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Eggs of Southern African Birds

[Priest (Capt. C.D.)]

EGGS OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN BIRDS, 1971

235 pages, 4to (254 x 187 mm), map on endpapers, colour frontispiece, 20 colour plates, full brown leather, spine gilt, previous owner's name stamp on bottom edge, preserved in a protector. No. 39 ...

R750

Roberts Birds of South Africa

[Roberts (A.)]

ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1978

660 pages, 8vo (225 x 160 mm), colour frontispiece and 71 colour plates, line drawings and distribution maps in the margins, maps on endpapers, half red leather with black title labels on the spine, ...

R1,500

Wreck of the Grosvenor

[Scully (William Charles)]

WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR, 1886

134 pages, 8vo (220 x140mm), brown cloth faded on spine and watermarked on front cover, corners slightly bumped

R3,500

Ladysmith Bombshell

[Siege of Ladysmith]

LADYSMITH BOMBSHELL, 1899 -1900

Six of the eight original issues: Nov 24. 99. 385 x 258 mm, 6 pages on white paper, singe staple. Dec 7. 99. 385 x 258 mm, 6 pages on off-white tracing paper. 16 Dec. 1899. 385 x 258 mm, 6 pages, ...

R15,000

Rand Light Infantry

[Simpkins (Major B.G.) Compiler]

RAND LIGHT INFANTRY, 1965

371 pages, 8vo (255 x 160 mm), colour frontispiece, maps on endpapers, numerous folding maps and illustrations,full blue leather with regimental crest on upper cover, dust jacket signed by the ...

R750

Mammals of the Southern African Subregion (Collectors' Edition)

[Skinner (J.D.) & Chimimba (Christian T.)]

MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN SUBREGION (Collectors' Edition), 2005

Colour illustrations by Clare Abbott, Dick Findlay, Christian Grant and Dafila Scott. Monochrome illustrations by Clare Abbott, Hazel Smithers, Lance Penny, Imogen Chesselet and Tim Liversedge. Maps ...

R6,500

Africana Curiosities

[Smith (Anna H.) Editor]

AFRICANA CURIOSITIES, 1973

148 pages, 8vo ( 235 x 160 mm), frontispiece, maps, illustrations, brown cloth titled gilt on the spine, a good copy in the dust jacket

R500

Natal Carbineers

[Stalker (Rev. J.) Editor]

NATAL CARBINEERS, 1912

384 pages, 8vo (250 x 160 mm), frontispiece portrait of Lord Kitchener, Honorary Colonel of the Regiment, numerous plates, blue cloth titled gilt on upper cover and spine and decorated with the ...

R20,000

Great Britain and the Dutch Republics

[The Times]

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE DUTCH REPUBLICS, Feb. 5th, 1900

60 pages, 16 mo (100 x140 mm), brown paper wrappers

R900

William Turner

[Turner (William)]

WILLIAM TURNER, 1965

273 pages, 8vo (245 x 160 mm), blue cloth titled gilt on the spine, a very good copy in the dust jacket

R200

Souvenir of St. Helena

[Warren (E.J.) Compiler]

SOUVENIR OF ST. HELENA, No date (circa 1931)

32 pages, small 4to (230 x 170 mm), double page map, many photographic illustrations, printed brown light card wrapper with a colour illustration of Napoleon arriving at St Helena aboard H.M.S. ...

R450

South African War

[Warwick (P.) Editor]

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1980

415 pages, 8vo (265 x 200 mm), numerous maps and illustrations, brown cloth, a very good copy in the dust jacket

R450

War in South Africa

[Waters (Col. W.H.H.) & Du Cane (Col. H.) Translators]

WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1904-1906

2 volumes, 280 + 374 pages, (225 x 155 mm), 17 folding coloured maps, 8 plates, original decorated green cloth gilt, neatly recased

R4,500

Native Policy of the Voortrekkers by J.A.I. Agar-Hamilton

Agar-Hamilton (J.A.I.)

NATIVE POLICY OF THE VOORTREKKERS, No date (1928)

228 pages, 8vo (220 x 145 mm), folding map, blue cloth, frayed dust jacket

R500

The Sidi Rezeg Battles 1941

Agar-Hamilton (J.A.I.) & Turner (L.C.F.)

THE SIDI REZEG BATTLES 1941, 1957

505 pages, 8vo (255 x 160 mm), frontispiece, many illustrations, 3 folding maps, numerous sketch maps, blue cloth, a very good copy in the dust jacket

R400

My Eie Boeresitplekkie by Ds Johannes Rudolph Albertyn

Albertyn (Ds Johannes Rudolph)

MY EIE BOERESITPLEKKIE, [1941]

20 pages, 8vo (200 x230mm), pictorial brown card wrappers

R350

Looming Crackdown in Burma by Alternative Asean Network on Burma

Alternative Asean Network on Burma

LOOMING CRACKDOWN IN BURMA, 1999

56 pages, 8vo (210 x150mm), olive green card wrappers - paperback, a very good copy

R250

Illustrated History of the Herbals by Frank J. Anderson

Anderson (Frank J.)

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE HERBALS, 1977

270 pages, 8vo (235 x 155 mm), numerous black and white illustrations, brown cloth, a very good copy

R500

Notes of Travel in South Africa by C.J. Andersson

Andersson (C.J.)

NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1875

338 pages, 8vo (225 x 150 mm), engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, original decorated brown cloth, titled and decorated gilt on the spine, water marks on the covers, preliminary and end ...

R3,500

Naturalist in the Guianas by Eugène André

André (Eugène)

NATURALIST IN THE GUIANAS, 1904

310 pages, 8vo (230 x 150 mm), frontispiece and 32 photographic plates, two colour plates of birds, folding map showing the route of the expedition in red, original red cloth gilt, silverfish scarring ...

R900