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NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO and HUNTING

194 Addis Ababa. RICORDO DI ADDIS ABEBA. [Addis Ababa, 193-?].

[32] reproduced views of Addis Ababa on 1 concertina-folded leaf: some ports. 16 mo. Pict. paper covered board covers, frayed on spine. R 300

The images reflect the Italian influence in architecture and naming of streets. Includes views of Ethiopians and the Mausoleum of Menelik.
195 Blixen, Karen. OUT OF AFRICA. 2nd impression. London: Putnam, May 1938.

ix, 416 p. Cloth. Attractive book plate laid down on front free endpaper. Originally published in November 1937. R 500

The classic, wonderfully descriptive personal account of years spent on a coffee farm in Kenya from 1914 to 1931. Danish Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke describes the ways of the country, the wild animals and the peoples of Somali, Kikuyu, and Masai origin. The work is an evocation of Kenya at a specific time, and of the affinity Blixen felt for the land, its creatures and people.
196 Brown, C.A. CLAWS: the tale of a lion; foreword by Captain A.T. Ritchie, Game Warden, Kenya Colony. London: Quality Press, 1938.

143 p., [63] p. of plates: ill. Cloth, d.w. worn on spine with small chips. Owners details on front free endpaper. R 75

197 Bulawayo [postcard]. THE GREAT ZIMBABWE ANCIENT RUINS. Raphael Tuck & sons, [1909?].

Col. postcard, 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Written postcard, but no stamp or postmark. "far too excited to write better!" R 75

198 Bulawayo [Postcard]. THE WORLD'S VIEW, MATAPOS. Raphael Tuck & sons, [1909?].

Unused col. postcard, 8.5 x 13.5 cm. R 75

199 Gelfand, Michael. THE GENUINE SHONA: survival values of an African culture. Gwelo: Mambo Press, 1973.

205 p., [6] p. of plates: ports. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. R 175

200 Miller, Duncan. THE TSODILO JEWELLERY: metal work from northern Botswana; with a foreword by Edwin Wilmsen. Rondebosch: University of Cape Town, 1996.

124 p.: ill., tables. Paperback. R 100

201 Oberjohann, Heinrich. WILD ELEPHANT CHASE: adventures in the Lake Chad region. London: Dennis Dobson, 1953.

189 p., [9] p. of plates: ill. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. frayed along edges. Bears ticket of H. Leybold, Tsumeb and Juta's Bookshop. R 250

Oberjohann followed the elephants of the Lake Chad region, observing them, capturing their young and attempting to rear them, mostly with tragic consequences.
202 Paice, Edward. LOST LION OF EMPIRE: the life of Cape-to-Cairo Grogan. London: HarperCollins, 2001.

xv, 470 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Dated gift inscription on front free endpaper. R 250

Ewart Grogan (1874-1967) was dubbed "the boldest and baddest of a bold, bad gang" of pioneering settlers in Kenya. In 1900 he completed a three year south-to-north traverse of the African continent after serving in the Matabele War. He also served under Milner before settling in British East Africa. He undertook many initiatives to prove the country's economic viability, pursuing both business and political interests.
203 Salt, Beryl. A PRIDE OF EAGLES: the definitive history of the Rhodesian Air Force, 1920-1980. Pretoria: Covos-Day Books, 2001.

1002 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), plans, maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards.

R 500

Military avaition in Rhodesia / Zimbabwe from bush flying in the 1920's, refuelling from jerry cans, through World War II (including the training of Allied pilots in Rhodesia) to counter-insurgency operations during the 70's Bush War. Includes over 1000 illustrations.
204 Selous, Frederick Courteney. A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA: being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna countries, with full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large mammalia; illustrations by J. Smit, E. Whymper and Miss A.B. Selous. 5th ed., 5th impression. London: Macmillan, 1935.

xix, 504 p., [10] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., folding map. Pict. cloth with gilding, t.e.g. Two names on front free endpaper. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 1000

205 Stiff, Peter. SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER: [Rhodesia's no-holds-barred Intelligence war]. Alberton: Galago, 1985.

