Auction #120 - Africana
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Lot 10
Theal (George McCall)
HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA - a complete set of the STAR edition, with 5 copies in original dust jackets
Lot 12
Godlonton (Robert) & Irving (Edward)
A NARRATIVE OF THE KAFFIR WAR of 1850-51 - (issue no. 5 of the original 12 numbered monthly parts)
Scarce Grahamstown publication
Lot 20
[Cole (Alfred) & Noble (Roderick) Editors:]
THE CAPE MONTHLY MAGAZINE (1857-1861) - 6 VOLUMES OF EARLY ISSUES IN ORIGINAL CAPE BINDINGS
Lot 21
Sheffield (Thomas)
THE STORY OF THE SETTLEMENT. GRAHAMSTOWN AS IT WAS, AND GRAHAMSTOWN AS IT IS. (1882)
Very scarce early Grahamstown printing by the founders of the famous "Star" newspaper of Johannesburg.
Lot 22
[Godlonton & White (Editors)]
THE EASTERN PROVINCE MONTHLY MAGAZINE (Vol.I No.10, June, 1857)
A single issue of this very scarce early Grahamstown printing
Lot 27
Hattersley (Alan F.)
PIETERMARITZBURG PANORAMA
A Survey of One Hundred Years of an African City
Lot 32
[Jameson Raid]
FROM MANIFESTO TO TRIAL
A full history of the Jameson Raid and the Trial of the Members of the Reform Committee and of Dr. Jameson and his staff
Lot 34
(B.M.R.)
UNDER THE YELLOWWOODS - POEMS OF BELRON, NEAR GRAHAMSTOWN
Lot 37
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA Co. Papers relating to the British South Africa Company (1899)
Suplementary Charter of the British South Africa Company and Proclamations on Native regulations & Electoral system & the Military Police Forces.
Lot 47
Bawcombe (Philip)
POTCHEFSTROOM 1838-1988
Lot 53
Sampson (Victor) & Hamilton (Ian)
ANTI-COMMANDO
Lot 55
Allen (Vida), Mngqolo (Sephai) & Swanepoel (Sunet)
THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION AND FREEDOM IN THE NORTHERN CAPE 1850 - 1994
Lot 56
De Villiers (C.C.) & Pama (C.)
GENEALOGIES OF OLD SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILIES / GESLAGSREGISTER VAN DIE OU KAAPSE FAMILIES (2 Volumes)
Lot 57
Donaldson (Ken)
SOUTH AFRICAN WHO'S WHO 1941
An Illustrated Biographical Sketch Book of South Africans
Lot 61
Burman, (Jose)
SO HIGH THE ROAD:
mountain passes of the western Cape
Lot 62
Stassen, (Nicol)
THE THIRSTLAND TREK, 1874-1881;
[translated by Bridget Theron]
Lot 63
Sparks, (Allister) [Signed]
THE SWORD AND THE PEN:
six decades on the political frontier
Lot 64
Mitford-Barberton, (Ivan) & (Raymond)
THE BOWKERS OF THARFIELD
Lot 65
Peires, (J.B.)
THE DEAD WILL ARISE:
Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle- Killing Movement of 1856-7
Lot 66
Von Wielligh, (Nic) & Van Wielligh-Steyn, (Lydia)
THE BOMB:
South Africa's nuclear weapons programme
Lot 67
Le Roux (J.H.), Coetzer (P.W.) & Marais (A.H.)
GENERAAL J.B.M. HERTZOG:
sy strewe en stryd; with J.P.C. Mostert & K.J. de Beer
Lot 69
[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 71
Dennison (Maj.C. G.)
HISTORY OF STELLALAND
Now the District of Vryburg, Bechuanaland
Lot 91
Patterson (Lieut.-Col. J.H.)
