond) [Signed]

WALKING LONG STREET, CAPE TOWN

Lot 132

Essop (Sydda)

KAROO KITCHEN:

heritage recipes and true stories from the heart of South Africa

Lot 133

Steyn, (Richard) [Signed]

SEVEN VOTES:

how WWll changed South Africa forever

Lot 134

Le Roux (Willemien) & White (Alison) [compilers & editors]

VOICES OF THE SAN:

living in southern Africa today

Lot 135

Chipkin (Clive M.)

JOHANNESBURG STYLE:

architecture & society, 1880s-1960s

Lot 136

Baker (Herbert)

ARCHITECTURE & PERSONALITIES

Lot 137

Kendall (F.K.)

THE RESTORATION OF GROOT CONSTANTIA

Lot 138

City of Cape Town:

CAPE TOWN'S OLD GRANARY:

the first 205 years

Lot 139

Ossewa-brandwag:

AGTER TRALIES EN DORINGDRAAD

Bond van Oud-Geinterneerdes en Politieke Gevangenes

Lot 140

Maxwell (Marius)

STALKING BIG GAME WITH A CAMERA IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA;

With a monograph on the African elephant

Lot 141

Martin (Desmond)

THE BISHOP'S CHURCHES:

the churches of Anglican Bishop Robert Gray

Lot 142

Harris (William Cornwallis)

THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA:

[being the narrative of a hunting expedition from the Cape of Good Hope through the territories of the Chief Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn].

Lot 143

Watt (Ronnie)

THE HELDERBERG:

death flight SA 295

Lot 144

Cape Peninsula Publicity Association:

THE MOTORISTS' PARADISE:

the Cape Peninsula and its surrounding districts

Lot 145

Shakespeare (William) (c.1564-1616)

DRAMATIC WORKS

Fine binding, fine typography, fine literature. Please note this set is in the USA.

Lot 146

Dante (Alighieri) (1265-1321)

LA DIVINA COMMEDIA

possibly from the library of Ugo Foscolo

Lot 147

Pheiffer (Adrian)

KILLARNEY: 50 golden racing years, 1960 to 2010:

a modern history of Killarney Race Track, its characters, teams and vehicles

Lot 148

Bishop (Brud)

SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX

Lot 149

Loubser (H. Andre) [Signed]

KYALAMI:

a reflection on the history of the original circuit, 1961-1987.

Lot 150

Wolhuter (Harry)

MEMORIES OF A GAME RANGER

illustrations by C.T. Astley-Maberley

Lot 151

Dingaansdagfees:

NAAMLIJS van die 544 VROUWE en KINDERS, oorlede in die KONSENTRASIE KAMP NIJLSTROOM

Lot 152

Conrad (Joseph) (1857-1924)

THE MEDALLION EDITION OF THE WORKS

22 volumes. This set is currently in the U.S.

Lot 153

Ancrum (John), Winslow & others:

[COLLECTED EXTRACTS, HEADED “REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY”, CONCERNING THE U.S.S. KEARSARGE INTER ALIA]

apparently bound for the on-board library of Schooner 'Foam'. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 154

Bemis (George) (1816-1878)

REPORT OF THE CASE OF JOHN W. WEBSTER, … IRVING PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

F. Gordon Dexter's copy. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 155

Breutz (P.L.)

THE TRIBES OF RUSTENBURG AND PILANESBERG DISTRICTS

Lot 156

Irving (Washingon), Surtees (R.S.) & others:

[FINE BINDINGS, SEVEN WORKS IN EIGHT VOLUMES]

bound by Zaehnsdorf and others. These books are in the U.S.

Lot 157

Marsh (John H.)

SKELETON COAST

Lot 158

Nienaber (P.J.) & Smit (J.D.) & Botes (S.M.)

VRYSTAATSE ARGITEKTUUR

Histories-argitektoniese ontwikkeling van die Vrystaatse boukuns: 'n oorsig

Lot 159

Kok (J.C.)

