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AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 47

March 2009
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CONTENTS:

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS 3

CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS 13

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARTY 15

SOUTH AFRICA 16

Recent publications relating to South Africa 30

NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO, and, HUNTING 34

Recent publications relating to the North 42

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 43

FLORA, FAUNA, and FISHING 45

Recent publications relating to Fauna, Flora and Fishing 48

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902 48

ABBREVIATIONS USED
a.e.g.: all edges gilt

b&w : black and white

col.: colour

comp.: compiler

d.w.: dust wrapper

ed.: edition / editor (s)

frontis.: frontispiece

ill.: illustrations

p.: page(s)

pict.: pictorial (e.g. pict. cloth)

port.: portrait

t.e.g.: top edge gilt

vol.: volume

4to.: quarto

8vo.: octavo
Curtis: FISHING THE MARGINS / Paul Curtis (2005)

D.S.A.B. : DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY

Mendelssohn : SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney Mendelssohn (1910).

S.A.B. : SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY to the year 1925
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SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS

1 Black, Colin. SABLE: THE STORY OF THE SALISBURY CLUB. Salisbury: Mardon Printers, 1980.

xiv, 254 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. rubbed. Signed by Black on front endpaper with the note "Author's copy". R 100
2 Bond, Geoffrey. THE INCREDIBLES: the story of the 1st Battalion, the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Salisbury: Sarum Imprint, 1977.

159 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. creased & frayed along edges. Some staining to endpapers. Signed by Bond on title page. R 1000

The R.L.I. was one of the most effective units of the Rhodesian army.
3 Brent, Winston. CHEETAH: "guardians of the nation". Limited ed. Nelspruit: Freeworld, 2008.

194 p.: col. ill., col. ports. (African aviation series; no. 23). 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Brent on title page. R 325

Also available in paperback @ R225.
4 Brink, Andre. BEFORE I FORGET. London: Secker & Warburg, 2004.

311 p. Paperback. Signed by Brink on half title page. R 175

In this novel, Brink's narrator is Chris Minnaar, a distinguished South African writer, who in the process of writing the final creative work of his life, records past and present loves; and the history of a life set against the history of a nation.
5 Brown, James Ambrose. ONE MAN'S WAR: a soldier's diary. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1980.

185 p., [14] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Brown on half title page. R 100

A day-to-day account from Brown's diary, kept during 1941-42 when he was a young N.C.O. in North Africa.
6 Brown, James Ambrose. THEY FOUGHT FOR KING AND KAISER: South Africans in German East Africa, 1916. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1991.

xviii, 374 p.: ill., ports., maps. (South Africans at war series; vol. 6). Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Brown on half title page.

R 350
7 Burger, J.S. SAGA VAN DIE NUY-VALLEI. Paarl: J.S. Burger, 1982.

181 p. Skivertex. Signed & dated inscription from Burger on front free endpaper. R 150

8 Burman, Jose. STRANGE SHIPWRECKS OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS. Cape Town: Struik, 1968.

186 p.: ill., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, scarred, d.w. rubbed. Signed by Burman on title page. R 400

9 Butler, Guy [Festschrift]. OLIVE SCHREINER AND AFTER: essays on Southern African literature in honour of Guy Butler; edited by Malvern van Wyk Smith and Don Maclennan. Cape Town: David Philip, 1983.

xvi, 233 p.: port. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Van Wyk Smith on title page. R 350

Published a century after the first publication of STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM and to celebrate Guy Butler's 65th birthday.
10 Butler, Guy, [ed.] THE 1820 SETTLERS: an illustrated commentary; text by Guy Butler & John Benyon; captions, Eily Gledhill; pictures, Rex & Barbara Reynolds. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1974.

366 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with a small tear on spine. Signed by Butler on title page. R 550

The group of about 4000 English-speaking Settlers who arrived in the Eastern Cape in 1820 came in response to governmental propaganda. "This book hopes to draw attention to certain peculiarites which distinguished their settlement within the general pattern of nineteen-century emigration and to indicate some of the important results for Southern Africa." Butler, preface.
11 Carr, Norman. RETURN TO THE WILD: a story of two lions; with a foreword by the Earl of Dalhousie. 3rd impression. London: Collins, 1962.

