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AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 61

July 2013

SELECT BOOKS

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SOUTH AFRICA

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CONTENTS:

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS .................................................................................................................................. 2

CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS .................................................................................................................................... 8

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE CAPE........................................................................................................... 13

SOUTH AFRICA............................................................................................................................................................ 14

RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO SOUTH AFRICA .................................................................................................. 33

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO........................................................................................................................................ 35

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE .............................................................................................................................. 35

RECENT LITERARY PUBLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 36

FLORA AND FAUNA.................................................................................................................................................... 37

RECENT NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 38

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902 ........................................................................................................................... 38

RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON THE SA WAR...................................................................................................................... 40

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SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS 1 Badcock, Peter. SHADOWS OF WAR; literary editor, Robin Graham. De luxe ed.

Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1978. 50 p.of text, [50] p. of ill.: chiefly ports. 4to. Full embossed leather & leather covered

slip case. No. 22 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by Badcock on title page. R 1500

The first of three books of sketches and poetry relating to the security forces of Zimbabwe / Rhodesia.

2 Bailey, Barbara. AN ECCENTRIC MARRIAGE: living with Jim. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2005.

276 p.: ill., ports. Paperback with endflaps. Signed & dated inscription from Barbara Bailey on title page. R 200

Jim Bailey, son of South African mining magnate Abe Bailey, was the publisher of DRUM magazine. His wife of fifty-one years recalls their life together, mixing with artists, authors, musicians and politicians.

3 Benson, Mary. A FAR CRY: [the making of a South African]. London: Viking, 1989. 254 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Page edges browned.

Accompanied by a letter (laid down) in which she expressed the wish that "unconverted whites" would read her book, but notes that her publishers "reckon it will be banned, so far only our friends have been getting a few copies".

R 300

Benson was born in South Africa, and after serving with the South African forces in North Africa, she travelled and worked in the United States. In 1951 she worked for Tshekedi Khama and then helped set up the Africa Bureau in London, where she came to know a large number of anti-apartheid figures. She was put under house arrest upon her return to South Africa and later went into exile. She wrote biographies of Tshekedi Khama and Albert Luthuli amongst other works.

4 Bernstein, Rusty. MEMORY AGAINST FORGETTING: memoirs from a life in South African politics, 1938-1964. London: Viking, 1999.

xi, 377 p.: ill., ports. Paperback, browned on page edges. Accompanied by a newspaper cutting which examines Bernstein's legacy. Inscription from "Rusty" on title page. R 400

"The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting" Milan Kundera. Bernstein was one of the Rivonia Trialists. Acquitted in 1964, he was rearrested and fled into exile when released on bail.

5 Beukes, Lauren. THE SHINING GIRLS. Cape Town: Umuzi, 2013. 303 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Edition limited to 1000 signed & dated copies.

R 300

Beukes' third novel. She won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for the best science fiction novel in 2011 for her second book, ZOO CITY.


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6 Coomber, Richard. LUCAS: from the streets of Soweto to soccer superstar: the authorised biography. Johannesburg: Wild Dog Press, 2010.

287 p.: col. ill., ports. Paperback. Signed inscription from Lucas Radebe on a preliminary page. R 200

Radebe is a former Bafana Bafana, Kaizer Chiefs and Leeds United captain, and a South African sporting icon.

7 Eglin, Colin. CROSSING THE BORDERS OF POWER: the memoirs of Colin Eglin. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

374 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Eglin on half title page. R 275

Eglin served in the South African Parliament through the terms of seven prime ministers and presidents, from J.G. Strijdom to Thabo Mbeki.

8 Forbes, Gordon. TOO SOON TO PANIC. London: Viking, 1995. 287 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Page edges browned. Invitation to the book

launch laid down on front free endpaper. 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. According to the invitation, the book was launched in Johannesburg during Wimbledon, and guests were invited to dress as if for Wimbledon "on a cool day". Strawberries and cream were served!

9 Fox, Justin. WITH BOTH HANDS WAVING: a journey through Mozambique. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 2002.

208 p.: ill., map. Paperback. Signed by Fox on title page, with an inscription on a preliminary page. R 150

Narrative of a trip undertaken at the turn of this century by a team of journalists from GETAWAY magazine.

10 Graaff, De Villiers, Sir. DIV LOOKS BACK: the memoirs of Sir de Villiers Graaff. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1993.

301 p., [20] p. of plates: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Graaff on title page. R 200

The late Sir De Villiers, born into a prominent Cape family, played an important role in South Africa's history from the 1940s onwards. His role as Leader of the Opposition to the National Party in the apartheid years has evoked controversy and criticism.

11 Hart, Peter. RONDEBOSCH AND ROSEBANK STREET NAMES. Cape Town: P. Hart, 1998.

68 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Limited edition. Signed by Hart on title page. R 200

Hart gives more than just the reasons behind the names given to particular streets; he relates plenty of local history too.

12 Hart, Peter. A BOWLFUL OF NAMES. Cape Town: The Historical Society of Cape Town, 2011.

108 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. Signed by Hart on title page. R 150


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Hart continues his study of the origin of street names in Cape Town, with his focus now on the City Bowl and surrounds, including Gardens, Vredehoek, Tamboerskloof and the Foreshore.

13 Hoefsloot, Ted & Pama, Cor. CAPE WINE HOMESTEADS; paintings by Ted Hoefsloot; text by Cor Pama. De luxe ed. Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, 1980.

120 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), frontis., plans. Oblong 4to. Quarter leather & suede, with cloth slip case. Signed by Hoefsloot and Pama on a preliminary page. No. 72 of an edition limited to 100 copies. R 750

A handsome edition. Includes a brief historical sketch of each farm illustrated. These include Alphen, Allesverloren, Boschendal, Lanzerac, Meerlust, and Spier.

14 Jacobson, Dan. THE ELECTRONIC ELEPHANT: a southern African journey. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994.

373 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Slight spotting on page edges. Signed & dated inscription from Jacobson on front free endpaper. R 350

An account of Jacobson's journey along the Ivory Road, a route running through southern Africa from the north-west border of South Africa to the northern border of Zambia. He explores the history of the region, introducing the great historical figures of Rhodes, Lobengula and Livingstone, as well as the people inhabiting the area today.

15 Kaplan, Mendel. JEWISH ROOTS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY; assisted by Marian Robertson. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1986.

415 p. : ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly faded on spine. Inscription from "Mendel" on front free endpaper. R 250

The small Jewish community in South Africa have been extraordinarily successful in many fields. Kaplan seeks to answer how this came about.

16 Kotze, Anne R. BISHOPSCOURT AND ITS RESIDENTS. Cape Town: [Church of the Province]; 1992.

66 p.: ill., col. frontis., plans, ports. Pict. paper covered boards, slightly faded on spine. Signed by Kotze on title page. R 250

Bishopscourt is the name of the residence of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.

17 Krog, Antjie. COUNTRY OF MY SKULL. London: Vintage Books, 1999. x, 454 p. Paperback. Picture of Krog & previous owner laid down on preliminary

page. Originally published in South Africa in 1998. Signed & dated inscription from Krog on title page. R 175

For more than two years Krog and her SABC team reported almost daily on the proceedings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In this personal narrative she captures the complexity of the TRC's work.

18 Krog, Antjie. COUNTRY OF MY SKULL: guilt, sorrow, and the limit of forgiveness in the new South Africa. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.

viii, 423 p. Paperback. Picture of Krog & previous owner laid down on title page. Originally published in South Africa in 1998. Signed & dated inscription from Krog on title page. R 200


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19 Levinson, Olga. DIAMONDS IN THE DESERT: the story of August Stauch and his times. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1983.

171 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Levinson on preliminary page. R 1000

Stauch was a railway worker who stumbled across diamonds at an outpost in the desert area near Luderitz. Levinson follows the fortunes of Stauch and his family, as well as tracing the history of diamonds and of South West Africa / Namibia.

20 McBride, Chris. LIONTIDE. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990. 189 p.: col. ill., tables. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by McBride on front free

endpaper. R 200

McBride's account of three years spent studying the lions of Savuti. He adopted a nocturnal lifestyle to fully enter "the whole complex ebb and flow of their lives- the liontide."

21 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. Dated inscription from McMagh on a preliminary page & signed on title page. Accompanied by the order form for the book and a note from McMagh dated 1991. R 100

22 Mills, Gwen M. WESTBROOKE, 1982. [Pretoria: Government Printer, 1982]. 30 p. : ill., port. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Signed & dated inscription from A.E.

Botha, wife of the then Prime Minister, P.W. Botha. R 150

Westbrooke was originally known as Onder Schuur and is part of the Groote Schuur estate. Renamed Genadendal by Nelson Mandela, it is still the official residence of the President of South Africa when he is in Cape Town.

23 Mitchell, Brian. CHAMP!: the Brian Mitchell story; with Rodney Hartman. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1990.

295 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., some col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from "Brian Mitchell World Champ" on front free endpaper. R 200

24 Ndoyiya, Xoliswa & Trapido, Anna. UKUTYA KWASEKHAYA: tastes from Nelson Mandela's kitchen. Houghton: Real African Publishers, 2011.

173 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Presentation label laid down on front free endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Ndoyiya on front free endpaper. R 450

Ndoyiya's role as personal chef to Nelson Mandela meant she cooked not only for him and and his family, but also for many of the important and famous people who came to visit Mr Mandela. The book is filled with practical, tasty traditional South African recipes; and anecdotes from many people closely connected to Mr Mandela.

25 Oberholzer, Obie. ARIESFONTEIN TO ZUURFONTEIN: a pictorial journey. Cape Town: Privately published, 1988.

[86] p.: all col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Lacks dust wrapper. Presentation page laid down. Signed & dated by Oberholzer on a preliminary page.

R 1000


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This was Oberholzer's first book. His photographs showed the veld, vlaktes and people of southern Africa in a new and dramatic way. His work is now widely recognised, and copies of his early books are hard to find.

26 Parker, Bill. VIA SWA. Cape Town: South African Universities Press, 1979. 110 p.: ill. (some col.). Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. Text in English,

Afrikaans & German. Signed & dated inscription from Parker on title page. R 200

A collection of drawings and oils by Parker of historical monuments, natural phenomena and archaeological relics of Namibia.

27 Pauw, Anton & Johnson, Steven. TABLE MOUNTAIN. a natural history. Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 1999.

