Auction #124 - Africana

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Lot 2

Baines (Thomas)

THE VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER

Sketched on the Spot by Thomas Baines, F.R.G.S., (During the Journey of J. Chapman & T. Baines), 11 Views of the Victoria Falls, the Zambesi River and the Gorges,…

Lot 15

Bowler (Thomas W.)

PICTORIAL ALBUM OF CAPE TOWN

With Views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth, and Graham's Town

Lot 16

Bowler (Thomas William)

THE KAFIR WARS AND THE BRITISH SETTLERS IN SOUTH AFRICA (With hand coloured plates on India paper)

A Series of Picturesque Views from Original Sketches by T.W. Bowler with descriptive letterpress by W.R. Thomson

Lot 46

Cory (Sir George Edward)

THE RISE OF SOUTH AFRICA - complete set of 5 volumes of the very scarce first South African edition

A History of the Origin of South African Colonisation and of its Development towards the East from the Earliest Times to 1857

Lot 49

Stuart (J)

HISTORY OF THE ZULU REBELLION 1906

And of Dinuzulu's Arrest, Trial and Expatriation

Lot 50

McKay (James)

REMINISCENCES OF THE LAST KAFIR WAR

Lot 52

Van der Westhuizen (Vincent), Ed

BANTU (27 Editions)

Lot 53

Gordon-Brown (A.)

PICTORIAL AFRICANA

A survey of old South African paintings, drawings and prints to the end of the nineteenth century, with a biographical dictionary of 1000 artists.

Lot 62

Smith, (Andrew B.)

THE KHOIKHOI AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Lot 64

Mossop, (E.E.)

OLD CAPE HIGHWAYS

Lot 65

Ross, (Graham)

THE ROMANCE OF CAPE MOUNTAIN PASSES

Lot 66

Reid-Daly, (Ron)

STAYING ALIVE:

a Southern African survival handbook

Lot 67

McKay, (James)

THE ORIGIN OF THE XOSAS AND OTHERS

Lot 69

Breytenbach, (Jan)

EDEN'S EXILES:

one soldier's fight for paradise

Lot 71

Rasmussen, (R. Kent)

MIGRANT KINGDOM:

Mzilikazi's Ndebele in South Africa

Lot 73

Bowker (John Mitford)

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

Very scarce early Grahamstown printing and a valuable document of life on the Eastern Frontier

Lot 74

Peires, (J.B.)

THE DEAD WILL ARISE:

Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856-7

Lot 76

Tredgold, (Arderne)

THE ARDERNES AND THEIR GARDEN:

a family chronicle

Lot 77

De Kock, (Eugene)

A LONG NIGHT'S DAMAGE:

working for the apartheid state; as told to Jeremy Gordin

Lot 80

Baikoff, (Jill), Pace, (John), Proust, (Alain) & White, (Barry)

RUSTENBERG 300

Lot 81

Buchanan (John)

CASES DECIDED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (1869)

with Table of Cases and Alphabetical Index

Lot 85

Fagan, (Gabriel)

BRAKDAK - FLATROOFS IN THE KAROO

Lot 87

Smail, (J.L.)

WITH SHIELD AND ASSEGAI & THOSE RESTELESS YEARS

Lot 88

N/A

PHOTO ALBUM of Cape Town, Simon's Town harbour etc.

Anglo/Boer War interest Circa 1900s

Lot 91

N/A

Obsequies MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr

Booklet of the memorial services held in Atlanta Georgia at Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Campus of Morehouse College respectively

Lot 95

Rhind, (D.M.)

THE STORY OF THE SEA POINT RAILWAY AT CAPE TOWN

Lot 99

Fransen, (Hans) [compiler]

DIE KAAPSE STOEL = THE CAPE CHAIR:

the illustrated edition of the catalogue of an exhibition held in the Stellenbosch Museum in April 1969

Lot 101

Parkes, (Margaret) & Williams, (V.M.)

KNYSNA, THE FORGOTTEN PORT:

the maritime story

Lot 103

Moir, (Sydney M.)

TWENTY-FOUR INCHES APART:

the two-foot gauge railways of the Cape of Good Hope.

