Biographies

The Mottled Lizard


Ink inscription on fep. DW in good condition, showing only minor chips and one small tear to the edges and damage done by insects to the spine area.

The Naked Civil Servant

Slight lean to the spine. and bumps to the corners. some edge wear and age toning to the dust jacket. One small patch of insect damage. Jacket is price clipped.

The Piper of Pax: The Life Story of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell

Mild foxing of most pages of text; binding firm. Spine faded, cloth worn at edges and corners bumped. Small stains on front and back boards.

The Priest of Love: A Life of D.H.Lawrence

The Register, and Magazine of Biography, a Record of Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Other Genealogical and Personal Occurrences 1869

Two vols in one. Slight wear to front board.and to corners. Five raised bands on spine with gilt decoration.

The Rt. Hon. Godfrey Martin Huggins, First Viscount Malvern of Rhodesia and Bexley. His Life and Work

No. 378 of 1000 copies. 51pp, Very slight wear to the top edge of the dw.

The Smiths of Ladismith

Reproduced from Blackwoods Magazine, no. 1482, dated April 1939. Published in honour of Lady Juana Smith, to mark the centenary of her death. Covers slightly worn and discoloured.

The Story of William Threlfall: Missionary Martyr of Namaqualand, with Some Account of Jacob Links and Johannes Jager Who Fell with Him

Text clean and unmarked; binding tight. Prize label pasted on front endpaper.

The Story of William Threlfall: Missionary Martyr of Namaqualand, with Some Account of Jacob Links and Johannes Jager Who Fell with Him

Text clean and unmarked. Library label pasted on front endpaper. Boards loose at hinges, spine damaged with piece missing at top. Severe edge wear and marks on back board.

The Truth in Masquerade, the Adventures of Francois Le Viallant

Dust jacket in good condition with very minor wear to edges and price clipping to the inside flap. Library stamp to free end paper. Good firm copy of this adventurers travels in South Africa.

The Wolf That Never Sleeps

Previous owner’s name on fep, with red pen markings on title page. Binding is slightly shaken.

There was a Man: The Life and Times of Sir Arnold Theiler KCMG

Foxing and some staining to fore edges of pages. Edge worn and corners bumped, especially lower. No jacket. Biography of the man who started Onderstepoort Veterinary School.

There was a Man: The Life and Times of Sir Arnold Theiler of Onderstepoort

Dust jacket is creased with some scuffing. Foxing to endpapers. Biography of the man who started Onderstepoort Veterinary School.

They Called Him Champ, The story of Champ Segal and his fabulous era

Signed by author. Shelf wear to top and bottom of spine and boards.

Thomas Francois Burgers Staatspresident 1872-1877

Clean, clear text. Boards show little wear. DW shows wear, scuffing and some insect damage.

Timothy Leary: A Biography

Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In

Appreciations, castigations and reminiscences by the likes of Ginsberg, Burroughs, Hofmann and Huxley.

Twenty Years on the Pacific Slope, Letters of Henry Eno from California and Nevada, 1848-1871

Inscribed by editor. Shelf wear to top an bottom of dw.

Twenty-five Years in the Secret Service: The Recollections of a Spy


Until the Heart Changes: a Garland for Olive Schreiner

Signed by editor on title page. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, pockets etc. Pages 136-40 creased; front fep removed. DW slightly scuffed.