Local History

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Die verhaal van die Oostelike Transvaalse Kooperasie Beperk, 1923-1973.

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 Cape Childhood

Book has slight wear to edges and corners of boards. DW has small chips and creases to top and bottom edges, and scuffing to folds. Top edge of dw spine repaired on inside with pasted on paper.

A Glossary of the Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex

Fishmothing to cover. Sunned spine. Some foxing.

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 Natal

Previous owner inscription to free end paper. Slight scuffing to cover and back cover. Good condition

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 Manual for the Guidance of Justices of the Peace and Special Justices of the Peace.

Containing the Statute Law of the Colony bearing on their powers and duties

A Tavern of the Ocean: Being a Social and Historical Sketch of Cape Town from Its Earliest Days

Fourteen black and white illustrations by H.H. McWilliams and reproductions of original plans and diagrams. Text is clean and clear and shows some age toning. Some foxing to parts of the text, especially to the endpapers and the edges. Boards show general wear and slight insect damage. DW has some foxing, soiling, age toning and significant losses.

Album Historico Fotografico Constituciones De Cuba 1868-1901-19450

Binding is firm but worn, with some discolouration to the spine. Tropical worm damage,this consists mainly of small holes, about 8 to a page with about 1-2 mm diameter, they have the apperance of small ink spots. Cloth binding with embossed title.

Ancient Bingley or Bingley, Its History and Scenery

Frayed head and tail of spine. Bumped corners teacup stain on front cover, with two lines of staining . Pencil marginalia, and foxing

Apartheid: a History

Some staining to fore edges of pages and scuffing of covers.

Aspects of the History of Copper Mining in Namaqualand, 1846-1931

Very slight edge wear to boards; dw scuffed with chips along top edge and cracks at back fold.

Bay Between the Mountains

Paper back copy in excellent condition. Tells the history of Gordons Bay, on the Cape coast

Bay Between the Mountains

Paper back copy in excellent condition. Tells the history of Gordons Bay, on the Cape coast.

Beaulien-on-Illovo, Richmond Natal

Paperback. With errata slip tipped in. A history of the Richmond area in Natal. Well illustrated.

Bloomie: Memoirs of the Twenties

Descriptions of places such as Gordon’s Bay, Hermanus, Kenton on Sea, Port Alfred , Grahamstown and others in the 1920’s. Gift inscription on the fep.

Brandhout Uit Die Vuur, Die Aangrypende Geskiedenis Van ‘n Hedendaagse Geloofmonument.

Die verhaal van die Maria Kloppers Kinderhawe van Johannesburg.

British Land Policy at the Cape, 1795-1844: A Study of Administrative Procedures in the Empire

Some wear to cover. Library stickers and stamps on fep. Pen and pencil notes on pages.

Bronwaters van genesing, Die Tradisionele warmbron-waterkuur in ons volksgeneeskunde


By the Orders of the Great White Queen Campaigning in Zululand through the Eyes of the British Soldier


Caernarvon, the Gateway to Snowdonia, Official Handboek

Includes one pull out map.

Cape Colony To-day

Text shows some random foxing. Black and white photographs and maps throughout. Previous book dealer’s stamp to the title page. Minor insect damage to the last few pages. End papers show some damage and soiling.

Cape Theatre in the 1940’s, Reviews of Ballet and Drama

Slight foxing to some page edges.

Cape Town in the Twentieth Century

An illustrated social history. In excellent condition.