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AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 50

March 2010

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CONTENTS:SPECIAL INTEREST..........................................................................................................................................................3

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS....................................................................................................................................5

TONY GROGAN.............................................................................................................................................................13

CAPE TOWN & ENVIRONS.........................................................................................................................................13

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE CAPE...........................................................................................................17

VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS (FIRST SERIES)............................................................................17

SOUTH AFRICA.............................................................................................................................................................24

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE CAPE...........................................................................................................36

SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGY...............................................................................................................................39

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO AND HUNTING...........................................................................................................47

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE NORTH........................................................................................................50

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE................................................................................................................................51

FLORA AND FAUNA.....................................................................................................................................................52

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO FLORA AND FAUNA.......................................................................55

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902..............................................................................................................................55

Signed & inscribed books

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Select Books Africana Catalogue no. 50

Select Books African Catalogue no. 50

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a.e.g.: all edges giltb&w : black and whitecol.: colourcomp.: compilerd.w.: dust wrappered.: edition / editor (s)frontis.: frontispieceill.: illustrationsp.: page(s)pict.: pictorial (e.g. pict. cloth)port.: portraitt.e.g.: top edge giltvol.: volume4to.: quarto8vo.: octavo

Curtis: FISHING THE MARGINS / Paul Curtis (2005)D.S.A.B.: DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHYMendelssohn: SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney Mendelssohn (1910).S.A.B.: SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY to the year 1925

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SPECIAL INTEREST

1 Barth, Henry. TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AFRICA: being a journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M's government in the years 1849-1855. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857-1858. 5 vols. (xxxvi, 578 p., 6 folding maps, [12] leaves of plates; xi, 676 p., 2 folding maps, [8] leaves of plates; xi, 635 p., 3 folding maps, [16] leaves of plates; xiv, 641 p., 2 folding maps, [14] leaves of plates; x, 694 p., 2 folding maps, [10 leaves of plates): ill. (some col.), 5 col. frontispieces, ports. Contemporary half calf & cloth, with raised bands and gilt dentelles, with some wear to corners & spines. Some offsetting from colour plates and maps as normally seen. Slight damage to top corner of vol. 4 book block. R 10 000

One of the African exploration classics. Born in Hamburg, Barth (1821-1865) embarked on an academic career, with a particular interest in the ancient world. He later joined an English expedition to Central Africa under the leadership of James Richardson, to the region around Lake Chad. After Richardson's death, Barth became the leader of the exploring party. He compiled these journals of his travels together with uncompleted volumes on Central African vocabularies and was the first to map huge areas of Central Africa. "A more intelligent, indefatigable, trustworthy and resolute traveller than Dr Barth can rarely be found" was the tribute paid on his death by the President of the Royal Geographical Society.

2 Bowler, T.W. PICTORIAL ALBUM OF CAPE TOWN. with views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth, and Graham's Town, from original drawings by T.W. Bowler; with historical and descriptive sketches by W.R. Thomson. Cape Town: Juta, 1866. 44 p., 12 leaves of lithographed plates: col. ill., frontis. (folding). Oblong 4to. Original pict. paper covered boards. Title page browned, spotting on cover & preliminary pages. Recent quarter calf & green cloth box, with raised bands & gilding, scarred along edges. The twelve plates are captioned : 1. View of Cape Town, from Table Bay. (folding panoramic frontis.). 2. The Government-House. 3. St. George's Cathedral, from Wale-Street. 4. The Public Library and Museum, from the Botanic Garden. 5. Adderley-Street and the Dutch Reformed Church. 6. The entrance to the Castle. 7. The Roman Catholic Cathedral. 8. The Lutheran Church, Strand-Street. 9. The Presbyterian Church, St. Andrew's-Square. 10. Simon's Town. 11. Port Elizabeth. 12. Graham's Town, from the Bay-Road. R 50 000

Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) came to Cape Town from England in 1834 as a servant to the new Astronomer Royal of the Colony, Thomas Maclear. He later established himself as a landscape painter and as a follower of the English watercolour school and recorded all the important events at the Cape for thirty-five years in this medium. "The descriptive letterpress is ample and instructive, and gives, in the majority of instances, a complete history of the building depicted." Mendelssohn, vol. 1 p. 177.

3 Cape of Good Hope. PROCLAMATIONS, ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER OFFICIAL NOTICES = PROCLAMATIEN, ADVERTENTIEN EN ANDERE OFFICIELE BERIGTEN; published by the Government of the Cape of Good Hope, from the 10th January, 1806 to the 2nd May 1825. Cape Town: The Government Press, 1827.

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xlv, 802 p. 4to. Original half leather & paper boards, very worn. Stamp of John Cairncross, Auctioneer, on front endpapers. Signature of Geo. Marsh on a preliminary page. Parallel text in English and Dutch. R 12 500

Historical names such as Cradock, Somerset, Grey, Baird, Cloete, Faure, Van Ryneveld, Stockenstrom, Thibault and others march through the pages of this publication. The first Proclamation, dated 10 January 1806 is THE ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION "proposed by the Lieut.-Colonel Hieronimus Casimirus von Prophalow to the Major-General in the service of His Britannic Majesty, Sir David Baird". In the last Proclamation, dated 2 May 1825, Lord Charles Henry Somerset established a council to "advise and assist in the Administration of the Colony" comprising the Governor, the Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary, officer in command of the forces, Lt-Col. Bell, Walter Bentinck and J.W. Stoll. There is an index which lists all the proclamations chronologically. Pages i-xlv contain a chronological register of civil appointments. Pages 1-56 are subdivided into 15 divisions: Judicial and Police; Commerce and Finance; Political and Military; Naval; Lands and Land Revenue; Native tribes; Slaves and Negro apprentices; Clergy and Schools; Medical; Pacht and licences; Burgher Senate; Landdrosts and Country Districts; Post Office; and Miscellaneous. The volume also contains government advertisements. Reading these pages makes one very aware of both the direct nature of government during this period and the fact that one is reading the making of history. For example, the Proclamation of 23 April 1811 divided the Swellendam magistry; Proclamation 23 April 1812 dictated the regulation of the "Hottentot nation", whilst others were humble, for example, a request for barley to to be supplied to "His Majesty's Cavalry". George Marsh was a furniture dealer and an active merchant who lived at the Cape from 1812. He was a founder member of the Commercial Exchange and was granted a Wine Licence. See Peter Philip, BRITISH RESIDENTS AT THE CAPE 1795-1812 (p.265-6). He would have needed to know what Proclamations were out there in order to trade lawfully and profitably!

4 Daniell, Samuel & William. SKETCHES REPRESENTING THE NATIVE TRIBES, ANIMALS AND SCENERY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA FROM DRAWINGS MADE BY THE LATE MR SAMUEL DANIELL; engraved by William Daniell. London: William Daniell & William Wood (publishers); Richard and Arthur Taylor (printer), 1820. 48 leaves of text, [48] plates: ill. Oblong 4to. Recent half calf & marbled paper covered boards. Neatly recased with new endpapers. Some pages professionally restored on edges. Some spotting. Original title lable laid down on verso of rear new free endpaper. R 15 000

Samuel Daniell (1775-1811) arrived at the Cape on 9 December 1799 and accompanied Dr Somerville and John Barrow on an expedition into the interior (reaching as far as Lataku, then the limit of European exploration). This journey was the source of both this book and AFRICAN SCENERY AND ANIMALS (published in 1804-5). "He was indefatigable in the pursuit of the various subjects he had delineated; and it was his constant care to see the animals alive, that he might make himself master of their actions and habits. To the knowledge acquired in this way he added all that could be obtained in the country which produced the animals he had represented, by conversation with the peasants and the natives." See Mendelssohn, vol. 1. p. 412-413.

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SAB distinguishes between two editions, a quarto edition and this oblong folio edition (vol. 2, p. 13).

5 Sparrman, Andrew. A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TOWARDS THE ANTARCTIC POLAR CIRCLE AND ROUND THE WORLD: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and the Caffres from the year 1772 to 1776; by Andrew Sparrman; translated from the Swedish original. London: G.G.J. & J. Robinson, 1785. 2 vols. (xxviii, 368 p., [3] leaves of plates; viii, 350 p., [7] leaves of plates): ill., frontis. (vol. 1), folding map (vol. 2). 4to. Full contemporary calf with raised bands & gilding on spine. Page edges browned, slight staining to endpapers. Book block clean & binding tight. R 50 000

Sparrman (1748-1820), the son of a clergyman, began medical studies at the age of fourteen and was an pupil of Linnaeus. He proceeded to the Cape with the Royal Swedish East India Company to take up a post as a tutor. When James Cook arrived at the Cape later in that year, Sparrman was taken on as an assistant naturalist. On his return to the Cape in 1775 he practised medicine and made several excursions into the interior in search of natural history specimens. Of his journey through Kaffraria, Theal said "[it is the] most trustworthy account of the Cape Colony and the various races of people then residing in it." See Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 414. See also SAB vol. 4, p. 362.

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS See also South African Genealogy section; and nos. 193 & 343

6 Bosman, Herman Charles. THE COLLECTED WORKS OF HERMAN CHARLES BOSMAN; foreword by Lionel Abrahams. De luxe ed. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1981. 2 vols. (723 p.; 594 p.) Half calf & marbled paper covered boards, faded on spines. Cloth slip case. Signed inscription from Jonathan Ball to Ad Donker on front free endpaper (vol. 1). R 1500

7 Bradlow, Frank R. THOMAS BOWLER IN MAURITIUS: a detail in the history of contacts between the Cape of Good Hope & Mauritius, 1866-1868. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1970. 64 p.: ill. (some folding), double frontis. (1 map). Skivertex spine, paper covered boards. No. 164 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Signed by Bradlow on verso of title page. R 300

8 Brent, Winston. RHODESIAN AIR FORCE: the sanctions busters. Nelspruit: Freeworld, 2001. 192 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (African aviation series; no. 9). 4to. Paperback. Signed by Brent on title page. R 475

9 Bull, Marjorie. ABRAHAM DE SMIDT, 1829-1908: artist and Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony. Cape Town: Privately published, 1981. 164 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. Edition limited to 500 copies. Signed & dated inscription from Bull on front free endpaper.

R 500

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De Smidt (1829-1908), for a time the owner of Groote Schuur estate, was a pupil of Thomas Bowler. He was also a founder of the South African Fine Arts Association.

10 Butler, Guy. [AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1918-1990]. Cape Town: David Philip, 1977-1991. 3 vols. (xi, 267 p., [32] p. of plates; ix, 300 p., [8] p. of plates; 310 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.s covered in clear adhesive plastic. Names on front free endpapers. All three volumes signed by Butler on title page. Contents: [Vol. 1.]: KAROO MORNING… 1918-35. [Vol. 2]. BURSTING WORLD… 1936-45. [Vol. 3]. A LOCAL HABITATION… 1945-90. R 750

Guy Butler documents his life with humility, joy, humour, sadness and clarity. He also provides superb insight into broader South Africa, in particular the Eastern Cape.

11 Coetzee, Cora. EIKESTAD. 'n versameling gekleurde pentekeninge van Stellenbosch = a collection of pen and wash drawings of Stellenbosch. De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1976. [68] p.: chiefly ill. Oblong 4to. Full leather. Cloth slip case. Signed by Coetzee on a preliminary page. No. 63 of an edition limited to 100 copies. R 400

12 Cole, Barbara. THE ELITE [pictorial]: the story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service. 2nd ed. Durban: Three Knights, 1986. 168 p. ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. 4to. Paper covered boards. Signed inscription from Cole on title page. R 750

13 De Klerk, F.W. THE LAST TREK - A NEW BEGINNING: the autobiography. London: Macmillan, 1998. xx, 412 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by De Klerk on title page. R 500

14 Delpierre, G.R. & Du Plessis, N.M. THE WINTER-GROWING GLADIOLI OF SOUTH AFRICA: a pictorial record with descriptions. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974. 71 p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Delpierre and Du Plessis on front free endpaper. R 300

15 Douglas-Hamilton, Ian & Oria. AMONG THE ELEPHANTS; foreword by Niko Tinbergen. London: Collins & Harvill, 1975. 285 p.: ill. (some col.), pachyderm genealogical table, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed & worn along edges. Some spotting to top page edges. Signed by Ian Douglas-Hamilton on half title page. R 250

The first systematic study of the behaviour of African elephants in the wild. The Douglas-Hamiltons lived in a camp among the elephants of the Manyara National Park, Tanzania, for five years. The book "enables everyone to enjoy the intricate complexities of elephant society…" Niko Tinbergen, foreword.

16 Durbach, Renee. KIPLING'S SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Chameleon Press, 1988. 110 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Small 4to. Pict.paper covered boards. Inscription from "Renee" on title page. R 100

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17 Elliott, Arthur A & Fransen, Hans [comp.]. ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE OLD CAPE AS SEEN BY ARTHUR ELLIOTT: photographs of houses and farmsteads now largely demolished or ruined, taken at the beginning of the twentieth century; [selected & annotated] by Hans Fransen. De luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969. 343 p.: 162 leaves of plates, port. as frontis. 4to. Quarter leather & pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Fransen on colophon page. No. 94 of an edition limited to 200 copies. R 1000

Elliott (1870-1938) came to the Cape in 1900. Although he was not a professional photographer, he became interested in photographing his surroundings. Elliott's collection (now owned by the State) provides an invaluable record of the Cape in the early 20th century. Taken mainly in the winter months, his architectural photographs are unrivalled and an invaluable record of the Cape's unique architectural style.

18 Elliott, Arthur B & Fransen, Hans [comp.]. ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE OLD CAPE AS SEEN BY ARTHUR ELLIOTT: photographs of houses and farmsteads now largely demolished or ruined, taken at the beginning of the twentieth century; [selected & annotated] by Hans Fransen. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969. 343 p.: 162 plates, port. as frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Signed inscription from Fransen on title page. R 850

19 Elliott, Aubrey. SONS OF ZULU; with photographs by the author. De luxe ed. London: Collins, 1978. 208 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plan, map. 4to. Full leather with gilding. No. 40 of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Elliott on verso of title page. R 500

20 ffolliott, Pamela & Liversidge, Richard. LUDWIG KREBS: Cape naturalist to the King of Prussia, 1792-1844. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971. xiii, 304 p.: col. ill. (1 folding), map. (South African biographical & historical studies; 9). Skivertex spine, paper covered boards, d.w. Inscription from ffolliott on front free endpaper & signed on title page. R 300

Includes specimen lists. Krebs was one of the great collectors of zoological and botanical specimens.

21 Forbes, Gordon. TOO SOON TO PANIC. London: Viking, 1995. 287 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Forbes on title page. R 200

Forbes, a South African, played on the professional tennis circuit. A very readable account of his life, filled with humorous stories, from helping Sol Kerzner choose a private jet and witnessing a John McEnroe tantrum, to playing serious tennis with Cliff Drysdale (his brother-in-law), Abe Segal and others.

22 Francis, S., Dugmore, H. & Rico. THE MADAM & EVE COLLECTION. Cape Town: David Philip, 1993. 119 p.: all cartoons. Oblong 8vo. Paperback, rubbed. Signed by Francis, Dugmore & Rico on title page. R 450

The first edition of the first collection of South Africa's most popular cartoon strip. The strip reflects South Africa in the transitional period prior to the first democratic election in 1994. The advent of democracy in South Africa

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brought with it new social commentators. Along with Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro), the creators of the Madam & Eve series gained large followings. The main protagonists and the supporting cast make pertinent and amusing comments on current events across South Africa and early editions provide an historical view of how South Africa developed.

23 Giliomee, Hermann. THE AFRIKANERS: biography of a people. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2003. xix, 698 p. Paperback with endflaps. Signed inscription from Giliomee on title page.

R 300A narrative history of the Afrikaners, from the colonization of the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company to the twenty-first century. "It includes an account of the origins and demise of apartheid that must rank as the most sober, objective and comprehensive we have." J.M. Coetzee, rear cover.

24 Hawthorne, Tracey. NATALIE DU TOIT: tumble turn: [the authorised biography]; foreword by by Morne du Plessis. Cape Town: Oshun, 2006. 208 p.: col. ports. Paperback. Signed by Du Toit on a promotional label laid down on half title page. R 150

Natalie du Toit lost a lower leg after an horrific scooter accident in 2001, but that did not end her swimming career. In 2002 Natalie made history by swimming in both able-bodied and disabled events at the Commonwealth Games, reaching the 800m freestyle (able-bodied) final. She competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing 2008.

25 Heap, Peggy. THE STORY OF HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND: social history of Somerset West, the Strand, Gordon's Bay and Sir Lowry's Pass over three centuries. 3rd revised ed. Sir Lowry's Pass: Peggy Heap, 1993. 208 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Signed by Heap on title page R 150

Includes chapters on shipwrecks, the farms in the area, and the travellers who visited the region in the 18th and 19th centuries.

26 Hind, Cynthia. UFOs: African encounters. Salisbury: Gemini, 1982. 236 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Spotting on page edges. Signed inscription from Hind on title page. R 100

Hind gives examples of alleged UFO visits to southern Africa, including the landing of a caravan-type vehicle on Danie van Graan's farm near Loxton (he at first thought it belonged to prospectors looking for uranium, but changed his mind when he saw the figures in the vehicle…). Hind includes the case of a tennis court that was mysteriously damaged at Rosmead (near Middleburg). The event was corroborated by several soldiers serving at a nearby military base. Photographic evidence included!

27 Houston, Douglas. VALLEY OF THE SIMONSBERG. Cape Town: S.A. Universities Press, 1981. 172 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map on front endpaper. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Book plate on verso of front free endpaper. Signed by Houston on title page. R 100

28 Immelman, R.F.M. MEN OF GOOD HOPE: the romantic story of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce, 1804-1954. De luxe ed. Cape Town: The Chamber, 1955.

