Archive for October, 2008

Maritime South Africa: a Pictorial History

Signed by Robert Pabst on title page.

The First Boer War - First Edition

Text clean and whole, binding tight. A few marks on fore edges of pages. DW chipped top and bottom of spine.

The Complete Gardening Book - Revised Seventh Edition

Text clean and binding tight. Fore edges of pages marked. DW stained and scuffed with chipping to top and bottom edges of spine.

The Low - Veld: Its Wild Life and Its People - Second Edition

Bookplate of Miles-Bourke on front endpaper. Slight spotting and wear to olive cloth boards. Maps to feps. A fair copy with 17 half-tone plates. Spine has torn loose.

Life at the Cape a Hundred Years Ago - By A Lady

Text of book was originally published as a series of letters in the Cape Monthly Magazine during 1871-1872. Fresh clean copy of this delightful account.

Great Days : The Autobiography of an Empire Founder

Presentation inscription in ink on front fep. Boards lightly soiled, corners bumped and spine has splits top and bottom.

Vier Eenbedrywe : Die Skaapwagters van Bethlehem. Die Arrestasie. Alle Paaie Gaan na Rome. Die Sluipskutter. / Gekeur en Ingelei deur J C Kannemeyer

Die Van Schaik-toneelreeks. No date of publication. Past owner’s name in ink on title page; some underlining in ink in Introduction. Otherwise a clean copy in soiled edge worn covers

Om te Vlieg : ‘n Opstel in Vyf Ledemate en ‘n Ode

Text clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear and sunned spine, corners bumped. Slight insect damage to lower edge of spine.

The Soul of the Ape

Introduction by Robert Ardrey. Slight foxing to fore edges of pages. Spine of dw browned.

The Birds of Zimbabwe

Text clean and binding tight. Spine sunned and stain at lower edges of boards. DW scuffed and chipped with small open tear at top end of spine. DW spine sunned.