352 p.: ill., ports., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 375

206 Sultan, Olivier. LIFE IN STONE: Zimbabwean sculpture: birth of a contemporary art form; with photographs by Peter Fernandes. Harare: Baobab Books, [199-].

x, 86 p.: ill., ports. Small 4to. Paperback. R 150

207 Sutton-Pryce, Ted. ZIMBABWE: A MODEL FOR NAMIBIA: a comparison of events in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia 1979-80 with the situation in SWA in 1989. Pretoria: Academica, 1989.

77 p., [4] p. of plates: ports. Pict. paper covered boards. R 75

208 Victoria Falls [postcard]. FOREST SCENE NEAR FALLS; [photographer] T.D. Ravenscroft. Cape Town: T.D. Ravenscroft, [1909?].

Unused col. postcard, 8.5 x 13.5 cm. R 75

209 Victoria Falls [postcard]. VICTORIA FALLS, S.A.: river above Falls. Cape Town: Valentine & Sons, [1909?].

Unused col. postcard, 8.5 x 13.5 cm. R 75

210 Wallis, J.R.P. THOMAS BAINES OF KING'S LYNN: explorer and artist, 1820-1875. Facsimile reprint. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1982.

351 p., [39] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps (1 folding). Full calf with gilding, raised bands and title label laid down. Reprint of the 1941 edition. R 250

Recent publications relating to the North

211 Binda, Alexandre. MASODJA: the history of the Rhodesian African Rifles and its forerunner, the Rhodesian Native Regiment. Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South, 2007.

447 p.: ill., ports., maps. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. Accompanied by a DVD containing the documentary FRONTLINE RHODESIA. R 750

The Regiment was formed in 1916 as the Rhodesia Native Regiment; with its Shona and Ndebele troops first in action in the East African Campaign. The Regiment was disbanded in 1919 and re-formed in 1940 as the Rhodesian African Rifles and saw action in Burma. During the 1960s and 70s they served as counter-insurgency fighters.
212 Meredith, Martin. MUGABE: power, plunder and the struggle for Zimbabwe. Revised & updated ed. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2008.

259 p. Paperback. Originally published under the title: Mugabe: power, plunder and tyranny in Zimbabwe. R 130

Meredith puts together "...the political story of what happened to Zimbabwe and to a leader who once represented one of the world's best hopes for a democratic Africa." A strong indictment of the current position in Zimbabwe.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

213 Blomerus, Marie. ITHAKA. Johannesburg: Perskor, 1985.

48 p. Pict. paper covered boards. Dated inscription from Blomerus on front free endpaper. R 100
214 Bosman, Herman Charles & Badcock, Peter. THE ILLUSTRATED BOSMAN; illustrations by Peter Badcock. 3rd impresson. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1987.

286 p.: ill. (some col, chiefly ports.), frontis. Paper covered boards with small tear along spine, d.w. R 250

215 Coetzee, J.M. WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS. Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1981.

156 p. Paperback. Originally published in London in 1980. R 750

216 Coetzee, J.M. WHITE WRITING: on the culture of letters in South Africa. Johannesburg: Radix, 1988.

193 p.: ill. Paperback, lightly browned on edges. R 400

Coetzee's first book-length work of criticism, an analysis of South African literature in English and Afrikaans prior to World War II.
217 Galgut, Damon. THE BEAUTIFUL SCREAMING OF PIGS. London: Abacus, 1992.

170 p. Paperback, slightly browned along page edges. R 100

218 Keet, Rosa. HIER KAN ONS ASEMHAAL. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1979.

50 p. Paper covered boards. Signed by Keet on title page, with a dated inscription on front free endpaper. R 100

219 Keet, Rosa. SPOOKSTORIES. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1988.

63 p. Paperback, with crease. Signed inscription on title page. R 75

220 Langenhoven, C.J. VERSAMELDE WERKE; compiled by Sarah Goldblatt. 5th ed. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1973..