160 p.: col. ill., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Pauw on title page. R 400

28 Platter, John. JOHN PLATTER'S SOUTH AFRICAN WINE GUIDE, 1994; editor Erica Platter. Stellenbosch: J. & E. Platter, 1994.

324 p.: col. map on front endpaper. Pocket format. Skivertex. Signed by John Platter on title page. R 150

The definitive guide to South African wines. You see lots of recent John Platter guides, you see very few from the 1980s and 1990s, and even less frequently, Platter's signature- other than printed on the cover!

29 Platter, John. PLATTER'S SOUTH AFRICAN WINES, 2012: the guide to cellars, vineyards, winemakers, restaurants and accomodation; [edited by Philip van Zyl]. Cape Town: Newsome McDowall, 2012.

618 p.: advertisements, ports., maps. Paper covered boards. Signed by Van Zyl on front free endpaper. R 150

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

30 Podbrey, Pauline. WHITE GIRL IN SEARCH OF THE PARTY. Pietermaritzburg: Hadeda Books, 1993.

204 p., [13] p. of plates: ports. (double port. as frontis.). Paperback. Owner's name on preliminary page. Accompanied by the order of service pamphlets for the funerals of both Podbrey and her husband T.J. Callaghan, who both died in Cape Town in 2009. Signed & dated inscription from Podbrey on title page.

R 250

Podbrey, a Lithuanian, tells of her youth in Durban before and during WWII. Against her parents' wishes, she married her first husband, H.A. Naidoo, a committed South African Communist Party member. Together they spent several years in Budapest, where they became disillusioned when they observed the inequalities within the Communist system.

31 Robb, Noel. THE SASH AND I: a personal memoir and a tribute to the Black Sash. Cape Town: Noel Robb, 2006.

119 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Signed inscription from Robb on title page. R 125

Robb was a founder member of the Black Sash, an organization comprising mainly of "brave white suburban housewives and mothers who alerted a complacent and largely indifferent white community to the devastating social effects of apartheid legislation" Rear cover.


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32 Rosenthal, Eric. MEET ME AT THE CARLTON: the story of Johannesburg's old Carlton Hotel. Limited ed. Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, 1972.

157 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Some insect damage to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by a souvenir menu from the formal opening of the hotel on 21 November 1972. No. 104 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by Rosenthal on a preliminary page. R 225

33 Sachs, Albie. THE FREE DIARY OF ALBIE SACHS; with occasional counterpoint by Vanessa September. Johannesburg: Random House, 2004.

232 p. Paperback with endflaps. Signed & inscribed by both Sachs and September on half title page. R 500

In 1988 Sachs lost his right arm and the sight in his left eye in a car-bomb attack in Maputo. He was jailed for his anti-apartheid activities, and wrote movingly about his experiences in a previous book, THE JAIL DIARY OF ALBIE SACHS. In this FREE DIARY… he and his partner, September, return to London, St Petersburg and Helsinki, places where he had lived whilst in exile. They reconnected with those who had sustained them whilst they were there previously.

34 Shain, Milton. THE ROOTS OF ANTISEMITISM IN SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1994.

203 p., [8] p. of plates: cartoons. ( Reconsiderations in South African history). Paperback. Signed & dated by Shain on title page; and inscribed on half title page. R 150

35 Smith, Charlene. PATRICIA DE LILLE. Cape Town: New Africa Books, 2002. 202 p.: ports. Paperback. Signed by De Lille on title page. R 100

Patricia de Lille is a strong personality in South African politics. Formerly an MP for the Pan African Congress, and currently mayor of Cape Town, she is vocal and fearless in her concern for the rights and well-being of ordinary South Africans.

36 Smith, Wilbur. THE SEVENTH SCROLL. London: Macmillan, 1995. 486 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from Smith on title page.

R 500

37 Smith, Wilbur. WARLOCK. London: Macmillan, 2001. 500 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Smith on title

page. R 500

38 Sunter, Clem. THE HIGH ROAD: where are we now? Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1996. 111 p.: col. tables & graphs, col. map. Paperback. Gift inscription on preliminary

page. Signed by Sunter on title page. R 100

Ten years after Sunter produced his important presentation offering South Africans the options of the "High Road" or the "Low Road", he re-evaluates South Africa's position.

39 Taylor, Don. THE RHODESIAN: the life of Sir Roy Welensky. London: Museum Press, 1955.

191 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. Cloth, d.w. frayed with chips to corners. Bears label of Kingston's Ltd of Rhodesia on front endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Welensky on front free endpaper. R 325


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Welensky (1907-1991) was the second and final Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1957. He opposed British moves to African majority rule. A fervent admirer of Britain and the Empire, he described himself as "half Jewish, half Afrikaner and 100% British".

40 Turok, Ben. NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: behind the ANC's struggle politics. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2003.

320 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Accompanied by a handwritten note on The Times of London notepaper suggesting Turok was still a believer in "Uncle Karl", but not of "Joe". Also accompanied by an invitation to the Cape Town Press Club meeting on 21/11/03 to hear Turok speak. Signed & dated inscription from Turok on half title page. R 350

41 Van der Post, Laurens. THE SEED AND THE SOWER. London: Hogarth Press, 1963.

246 p. Paper covered boards, d.w., slightly stained on spine. Some spotting on page edges. Signed by Van der Post on the title page. R 250

Three stories concerned with the war experiences of an English soldier, John Lawrence, Van der Post's fellow prisoner in a Japanese PoW camp.

42 Villa-Vicencio, Charles & De Gruchy, John W. [eds] RESISTANCE AND HOPE: South African essays in honour of Beyers Naude. Cape Town: David Philip, 1985.

xii, 209 p.: port. Paperback. Signed by Beyers Naude on title page. R 200

Beyers Naude broke the mould of Afrikanerdom and spoke out against apartheid. Banned and ostracised, he became a champion of the oppressed. He lived to see the successful outcome of the struggle for freedom and equality in South Africa.

43 Zapiro [pseud. of Jonathan Shapiro]. END OF PART ONE: cartoons from SOWETAN, MAIL & GUARDIAN and SUNDAY TIMES. Cape Town: David Philip, 1998.

160 p.: all cartoons. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Zapiro on title page. R 250

CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS

44 Berg River Development Association. DIE BERGRIVIERVALLEI = THE BERG RIVER VALLEY: a brief survey of the Upper Berg River Valley; produced on the occasion of the Symposium … at Paarl on March 21, 1969. Paarl: The Association, 1969.

70 p.: ill., ports. Limp cloth. Text in Afrikaans and English. R 75

45 Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. THE BUILDINGS OF CENTRAL CAPE TOWN. Cape Town: The Institute, 1978.

2 vols. (65 p.; 369 p.): ill., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w.s. (vol. 1 oblong 8vo). Contents: Vol. 1. Formative influences and classification. Vol. 2. Catalogue: a survey undertaken during 1977 and 1978, by John Rennie. Lacks volume 3, Catalogue and classification. R 750

A comprehensive survey of the buildings of greater Cape Town, comprising photographs and descriptions of each building. The descriptions include well


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researched architectural and historical information. Seldom seen in hardcover.

46 Cape Town. CAPE TOWN: the making of a city: an illustrated social history; Nigel Worden, Elizabeth van Heyningen [and] Vivian Bickford-Smith. Cape Town: David Phillip, 1998.

283 p.: ill.(some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 450

A well illustrated social history of Cape Town under Dutch and British rule, beginning in the seventeenth century and ending with the British colonial city, poised on the threshold of the twentieth century.

47 Cape Town. CAPE TOWN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: an illustrated social history; Vivian Bickford-Smith, Elizabeth van Heyningen [and] Nigel Worden. Cape Town: David Philip, 1999.

255 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 400

Companion volume to: CAPE TOWN: the making of a city.

48 Cape Town Harbour. [COLLECTION OF ITEMS RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CAPE TOWN HARBOUR].

This collection focuses on the work of an engineer, Mr G.L. Lankester (1888-1976),

who was employed by African Explosives in Somerset West and then Modderfontein, before transferring to Cape Town to work on the new harbour constructed on the Foreshore. He collected material related to the development of the harbour in general and thus provides an interesting view of the area, vital to Cape Town’s financial success and growth in those days; and now viewed as some of the most expensive real estate in Africa. Many of the piers and buildings in the photographs are easily recognizable today. A marvellous archival resource.

Contents:

1. GENERAL PLAN OF TABLE BAY HARBOUR: showing works completed and in

progress. Two coloured maps, drawn by Coode, Son & Matthews. 1895. 2. NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS: relating to Mr G. Lankester. [File]. 3. TENDER FORM: Table Bay Harbour Developments, Reclamation, Dredging, Rock

Breaking, Construction of Mole; 1937. 4. CONTRACT: for work listed in the Tender Form. 5. STURROCK GRAVING DOCK: [information sheet]. 2 pages. 6. EAST PIER CONSTRUCTION [photograph]. 7. SIGNAL STATION: grain elevator roof [photograph]. 8. VICTORIA BASIN AND ENVIRONS [ 2 panoramic photographs]. 9. DUNCAN DOCK AND VICTORIA BASIN [3 folding sketches].


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10. GROUP PORTRAIT: depicts twenty men tasked with overseeing construction of Duncan Dock, including the Port Captain, Harbour Engineer, Chairman of the Advisory Board and the Collector of Customs. c.1948.

11. THE FORESHORE: showing the reclaimed area and the new Duncan Dock, and on

reverse, the Green Point Common, indicating ownership of ten fields now occupied by the new Cape Town Stadium, the Urban Park etc. [Aerial photograph].

12. GRAVING DOCK OPENING [photograph]. 13. TABLE BAY BLUEPRINTS [booklet]. 14. STANDARD RAILWAY MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to just south of the

Equator. 1946. 15. NATAL MERCURY CENTENARY NUMBER: South Africa's premier port. 31 May,

1924. 16. PERSPECTIVE OF NEW GRAVING DOCK, DURBAN, NATAL; South African

Railways and Harbours, July 1924. 51 p.: ill., diagrams. 17. TABLE BAY HARBOUR REPORT: on the existing and proposed works dated 30 April

1895; by Messrs Coode, Son & Matthews [incomplete]. 18. THE HARBOUR WORKS OF TABLE BAY. 32 p. Soft leather binding with ownership

stamp of G. Lankester. 19. THE NEW GRAVING DOCK AND THE PORT AND HARBOUR OF CAPE TOWN,

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA; South African Railways & Harbours. [32] p. September 1945 [at this time, one of the largest in the world]. Accompanied by an original photograph and gilt edged invitation card, from The Hon. F.C. Sturrock, to the opening of the new Graving Dock on 18/9/45 at 10.30 am.

