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The Poetical Works of John Milton, Complete in one volume – Milton, John
Bound together with the works of Goldsmith, Cowper, Gray and Beattie. Full paneled green calf with marble end papers. Finely printed text in two columns. Some light wear. Publisher: Jones & Company Date Published: 1824 Publication Place: London Condition: good Dimensions: 11.5 x 18cm
Venture to the Interior – van der Post, Laurens
A classic travel memoir detailing the author’s British government-commissioned mapping expedition to Nyasaland (now Malawi). The narrative chronicles his physical survey of the remote Mlanje mountain and Nyika Plateau alongside his deep psychological reflections. 5th impression. Condition: very good. Dust jacket: very good. Publisher: The Hogarth Press Date Published: 1952 Publication Place: London Condition: very…
Man Eaters of Kumaon – Corbett, Jim
The author’s exploits with man-eating tigers in India. Condition: good. Dust jacket: poor Publisher: Readers Union Date Published: 1947 Publication Place: London Condition: good Has Dust Jacket: Yes Jacket Condition: poor
Trail of the Copper King – Bulpin, T. V.
Story of Orlando Baragwanath and the colourful company of prospectors who changed the destiny of Southern Africa in his quest to find the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia. Map as end papers. 239 Pages. Inscribed by the author to aunt Lou on the half title. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair-. Edge-wear and some…
The Lion Hunter of South Africa – Gordon Cumming, Roualeyn
Five Years’ Adventures in the Far Interior of South Africa, with Notices of the Native Tribes and Savage Animals. Later printing. Foxing to the prelims and a rebacked spine. Previous owner’s name to the spine. 8th popular edition. Condition: Poor Publisher: John Murray Date Published: 1904 Publication Place: London Condition: Poor
The Hunter is Death – Bulpin, T. V.
A true account of the man-eater lions of the Njombe district, black magic, the hyena cult of the Mbugwe people and the fearsome lion-men of the Singida district. Illustrated end papers, chapter titles and tailpieces. Condition: Very good.Some tide marks to the top edge. Dust jacket: good, some sunning. Binding: Hardcover. Previous owner’s name to…
African Hunting – Blaldwin, William Charles
and Adventure from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, The Kalahari Desert &c. from 1852 to 1860. Volume 4 of the African Hunting Reprint Series. A facsimile reprint of the 1863 edition with a new introduction by Gary W. Clendennen. Facsimile reprint. Condition: very good. Dust jacket: very good Publisher: Books of Zimbabwe Date…
A Hunter’s Wanderings in Africa. – Selous, Frederick Courteney
Being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa. Volume 5 of the African Hunting Reprint Series. A facsimile reprint of the 1881 edition with a new frontispiece and infroduction by Professor James A. Casada. Accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi on the river Chobe, and in…
The Recollections of William Finaughty. Elephant Hunter 1864-1875 – Finaughty, William
A reprint of the 1916 edition with additional sketch map, illustrations, and a new foreward and notes by Edward C. Tabler. Volume 3 of the African Hunting Reprint Series. Facsimile reprint. Condition: very good. Dust jacket: good, some rubbing and edgewear, hardcover. Publisher: Books of Zimbabwe Date Published: 1980 Publication Place: Bulawayo Condition: very good…
A Hunter’s Life in South Africa. (2 vols) – Gordon Cumming, R
Volume 1 and 2 of the African Hunting Reprint Series. A facsimile reproduction of the 1`850 edition with a new frontispiece and introduction by Professor James A. Casada. Previous owner’s name to the fep of both volumes. Facsimile reprint. Condiution: very good. Jacket condition: good, some light edgewear, hardcover. Publisher: Books of Zimbabwe Date Published:…
Hunter – Hunter, J.A.
“The adventurous life of one of the last and greatest of Africa’s white hunters…” Previous owner’s stamps to front and rear end papers. Third impression. Condition: good, a little foxing to the prelims. Jacket: good, edgewear, small piece of tape to the front foredge and a pervoration to back panel. hardcover Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Date…
The Architecture of Hiromi Fujii – Frampton, Kenneth (ed), Fujii, Hiromi
Softcover, light wear, 127 pp. Publisher: Rizzoli Date Published: 1987 Publication Place: New York
Presence de la photographie –
History of photography. 72 pp. many full colour photographs. Publisher: Kodak Date Published: 1969
Minimalist Lofts – Cuito, Aurora
Illustrated though out with colour photographs. 215 pp. Publisher: Loft Publications Date Published: 2002 Publication Place: Spain Condition: Very good Binding: softcover Dimensions: 26 x 24cm
Mapa Illustrado de la Republica Mexicana. Pictorial Map of Mexico – Rare Large Format Edition – Gomez Medina, Miguel
Designed and drawn by Miguel Gomez Medina, a proponent of the Golden Age of Pictorial Mapmaking, active in the first half of the 20th century. Text in Spanish and English. Decorative vignettes illustrating highlights of Mexico’s history, culture and attractions. Condition: good. Some age toning, folds, pinholes to corners and small repaired chips to left…
India que Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae Adiacentes – Hondius, H
Hondius map with early hand colouring. Notable for its depiction of the coastline of New Guinea, which appears attached to the coast of Australia. Latin text to the verso. Some browning to the sheet, a small repair to the lower right, visible from the verso only. A little britleness with some cracking at the platemark….
