A Note on the History of the Karakul Breed of Sheep in South-West Africa
Four page pamphlet, with the first page stained and displaying an ownership label pasted to its verso. Reprinted from ‘Archives Year Book
Archive for December, 2008
Succulents in the Veld
Inside front cover inscribed with former owner’s name and displays pasted in ownership label.
Kirstenbosch Biennale of Botanical Art: Images of Southern African Flora
Limp covers in good condition displaying minor staining. Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Old Mutual Conference & Exhibition Centre, Kirstenbosch, 2 September to 7 October 2002.
Trees of South Africa: Illustrated and Described for Young Readers
Dust jacket spine is sunned. Previous bookseller’s label pasted to inside front cover.
Bulbous Plants of Southern Africa: a Guide to Their Cultivation and Propagation
Comes with a firm and intact illustrated slipcase.
Birds of the South Western Cape.
Former owner’s name inscribed on front pastedown.
South African Butterflies: a Monograph of the Family Lycaenidae: With a Description and Illustration of Every Species and Figures of Many of the larvae
No dust jacket. Red cloth covers in firm condition displaying edge wear and staining.The spine is cracked along the inside edge from last quarter of book and is inscribed with a classification number on the lower end. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and paste-ins. Former bookseller’s label on inside front cover. No publication date indicated, generally presumed mid 1930s. Errata slip attached.
The Fauna of South Africa (6 volumes)
Green cloth covers in good condition displaying minor wear. Copies are slightly foxed, marked and stained in places. Bookplates on pastedown endpapers. Mammals: vol. 1 Primates, Carnivora and Ungulata published 1900; vol. 2 Rodentia, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Cetacea and Edentata published 1901. Birds: vol. 1 published 1900; vol. 2 published 1901; vol. 3 Picarians, Parrots, Owls and Hawks published 1903; vol. 4 Game-birds, Shore-birds and Sea-birds published 1906.
Life Histories of the South African Lycaenid Butterflies
No dust jacket. Blue skivitex covers in good condition displaying minor wear and tear, with a sunned spine. Minor damage to front endpaper.
Succulents in the Veld
Slight foxing to endpapers.
Marine Investigations in South Africa: The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope, Part 2
No dust jacket. Brown cloth covers in firm condition displaying some wear, with a faded, stained and edge worn spine. Book plate on front paste-down endpaper. Foxing on first 6 pages and then minor foxing sporadically throughout.
Wild Flowers of the Eastern Cape Province.
No dust jacket. Illustrated cloth covers in good condition covered in plastic by previous owner, with an edge worn spine. Name of former owner inscribed on front endpaper.
Gardening in East Africa: a Practical Handbook
No dust jacket. Green cloth covers in good condition displaying minor edge wear and staining, with a sunned spine. Cellotape stains on endpapers and light foxing throughout, affecting some of the colour plates. Written by members of the Kenya Horticultural Society and of the Kenya
Streptocarpus: An African Plant Study
Colour photographs, b/w photographs and illustrations. Cellotape stains on both free-end papers.
A Natural History of Inhaca Island, Mocambique
No dust jacket. Illustrated brown cloth covers in good condition displaying minor wear.
The Stapelieae of Southern Africa = Die Stapelieae Van Suidelike Afrika
Issued without dust jacket. Brown cloth covers in firm condition displaying minor edge wear, staining and scuffing. Slight browning to endpapers. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans.
Western Cape Sandveld Flowers
No dust jacket. Green skivitex covers in good condition with an edge worn spine. De luxe collector’s edition. Limited to three hundred copies. This copy is no. 269.
The Conservationists and the Killers: The Story of Game Protection and the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa
Assisted by Creina Bond and John Clark. Series: The Heritage of Africa series.