VRYSTAATSE BOME, STRUIKE & KLIMPLANTE

Lot 160

White (Alain) & Sloane (Boyd L.)

THE STAPELIEAE;

[illustrations by] Cythna Letty, Carl Luckhoff, W.F. Barker [et al.].

Lot 161

Smith (Wilbur) [Signed]

RIVER GOD.

Lot 162

Norwich (Oscar I.)

A JOHANNESBURG ALBUM:

historical postcards.

Lot 163

Pennington (Ken)

PENNINGTON'S BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA;

edited by C.G.C. Dickson; with the collaboration of D.M. Kroon

Lot 164

Midgley (John F.)

KOMMETJIE:

its story.

Lot 165

Hockly (H.E.)

THE STORY OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 166

Goldblatt (David) & Dubow (Neville)

SOUTH AFRICA:

the structure of things then; with an essay by Neville Dubow.

Lot 167

Ransford (Oliver)

BULAWAYO:

Historic battleground of Rhodesia.

Lot 168

Meyer (John) & Hilton-Barber (Brett)

JOHN MEYER

Lot 169

De Klerk (F.W.) [Signed]

THE LAST TREK, A NEW BEGINNING:

the autobiography.

Lot 170

Skotnes (Pippa) [et al.]

CLAIM TO THE COUNTRY: the archive of Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek:

including the complete /Xam and !Kun texts given by /A!kunta, //Kabbo, #Kasin, Dia!kwain, !Kweiten ta //Ken and /Han=kass'o; also the boys /Uma, Tamme, !Nanni and…

Lot 171

Goldblatt (David) & Gordimer (Nadine)

ON THE MINES

Lot 172

Mikula (Maggie) [Signed]

THE ADAMS STORY:

a pioneer narrative.

Lot 173

Sparks (Allister) [Signed]

THE MIND OF SOUTH AFRICA:

[the story of the rise and fall of apartheid].

Lot 174

Postcards:

BEAUTIFUL CAPE TOWN:

12 artistic coloured post cards

Lot 175

Brink (André P.)

ORGIE

Signed First Edition

Lot 176

Brink (André P.)

MISKIEN NOOIT: 'N SOMERSPEL

Elite Literary Association & Mystery Inscription Copy

Lot 177

Brink (André P.)

LOOKING ON DARKNESS

Looking on Darkness (Literary Association Copy: Dedicated from Brink to Herman Giliomee)

Lot 178

Steedman (Andrew)

WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Two-Volume Limited Edition Set, #110 of 750

Lot 179

Millais (John Guille)

LIFE OF FREDERICK COURTENAY SELOUS, DSO

Limited Edition #765 of 1000

Lot 180

Oates (Frank) (Edited by C.G. Oates)

MATABELE LAND AND THE VICTORIA FALLS

From the Letters and Journals of the Late Frank Oates, FRGS

Lot 181

[Fleetwood (William) & others]

A SERMON AGAINST CLIPPING [and 17 other sermons in one vol.]

'Clipping' is a rare variant with 2 extra pages. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 182

Van der Merwe (Dr. P. J.)

DIE K*FFEROORLOG VAN 1793

’n Eerste-handse Historiografiese Studie van die Tweede Grensoorlog

Lot 183

Various distinguished military historians and veteran chroniclers

SOUTH AFRICANS AT WAR

The Complete Ashanti Series (12-Volume Multi-Signed First Edition Set

Lot 184

Jeppe (Barbara)

SPRING AND WINTER FLOWERING BULBS OF THE CAPE

A Monumental and Exquisite Botanical Masterwork Documenting the Floral Splendour of the Western Cape

Lot 186

Chapman (Samuel Palmer) (1809-1895, poet & photographer)

STOLEN MINUTES WITH THE MUSES. POEMS

very rare, OCLC 32365731 records just 3 locations. This book is in the U.S.

Lot 187

Leipoldt (C. Louis)

KOS VIR DIE KENNER:

'n kookboek met meer as duisend goeie resepte

Lot 188

Miller (Penny)

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA;

edited by Rosamund Handler.