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xxii, 377 p.: ill., ports., plans on endpapers. Full leather, with col. ill. laid down. A.e.g. Signed & dated inscription from Immelman on verso of half title page. No. 63 of an edition limited to 500 copies. R 150

29 Ingham, Kenneth. JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS: the conscience of a South African. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. xii, 284 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paper covered boards, d.w. Page edges browned as normally seen. Accompanied by an original loose-leaf photograph of Smuts. Signed & dated compliments slip from Professor Ingham of Bristol University laid down on front free endpaper: "… with sincere thanks for the great help… when I was writing this book". R 250

30 Marsh, John H. SKELETON COAST. Updated & expanded ed. Johannesburg: Marshes Books, 1985. xii, 142 p., [48] p. of plates: ill., ports., map. Skivertex, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Marsh on half title page. R 600

The story of the shipwreck of the Dunedin Star (which was not named in the first edition) and the subsequent ill-fated rescue attempts by tug, ship and aeroplane before, finally, an overland expedition succeeded in reaching the castaways and their stranded would-be rescuers.

31 McMagh, Patricia. THE THREE LIESCHINGS: their times and contribution to Cape medicine, 1800-1843. Cape Town: Society for the History of Pharmacy in SA, 1992. xiii, 203 p.: ill., genealogical table, ports. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from McMagh on front free endpaper & signed on title page. R 150

32 Meintjes, Malcolm [ed.]. THE TROUT AND THE KINGFISHER: selected articles on African trout fishing, 1875-1975. Edenvale: The Entrepot, 1993. 155 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed & dated by Meintjes on front free endpaper. R 175

See Curtis #56.

33 Meintjes, Malcolm. TROUT THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS: tackle and techniques for southern African flyfishers. Edenvale: The Entrepot, 1996. 126 p., [18] p. of plates: col. ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Meintjes on front free endpaper. R 200

See Curtis #59.

34 Munnik, G.G. KRONIEKE VAN NOORDELIKE TRANSVAAL: die herinneringe van Senator G.G. Munnik. Pretoria: Suid Afrikaanse Boekwinkel, [1932]. 136 p., [31] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Pict. cloth. Signed and dated presentation inscription on a preliminary page & signed beneath frontis.

R 250Munnik (1846-1935) grew up in Cape Town, but moved to the Transvaal when gold was discovered at Barberton. He fought for the Boers in the South African War, was captured and spent time in India. On his return, he settled in the northern Transvaal and supported General Hertzog.

35 Murray, Marischal. SHIPS AND SOUTH AFRICA: a maritime chronicle of the Cape with particular reference to mail and passenger liners from the early days of steam down to the present. London: Oxford University Press, 1933.

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xxvi, 360 p., [162] p. of plates: ill., frontis. Cloth. Slight spotting on endpapers. Accompanied by newspaper cuttings, a menu, postcards and a bookmark. Signed by Murray on dedication page. R 2000

36 Murray, Marischal. UNION-CASTLE CHRONICLE, 1853-1953. London: Longmans, Green, 1953. xvii, 392 p.: ill. (some col., some photogravure), frontis. Cloth, d.w. torn on spine. Spotting on page edges. Signed & dated inscription from Murray on title page.

R 750

37 Paton, Alan. CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY: a story of comfort in desolation. 18th impression. London: Jonathan Cape, December 1950. 269 p. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with small chips to spine. Signed & dated inscription from Paton on half title page. R 1000

See illustration, and also no. 311, an unsigned first edition.

38 Pocock, John. THE LIFE AND FORTUNES OF JOHN POCOCK OF CAPE TOWN, 1814-1876; compiled from his journals and letters by M.G. Ashworth. Cape Town: M.G. Ashworth, 1974. xii, 165 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), genealogical table. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Inscription on a preliminary page. R 200

Pocock settled at the Cape as a surgeon's apprentice. His journals give insight into the daily life of the ordinary citizen of Victorian Cape Town between 1830-1876.

39 Ramphele, Mamphele. A LIFE. Cape Town: David Philip, 1995. 224 p., [18] p. of ports. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Ramphele on a preliminary page. R 150

Studying to be a medical doctor at the University of Natal Medical School, Ramphele was drawn into the circle of activists centred around Steve Biko of the Black Consciousness Movement. She was serving a banning order when he was killed, and when this was lifted in the early 1980s she moved into the world of academia and writing. After her tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town she took up a position at the World Bank.

40 Robinson, Helen. BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS: people and property at Wynberg, 1795-1927. Cape Town: Juta, 1998. xvii, 271 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Helen Robinson on half title page. R 300

41 Rousseau, Frank. THE PROTEACEAE OF SOUTH AFRICA. De luxe ed. Cape Town: Purnell, 1970. 110 p.: col. ill. 4to. Full leather, rubbed & faded on spine. Signed by Rousseau on a preliminary page. No. 132 of an edition limited to 250 copies. R 250

42 Smith, Wilbur. THE SEVENTH SCROLL. London: Macmillan, 1995. 486 p. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Smith on title page. R 450

43 Sonn, Franklin. A DECADE OF STRUGGLE: a selection of speeches and articles; selected and compiled with a foreword by Randall van den Heever. Cape Town: Cape Teachers' Professional Association, 1986.

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266 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards, faded on spine. Signed & dated inscription from "Franklin" on front free endpaper. R 400

Compiled mostly from Sonn's presidential addresses to the C.T.P.A. Sonn acted as the South African ambassador to the United States from 1995-1998. He was also co-founder of New Africa Investments, Chancellor of the University of the Free State, and now sits on numerous boards.

44 Stevenson, Michael. ART & ASPIRATIONS: the Randlords of South Africa and their collections. Standard ed. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2002. 199 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Stevenson on half title page. R 400

The discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa in the late 19th century led to the accumulation of considerable wealth by some individuals. Most later settled in Britain and became known as the South African millionaires or "Randlords". They acquired properties and possessions that symbolised wealth in Europe, most notably artworks, which they collected with great enthusiasm. In London in the 1890s they were the most prominent collectors of old masters, altering the price levels of the art market. The individuals focused on in this book are Sir Lionel & Lady Philips, Sir Joseph Robinson (see no. 188), Sir Max Michaelis, Alfred Beit, Sir Otto Beit and Sir Julius Wernher.

45 Swanepoel, D.A. BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTH AFRICA: where, when and how they fly. De luxe ed. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1953. 319, [32] p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Full calf. No. 83 of a limited edition. Signed by Swanepoel on verso of half title page. R 750

Swanepoel, in the preface, indicated that he was prepared to travel 500 miles in a weekend in order to collect just one specimen! Such dedication led him to produce the first widely available monograph on this subject.

46 Trotter, Alys Fane. OLD CAPE COLONY: a chronicle of her men and houses from 1625 [sic] to 1806. London: Archibald Constable, 1903. 319 p.: ill., port. as frontis., plan. Pict. cloth with gilding, faded on spine. T.e.g. Name on front endpaper. Accompanied by a signed letter (laid down on rear free endpaper) from Mrs Trotter, dated Jan. 4th (addressed 1 Campden Hill Square, W.) to J.P. Lewis Esq. about Dutch architecture in Ceylon and describing a printer's error in her first book. Also accompanied by a newspaper cutting. R 1000

"...much interesting and instructive information." Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 527. Alys Fane Trotter (1862-1962) spent just three years at the Cape (1896-98) but what a productive time it was! Her husband was the Government Engineer and Mrs Trotter used her time to cycle all over the countryside, drawing and making notes about her surroundings. The result was OLD COLONIAL HOUSES with an introduction by Sir Herbert Baker; and this book. Her work greatly increased awareness of Cape Dutch houses amongst the general public. Her obituary in the Cape Times was headed "First historian of old Cape houses dies".

47 Veitch, Neil. WATERFRONT AND HARBOUR: Cape Town's link with the sea; picture research, M.D. Nash. Cape Town: Human Rousseau, 1994. 111 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., col. map. 4to. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Veitch on half title page. R 150

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48 Victorin, J.F. TRAVELS IN THE CAPE, THE YEARS 1853-55: hunting and nature pictures from the late young naturalist's letters and diaries; by J.W. Grill; translated from the first Swedish edition by Jalmar and Ione Rudner. De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968. xiii, 125 p., 9 col. plates: ill., col. frontis. Full calf, d.w. slightly frayed along edges. Name & annotation on front free endpaper. Signed by Jalmar & Ione Rudner on verso of title page. No. 67 of an edition limited to 100 copies. R 450

During his stay at the Cape, Victorin devoted his studies mainly to the George-Knysna-Oudtshoorn area. He hunted, preserved and collected many mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. He also made numerous sketches and drawings and wrote informative letters and diary notes.

49 Walton, James [ed.]. THE JOSEPHINE MILL AND ITS OWNERS: the story of milling and brewing at the Cape of Good Hope; [James Walton, Margaret Cairns, R.F.M. Immelman and Michael Ryan, contributors]. Standard ed. Cape Town: Historical Society of Cape Town, 1978. xi, 96 p.: ill., col. frontis, genealogical table, ports., maps, plan on endpapers. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed. Edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by James Walton, Margaret Cairns, R.F.M. Immelman and Michael Ryan. Accompanied by a letter from Immelman thanking the recipient for help in typing the English translation of the biography of Jacob Letterstedt. R 750

50 Walton, James. AFRICAN VILLAGE. De luxe ed. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1956. xi, 170 p., [60] p. of plates: ill., ports., plans, map. 4to. Full calf. No. 71 of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Walton on verso of half title page. R 2000

"Habitations and settlements are now considered of prime importance in unfolding the past life of primitive peoples… I have attempted to bring together in one volume a comprehensive account of the dwellings and settlements of man in Southern Africa from the earliest times… based on field work and study over the past eight years." Preface.

51 Walton, James. HOMESTEADS AND VILLAGES OF SOUTH AFRICA. De luxe ed. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1952. xii, 111 p.: ill., plans, maps. 4to. Half leather & cloth. Book plate & name on front endpapers. No. 46 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Walton on verso of title page. R 1950

Walton traces the development of folk building throughout South Africa. "He has followed the opening up of the country and describes the homesteads which characterise each region. Ornate gabled houses, fortified frontier homesteads, hardbieshuise and even the kakabeenwa… The interior of the house… also provides a rich store of surviving folk culture. " Endflap.

52 Weinberg, Con. FRAGMENTS OF A DESERT LAND: memoirs of a South West African doctor. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1975. 157 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed on edges & with small chips. Name & address label on front free endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Weinberg on title page. R 150

Weinberg recounts his experiences as a doctor in South West Africa (Nambia) from 1926 to 1939. Based at Gibeon, he travelled north and south on the main railway in a caboose, which allowed him to administer to patients who, on seeing the red cross painted on the train, were allowed to flag it

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down. He also discusses the affect Hitler's rise to power had on the formerly German territory.

TONY GROGAN Grogan was editorial cartoonist at THE CAPE TIMES for many years. He has also illustrated many other publications. He is a relative of Ewart Grogan of CAPE TO

CAIRO fame!

53 Grogan, Tony. TONY GROGAN'S VANISHING CAPE TOWN; text by Brian Barrow. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1976. [102] p.: chiefly ill. (some col.). Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 350

54 Grogan, Tony. TONY GROGAN'S VANISHING VILLAGES. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1978. [108] p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), map. Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 300

55 Grogan, Tony. TONY GROGAN'S SETTLER COUNTRY. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1980. [98] p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), map. Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 250Grogan's sketches of the Eastern Cape.

56 Grogan, Tony. TONY GROGAN'S SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHBOOK. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1984. [122] p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), map. Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 250

57 Grogan, Tony. BETWEEN THE CAPE AND CAIRO: Tony Grogan paints Malawi: an anthology of painting and personal experience in the warm heart of Africa. Blantyre: Central Africana, 1995. 160 p.: chiefly col. ill. Small oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Accompanied by a newspaper cutting of a review of the book. Signed & dated inscription from Grogan on title page. R 300

58 Grogan, Tony. TONY GROGAN'S CAPE TOWN SKETCHBOOK. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 2002. 128 p.: col. ill. Small oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Grogan on title page. R 300

CAPE TOWN & ENVIRONS

59 Baikoff, Jill. RUSTENBERG; [photography by Alain Proust and Barry White]. [Privately published, 1992]. [46] p.: col. ill, col. ports., col. map. 4to. Stiff paper wraps. Name & annotation on preliminary page. R 150

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Rustenberg is an old Cape Dutch homestead and farm in the shadow of the Simonsberg. Includes the history of the farm and of the Barlow family, who bought the farm after the First World War.

60 Bird, W. STATE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1822. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1966. viii, 380 p.: ill., frontis., folding maps. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 19). Skivertex, d.w. frayed on top edge. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. No. 365 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 350

Bird was Controller of Customs in Cape Town and consequently was able to provide a detailed overview of the Cape.

61 Bisset, W.M. & Rourke, J.P. ADMIRALTY HOUSE, SIMON'S TOWN AND ITS GARDEN. Simonstown: SAN Publication Unit, [1996]. [20] p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 16 mo. Paperback. R 50

62 Borcherds, Petrus Borchardus. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: Africana Connoisseurs Press, 1963. xxv, 500, 15 p.: port. Paper covered boards. Originally published in 1861.

R 500Borcherds (1786-1871) travelled with Samuel Daniell to Lataku in 1801-02. In 1803 he became Clerk of the Council of Justice in Cape Town. He became Adj.-Fiscal and in 1834, first magistrate of Cape Town, a post he held until 1857. He was the first chairman of the Cape Farmers' Union. Seventeen children were born out of his marriage with Janette Blanckenberg- many of whom went on to make their own mark on Cape life. See DSAB vol. II.

63 BOSCHENDAL: founded 1685; principal photography, Keith Phillips; copy editor, Kathryn White; research, Marianne Gertenbach. Groot Drakenstein: Boschendal Ltd, 2007. 156 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards & paper covered board slip case.

R 500Produced in the run up to the much publised subdivision and sale of Boschendal, this publication depicts the Estate in all its glory, and provides an interesting historical overview.

64 Botha, Colin Graham. A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF DOCUMENTS IN THE CAPE ARCHIVES FOR THE PERIOD 1652-1806. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1918. vi, 85 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill. Cloth. Clear adhesive plastic cover. Spotting on page edges. Name & annotation on front free endpaper. R 250

Descriptive notes have been added, and Botha observes: "The records enumerated in the following pages are the keynote to the general history of South Africa up to the beginning of the 19th century and from them we are able to gather the social, economic, religious and political conditions of the people". Preface.

65 Botha, Colin Graham. EARLY CAPE LAND TENURE. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1919.

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20 p. Stiff pict. paper wraps, split on spine. Name & annotation on title page. Some underlining. Reprinted from the SOUTH AFRICAN LAW JOURNAL, May and August 1919. R 150

Explains "Leening", "Erfpacht", "Eigendom" and other terms. Land ownership has always been complex and controversial in South Africa.

66 Bradlow, Frank R. BARON VON LUDWIG AND THE LUDWIG'S-BURG GARDEN: a chronicle of the Cape from 1806 to 1848 with an appendix showing some of the horticultural introductions of Baron von Ludwig. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1965. xii, 124 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Some spotting to preliminary pages. Name on front free endpaper. R 150

67 Burman, Jose. SO HIGH THE ROAD: mountain passes of the Western Cape. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1963. 157 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (1 col. folding on rear endpaper). Cloth, d.w. rubbed. R 300

68 Cape Times. CAPE PENINSULA DIRECTORY, 1962-63. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1962. 895 p.: ill., plans, advertisements, maps. Small 4to. Pict. cloth, scarred.

R 450Section 1 contains detailed street maps; section 2 an alphabetical list of streets and roads with the names of the principal residents of each house; section 3 an alphabetical list of individuals and businesses, including addresses (e.g. from A.I. Agencies of 14 Loop Street Cape Town to G. Zylstra of 13 Frere Street, Maitland); and section 4, an index to professions and trades.

69 Collier, Joy. PORTRAIT OF CAPE TOWN; written and illustrated by Joy Collier. De luxe ed. Cape Town: Longmans, 1961. 108 p.: ill. Small 4to. Half calf & gilding. No. 1 of an edition limited to 200 copies.

R 250

70 De Villiers, Simon A. ROBBEN ISLAND: out of reach, out of mind: a history of Robben Island. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1971. xv, 169 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

71 Duff Gordon, Lady. LETTERS FROM THE CAPE; edited by John Purves. [New ed.]. London: Humphrey Milford, 1921. 180 p. Cloth with gilding. Originally published in 1864. R 175

Lady Duff Gordon came to the Cape in 1861 to improve her health. "Her brilliant and vivacious letters from the Colony give a capital description of the country in the early sixties: she evidently greatly admired the scenery and the novelty… she was [also] a keen observer of the character of the inhabitants." Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 620.

72 Elliott, Arthur & Fransen, Hans. A CAPE CAMERA: the architectural beauty of the old Cape: photographs from the Arthur Elliott collection in the Cape Archives; compiled and introduced by Hans Fransen. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1993. 224 p.: ill., port. as frontis. Folio. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 650

Arthur Elliott's photographic record of Cape Dutch architecture has contributed to modern day awareness of our heritage.

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73 Fairbridge, Dorothea. LADY ANNE BARNARD AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1797-1802; illustrated by a series of sketches made by Lady Anne Barnard. Oxford: Clarendon, 1924. xiii, 343 p.: ill. (1 folding), col. port. as frontis. Cloth, some scarring along top edge. Name on front free endpaper. R 275

74 Gerber, Hilda. TRADITIONAL COOKERY OF THE CAPE MALAYS: food customs and 200 old Cape recipes; illustrated by Katrine Harries. 2nd ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1958. 127 p.: ill., frontis. Skivertex, d.w. with small cellotape repair to top of spine.

R 150Hard cover copies seldom seen.

