
Contains over 130 colour plates. Dw shows some scuffing and some edge wear, particularly to the corners and spine.

Black and white photographs throughout. Tape mark to the back endpapers and to the last page. DW in good condition, except for tape to the back flap.


Contains various black and white and colour illustrations. Limited edition, no. 92 of 1000. Boards show wear and chipping, especially along the edges.

Text in Afrikaans. Cover shows some wear and bent corners. Clean text.

Bookdealer’s mark and previous owners name in ink to front fep. Text in Afrikaans. DW shows some wear, chipping and open tears.

Some marginalia and underlining of text with pencil present. Some foxing to the endpapers, some of the text and to the DW. DW shows significant damage done by insects.

Contains several black and white illustrations. Dw shows some wear and some closed tears along the folds of the spine area.

Some pencil underlining and marginalia present throughout. Tape marks to the endpapers. Binding slightly loose. DW significantly worn, with various, chips, open and closed tears and scuffing.

Previous bookdealer’s mark and school award certificate dated 1936 pasted to the front end papers. Front endpapers, frontispiece and title page foxed. Previous owner’s name in ink to front fep. Leaves show significant darkening. DW shows a few closed tears and several small open tears,also some scuffing but in surprisingly good condition.

Previous bookdealer’s mark and unknown signature to the front endpapers. Contains several black and white illustrations and photographs. DW shows small open tear to the top, one small closed tear to the bottom, some browning and light foxing.

Black and white illustrations throughout. Foxing to the endpapers, half title and last two leaves. Leaves show some darkening. The bottom, back corner of board shows significant damage (probably caused by a dog chewing on it) and affects the very last pages, though none of the text itself is affected. DW in very poor condition with parts of the spine area missing and the rest of the spine area split in two. Also significant open tears to the DW.

This book tells the story of the past 20 million years at Langebaanweg near Saldanha Bay, where one of the world’s richest fossil sites provides a unique insight into a tropical wildlife paradise in decline. Cover shows very little wear.

Previous bookdealer’s mark to front endpapers. Previous owner’s signature to the front fep. Contains several black and white photographs. DW shows various open and closed tears, with a large chunk missing from bottom spine area and significant edge wear. Text still in very good condition.

Ink inscription to front fep. Spotted marginalia in ink and pencil. DW in good condition apart from some foxing and wear.

Clean copy. Slight bends to corners of cover. Yellow discolouration of the spine of cover.

Inscribed and signed by the author. Shows very little wear.

Contains over 400 colour plates. Clean copy. DW shows some wear, some scuff marks to the front and back and some minor tears to the front, top.


Boards show slight wear, especially to the corners and spine. Some marginalia and underlining in pencil noted.