Lot 189

Hawker (Lt.-Col. P.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN IN ALL THAT RELATES TO GUNS AND SHOOTING (1833)

Lot 190

Dippenaar-Schoeman (A. S.) & Jocqué (R.)

AFRICAN SPIDERS - AN IDENTIFICATION MANUAL (1997) - SIGNED

Lot 191

Royal Visit

THE PRINCE OF WALES' AFRICAN BOOK : A PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE JOURNEY TO WEST AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA (1925)

Lot 192

Edwards (Stephen John)

ZAMBEZI ODYSSEY : A RECORD OF ADVENTURE ON A GREAT RIVER OF AFRICA (1974)

A uncommon title from the publishing firm of South African author T. V. Bulpin

Lot 193

Rhodesiana

OUTPOST : STORIES OF THE RHODESIAN POLICE (1970)

A uncommon title from the publishing firm of South African author T. V. Bulpin

Lot 194

Out of Africa

THE DIRECTORS' COLLECTION : THE KILL (1989) - contains 61 prints all signed by the artists

A portfolio of 61 prints from the first volume of the "Out of Africa" series of wildlife paintings

Lot 195

Out of Africa

THE DIRECTORS' COLLECTION : SURVIVAL (1990)

A portfolio of 51 prints from the second volume of the "Out of Africa" series of wildlife paintings

Lot 196

Somerville, (D.M.)

MY LIFE WAS A RANCH

Lot 197

Ingpen, (Brian) [Signed]

SAFMARINE 50;

research by Willie le Roux

Lot 198

Monick, (Stanley) & Baker, (O.E.F.) [Signed]

CLEAR THE WAY ('FAUGH-A-BALLAGH'):

the military heritage of the South African Irish 1880-1990

Lot 199

Samuelson (R. C.)

LONG LONG AGO : Early Natal and Zululand - reprint of the rare 1929 first edition

Ex libris of the person who loaned his first edition copy to produce this facsimile edition

Lot 200

Hattersley (A. F.)

MORE ANNALS OF NATAL (1936)

Lot 201

Hattersley (A. F.)

LATER ANNALS OF NATAL (1938)

Lot 202

Verwoerd (H. F.)

ONTWIKKELING EN VOORUITGANG VAN BANTOEGEMEENSKAPPE (1955)

"Development and Progress of the Bantu Community" written by Dr. H.F. Verwoerd who is regarded as the architect of Apartheid

Lot 203

Maritz (Genl. Manie)

MY LEWE EN STREWE (1938) "My Life and Aspirations"

General Manie Maritz is mentioned by Deneys Reitz in Commando

Lot 204

Andersson (Charles John)

THE MATCHLESS COPPER MINE IN 1857 - correspondence of manager Charles John Andersson

Copper mining in Namaland (South West Africa) in 1857

Lot 205

Mining

URANIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA 1946-1956 (1957) - 2 vols.

Lot 206

Ofcansky (Thomas P.)

PARADISE LOST: A HISTORY OF GAME PRESERVATION IN EAST AFRICA - limited edition of 50 copies

Lot 207

Pakenham (Thomas)

THE REMARKABLE BAOBAB (2004)

Lot 208

Brown (Leslie)

THE AFRICAN FISH EAGLE (1980)

Lot 209

Vane (Michael)

BLACK MAGIC AND WHITE MEDICINE (1957)

Lot 210

Naudé (Adele)

RONDEBOSCH & ROUND ABOUT (1973) - De Luxe Edition

Lot 211

Unthan (Carl)

THE ARMLESS FIDDLER, A PEDISCRIPT

Autobiography of a Man Born Without Arms, But With Amazing Skills

Lot 212

Walton, (James)

WINDPUMPS IN SOUTH AFRICA:

wherever you go, you see them: whenever you see them, they go; with the collaboration of Andre Pretorius

Lot 213

Preller, (Gustav S.)