Lot 108

Smail, (J.L.)

MONUMENTS AND TRAILS OF THE VOORTREKKERS & MONUMENTS AND BATTLEFIELDS OF TH TRANSVAAL WAR 1881

And the South African War 1899 to 1902

Lot 110

Eerwaarde H. Kling

ONDER DIE KINDERE VAN CHAM

'n Versameling Artiekels oor Volkekunde en Sendingbaanbrekers uit Suidwes-Afrika en elders, vermeerder met sketse en verhale

Lot 117

[Barrington (George)]

A VOYAGE TO BOTANY BAY

With a description of the Country, Manners, Customs, Religion, Etc. of the Natives by the Celebrated George Barrington. To which is added His Life and Trial

Lot 118

Bleek (Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel)

REYNARD THE FOX IN SOUTH AFRICA

or, Hottentot Fables and Tales, Chiefly translated from original manuscripts in the library of His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

Lot 121

[An English Officer]

GLEANINGS IN AFRICA

Exhibiting a faithful and correct view of the manners and customs of the inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope, and surrounding country.

Lot 122

[Gray (Bishop Robert)]

A JOURNAL OF THE BISHOP'S VISITATION TOUR THROUGH THE CAPE COLONY, IN 1848

WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE VISIT TO THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA, IN 1849

Lot 123

Hamilton (Alexander)

A NEW ACCOUNT OF THE EAST INDIES

A New Account of the East Indies. Giving an exact and copious description of the Situation, Product, Manufactures, Laws, Customs, Religion, Trade, &c. of all the…

Lot 124

Hamilton (Charles)

SKETCHES OF LIFE AND SPORT IN SOUTH-EASTERN AFRICA

Edited by F.G.H. Price Illustrated by Pierre Méjanel

Lot 125

Harris (W. Cornwallis)

THE HIGHLANDS OF ÆTHIOPIA

Lot 132

Cole (Desmond)

ARTICLES ON LITHOPS, ETC.

Including: …

Lot 141

Chase (John Centlivres)

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF ALGOA BAY

With Statistics of the Colony. Edited by Mr Joseph S. Christopher

Lot 142

Gray (Robert)

THREE MONTHS VISITATION BY THE BISHOP OF CAPETOWN, IN THE AUTUMN OF 1855:

With an account of his voyage to the island of Tristan d'Acunha in March 1856; with original sketches by Mrs Gray

Lot 167

Dicke, (B.H.)

THE BUSH SPEAKS: Border life in the old Transvaal - SIGNED

Lot 168

Ridley, (Major E. G.)

TALES OF THE VELD FOLK FOR THE KIDDIES

Lot 173

Schauder, (Colin D.)

THE HISTORIC VILLAGE OF BETHELSDORP

Limited & Numbered

Lot 174

Campbell (Ethel)

THE LIFE OF SAM CAMPBELL TOLD IN VERSE AND LETTERED - Signed & Inscribed

A STORY OF NATAL

Lot 175

Slater, (Francis Carey)

TREK

A Poem

Lot 176

Bourke, (Myles)

THE KOPPIE ON A PLAIN

Numbered, Limited & Signed

Lot 177

Stokes, (C.S.)

FROM THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUSTS HAVE EATEN

Lot 178

Beresford, (Richard)

GLIST'RING PHAETON - Copy 26 of only 50 signed & numbered

Limited, Numbered & Signed

Lot 212

de la Ferte (Bingham & Joubert)

EUTERPE'S PIPES - A Sonnet Sequence and other Poems

Lot 214

Kalahari Mac / Freddie Macdonald

FIVE TITLES - COMPLETE COLLECTION

Lot 215

Davis, (Hassoldt)

THE JUNGLE AND THE DAMNED

Lot 217

Genadendal:

GESCHIED-VERHAAL VAN GENADENDAL

Lot 222

Galbraith (John S.)

CROWN AND CHARTER: THE EARLY YEARS OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY

Important work about the colonisation of Southern Africa and the BSAC.