75 Kenney, R.U. ABRAHAM IZAK PEROLD: wegwyser van ons wingerdbou. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1981. 149 p., [14] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges.

R 125Perold has made a significant contribution to the South African wine industry. He brought Barlinka grapes to the Cape, created Pinotage wines, and headed research at KWV for many years.

76 Kuttel, M. QUADRILLES AND KONFYT: the life and journal of Hildagonda Duckitt. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1954. 112 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. worn on edges and with chips to corners. Some annotations. Name on front free endpaper.

R 100Hildagonda Duckitt was South Africa's equivalent of Mrs Beeton. She writes of the Cape in Victorian times.

77 Mackenzie, Barbara. SALT RIVER DOCTOR. Cape Town: Faircape Books, 1981. 77 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on front free endpaper. Newspaper cuttings laid down on preliminary page & title page. R 100

Professor Mackenzie describes the life of her father, a medical doctor, who left Scotland and settled near Cape Town, at Salt River. Dr Mackenzie also tended patients at the Ndabeni "location".

78 Mentzel, O.F. THE CAPE IN MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: being the biography of Rudolf Siegfried Allemann, Captain of the Military Forces and Commander of the Castle in the service of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope; translated from the German by Margaret Greenlees. Special ed. by arrangement with the Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town: T. Maskew Miller, 1920. vi, 170 p.: frontis. Pict. cloth with gilding. Water staining to front cover.

R 650See also Van Riebeeck Society section, nos. 86 & 88.

79 Papas, William & Sussens, Aubrey. UNDER THE TABLECLOTH: Papas looks at the Peninsula; [sketches by] Papas; [text by] Aubrey Sussens. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1961. 72 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, d.w. Name on front endpaper, under endflap.

R 150

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80 Rose, John & Wolpowitz, Lily [ed.]. THE DIARIES OF JOHN ROSE OF CAPE TOWN, 1848-1873; edited by Lily Wolpowitz. Cape Town: Friends of the South African Library, 1990. xxvi, 191 p.: ill., ports. (Friends of the South African Library publications. New series; no. 1). Paperback. R 200

John Rose (1825-1902) lived his life in Cape Town and held a senior position in the civil service. He was a keen observer and provides an interesting view of mid-nineteenth century Victorian Cape Town and its growth, civic pride and events.

81 Tredgold, Arderne. VILLAGE OF THE SEA: the story of Hermanus. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1980. 159 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Accompanied by a letter & newspaper cutting. R 150

Recent publications relating to the Cape

82 Baker, Jos. PRESERVING A HOUSE; photography by David Baker. Cape Town: Jos Baker, 2009. 112 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

Records the restoration of a 300 year old cottage, reputed to have been the home of folk hero, Wolraad Woltemade.

83 Schoeman, Karel. HANDELSRYK IN DIE OOSTE: die wereld van die VOC, 1619-1685. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2009. 351 p. (Kolonie aan die Kaap; 2). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

Schoeman's series, KOLONIE AAN DIE KAAP is a comprehensive examination of the VOC at the Cape. The first title in the proposed five part work, PATRISIERS EN PRINSE: die Europese samelewing en die stigting van 'n kolonie aan die Kaap, 1619-1688, was published in 2008.

84 Walker, Michael. MUIZENBERG: a forgotten story. St James: M. Walker, 2009. xi, 160 p.: ill., ports., plans. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 180

VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS (FIRST SERIES)

85 Chavonnes, Maurits Pasques de [et al.]. THE REPORTS OF CHAVONNES AND HIS COUNCIL, AND OF VAN IMHOFF, ON THE CAPE: with incidental correspondence; with an introduction by the Right Hon. J.X. Merriman. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1918. 156 p. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 1). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 4000

Chavonnes (1654-1724) was Governor of the Cape from 1714-1721. He did much to develop the settlement and regulated the duties of the garrison. He drew up a set of instructions for the care of arms and ammunition and introduced a uniform for the soldiers. He also formed a Company of "Vry Swartes" and Chinese in the colony under their own officers, who shared the duties of the garrison. The reports of Chavonnes and his council were made in response to a request of the Council of Seventeen of the Dutch East India Company in 1716. The report of Baron Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1705-

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1750), then the newly appointed Governor General of the East Indies, was made in 1743 to Governor Swellengrebel for his instruction as to the conduct of the Company's affairs at the Cape.

86 Mentzel, O.F. LIFE AT THE CAPE IN MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: being the biography of Rudolf Siegfried Allemann, Captain of the military forces and Commander of the Castle in the service of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope; translated from the German by Margaret Greenlees. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society 1919. 170 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 2) Pict. cloth. Originally published in German in 1784. R 1250

Mentzel (1709-1801) lived at the Cape from 1733-1741. He was a teacher by profession and taught the children of R.S. Allerman. "… an entertaining account of social life at the Cape during the mid-18th century. The topics range from the structure of the military forces to the life of slaves, and the revolt of Etienne Barbier to shipwrecks and the financial prospects of young women." Van Riebeeck Society. He was visiting a ship bound for Holland when a southeaster came up, and he could not return to shore. So he travelled to Holland, with nothing more than the clothes he wore, and was never to return to the Cape. See D.S.A.B., vol. 1.

87 De Mist, J.A. & Jeffreys, K.M. [trans.]. THE MEMORANDUM OF COMMISSARY J.A. DE MIST: containing recommendations for the form and administration of Government at the Cape of Good Hope, 1802; with an English version by Kathleen M. Jeffreys; and a preface by S.F.N. Gie. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1920. xiv, 292 p.: port. as frontis. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 3). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 1100

De Mist was asked by the Asiatic Council in Holland to make recommendations on the administration of the Cape in the event of it being returned to Dutch rule by the British. The MEMORANDUM… was the result. When the Cape was returned in 1802, De Mist was appointed Commissioner-General on behalf of Batavia. He reached the Cape in 1802, and a year later visited the interior, accompanied by, amongst others, his daughter Augusta and Dr M.H. Lichtenstein, who both kept journals of their travels. He believed in the sovereignty of the law, and instituted a strong central government. He stressed individualism and free trade, but strict separation of the races. He gave the church autonomy and instituted various other reforms. He returned to Holland in 1805.

88 Mentzel, O.F. A GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Parts 1 & 2; translated from the German by H.J. Mandelbrote. Part. 3; translated from the original German by G.V. Marais and J. Hoge; revised and edited with an introduction and footnotes by H.J. Mandelbrote. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1921-1944. 3 vols. (181; 159; xxv, 353 p.): folding plan in vol. 1, folding maps in vol. 3. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 4, 6 & 25). Pict. cloth. Spine title: DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPE. Reprint of the 1785-7 edition, which was originally published in 2 volumes. R 2500

Title of original publication: A COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMOUS, AND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, REMARKABLE, AFRICAN

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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. "… three volumes by Mentzel on conditions at the Cape as he found them in the mid-18th century. Mentzel intended to correct the errors perpetrated by such earlier travellers as Kolb. [The first] volume contains an historical background, a description of the physical features of the Cape and accounts of the administration and finances of the colony… The second part of Mentzel's account of life at the Cape ranges widely from revenues available to the Cape government, to the daily life of the burghers, public auctions and the treatment of slaves… In [the] third volume of Mentzel's account of life at the Cape, he travelled into the interior, to Stellenbosch and Swellendam. He comments on agriculture and viticulture, as well as hunting. The final chapters discuss the Khoi inhabitants." Van Riebeeck Society.

89 Botha, Colin Graham. COLLECTANEA. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1924. 141 p.: ill. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 5). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 750

Contents include Ovington, Beeckman and Dampier's descriptions of the Cape; Roger's description of Natal; and two of the earliest accounts of journeys to the hot springs now known as Caledon Baths, and of the whole experience of "taking the waters".

90 Owen, Francis & Cory, George E. [ed.]. THE DIARY OF THE REV. FRANCIS OWEN: missionary with Dingaan in 1837-38, together with extracts from the writings of the interpreters in Zulu, Messrs. Hulley and Kirkman; edited by Sir Geo. E. Cory. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1926. 189 p. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 7). Pict. cloth.

R 1500"Owen produced one of the best-known descriptions of life in Dingaan's kraal, including an account of the Retief massacre, of which he was the only white witness. This was the first time that the diary has been published in its entirety…" Van Riebeeck Society.

91 Carter, George & Van Reenen, J. THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR: containing a narrative of the loss of The Grosvenor, East Indiaman wrecked on the coast of Caffraria, 1782; compiled by Mr George Carter…, and, JOURNAL OF A JOURNEY FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1790 and 1791, undertaken by J. van Reenen and others in search of the wreck of The Grosvenor, a literal translation of the original; by Capt. Edward Riou. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1927. 207 p.: folding ill., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 8). Pict. cloth. R 1000

92 Witbooi, Hendrik. DIE DAGBOEK VAN HENDRIK WITBOOI: Kaptein van die Witbooi-Hottentotte, 1884-1905…; met 'n voorwoord deur Gustav Voigts. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1929. xxviii, 244 p.: multiple port. as frontis., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 9). Pict. cloth. Text chiefly in German. R 1500

Witbooi, a Nama, realised that African unity was essential in the face of conquest and colonization by Germany. He committed his thoughts and convictions to paper in the form of a journal, and kept minutes of meetings

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and copies of correspondence with other Namibian leaders and Imperial German officers.

93 Lichtenstein, Henry & Plumptre, A. [trans.]. TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: in the years 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806; a reprint of the translation from the original German by Anne Plumptre. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1928-30. 2 vols. (xxiv, 470, x p.; xxiii, 498, xv p.): ill. (1 folding in vol. 2), port in vol. 1, folding map in vol. 2. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 10 & 11). Pict. cloth, Reprint of the 1812-15 edition. R 1500

"Henry Lichtenstein, doctor in medicine and philosophy, and professor of natural history in the University of Berlin, member of several learned societies, and formerly in the the Dutch service at the Cape of Good Hope" [title page] managed to travel extensively in the four years he spent at the Cape, and his observations are free of much of the prejudice which coloured many of his contemporaries' writings.

94 Bergh, Olof & Schrijver, Isaq. JOERNALE VAN DIE LANDTOGTE = JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITIONS: of the Honourable Ensign Olof Bergh, 1682 and 1683; and the Ensign Isaq Schrijver, 1689; transcribed and translated into English and edited with a foreword and footnotes by E.E. Mossop. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1931. 270, xv p.: ill., port. as frontis., folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 12). Pict. cloth. Parallel text in English and Dutch. R 750

Dr Mossop's footnotes provide greater insight into these interesting accounts of early journeys into the interior of the Cape.

95 Fuller, Claude. LOUIS TRIGARDT'S TREK ACROSS THE DRAKENSBERG, 1837-1838; edited by Leo Fouche. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1932. xix, 173 p.: ill., col. folding frontis., 5 col. folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 13). Pict. cloth. R 1000

96 Isaacs, Nathaniel. TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN EASTERN AFRICA: [descriptive of the Zoolus, their manners, customs, etc. etc., with, A SKETCH OF NATAL]; edited with footnotes and a biographical sketch by Louis Herman. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1936. 2 vols. (xiii, 291; 335 p.): ports. (2 as frontispieces), folding map (in vol. 1). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 16 & 17). Pict. cloth. Reprint of the 1836 edition. R 1000

Isaacs accompanied Lieutenant King on his voyage to Natal in search of King's friends, Lieutenant Farewell and Francis Fynn. The former were shipwrecked in Natal Bay and while the crew built another ship, Isaacs ventured inland to visit Shaka's royal kraal. He records his impressions of the Zulu people and their customs which are particularly interesting as they are an accurate account of the Zulu people before they came under European influence. He lived in daily contact with Shaka and was treated on the whole with favour, having rank and honours conferred upon him, as well as a large tract of land.

97 Van Reenen, Dirk Gysbert. DIE JOERNAAL VAN DIRK GYSBERT VAN REENEN, 1803; [edited with notes by] W. Blommaert and J.A. Wiid; met 'n Engelse vertaling deur J.L.M. Franken en Ian M. Murray. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1937.

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322 p.: folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 18). Pict. cloth. Text in English, Dutch and Afrikaans. R 400

Van Reenen travelled along the east coast before turning inland and returning to Cape Town through the Great Karoo. "This is an account of a journey in to the Eastern Cape undertaken by the Governor of the Cape, J.W. Janssens and Capt Paravicini de Capelli, recorded by D.G. van Reenen. Van Reenen was a prominent burger at the Cape, a winemaker, reputed to make the best wine in the Cape, and he held the wine and meat contracts for the VOC on a number of occasions. The purpose of the journey was to inspect the land now ruled by the Batavian Government, and to settle the conflicts occurring between the Dutch burgers and the indigenous residents of the area. This is an official report with much factual information." Van Riebeeck Society.

98 Duminy, Francois. DUMINY-DAGBOEKE = DUMINY DIARIES; uitgegee en toegelig deur J.L.M. Franken. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1938. 355 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 19). Pict. cloth. Text in English, Dutch and Afrikaans. R 500

The Duminy diaries consist of the diary of Johanna Margareta Duminy (1797); François Duminy's journal of his visit to the Caledon Baths (end 1810 to early 1811); his expedition to Walvis Bay in 1893; and Sebastian Valentyn van Reenen's journal of the same expedition.

99 Adams, Buck. THE NARRATIVE OF PRIVATE BUCK ADAMS, 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards: on the Eastern Frontier of the Cape of Good Hope, 1843-1848; edited by A. Gordon-Brown. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1941. 316 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 22). Pict. cloth. R 750

Private Adams (1826-1910) served on the Eastern frontier for five years, seeing action in the War of the Axe.

100 Van Ryneveld, Willem S. & Thom, H.B. [ed.]. WILLEM STEPHANUS VAN RYNEVELD SE AANMERKINGS OVER DE VERBETERING VAN HET VEE AAN DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP, 1804; uitgegee en toegelig met 'n inleiding en voetnote deur H.B. Thom; Engelse vertaling deur Ian M. Murray en J.L.M. Franken. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1942. 229 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 23). Pict. cloth. Parallel text in Dutch and English. R 250

101 Teenstra, M.D. DE VRUCHTEN MIJNER WERKZAAMHEDEN: gedurende mijne reize, over de Kaap de Goede Hoop, naar Java en terug, over St Helena, naar de Nederlanden; [edited by] F.C.L. Bosman & J.L.M. Franken; [English summary by] P.J. Smuts. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1943. xlviii, 363 p.: ill., folding map as frontis., folding plan. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 24). Pict. cloth. R 300

Of particular value to those interested in the Overberg region.

102 Dobie, John Shedden & Hattersley, A.F. [ed.]. JOHN SHEDDEN DOBIE, SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL, 1862-6; edited by Alan F. Hattersley. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1945. xxiv, 207 p., [14] leaves of plates: ill., port. as frontis., map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 26). Pict. cloth. R 200

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After gaining experience in Australia, Dobie (1819-1853) attempted to farm sheep in Natal, but was unsuccessful.

103 Goldswain, Jeremy & Long, Una [ed.]. THE CHRONICLE OF JEREMIAH GOLDSWAIN: Albany settler of 1820; edited by Una Long. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1946-1949. 2 vols. (xxi, 188; xxix, 239 p.): ill.,frontispieces, maps (1 folding). (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series. 27 & 29). Pict. cloth. Contents: Volume 1. 1819-1836. Volume 2. 1838-1858. R 350

Jeremiah Goldswain was one of the 1820 Settlers. The book gives a factual account of their lives and the challenges they faced from 1820 to 1870.

104 Brink, C. F. & Rhenius, Johannes Tobias. THE JOURNALS OF BRINK AND RHENIUS: being the journal of C.F. Brink of the journey into Great Namaqualand (1761-2) made by Capt. Hendrik Hop; and the journal of Ensign J.T.Rhenius (1724); [edited with notes] by E.E. Mossop. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1947. xiv, 160 p.: frontis., genealogical table, folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 28). Pict. cloth. R 300

105 Bain, Andrew Geddes & Lister, M.H. [ed.]. JOURNALS OF ANDREW GEDDES BAIN: trader, explorer, soldier, road engineer and geologist; edited with biographical sketch and footnotes by Margaret Hermina Lister. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1949. xxxix, 264 p.: ill. (1 folding), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (2 folding). (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series; 30). Pict. cloth. R 300

106 Kotze, D.J. [ed.]. LETTERS OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARIES, 1835-1838. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1950. 294 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 31). Pict. cloth. R 100

107 Malan, Francois Stephanus & Preller, J. [ed.] DIE KONVENSIE-DAGBOEK VAN SY EDELAGBARE FRANCOIS STEPHANUS MALAN, 1908-1909; uitgegee en toegelig met inleiding en voetnote deur Johann F. Preller; Engelse vertaling deur A.J. de Villiers. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1951. 284 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., frontis., ports., plans. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 32). Pict. cloth. R 100

The Convention resulted in the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.

108 Hamelberg, H.A.L. DIE DAGBOEK VAN H.A.L. HAMELBERG, 1855-1871; uitgegee en toegelig deur Dr. F.J. du T. Spies; met 'n verkorte weergawe in Engels vertaal deur N.G. Sabbagha. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1952. xx, 275 p., [12] p. of plates (1 folding): ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), plans. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 33). Pict. cloth. R 100

109 Kirby, Percival R. [comp. & ed.]. A SOURCE BOOK ON THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR EAST INDIAMAN; compiled and edited, with an introduction, notes and map by Percival R. Kirby. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1953. 228 p.: ill., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 34) Pict. cloth. R 100

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Interesting to read in conjunction with Stephen Taylor's THE CALIBAN SHORE, which deals with the fate of the Grosvenor castaways.