VOORTREKKERMENSE COLLECTION

Lot 214

The Rev. Colin Rae

MALABOCH

The Boer campaign of 1894 against the Chief Malaboch and the Johannesburg Crisis of 1896. …

Lot 215

Coetzer, (Pieter)

BAAI VAN DIAMANTE

Die Geskiedenis van Alexanderbaai 1926 - 1989

Lot 216

Hooper (Jim)

KOEVOET! (1988)

The story of the South West African Police's counter insurgency branch during the South African Border War

Lot 217

Stiff (Peter)

THE COVERT WAR - KOEVOET OPERATIONS NAMIBIA 1979-1989

Lot 218

Gerrit Germishuizen (Text) & Anita Fabian (Paintings)

TRANSVAAL WILD FLOWERS (1982) - Housed in slipcase and signed by Gerrit Germishuizen & Anita Fabian

Lot 219

Andersson (Charles John)

NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND

And the adjacent territories of South-West Africa. Arranged and edited by John Henry Gurney, with some additional notes by the editor, and an introductory chapter…

Lot 220

Impey (S.P.)

ORIGIN OF THE BUSHMEN AND THE ROCK PAINTINGS OF SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 221

Cohen (Louis)

REMINISCENCES OF KIMBERLEY

Lot 222

[Waterhouse (Gilbert) Editor:]

SIMON VAN DER STEL'S JOURNEY TO NAMAQUALAND IN 1685-86

With the Supplement: Addenda and Corrigenda, 19 pages, (1953). Edited from the manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. With forty-four plates and a…

Lot 223

Rooke (Daphne)

LOT OF TWO FIRST EDITION DAPHNE ROOKE NOVELS

Lot 224

Mandela Memorial:

MANDELA MEMORIAL PRAYER LEAFLET AND 10 UNUSED STICKERS

Lot 225

Abercrombie (Hugh Romilly)

THE WORLD TO COME (Inscribed by Author)

Lot 226

Taylor (Mary)

THE STORY OF SWEETWATERS

Lot 227

Opperman (Deon)

MÔRE IS ‘N LANG DAG & DIE TEKEN (Inscribed by Author to Bruce Fields)

Lot 228

Damane (Mosebi)

PEACE, THE MOTHER OF NATIONS: THE ‘SAGA’ OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH IN BASUTOLAND

Lot 229

Wethmar (C. J.) & Vos (C. J. A.) Eds.

‘N WOORD OP SY TYD: ‘N TEOLOGIESE FEESBUNDEL AANGEBIED AAN PROFESSOR JOHAN HEYNS TER HERDENKING VAN SY SESTIGSTE VERJAARSDAG

Lot 230

Van Rooyen (Jan J.)

P. W. BOTHA: 40 JAAR (Signed twice by P. W. Botha)

Lot 231

Blackburn (Douglas)

PRINSLOO OF PRINSLOOSDORP

Lot 232

Bantu Education:

BANTU EDUCATION: SOTHO, TERMINOLOGY AND ORTHOGRAPHY NO. 1

Lot 233

Merritt (E. E.)

THE LITTLE JACARANDA TREE (Possibly Inscribed, Illustrated by Walter Battiss)

Lot 234

Zoutpansberger Newspaper:

ZOUTPANSBERGER NEWSPAPER (VOL. 1, NO. 11, AUGUST 1953)

Lot 235

Marinovich (Greg) and Silva (Joao)

THE BANG-BANG CLUB: SNAPSHOTS FROM A HIDDEN WAR (Inscribed by Authors)

Lot 236

Hansford (S. Howard)

JADE, ESSENCE OF HILLS AND STREAMS: THE VON OERTZEN COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND INDIAN JADES

Lot 237

Gerard (R.)