20. CAPE PENINSULA: 10 aerial photographs of the Cape Peninsula; 17 photographs of

the Foreshore reclamation, docks and further aerial views. [1948?]. 21. REPAIR PONTOON: 60 tons and 75 ft; built by Cape Steel Construction Co. 21 p.

[photograph album]. 22. DURBAN HARBOUR DRY DOCK: original photographs of the construction of the dry

dock in Durban Harbour, December 1922, until the first vessel was berthed there on 18 June 1925. [photograph album].

23. MENU: complementary dinner given by staff of Cape Explosives to celebrate the

marriage of G.L. Lankester. 24. LANKESTER FAMILY: items mainly relating to Mrs Madge Lankester (born Allan): file

containing newspaper cuttings, numerous play and recital programmes from events in Strand, Somerset West and Modderfontein in the Transvaal.

25. VIEWS FROM GREEN POINT: overlooking harbour area, with one taken higher up the

slope than the other. 17 September 1919. [Panoramic photographs, with negatives].


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26. EARLY PANORAMAS BY AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER [rolled photographs, frayed along edges, and variously dated, from 1892 onwards] depicting:

[a]. SOUTH PIER: showing construction with seven sailing ships in the background and

uninhabited north shore. 15 x 43 cms. [b]. SOUTH PIER: showing construction gantries. 14.5 x 38 cm. [c]. VICTORIA BASIN: showing construction of east Breakwater Jetty, taken from South

Pier. 14.5 x 38 cm. [d]. BREAKWATER VICTORIA BASIN: showing railway line on pier. 14.5 x 56 cm. [e]. EXCAVATION OF TANK FARM, 14.5 x 19.5 cm. [f]. VIEW OF BREAKWATER: from position no. 4, January 1st, 1892. 14.5 x 46 cm. [g]. END OF BREAKWATER: from northeast, 31.9.96, taken from sea level and showing

temporary light house. 14.5 x 20 cm. [h]. EXCAVATIONS IN HARBOUR AREA: with Fort Wynyard in the distance and Signal

Hill to the left, with one white washed building on its slopes and shipmasts apparent in the Victoria Basin. 14.5 x 72 cm.

[i]. STABLES:January 1st, 1892. 15 x 21 cm. [j]. SOUTH PIER: view looking towards False Bay, with Devil's Peak on the right hand side

and a hulk in the foreground. 1 July 1894. 10 x 67 cm. R 12 500

49 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. Cuttings of reviews and newspaper pictures relating to the subject have been laid down on 6 pages tipped in between the front free endpaper and half title page. R 250

De Villiers ends the book with the Prisons Department taking control of the Island in June 1965, and expresses the hope that the prisoners who would be kept on the Island would be "rehabilitated" so that "when released they are able to find work and become useful members of society"! p. 116.

50 D'Oyly, Charles, Sir. THE CAPE SKETCHBOOKS OF SIR CHARLES D'OYLY, 1832-1833. depicting Cape Town, the countryside and neighbouring villages; with an introduction by A. Gordon-Brown. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968.

xii, [238] p.: chiefly ill. 4to. Quarter blue leather & paper covered boards with gilding. Unusual Balkema binding, not the standard edition which is brown, nor the limited de luxe edition. R 400

Whilst on leave from India in 1832-3, D'Oyly lived in Cape Town. A fine draughtsman, he painted from life and in the field. He loved the landscape and had an observant eye for people and their daily activities. He left an album of 118 sketches of the Cape Peninsula and environs. His landscapes record the countryside of the Boland and his sketches of people form an interesting social record of the time.


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51 Duminy, J.P. TWILIGHT OVER THE TYGERBERG. Cape Town: J.F. Midgley, 1979.

164 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers (1 folding). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

52 Heller, David. FURTHER RESEARCHES IN CAPE SILVER. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1953.

179 p.: ill., frontis. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 3000

53 Kiewiet, K. & Weichel, K. INSIDE CROSSROADS. Johannesburg: McGraw-Hill, 1980.

127 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with some tears. R 250

An analysis and description of a squatter camp outside Cape Town. Provides an insider's view of the development of Crossroads, and the lives of its residents, constantly under threat of demolition of their homes by government agencies in the 1980s.

54 Picard, Hymen W.J. CAPE EPIC. Howick: Khenty Press, 1977. 184 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along

edges. Name on front free endpaper. R 250

"…a colourful and eminently readable story of the South African Cape... a synthesis of narrative, anecdote and evocative illustration…" Front endflap.

55 Raven-Hart, R. [comp. & ed.]. BEFORE VAN RIEBEECK: callers at South Africa from 1488 to 1652. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.

216 p., [19] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. Cloth, d.w. frayed along top edge & browned. R 700

Major Raven-Hart was born in Ireland and after studying, worked in South America before serving in WWI. During WWII he served on Mountbatten's staff. He lived in Sri Lanka and South Africa after the war. He wrote a number of books on canoeing; including accounts of his trips on the large European rivers (1935); on the Mississippi (1936) and the Nile (1936), and in Ireland (1938). The 153 accounts that appear in this work date from 1488 (Dias) to1649 (Tavernier) and Raven-Hart only translated or included accounts directly related to the Cape. He provides a fascinating insight into the physical environment and into the people living in and around the Cape at this time.

56 Saunders, Christopher [et al., eds.]. STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF CAPE TOWN. Vols 1-5. Cape Town: UCT, Centre for African Studies, 1979-1983.

5 vols. (iii, 230 p.; 210 p.; iii, 179 p.; vi, 220 p.; x, 236 p.): ill., maps. Paperback. Spotting on page edges. R 500

57 Saunders, Christopher & Phillips, Howard [eds.]. STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF CAPE TOWN. Vols 1 & 2. Cape Town: History Department, UCT, 1979-1980.

2 vols. ( ii, 204 p.; iv, 210 p.). 4to. Paper wraps, some staining, reproduced typescripts. R 200

58 Smith, Andrew B. & Pheiffer, Roy H. THE KHOIKHOI AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: seventeenth-century drawings in the South African Library; text by Andrew B. Smith; translations by Roy H. Pheiffer. Cape Town: South African Library, 1993.


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84 p.: ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 500

A collection of 27 drawings and sketches- the earliest realistic illustrations of the original inhabitants of the Cape. It is thought that the artist was a student of the Dutch school; and the paper dates the sketches to the period from 1688 to 1707.

59 Vergunst, Nicolaas. HOERIKWAGGO: images of Table Mountain: South African National Gallery, November 2000 - April 2001; author and curator, Nicolaas Vergunst. Cape Town: The Gallery, 2000.

95 p.: chiefly col. ill., maps. 4to. Paperback. R 300

"A selection of old maps, travel books, colonial prints, paintings, photographs, postcards, posters and models showing Table Mountain to be an ever popular symbol for Capetonians and the most recurrent cultural icon in South Africa" rear cover.

60 Warner, Brian. ASTRONOMERS AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: a history with emphasis on the nineteenth century. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1979.

xii, 132 p.: ill., frontis., maps. Cloth, d.w. faded & rubbed on spine. R 150

The Observatory was established in 1820, to study the southern hemisphere.

61 Western, John. OUTCAST CAPE TOWN. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1981. 372 p.: ill., ports., plans, maps. Cloth, d.w., faded on spine. Spotting on page edges.

R 300

Deals with the implementation of the Group Areas Act in Cape Town. The Act was one of the first implemented by the National Party after 1948 and led to the resettlement of 74 909 Coloured and 45 113 Indian families by the end of 1979, as against 2234 White families.

Recent publications relating to the Cape

62 Athiros, Gabriel & Nikolai [comps & eds.]. THE CAPE ODYSSEY, 101: a journey into the fascinating history and heritage of the Cape. Cape Town: Historical Media, 2013.

192 p. : ill. (some col.), ports, advertisements, maps. Pict. paper covered boards. R 150

Includes articles on Olaf Bergh, William Burchell, the Martello Tower, Arderne Gardens and Kirstenbosch.

63 Martin, Desmond. RONDEBOSCH: as I knew it; written and illustrated by Desmond Martin. Cape Town: D. Martin, 2013.

89 p.: col. ill. Paperback with endflaps. Signed by Martin on title page.

R 200

Martin presents anecdotes and images of forty buildings in Rondebosch, giving an insight into the social history of the 1950s and recording the architecture of the suburb.

SOUTH AFRICA

64 Alberti, Ludwig & Fehr, William [translator]. LUDWIG ALBERTI'S ACCOUNT OF THE TRIBAL LIFE & CUSTOMS OF THE XHOSA IN 1807; translated by William Fehr from the original manuscript in German. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968.

xiv, 117 p., [4] folding leaves of plates: col. ill. Cloth, d.w. Spotting on page edges. R 450

65 Alexander Joles. CATALOGUE OF AFRICANA: books, maps, prints, pamphlets, periodicals, documents, objects. Cape Town: Alexander Joles, 1949.

35 p. Bound reproduced typescript, some spotting. R 200

The range of books, maps and prints offered can only be wondered at by the modern collector! A magnificent offering of a range of very scarce items at what now seem to be very low prices. The company discontinued their Africana Department in 1952; and held a liquidation sale thereafter.

66 Alexander, Lucy & Cohen, Evelyn. 150 SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTINGS. Cape Town: Struikhof, 1990.

180 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. R 1000

A chronological anthology of important paintings exploring the values and beliefs of South African society.

67 Andersson, Charles John. NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1969.

344 p.: ill., ports. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 31). Skivertex, d.w. Facsimile reprint of the 1875 edition. No. 502 of an edition limited to 750 copies.

R 550

The last record of Andersson's travels and adventures, in what is now Namibia, the narrative ending just prior to his death on the banks of the Cunene River. Includes a description of a battle between the Namaquas and the Damaras, during which he was severely wounded. Also contains information on the Ovambo, and natural history notes and observations. See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 42-3.

68 Axelson, Eric. SOUTH-EAST AFRICA, 1488-1530; with a foreword by Leo Fouche. London: Longmans, Green, 1940.

xiv, 306 p., 12 plates: ill., ports, maps (1 as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. browned on spine, but in unusually good condition. R 850

Professor Axelson (1913-1998) was educated at the Universities of Natal and the Witwatersrand. He devoted a great part of his life to understanding the Portuguese travels in and around Africa, the first South African to do so, as the focus of research up until then had been on British and Dutch endeveaours. Not only was he the foremost scholar on Portuguese penetration of Africa, but he also doubled as an archeaologist, discovering three Padraos erected by the Portuguese, one in Namibia, one in South Africa and the last in Kenya.