Lot 236

Froude (James Anthony)

1.) TWO LECTURES ON SOUTH AFRICA (1880) & 2.) OCEANA or England and her colonies (1886)

Two works by James Anthony Froude concerning South Africa

Lot 246

Chilvers, (Hedley A.)

THE YELLOW MAN LOOKS ON

Lot 257

[Phillipps (T.)]

SCENES AND OCCURRENCES IN ALBANY AND CAFFER-LAND, SOUTH AFRICA

Lot 259

Dixie (Lady Florence)

IN THE LAND OF MISFORTUNE

With Illustrations from sketches by Major Fraser and Capt. C.F.C. Beresford, engraved by Whymper and Pearson

Lot 263

Dennison (Maj.C. G.)

HISTORY OF STELLALAND

Now the District of Vryburg, Bechuanaland

Lot 274

Professor Roderick Noble (editor)

THE CAPE MONTHLY MAGAZINE - Eight Early Issues from the Years 1857, '58, '59, '71 & '73

Lot 287

Pringle (Thomas)

SCHETSEN EN TAFEREENLEN UIT ZUID-AFRIKA

Door Thomas Pringle, wijlen Secretaris van het Genootschap ter afschaffing van den slavenhandel. Uit het Engelsch

Lot 288

[Van der Stel]

SIMON VAN DER STEL’S JOURNEY TO NAMAQUALAND 1685

With a revised introduction by Gilbert Waterhouse. Transcription of the original text by G.C. de Wet. English translation by R.H. Pheiffer

Lot 289

Brooks (Henry)

NATAL: A HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COLONY:

Including its Natural Features, Productions, Industrial Condition and Prospects. Edited by Dr. R.J. Mann, F.R.A.S., F.R.G.S., late superintendent of education in…

Lot 295

McWilliams, (James)

ARMSCOR - South Africa's Arms Merchant

Lot 301

Fitzpatrick (J.P.)

THE TRANSVAAL FROM WITHIN

A Private Record of Public Affairs

Lot 306

Mutwa (Vusamaulu C.)

AFRICA IS MY WITNESS

Lot 321

[Skead (C.J.) Compiler:]

THE ALGOA GAZETTEER

Rural Placenames in the Nine East Cape Districts of Albany, Alexandria, Bathurst, …

Lot 322

Noble, John (Clerk of the House of Assembly)

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK 1886

Lot 323

Gordon-Brown (A.)

YEAR BOOK AND GUIDE TO EAST AFRICA X 4 plus THE SOUTH AND EAST AFRICAN YEAR BOOK AND GUIDE

Lot 325

Ruyter, (Maya)

WITHIN THE HEART OF PILANESBERG

Lot 327

Vijn, Cornelius (Editor Rev J W Colenso)

CETSHWAYO'S DUTCHMAN

Being the journal of a white trader in Zululand During the British Invasion.

Lot 332

Harris (W. Cornwallis)

PORTRAITS OF THE GAME & WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (de Luxe limited edition)

Reproduced complete from the original edition of 1840/41 . Introductory essay by Edward C Tabler Zoological note by Richard Liversidge with additional…

Lot 333

Green ( Lawrence G.)

AUTHOR'S POST-WAR GUIDE

Lot 334

Green ( Lawrence G.)

THE COAST OF TREASURE

Lot 335

Green ( Lawrence G.)

GREAT AFRICAN MYSTERIES

Lot 336

Freislich (Richard)  with an Introduction by William Plomer

THE LAST TRIBAL WAR  - INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY FROM WILLIAM PLOMER WHO WROTE THE INTRODUCTION AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

History of The Bondelswart Uprising in South West Africa 1922

Lot 338

Burton (A.R.E.)

CAPE COLONY FOR THE SETTLER

It's urban and rural industries, their development and extension.

Lot 339

Robinson (Helen)

THE VILLAGES OF THE LIESBEECK

From the Sea to the Source

Lot 345

Carruthers, (Vincent)

THE MAGALIESBERG

SIGNED

Lot 347

Green, Lawrence G

LORDS OF THE LAST FRONTIER

The Story of South west Africa and its People of all races.

Lot 348

Du Plessis, (C.N.J.)

