Archive for December, 2008

A Compleat History of the Late Rebellion.


A contemporary account of the Jacobite rebellion and probably the first book ever written on the subject. With a 6 page dedication to the Duke of Argyle and 173 pp text.Pages 161 - 166 omitted in the pagination but text and register are continuous. Armorial bookplate of the noted British politician and ex- Governor of New South Wales, Sir Robert William Duff on the paste down fep.

Journal of a Visit to South Africa, in 1815 and 1816. With Some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren, Near the Cape of Good Hope.

Ex-library with bookplate and stamps to the fep’s only. Shelf mark to the spine. Original calf boards with a newer spine in 6 compartments. Prelims have come loose and there is minor tape staining to the page edges. With a folding map frontis in very good condition, showing Latrobe’s journey from the Cape to the Great Fish River and back. 10 (of 12)fine hand coloured aquatints of the various mission stations visited, by R. Cocking, from the author’s sketches, and 4 uncoloured plates. Some minor foxing.

African Insect Life

Dust jacket is worn on edges with small loss to corner. Some foxing to endpapers. Good fim copy

African insect Life

Longmanns Green and Co 1953. No dust jacket. Slight foxing on some illustrations. Spine sunnned and rubbed.

Roberts Birds of South Africa

No dust jacket. Blue colth covers in excellent condition. Very good firm copy

Old Nectar and Roses

Dust jacket is worn, with tearing and discolouration.Some discolouration and minor foxing to fore-edge fim copy. Account of the Rose garden at Jonkershoek.

The Canaries, Seedeaters and Buntings of Southern Africa

Dust jacket has insect damage on spine, and repairs with tape.Very slight discolouration to edges of pages, and endpapers are stained.

Some South African Poisonous and Inedible Fungi

No dust jacket. Back cover is loose. Pages discoloured .

Table Mountain

Dust jacket in very good condition with very minor wear .Signed by authors.

The Winter Growing Gladioli of South Africa

Dust jacket in fair condition with some wear and tear and a small stain on the cover .Some discolouration on free endpaper, due to news clipping. Good firm copy.

Birds of Prey

Dust jacket in good condition, some scuff marks. Corners bumped. Very good firm copy.

Succulents in the Veldt

Dust jacket in fair condition, well worn on edges . Some foxing and previous owners inscription to endpapers. Firm copy

Succulents of Southern Africa

Dust jacket in very good condition with minor wear and tear. Tape marks to paste down endpapers . Book plate pasted in free end paper. Very slight foxing to end papers . Good firm, clean copy

Poisonous Plants of Southern Africa That Causes Stock Losses

Dust jacket in poor condition with small losses to top cover. Very slight foxing to endpapers and fore edge.

The Doves Parrots, Louries and Cuckoos of Southern Africa

Dust jacket is in good condition. Good firm copy. Published for the John Voelker Bird fund.