Fontein Books Richard Proctor-Sims
P O Box 193 Philippolis 9970
South Africa
051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, remains stranded in Italy by Covid-19. However, he can still be reached by email or on WhatsApp at +27 79 546 4032
About half of our 38 lots on the current auction have reserves at the auction minimum minimum of $40, while our highest reserve is $100
Accepting the adage that a picture is worth more than words, we show many images with most of our lots
Eighteen categories are represented -
Anglo-Boer War (3); Biography, Letters and Diaries (7); Children's Books; Economics; Ethnography; Food and Wine; History(6); Humour (2); Legal and Government; Military and Naval (2); Mining; Modern First Editions (2); Motoring; Politics; Rhodesiana (2); Science and Technology; Topographical Books (2); and Travel and Exploration (2)
Results Previous Auction
Lot 123
Jeppe, C Biccard
Gold Mining on the Witwatersrand (2 vols in one) (1941)
Lot 124
Tanser, G H
A Scantling of Time. The Story of Salisbury, Rhodesia. 1890-1900
Lot 135
Van Onselen, Charles
Studies In the Social and Economic History of the Witwatersrand 1886-1914. Volume 2 New Ninevah
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Lot 141
Clements, W H
The Glamour and Tragedy of the Zulu War
Lot 143
Saunders, Christopher, and Robin Derricourt (editors)
Beyond the Cape Frontier
Lot 145
Smuts, J C
Jan Christian Smuts
Lot 146
Leipoldt, C Louis, and W E G Louw
300 Years of Cape Wine
Lot 454
Balson, Professor Edward, and others; foreword by S J Naude
A Survey of Rent-Paying Capacity of Urban Natives (1960)
Lot 462
Meredith, Martin
The State of Africa. A History of Fifty Years of Independence