Archive for December, 2011

Frans Claerhout

Text in Dutch , Afrikaans and English. A well illustrated, thorough monograph. Light foxing to the end papers and a closed tear to the rear panel of the dust jacket.

Die Onherwinbare Hede: Verwerk Uit Die Verse Van Omar Chajjam

Library stamp to the front and back free end papers only.

Biggles Flies East

Gift inscription to the fep. Light stain to the bottom edge of the pages and the front board. In a price clipped dust jacket with some loss to the top and bottom edge of the spine, a closed tear to the rear and general edge wear.

Harbours of Memory

Previous owner’s name on fep.

The Illustrated Delta of Venus

A coffee table version of Nin’s classic erotic novel.

The Origins of Psycho-Analysis - Letters to Wilhelm Fliess, Drafts and Notes 1887-1902

Some sunning to the dust jacket with a tape repair to the rear.

The Pear Tree Blossoms, A History of the Moravian Mission Stations in South Africa 1737-1869

Printmaking in a Transforming South Africa

Cover shows only very slight wear. Previous owner’s name in ink to the title page. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout.

Kaapstadse Triennale 1991 / Cape Town Triennial

Very slight wear to the cover; a neat clean copy. Numerous black and white and several colour illustrations throughout. Previous owner’s name to the title page.

Discovering Southern African Rock Art

Southern African Archaeology Series. Cover shows some scuffing, slight wear along the edges and to the corners. Various black and white illustrations throughout.

The Ship That Sailed to Mars

No date, printed in 1923. Grey paper covered boards with a vellum spine. The corners of the boards are bumped and there is some light staining. The vellum is marked on the sides, but actual spine is nice and bright. Internally the book is very good. One plate has been tipped in upside down.

Pigeon’s Luck

Light sunning to the dust jacket on the spine and two small closed tears at the top edge of the dw at the spine. Signed and dated by Tretchikoff on the title page

Sport on the Blue Nile; or Six Months of a Sportsman’s Life in Central Africa

General edge wear to the boards and a little insect damage. Gilt titles to the spine and front board are nice and bright. Photographic image to back and front board. Inscribed and dated 30/5/22 by the author, on the fep. The prelims show some foxing and there is offsetting on the half title from the author’s inscription. The binding is a little loose, but all pages firmly attached. One of the scarcest African big game titles. (Czech)

Margaret Roberts’ Book of Herbs. The Medicinal and Culinary Uses of Herbs in South Africa

Birdlife in Southern Africa

Prehistoric Man in Johannesburg. The Archaeology and Human Ecology of Melville Koppies Nature Reserve

Woman and Labour

Inscription on the fep. Some age toning to the page edges. Introduction by Adelemarie and Adriaan van der Spuy.

Trees of South Africa

Inscription on the fep. Line drawings by the author, described for young readers.

A Manual of Ghana Grasses

Signed by the author. Tape marks to the feps. Tape repaired tears to the back cover.

Butterflies of Rhodesia: With a Short Introduction to the Insect World (Look Around You Series No. 2)

Contains 21 plates, most of which in full colour. Boards and binding still in good condition

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