16 vols. Paper covered boards, d.w. This edition commemorates the centenary of Langehoven's birth. R 2000

Each edition was expanded as previously unknown material came to light.
221 Lessing, Doris. THE GRASS IS SINGING. London: Michael Joseph, 1950.

256 p. Cloth, slightly stained along top edge*-, d.w. with small chips to edges. R 1000

Lessing's first novel. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007, the 11th female and oldest recipient of the prize at age 88. The novel describes the tragic decline of Mary and Dick Turner's fortunes and marriage in a metaphor for white presence in Africa.
222 Muller, Petra. OBOOL. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977.

80 p. Pict. paper covered boards. Name on front free endpaper. R 75

An anthology of poems.
223 Schreiner, Olive. UNDINE; with an introduction by S.C. Cronwright-Schreiner. London: Ernest Benn, 1929.

254 p., [2] leaves of plates.: port. as frontis. Cloth, faded on spine. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Ownership details on front free endpaper (dated 1929). R 250

Written first and published last- Schreiner gave the manuscript to Havelock Ellis who returned it to Cronwright-Schreiner, her widower, after her death. He was previously unaware of its existence and expresses his dismay and surprize at its concealment. See preface.
224 Tracey, Hugh. LALELA ZULU: 100 Zulu lyrics; with illustrations by Eric Byrd; foreword by A.W. Hoernle. Johannesburg: African Music Society, [1948].

121 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. frayed on spine. R 200

The lyrics are presented in the original Zulu and in English translation. They reflect "...a vivid cross section of the emotional reactions of the African songmaker to life's joys and sorrows… for the anthropologist or other student of African life and thought, the lyrics form most valuable social documents." Hoernle. Categories include historical incidents, country affairs, praise to the chief, faction fighting songs, dancing songs, love songs and police and passes.

Recent literary publications

225 Burgers, Thomas Francois. TONELE UIT ONS DORP; Suid-Afrikaanse verhale; ingelei en vertaal deur Wium van Zyl; met 'n nawoord deur Olf Praamstra. Cape Town: Africana Uitgewers, 2007.

223 p.: port. as frontis. Paperback. R 135

Burgers (1934-81) was a young clergyman when this series of sketches of the Karoo town of Hanover was published in Die Volksblad between 1866 and 1869. He went on to become State President of the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek from 1872 to 1877.
226 De Azevedo, Lincinio. THE TRAIN OF SALT AND SUGAR: based on a true story. Johannesburg: 30 degrees South, 2007.

159 p. Paperback. R 125

300 Frelimo troops and 600 civilians embark on a train journey from the Mozambiquan town of Nampula to Cuamba near the Malawian border in 1987. The area the three trains traverse is controlled by bands of Renamo guerrillas.
227 Kannemeyer, J.C. UIT PUUR VERSTROOIING: lesings, praatjies, artikels, onderhoude en besprekings. Stellenbosch: Inset-Uitgewers, 2007.

459 p. Paperback. R 125

FLORA AND FAUNA

228 Bottriell, Lena Godsell & Paul. UMBULALA: through the eyes of a leopard; Lena Godsall Bottriell; artwork, Paul Bottriel; photoprints, Paul Bottriell & Lena Godsall Bottriel. Aylesbury: Questech, 1993.

214 p.: ill. (some col.). Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 500

"The Jungle Book" from the heart of Africa. Essentially a biography of the leopard, and its relationships in the wild.
229 Coates Palgrave, Keith. TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; in association with R.B. Drummond; edited by E.J. Moll; photography by Paul and Meg Coates Palgrave; tree drawings by Terry Duggan; line drawings by Margo Branch. New [3rd] ed. revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave; 2nd impression. Cape Town: Struik, 2002.