UIT DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK EN VAN DE AFRIKAANDERS

Lot 360

Guide Book

TRAVEL GUIDE TO TANGANYIKA AND CENTRAL AFRICA (1936)

Lot 361

Kloppers (J. J.) & Bornman (Hans)

A DICTIONARY OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK PLACE NAMES

Lot 362

Green(Lawrence G.)

STRANGE AFRICA

Lot 366

Clark, (Victor)

SOUVENIR OF THE VICTORIA FALLS

Lot 368

Smuts (General J.C.)

SEVEN UNCOMMON SMUTS PAMPHLETS

Lot 373

Gutsche (Thelma)

THE MICROCOSM (1968)

Lot 375

Driberg (J. H.)

INITIATION - Translations from Poems of the Didinga & Lango Tribes

Lot 377

Bekker (A. E.)

THE HISTORY OF FALSE BAY UP TO 1795 - Signed

Lot 380

Marryat (Captain Frederick)

THE MISSION: or, Scenes in Africa. Written for Young People - First Edition (1845) & Second Edition (1864)

Lot 381

Ward (Harriet)

FIVE YEARS IN KAFFIRLAND (1848)

An account of the "war of the axe " written by the wife of an officer in the 91st regiment, who resided on the frontier during the period of the hostilities

Lot 382

Engelenburg (Dr F. V.)

GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA

Lot 383

Clothier (Norman)

LIBYAN WINTER - POEMS OF A SPRINGBOK

Lot 384

Lomax (John)

SONGS OF SOUL AND SENSE - Inscribed by the author

Lot 385

Kropf (Rev. Albert)

Das Volk der Xosa-Kaffern im Ostlichen Südafrika nach seiner Geschichte, Eigenart, Verfassung, und Religion (1889)

The Xhosa People of Eastern South Africa; their History, Character, Condition, and Religion. A Contribution to African Ethnography.

Lot 386

Endemann (Karl)

Versuch einer Grammatik des Sotho (1876) - "An Essay in Sotho Grammar"

Lot 388

Native Affairs Commission

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE AFFAIRS COMMISSION 1903-5. (SIGNED by ALL the members of the Commission and personal copy of Capt. Dickson)

Includes signatures of Matebili Thompson, Sir Godfrey Lagden, Johannes Christoffel Krogh, Marshall Campbell

Lot 395

Kay (Stephen)

TRAVEL AND RESEARCHES IN CAFFRARIA: DESCRIBING THE CHARACTER, CUSTOMS, AND MORAL CONDITION OF THE TRIBES INHABITING...

Lot 397

du Plessis (I. D.)

THE CAPE MALAYS (With Handwritten Letter from Author)

Lot 399

Various Authors:

LOT OF 4 BOOKS ON SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS AND POLITICIANS (Signed and Inscribed Copies)

Lot 402

Mutwa (Credo)

INDABA MY CHILDREN (Limited Collectors’ Edition, Inscribed by Author)

Lot 403

Mutwa (Credo)

AFRICA IS MY WITNESS (Limited Collectors’ Edition, Inscribed by Author)

Lot 409

Bernard (François)

NEDERLANDSCH AFRIKA, OF HISTORISCH EN STAATKUNDIG TAFEREEL VAN DEN OORSRONGELYKEN STAAT DER VOLKPLANTINGE (Published 1783)

Lot 410

Beijer (Johannes)

JOURNAAL, GEHOUDEN VAN NEDERLAND NAAR ZUID-AFRIKA IN HET JAAR 1861 (Signed by Author)

Lot 411

Various Authors:

WAARHEID EN ONPARTYDIGHEID, OF DE MEDIATOR IN HET KLEIN, VOL. 1 (Published 1838)

Lot 413

Holden (Rev. W.C.)

THE PAST AND FUTURE OF THE KAFFIR RACES

Lot 418

Diedrich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (1794-1866)

ADUMBRATIONES PLANTARUM Fasciculus I-V (1825-1832) "Sketches of Plants, files 1-5"

Lot 423

Sutton (Thomas)

THE DANIELLS Artists and Travellers (1954)

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