110 McKiernan, Gerald & Serton, P. [ed.]. THE NARRATIVE AND JOURNAL OF GERALD MCKIERNAN IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1874-1879; edited with introduction, notes and map by P. Serton. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1954. 193 p.: port. as frontis., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; vol. 35). Pict. cloth. R 100

111 Kirby, Percival R. [comp. & ed.]. ANDREW SMITH AND NATAL: documents relating to the early history of that province; selected, edited and annotated by Percival R. Kirby. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1955. 253 p.: frontis., maps (1 folding). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 36). Pict. cloth. R 100

Andrew Smith (1797-1872), military doctor, explorer and traveller, was the author of the monumental ILLUSTRATION OF THE ZOOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA.

112 Merriman, N.J & Varley, D. [ed]. THE CAPE JOURNALS OF ARCHDEACON N.J. MERRIMAN, 1848-1855; edited with introduction, footnotes and sketch-map by D.H. Varley and H.M. Matthew. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1957. ix, 243 p., [10] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 37). Pict. cloth. R 100

See also no. 152.

113 Wangemann, T.& Grosskopf, J.F.W. [trans.]. MALEO EN SEKOEKOENI; vertaal uit die Duits van Th. Wangemann deur J.F.W. Grosskopf; uitgegee en toegelig deur G.P.J. Trumpelmann; met 'n opsomming in Engels vertaal deur A. Ravenscroft. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1957. xxv, 185 p., [10] leaves of plates: ill., ports., map as frontis. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 38). Pict. cloth. Text in English and German.

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114 Stanford, Sir Walter & Macquarrie, J. [ed.]. THE REMINISCENCES OF SIR WALTER STANFORD; edited with introduction, footnotes and sketch-map by J.W. Macquarrie. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1958-1962. 2 vols. (xxviii, 221 p., [20] p. of plates; xi, 270 p., [12] p.): ill., ports (2 as frontispieces), maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 39 & 43). Pict. cloth. R 200

115 Tindall, B.A. THE JOURNAL OF JOSEPH TINDALL: missionary in South West Africa, 1839-55; edited with introduction, footnotes and sketch-map. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1959. x, 221 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 40). Pict. cloth. R 100

116 Merriman, J.X. & Lewsen, Phyllis [ed.]. SELECTIONS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF J.X. MERRIMAN; edited by Phyllis Lewsen, with introduction, footnotes and sketch-maps. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1960-1969.

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4 vols. (xxi, 318 p.; xv, 349 p.; x, 495 p.; xv, 327 p.): ill., ports. as frontispieces, maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 41, 44, 47 & 50). Pict. cloth.

R 400

117 Baines, Thomas. JOURNAL OF RESIDENCE IN AFRICA, 1842-1853; edited with introduction, notes & map by R.F. Kennedy. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1961-1964. 2 vols. (xix, 252 p.; xi, 355 p): ill., ports. (1 as frontis.in vol. 1), maps (some folding). Van Riebeeck Society. Publications, First series; 42 & 45). Pict. cloth. Contents: Vol. 1. 1842-1849. Vol. 2. 1850-1853. R 1100

"...one of the most likeable and one of the most remarkablle characters in the whole of Africana literature" Kennedy, vol. 1, p. xix.

118 Paravicini di Capelli, W.B.E. REIZE IN DE BINNE-LANDEN VAN ZUID-AFRICA; gedaan in den jaare 1803 door W.B.E. Paravicini di Capelli, Kapitein Aide de Camp by den Gouverneur van de Caap de Goede Hoop; uitgegee en toegelig… en verkorte weergawe in Engels deur W.J. de Kock. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1965. xxxiii, 290 p., [13] p. of plates : ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 46). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 150

119 Thompson, George & Forbes, Vernon [ed.]. TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: [eight years a resident at the Cape: comprising a view of the present state of the Cape Colony, with observations on the progress and prospects of the British emigrants]; edited with notes by Vernon S. Forbes. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1967-8. 2 vols. (xxxvi, 187; xiv, 277 p.): ill., ports., folding plans, tables, folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series; 48 & 49). Pict. cloth. R 250

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120 Agricola, Georgius & Hoover, Herbert Clark. DE RE METALLICA [by] Georgius Agricola; translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 with biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geology, mineralogy & mining law from the earliest times to the 16th century by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover. Facsimile reprint. New York: Dover Publications, 1950. xxxi, 638 p.: ill. 4to. Skivetex with gilding. Originally published in 1912. "Specially bound for ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL's 125th anniversary, 1866-1991" Cover. R 400

Agricola was born in Saxony in 1494. In 1544 he began work on a series of books relating to physical geology, subterranean waters and gases, a systematic mineralogy, a history of metals and topographical mineralogy, and a glossary of Latin and German mineralogical and metallurgical terms. This collection of books is regarded as one of the earliest relevant to technology of the modern era. Herbert Hoover began his career as a gold miner. He met his his wife Lou Henry at Stanford University and they worked on the translation over a period of five years, puzzling out Agricola's processes and constructions through scientific detective work in small

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chemical laboratories set up in their various homes. He went on to become the 31st President of the United States, serving for the years 1929-1933.

121 Alberts, Paul [comp.]. SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY BUILDINGS PHOTOGRAPHED: an historical heritage; compiled by Paul Alberts; foreword by Mr Justice M.R. de Kock. Cape Town: The Gallery Press, 1992. 125 p.: ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 350

Alberts, better known for his political portraits, uses black & white or sepia photographs to record the most important historical buildings across the whole of South Africa, which served a military role. Includes the Castle of Good Hope, the Provost Building, Grahamstown, Fort Schanskop, Pretoria and the Old Artillery Stables, Pretoria. Very seldom seen.

122 Axelson, Eric. CONGO TO CAPE: early Portuguese explorers; edited by George Woodcock. London: Faber and Faber, 1973. 224 p., [8] p. of plates: maps. Cloth, d.w. Names on half title page. R 450

Eric Axelson, then Professor of History at UCT, wrote a number of books on the Portuguese influence in southern Africa. He traced their exact routes around the coast of South Africa. Prof. Axelson combines elements of his previous books to explain and describe the voyages of the early Portuguese explorers. His great knowledge of their lives is very evident. Of particular interest is his astute detective work in tracking down the last Padrao at Kwaaihoek (and the resulting tug-of-war over this find!). A very readable account.

123 Bell, Terry & Ntsebeza, Dumisa Buhle. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: South Africa, apartheid & truth. London: Verso, 2003. xii, 385 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 225

Bell is a journalist, Ntsebeza is a well-known South African human rights lawyer and the former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Investigations Unit. They feel that the TRC and other bodies established after 1994 did not fully reveal and explore what had really happened during apartheid. Published only in paperback in South Africa, the hard cover is seldom seen.

124 Bloomberg, Charles. CHRISTIAN-NATIONALISM AND THE RISE OF THE AFRIKANER BROEDERBOND IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1918-48; edited by Saul Dubow. London: Macmillan, 1990. xxviii, 250 p.: port. as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

Bloomberg realised the power exercised by the Broederbond before it was generally acknowledged in South Africa. Published posthumously.

125 Boeseken, Anna [comp]. GESKEIDENIS-ATLAS VIR SUID-AFRIKA; in oorleg met F.A. Steytler, P.S. du Toit, J.A. Smuts en L.W. Hiemstra. 2nd ed., 7th impression. Cape Town: Nasou, [1948]. 91 p.: all maps. 4to. Stiff paper wraps. Designed for schools use, the Atlas does not focus exclusively on South Africa, but also on European history and the early explorers and travellers. R 150

126 Breytenbach, Jan. FORGED IN BATTLE. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, 1986. 149 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Stamp on front free endpaper.

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Col. Jan Breytenbach commanded the famous, or infamous, 32 Battalion which campaigned so effectively in Angola and Namibia during the Bush War. The publishers were a small firm who only produced a limited print run of this book. It is a revealing and honest look at the war and has become a sought after account of the fighting between South African forces on the one side and Angolans and Cubans on the other, north of the "cutline".

127 Burkitt, M.C. SOUTH AFRICA'S PAST IN STONE AND PAINT. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1928. xiv, 183 p., [9] leaves of plates: ill., col. frontis., map. Cloth, d.w. with small scar & browned on spine. Book plate removed from front free endpaper. R 350

128 Christopher, A.J. THE ATLAS OF APARTHEID. London: Routledge, 1994. 212 p.: plans, maps. Small 4to. Paperback. R 350

Apartheid was intended to enforce geographical separation. It is thus ironic that so little written attention has been devoted to this aspect. This atlas seeks to portray South Africa through the prism of maps, broken down into categories such as State apartheid, Urban apartheid, Personal apartheid and Resistance to apartheid. It provides a fascinating and alternative view.

129 Condon, Tim. BENEATH SOUTHERN SEAS: the story of skindivers' exploration of southern African seas. Facsimile reprint. Durban: Ihlane, 1990. 288 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map. 4to. Skivotex, d.w. frayed along edges & with chip to top of spine. Originally published by Findiver Magazine in 1971.

R 150A comprehensive survey of underwater exploration in southern seas. There was a lapse of twenty years between impressions, as the original plates, artwork and photographs were destroyed when the printer's archives were, ironically, flooded! The original publication has been photolithographed without any changes.

130 COSATU. HLANGANANI BASEBENZI: a brief history of COSATU: [celebrating twenty years of the Congress of South African Trade Unions]; text, Judy Seidman and Neva Makgetla. Johannesburg: Cosatu, 1995. 80 p.: col. ill. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. R 150

131 Curson, H.H. COLOURS AND HONOURS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1783-1948; with a foreword by J.C. Smuts. Pretoria: H.H. Curson, 1948. xv, 123 p., [30] p. of leaves: ill., frontis., ports. Small 4to. Cloth, unevenly faded. Bears "Foyle's, Cape Town" book ticket on front endpaper. Accompanied by loose-leaf 5 page article by Curson from COMMANDO [magazine], March 1953, entitled: HELMET AND HAT SMASHERS, 1900-1922. R 1950

132 De Kock, W.J. & Kruger, D.W. [et al., eds.]. DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY. Pretoria: HSRC, 1968-1987. 5 vols. (xx, 894; 864; 861; 803; 909 p.). Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.s., slightly frayed on edges of spine. R 2000

The entries are of a high standard, as the majority of the contributors were academics from prominent South African universities.

133 Denyer, Susan. AFRICAN TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE: an historical and geographical perspective. London: Heinemann, 1978.

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xiv, 210 p.: ill., plans, maps. Paperback. R 125

134 Du Plessis, J. A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1965. xx, 494 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. Skivertex, d.w. with chip to top of spine. Name & date on front free endpaper. Reprint of the 1911 edition. R 500

A large number of societies and churches started functioning in southern Africa to convert those who lived in this part of the "Dark Continent" to Christianity. This overview takes the reader from 1652 onwards.

135 Du Toit, Allan. SOUTH AFRICA'S FIGHTING SHIPS: past and present. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1992. xxvii, 359 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 600

136 Du Toit, Schalk. DIE ONTSTAAN VAN DIE GEMEENTE NUWE KERK OP GRAAFF-REINET: 'n kritiese kerkhistoriese-kerkregtelike evaluering van die gebeure wat aanleiding was tot die kerkskeuring in 1927. Murraysburg: S. du Toit, 1993. ix, 126 p. Paperback. R 75

137 Erasmus, Yvonne [comp.]. THE TRILINGUAL COOKERY BOOK: simple recipes in English, South Sotho and Zulu; translators Mrs Constance Motsumi (Zulu) and Miss Eddie Malukwa (South Sotho). Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1972. 123 p. Paper covered boards, rubbed. R 250

Despite its good intentions, this publication is an example of high apartheid thinking: "I have a little maid who can cook reasonably well and who is very keen to learn more… naturally a little basic training by the mistress is necessary. The maid, or cook-boy, must be shown how to weigh on whatever type of kitchen-scale you have… and [to operate] your mixer, if you allow her to use it" Foreword.

138 Findlay, G.H. DR ROBERT BROOM: palaeontologist and physician, 1866-1951: a biography, appreciation and bibliography; introduction by Raymond A. Dart. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1972. 157 p., [16] p. pf plates: ill., ports. (South African biographical and historical studies; 16). Small 4to. Quarter calf & paper covered boards, d.w. with chip to lower spine & scarred along top edge. R 750

Dr Robert Broom became Professor of Zoology at the University of Stellenbosch and changed contemporary thinking about human origins. His output of scientific papers was prolific and he enjoyed a special place in South African academia.

139 Geldenhuys, Jannie. A GENERAL'S STORY: from an era of war and peace. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1995. 328 p., [26] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 500

General Geldenhuys had command of the South African forces in the then South West Africa, and was an important military and political figure at that time. Geldenhuys played a crucial role in the fighting that took place on Namibia's northern border and gives interesting insight into the political scenario in which he operated. Seldom seen in hard cover.

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140 Goosen, Willem. ON THE RUN. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1964. 224 p.: port. as frontis. Paper covered boards, spotted on spine, d.w.

R 150Goosen, a recidivist criminal of the hardened variety, evaded the South African Police for years and escaped from prison no less than four times. He became a newsprint celebrity, even writing letters to the papers whilst on the run! Written in his own amusing style, Goosen details the gunfights, safe breaks, and other events of his unconventional life.

141 Grahamstown Publicity Association. GRAHAMSTAD, KAAPPROVINSIE. Grahamstown: The Association, [197-?]. 24 p: ill. Oblong 16 mo. Paperback. R 75

142 Grant, Sandy & Elinah. DECORATED HOMES IN BOTSWANA. Mchudi: Phuthadikobo Museum, 1995. 134 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports. 4to. Skivertex, d.w. R 300

A study of the manner in which the Tswana people decorate their homes and homesteads, and the meaning of the decorations.

143 Haughton, S.H. GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Geological Society of South Africa, for the South African Chamber of Mines, 1969. 535 p., [17] p. of plates: ill., col. folding map. Cloth, d.w. price clipped. Spotting on page edges. R 150

144 Hay, Sereld. HISTORY OF THE R.N.V.R. [Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]: South African division. Cape Town: Juta, 1920. xv, 193 p., [22] leaves of plates: ill., ports., folding plan. Cloth spine & paper covered boards, with some staining. Title handwritten on spine. Pages browned. Name & date on front endpaper. R 1250

Branches of the R.N.V.R. served in the South African War, 1899-1902, and were involved in both the defence and relief of Ladysmith. Chapters are also devoted to the Bambata Rebellion and the campaign in German South West Africa. After the cessation of hostilities there, members saw service in Europe. Of interest are the appendices which contain lists of the men who served, and those who did not return.

145 Heard, Vida & Faull, Lesley. COOKERY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: traditional and today. Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1970. 547 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. (some col.). Pict. paper covered boards. Name on front free endpaper. R 150

Faull was the doyenne of Cordon Bleu cooks in South Africa at the time of publication. She established Silwood Kitchen in 1963, still a renowned Cordon Bleu school. Heard, a journalist, undertook the research and editing.

146 Higgins, Stephen. BUILDING BANK CITY. Cape Town: Struik, 1996. xxi, 244 p.: col. ill., ports., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 500

First National Bank constructed its headquarters in downtown Johannesburg when most businesses were leaving and relocating to the northern suburbs. Covering seven blocks, the project was controversial at the time. It renewed the area in which it was built, and the design and scale of the building were impressive by any standards. "... the building's architecture echoes the history of Johannesburg: its presence marks a massive investment in the city

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and represents a determined effort in the sphere of urban renewal. Behind the building of this complex lay the intention to enrich the city, re-emphasise its past and express optimism in the future." Front endflap. Includes detailed architectural drawings and provides the thinking behind the project and its execution.

147 Holland, Frank. THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971 (vol. 1); Cape Town: Purnell, 1972 (vol. 2). 2 vols. (144; 144 p.): ill., frontispieces, diagrams, ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.s. Slight staining to page edges (vol. 2). Contents: Vol. 1. 1859-1910. Vol. 2. SAR locos 1910-55, and, Harbour Board locos 1873-1904. R 950

The most comprehensive work on the subject, with detailed technical drawings and numerous photographs.

148 Horrell, Muriel. THE AFRICAN RESERVES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: SA Institute of Race Relations, 1969. 142 p.: 2 col. folding maps laid down on inside front and rear covers. Stiff paper wraps, unevenly faded. R 200

An academic and honest attempt to understand the requirements necessary to make the reserves (later called homelands) succeed. The African Reserves played a very important role in South Africa's history, as it was their presence which led to the "Bantustans" developing into "independent states" as apartheid matured.

149 Keeble, Sheila [ed.] & Kutumela, S.P.P. THE BLACK WHO'S WHO OF SOUTHERN AFRICA TODAY. 2nd ed. African Business Publications, 1982. 336 p.: ports., advertisements. Small 4to. Cloth. R 350

Contains particulars of black state governments [the "Homelands"], administration boards [e.g West Rand AB, which comprised Soweto, Dobsonville and Diep Meadow, etc], and universities [including Fort Hare, University of the North and University of the Western Cape].

150 Keppel-Jones, Arthur. SOUTH AFRICA: a short history. 5th ed. London: Hutchinson University Library, 1975. 251 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on front endpaper. R 100

Keppel-Jones was educated at the University of Cape Town and Oxford. He taught at The Universities of the Witwatersrand and Natal. Although he moved to Canada in 1959, he continued to write on southern African subjects.

151 Krige, Eileen Jensen & Krige, J.D. THE REALM OF A RAIN-QUEEN: a study of the pattern of Lovedu society; with a foreword by J.C. Smuts. 4th impression. London: International African Institute, 1956. xv, 335 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps (1 col. folding). Cloth, d.w. price clipped. Spotting to page edges and some light pencil underlining. R 250

152 Laurence, Sir Perceval. THE LIFE OF JOHN XAVIER MERRIMAN. London: Constable, 1930. 428 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. frayed & slightly spotted, but unusually present. R 150

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Merriman (1841-1926) was a Cape parliamentarian and the last Premier of the Cape Colony prior to Union in 1910. Laurence was a judge on the South African bench and knew Merriman well. See D.S.A.B. vol. 2, p. 463-469.