127 p., [26] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. (col. port. as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & price clipped. Signed & dated inscription from Carr on title page. R 300

12 Cary, Robert. THE PIONEER CORPS. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1974.

142 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated by Cary on title page.

R 250

Unsigned copy also available @ R150. The Pioneer Corps crossed the Shasi River and raised the Union Jack at Fort Salisbury in 1890, thus changing the history of central Africa.
13 Cary, Robert. THE STORY OF REPS: the history of Salisbury Repertory Players, 1931-1975. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1975.

240 p.: ill., ports. Full calf with spine label & cloth slip case, slightly scarred. No. 37 of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Cary on a preliminary page.

R 125
14 CONTACT: a tribute to those who serve Rhodesia; by John Lovett. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Khenty Press, 1982.

240 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. in unusually good condition. Originally published by Galaxie, 1977. Cover subtitle: Rhodesia at war. Signed & dated by General Peter Walls on title page. R 2000

Bears the stamp "Lt Genl Commander Combined Operations Rhodesia" with "ex" inked in front of "commander". General Peter Walls (1927-) was Commander of Combined Operations from 1977 to July 1980. Sandhurst trained, he served in the Black Watch during WWII. He joined the Southern Rhodesian Army after the war, and served in Malaya with the Rhodesian Squadron. He was head of the Rhodesian Army from 1972-1977. Under his command there was an increase in the number of cross-border raids. Criticism levelled at Walls was that he was too involved in day-to-day matters and on occasion joined in the raids rather than waiting for reports at HQ. After Robert Mugabe gained power, Walls was asked to stay on in his position. An assassination plot failed in 1980 and Mugabe asked Walls: "Why are your men trying to kill me?" To which Walls replied: "If they were my men, you would be dead." Walls was subsequently sent into exile by the Zimbabwean government. In THE BEAR AT THE BACK DOOR, General Walter Walker described Walls as a "…true and inspiring leader, a man of decision and action, who radiates confidence". An interesting association copy of two books (see also next entry) which cover the whole war.
15 CONTACT II: struggle for peace; by Paul L. Moorcraft. Johannesburg: Sygma, 1981.

208 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Signed & dated by General Peter Walls on title page. R 2000

16 De Villiers, Jannie [Festschrift]. PROFESSOR JANNIE DE VILLIERS; Hennie van der Merwe, redakteur. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch, 2000.

134 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by De Villiers on a preliminary page; and by his wife, Geraldine, on p. 119. R 100

Professor De Villiers was Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University.
17 De Vries, Gerry. WINGFIELD: a pictorial history. [Cape Town: G. de Vries], 1991.

310 p.: ill., ports., plan. Pict. paper covered boards. No. 44 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by De Vries on front free endpaper. Bears small stamp: "Sold at book launch, 14 Dec 91". R 350

Wingfield Airfield was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then AFS Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After WWII, the airfield reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonomous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.
18 Du Plessis, I.D. BALLADES. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1937.

70 p. Cloth. Small bookplate laid down on front endpaper. Text in Afrikaans. Signed inscription from Du Plessis on half title page. Accompanied by a "Compliments" card from the author. R 75

19 Elliott, Aubrey. THE MAGIC WORLD OF THE XHOSA. De luxe ed. London: Collins, 1970.

144 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 8vo. Half calf with gilding & marbled paper covered boards. T.e.g. Cloth slip case. Name on verso of front free endpaper. No. 120 of an edition limited to 150 copies. Signed by Elliott on label laid down on half title page. R 850

20 Fagan, Gwen. ROSES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; with photographs by Gabriel Fagan. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies, 1989.

271 p.: ill. (chiefly col.)., ports. Folio. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Gwen Fagan on a preliminary page. R 750

21 Ferreira, O.J.O. ADAMASTOR: spirit of the Cape of Storms = Espirito do Cabo das Tormentas = Gees van die Stormkaap; translated into the English by Roger C. Fisher. Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 2009.

98 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback. Signed by Ferreira on title page. R 300

22 Flemming, Leonard. FUN ON THE VELD; with a foreword by J.C. Smuts; and illustrations by J.H. Amshewitz. Popular ed. London: Cassell, 1928.

