Archive for September, 2008

Birds of the Lowveld

The Bundu Series. Text clean and binding tight. Covers show light general wear with faded spine. Base of spine bumped.

Birds of the Kruger and Other National Parks = Voels van die Krugerwildtuin en Ander Nasionale Parke . Vols. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Vol 1 is 1973 reprint, v 2 and 3 are Second Edition of 1973, v. 4 is 1965. Vol 2 has illustrations by R Findlay also. Parallel English and Afrikaans text.

Bird Atlas of Botswana

Summarizes records collected from 1980 to 1990. Corners of boards bumped, especially lower corners.

Best of Everything

Written by the Author of “Enquire Within”. Green cloth boards with red leather spine. Gilt titles to spine and decoration to front board. Small tear to top of spine. Marbled page edges.408 pages plus advertisments

Anton Anreith: Africa’s First Sculptor

No 113 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Card with presentation inscription pasted on front endpaper. Past owner’s name in ink on title page. Boards and text bright and clean. DW has chips top and bottom with small closed tears and some marking on back panel; spine slightly faded.

An Instant in the Wind

Text clean, fore edges of pages have mild marking. DW has minor chips at top edge.

All Things Considered: Poems

Inscribed and signed by author on front flyleaf. DW price clipped. DW faded at spine and folds, chipped along top edge.

Al Skrywend

On front cover and title page: 1873-1973. Tape marks on front and back endpapers. DW has creases along sides of spine. Top and bottom edges of dw spine slightly trimmed.

Africa’s Harsh Paradise: Namibia

Very clean copy with minimal wear to lower edge of spine and lower cornres of boards. Crossed out name in ink on front fep. Small closed tear at bottom front fold of dw.

Aagot Stromsoe’s Fish Book

Pencilled recipe on front endpaper. Clean neat copy of this delightful recipe book specifically for South African saltwater and freshwater fish. Boards a little rubbed and spine browned.