153 Lewis, Cecil & Edwards, G.E. HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1934. xix, 821 p.: port. as frontis., col. folding map (laid down on rear endpaper). Cloth, d.w. unusually present. Some spotting on page edges. R 500

154 Lhote, Henri. THE SEARCH FOR THE TASSILI FRESCOES: the story of the prehistoric rock-paintings of the Sahara; translated from the French by Alan Houghton Brodrick. London: Hutchinson, 1959. 236 p., [75] p. of plates: ill. (some col. folding), ports., 2 maps (1 folding). Pict. cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free endpaper. R 150

155 Lister, Georgina. REMINISCENCES OF GEORGINA LISTER. Johannesburg: Africana Museum, 1960. 114 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth spine, pict. paper covered boards. R 200

Lister (1860-1954) was the daughter of Thomas Bain and granddaughter of Andrew Geddes Bain, eminent South African road engineers and geologists. Her husband, Joseph Storr Lister, became the first Chief Conservator of Forests in the Union of South Africa.

156 Meer, Fatima [ed.]. RESISTANCE IN THE TOWNSHIPS. Durban: Madiba Publications, 1989. 274 p. Paperback. R 200

Contributors include Barney Mthombothi, Paulus Zulu, Shamil Jeppie and others who have gone on to make their mark in the new South Africa. Of particular value is the inclusion of original affidavits describing acts of violence, intimidation, etc. It was published at a time the contributors call the "prelude to the end of apartheid" p. 1.

157 Molteno, Sir James Tennant. THE DOMINION OF AFRIKANERDOM: recollections pleasant and otherwise. London: Methuen, 1923. xii, 257 p., [3] leaves of ill.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, faded on spine. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 450

The Hon. Sir James Molteno (1865-1936) was the last Speaker of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope and the first Speaker of the Union of South Africa. He studied at Bishops and at UCT before being called to the Inner Temple, London, in 1889. On his return to the Cape he became a member of the Legislative Council for Namaqualand. He distrusted Rhodes, and joined the opposition benches, infuriating some in the House for defending Cape Rebels in treason trials during the South African War of 1899-1902. He served once more in government under Merriman and was elected Speaker. He was not very successful and lost his seat in the 1915 election. He turned to farming in Elgin and wrote these two volumes of memoirs.

158 Molteno, Sir James Tennant. FURTHER SOUTH AFRICAN RECOLLECTIONS. London: Methuen, 1926.

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xiii, 236 p., [9] leaves of ill: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, faded on spine. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 300

159 Monick, S. SHAMROCK AND SPRINGBOK: the Irish impact on South African military history, 1689-1914; maps and illustrations by Christine Heseltine. De luxe ed. Johannesburg: South African Irish Regimental Association, 1989. vi, 436 p.: ports., maps. Pict. paper covered boards. Name on front free endpaper.

R 1000The Irish fought on both sides in both South African wars and the South African Irish Regiment took part in the German South West African campaign in WWI and in later conflicts in southern Africa.

160 Mountfield, David. A HISTORY OF AFRICAN EXPLORATION. London: Hamlyn, 1976. 160 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (2 on endpapers). 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w., price clipped. R 200

The author deals with ancient travellers, the slave trade, the Portuguese, Park, Livingstone, Stanley, Burton and many others. Provides a good overview of the topic.

161 Naude, Adele. HUGO NAUDE; general editor, Charles Du Ry. Cape Town: Struik, 1974. 64 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.)., port. as frontis. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge. R 350

162 Norwich, Oscar I. MAPS OF AFRICA: an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography; bibliographical descriptions by Pam Kolbe. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1983. 444 p.: chiefly maps (some col., 1 as frontis., 2 on endpapers). 4to. Cloth, d.w.

R 1000

163 OUR LEGAL HERITAGE; [a project of De Rebus, the South African Attorney's Journal, under the auspices of the Association of Law Societies of the Republic of South Africa]. Durban: Butterworths, 1982. 204 p.: ill.,ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed & spotted.

R 150This publication was intended for the layman, so that the traditions and history of the legal fraternity and the practise of law in South Africa could be better understood by all.

164 Pachai, Bridglal. THE INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN QUESTION, 1860-1971. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1971. xi, 318 p. Small 4to. Cloth, d.w. Cover title: THE SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN QUESTION, 1860-1971. R 175

165 Pearse, G.E. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA. 3rd ed. Cape Town; A.A. Balkema, 1957. xi, 48 p., 113 p. of plates: ill., frontis., plans, map. Folio. Cloth, d.w. A crisp copy.

R 3000

166 Pettman, Charles. SOUTH AFRICAN PLACE NAMES: past and present. [New ed.]. Johannesburg: Lowry Publishers, 1985.

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238 p. Cloth. Name on front endpaper. Originally published in 1931. R 250Toponymy is under the spotlight in South Africa, as long-standing names are replaced by new ones. Pettman was a Methodist minister who developed a deep knowledge of history, natural history and tribal history which allowed him to write extensively on the subject.

167 Pietersburg [plan]. THE HANDY POCKET PLAN OF THE TOWNSHIP PIETERSBURG (TRANSVAAL). Pietersburg: Geo. F. Hughes, [190-?]. 27 x 21,5 cm. Folding limp cloth. R 100

Pietersburg (now called Polokwane) was established in 1886 and named after the trekker Petrus Jacobus Joubert. This plan extends from Onder Street to Hoog Street and from Rissik Street to Marshal Street.

168 Republic of South Africa. AMPTELIKE PLEKNAME IN DIE REPUBLIEK VAN SUID-AFRIKA EN IN SUIDWES-AFRIKA = OFFICIAL PLACE NAMES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA; compiled by the Place Names Committee, Department of National Education. Pretoria: Government Printer, 1978. 329 p. Cloth with gilding, scarred along edges. Name stamps on page edges.

R 200

169 Roman Catholic Church of South Africa. EPISCOPAL INSTALLATION OF THE MOST REVEREND STEPHEN NAIDOO CSsR: in the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Lansdowne, Cape, on the third Sunday of Advent, 16 December 1984. Cape Town: Salesian Press, 1984. 23 p.: col. port. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Accompanied by an invitation to the installation. R 75

170 Saunders, Christopher. THE MAKING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PAST: major historians on race and class. Cape Town: David Philip, 1988. 240 p.: ports. Paperback. Name & address stamp on half title page. R 300

An important reference work dealing with the major historians of South Africa and their interpretations of events.

171 Schwager, Dirk & Colleen. LESOTHO; photography, Dirk Schwager; text, Colleen Schwager. Maseru: Schwager Publications, 1986. 141 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Accompanied by postcards bearing Lesotho scenes. R 150

Contains photographs of many spectacular scenes of the mountain kingdom. The text opens with "khotso, pula, nala" the greeting of the Basotho, meaning "peace, rain and plenty" in that order, and with plenty indicating merely that which is sufficent to a man's need.

172 Sewell, John F. & Storrar, C.D. THE PRIVATE DIARY OF THE VILLAGE HARBOUR-MASTER, 1875-97; by John F. Sewell of Plettenberg; passages selected and edited by C.D. Storrar. Plettenberg Bay: The Ladywood Publisher, 1983. 185 p.: ill., ports., genealogical table, maps. Paperback. Spotting on page edges. Name on inside front cover. R 275

173 Smuts, Dene & Alberts, Paul [comps]. THE FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY: through Ceres and the Bokkeveld. Johannesburg: The Gallery Press, 1988.

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245 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., map on endpapers. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. R 350

174 Smuts, J.C. [Magazine articles]. THE BRITISH EMPIRE, No. 74. London: BBC TV & Time-Life Books, 1972.

p. 2045-2072: ill., ports., maps. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Main cover story: SOUTH AFRICA'S JAN CHRISTIAAN SMUTS: prophet of the New Empire; by Neil Hepburn. R 100

Other articles include THE FINAL TREK, which examines Smuts in his last years and a picture essay entitled THE COMING OF APARTHEID.

175 South Africa [Newspaper]. MAP OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA. London: South Africa [Newspaper], 1923. Linen backed col. folding map: inset maps, advertisements. 96 x 1310 cm. Folds into cloth covered binder, rubbed on spine. Cover title: THE SOUTH AFRICA MAP OF CENTRAL & SOUTH AFRICA 1923. R 1500

The weekly newspaper SOUTH AFRICA was published on Fridays and sold for 6d. The main map is surrounded by a border of advertisements for the Ellerman, P & O and Clan Lines; Standard Bank, Banque du Congo, Belge and Rhodesia, which "offers exceptional advantages to men with moderate capital". The map covers the area as far north as Abyssinia, and includes inset maps of Luderitz, Bulawayo, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Beira, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Africa.

176 South African Railways and Harbours. SOUTH AFRICA, LAND OF THE OUTDOOR LIFE. Cape Town: Townshend, Taylor & Snashall (printers), 1923. 298 p.: ill., advertisements, map. Stiff paper wraps & linen spine, worn.

R 250A very early tourist guide. Life was to be taken slowly: George to Knysna took nine hours by cart, or three and a half hours by car!

177 Stewart, Ken & Reich, Norman. SUN ON THE GRID: Grand Prix and endurance racing in southern Africa. Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland, 1967. 232 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), tables. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. R 1500

South Africa was very involved in motor racing from the sport's earliest days. Up until the anti-apartheid sports boycott took effect, the South African Grand Prix was an important event on the global motor racing calendar.

178 Steytler, Sandra & Nieuwmeyer, Hans. BAIN'S KLOOF PASS: gateway to the north: national monument, provinicial heritage site. Cape Town: Summit Publishing, 2003. 71 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 125

179 Taylor, Stephen. STORM AND CONQUEST: the battle for the Indian Ocean, 1809. London: Faber and Faber, 2007. xx, 380 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 200

A very readable account of one season in which Britain lost fourteen of her Indiamen, either in storms or taken by enemy frigates. The focus of these disasters which cost the East India Company dearly, was the French island of Mauritius.

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180 Tylden, G. THE ARMED FORCES OF SOUTH AFRICA: with an appendix on the commandos. Johannesburg: City of Johannesburg Africana Museum, 1954. xvi, 239 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., ports. Cloth, with slight scarring & faded on spine. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 600

An alphabetical overview of 628 units from the Abolondolozi (raised by Mr D. Strachan for action in the Basutoland Rebellion) to the Zululand Native Police.

181 UDF Bumper sticker. DON'T VOTE IN APARTHEID ELECTIONS: forward to freedom. Mowbray: J. de Vries; Cape Town: Esquire Press (printer), [198-]. 7 x 20 cm. R 200

Formed in 1983, initially to fight the just-introduced idea of the Tricameral Parliament (the parliament was put in place in 1984 with the election of P. W. Botha of the National Party), the United Democratic Front was a non-racial coalition of about 400 civic, church, students', workers' and other organisations (national, regional and local). It became one of the most important anti-apartheid organisations of the 1980s.

182 UDF Bumper sticker. UDF UNITES: apartheid divides. [Cape Town]: Sham Printers, [198-]. 7 x 20 cm. R 200

183 Union of South Africa. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918: official history; General Staff, Defence Headquarters, Pretoria. Pretoria: Government Printing and Stationery Office, 1924. 230 p.: ports., maps. 4to. Cloth, faded on spine & slightly worn on corners. Some spotting to preliminary pages. Some staining to lower edges of last few pages. Edition limited to 1000 copies. R 2000

This is the only book to date that deals with South Africa's entire war effort during WWI. "In view of the multi-authored nature of the work, the final product…was eventually published anonymously. However, regardless of the number of pens involved, it is apparent that [Major J.W.G.] Leipoldt had done the lion's share of the work." I.J.van der Waag, MILITARIA, vol. 25, no.1, p. 30. Major Leipoldt was C. Louis Leipoldt's older brother.

184 Van der Merwe, Hendrik W. [et al.]. WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN ELITES: a study of incumbents of top positions in the Republic of South Africa; Hendrik W. van der Merwe, M.J. Ashley, Nancy C.J. Charton [and] Bettina J. Huber. Cape Town: Juta, 1974. 190 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. with tear on rear. Slight spotting on top page edges. R 150

Elites lead and do not run with the herd. Van der Merwe [et al.] were trying to assess how ready the elite were to press for meaningful political change in South Africa. The survey found that, whilst English elites were more open to change and more accepting of dissent, Afrikaner elites were not. The latter's numerical ascendency made meaningful change hard to foresee.

185 Venter, Al J. WAR DOG: fighting other peoples' war: [the modern mercenary in combat]. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2003. xviii, 498 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 120

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186 Wannenburgh, A.J. DIAMOND PEOPLE; photography by Peter Johnson. London: Norfolk House, 1990. 280 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Cloth with col. ill. laid down, d.w. R 400

An opulent publication dealing with all aspects of the diamond industry.

187 Ward Price, G. THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA WITH THE PRINCE. London: Gill Publishing, 1926. 304 p.: ill., ports. (2 as frontis.), map. Cloth, d.w. Dated inscription on front free endpaper. Cover title: ON TOUR WITH H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

R 250The Prince of Wales travelled across southern Africa from 30 April to 29 July 1925, going as far north as the Kafue River in modern Zambia before returning to Cape Town.

188 Weinthal, Leo [comp. & ed.]. MEMORIES, MINES AND MILLIONS: being the life of Sir Joseph B. Robinson, Bart; compiled and edited by Leo Weinthal. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1929. 248 p., [4] tipped in card leaves bearing laid down photographs (1 as frontis.): ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Small 4to. Cloth. Name & address (dated 1929) on front free endpaper. The number "393" written at top of title page. R 750

Sir Joseph Robinson (1840-1909) was one of the "Randlords". A controversial figure who prospered during the diamond and gold boom preceeding the South African War of 1899, Robinson was sympathetic to the Boer cause and did not like Cecil John Rhodes. Weinthal worked for Robinson.

189 Whitlock, E.S. [comp.]. GRAAFF-REINET: 'n album ou foto's = an album of old photographs. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton, [197-?]. 32 p.: all ill. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper wraps. R 100

Reproductions of old photographs of the fourth oldest town in South Africa, during the period 1866 to the turn of the century.

190 Wilson, M.L. [et al., eds.]. CODEX WITSENII: annotated watercolours of landscapes, flora and fauna observed on the expedition to the Copper Mountains in the country of Namaqua undertaken in 1685-6 by Simon van der Stel, Commander at the Cape of Good Hope; copied at the Cape for Nicolaas Witsen, Mayor of Amsterdam…&c,&c; edited by M.L. Wilson; Th. Toussaint van Hove-Exalto and W.J.J. van Rijssen. Cape Town: Iziko Museums of Cape Town, 2002. viii, 190 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 400

Simon van der Stel's journal of the expedition to Namaqualand in 1685 was rediscovered in 1922 by Gilbert Waterhouse. The manuscript had been part of the library of Baron Hendrik Fagel, secretary to the States General in Holland, who had removed it to London in 1794, when the French invaded Holland. Includes 71 colour reproductions of drawings presumed to be the work of Hendrik Claudius, who had executed similar work for Bergh's expedition of 1683.

191 Wood, Arthur A. NATAL PAST AND PRESENT; with a foreword by Edgar H. Brookes. Ilfracombe: Arthur H. Stockwell, 1962. 176 p., [14] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., ports., map. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free endpaper. R 400

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A history of the Natal Mounted Police, 1874-1894 and of the Natal Police, 1894-1913.

192 Young, George. SHIPS THAT PASS. Cape Town: J.F. Midgley, 1976. 161 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.

R 250

Recent publications relating to the Cape

193 Amschwand, Nigel. SHORT HISTORY OF THE ONDER-BOKKEVELD. Cape Town: Aquaknowledge, 2009. xii, 186 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Signed by Amschswand on title page.

R 160

194 Breytenbach, Breyton. NOTES FROM THE MIDDLE WORLD: essays. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2009. 214 p. Paperback. R 185

195 Broster, Joan A. TRANSKEI HERITAGE. Port Alfred: P.E. Bailes, 2009. 458 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 200

Broster records the lives and adventures of the Transkei pioneers, from the early missionaries to the demise of the traders.

196 Coetzee, Peet. SPECIAL FORCES "JAM STEALER": the memoirs of a specialist who served in Special Forces and the Defence Force of South Africa. 2nd revised ed. [Mossel Bay]: African Publisher, 2009. 448 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 375

Coetzee was involved in most of the SADF operations launched in SWA and other neighbouring countries; most of it as a "back room boy" in Intelligence. Also available in Afrikaans as ONS VERGEET NIE.

197 Du Preez, Max. DWARS: mymeringe van 'n gebleikte Afrikaan. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2009. xi, 431 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Paperback with endflaps. R 220

Translation of PALE NATIVE. Du Preez is a well-known, if controversial, journalist whose career as an investigative journalist has been filled with drama. He is probably best known as the founder and editor of the VRYE WEEKBLAD, South Africa's only anti-apartheid Afrikaans newspaper and for his weekly television report on the TRC hearings.

198 Fox, Justin [ed.]. AFRICA LENS: 20 years of GETAWAY photography. Cape Town: Getaway Books /Jacana, 2009. 144 p.: chiefly col. ill. Oblong 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 240

199 Hawkey, Ian. FEET OF THE CHAMELEON: the story of African football. London: Wild Dog Press, 2009. 312 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 160

200 Holland, Heidi & Roberts, Adam [eds.]. FROM JO'BURG TO JOZI: stories about Africa's infamous city. London: Penguin, 2010. xiv, 293 p. Paperback. R 140

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201 Kellner, Clive & Gonzalez, Sergio-Albio [eds]. THAMI MNYELE & MEDU ART ENSEMBLE RETROSPECTIVE. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2009. 216 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Paperback with endflaps. R 350

On his return to Botswana from the United States, Wally Serote initiated MEDU, a group for cultural workers. The unit was seen as an ANC aligned cultural organisation, and it promoted resistance to apartheid. Thami Mnyele was involved with the Graphic Art Unit of Medu.