257 p.: ill., frontis. Pict. cloth, frayed on edges of spine. Signed & dated inscription from Flemming on front free endpaper. R 150

The fact that Smuts was prepared to write the foreword tells of the status of Flemming at this time. His bittersweet tales of his struggles to eke out an existence in the Orange Free State were well received in the (at that time) still largely rural white population of South Africa.
23 Gelfand, Michael. THE SICK AFRICAN: a clinical study. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Juta, 1957.

866 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Gelfand on half title page. R 250

Gelfand practised in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and drew on his own experience in compiling this standard work on the practise of medicine in Africa.
24 Hale, Horace. BY AIR, LAND AND SEA: the story of a trip to and from Southern Rhodesia: incidents, impressions and observations. London: H. Hale, 1949.

81 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Quarter calf & cloth, slightly scarred. "For private circulation only". Dated inscription from the author on front free endpaper. R 250

From July to November 1949, Hale travelled from the United Kingdom via flying boat, crossing Egypt, Sudan and Uganda to Rhodesia and then travelling on to Cape Town "the loveliest city in the world" and back via ship to Liverpool and train to Euston. Hale's son had emigrated to then Rhodesia and was endevouring to develop a large farm by means of scientific agricultural methods.
25 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

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

373 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Jacobson on title page. R 200

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.
27 Jansen, Chris & Small, Adam. DISTRIK SES: oos wes tuis bes; poesie Adam Small; fotografie Chris Jansen. Limited ed. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1973.

[68] p.: ill., frontis., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. creased on top edge. Signed by Jansen & Small on colophon. No. 155 of an edition limited to 1250 copies. R 850

Standard ed, 2nd impression [unsigned] with pict. paper covered boards also available @ R450.
28 Jones, Georgina. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MARINE ANIMALS OF THE CAPE PENINSULA. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research Group, 2008.

271 p.: col. ill. Paperback. Signed by Jones on title page. R 250

29 Kay, June. OKAVANGO; introduction by Gerald Durrell. London: Hutchinson, 1962.

189 p., [9] p. of plates: ill. (1 col.), ports., maps on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with tear along spine & chip to top of spine. Signed by Kay on title page. R 150

June Kay, together with her husband, two sons and assorted pets (including two lion) traversed the Chobe River and explored Ngamiland in a war-time amphibious D.U.K.W.
30 Keohane, Mark. MONTY: [centurion celebration]. Cape Town: Highbury Safika Media, 2008.

212 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Momtgomery on title page. Limited edition. R 1000

There is an illustrated entry for each of the 102 Test matches played by Montgomery. The participating teams are listed, together with a brief overview of the game and a comment from Montgomery about each match.
31 Lastovica, Ethleen & Al. BOTTLES & BYGONES: a guide for South African collectors. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1990.

104 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from both Lastovicas on title page. R 200

32 Lloyd, B.W. [ed.]. LIVINGSTONE, 1873-1973. Cape Town: Struik, 1973.

99 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed inscription from Lloyd on title page. R 100

Commemorates the centenary of the death of David Livingstone. Each chapter deals with a different facet of Livingstone's life, including his roles as doctor, missionary, geographer and explorer.
33 Maisela, Letepe. THE EMPOWERED NATIVE. Johannesburg: Siswe Publishing, 2004.

215 p. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Maisela on title page.

R 100

A novel, presumably autobographical. The main character, Lerumo Sekhukhuni, went into exile after the 1976 Uprising. Passing through the refugee camps of Botswana and Zambia, he studied in Russia, then was deployed to London. He finally returns to South Africa after Nelson Mandela's release.
34 Mitchell, Brian. [Banquet]. A FINAL TRIBUTE TO BRIAN MITCHELL: 7 February 1991, 19:00, Johannesburg Sun; a banquet convened by Pieter Kruger [et al.]. Johannesburg: Touchline Productions, 1991.

