Biographies

Long Walk to Freedom

The memoirs of one of the great moral and political leaders of our time. Contains numerous black and white photographs. DW in poor condition with several closed tears. Binding slightly loose. Text is clean and clear. Ex-libris to the front endpapers. DW shows general wear. Damage, probably done by a dog to the bottom corner of DW and front board.

Mach One

Dust jacket has a chip to the top edge of the spine.

Man in Swart

An Afrikaans translation of Man in Black by Jonny Cash. Jacket cover bumped on top and bottom of spine.

Montshiwa, 1815-1896: Barolong Chief and Patriot

Presentation slip and owner’s label pasted on front flyleaf. Owner’s name in ink on half-title page. Fore edged of pages and endpapers foxed. Boards slightly warped and edges worn. DW scuffed and chipped with tears (pieces missing) at top and bottom edges.

My Eerste Neentig Jaar

The author relates his experiences during the Boer War, on St. Helena and elsewhere. Inscription on front fep. In a slightly worn dw. Text in Afrikaans

My Luck’s Still In: With More Spotlights on General Smuts

Signed by author on title page. Neat clean copy, some foxing to fore edges of pages. Gilt lettering on spine faded.

Nine Lives : Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

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.

Old Master : The Life of Jan Christian Smuts

Previous owner’s stamp to the front fep. Some foxing to the first few pages and to a small middle section, otherwise clean. Boards show some wear and fading, especially to the spine.

Paul Kruger Die Christen - Volksman En - Staatsman. (Die Ossewareeks No. 5)

Text is clean and clear, yet slightly age toned. Contains several black and white photographs. Pencil inscription to the front fep. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Both text block and boards show signs of water damage. While the text is hardly effected by this, the front boards show some warping and discolouration. Spine is sunned and boards show edge wear.

Paul Kruger His Life and Times

Unknown name in ink to the title page. Contains several black-and-white photographs. Text is clean and clear. DW shows some general wear and bumped corners.

Piaf

Biography of the famous cabaret singer.

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

President Brand and His Times

The first work to appear in English on President Brand.

President Paul Kruger, a Biography

Previous owner’s name on the fep.

President Steyn: a Biography

Previous owner’s name in ink to the front fep. Text is clean and clear. Contains several black-and-white photographs.Boards show very little wear other than some bumping to the top and bottom of the spine. Dw is in very good condition, also showing little wear.

Queen Victoria


Reed in the Wind

Reed’s inscription and signature in ink on title page. Minimal wear to book and dw.

Reminiscences of the Late Michiel Hidding

Blue cover with MH embossed in gilt. Some sunning to the spine and wear to edges. Tight clean copy. Biography of Michiel Hidding, heir to the Cape Breweries fortune

Rudyard Kipling

Dust jacket in very good condition with minor foxing on inside , Good firm copy