202 Knight, Matthew. BETWEEN THE LINES: the spirit of South African rugby; foreword by Jake White. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2009. 234 P., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 220

A journey to the heart of South Africa's rugby spirit- schoolboy rugby- from Bishops and Michaelhouse to dusty platteland fields.

203 Lapierre, Dominique. A RAINBOW IN THE NIGHT: the tumultuous birth of South Africa; translated from French by Kathryn Spink; with research assistance from Xavier Moro. Philadelphia: Da Capo Press, 2009. 288 p., [14] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. R 195

204 Malan, Rian. RESIDENT ALIEN. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009. 336 p. Paperback. R 185

A collection of Malan's writings that have appeared in The Spectator, The Observer and elsewhere since MY TRAITOR'S HEART. "Malan eviscerates politicians, provokes rabid fury in Aids activists, pursues justice in the music industry, and exults in the company of an extraordinary cast of characters from truckers to tycoons." Rear cover.

205 Mandela, Nelson & Crwys-Williams, Jennifer [ed.]. IN THE WORDS OF NELSON MANDELA: a little pocketbook. [New ed.]. Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 2010. 169 p. 16 mo. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1997.

R 110

206 Mandela, Nelson & Russell, Henry [comp.]. LET FREEDOM REIGN: the words of Nelson Mandela; foreword by Andre Brink. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2010. 136 p.: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 140

207 Mangcu, Xolela. THE DEMOCRATIC MOMENT: South Africa's prospects under Jacob Zuma. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2009. 200 p. Paperback. R 180

An exploration of President Zuma's style and philosophy of government.

208 Mendelsohn, John [et al.]. ATLAS OF NAMIBIA: a portrait of the land and its people; John Mendelsohn, Alice Jarvis, Carole Roberts and Tony Robertson. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Sunbird, for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 2009. 200 p.: col. ill., col. maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 250

209 Meredith-Watts, Jess [comp]. ON A PLATE: signature dishes from SA's award-winning restaurants. South Africa: Reach Publishers, 2009. 192 p.: col. ill. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. R 215

100% of profits from the sale of this book will go to Streetsmart, a charity which aids street children.

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210 Morton, Fred. WHEN RUSTLING BECAME AN ART: Pilane's Kgatla and the Transvaal Frontier, 1820-1902. Cape Town: David Philip, 2009. xxx, 314 p.: ports., maps. Paperback. R 230

Pilane, Kgamanyane and Linchwe, father, son and grandson, led the Kgatla people to political and military prominence in the western Transvaal and eastern Bechuanaland during the 19th century. The were uncommonly good at acquiring cattle, a matter close to the hearts of Boer and African alike. Morton also provides a revisionist perspective of Paul Kruger.

211 Ngculu, James. THE HONOUR TO SERVE: recollections of an Umkhonto soldier; foreword by Thabo Mbeki. Cape Town: David Philip, 2009. 271 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. R 240

212 Platter, John. PLATTER'S SOUTH AFRICAN WINES, 2010: the guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation. 30th anniversary ed. Cape Town: John Platter SA Wine Guide, 2009. 601 p.: advertisements, ports., maps. Paper covered boards. R 150

An annual, definitive guide to South African wines and wine estates.

213 Richman, Tim & Schreiber, Grant. COMPLETE KAK: [the comprehensive whinger's guide to South Africa and the world…]. Cape Town: Two Dogs, 2009. 188 p. Paperback. R 130

214 Smith, Nico. DIE AFRIKANER BROEDERBOND: belewinge van die binnekant. 2nd impression. Pretoria: LAPA, 2009. 262 p. Paperback. R 175

215 Smith, P.J. THE LOST SHIP, SS WARATAH: searching for The Titanic of the south. Stroud: The History Press, 2009. 191 p.: ill., ports., plans. Paperback. R 240

The official inquiry into the loss of the WARATAH came to the conclusion that she had sunk in a storm off South Africa's Wild Coast. However, there has always remained some doubt around her disappearance.

216 Sparks, Allister. FIRST DRAFTS: South African history in the making. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009. xvi, 399 p. Paperback. R 205

Philip Graham wrote that the journalist's role "is to write the first rough draft of history". Sparks has covered South African events with remarkable insight and depth, and this is a collection of his writings over the last decade.

217 Van den Boogerd, Dominic [et al.]. MARLENE DUMAS; Dominic van den Boogerd, Barbara Bloom, Mariuccia [and] Ilaria Bonacossa. 2nd expanded, revised ed. London: Phaidon, 2009. 238 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 700

Text includes a survey by Van den Boogerd; an interview with Barbara Bloom; a focus piece by Mariuccia and finally an update by Ilaria Bonacossa. There is also a section chosen by Dumas, and a chronology of her life.

218 Van der Merwe, Floris J.G. ESSAYS ON SOUTH AFRICAN SPORT HISTORY. Stellenbosch: FJG Publikasies, 2010. 152 p. Paperback. R 135

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219 Westby-Nunn, Tony & Van Schalkwyk, Wendy. THE CAPE JOURNAL: Willowmore: [a historic guide on Willowmore as a trading and farming community, its historical buildings and farms]. Cape Town: Westby Nunn Publishers, 2009. 128 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., advertisements, maps. Paperback. R 165

See also no. 350.

220 Williamson, Sue. SOUTH AFRICAN ART NOW; [appreciation by Elton John; foreword by Nadine Gordimer]. New York: Collins Design, 2009. 320 p.: col. ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 750

SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGY

221 Beddy, Arthur J. Rex. GENEALOGY OF THE REX FAMILY: stemming from George Rex, the proprietor and founder of Knysna. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971. xiv, 58 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.), genealogical tables (1 as frontis., 1 folding), map. Cloth. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 1000

222 Boeseken, Anna. AVONTUUR IN DIE VREEMDE: die verhaal van Jan van Riebeeck. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1971. 99 p.: ill., ports. (S.A. galery). Paper covered boards, d.w., spotted. Name & date on front free endpaper. Spotting page edges & preliminary pages. Signed by Boeseken on title page. R 150

223 Boeseken, Anna. JAN VAN RIEBEECK EN SY GESIN. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974. xviii, 285 p.: ill., frontis., maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed on top edge. Name on front free endpaper. Accompanied by newspaper cuttings and pictures relating to the book. Signed by Boeseken on title page.

R 250

224 Boeseken, Anna. SIMON VAN DER STEL EN SY KINDERS. Cape Town: Nasou, 1964. 277 p.: ill., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some neat annotations. Name on front free endpaper. Signed by Boeseken on title page. Accompanied by newspaper cutting. R 350

225 Boje, Johannes Gerhardus & Blaauw, Susan [ed.]. KALM MAAR KOPPIG: die familie Boje en aanverwante families. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1979. 124 p.: ports. (group port. as frontis.). Skivertex. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 300

226 Botha, Colin Graham. THE FRENCH REFUGEES AT THE CAPE. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1921. viii, 171 p.: tables, folding maps. Cloth. Front hinge weak. Name on front free endpaper. Signed by Botha on front free endpaper. R 500

Provides a list of the 1688 arrivals and extracts of documents relating to the refugees.

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227 Botma, Francois Johannes. BOTMA (BOTHMA) IS MY VAN: die doen en late van die Bot(h)ma-voorouers aan die Kaap en my familieregister vanaf ons stamvader Steven Jansz (1618-1700) tot my kleinkind Francois Johannes (gebore 1971). Ceres: F.J. Botma, 1990. xiv, 100 p.: ill., port. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Botma on title page. R 200

228 Boucher, Maurice. FRENCH SPEAKERS AT THE CAPE IN THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY RULE: the European background. Pretoria: University of South Africa, 1981. x, 446 p.: port. as frontis., map on endpapers. (A Hiddingh-Currie Award publication). Paper covered boards, d.w. worn along edges. Name on front free endpaper. Signed by Boucher on title page. R 450

229 Burrows, Edmund H. THE MOODIES OF MELSETTER: [a study in pioneering]. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1954. 204 p.: ill., ports, maps. Cloth. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 1000

The Moodies emigrated from the Orkney Islands to South Africa and Rhodesia in the later part of the 19th century.

230 Campbell, Colin Turing. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA: a history of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope from its conquest 1795 to the settlement of Albany by the British emigration of 1819…; with notices of some of the British Settlers of 1820. London: John Haddon, 1897. viii, 222 p.: maps (1 as frontis., col. folding map). Cloth. Page edges browned. Neatly recased with new endpapers. R 400

231 Carter, Edward [comp.]. THE DOVETONS OF ST HELENA: a family history. Cape Town: Privately printed, 1973. 110 p.: ill., ports., folding genealogical table (laid down), map. Coat of arms on endpapers. Cloth with gilding, d.w. faded on spine. Name on front free endpaper. No. 194 of an edition limted to 300 copies. Signed by Carter on a preliminary page.

R 750William Dufton emigrated to the island of St Helena in 1674. His descendants now live in England, South Africa, India and on the island.

232 Cloete, Anna & Lombard, R.J.T. [ed.]. ORLANDINI: 'n familiegeskeidenis. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1982. 109 p.: ill., ports. (group port. as frontis.). Skivertex. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 250

233 Colenbrander, H.T. DE AFKOMST DER BOEREN. 2nd ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1964. 127 p.: chiefly tables. Cloth. Spotting to preliminary pages. Name & date on front free endpaper. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Reprint of the 1902 edition. Text in Dutch. Accompanied by a photocopied list of Huguenot emigrants and settlers.

R 250Colenbrander lists the marriages of early residents at the Cape; and the number of children of each union. Unlike Hans Heese in GROEP SONDER GRENSE, he steered away from marriages involving people "van die Kaap", or children born out of wedlock.

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234 Conradie, Ben. CONRADIE-SAAMTREKKE, 1932, 1939, 1945, 1956. Privately published, [1976]. 63 p. Stiff paper wraps. Signed & dated inscription from Conradie on inside cover.

R 100

235 Conradie, H.L.N. [comp.]. DIE CONRADIE-GESLAGSREGISTER. Privately published, 1978. 111 p. Stiff paper wraps. Name on front free endpaper. R 200

236 De Bruyn, G.F.C. & Lombard, R.T.J. [ed.]. GESLAGREGISTER DE BRUYN - DE BRUIN - DU BRUYN. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1986. 287 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Genealogy publication; no. 25). Skivertex. Name on front free endpaper. Letter relating to the book laid down on front free endpaper.

R 400

237 De Kock, Sita; Bosman, F.C.L. & Paul D. [comps.]. DIE BOSMANS VAN SUID-AFRIKA, 1707-1965. Pretoria: Van Schaik, 1968. 345 p.: ill., genealogical table, ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, slightly spotted. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 550

Hermanus Bosman came to the Cape in 1706.

238 De Villiers, C.G.S. & Endemann, L.C.P. [ed.]. GESLAGSREGISTER VAN DIE FAMILIE SWART IN SUID-AFRIKA. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1977. ix, 414 p.: ports. (double port. as frontis.), genealogical chart. (Genealogy publication; no. 5). Skivertex. Name on front free endpaper. R 350

Johannes Swart arrived at the Cape in 1685.

239 De Villiers, D.P. A HISTORY OF THE DE VILLIERS FAMILY. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1960. 165 p., [32] p. of plates: ill., folding genealogical table, ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name & date on front free endpaper. Some annotations. Newspaper cutting laid down on half title page. R 400

The De Villiers family in South Africa descends from three Huguenot brothers, Pierre, Abraham and Jacob, who arrived on board The Sion in May 1689. They had fled from France, bringing their skills to the Cape.

240 Dickason, Graham Brian. CORNISH IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTH AFRICA: the Cousin Jacks' contribution to the development of mining and commerce, 1820-1920. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1978. x, 122 p.: ill., ports. (S.A. biographical & historical series; vol. 25). Cloth, d.w. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. R 500

241 Dickason, Graham Brian. THE DICKASON FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA: genealogical data on the Dickason family in South Africa and the branch of that family in Argentina. 3rd revision. Cape Town: DFSA Publications, 2004. 129 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 150

The Dickason family first came to South Africa in 1820.

242 Du Preez, J.W. DU PREEZ GEDENKBOEK. Johannesburg: J.W. du Preez, 1962. 214 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Small 4to. Stiff paper boards, d.w. Name & annotation on front free endpaper. R 300

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Hercules des Pres and his wife, Cecile d'Atis arrived at the Cape on 5 June 1688.

243 Findlay, Joan [ed.]. THE FINDLAY LETTERS, 1806-1870; edited by Joan Findlay; compiled from the originals in the possession of George Schreiner Findlay of Pretoria. Pretoria: Van Schaik, 1954. 181 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.), genealogical chart, map. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges along edges with small tears and repair to spine. Underlining.Photograph of George Findlay laid down on a preliminary page.

R 400In 1860, the Findlay and Schreiner families were joined by the marriage of John Findlay, a country store keeper, and Kate Schreiner, of missionary stock, and the eldest sister of Olive.

244 Hauman, Riel. VAN RIGA TOT DRAKENSTEIN: die verhaal van Eduardt Christian Haumann [sic] en sy nasate. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekdrukkery, 1987. 148 p.: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Accompanied by letters from Hauman. Signed & dated inscription from Hauman on front free endpaper (to one of the people to whom the book is dedicated) & signed on title page. R 400

Eduardt Christian Haumann landed at the Cape in 1745.

245 Heatlie, Charles Hugo. THE FIRST THREE GENERATIONS OF HEATLIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Privately published, 1981. 135 p.: ill., ports. Paperback faded on spine. Name & date on half title page.

R 250The first Heatlie in South Africa settled on the farm Glen Heatlie near Worcester. All the Heatlie men, it appears, were large, but the biggest of them all was Barry Heatlie, who was nicknamed "Fairy" whilst at Bishops [Diocesan College, Cape Town]. He was the first to captain a winning Springbok rugby side and it was he who supplied the Springboks with the now famous green and gold rugby jersey by using the Bishops rugby jersey of the time! Some of his cousins were nicknamed Elephant, Giraffe and Kangaroo (because he was paralysed in one leg).

246 Hockly, H.E. THE STORY OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820 IN SOUTH AFRICA. 2nd enlarged & revised ed. Cape Town: Juta, 1973. 284 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed. Spotting on page edges. Name on front free endpaper. Handwritten William Plomer quote on a preliminary page. R 250

247 Hofmeyr, Annie. VAN ERFURT NA DIE KAAP: grepe uit die geskiedenis van die Beyers-Familie; deur Annie Hofmeyr en 'n geslagsregister deur Joh. van der Bijl. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1972. 139 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name & date on front free endpaper. Some annotations.

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248 Hoge, J. BYDRAES TOT DIE GENEALOGIE VAN OU AFRIKAANSE FAMILIES: verbeterings en aanvullings op die Geslacht-register der oude Kaapsche familien van C.C. de Villiers. Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1958. 224 p. Cloth, faded on spine, covered in clear adhesive plastic. Name on front endpaper. Underlining in red ink. R 350

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249 Horn, Emma. DS. A.A. LOUW, 1827-1908, EN SY GESIN. Cape Town: E. Horn, 1974. 234 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Name & address on preliminary page. Text in English and Afrikaans. Title handwritten on spine. R 200

250 Horn, Emma. LOUW-STAMREGISTER: Johannes Rudolph en sy afstammelinge. Somerset West: C.R. Louw, 1967. 87 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps. Signed inscription from Horn on preliminary page.

R 150

251 Horn, Emma. MURRAY-STAMREGISTER, [1794-1954]. Privately published, [1978]. 80 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps. Signed inscription from Horn on title page.

R 250

252 Hugo, G.F. de Vos; A.M. & J.J. DIE HUGO-FAMILIEBOEK. Privately published, 1977. viii, 330 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free endpaper. Some underlining in red ink. List of farms on rear endpaper. R 250

Daniel Hugo arrived at the Cape in 1688.

253 Jones, E. Morse. ROLL OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Part 1: up to 1826. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema: 1820 Settlers Monument Committee, 1969. ix, 173 p.: ports., folding maps. Cloth, d.w. frayed along top edge & spotted.

R 200The list was expanded by M.D. Nash in SETTLER HANDBOOK.

254 Le Roux, G.J. & Lombard, R.T.J. [ed.]. HUGENOTEBLOED IN ONS ARE; redakteur R.T.J. Lombard. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1988. 194 p.: frontis., maps. (Genealogy publication; no. 27). Skivertex, d.w. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 475

The descendants of the Hugenots who came to South Africa in the 1600s and 1700s have made a huge contribution to their new land.

255 Lemmer, Stephanus R. FAMILIA LEMMER. Messina: S.R. Lemmer, 1987. xiii, 182 p.: ill., ports. Skivertex. Name on front free endpaper. Signed inscription from Lemmer on a preliminary page. Accompanied by a letter from Lemmer.

R 300Johan Caspar Lemmer was a soldier who came to the Cape in 1786.

256 Linder, Adolphe. THE SWISS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1652-1971. Basel: Basel Afrika Bibliographien, 1997. 527 p.: ill., ports (1 as frontis.), map on inside covers. Paperback. Signed & dated by Linder on title page. R 200

257 Louw, Jannie & Malan, Lalie. THE LOUWS OF LOUWVLIET: the story of the first South African Louws and their neighbours, 1659/60-1724. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1984.

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xv, 96 p.: ill., maps. Cloth. Newspaper cuttings laid down. Name on front free endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Louw on front free endpaper. Accompanied by a letter from Louw noting that he was residing on a piece of his ancestor's original farm; and the publisher's brochure on the book. R 750

Jan Pieter Louw was granted land by Jan van Riebeeck in Rondebosch in 1660. Louw & Malan detail the lives of those who farmed in the area around Groote Schuur on the banks of the Black and Liesbeeck Rivers.