1 stiff sheet, folded into 4 p.: ports. Text in English and Afrikaans. Signed inscription from Mitchell. R 100

The menu and order of proceedings of the function, together with the boxing records of Brian Mitchell and Tony Lopez.
35 Mutwa, Vusamazulu Credo. MY PEOPLE: the incredible writings of Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa: [writings of a Zulu witchdoctor]. Johannesburg: Blue Crane Books, [196-].

xiii, 257 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. creased along edges. Signed & dated & with five small symbolic drawings by Mutwa on title page. R 750

This edition combines two earlier works: INDABA, MY CHILDREN and AFRICA IS MY WITNESS. Mutwa (1921-) is described on the endflap as a "witchdoctor" but today is known as a “sangoma”. He has become famous throughout Southern Africa for his thoughts, wisdom and prophecy. His plea is that the traditions of South Africa's indigenous races be understood and respected. Unsigned copy also available @R250.
36 Muzorewa, Abel Tendekai, Bishop. RISE UP AND WALK: an autobiography; edited by Norman E. Thomas. London: Evans Brothers, 1978.

xii, 289 p.: ill., ports., map as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Muzorewa on front free endpaper. R 150

Appointed leader of the African National Council in 1971, Bishop Muzorewa engaged in negotiations with Ian Smith leading to the Salisbury Agreement on Majority Rule. Muzorewa draws a picture of all the political figures involved in the struggle for liberation: Sithole, Nkomo, Mugabe and Smith.
37 Newitt, Louise [ed.]. PROMINENT RHODESIAN PERSONALITIES, 1978. Salisbury: Cover Publicity Services, 1977.

238 p.: advertisements, ports. Skivertex with gilding. Signed by Roy Welensky on front free endpaper. R 200

Previous editions were entitled: PROMINENT AFRICAN PERSONALITIES.
38 Ogilvie, Grania. DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS, INCLUDING NAMIBIA; assisted by Carol Graff. De luxe ed. Johannesburg: Everard Read, 1988.

xvii, 799 p., [82] p. of plates: col. ill. Full calf with gilding. A.e.g. No. 74 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Signed by Ogilvie, Graff and Read on a preliminary page. R 7500

39 O'Reilly, John. PURSUIT OF THE KING: an evaluation of the Shangani Patrol in the light of sources read by the author. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1970.

218 p.: ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. Cloth, d.w., worn along fore-edge. Lengthy signed inscription from O'Reilly on front free endpaper. R 125

Unsigned copy also available @ R100.
40 Patterson, Freeman. NAMAQUALAND: garden of the gods. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1984.

128 p.: chiefly col. ill., map. 4to. Cloth, d.w. Cellotape marks on front free endpaper. Signed by Patterson on front free endpaper. R 200

This photographic study of Namaqualand has been reprinted a number of times.
41 Pienaar, Francois. RAINBOW WARRIOR; with Edward Griffiths. London: CollinsWillow, 1999.

319 p., [16] p. of plates: col. ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed inscription from Pienaar on title page. R 750

Pienaar is notoriously reticent to sign; and even more reticent to inscribe!
42 Powell, F. Whinchcombe. HANCOCK'S DRIFT: the story of the great wagon road. Pietermaritzburg: F.W. Powell, 1960.

92, [20] p.: ill., ports., map. 4to. Cloth spine, paper covered boards. Signed by Powell on verso of title page. R 300

Hancock's Drift crosses the Umzimkulu River. Powell had access to the notebook of James Hancock, an 1820 Settler who died in 1837. Through the means of a plain narrative based on the notebook and many other sources, Powell records the progress of Hancock and his family from England to Algoa Bay, Salem, Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth. His sons participated in the Frontier Wars. The elder two, Joseph and Thomas, travelled north to Natal in 1849 and were pioneers of the great wagon road which linked Umtata with Richmond and Pietermaritzburg.
43 Pringle, John A. THE CONSERVATIONISTS AND THE KILLERS: the story of game protection and the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa; assisted by Creina Bond and John Clark. Cape Town: T.V. Bulpin, 1982.

319 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along top edge. Signed by Pringle on a label laid down on half title page.