IN THE GRIP OF NYIKA
Further Adventures in British East Africa. With illustrations
Lot 123
Wolvaardt, (Pieter), Wheeler, (Tom) & Scholtz, (Werner)
FROM VERWOERD TO MANDELA:
South African diplomats remember
Lot 126
Heller (David) [Signed]
A HISTORY OF CAPE SILVER, 1700-1870 and FURTHER RESEARCHES IN CAPE SILVER
Lot 129
Parkes (Margaret) & Williams (V.M.) [Signed]
KNYSNA, THE FORGOTTEN PORT:
the maritime story
Lot 132
Dallas (David) [Signed]
FROM PORTSMOUTH TO PINETOWN:
the story of John and Mary Anderson and their descendants
Lot 133
Wilmot (A.) & Chase (John Centlivres)
HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE:
from its discovery to the year 1819 by A. Wilmot; From 1820 to 1868 by the Hon. John Centlivres Chase
Lot 134
Balie (Isaac H.T.)
GENADENDAL, THE VALLEY OF GRACE:
a long walk through the history of the first mission station in South Africa
Lot 138
South African Library
EARLY CAPE PRINTING / VROEE KAAPSE DRUKWERK 1796 - 1802
Lot 146
Nienaber, (G.S.)
KHOEKHOENSE STAMNAME:
'n voorlopige verkenning
Lot 151
Mutwa (Credo Vusamazulu)
INDABA, MY CHILDREN (Collector's edition)
Lot 156
Lantern Magazine:
16 LANTERN MAGAZINES
Journal of Knowledge and Culture
Lot 180
[Bernard (Francois)]
NEDERLANDSCH AFRIKA
of, Historisch en staatkundig tafereel van den oorsprongelyken staat der volkplantinge aan de Kaap de Goede Hoop, vergeleeken met den tegenwordigen Staat, die…
Lot 190
Smith (A.H.)
CAPE VIEWS AND COSTUMES
Water-colours by H.G. de Meillon
Lot 204
Fitzpatrick (Percy)
JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD
Lot 210
Juritz (Charles)
THE CHEMICAL CONSITUTION OF SOME COLONIAL FODDER PLANTS & WOODS
Lot 211
[Mostert (D.) Editor:]
GEDENKBOEK
Van die Ossewaens op die pad van Suid-Afrika Eeurees: 1938-1939
Lot 215
Ledochowski (Chris)
CAPE FLATS DETAILS
Life and Culture in the Townships of Cape Town Foreword by David Goldblatt
Lot 218
Botha/Beyers/Franken/Thom
Archives Year Book for South African History - Argief-jaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis - 2 Volumes
Published by Authority of the Minister of the Interior - Uitgegee op las van die Minister van Binnelandse Sake
Lot 230
Livingstone (David & Charles)
EXPLORATIONS OF DAVID & CHARLES LIVINGSTONE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE ZAMBEZI BASIN SINCE 1840 UNTIL 1864 (1869)
Lot 232
Van Huyssteen (T.) & Meiring (H.)
HUGENOTELAND AND TWO OTHERS - all three titles signed by Hannes Meiring
Hugenoteland, Hart Van Die Boland & Pretoria 125
Lot 233
Smith (Anna H.)
JOHANNESBURG STREET NAMES
A Dictionary of Street, Suburb and other Place-Names, Compiled to the End of 1968
Lot 240
Kennedy (R. F.)
CATALOGUE OF PRINTS IN THE AFRICANA MUSEUM (2 volumes)
... and in books in the Strange Collection of Africana in the Johannesburg Public Library up to 1870
Lot 277
[Cronise (Florence M.) & Ward (Henry W.) Editors:]
CUNNIE RABBIT, MR. SPIDER AND THE OTHER BEEF : WEST AFRICAN FOLK TALES (1903)
Lot 278
Brenthurst Press
THE BRENTHURST PRESS THIRD SERIES DE LUXE EDITION - an exceptionally fine & complete set of 5 volumes with matching numbers
Lot 285
Reader's Digest
SOUTH AFRICA'S YESTERDAYS
Lot 287
Carruthers (Jane)
WILDLIFE AND WARFARE - THE LIFE OF JAMES STEVENSON-HAMILTON
Lot 296
Smuts (General J.C.)
SEVEN UNCOMMON SMUTS PAMPHLETS
Lot 319
Herbstein (Denis)
WHITE LIES
Cannon Collins and the Secret War Against Apartheid (Inscribed by Author)
Lot 336
Marryat (Captain Frederick)
THE MISSION: or, Scenes in Africa. Written for Young People - First Edition (1845) & Second Edition (1864)