Archive for May, 2011

Livingstone the Liberator

Red binding with minor wear to edges. Booksellers sticker to end papers otherwise an excellent copy.

Die Opkoms Van ‘n Republiek

Die geskiedenis van die oranje vrystaat tot die jaar 1863. History of the Orange Free State. Text in Afrikaans. Blue cloth cover with some wear and scuffing. Apart from cover and end papers the book is in very good condition.

Simon Vander Stel En Sy Kinders

Dust jacket has some creasing and tearing with loss to part of the spine. Previous owners inscription to end papers. Text in Afrikaans. Tight clean copy.

Lyonel Feininger

Dust jacket has some wear and tearing to edges. Some water staining to the back pages. Colour plates tipped in. Internally tight and clean

The Proteas of Southern Africa

Colour plates throughout. Binding slightly shaken. Material covering boards show significant tear to the bottom of hinge.

Succulents in the Veld

Ink inscription to the the front fep. Black-and-white and colour plates throughout. DW shows wear and some closed tears, especially to the front bottom corner.

The ‘Masana’ Collection

Gallery catalogue. Contains numerous colour plates and photographs of the artists throughout. In very good condition.

Over-Vaal ; Die Geskiedenis Van ‘n Ampswoning

Black-and-white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Front endpapers show minimal water damage. Boards show slight wear.

Natural History of British Butterflies (2 volume set)

Vol I & II. : A complete, original, descriptive account of the life-history of every species occurring in the British Islands, together with their habits, descriptive account of the life-history of every species occurring in the British Islands, time of appearance, and localities. And illustrated With sixty full-page plates in colour, and four in black and white. Home made DW in poor condition. Previous owner’s name in pencil to the front feps. dated 1929. Pages show slight foxing. Boards show slight edge wear. Large items, will incur extra postage.

De Afrikaner-Boer En De Jameson- Inval

Date published could not be established. Contains several plates and maps. Text is in Dutch. Boards sho some wear and mild soiling. Leaves show slight darkening.

Kathe Kollwitz

Exhibition catalogue. Black-and-white plates throughout.

The Infamous Essay on Woman or John Wilkes Seated Between Vice and Virtue

Book accompanied by a soft cover reading copy, both books protected by slipcase. Previous owner’s blind stamp to the front fep. of each book. Reading copy and slipcase show slight wear.

Groote Schuur, Residence of South Africa’s Prime Minister

An interesting book with text in English and Afrikaans, about the residence and it’s contents (art works, furniture etc.) . Contains various black-and-white and colour plates.

Modern Conjuring for Amateurs

Binding slightly shaken. Boards show wear. Leaves show browning, probably due to aging. Contains various black-and-white illustrations.

Gedenkboek van die Ossewaens op die pad van Suid-Africa, Eeufees: 1838-1939

Black-and-white photographs throughout. Clean copy. Boards show some shelf wear, particularly to the corners and edges of the spine.

Das Alte Swakopmund 1892 - 1919

Text in German. Cover shows slight wear. Leaves show some browning. Previous book dealer’s stamp to the half-title page.

Yesterday’s Dress : a History of Costume in South Africa

Many illustrations of South African dress from the time of the early Portuguese explorers up to the end of the 19th century. DW shows significant wear with several tears and scuffing.

Uit Die Verhaalskat Van Eugene Marais

Previous owner’s name in ink and pricing in red ink to the front fep. Text clean. Boards show some scuffing and soiling.

Dwaalstories

Previous owner’s name in ink to the front endpapers. DW shows some edge wear.

Notes from a Dead House

Translated from the Russian by L. Navrozov and Y. Klyachko. Previous owner’s name in ink to the front fep. First and last few leaves show some foxing. Boards in good condition with only slight edge wear and bumped corners.