Archive for December, 2008

The Stapelieae (3 Vols of 3)

Recased. No dust jackets. Blue cloth covers in good condition displaying some wear. Front cover of volume three is slightly bespeckeled with white paint. All three volumes have an ownership stamp on inside front cover. No publisher indicated, although the set was printed by Scott E. Haselton at Abbey San Encino Press.

The Succulent Euphorbieae (Southern Africa) 2 Vols of 2

Recased. No dust jackets. Black cloth covers in good condition. Slight foxing to endpapers, with also some fishmoth damage to volume 2’s back endpapers.

South African Succulents: Mesembryanthemum and Some Allied Genera

“Limp covers in firm condition displaying some wear and staining, with a previous owner’s name inscribed on the front top edge. No date of publication indicated, presumably circa 1928. Being chapter VI of the First Book of Wild Flowers. (Second Print)”".”"”

Het Leven van Petrus Jacobus Joubert

“De Bussy’s Groene-serie; no. 8. In vereenvoudigde spelling”". Ex-library copy with stamps on endpapers and ttitle page. Otherwise text is clean and binding firm. Front fep missing.”

Kruis of Munt


My Ryperd, My Man en Ek…: Ria Bosman-Naysmith Se Avontuurrit te Perd deur Afrika

No date of publication; probably circa 1972. Account of a trip during 1970-1971. Presentation inscription on title page. DW torn (with pieces missing) near spine.

The Register, and Magazine of Biography, a Record of Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Other Genealogical and Personal Occurrences 1869

Two vols in one. Slight wear to front board.and to corners. Five raised bands on spine with gilt decoration.

The Land of the Golden Trade (West Africa)

Romance of Empire Series. No date of publication; probably circa 1910. Prize label pasted to front endpaper. Text clean and binding tight; Boards slightly warped with a little insect damage. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine still bright.

The Last Voyage of the Guardian, 1789 - 1791 - Lieutenant Riou, Commander; Edited with an Introduction By M D Nash

Van Riebeeck Society. Second Series; no. 20.

Die Verhoor: Verhoogstuk in Drie Bedrywe

Foxing to edges of pages, endpapers and dw.

Waar Jy Sterwe

Bolandia; 3. Clean whole text with only slight foxing on fore edges of pages and inside of dw.

The African Dream

Book clean and whole; top corners bumped. DW has small closed tears.