LOT OF LIMITED EDITION ENGLISH AND AFRIKAANS COPIES OF ‘FLAGS OVER SOUTH AFRICA’ SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Lot 238

Du Val (Charles)

WITH A SHOW THROUGH SOUTHERN AFRICA;

And Personal Reminiscences of the Transvaal War

Lot 239

Wagner (Percy Albert)

THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (Limited edition signed by the publisher)

With maps and illustrations

Lot 240

Rothschild (Baron Ferdinand)

THREE WEEKS IN SOUTH AFRICA, A diary

Presentation copy of the unexpurgated edition, Printed for Private Circulation

Lot 241

[Bellairs (Lady) Editor:]

THE TRANSVAAL WAR 1880-1881

[Lady Blanche St. John (Moschzisker)]

Lot 242

Colenso (Rt. Rev. J.W.)

TEN WEEKS IN NATAL

A Journal of a first tour of visitation among the colonists and Zulu Kafirs of Natal

Lot 243

Brink (André P.)

DIE MEUL TEEN DIE HANG (1958) - SIGNED

First edition of the author's FIRST book

Lot 245

Brink (André P.)

DIE GEBONDENES (1958)

First edition of the author's SECOND book

Lot 246

Brink (André P.)

BAND OM ONS HARTE (1959)

First edition of the author's THIRD book

Lot 247

Clingman (Stephen)

BRAM FISCHER: AFRIKANER REVOLUTIONARY

Lot 248

Beddy (Arthur J. Rex)

GENEALOGY OF THE REX FAMILY

Stemming from George Rex The Proprietor and Founder of Knysna

Lot 249

Royal Horticultural Society

EXHIBITION OF SOUTH AFRICAN WILD FLOWERS

Lot 250

Roberts (Austin)

THE MAMMALS OF SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 251

Schelpe (E.A.C.L.E.)

AN INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH AFRICAN ORCHIDS Signed

Lot 252

Halland (Andrew & Anna) & Andreasen (A.H.E.) (Translator)

1. THE NORWEGIAN SETTLERS IN NATAL 1882 & 2. NORSK NYBEGGERLIB I NATAL

50th Jubilee publication of Norwegian Settlers in Marburg, Natal, 1882-1932

Lot 253

Akers (Mary), Bridger (Peter), House (Margaret and John) & Salt (Beryl)

ENCYCLOPAEDIA RHODESIA

Lot 254

1. Hope (Henry) 2. Johnston (Bob) & Stuart-Findlay (Derek)

1. WITH YOUR CAR AT THE CAPE & 2. THE MOTORIST’S PARADISE

2. An Illustrated History of Early Motoring in and around Cape Town

Lot 255

Clark (J. Desmond)

THE VICTORIA FALLS

A Handbook to the Victoria Falls, Batoka Gorge and part of the Upper Zambesi River

Lot 256

Blaxall (Reverend Arthur William)

HELEN KELLER: UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS

Lot 257

Churchill (Winston S)

A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES

Lot 258

Wolhuter (H.)

MEMORIES OF A GAME RANGER

Lot 259

Pospelov (P.N.), Gritsenko (A.V.) and Tsitsin (N.V.) Editors

VSESOYUZNAYA SEL'SKOKHOZYAYSTVENNAYA VYSTAVKA

Lot 260

1. Ruah (Werner), 2. Jacobsen (Hermann) 3.Hermann Jacobsen 4. Barkhuizen, (Prof. BP)

THE BROMELIAD LEXICON, THE LEXICON OF SUCCULENT PLANTS, SUCCULENT PLANTS & SUCCULENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Lot 261

Rose, (Sir T. Kirke) Edited by Roberts-Austin (W.C.)

THE METALLURGY OF GOLD

With active revisions by W.A.C. Newman

Lot 262

Flint (Lane)

GOD’S MIRACLES VERSUS MARXIST TERRORIST

The Epic True Story of Men and Victims Who Fought the Rhodesian and South West African Wars

Lot 263

Laband, (John)

ROPE OF SAND

The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century

Lot 264

Schoeman (Karel)

IMPERIALE SOMER

Suid-Afrika tussen Oorlog en Unie, 1902-1910

Lot 265

Simpson (Thula)

UMKHONTO WE SIZWE

The ANC's Armed Struggle

Lot 266

Hensman (Howard)

HISTORY OF RHODESIA (1900) - inscribed by the author

The earliest history of the British Colony of Rhodesia.

