Archive for August, 2008

A Handbook of the Swahili Language

Eighth edition revised and enlarged by A C Madam. Pencil scribbles on front and back endpapers. Front fep missing. General wear to boards and bumped corners. Spine replaced with green tape. Original spine (piece at top missing) loose in book.

History of South Africa from 1873 to 1884: Twelve Eventful Years

Two volume set. Text clean. Edges and corners of boards slightly worn. Spines faded and top and bottom edges chipped. Fore edges of pages browned.

Darter’s Geschiedenis van de Unie voor Zuid-Afrika

Text in Dutch. Text clean. Owner’s name in ink on fron fep. Corners of boards worn, spine torn at back hinge and residue of adhesive tape repairs.

The Bechuanalands: a Brief History of the Countries and Their Postal Services to 1895

Text clean and binding firm. Some chip marks to boards and edges. Corners slightly bumped and wrinkles in cloth of back board.

FLORA CAPENSIS: Being a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal. VOL’S I, II, & III

Vol I, Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae, pub 1859-1860, 546pp. Vol II, Leguminosae to Loranthaceae., pub1861-1862, 621pp. Vol III, Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae, pub 1864-1865, 633pp. Minor foxing and age toning to most pages. All bindings tight and titles bright. Heavy set will incur extra postage

Strike! A Handbook of Angling in South African Coastal Waters

Text clean bur edges of pages browned. Covers worn, corners bumped with stains on front board and pitting on back and spine.

An Autobiographical Memoir

Originally published 1861. Number 495 of a limited edition of 510 copies. One neat library stamp on verso of title page. Green on top fore edges slightly faded.

Famous South Africans: a Reader for Junior High-School Pupils Whose Home Language is Not English

No date of publication. Adhesive tape marks on endpapers. Owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. A few ink notes in text. Covers slightly worn.

Gedenkboek Generaal J B M Hertzog

Owner’s signature in ink on front fep. Slight marking on fore edges of pages. Chipping at top and bottom of dw.

Until the Heart Changes: a Garland for Olive Schreiner

Signed by editor on title page. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, pockets etc. Pages 136-40 creased; front fep removed. DW slightly scuffed.

Hawk’s Eye

Biography of Major Henry Somerset, son of Lord Charles Somerset.

The Man Who Presumed: a Biography of Henry M Stanley

Bookplate pasted on front endpaper. Slight foxing on top fore edges of pages. DW has minor creasing at top and fading to spine.

Daar Het Gras Oor Gegroei

Kennis vir Almal: Letterkunde-afdeling; no. 28. Owner’s name in ink on front fep. Unmarked copy with clean unfaded covers.

Dr Nicolaas Johannes Van Der Merwe, 1888-1950

Owner’s name in ink on front fep. Slight foxing on fore edges of pages and endpapers. DW chipped at top edge, spine browned.

History of South Africa from 1795 to 1872

Three volume set. Vol. 3 is third edition, 1916. Owner’s name and address in ink on front fep of each vol. Pages clean, slight browning. Corners and edges of spines slightly frayed in vol. 1 and 2, and torn at top in vol. 3.

Aspects of the History of Copper Mining in Namaqualand, 1846-1931

Very slight edge wear to boards; dw scuffed with chips along top edge and cracks at back fold.

A Guide to the Flora of the Cape Peninsula

Text clean and unmarked. Endpapers browned. Owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. List of names in pencil on back fep. Boards scuffed, corners bumped, hinges of spine frayed.

The First South African: The Life and Times of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick

Ink presentation inscription on front fep. DW slightly scuffed with small chips at top and bottom of spine.

High Street, Africa

Entertaining account of motor vehicle trip through Africa, from Cape to Cairo. Some foxing on fore edges of pages and on final pages of text. Corners bumped and spine faded with small chip to base of spine.

Local Colour

Clean copy, slight shelfwear. DW has small hole in back panel and creasing at top.