258 Malherbe, D.F. du T. STAMREGISTER VAN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE VOLK = FAMILY REGISTER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATION. 3rd enlarged ed. Stellenbosch: Tegniek, 1966. xxvii, 1208 p. Skivertex, covered in clear adhesive plastic. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 500

259 Malherbe, G.H. STAMREGISTER VAN DIE MALHERBES IN SUID-AFRIKA. Cape Town: John Malherbe, 1974. xiv, 220 p., frontis., genealogical chart. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 250

Gideon Malherbe arrived in the Cape in 1688.

260 McMagh, Patricia. THE STORY OF THE LE SUEUR FAMILY AND THE LE SUEUR GENEALOGY. Cape Town: P. McMagh, 1989. 97 p.: genealogical tables. 4to. Ring bound typescript. Accompanied by a letter from McMagh. R 200

Francois LeSueur arrived at the Cape in October 1729.

261 Midgley, John Franklin. A MIDGLEY MISCELLANY. Cape Town: J.F. Midgley, [198-?]. 77, [18] p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), genealogical tables (some folding), maps. 4to. Stiff paper wraps. Cover title: MIDGLEYANA. Signed inscription from Midgley on title page. R 200

262 Midgley, Thelma Starke. FAMILIA STARKE: the stud-book 1972, with pedigrees or genealogical tables. Cape Town: T. Midgley, 1972. 124 p.: ill., ports. (multiple ports. as frontis.), maps on endpapers. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some annotations. Signed inscription from Midgely on title page. R 200

263 Mursalo, T.A. IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE: a story of Croatian settlers in southern Africa. Privately published, 1981. ix, 201 p.: ill., ports., map. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Mursalo on title page. Accompanied by a letter from Mursalo. R 250

264 Neethling, E.M. & Endemann, L.C.P. [ed.]. DIE NEETHLINGS IN SUID-AFRIKA. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1979. 152 p.: ill., frontis., ports., folding genealogical table. (Geneology publication; no. 14). Skivotex. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 250

Christiaan Netheling came to the Cape on 25 January 1741.

265 Philip, Peter. A FIFESHIRE FAMILY: the descendants of John & Thomas Philip of Kirkcaldy. Cape Town: P. Philip, 1980.

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2 vols. (160 p.): genealogical tables. Pict. cloth with scarring on fore-edge. Name & date on front free endpaper. Some annotations and underlining. Edition limited to 400 copies. Accompanied by a letter from Philip. R 400

266 Pretorius, M.E. & Pretorius, Andre. PRETORIUS, 1600-1900: oor drie eeu = through three centuries. Barkly East: M.E. Pretorius, 1992. 874 p.: ports., genealogical table, maps. Pict. skivotex with gilding, d.w. with "Pretorius" handwritten on spine. Accomapnied by a card from M.E. Pretorius and newspaper cuttings. R 650

267 Raubenheimer, Denis & Lombard, R.T.J. [ed.]. FAMILIA RAUBENHEIMER. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1978. 185 p.: frontis., ports., map. (Genealogy publication; no. 11). Skivertex. Name on front free endpaper. Spotting on page edges. Text in English and Afrikaans.

R 250Johan Adam Raubenheimer came to the Cape in 1769.

268 Read, Audrey Eunice. RESEARCH INTO THE FAMILY BRUIJNS / BRUYNS / BRUINS / BROENS. Privately published, [1988]. 77 p.: ill., genealogical tables, ports., plans, maps. Paper covered boards.

R 175Jacobus Pieter Bruijns came to the Cape in 1712.

269 Retief, P.J. DIE RETIEF-FAMILIE IN SUID-AFRIKA. Pretoria: Privately published, [1967]. 175 p.: ports. Stiff pict. paper wraps, slightly spotted. Some underlining.

R 250

270 Robertson, Isobel. ABERDEEN TO OVERBERG: the life and family of William Robertson. Cape Town: I. Robertson, 1976. 45 p., [39] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), genealogical chart. 4to. Paper covered boards covered in clear plastic adhesive. R 200

William Robertson came to South Africa in 1822 at the age of seventeen in order to improve his health. He was employed as a teacher at the Free English School.

271 Sellick, N.P. & Endemann, L.C.P. [ed.]. JOHN PARKIN OF BAAKENS RIVER FARM AND HIS FAMILY, 1820-1970. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, 1978. 111 p.: ports., genealogical tables. (Genealogy publication; no. 10). Skivertex.

R 250John Parkin was an 1820 Settler who established himself on the Baakens River farm, where he died in 1856.

272 Smuts, P.J. DIE SMUTS-FAMILIE VAN DIE SWARTLAND. Privately published, [1992]. vi, 90 p.: genealogical chart, facsimiles. Skivertex. Inscription from Smuts on front free endpaper & signed on title page. R 250

Michiel Smuts (or Smits) came to the Cape in the 1690s.

273 Uys, J.R. UYS FAMILIE REGISTER. Cape Town: J.R. Uys, 1984.

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1 vol. (no pagination): ill. (chiefly ports.). Paper covered boards, d.w. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 300

Cornelis Uijs was at the Cape by 1700.

274 Van As, Norma. A SMALL WORLD: Charles Webber and his descendants. Cape Town: N. van As, 1981. 492 p.: ports. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge. Some spotting to page edges. Signed inscription from Van As on title page. No. 705 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. R 250

Webber was a British settler in Shepherd's Party which arrived in the Eastern Cape in 1826.

275 Van der Bijl, J. VAN DER BIJL, 1667-1967: geslagsregister = genealogy. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968. xvi, 80 p.: ports. Cloth. Newspaper cuttings laid down. Some underlining of text. Name on front free endpaper. R 300

Gerhard van der Bijl came to the Cape in the 1660s.

276 Van der Bijl, Johannes. DIE FAMILIE ROUX. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1978. x, 328 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Genealogy publication; no. 8). Skivertex. Name & date on front free endpaper. Spotting on endpapers. R 400

Paul Roux arrived at the Cape in 1688 and settled on the farm De Orleans in Dal Josafat.

277 Van der Spuy, P. van A. & Jooste, E.P. [ed.]. FAMILIA ROOME IN SUID-AFRIKA. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1985. 41 p.: ports. Photocopy. R 100

The Roome family, although small, made a significant contribution to South African history. The original Roome to arrive was a ship's captain and it was on his ship that Thomas Baines came to the Cape and the early traveller James Chapman became his son-in-law.

278 Van der Spuy, Villebois A. DIE VAN DER SPUY-STAMREGISTER. [Privately published, 1974]. 368 p.: ill., (1 col.), map on front endpaper. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. with some spotting. Some spotting along page edges. Handwritten title on spine. Signed inscription from Van der Spuy on verso of front free endpaper.

R 300Melt van der Spuy arrived at the Cape on 20 September 1714.

279 Van Dyk, J.H. GESLAGSREGISTER VAN DIE BROERS JOOST EN BURGERT VAN DYK. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1975. 339 p.: frontis. (Genealogy publication; no. 3). Cloth. Name on front free endpaper. Some annotations. Slight spotting to page edges. R 350

Jan Pieterz van Dyk arrived at the Cape in 1691. The large van Dyk family have made "diep spore" in the South African landscape.

280 Van Heerden, Petronella. GESLAGSREGISTER VAN DIE FAMILIE VAN HEERDEN, 1701-1968. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1969. iv, 463 p. Cloth. Newspaper cutting laid down as frontis. Some underlining.

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Pieter W. van Heerden arrived at the Cape from the village of Heerden in the Netherlands, in 1701.

281 Viljoen, Christo [et al.]. VILJOEN-GEDENKBOEK. Stellenbosch: Viljoen-Familiebond, 1977. 137 p.: ill. (1 col.), ports. 4to. Pict. skivotex with gilding. Endpapers stained. Name & date on title page. R 350

Francois Viljoen (or Villion) arrived at the Cape in 1671.

282 Weinberg, Ann Cluver. LOOKING FOR GOODNESS: exploring Eustace Cluver and his family, South Africa, 1657-1982. Johannesburg: Sapler Press, 2008. xxii, 426 p.: ports. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Inscription from "Ann" on title page. R 200

Cluver, a medical doctor, was very involved in polio prevention and medical research.

283 Williams, Fayers Marie & Zollner, Linda [ed.]. GESLAGSREGISTER VAN DIE FAMILIE BRUWER. Pretoria: Raad van Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1979. xii, 176 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). (Genealogy publication; no. 12). Skivertex. Some annotations. Signed & dated inscription from Mary Bruwer on front free endpapers.

R 200Estienne Bruwer came to the Cape in 1688.

284 Zoellner, Linda & Heese, J.A. THE BERLIN MISSIONARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THEIR DESCENDANTS = DIE BERLYNSE SENDELINGE IN SUID-AFRIKA EN HUL NAGESLAG. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, 1984. 583 p.: ports. Skivotex, d.w. Name & address on front free endpaper.

R 1000The 130 Berlin missionaries and their descendants, who were well-educated and motivated, did well in their new country. Information is also provided on the 65 missionaries who did not leave descendants in South Africa.

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO and HUNTING

285 Brown, James Ambrose. THEY FOUGHT FOR KING AND KAISER: South Africans in German East Africa, 1916. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1991. xviii, 374 p.: ill., ports., maps. (South Africans at war series; vol. 6). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

286 Capell, A.E. THE 2ND RHODESIA REGIMENT IN EAST AFRICA; foreword by Major-General Sir Alfred H.M. Edwards. London: Simson, 1923. 132 p.: maps (1 folding as frontis.). Cloth, faded with stain & worn on spine. Name & force number on front endpaper (Sgt. Albert E. Cloete, 1219, attested on 2 September 1915). R 1500

Early in August 1914, a small force of the B.S.A. Police and Northern Rhodesia Police, under the command of Major A. Essex Capell, D.S.O., left Victoria Falls with orders to capture Schuckmannsburg, a small German outpost in the Caprivi Zipfel, together with adjacent territory, and this was accomplished without resistance on September 21, 1914. This was one of

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the first German posts to surrender and the captured enemy flag was placed in the Regimental Sergeant's Mess at the Police Depot, Salisbury. A number of other Police officers as well as other ranks were seconded to the Regiment which left for active service in East Africa in March, 1915. The Police suffered many casualties (including from illness, especially malaria) before the remnants of the Regiment returned to Salisbury after two years of hard campaigning and was disbanded.

287 Coupland, R. THE EXPLOITATION OF EAST AFRICA, 1856-1890: the slave trade and the scramble. London: Faber and Faber, 1939. ix, 507 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.), col. folding map. Cloth, d.w. frayed & faded on spine. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 250

288 Depelchin, H. & Croonenberghs, C. JOURNEY TO GUBULUWAYO: letters of Frs H. Depelchin and C. Croonenberghs, S.J., 1879, 1880, 1881; translated by Moira Lloyd; introduced, edited and annotated by R.S. Roberts. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1979. xi, 375 p., [14] p. of plates: ill., ports. maps (1 folding). (Rhodesia reprint library. Silver series; vol. 24). Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in French in 1882. R 600

A party of Jesuit priests from the Zambesi Mission arrived at Gubuluwayo on 2 September 1879. The two Belgian fathers describel their long journey via ox-cart from Grahamstown to Tai (through the Cape Colony and Bechuanaland) where they set up a base before they went on to King Lobengula's Gubuluwayo, where they established themselves. Of interest is their account of Matabele history, customs and ceremonies, and life at Lobengula's court.

289 Donovan, C.H.W. WITH WILSON IN MATABELELAND, or, SPORT AND WAR IN ZAMBESIA; by Captain C.H.W. Donovan; with a new frontispiece, foreword, appendix and index. Facsimile reprint. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1979. xiv, 335 p.: ill. (port. as frontis.), folding map. (Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Silver series; vol. 23). Paper covered boards, d.w. Slight spotting to page edges. Originally published in 1894. R 300

An account of Donovan's duck-shooting, big-game hunting and tiger-fishing experiences as he moved northwards en route to Fort Victoria. Once there he responded to Dr Jameson's appeal to repel the Matabele who were raiding the local Mashonas. He gives an account of the events of 1893. "His comments on the first military engagements in Rhodesia, and the effects of modern arms on the combatants make a meaningful contribution to the early records of the Occupation" Front endflap.

290 Fry, W. Ellerton. OCCUPATION OF MASHONALAND: views by W. Ellerton Fry: … [an] album of photographs taken on the Pioneer Column of 1890…; with the addition of maps; and new text, captions and a bibliography prepared by Peter McLaughlin. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1982. xvi, 175 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps (1 folding). Oblong 4to. Half leather & cloth with gilding. No. 142 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Originally published in October 1891. R 3000

Lieutenant W. Ellerton Fry was an Intelligence Officer of the Pioneer Corps.

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291 Government of Rhodesia. MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS. Salisbury: Government of Rhodesia, 1978. 38 p.: ill. Pict. paper wraps. R 150

Issued by the Rhodesian government in the last days of white rule, it contains some of the most graphic photographs of the terror war visited on the mainly rural residents of that country. It was a plea for sympathy and the use of the material an indication of the despair felt at the time. A stamp of the "Save Rhodesia Campaign" on the rear cover has been crossed out above a stamp of the "South Africa First Campaign" (with the same address). There is another stamp on the front cover: "A taste of life under Mugabe - this must not happen in South Africa".

292 Hempstone, Smith. KATANGA REPORT. London: Faber and Faber, 1962. 212 p. Cloth, d.w. Small name stamp on front free endpaper. R 150

293 Lagus, Charles. OPERATION NOAH; introduction by Peter Scott. London: William Kimber, in association with the Fauna Preservation Society, 1959. 176 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped but in unusually good condition. R 250

An account of Operation Noah, whereby over 6000 wild animals were rescued from the rising waters of Lake Kariba.

294 Lecanides, Basil. GORONGOSA: grass and game. Pretoria: Wallachs, 1948. 95 p.: ill., frontis. Stiff pict. paper wraps, d.w. Name & address on half title page. Repairs to front & rear hinges. R 650

The Gorongosa Game Reserve in Mozambique became a National Park in 1948. Lecanides describes a safari in the Reserve and his camps along the Zambezi prior to this period. He notes the dire need for stricter administration of the game laws as the denuding of the area of game became evident. He makes the pertinent point that it was the advent of motorised transport that made the wholesale destruction of game possible, as weekend hunting safaris became accessible to many. Includes notes on the Gorongoza Game Reserve and the big game of Manica and Sofala.

295 Sangiro [pseud.]. SIMBA. Johannesburg: Transvaler-Boekhandel, [1944]. 335 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. with chips to edges of spine. Name & date on front free endpaper. Portrait of Sangiro pasted down on a preliminary page. R 450

Sangiro was the pseudonym of Andries Albertus Pienaar (1894-1979), who dedicated this book to a man interned by the Union government of General Smuts. He recounts hunting and travel anecdotes of his life in East Africa.

296 Selous, Frederick Courteney. SUNSHINE AND STORM IN RHODESIA: [being a narrative of events in Matabeleland, both before and during the recent native insurrection, up to the date of the disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force]. Facsimile ed. Bulawayo : Books of Rhodesia, 1968. xxvii, 290 p.: ill., ports., folding maps. (Rhodesiana reprint library. [Gold series]; vol. 2). Cloth, d.w. Slight spotting to preliminary pages & page edges. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1896. R 500

297 Selous, Frederick Courteney. TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA: [being the narrative of the last eleven years spent by the author on the Zambesi and its tributaries…]. Facsimile ed. Bulawayo : Books of Rhodesia, 1972.

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xviii, 503 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. (Rhodesiana reprint library. [Gold series]; vol. 25). Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Slight spotting on page edges. Reprint of the 1893 edition. R 500

The first nine chapters are devoted to Selous' experiences with the Boers and native tribesmen while engaged in hunting expeditions in order to collect specimens of fauna. The latter part includes an account of the Chartered Company's expedition to Mashonaland, in which Selous played a prominent part. See Mendelssohn, vol. 2, p. 300.

298 Steer, G.L. CAESAR IN ABYSSINIA. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. 411 p., [4] leaves of plates: maps (1 folding). Cloth, d.w. frayed along top of spine.

R 350Steer used the title ironically, concluding "My task is rather in this book to show what was the strength and spirit of the Ethiopian armies sent against a European Great Power. My conclusions are that they had no artillery, no aviation, a pathetic proportion of automatic weapons and modern rifles, and ammunition sufficient for two days' modern battle. I have seen a child nation, ruled by a man who was both noble and intelligent, done brutally to death almost before it had begun to breathe" p. 7-8.

299 Stigand, C.H. HUNTING THE ELEPHANT IN AFRICA: and other recollections of thirteen years' wanderings; [with an introduction by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt]; [new] introduction and bibliographical note by James A. Casada. Facsimile reprint. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1989. xxi, xv, 379 p., [16] leaves of plates: ill., port. as frontis., folding table. (African hunting reprint series; vol. 8). Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge. Originally published in 1913. R 500

Captain Chauncey Hugh Stigand served in the British Army in West and East Africa, Somalia and Sudan. In his introduction to the original publication, Theodore Roosevelt calls Stigand " a field naturalist of unusual powers". He also notes that the best type of big game hunter tends to note the "natural history and ethnology of the regions… and to make his book less and less a catalogue of mere slaughter". Foreword.

300 Wolhuter, Harry. MEMORIES OF A GAME-RANGER; illustrations by C.T. Astley-Maberley. 1st ed. Johannesburg: Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa, December 1948. 313 p., [15] leaves of plates: ill., port. as frontis., map as endpapers. Pict. cloth with gilding, scarred. R 600

Wolhuter was born in Beaufort West in 1877, but his family moved to the Lowveld in the 1890s. In 1902, after a period with Steinacker's Horse during the SA War, he became one of Stevenson-Hamilton's original game rangers in what was to become known as the Kruger National Park. Having served as a ranger for forty-four years, his memoirs contain a rich fund of game stories and has become a South African classic.