Lot 267

Boggie (Jeannie M.)

FIRST STEPS IN CIVILIZING RHODESIA (1962) - inscribed & signed by the author

Lot 268

Worthington (Frank)

CHIROMO THE WITCH DOCTOR AND OTHER RHODESIAN STUDIES (1925) - inscribed by author to Lt. Aubrey Inglefield, Royal Navy

Lot 269

Boer War Prisoner

BOER WAR CEYLON 1902 BOEREN KAMP CARVED READING POINTER / PAGE TURNER

Lot 270

Sawyer (A. R.)

THE GOLDFIELDS OF MASHONALAND (1894)

Contains a list of companies having interests in Mashonaland and Matabeleland.

Lot 271

Z.A.R. Mining Document

PROSPECTEER LICENTIE OP PRIVATE GEPROCLAMEERDE GRONDEN (1894) - 2 x early Johannesburg prospector's licenses

Lot 272

McIver (J. R.)

GEMS, MINERALS AND ROCKS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (1966)

Foreword by A. P. Cartwright

Lot 273

Robertson (Marian)

DIAMOND FEVER : SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND HISTORY 1866-1869 - inscribed by the author

Lot 274

Levine (Eli)

THE GOLDEN KEY : A COMPLETE GUIDE TO GOLD COIN INVESTMENT (1980) - inscribed by the author

Lot 275

Leibbrandt (H. C. V.) (Keeper of the Archives)

DIE ARMBLANKE-VRAAGSTUK IN SUID-AFRIKA DEEL I - V

Verslag van die Carnegie-Kommissie van Ondersoek oor die Armblanke-Vraagstuk

Lot 276

Schoeman (Karel)

THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY - A South African family album 1860 - 1910

Lot 277

Pearse (G. E.)

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1652 - 1833 An Account of its Buildings and the Life of its People (1956) - SIGNED

Lot 278

Collyer (Brigadier-General J. J.)

THE SOUTH AFRICANS WITH GENERAL SMUTS IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA 1916 (1939)

Contains 21 fold-out maps of the campaign

Lot 279

Nicholson (George)

THE CAPE AND ITS COLONISTS : WITH HINTS TO SETTLERS (1848)

Lot 280

Jessen (Otto)

REISEN UND FORSCHUNGEN IN ANGOLA "Travels and Research in Angola" (1936) - a fine and entirely UNOPENED copy

Lot 281

Nel (G. C.)

LITHOPS (1946) - SIGNED by the illustrator who is not credited in the book

The first-ever comprehensive scientific book dedicated entirely to the genus Lithops (succulent pebble plants)

Lot 282

Gibson (Janet M.)

1.) WILD FLOWERS OF NATAL - COASTAL REGION (1975) & 2.) WILD FLOWERS OF NATAL - INLAND REGION (1978)

De Luxe Editions

Lot 283

Rousseau (Leon)

THE DARK STREAM - THE STORY OF EUGENE N. MARAIS (1982)

First English edition of this award-winning biography on the legendary Afrikaans writer

Lot 285

Smith (ian)

THE GREAT BETRAYAL Signed

The Memoirs of Ian Douglas Smith

Lot 286

Fleming (Ian)

GOLDFINGER

Lot 287

Onderstall, (Jo)

SAPPI WILD FLOWER GUIDE MPUMALANGA & NORTHERN PROVINCE

SIGNED

Lot 288

Robinson (Helen)

WYNBERG

A Special Place

Lot 289

Williamson (Sue)

SOUTH AFRICAN ART NOW - Inscribed & Signed

Lot 290

Lewis (Dylan)

FORCES OF NATURE - THE SCULPTURE OF DYLAN LEWIS

Lot 291

Bell (Brendan)

DIAMOND BOZAS

Life and Work

Lot 292

Barry (Jon and Jennifer)

THE POSTMARKS OF RHODESIA 1888-1980

Lot 293

Paton (Alan)

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (1948)

A first edition of the author's classic novel.


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