69 Axelson, Eric. PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA, 1600-1700. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1969.


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x, 226 p., [15] p. of plates: ill., maps (1 folding). Cloth, d.w. Originally published in 1960. R 650

70 Bailey, Abe, Sir. CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE AFRICANA, ETC: [consisting of books and pamphlets, pictures and prints, busts and bronzes… being the collection of the late Sir Abe Bailey: to be sold by public auction at "Rust-en-Vrede", Muizenburg, Cape on the 15th January 1951 and following days… John Marcus & Sons, Auctioneers; compiled by Donald McIntyre]. Cape Town: Syfrets Trust, 1951.

121 p.: ill. 4to. Stiff paper wraps. R 1000

For many years the Bailey sale was the benchmark against which all later sales were measured- his library was impressive (1744 items) and contained some of the most sought after Africana. Some prices (in guineas) have been written in alongside items.

71 Ballinger, Margaret. FROM UNION TO APARTHEID: a trek to isolation. Cape Town: Juta, 1969.

499 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), map on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. price clipped. R 150

From 1937 to 1960, Margaret Ballinger sat in Parliament as one of only three members representing black South Africans in the House of Assembly. She became the first leader of the Liberal Party on its formation in 1954. She left Parliament in 1960 when "Native Representation" was abolished by the Nationalist government.

72 Beinart, William [et al., eds.]. PUTTING A PLOUGH TO THE GROUND: accumulation and dispossession in rural South Africa, 1850-1930. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1986.

458 p.: maps. Paperback. R 150

With the centenary of the Land Act of 1913 being commemorated this year, the land issue is a topic very much in the foreground.

73 Berman, Esme. ART AND ARTISTS OF SOUTH AFRICA: an illustrated biographical dictionary and historical survey of painters and graphic artists since 1875. Standard ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1974.

xvi, 368 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. slightly faded on spine.

R 750

74 Berold, Robert & Caine, Collette [eds.]. PEOPLE'S WORKBOOK. Johannesburg: Environmental and Development Agency, 1981.

560 p.: ill. 4to. Paperback. Page edges browned. R 250

Compiled for rural South Africans, this workbook provides advice on every kind of farming, animal husbandry, and the use and preservation of water. It also provides information about pregnancy and childcare; legal rights; and how to build basic structures.

75 Beukes, Piet. SMUTS THE SCIENTIST; with a foreword by Prof. J.C. Poynton. Pretoria: Benedic Books, 1999.

186 p. Paperback. R 150

Smuts is first and foremost remembered as a politician and military man, but he also contributed in the fields of philosophy, botany and religion.


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76 Bizos, George. NO ONE TO BLAME?: in pursuit of justice in South Africa. Cape Town: David Philip, 1998.

x, 246 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. R 175

Bizos recounts, from personal experience, as well as his own legal expertise, the events surrounding the death of anti-apartheid activists such as Biko, Timol, Aggett and the Cradock Four.

77 Blanckenberg, P.B. [comp.]. THE THOUGHTS OF GENERAL SMUTS; compiled by his private secretary, P.B. Blanckenberg. Cape Town: Juta, 1951.

230 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, d.w. with chips to top edge & spine, but seldom seen. R 200

Blanckenberg was Smuts' private secretary from 1933 to 1939, which were very eventful years and he records many of Smuts' speeches, thoughts and letters.

78 Boeseken, Anna & Cairns, Margaret. THE SECLUDED VALLEY: Tulbagh, 't Land van Waveren, 1700-1804. Cape Town: Perskor, 1989.

164 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 as frontis.). Pict. paper covered boards. R 500

79 Bonner, Philip. KINGS, COMMONERS AND CONCESSIONAIRES: the evolution and dissolution of the nineteenth-centry Swazi state. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1983.

viii, 315 p.: maps. (African studies series; 31). Paperback. Name & date on preliminary page. R 125

80 Brown, Douglas. AGAINST THE WORLD: a study of white South African attitudes. London: Collins, 1966.

221 p. paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. R 75

Brown was an editor at the United Kingdom newspaper THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH.

81 Bryant, A.T. THE ZULU PEOPLE: as they were before the white man came. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter, 1949.

xiv, 769 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth., d.w. in unusually good condition. Slight spotting to top page edges. Book plate laid down on front endpaper. R 750

This work represents a lifetime's knowledge of the Zulu people. Bryant came to South Africa as a missionary in 1883 and came to know the Zulu nation intimately over the course of sixty years. He also researched the writings of early travellers, explorers and fellow missionaries. The book is dedicated to "The Zulu people, my lifelong companions and friends".

82 Burman, Jose. SHIPWRECK!: courage and endurance in the Southern Seas. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1986.

140 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., map. Pict. paper covered boards. R 150

83 Butler, H. SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES: illustrative of the wild life of a hunter on the frontier of the Cape Colony. London: Ackermann and Co., 1841.

15 p. of text, xv leaves of plates, interleaved with tissues: col. ill., frontis. Folio. Embossed cloth with gilding. Neatly recased with new spine & free endpapers. Abe Bailey's book plate laid down on front endpaper. R 20 000

Butler was born in Ireland and served in the 27th Regiment and was later promoted to Captain in the 59th.Whilst serving in the Eastern Cape in the


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period 1837-1839 he travelled onto the Bontebok Flats to hunt and these hunts served as the material for the sketches in this work. “A rather scarce volume” Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 235. See SABIB vol. I, p. 345; D.S.A.B. vol. 5, p. 113; and A. Gordon-Brown, PICTORIAL AFRICANA, p. 133. See also Bailey Catalogue, entry no. 191 (item no. 70 in this catalogue!).

84 Campbell, John. TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA: undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society. 3rd, corrected ed. London: Black, Parry & Co., 1815.

xv, 400 p., [10] leaves of plates: ill., port. as frontis., folding map. Cloth. Some spotting and offsetting from frontispiece on preliminary pages. Bookplate laid down on front endpaper. Neatly recased with new endpapers. R 2000

The Rev. John Campbell arrived in the Cape in October 1812 in order to inspect the twelve London Missionary Society stations in South Africa. He left in February 1814. His travels from the east to the west coast and as far north as Kuruman, are described in detail. During his travels he was a wonderful diarist, recording his thoughts and views on all that he witnessed, ensuring that his account has become a classic of Africana. See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 254-5.

85 Clements, W.H. THE GLAMOUR AND TRAGEDY OF THE ZULU WAR. London: John Lane, 1936.

xxi, 348 p., [17] leaves of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, faded on spine & with small chip to top of spine. R 850

Clements left England and joined the Natal Mounted Police Force shortly after the Zulu War. He met John Dunn and Dabulamanzi as well as many others from both sides who had participated in the war.

86 Couper, Scott. ALBERT LUTHULI: bound by faith. Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2010.

291 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback. R 150

Nobel Peace Laureate Albert Luthuli was a Congregationalist with a strong Christian faith. Thus, as a political leader, he believed in the primacy of democracy, education, service, multiracialism and egalitarianism. These attributes led to his political career being "bound by faith" in the face of an increasingly radicalised environment. Couper suggests this did not allow him to agree to the armed struggle that modern politicians suggest he launched on behalf of the ANC.

87 Crais, Clifton C. THE MAKING OF THE COLONIAL ORDER: white supremacy and Black resistance in the Eastern Cape, 1770-1865. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1992.

xvi, 284 p.: ill., tables, maps. Paperback. Originally published in 1992, under the title WHITE SUPREMACY AND BLACK RESISTANCE IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL SOUTH AFRICA. R 250

An analysis of the emergence of a racially divided society.

88 Cruise, Wilma & Hemp, Doreen. CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1991.

208 p.: col. ill., col. ports. 4to. Pict. cloth, d.w. & pict. paper covered board slip case. R 1500

Beautifully and profusely illustrated with full colour photographs.


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89 De Jongh, P.S. DIE LEWE VAN ERASMUS SMIT: proefskrif ingelewer vir die graad van Dokter in Wysbegeerte aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Cape Town: HAUM, 1977.

272 p., [5] p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis., plan. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 125

Smit was a Dutch minister who "trekked" with the Voortrekkers. Although he was close to leaders such as Piet Retief, the fact that he was from the Netherlands and associated with the London Missionary Society, made the Voortrekkers wary of him and he was regarded as an outsider.

90 De Villiers, C.G.S. OVERBERGSE EERGISTER; met 'n voorwoord deur Audrey Blignault. 3rd impression. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1965.

129 p. Pict. paper covered boards. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. R 200

Stories from the area around Caledon to the coast.

91 De Villiers, Dirk & Johanna. PW. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1984. 376 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., map on rear endpaper. Paper covered boards,

d.w. browned. Ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Text in Afrikaans. Accompanied by numerous Afrikaans newspaper cuttings & supplements relating to P.W. Botha. R 250

Some of the cuttings deal with P.W. Botha in his last days in power and include an overview of his 50 years "in die politiek" from DIE BURGER of May 1986 and a full page advertisement in the same newspaper of 4 February 1986, where he rails against "Die Opstokers" and "Marxiste" and lays before the readers "feite" and stresses that "ek en my regering is verbind tot magsdeling" but then also indicates that he believes in "gelyke geleenthede".

92 Dison, L.R. & Mohamed, I. GROUP AREAS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT: including land tenure and occupation. Durban: Butterworths, 1960.

xv, 310 p. Cloth. R 100

Two lawyers (Mohamed was later Chief Justice) provide legal interpretations of the Group Areas Act and all aspects of the law surrounding the Act; and provide numerous cases.

93 Du Plessis, J. HET LEVEN VAN ANDREW MURRAY. Cape Town: De Zuid Afrikaanse Bijbelvereniging, 1920.

557 p., [17] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, with gilding, some scarring. Name on front free endpaper. R 300

Murray (1828-1917) was active in the N.G. Church from 1848 until his death. He was the Moderator of the Church on a number of occasions and he was instrumental in setting up the Huguenot Seminary and establishing churches across South Africa. He also travelled internationally and published a number of theological books.

94 Edgerton, Robert B. LIKE LIONS THEY FOUGHT: the Zulu War and the last black empire in South Africa. Johannesburg: Southern, 1988.

xii, 244 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Page edges browned.