301 Yeoman, Guy. THE QUEST FOR THE SECRET NILE: Victorian exploration in Equatorial Africa, 1857-1900. London: Chaucer Press, 2004. 192 p.: col. ill., ports., col. maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 200

Recent publications relating to the North

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302 Gibbs, Peter [et al.]. BLUE AND OLD GOLD: the history of the British South Africa Police, 1889-1980; illustrated by Richard Hamley. [New ed.]. Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South 2009. 576 p., [44] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., col. maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 3 volumes in 1972-1980. Contents: Vol. 1. The first line of defence, 1889-1903. Vol. 2. The right of the line, 1903-1939. Vol. 3. The end of the line., 1939-1980. R 750

303 Stassen, Nicol. AFRIKANERS IN ANGOLA, 1928-1975. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2009. 666 p.: map (col. folding). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

304 Taylor, Stu. LOST IN AFRICA. Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South, 2009. 200 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. R 75

"Lost in Africa" is a colloquialism from the Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), meaning 'a state of bewilderment or cluelessness'." Rear cover.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

305 Brink, Andre P. MISKIEN NOOIT: 'n somerspel. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1967. 176 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & browned on spine.

R 125

306 Brink, Andre P. ORGIE. Cape Town: John Malherbe, 1965. [212] p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Oblong 16mo, bound along top edge, pages running from top to bottom instead of from left to right. Name on front endpaper. Some small pencil annotations. R 250

Controversial when published, ORGIE was based on Brink's relationship with Ingrid Jonker (who took her own life in July 1965).

307 Brink, Andre P. VOORLOPIGE RAPPORT: beskouings oor die Afrikaanse literatuur van Sewentig. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1976. 160 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name on front free endpaper. R 100

308 Butler, Guy. TALES FROM THE OLD KAROO. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1989. 205 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. R 350

309 Dirks, Cor. DIE UILE IN DIE GIMNASIUM. 2nd ed. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1978. 121 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 200

Dirks penned a series of "uile" books depicting the lives of a group of South African teenagers. Dirks was a teacher and thus had an insight into his subject. This book deals with the same group of characters, but they have moved to the army gymnasium for basic military training. During a time of compulsory National Service for all young white men, Dirks depicts this in a very positive light. The final chapter describes an impressive parade given for the Minister of Defence.

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310 Orkin, Martin. SHAKESPEARE AGAINST APARTHEID. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1987. 198 p. Paperback, faded on spine. Name on preliminary page. R 125

Orkin's argument is that the cultural background of the audience will determine the meaning and conclusions drawn from Shakespeare's plays. White South Africans read him from an Anglo-America perspective, and his works need to be read and appreciated as being of "the people".

311 Paton, Alan. CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY: a story of comfort in desolation. [1st ed.]. London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. 269 p. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Some evidence of insect damage on endpapers. Bears book ticket of Ness & Archibald, Salisbury. R 750

312 Schreiner, Olive & Emslie, T.S. [ed.]. KAROO MOON; edited by T.S. Emslie. Cape Town: Stonewall Books, 2004. xiv, 706 p.: port. Paper covered boards, d.w. Contents: [1]. UNDINE. [2]. THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM. [3]. FROM MAN TO MAN. R 350

Brings together three of Olive Schreiner's novels. Includes a short biographical sketch of Schreiner.

Recent fiction

313 Nicol, Mike. KILLER COUNTRY: [assume nothing]. Cape Town: Umuzi, 2010. 318 p. Paperback. R 170

The second part of Nicol's Revenge trilogy, the first being PAYBACK.

FLORA AND FAUNA

314 Adams, Jill. WILD FLOWERS OF THE NORTHERN CAPE = VELDBLOMME VAN NORD-KAAPLAND. Cape Town: Cape of Good Hope Administration, 1976. 173 p.: chiefly col. ill., map on rear endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards. Name on inside front cover. R 100

315 Bolus, Harry. THE ORCHIDS OF THE CAPE PENINSULA. 2nd ed.; edited by Harriet M.L. Bolus and Alice M. Greene. Cape Town: Darter Bros, 1918. xxxiii, 141 p. of text, 119 leaves of lithographed plates, partially coloured. Cloth, with gilding. R 4000

316 Carter, Nick. THE ELEPHANTS OF KNYSNA. Cape Town: Purnell, 1971. 220 p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed.

R 200

317 Du Plessis, Niel; Duncan, Graham & Bodley, Elise. BULBOUS PLANTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a guide to their cultivation and propagation; with contributions by Bruce Bayer; watercolours by Elise Bodley. Standard ed. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1989. 192 p.: col. ill., range map, col. map on endpapers. 4to. Pict. cloth, d.w. Pict. paper covered board slip case. Accompanied by pre-publication pamphlet.

R 1750

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318 Fairbridge, Dorothea. GARDENS OF SOUTH AFRICA; illustrations by Elizabeth Drake, E. Struben & E. Barter. London: A.& C. Black, 1924. viii, 212 p.: col. ill., col. frontis. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. in exceptionally good condition. R 200

319 Finch-Davies, Claude Gibney & Kemp, Alan. GAMEBIRDS AND WATERFOWL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: a collection of 68 water-colours… originally commissioned to illustrate Lt.-Col. Boyd Robert Horsbrugh's 1912 volume THE GAME-BIRDS AND WATER-FOWL OF SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: Winchester Press, 1986. 190 p.: 68 col. plates. (1 as frontis.) 4to. Cloth, d.w. faded on spine. Pict. paper covered board slip case. No. 1218 of an edition limited to 4750 copies.

R 500

320 Fitzsimons, F.W. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA: mammals. London: Longmans, Green, 1919-1920. 4 vols. (xix, 177 p., [49] leaves of plates; xi, 194 p., [47] p. of plates; xiii, 277 p. [48] p. of plates; xix, 270 p., [34] p. of plates): ill., 4 frontispieces. Cloth, d.w.s. browned & frayed along edges, with some tears, but not often present. Some spotting to page edges. R 750

321 Gunn, Mary & Codd, L.E. BOTANICAL EXPLORATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: an illustrated history of early botanical literature on the Cape flora, biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in Southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, for the Botanical Research Institute, 1981. xiv, 400 p.: ill., col. frontis (laid down), ports., map. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 1650

322 Harris, Tony & Arnott, Graeme. SHRIKES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: true shrikes, helmet-shrikes and bush-shrikes, including the batises and Black-throated Wattle-eye; text by Tony Harris; illustrations by Graeme Arnott. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1988. 224 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), range maps. Pict. cloth, d.w. Pict. paper covered board slip case. R 750

323 Harvey, William H.& Sonder, Otto Wilhelm. FLORA CAPENSIS: being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria & Port Natal. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, 1859-1865. 3 vols. (21, xxxviii, 546 p.; ix, 621 p.; ix, 633 p.). Cloth with gilding. Slight scarring & wear to spine of vol. 1. Book plate stamps. Contents: Vol. 1. Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae. Vol. 2. Leguminosae to Loranthaceae. Vol. 3. Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae. R 450

324 Huxley, Juliette. WILD LIVES OF AFRICA; introduction and postscript by Julian Huxley. 2nd impression. London: Quality Book Club, 1964. 254 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name & date on half title page.

R 100Lady Huxley accompanied her husband on a wild life conservation survey for UNESCO. They travelled from the Cape to Lake Rudolph and the frontier of Uganda and the then Congo.

325 Jeppe, Barbara. SOUTH AFRICAN ALOES. Cape Town: Purnell, 1969.

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xxvii, 144 p.: ill. (chiefly col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along edges. R 250

326 Kemp, Alan & Calburn, Simon. THE OWLS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; text by Alan Kemp; paintings by Simon Calburn. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Struik Winchester, 1987. 184 p: ill. (chiefly col.), col. frontis., range maps. 4to. Pict. cloth, d.w. Pict. paper covered board slip case. R 475

327 Mason, Hilda. WESTERN CAPE SANDVELD FLOWERS; illustrated by Hilda Mason; text by Enid du Plessis and collaborators. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1972. 203 p.: col. ill., b&w frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 350

328 Nel, G.C. LITHOPS: plantae succulente, rarissimae, in terra obscuratae e familia Aizoaceae, ex Africa australi. Cape Town: Privately published, 1946. 178 p., 43 plates: ill. (some col.). Pict. cloth with gilding. Some scarring along edges & faded on spine. Parallel text in English and Afrikaans. R 750

329 Palmer, Eve & Pitman, Norah. TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: covering all known indigenous species in the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1972. 3 vols. (xv, 2235 p.): ill. (some col.), map. 4to. Cloth, d.w.s., slightly browned on spines. Name on front endpapers, obscured by endflaps. Unread. R 3000

330 Scott, Charles L. THE GENUS HAWORTHIA (LILIACEAE): a taxonomic revision. Johannesburg: Aloe Books, 1985. xl, 150 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., range maps (1 on endpapers). Skivertex, d.w.

R 450

331 Smith, Christo Albertyn. COMMON NAMES OF SOUTH AFRICAN PLANTS; edited by E. Percy Phillips and Estelle van Hoepen. Pretoria: Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services, 1966. 642 p. (Botanical survey memoir; no. 35). Cloth. Name on front free endpaper.

R 500

332 THE EUPHORBIA JOURNAL. Mill Valley, CA: Strawberry Press, 1983-1985. 3 vols. (130 p.; 154 p; 154 p.): ill. (chiefly col.). Cloth with gilding, d.w.s. Slight spotting to top page edges. R 1250

333 Van der Walt, J., Vorster, P. & Ward-Hilhorst, E. PELARGONIUMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; illustrations Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst. Cape Town: Juta & National Botanic Gardens, 1977-1988. 3 vols. (xix, 50, [50] p.; xvii, 148 p.; xxvi, 148 p.): ill. (chiefly col.), range maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.s. Accompanied by the 1979 reprint of vol. 1.

R 4000

334 Wager, Vincent A. FROGS OF SOUTH AFRICA: their fascinating life stories; with photographs and drawings by the author. [2nd, revised ed.]. Johannesburg: Delta Books, 1986. 183 p.: ill. (some col.). Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 200

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335 Wegener, R.H. SOUTH AFRICAN ANGLER'S GUIDE: a guide to sea and fresh water fishing. Johannesburg: T.W. Hayne (printer), [1968?]. 132 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. rubbed. R 125

See Curtis # 33.

336 Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa. AFRICAN WILD LIFE: official magazine. Johannesburg: The Society, 1946-1964. 18 vols. in 9 (various paginations): ill. Skivertex. R 1200

The Wildlife Protection Society was established in 1920. Whilst recognising the conflict that exists between nature and man's economic development, the Society hoped that the creation of strong public opinion would keep the damage inflicted on the environment to a minimum. The publication of the magazine was therefore to encourage the solving of problems in a Pan-African manner and to enlighten the public as to the damage being done by man to flora and fauna. The first magazine issued carried a list of the members, from Sir George Albu to Harry Wolhuter, and included Sir Ernest Oppenheimer. Under the patronage of King George VI, the president of the Society was J.H. Orpen and the vice-presidents included J.C. Smuts, Dr Austin Roberts and Lt-Col. Stevenson-Hamilton. Contributors include a who's who of South Africans involved in nature conservation.

Recent publications relating to flora and fauna

337 Cowling, Richard & Pierce, Shirley. EAST OF THE CAPE: conserving Eden. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2009. 168 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 295

A richly diverse area on the south-east coast of Africa, where rainforest, karoo, fynbos, grassland and savannah are juxtaposed.

338 Sutcliffe, Tom. SHADOWS ON THE STREAM BED; with a foreword by Darryl Lampert; illustrations by the author. Johannesburg: Platanna Press, 2009. 383 p.: ill. Paperback. R 250

A celebration of fly fishing by South Africa's most celebrated flyfisherman.

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902

339 Blake, J.Y.F. A WEST POINTER WITH THE BOERS: personal narrative of Colonel J.Y.F. Blake, Commander of the Irish Brigade. Boston: Angel Guardian Press, 1903. 411 p., [50] leaves of plates: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth with pict. laid down on front cover. Neatly recased with new endpapers. R 850

Blake graduated from West Point in 1880 and saw action in the wars against the Apache. He resigned his commission in 1889 and went gold mining in South Africa. He joined the Boer cause when war broke out, and fought with them to the end. His love for the Boers and hatred of the English victors in the war is palpable.

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340 BURGHERSDORP: imperial map of South Africa; compiled for Field Intelligence Department, Cape Town [by] John Wood. 1st ed. [Cape Town: Argus; Wood & Ortlepp],1900. Linen backed col. folding map. Scale: 3.94 miles = 1 inch. 48 x 60 cm. Folds into limp cloth binder, faded on spine. "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate". R 300

341 Davitt, Michael. THE BOER FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1902. xii, 603 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 col. folding laid down on rear endpaper). Cloth, browned on spine Some scarring. Neatly recased with new endpapers. R 750

Davitt (1846-1906) was born in County Mayo, Ireland. He started work in a factory at nine and his right arm was amputated at eleven after an industrial accident. Unable to work, he attended school and became interested in Irish history. He smuggled arms to Ireland and became active in politics. He was imprisoned and whilst there was elected an MP. His parliamentary career was turbulent and he resigned his membership of the British House of Commons in October 1899, as a protest against the war he considered to be "the greatest infamy of the nineteenth century" (Preface). He then proceeded to the Transvaal, where, during a stay of several months, he gathered facts and information at first hand through contact with the leaders and burghers of both Republics and this book describes those experiences. His role in Irish politics declined in his later years and he was deliberately sidelined by later, more radical, nationalists. Nevertheless his private funeral was attended by over 20 000 of his countrymen. See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 422.

342 Hall, Darrell. HALT! ACTION FRONT!: with Colonel Long at Colenso. Pretoria: Covos-Day Books, 1999. 83 p.: ill., ports., maps. Stiff pict. paper wraps, with scarring along fore-edge. Address stamp blacked out on front cover. R 100

343 Hall, Darrell. LONG TOM: the story of the four Long Tom guns in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War. Glenashley: D. Hall, 1994. 195 p.: ill., ports., maps. (Artillery in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902). 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Address stamp blacked out on front cover. Signed by Hall on title page. Accompanied by a letter from Hall. R 250

344 Hofmeyr, N.J. DIE AFRIKANER-BOER EN DIE JAMESON-INVAL. [New ed.]. Cape Town: Jacques Dusseau, [1896]. 408 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), advertisements, 2 maps (1 folding). Paper covered boards, cloth spine, scarred & faded. Text in Dutch. R 500

"Hofmeyr summarises the work of several Pretoria-based journalists, such as Eugene N. Marais… [his] work is important because it documents much of the Boer point of view" Stephen Gray: THE LITERATURE OF THE JAMESON RAID, p. 31-2, in THE JAMESON RAID: a centennial perspective (Brenthurst Press, 1996). See also Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 722.

345 MACLEAR: [map]; compiled and lithographed by Mapping Section F.I.D. under the superintendence of Capt. P.H. du P. Casgrain from farm surveys and all other available information. [Cape Town: Argus; Wood & Ortlepp, 19--?].

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Linen backed col. folding map. Scale: 3.94 miles = 1 inch. 48 x 60 cm. Folds into limp cloth binder, rubbed on edges. "South Africa, having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies. Officers are therefore requested to report errors or omissions to Mapping Section, Cape Town". R 300

346 Shearing, Hilary Anne. THE SECOND INVASION OF THE CAPE COLONY, 1901-1902, DURING THE SECOND ANGLO-BOER WAR: [thesis] submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Historical Studies, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Pietermaritzburg: H.A. Shearing, 1989. 263 leaves: folding maps (some in pocket on rear endpaper). 4to. Bound typescript. Name blacked out on front free endpaper. R 250

347 Slegtkamp, Hendrik & Mostert, Dirk. SLEGTKAMP VAN SPIOENKOP: oorlogsherinneringe van Kapt. Slegtkamp; saamgestel uit sy dagboek deur Dirk Mostert. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1935. 312 p.: ports. Pict. cloth. R 500

Slegtkamp (1873-1951) served as an ordinary soldier in Middleburg Kommando and saw much action on the Natal front. He played a crucial role in the battle of Spioenkop, where he, Hindon and De Roos defied Buller's force. He then became a member of Danie Theron's Verkennerskorp and after Theron's death and Hindon's surrender, became the ultimate Bittereinder, dodging patrols right until the end (the book is dedicated the the Bittereinders- men, women and children). He later became a staunch member of the Ossewa-Brandwag in Middleburg, where he died.

348 Swinton, E.D. THE DEFENCE OF DUFFER'S DRIFT: a few experiences in the field defence for detached posts which may prove useful in our next war. [New ed.]. London: Leo Cooper, 1990. 74 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name stamp blacked out on front free endpaper. Originally published in 1905. R 300

Swinton (1868-1951) received a D.S.O. in the South African War and is credited with the invention of the tank. He was colonel commandant of the Royal Tank Corps and professor of military history at Oxford University from 1925-1939. Both thought provoking and entertaining, DUFFER'S DRIFT is Swinton's vehicle to set out six "dreams" in which he tries to defend "Duffer's Drift" from the Boers. In each case, he shows poor planning, misplaced trust put in locals, and the need to plan for all eventualities. In the first five "dreams" he wakes up defeated by the Boers. Only in "dream" six, where absolutely every eventuality is covered, is the task put before the officer achieved.

349 Terblanche, Annette. EMILY HOBHOUSE. Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel, 1948. 383 p.: ports. Cloth. Name & name stamp on front free endpaper. Text in Afrikaans.

R 300

350 WILLOWMORE: [map]. [Cape Town: Argus; Wood & Ortlepp, 19--?]. Linen backed col. folding map. Scale: 3.94 miles = 1 inch. 48 x 60 cm. Folds into limp cloth binder, rubbed on edges. "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate". R 300

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