1212 p., [112] p. of col. plates.: ill., range maps. Pict. paper covered boards. R 350

230 Fossey, Dian. GORILLAS IN THE MIST. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.

xviii, 326 p., [80] p. of plates: frontis., ill. (some col.), ports., tables (some genealogical), maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

Dr Fossey combines her personal story with her observations of four gorilla families, each comprising three generations. She spent over 15 years in an area on the borders of Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda documenting their behaviour and interactions.
231 Palmer, Eve & Pitman, Norah. TREES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: covering all known indigenous species in the Republic of South Africa, South-West Africa, Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1972.

3 vols. (xv, 2235 p.): ill.(some col.), map. 4to. Cloth, d.w.s., spines of vols 1 & 2 browned; chip to top of vol. 3. Gift inscription on front free endpaper of vol. 2. R 3000

232 Patterson, Rod. REPTILES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA; photography, Anthony Bannister. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1987.

128 p.: col. ill. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 150

233 Pooley, Tony. MASHESHA: the making of a game ranger; illustrations by Elsa Pooley. Johannesburg: Southern Books, 1992.

240 p.: ill., map. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

Pooley was given the name "Mashesha" (he who hurries and takes) for his relentless pursuit of poachers during his 25 years with the Natal Parks Board in the Maputaland area.
234 Priest, Cecil D. THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA. London: William Clowes and Sons, 1933-1936.

4 vols. (xxxii, 454; viii, 553; ix, 355; ix, 420 p.): ill. (some col.), col. folding map in vol. 1. Cloth with slight scarring as normally seen. Lower edges cut but not trimmed. Small cellotape mark on front endpaper of vol. 1. R 1100

235 Rawe, Rolf. SUCCULENTS IN THE VELD. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1968.

104 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Owner's name & date on front free endpaper. R 200

236 Rookmaaker, L.C. THE ZOOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1650-1790. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1989.

xii, 368 p.: ill. (some col.), maps. 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 600

Discusses 18th century books, drawings and manuscripts concerning mammals and birds, especially those of several well-known explorers: Gordon, Sparrman, Thunberg, Paterson, Le Vaillant, Masson, etc.
237 Steele, Nick. GAMERANGER ON HORSEBACK. Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1968.

142 p.: ill. (1 col.), maps on endpapers. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Gift inscription on half title page. R 250

Steele worked in Natal, primarily at Umfolozi, having joined the Natal Parks Board in 1956. He established a mounted section which patrolled the Umfolozi Game Reserve, and describes his life, the loneliness, the poachers and the successes. This is the first of his three books.
238 Van Lawick, Hugo. SOLO: the story of an African wild dog puppy and her pack: with an introduction by Jane van Lawick Goodall; and drawings by David Bygott. London: Collins, 1973.

159 p.: ill. (some col.), map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Half title page clipped. R 150

239 Wilson, Vivian J. LIONS, LEOPARDS AND LYNXES: twenty years with wild cats; line drawings by Patricia Wilson. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1981.

227 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., table, range maps. Full leather with gilding, raised bands and title label. R 350

Recent publications on flora and fauna

240 Alexander, Graham & Marais, Johan. A GUIDE TO THE REPTILES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

408 p.: col. ill., col. range maps. Paperback. R 220
241 Kruger, Kobie. MAHLANGENI: stories of a game ranger's family. 10th impression. Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 2008.

242 p.: ill. Paperback. R 120

Mahlangeni is one of the most remote game ranger stations in the Kruger Park. Kruger's husband was ranger-in-charge there for eleven years, and Kobie made a home there for their three daughters. Their neighbours were leopards, elephants, snakes, hyenas and other wild animals.
242 Manning, John. FIELD GUIDE TO FYNBOS; photography by Colin Paterson-Jones and John Manning. Cape Town: Struik, 2007.

507 p.: col. ill., range maps. Paperback. R 190

Contains 1100 photographs for easy identification.
243 Marais, Eugene N. DIE SIEL VAN DIE MIER; geredigeer deur S. Francine Honing [et al.]. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2007.