R 150

A different perspective on the war from a psychologist.


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95 Emslie, Anne. THE OWL HOUSE; with photographs by Roy Zetisky. London: Viking, 1991.

102 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paperback. R 500

The Owl House was the home of Helen Martin; a reclusive inhabitant of the small Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda; and the canvas on which she exerted her artistic expression, primarily through the media of cement and glass.

96 Farini, G.A. THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT: a narrative of a journey with gun, camera and note-book to Lake N'gami and back. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1973.

xx, 475 p.: ill., ports., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 43). Skivertex, d.w. frayed along edges. Spotting to page edges. No. 833 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1886 edition. R 750

In 1885 Farini, an American adventurer, undertook to explore the Kalahari Desert in the company of his artist/photographer son and a man of Bushman descent, Gert Louw. Towards the end of their expedition, they came across what appeared to them to be the ruins of a mighty city, partially covered by sand.

97 Gandhi, M.K. SATYAGRAHA IN SOUTH AFRICA; translated from the Gujarati by Valji Govindji Desai. 2nd revised ed. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1950.

xv, 351 p. Cloth spine & paper covered baords, d.w. frayed along edges. First published in 1928. R 1500

Ghandi spent 21 years in South Africa and it was here that he developed his political views, and where he first put Satyagraha into practice in response to the 1906 Asiatic Registration Act. His actions led to his arrest and imprisonment on several occasions.

98 Gevisser, Mark. THABO MBEKI: the dream deferred. Jeppestown: Jonathan Ball, 2007.

xliii, 892 p., [48] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., some col.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 750

Scarce in hardcover.

99 Greig, Doreen E. A GUIDE TO ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1971.

237 p.: ill., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed & faded on spine. No. 546 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. R 600

100 Greig, Doreen E. HERBERT BAKER IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town: Purnell, 1970.

xvi, 276 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), plans. 4to. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free endpaper. No. 1679 of an edition limited to 2000 copies. R 1000

The most complete examination of Baker's work in South Africa. Our presidents live in Herbert Baker-designed houses; the dawn of our democracy was celebrated in front of the Baker-designed Union Buildings. We commemorate our dead at monuments he planned, and marry in churches he designed. His office blocks dominate our city squares, his houses look out from koppies overlooking Johannesburg and Pretoria and up


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at Table Mountain. Baker's designs and ideas are still relevant, still copied, and his legacy will endure.

101 Guggenheim Museum. IN/SIGHT: African photographers, 1940 to the present: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 24-September 29, 1996. New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications, 1996.

275 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Paperback. R 450

The thirty African photographers selected for this anthology challenge western preconceptions about Africa. Includes studio portraits and architectural views from the 1940s and 1950s; photojournalism from DRUM magazine in the 1950s; scenes of the activities of cosmopolitan youth in the 1960s and 1970s as well as contemporary art.

102 Guy, Jeff. THE HERETIC: a study of the life of John William Colenso, 1814-1883. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1983.

378 p., [10] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. Paperback. R 225

Colenso was a brilliant man, but he gained theological notoriety because of his stand on the Bible; and colonial notoriety because of his views on how the Zulus should be treated by England.

103 Harris, Alex. ROCKS AND HARD PLACES: a South African's journey to the highest mountain on every continent. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Struik, 2004.

261 p.: col. ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 200

104 Institute for Industrial Education. THE DURBAN STRIKES, 1973: "human beings with souls". 3rd impression. Durban: The Institute, in association with Raven Press, 1977.


The 1973 Strikes in Durban are important as they led the government to change labour legislation in 1974; and because for the first time there was no large scale intervention by police and security forces as had always happened previously (because under South African law of the time Africans were not allowed to strike).

105 Jaffer, Zubeida & Cronje, Karin. CAMERAS, MICROPHONES AND PENS: covering South Africa's TRC. Cape Town: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, 2004.

40 p.: ill., ports. Oblong 16mo. Paperback. R 100

Contains extensive bibliography.

106 Johns, Sheridan & Davis, R. Hunt Jr [eds]. MANDELA, TAMBO AND THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: the struggle against apartheid, 1948-1990: a documentary survey. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

xvii, 353 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 100

107 Jowett, W. [comp.]. CENTENARY: 100 years of organised South African cycle racing. Port Shepstone: The South African Cycling Federation, 1993.

127 p.: ports., tables. Skivertex, d.w. frayed along edges. Some rippling to top edge of pages. R 350

108 Kearney, Paddy. GUARDIAN OF THE LIGHT: Denis Hurley: renewing the Church, opposing apartheid. Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2009.


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xviii, 382 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 200

Born in Cape Town to Irish parents, Hurley (1915-2004) became the youngest Catholic bishop in the world at the age of 31. His career as an outspoken opponent of apartheid began in 1951 and he was regarded as one of the apartheid government's "most wanted" political opponents.

109 Kentridge, William. WILLIAM KENTRIDGE; exhibition curators, Neal Benezra, Staci Boris, Dan Cameron; essays Neal Benezra [et al.].; interview, Dan Cameron. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001.

[16] p., 159 p.: ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 1000

Published in conjunction with a definitive exhibition of Kentridge's work, co-organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, exhibited as various museums from February 28, 2001 to March 23, 2003.

110 Lekota, Mosiuoa Patrick (Terror). PRISON LETTERS TO A DAUGHTER. Johannesburg: Taurus, 1991.

203 p. Paperback. Page edges browned. R 250

Between 1976 and 1982 Mosiuoa Lekota spent time in his Robben Island prison cell formulating the story of the struggle he and his comrades were engaged in, so that their children would understand what they fought and stood for, and why they were imprisoned. He wanted their children to understand what had motivated them to protest against and resist the policies of apartheid, so that "our generation may bequeath unto yours, and subsequent generations, a country and a world endowed with the maximum potential for progress" [p. 203]. The letters were completed during his last period of trial and detention, from June 1985 to December 1989, as "Accused Number 20" in the first of the Delmas Treason Trials.

111 Levine, Roger S. A LIVING MAN FROM AFRICA: Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa chief and missionary, and the making of nineteenth-century South Africa. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011.

xiii, 291 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 200

Jan Tzatzoe was born in about 1792, into the amaNtinde tribe. He was educated in England and on his return to the Eastern Cape, he became both a Christian missionary and a negotiator with encroaching farmers and the British government.

112 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.

xv, 96 p.: ill., maps. Cloth. 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.

113 Luthuli, Albert. LET MY PEOPLE GO: an autobiography; introduction by Charles Hooper. London: Collins, 1962.

255 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge & faded on spine. Cover subtitle: The autobigraphy of a great African leader, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. R 350


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Albert Luthuli (1898-1967) led the African National Congress for 15 years, during the period of the Defiance Campaign; the drafting of the Freedom Charter in 1957. Although finally acquitted in the five-year Treason Trial, he was banned and confined to the Lower Tugela magisterial district. He was awarded the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his peaceful resistance and leadership in the face of growing repression under apartheid.

114 Luthuli, Albert. LET MY PEOPLE GO: the autobiography of Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner. [New ed.]. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2006.

xxvi, 253 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Some pencil margin lines. R 260

115 Makeba, Miriam & Hall, James. MAKEBA: my story. Johannesburg: Skotaville, 1988.

249 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback, corners creased. R 100

Makeba's voice was her path out of poverty and led her to the international stage. Known as "Mama Africa" she enthralled audiences in many African countries as well as abroad.

116 Marincowitz, Helena. SWARTBERG PASS: masterpiece of a brilliant road engineer. Oudtshoorn: H. Marincowitz, 1989.

24 p.: ill., ports., maps. Stiff pict. paper wraps. R 200

The Swartberg Pass is one of the most spectacular passes in South Africa. To travel the Swartberg is something everyone should do at least once! Built by Thomas Bain with the aid of convict labour between 1881 and 1887, it retains its original feel, having hardly been altered since its completion. When the pass was officially opened by Colonel Scherbrucher, Commissioner of Crown Lands, he thanked Mr Bain and said "We stand here as conquerors today; we have conquered nature, which at one time appeared insuperable".

117 Menache, Philippe & David, Darryl Earl. A PLATTELAND PILGRIMAGE: 102 country churches of South Africa. Richmond: Booktown Richmond Press, 2012.

127 p.: col. ill., map. 4to. Paperback. R 250

118 Mossop, George. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET: some recollections of adventure. London: Thomas Nelson, 1937.

ix, 314 p. Cloth. Spotting on page edges & preliminary pages. R 1250

In this lively account of his youth in Natal, Mossop recalls the events of the Zulu War and the first Boer War with gripping intensity. He describes big-game hunting with a party of Boers on the high veld of the Transvaal, transport wagons, riding with the Frontier Light Horse, Majuba Hill, an escape from Cetawayo’s warriors, etc. He gives graphic details of the Battles of Hlobane and Kambula and the horror of close combat.

119 Munger, Edwin S. [ed.]. AFRICAN FIELD REPORTS, 1952-1961; [with an introduction by C.W de Kiewiet]. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1961.

xvi, 808 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, faded on spine. No. 69 of an edition limited to 500 copies. R 300

Divided into two parts, the first focusing on tropical Africa, the second on South Africa. Munger travelled extensively in Africa, published many treatises on the continent and had an extensive Africana library.


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120 Nash, M.D. BAILIE'S PARTY OF 1820 SETTLERS: a collective experience in emigration. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1982.

x, 174 p.: ill., ports., tables, maps. Cloth, d.w. slightly browned on edges & spine. Name on front free endpaper. R 750

"A new view of Settler society and politics, with a detailed biographical section". Front cover.

121 Nash, M.D. THE SETTLER HANDBOOK: a new list of the 1820 Settlers: [how to

trace your settler roots]. Cape Town: Chameleon Press, 1987. 152 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.), map. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Small ownership

sticker on front endpaper. R 500

The most complete record of the actual Settlers, this carefully researched work dispels many of the myths which surrounded the 1820 Settlers' arrival in South Africa.

122 Neame, L.E. SOME SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICIANS; with 16 drawings by "Quip". Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [1929].

193 p., [16] leaves of plates: caricatures. Pict. cloth. Name on front free endpaper. R 250

Neame was a journalist and he looks at serving cabinet members (only eleven were required in those days) headed by J.M.B. Hertzog and then "ex-cabinet members" headed by Smuts and including Jagger, Duncan, Reitz, and finally at eleven prominent citizens including Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, Colonel Sir David Harris, Sir Abe Bailey and Sir Drummond Chaplin.

123 Ntantala, Phyllis. A LIFE'S MOSAIC: the autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2009.

238 p. Paperback. Letter laid down on inside front cover. R 100

Phyllis Ntantala's story is that of a "creative and articulate black woman's search for identity and fulfilment". Cover. The mother of former Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Ntantala came from a wealthy family in the Transkei and after school and university at Fort Hare, she married the scholar A.C. Jordan. They moved to the United States in the early sixties.

124 Orpen, Neil. THE CAPE TOWN HIGHLANDERS, 1885-1970. Cape Town: The Cape Town Highlanders History Committee, 1970.

396 p., [45] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. Spotting to page edges. R 150

125 Pama, C. BRITISH FAMILIES IN SOUTH AFRICA: their surnames and origins. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1992.

192 p.: ill. Pict. paper covered boards. R 150

126 Pauw, Jacques. INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS: confessions of apartheid's assassins. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1997.

346 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. ports. Paperback. R 1000

This was Pauw's second book, and in it he investigates the apartheid death squads that were being exposed by the Truth and Reconciliation hearings. His first book, IN THE HEART OF THE WHORE, had been instrumental in making South Africans aware of these units.


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127 Pearse, R.O. & Byrom, James. DRAGON'S WRATH: Drakensberg climbs, accidents and rescues. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1986.

232 p.: ill., ports., maps. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 325

128 Pierneef, J.H. & Nel, P.G. [ed.]. J.H. PIERNEEF: his life and work: a cultural and historical study. Cape Town: Perskor, 1990.

261 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 4000

The standard work on Pierneef. 129 Pogrund, Benjamin. HOW CAN MAN DIE BETTER?: the life of Robert Sobukwe.

[3rd impression]. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2003. 406 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.). Paperback. R 175

On 21 March 1960, Sobukwe (1924-1978), founder of the Pan-Africanist Congress, led a non-violent demonstration in defiance of the pass laws which turned to tragedy when the police opened fire at Sharpeville, killing 68 protesters. He was jailed for incitement for three years and then kept in near solitary confinement on Robben Island for six years. He was released into house arrest in Kimberley, where he died in 1978.

130 Raper, Peter Edmund. STREEKNAME IN SUID-AFRIKA EN SUIDWES. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1972.

195 p. (Naamkundereeks; nr. 1). Paper covered boards, insect damage to edges of d.w. R 375

131 Rattray, David. A SOLDIER-ARTIST IN ZULULAND: William Whitelocke Lloyd and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879; foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales; biographical notes and chronology by Major Martin Everett, Curator, The Royal Regiment of Wales (Brecon) Museum. Standard ed. Rorke's Drift: Rattray Publications, 2007.

259 p.: col. ill., col. frontis., maps (1 on endpapers, 1 folding in pocket laid down on rear endpaper). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Accompanied by a printed notification of the tragic death of David Rattray shortly after the publication of this book. R 2000

As an officer of the 1st Battalion of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Lloyd (1856-1897) saw active service in the Anglo-Zulu War. As a talented artist, he became the official artist for the P & O and Union lines on his return to civilian life. His watercolour sketches and paintings of the Anglo-Zulu War remained unknown for almost a century, kept in an attic as he had bound them, by the family who inherited them. Copies were taken to Fugitive's Drift in 2000 and shown to David Rattray, who undertook to write Lloyd's story and that of the War, illustrated by the paintings.

132 Reitz, Deneys. NO OUTSPAN. [1st ed.]. London: Faber & Faber, 1943. 288 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. Cloth, d.w. with chips to spine, but extremely

scarce. "This book is produced in complete conformity with the authorized economy standards". R 500

The conclusion to Reitz's autobiographical trilogy, this volume deals with his period in politics and southern Africa post WWI. Every bit as readable as his classics, COMMANDO and TREKKING ON. Also available, a 5th impression (1945) in equally good condition with a dustwrapper @ R350.

133 Roberts, Michael & Trollip, A.E.G. THE SOUTH AFRICAN OPPOSITION, 1939-1945: an essay in contemporary history. London: Longmans, Green, 1947.


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viii, 240 p. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & browned on spine. R 125

134 Saunders, Christopher. C.W. DE KIEWIET: historian of South Africa. Cape Town: UCT, 1986.

vii, 79 p. (Centre for African Studies. Communications; no. 10). Pict. stiff paper wraps, faded on spine. R 100

De Kiewiet was a far-sighted historian who wrote widely on South African history.

135 Schadeberg, Jurgen [comp. & ed.]. THE FINEST PHOTOS FROM THE OLD DRUM; [prologue by Oswald Mtshali; epilogue by Anthony Sampson]. Lanseria: Bailey's African Photo Archives, 1987.

130 p.: ill. (chiefly ports.). Pict. paper covered boards. R 400

136 Schapera, I. THE KHOISAN PEOPLES OF SOUTH AFRICA: Bushmen and Hottentots. 5th impression. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.

xi, 450 p., xvi plates: ill., ports., 2 folding maps. Cloth, d.w. price clipped. Originally published in 1930. R 750

Schapera was born in the Namaqualand town of Garies in 1905. He was one of the first social anthropologists employed at the University of Cape Town. In 1950 he was appointed to the Chair of the Dept. of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.

137 Schoeman, Karel. THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY: a South African family album, 1860-1910: photographic portraits from the collections of the South African Library. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1996.

144 p.: ports. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 375

A selection of 273 photographs from the South African Library, accompanied by extensive text, placing them in their historical context.

138 Schrauwen, Joan & Pickford, Peter. WEST COAST: a circle of seasons in South Africa; compiled by Jane Schrauwen; photographs by Peter Pickford & Alain Proust. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1991.

204 p.: col. ill., col. map. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding and pict. paper covered board slip case. R 750

139 Shone, Thomas & Silva, Penelope [ed.]. THE ALBANY JOURNALS OF THOMAS SHONE; edited by Penelope Silva. Johannesburg: Maskew Miller Longman, for Rhodes University, 1992.

303 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. No. 478 of an edition limited to 500 copies. R 250

Shone documented the everyday life of an 1820 Settler. He records how he raised his children after his wife died, and the many difficulties he encountered. The work is well footnoted and annotated.

140 Skotnes, Pippa. HEAVEN'S THINGS: a story of the /Xam: an extract from the story of the Day-Heart Star; told to Lucy Lloyd in 1873 by //Kabbo and recorded in her notebooks… Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press, 1999.

51 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (Series in visual history). Paperback. R 450

Brings together photographs and texts from the19th century, and tells the story through words and images of those who tried to preserve the language and stories of the /Xam.


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141 Slovo, Joe. SLOVO: the unfinished autobiography; with an introduction by Helena Dolny; [foreword by Nelson Mandela]. Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1995.

xviii, 253 p., [24] p. of plates: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100

Slovo had started work on his autobiography when he passed away. He provides a view into his life and family, as well as his views and beliefs. An immigrant, he was a staunch opponent of the apartheid state, a leading member of the ANC, a revolutionary soldier and a communist. He returned from exile in 1990 and took part in the constitutional negotiations and was the first Minister of Housing in the Government of National Unity until his death in 1995.

142 Smithers, A.J. THE K_____ WARS, 1779-1877. London: Leo Cooper, 1973. 288 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. (19th century military

campaigns). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 450

The wars were fought within a relatively small area around Algoa Bay, over a period of nearly one hundred years. The last six absorbed substantial numbers of British troops.

143 Smuts, Danie [comp.]. HUISHOUDELIKE WENKE. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, 1990.

110 p. Paperback. Name on a preliminary page. R 100

A compilation of Smuts' experience, hints and good ideas for the household.

144 South African Cricket. SOUTH AFRICAN M.C.C. TOUR, 1930-1931: official handbook. Cape Town: Cape Times, 1931.

64 p.: ill., ports., advertisements. Paperback. Some page corners folded.

R 150

This M.C.C. team was led by A.P. F. Chapman "the ninth amateur to captain an English cricket team in South Africa" [p. 5] and containing names such as Tate and Wally Hammond. They were opposed by H.W. Taylor, Bruce Mitchell and Balaskas. Also of interest are the advertisements for the Muizenberg Pavilion, Marine Hotel, Camps Bay, Alphen wines and Shell, which depict the time of publication.

145 Spink, Kathryn. BLACK SASH: the beginning of a bridge in South Africa; with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. London: Methuen, 1991.

xiv, 336 p.: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 200

146 Stapleton, Timothy. MAQOMA: Xhosa resistance to colonial advance, 1798-1873. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1994.

261 p, [16] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis.), genealogical tables on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 450

Maqoma (1798-1873) was "the most renowned Xhosa chief of South Africa's 19th century frontier wars" Front endflap. Stapleton reveals an eloquent Xhosa chief fending off increasing colonial power. He was imprisoned on Robben Island for twelve years before beign paroled, but when he returned home and tried to resettle on his land, he was rebanished to Robben Island where he died in mysterious circumstances.

147 Steedman, Andrew. WANDERINGS AND ADVENTURES IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1966.


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2 vols. (x, 330; 358 p.): ill., folding map (vol. 1). (Africana collectanea series; vols. 17 & 18). Green skivertex with gilding. Facsimile reprint of the 1835 edition. Set 167 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R 550

An account of Steedman's travels in South Africa over a period of 10 years. He visited many parts of the Cape Colony and Kaffraria (to Griqualand West) in the course of his travels. "He was an industrious and able collector and naturalist, and the volumes contain much valuable information respecting the fauna of the country…The work gives many details respecting early travels in South Africa, with sketches of native races and their history and wars, the pioneer colonists of Natal… an interesting narrative of the wreck of the Grosvenor…" See Mendelssohn vol. 2, p. 432.

148 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.

149 Terreblanche, Sampie. A HISTORY OF INEQUALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652-2002. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2002.

xvi, 527 p. Paperback. Pencil annotations on last page. R 300

150 Theron, Danie [comp. & ed.]. 19TH CENTURY PORT ELIZABETH: a simplified guide to architectural styles in the Port Elizabeth region during the 19th century, with guidelines for restoration; drawings by Deon van Onselen. Port Elizabeth: Instacopy (printers), [1983].

40 p.: ill., folding plan, map. Pict. paper covered boards. R 200

Theron, then Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Port Elizabeth, wanted to draw attention to the architectural history that was being lost. Original material was assembled by 3rd and 4th year students and numerous sketches help identify the characteristics of colonial building styles of the 19th century.

151 Trew, H.F. BOTHA TREKS. 2nd impression. London: Blackie & Son, 1937. 190 p.: ill., ports., map on endpapers. Cloth. Spotting to preliminary pages & page

edges. Small stain on spine. R 500

Deals with the German South West Africa campaign. Trew served on Botha's staff and thus offers an informed view of the campaign. He pays tribute to Botha's shrewd tactics, designed to minimise casualties- a trait that was ignored by other WWI generals. "These personal stories of General Louis Botha will, I hope, enable English people to learn what sort of man he was, better perhaps than a more formal history". Preface.

152 Trollope, Anthony. SOUTH AFRICA: with an introduction and notes by J.H. Davidson. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1973.

504 p.: frontis. (South African biographical and historical studies; 14). Skivertex spine & paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Facsimile reprint of the 1878 edition. R 400

Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most prolific writers of the Victorian period and apart from his numerous novels, short stories and articles, he


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also wrote a number of travel accounts of Australasia as well as this work.This book did not find found favour in South Africa, but, as Davidson points out, it was reprinted four times in 1878 alone and "it remained a standard work of reference throughout the crisis years beginning with the annexation of the Transvaal in 1877" p. 18.

153 Van der Post, Laurens. FIRST CATCH YOUR ELAND: a taste of Africa. London: Hogarth Press, 1977.

x, 211 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped & faded on spine.

R 450

Deals with the entire range of African food, from antelope cooked by Bushmen on an open fire to the pastries of the Cape colonists.

154 Van der Stel, Simon. SIMON VAN DER STEL'S JOURNAL OF HIS EXPEDITION TO NAMAQUALAND, 1685-6; edited from the manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, by Gilbert Waterhouse. London: Longmans, Green, 1932.

xxviii, 183 p. of text, [44] leaves of plates: ill., double port. as frontis., map. Small 4to. Cloth with gilding, d.w. frayed along edges. R 2000

155 Van Lingen, Gail. BATTLEFIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA: paintings by Gail van Lingen; accounts of the battles by George Chadwick [et al.]. Johannesburg: Times Media Ltd. with Jonathan Ball, 1991.

144 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., col. maps (1 as frontis.). Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges with small tear to lower edge; and creasing as normally seen. R 1200

Primarily covers the South African War and Anglo-Zulu War battle sites.

156 Van Tonder, Jan & Von Horsten, Lanz. THE LITTLE KAROO = DIE KLEIN KAROO =DIE KLEINE KAROO. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1998.

142 p.: col. ill., frontis., map. Oblong 8vo. Paperback. Parallel text in English, Afrikaans & German. R 150

157 Watson, Lyall. DARK NATURE: a natural history of evil. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995.

xv, 283 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

Watson, author of SUPERNATURE, was born and bred in Cape Town. This volume seeks to explore "the problems our species faces as a result of being too numerous, too greedy and too mobile." Front endflap.

158 Watt, Ronnie. THE HELDERBERG: death flight SA 295. Johannesburg: Southern, 1990.

100 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Pict. paper covered boards, with bubbling of protective plastic covering as usually seen. R 1000

The Helderberg crashed en route to Mauritius from Taipei on 28 November 1987. All 159 passengers and crew on board perished. There are still questions asked about the cargo that was being carried by the 747 Combi; and the events that surrounded the flight. There have been recent calls to reopen the investigation into determining the cause of the crash.

Recent publications relating to South Africa

159 Chikane, Frank. THE THINGS THAT COULD NOT BE SAID: from A[ids] to Z[imbabwe]. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2013.

xii, 353 p. Paperback. R 220

Chikane was Thabo Mbeki's Director-General in the Presidency.

160 Corne, Lucy & Reyneke, Ryno. AFRICAN BREW: [exploring the craft of South African beer]. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle, 2013.

256 p.: col. ill., ports. 4to. Paperback with endflaps. R 260

A history of beer in South Africa, from the early brewers to cutting edge craft beers being brewed across the country. Interspersed with recipes, information snippets, brewmasters' answers to questions and details of the various brewers.

161 Glyn, Patricia. WHAT DAWID KNEW: a journey with the Kruipers. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2013.

xii, 236 p., [16] p. of plates: map as frontis., ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 220

Dawid Kruiper was an old Bushman with a secret that had been kept in his family for over a century, but one which he wanted to hand on to his sons before his death. He approached Glyn for help to complete the final journey of his life. The result was a three generation, two month expedition through the Kalahari.

162 Gorelik, Boris. INCREDIBLE TRETCHIKOFF. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2013. 280 p., [32] p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 230

One of South Africa's most successful artists of modern times, Tretchikoff (1913-2006) started his career as an artist in Singapore. He came to South Africa after WWII, reuniting with his wife and daughter in Cape Town. His exhibitions drew record crowds, but were not well received by the art establishment, being perceived as "kitsch". Now he is regarded as a pop icon, and his paintings have been sold for high amounts at auctions since his death.

163 Kumalo, Alf & Wanner, Zukiswa. 8115, A PRISONER'S HOME. 2nd impression. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2013.

157 p.: ill., ports. Small 4to. Paperback. Originally published in 2010.

R 200

Nelson Mandela moved into no. 8115 Vilakazi Street, Soweto in 1946, and returned there after his release from prison in 1990. Alf Kumalo, a close friend, photographed the day-to-day life of the Mandela family, reflecting both joy and sorrow, including raids by security police and family occasions, as well as other historically important moments in South Africa's history.

164 Leon, Tony. THE ACCIDENTAL AMBASSADOR: from Parliament to Patagonia. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2013.

281 p., [10] p. of plates: col. ill. (ports.). Paperback. R 220

Leon, formerly leader of the Democratic Alliance and of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Africa, became South African Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Argentina, Paraguary and Uraguay in 2009.


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165 McGregor, Gordon. DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE VRYKORPS VAN DUITS-SUIDWES-AFRIKA. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2013.

99 p., [28] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., map. Paperback. R 250

166 Myburgh, Paul John. THE BUSHMAN WINTER HAS COME: the true story of the last band of /Gwikwe bushmen on the great sand face. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2013.

234 p., [32 p.] of plates: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback. R 220

An anthropologist, Myburgh spent seven years with the "People of the Great Sand Face" in the Kalahari Desert. He immersed himself in their way of life during this time and his book contains intimate images of the tribe's daily lives and rituals.

167 National Library of South Africa. QUARTERLY BULLETIN. Vol. 67, no. 1: January to March 2013; editor, Christopher Saunders. Cape Town: The Library, 2013.

iii, 48 p.: ill. Paperback. R 50

168 Piegl, Peter & Newman, Sean. GLENN AGLIOTTI: a biography. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2013.

xi, 219 p.[8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. Paperback. R 220

Drug trafficker and dealer, Agliotti was also a "fixer" who faciliated deals for men on the make, including former national police commissioner, Jackie Selebi.

169 Rattray, David & Greaves, Adrian [ed.]. DAVID RATTRAY'S GUIDEBOOK TO THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR BATTLEFIELDS; in conjunction with the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2013.

vii, 214 p.: ill. (some col.)., ports., maps. Paperback. R 215

Rattray was instrumental in putting the remote battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal on the tourist map. Before his tragic death in 2007, his lecture tours had been attended by thousands.

170 Scholtz, Leopold [ed.]. THE SADF IN THE BORDER WAR, 1966-1989. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2013.

xii, 530 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 350

171 Scholtz, Leopold. DIE S.A.W. IN DIE GRENSOORLOG, 1966-1989. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2013.

xii, 530 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. R 350

172 Webster, Roger. AT THE FIRESIDE: true Southern African stories, as heard on SAfm FIRESIDE CHATS. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2013.


Forty new stories drawn from South African history, often from a different perspective.

173 Zapiro [pseud. of Jonathan Shapiro] & Wills, Mike. VUVUZELANATION: Zapiro on SA sport, 1995-2013; text by Mike Wills. Auckland Park: Jacana, 2013.

147 p.: chiefly cartoons (some col.). Large format paperback with endflaps. R 175


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A collection of 250 cartoons from the pen of Zapiro, tracing the highs and lows of South African sport as only he can.

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO

174 Glass, Stafford. THE MATABELE WAR. London: Longmans, Green, 1968. xvii, 308 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on

spine. Name & stamp on front free endpaper. R 350

The war arose as a result of Dr Jameson's realisation that attempts to put a stop to Matabele raids on the pioneer column's settlement in Mashonaland were failing. He decided a war was necessary to crush the military organisation of the Matabele and to annex the territory of Matabeleland.

175 Hutchinson, Alfred. ROAD TO GHANA. London: Victor Gollancz, 1960. 190 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed & with small chips along edges. Some

spotting on page edges. R 125

Hutchinson was accused no. 7 in the Rivonia Treason Trial. He skipped bail with the intention of travelling to Ghana.

176 Jollie, Ethel Tawse. THE REAL RHODESIA. London: Hutchinson, 1924. xvi, 311 p., [24] leaves of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding maps. Cloth, lower

corner bumped. R 350

The wife of a 1890 Column pioneer, Jollie was the organiser of the Responsible Government Party of Southern Rhodesia and the first woman elected to a Legislative Assembly in the British Empire.

177 Mansfield, Charlotte. VIA RHODESIA: a journey through Southern Africa. London: Stanley Paul, [1912].

xiii, 430 p.: ill., ports., 2 col. maps (1 folding, 1 laid down). Cloth, faded on spine, with split along spine. ill. laid down on front cover. R 900

Mansfield's ambition was to be the first woman to travel from the Cape to Cairo in a single journey. She intended to serve as an example of what Englishwomen could achieve in Africa and to encourage emigration there. Travelling by train and hammock with a retinue of 49 bearers, she got as far as Lake Tanganyika before having to divert to Mozambique after her porters refused to go on in the face of an epidemic of sleeping sickness.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

178 Brink, Andre. FILE ON A DIPLOMAT; translated by Andre Brink. 2nd impression. London: Longmans, Green, 1967.

256 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in Afrikaans in 1963; and first published in South Africa as THE AMBASSADOR. R 125

179 Mackay, Ramsay & Catherine, Norman. LAST LETTERS FROM THE WILDERNESS; words, Ramsay Mackay; illustrated by Norman Catherine. Johannesburg: Joburg Records, 1978.

[52] p.: ill. (chiefly col.). Paperback. R 275


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Poems, short stories and essays, all relating to nature and wildlife. A companion piece to a long playing record titled BOSBOKRAND by Ramsay Mackay. Example of a short piece: "In the thirstland the water carrier knows the rivers lie underground and the rain can never be trusted".

180 Savory, Phyllis. TALES FROM AFRICA; illustrated by Jillian Hulme. Cape Town:

Howard Timmins, 1968. 110 p.: ill. Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Cellotape mark on front free

endpaper. R 250

181 Sleigh, Dan. ISLANDS; translated from the Afrikaans by Andre Brink. London: Secker & Warburg, 2004.

758 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed at top of spine. Originally published in Afrikaans as EILANDE in 2002. R 300

A novel based on the life and times of Eva-Krotoa, the Khoi woman whose fortunes were linked with those of Jan van Riebeeck and the VOC. Seldom seen in hardcover.

182 Smith, Wilbur A. WHEN THE LION FEEDS. London: Heinemann, 1964. 458 p. Cloth, d.w. slightly frayed along edges. R 3000

A true first edition of Smith's first novel, set in Natal around the time of the Zulu War and then on the Witwatersrand during the gold rush and the early days of Johannesburg. This edition was withdrawn by the publisher at the direction of the Publications Control Board.

183 Valkhoff, Marius F. NEW LIGHT ON AFRIKAANS AND "MALAYO-PORTUGUESE". Louvain: Editions Peeters, Impromerie Orientaliste,1972.

125 p. Paperback. Some pencil margin annotations. R 300

Valkhoff was a linguist who lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand. He was a pioneer in thinking that Afrikaans developed from a combination of the languages found in situ at the Cape, rather than the result of a combination of only Dutch, Flemish and Low-German.

Recent literary publications

184 Dangor, Achmat. STRANGE PILGRIMAGES: short stories. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2013.


Each character in the short stories undertakes a pilgrimage into the past, and central to most of these are the Struggle years.

185 Gordimer, Nadine. NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. Pbk. ed. London: Bloomsbury, 2013.


A novel about a mixed race couple, former activists, in the new South Africa. "This book is Nadine Gordimer's State of the Nation Address in novel form", The Times, rear cover.

186 Krog, Antjie. SKINNED: [a selection of translated poems]. Cape Town: Umuzi, 2013.


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170 p. Paperback with endpapers. R 170

187 McCall Smith, Alexander. THE LIMPOPO ACADEMY OF PRIVATE DETECTION. New York: Anchor Books, 2013.


The latest installment in the No.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY series. Smith strongly evokes the landscapes and warm heart of Africa, Botswana in particular.

188 Tutu, Desmond & Abrams, Douglas Carlton. DESMOND AND THE VERY MEAN WORD: a story of forgiveness; illustrated by A.G. Ford. London: Walker Books, 2013.

30 p.: col. ill, port. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 220

A children's tale based on a childhood incident experienced by the Archbishop. Trevor Huddleston also appears in the story.

FLORA AND FAUNA

189 Adamson, George. MY PRIDE AND JOY: an autobiography. London: Collins Harvill, 1986.

304 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., genealogical tables, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped & faded on spine. R 750

Adamson (1906-1989) joined the Kenya Game Department and became Senior Game Warden of the Northern Frontier District. In 1944 he married Friederike Victoria Gessner (1910-1980), who later became better known as Joy Adamson. Joy's books, including BORN FREE, became bestsellers and the film based on that book made her a household name around the world. Adamson spent all his life in the wilds and was murdered whilst assisting a tourist who had been attacked by poachers.

190 Adamson, Joy. BORN FREE: a lioness of two worlds; with extracts from George Adamson's letters. [1st ed.]. London: Collins & Harvill, 1960.

160 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. with clear tape repairs along edges. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 450

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

along edges. R 300

192 Cowling, Richard [ed.]. THE ECOLOGY OF FYNBOS: nutrients, fire and diversity. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1992.

xi, 411 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), map. Small 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 1250

193 Hes, Lex. THE LEOPARDS OF LONDOLOZI. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1991.

168 p.: col. ill. 4to. Cloth, d.w., pict. paper covered board slip case. R 1500

Hes was based at Londolozi private game reserve for over 12 years and closely observed the habits and habitat of this elusive big cat.


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Recent natural history publications

194 Anthony, Lawrence & Spence, Graham. THE LAST RHINOS: the powerful story of one man's battle to save a species. London: Pan Books, 2013.

333 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Paperback. R 135

195 Brown, Duncan. ARE TROUT SOUTH AFRICAN?: stories of fish, people and places. Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2013.

219 p., [8] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Paperback. R 225

Brown asks if a fish species, introduced more than a century ago as part of the process of colonial occupation can be called South African? Includes a history of trout, literature about them, scientific work on what is "indigenous" and "alien", and Brown's personal fishing anecdotes.

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902

196 Breytenbach, J.H. DIE GESKIEDENIS VAN DIE TWEEDE VRYHEIDSOORLOG IN SUID-AFRIKA, 1899-1902: uitgegee op las van die Minister van Nasionale Opvoeding en onder toesig van die Departement Geskiedenis van die Universiteit van Pretoria. Pretoria: The Government Printer, 1969-1996.

6 vols. (x, 508; x, 513; xi, 594; xiii, 513; ix, 587; vii, 371 p.): ill., ports. (some as frontispieces, col. maps (some folding, 1 in pocket on rear endpaper of vol. 1). Cloth. Some slight scarring. Vol. 6 was issued posthumously, and in a small print run, thirteen years after vol. 5. Cellotape marks on endpapers of vols. 1-3. Contents: Vol. 1. Die Boere-offensief, Okt.-Nov.1899. Vol. 2. Die eerste Britse offensief, Nov.-Des. 1899. Vol. 3. Die stryd in Natal, Jan.-Feb. 1900. Vol. 4. Die Boereterugtog uit Kaapland. Vol. 5. Die Britse mars tot op Pretoria. Vol. 6. Die Beleg van Mafeking tot met die Slag van Bergendal. R 5000

The six volumes of this set cover the period from the beginning of the SA War to the Battle of Bergendal, after which the guerilla phase of the war started in earnest. It is to be regretted that due to Breytenbach's death and financial constraints, this historical work will never be concluded. The detailed research and equally detailed maps that accompany the text make this publication a cornerstone of any collection dealing with this war.

197 Churchill, Winston, Sir. LONDON TO LADYSMITH VIA PRETORIA. New ed. Durban: T.W. Griggs, 1982.

xiv, 498 p.: 4 maps (2 folding). Pict. cloth, d.w. faded on spine. Facsimile reprint of the 1900 edition. R 350

198 Davey, Arthur. THE BRITISH PRO-BOERS, 1877-1902. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1978.

220 p.: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 350

199 Headlam, Cecil [ed.]. THE MILNER PAPERS. London: Cassell, 1931-1933. 2 vols. (ix, 590 p., [8] leaves of plates; xi, 591 p., [8] leaves of plates): ill., ports.,

maps on endpapers of vol. 2. Cloth. Bookplate laid down on front endpaper of vol. 1. Contents: Vol. 1. South Africa, 1897-1899. Vol. 2. South Africa, 1899-1905. R 900


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Milner was High Commissioner at the Cape in the years preceding the South African War. He was, arguably, the person with the most power in Southern Africa at that time.

200 Kestell, J.D. THROUGH SHOT AND FLAME. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1976.

xix, 347, x p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis. with tissue guard). (Africana reprint library; vol. 8). Skivertex, d.w. Originally published in Afrikaans under the title: MET DE BOERENCOMMANDO'S. Facsimile reprint of the 1903 English translation. R 350

Kestell was the son of an 1820 Settler father and an Afrikaner mother, and admitted into the ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1881. At the outbreak of war, he served as a chaplain to the Harrismith Commando and later became an advisor to President Steyn and General de Wet. He was later involved in the peace negotiations.

201 Longford, Elizabeth. JAMESON'S RAID: the prelude to the Boer War. New ed. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1982.

314 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1960. R 300

202 McCracken, Donal P. THE IRISH PRO-BOERS, 1877-1902. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1989.

xx, 189 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 350

Many Irish nationalists took the struggle of the Transvaal Republic against British imperialism to heart.

203 Meintjes, Johannes. STORMBERG, A LOST OPPORTUNITY: the Anglo-Boer War in the North-Eastern Cape Colony, 1899-1902. Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1969.

206 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 500

The Boer victory at Stormberg was one of the disasters for the British during what came to be known as "Black Week".

204 Meintjes, Johannes. THE COMMANDANT-GENERAL: the life and times of Petrus Jacobus Joubert of the South African Republic, 1831-1900. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1971.

220 p., [16] p. of plates: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Sticker on cover. R 350

205 Norris-Newman, Charles L. WITH THE BOERS IN THE TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE FREE STATE IN 1880-1. Collector's ed. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1976.

xvii, 387, viii p.: ill., ports., (1 col. as frontis. with tissue-guard), folding maps. (Africana reprint library; vol. 6). Full leather. Paper covered board slip case. Edition limited to 100 copies. Facsimile reprint of the 1882 edition. R 500

206 Smail, J.L. MONUMENTS AND BATTLEFIELDS OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR, 1881, AND THE S.A. WAR, 1899-1902. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966.

1 vol. (various paginations): ill. , ports., maps (some folding). 4to. Skivertex, d.w. Spotting to preliminary pages. No. 1171 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. R 600


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Smail provides annotated maps for every major battle and many smaller ones; including the capture of Winston Churchill.

Recent publications on the SA War

207 Schoeman, Chris. ANGELS OF MERCY: foreign women in the Anglo-Boer War. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2013.

vii, 246 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., map. Paper covered boards, d.w.

R 230

After the outbreak of war, many women came to South Africa mainly to help the victims of war. Some came from Britain and its colonies; others from pro-Boer countries in Europe. Schoeman recounts the stories of twelve of these women.

208 Schoeman, Chris. CHURCHILL'S SOUTH AFRICA: travels during the Anglo-Boer War. Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2013.

232 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

Churchill sailed for South Africa in 1899, as war correspondent for the MORNING POST. The book covers his travels across the Great Karoo, through Natal, his capture by the Boers, his escape to Delagoa Bay and return to the Natal front as an officer in the South African Light Horse. The Battle of Spioen Kop and the Relief of Ladysmith are covered as well as the British advance through the Free State and the Transvaal. Churchill returned to England as a hero; and his political career began!

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