Africana

‘n Eeu Van Vervoer 1860 - 1960. Die Prestasies Van Die Ministerie Van Vervoer Van Die Unie Van Suid-Africa

16 Stories by South African Writers


1652 and So Forth

Numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Text is clean and clear. Slight water damage to front board and front of DW and the fore edges of the first few pages. Boards show some wear along the edges. DW shows significant wear, scuffing, chipping and a closed tear to the back with some losses to the top of spine area..

A Bekkersdal Marathon

A clean inviting copy.

A Cask of Jerepigo


Library stamp in fep. Dust jacket significantly worn with tears to top and tail of DJ’s spine.

A Cask of Jerepigo: Sketches and Essays

Firm clean copy. Newspaper review of 1958 pasted onto back fep. DW has minimal wear to top and bottom edges.

A Cask of Jerepigo: Sketches and Essays


Firm clean copy.

A Century of South African Short Stories

Corners bumped.

A Comparative Study in Shona Phonetics

Neat clean copy. All maps and tables intact. Base of spine folded; top front edge of cover bumped. Back and front feps slightly discoloured; front endpapers cracked at hinge.

A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles (South African Words and Their origins)

A near fine copy in a price clipped dust jacket.

A Giant in Hiding

Decorative blue cloth cover with some bumping to edges. The story of Frank Armstrong Wightman- cable operator, sailor, naturalist, author, archaeologist and hermit. Minor foxing to end papers.

A Handbook of the Swahili Language

Eighth edition revised and enlarged by A C Madam. Pencil scribbles on front and back endpapers. Front fep missing. General wear to boards and bumped corners. Spine replaced with green tape. Original spine (piece at top missing) loose in book.

A Handbook of Tswana Law and Custom

Compiled for the Bechuanaland Protectorate Administration. Published for the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures. Folded map clean and whole. Ex library copy: front endpapers stamped, also title page and some other pages (vii, 117, 213, 257). Mark to spine from shelf mark. Otherwise a clean sturdy copy.

A History of Copper mining in Namaqualand

Very slight creasing to edges of dust jacket. In excellent condition.

A History of Medicine in South Africa

Dust jacket in poor condition with part of spine missing. Sporadic foxing to end papers.

A History of Richmond Natal from 1839 to 1937

Some insect damage and staining to the cloth on the boards and foxing to the prelims.

A History of Sport in Southern Rhodesia

With shelf wear to top and bottom of spine and corners bumped. Previous owners name on fep and on paste down fep. Binding slightly shaken.

A History of the Zulu Rebellion 1906 and of Dinazulu’s Arrest, Trial and Expatriation

Red cloth cover with slight scuffing to the spine. Minor sporadic foxing throughout. Includes 5 maps, 6 plans and 25 illustrations.

A Naturalist Remembers

Binding is good with clear and neat text, with and a dated (1964) ink inscription on fep.

A Taste of South-Easter

Dust jacket has some wear and slight creasing .Previous owners inscription to endpaper. Good firm copy.