199 p.: ill. Paperback. R 130

244 Oberprieler, Ulrich & Cillie, Burger. THE BIRD GUIDE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Pretoria: Game Parks Publishing, 2008.

432 p.: col. ill., col. range maps. Paperback. Printer's ink smudge on index page. R 205

245 O'Connell, Caitlin. THE ELEPHANT'S SECRET SENSE: the hidden life of the wild herds of Africa. Oxford: Oneworld, 2007.

240 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., maps. Cloth, d.w. R 190

246 Vandercasteele, Petra & Goddard, Paul. IN CELEBRATION OF FYNBOS: gardening, healing, cooking, decorating. Cape Town: Struik, 2008.

223 p.: col. ill. Pict. paper covered boards. R 170

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902

247 Allen, Vivien. LADY TRADER: a biography of Mrs Sarah Heckford. London: Collins, 1979.

ix, 243 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. Cloth, d.w. Some spotting to page edges.

R 100

Mrs Heckford was in the Transvaal during the wars of 1881 and 1899-1902.
248 Hobhouse, Emily & Van Reenen, Rykie [ed.]. BOER WAR LETTERS; edited by Rykie van Reenen. 2nd ed., 2nd impression. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 2000.

557 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis.). Paperback with endflaps. R 150

249 LE PETIT JOURNAL: supplement illustre, Dimanche19 Novembre 1899, Dixieme annee, no. 470.: huit pages, cinq centimes. [Paris], 1899.

[8] p.: col. ill., advertisements. Folio. Col. pict. paper wraps, frayed along edges. Front and rear cover illustrations in colour. R 500

Front illustration captioned: "Le lion Anglais et le taureau Boer" [the English lion and the Boer bull], depicts a bull with the head of Kruger impaling a lion in a British redcoat on its horns, whilst representatives of the German, French, Russian and Italian armies watch. The rear illustration, captioned "Evenements du Transvaal: Les fugitifs de Ladysmith" [Events in Transvaal: Ladysmith fugitives] depicts women and children carrying bags and bundles, walking in front of a wagon.
250 POLICHINELLE: journal humoristique hebdomadaire de la famille, 23 Decembere 1900, 5me annee, no. 209: dix centimes. Paris: Ch. d'Arcis, 1900.

[16] p.: ill., advertisements. 4to. Col. pict. paper wraps, frayed along edges, cover detached. Front illustration in colour. R 350

Front illustration by Jan Duch, captioned: "L'Empereur Guillaume: "Encore vous? Impossible, mille regrets!... J'ai faire quelques retouch a mon tableau, 'Le Triomphe de la Justice'." [Kaiser Wilhelm: 'You again? Impossible, a thousand apologies!.. I am busy touching up my picture, 'The Triumph of Justice'. " The illustration depicts Paul Kruger, hat in hand, head bowed, standing in the doorway and the Kaiser seated at an easel with paintbrushes in hand, looking at Kruger over his shoulder.
251 Smail, J.L. THOSE RESTLESS YEARS: dealing with the Boer Wars and the Bambata Rebellion. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1971.

180 p.: ill., maps. Skivertex, d.w. frayed along edges. R 375

Recent publication on the SA War

252 Brandt, Johanna & Grobler, Jackie [ed.]. THE WAR DIARY OF JOHANNA BRANDT; edited by Jackie Grobler. Pretoria: Protea Book House, 2007.

472 p.: ill., ports. Trade paperback with endflaps. R 150

As Johanna van Warmelo, Brandt kept three diaries during the South Africa War. They were a daily diary and two private diaries written in lemon juice: a "secret" diary and a "love" diary after she fell in love with Louis Brandt. She experienced the horrors of a concentration camp, where she worked as a nurse and watched helplessly as many Boer children died of measles and other disease. At times she worked undercover for the Boer Secret Service.

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