Map – Worcester and Surrounding Districts. Western Cape. South Africa –
Likely from a series of maps compiled by Major H.M. Jackson of the Field Intelligence Department during the Anglo-Boer War. A highly detailed topographical map with Rawsonville to the South marjn and Tulbagh and the Winter Hoek Mountains to the north. Indicates town, villages, rivers, mountains, railways, passes, roads and tracks. Condition: good. Some foxing…
Cape Colony Reconnaissance Series. Port Nolloth & O’Okiep. Sheet: 127-K & L –
A detailed map of the area at a scale of 1:250 000 showing the course of the Orange River in the area between Prieska & Hopetown. A key noting towns, villages with locations, boundaries, railways, roads frequented by wagons, unfrequented, bridle paths, and steep or heavy requiring extra spans. Farm beacons and numbers, kraals and…
Map of the Malmesbury District. Sheet 1 of the One Inch Series. – Casgrain, Capt.
Surveyed by the Royal Engineers under the supervision of Captain Casgrain. Linen backed folding map. A detailed topographical map from the Anglo-Boer War period. Indicated are main roads and tracks, veld types, homesteads, towns and villages. From Melkbosch Strand to Ganze Kraal on the coast and Blaauwberg to Mamre inland. Condition: good. Some wear to…
Map of the Cape Colony – Folding Map – Casgrain, Capt. R.H Du R
Linen backed folding map of the Colony compiled during the Anglo-Boer War. 25 miles to 1 inch, Showing districts, towns, villages, railway stations, sidings and telegraph offices. 76 x 54cm. Condition: good. Some foxing to the verso. Front wrap is missing. Date Published: 1901 Dimensions: 76 x 54cm
Map of Part of the Cape District –
Linen backed folding map with cloth bound wraps. A detailed map of the South Western Cape from Cape Town to Melkbos Strand. Indicating towns, railways, rivers, veld types, roads, blockhouses, farms, hotels, cemeteries, slaughterhouses, mission stations, asylums and more. Condition: good. Some light foxing at the folds Publisher: W.A. Richards and Sons Date Published: 1901…
Map of Griquatown – for Official use only – Hopkins, Captain R.B.
Linen backed folding map with card wraps. From the War Office Reconnaissance series, Cape of Good Hope. A highly detailed map of the Griquatown District. Insets of Postmansburg, Campbell, Griquatown, Daniel’s Kuil and Goudman’s Drift. Indicated are towns and villages, native locations, railways, telegraphs, wagon trails, bridle tracks, trails requiring heavy oxpans, mission stations, farms,…
Map of the Malmesbury District. Sheet 2 of the One Inch Series. – Casgrain, Capt.
Surveyed by the Royal Engineers under the supervision of Captain Casgrain. Linen backed folding map. A detailed topographical map from the Anglo-Boer War period. Indicated are main roads and tracks, veld types, homesteads, towns and villages. Showing Yzerfontein on the coast. Condition: good. Some wear to the outer wraps and foxing, mostly to the verso….
The Transvaal – A Guide to its Pleasure Resorts & Historic Places –
A detailed, pictorial map of the Transvaal with numerous insets and a decorative border. Lithographed in colour. There is a key- legend for Railway System, National Road, Other Roads, Height in Feet, Cities, Main Towns, Secondary Towns and Locations. Condition: Very good. Fold-lines witha touch of splitting to the edges outside the margins. Publisher: Art…
Leipoldt’s Food and Wine – Leipoldt, C Louis, & Emsile, C.S., & Murray, P.L. (eds)
Leipoldt’s Cape Cookery, Culinary Treasures, and Three Hundred Years of the Cape Edited compilation of Leipoldt’s three cook books. Leipoldt was much more than a food writer. He published many works, mostly in Afrikaans, both poetry and prose. A medical doctor, during World War 1 he was appointed medical officer to General Louis Botha and…
House & Garden: Book of Holiday and Weekend Houses – Harling,Robert
Edited collection of architectual and home designs from House & Garden. Sticker on free end paper of Corporate Design Consultant Michel le Suer. 1st Edition. Book Condition: Good. Slight Staining. Jacket Condition: Fair. Publisher: The Conde Nast Publications Ltd. Date Published: 1966 Publication Place: London First Edition: Yes Condition: Good. Slight Staining Binding: Hardcover Has…
Bitterkomix no. 2 – Kannemeyer, Anton and Botes, Conrad
Number 2 of this satyrical South African comic. First edition. Condition: Very good. Slight Edge wear Publisher: Jacana Date Published: 1993 Publication Place: Johannesburg First Edition: Yes Condition: Very Good. Slight edge wear Binding: Softcover Dimensions: 21 x 29.5cm
Fashion: Theory – Di Grappa, Carol(ed.)
Photographs and Essays by David Bailey, Anthony Barboza, Arthur Elgort, Horst, Erica Lennard, Jimmy Moore, Jean Pagliuso, and Chris Von Wangenheim A collection of fashion photography and introspective essays by David Bailey, Anthony Barboza, Arthur Elgort, Horst, Erica Lennard, Jimmy Moore, Jean Pagliuso, and Chris Von Wangenheim on the theory of fashion. 1st Edition. Book…
A Traditional Way of Life. The Story of the Kalk Bay Fishermen. (Signed) – Stibbe, George andMos,s Iain
From the rear cover: The story of the Kalk Bay Fishermen begins with the first explorers in False Bay through to the whaling, the shark fishing, the trawlers, the harbour construction and the invasion of purse-seiners. Over the decades the fishing families have survived the hardships of losing loved ones in boat disasters, the struggle…
Calatrava – Jodidio, Philip
The condenced work of prolific architect and artist Santiago Calatrava. Written in English. Book Condition: Very Good Publisher: Taschen Date Published: 2007 Publication Place: Koln Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover