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My Life in Basuto Land by Rev. Eugene Casalis

Casalis (Rev. Eugene)

MY LIFE IN BASUTO LAND, 1889

First edition. 293 pages, original blue cloth gilt, titled gilt on the spine, patterned end papers, a very good copy. Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 1 page 307, 'Mr. Casalis ...

R1,000

Reminiscences of Johannesburg and London by Louis Cohen

Cohen (Louis)

REMINISCENCES OF JOHANNESBURG AND LONDON, 1924

316 pages,8vo (220 x 150 mm) frontispiece portrait, original brick red cloth titled gilt on the spine, light foxing throughout. First edition

R1,750

Dahl Commemorative by Roald Dahl

Dahl (Roald)

DAHL COMMEMORATIVE, 1991

15 volumes uniformly bound in quarter dark blue leather and patterned paper sides. 8vo (250 x160mm) A very good set lacking the publisher?s paper-covered box

R15,000

Forty Five Years Experiences in North Queensland. 1861 to 1905 by W.R.O. Hill

Hill (W.R.O.)

FORTY FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCES IN NORTH QUEENSLAND. 1861 TO 1905, 1907

153 pages, 8vo (195 x 125 mm), frontispiece and 11 plates, original red cloth titled decorated gilt on the upper cover, foxing on the uncut page edges and throughout the text

R2,500

BUCCANEER,  A biography of Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, first Baronet by Jeremy Lawrence

Lawrence (Jeremy)

BUCCANEER, A biography of Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, first Baronet, 2008

Second Edition: 512 pages, numerous illustration, paperback, a very good copy signed by the author on the title page, 8vo (225 x 150 mm).

R960

Struggle Is My Life by Nelson Mandela

Mandela (Nelson)

STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE, 1986

249 pages, 8vo (210 x 145 mm), black and white illustrations, pictorial card wrappers - paperback , a very good copy

R850

Recollections of South Africa by Stephen Seaward Tayler

Tayler (Stephen Seaward)

RECOLLECTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1904

32 pages, 8vo (190 x120mm), frontispiece portrait, red rexine card covers, titled gilt on the upper cover, a very good copy

R1,500