Archive for August, 2008

Treen and Other Wooden Bygones: An Encyclopaedia and Social History

Owner’s small neat stamp on front endpaper and front fep. DW has chipping top and bottom with small tears at top (pieces missing); repaired on inside with adhesive tape.

Andrew Louw van Morgenster

No date of publication. Book and dw in fine condition.

The Standard Guide and Handbook to Rio De Janeiro

Slight sunning to edges of covers; otherwise a clean copy.

Some South African Politicians

Owner’s name and date in ink on front fep. Book has slight marking on first few pages; small stain on pages 182-3. DW spotted and chipped with tears (pieces missing) at top and bottom of spine.

The English Factories in India, 4 Vols.

4 volumes of the scarce 13volume set, each volume deals with a short period of history. vol1, 1618-1621. Vol2, 1622-1623, vol3, 1646-1650 and vol4, 1646-1650. The volumes were published from 1906 to 1914. Eash volume is ex-library. With stamps etc on the front fep’s and on pg.9 of each. The author’s name and a catalogue code has been written on the spine of each volume. Internally the books are near fine. The boards have some minor edge wear and some spotting to the spines. The 4vols. are quite heavy and will thus incurr extra postage. Please contact the seller for a quote and any questions.

Jan van Riebeeck: Zijn Voor- en Nageslacht

Owner’s signature in ink on front fep. A clean tight copy.

Farming Industries of Cape Colony

Owner’s name and address in ink on title page. Pages clean and text block firm. Boards scuffed and edges worn; corners bumped. Hinges of endpapers split.

Foot-Loose in Stellenbosch: a Guide for Walkers

Clean copy in excellent condition.

Die Cape Regiment, 1806-1817: ‘n Koloniale Regiment in Britse Diens

Argiefjaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis; Twee-en-vyftigste Jaargang; deel 1. Clean copy with firm binding; boards slightly warped.

Catalogue of Drawings for Wrought Ironwork

Ex-library copy. Some ownership stamps on title and a prelim page. Text clean but some pages have worked loose.

Komas Uit ‘n Bamboesstok

Text pages uncut. Handmade paper

Origin of the Bushmen and the Rock Paintings of South Africa

Previous owner’s bookplate on front endpaper. Back and front feps have slight discolouration.

Cape Views and Costumes: Water-Colours by HC De Meillon in the Brenthurst Collection, Johannesburg

Brenthurst series; no. 3. Edited by Anna H Smith. Accompanied by pamphlet: De Meillon’s People of Colour : Some Notes on their Dress and Occupations … / by Robert C-H Shell. A copy of a limted edition of 1000 copies.

A Visit to Lobengula in 1889

Slight foxing to upper fore edges of pages. Boards warped. DW has chips, closed tears and fading to spine.

Boberg Vertel

Previous owner’s name in ink on front fep. DW has piece missing at bottom of spine; large tear at top mended with brown adhesive tape.

Loopdoppies: Nog Dopstories

No date of publication, possibly 1980s.Ink inscription on front fep. Otherwise a clean crisp copy.

Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope : Letters and Documents Received, 1649-1662 (part 1)

Dutch text with parallel English precis. Title page marked, with neat ink inscription. Ink signature also on front cover.. One prelim has insect damage. Spine and back cover have been repaired.

A Naturalist on the Prowl, or In the Jungle

Slight shelfwear to boards. Fore edges of pages slightly discoloured. A very clean copy.

So Great Thy Sea: a Study of the Oceans

Slight fading to edges of boards. DW has scuffing,and chipping to top and bottom edges.

Pocomoto: Buffalo Hunter

Light marking on fore edges of pages and endpapers. Ink signature on front fep.