R 500

By the end of the 19th century, hunting had decimated the wildlife of southern Africa. Pringle traces the efforts of those concerned with the preservation of what remained.
44 Rive, Richard. WRITING BLACK. Cape Town: David Philip, 1981.

vi, 221 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Rive on title page. Invitation to the launch of the book laid down on front free endpaper & a clipping of a newspaper review of this book laid down on front endpaper. Clipping of a moving tribute to Rive by Stephen Gray (written after Rive's murder) laid down on verso of front free endpaper. Accompanied by further clippings relating to Rive. R 750

Reflects Rive's reactions as a black South African writer to events at home and abroad, and gives a first-hand account of important literary movements by blacks in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
45 Roberts, Austin. ROBERTS BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA; revised by G.R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge; [colour plates by] Norman C.K. Lighton & Kenneth Newman. 4th ed. [Johannesburg]: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1978.

xxxi, 660 p., 72 p. of col. plates: ill. (some col.), range maps, map on endpapers. Skivertex, d.w. Cellotape marks on endpapers. Signed by McLachlan, Liversidge and Newman on half title page. R 300

46 Robinson, Helen. BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS: people and property at Wynberg, 1795-1927. Cape Town: Juta, 1998.

xvii, 271 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paperback. Signed on half title page by Helen Robinson. R 300

47 Rupert, Anton. MISSIONARIES OR MERCENARIES?: [an address by Dr Anton Rupert to the Economic Club of Detroit, Monday, May 9, 1966]. [Stellenbosch: A. Rupert, 1968].

31 p. Paperback. Signed inscription from Rupert on inside cover. Accompanied by a typed letter sent on Rupert's behalf. R 100

Rupert pleaded for greater economic cooperation across Africa and including South Africa.
48 Schreiner, Olive & Rive, Richard [ed.]. LETTERS, 1871-99; edited by Richard Rive; with historical research by Russell Martin. Cape Town: David Philip, 1987.

xii, 409 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Rive on title page. Accompanied by newspaper cuttings (loose & laid down on front free endpaper). R 350

49 Smith, Malvern van Wyk. DRUMMER HODGE: the poetry of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1978.

354 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated inscription on front free endpaper & signed on title page. R 225

50 Smith, Wilbur. THE SUNBIRD. London: Heinemann, 1972.

485 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Some cellotape marks on endpapers. Name & date on front free endpaper. Signed inscription from Smith on title page. R 750

51 Smuts, G.L. LION. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1982.

295 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map as frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Smuts on title page. R 125

The story of the Kruger Park's lion management operations, and the successful technique developed to count lions, thereby gaining a fuller picture of their life-cycle and inter-relations.
52 Stewart, Joyce & Van der Merwe, C.N. [eds]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH WORLD ORCHID CONFERENCE: 11-17 September, 1981, Durban, South Africa. Johannesburg: South African Orchid Council, 1982.

324 p., 36 plates: col. ill., map on endpapers. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Cutting laid down on front free endpaper. Accompanied by 2 booklets: SYNOPSES OF TALKS and SOUVENIR SHOW BROCHURE. Signed by Stewart & Van der Merwe on accompanying compliments slip. R 250

53 Strack, Harry R. SANCTIONS: the case of Rhodesia. [New York]: Syracuse University Press, 1978.

296 p.: map. Cloth, d.w. rubbed & frayed along edges. Signed inscription from Strack on front endpaper. R 150

54 Tredgold, Sir Robert. THE RHODESIA THAT WAS MY LIFE. 2nd impression. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969.

271 p.: ports. Cloth, d.w. Tredgold's signature laid down, and an inscription from Margaret Tredgold, on title page. R 150

Tredgold was Minister of Defence during WWII; Federal Chief Justice; and Acting Governor General of Rhodesia at various stages.
55 Tredgold, Sir Robert. XHOSA: tales of life from the African veld; illustrations by Margaret Phear. London: George Allen, 1973.

143 p.: ill., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. faded on spine. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Signed & dated inscription from Sir Robert on title page. R 175

56 Tyrrell, Barbara. HER AFRICAN QUEST. Cape Town: Lindlife, 1996.

xx, 327 p.: ill., ports., map. paperback. Signed & dated by Tyrrell on title page. R 250

Tyrrell's carefully observed, detailed illustrations capture the vanishing tribal traditions of Southern Africa.
57 Varian, H.F. SOME AFRICAN MILESTONES; [preface by Ewart Grogan]. Oxford: George Ronald, 1953.

xv, 272 p., [37] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w., slightly frayed on spine. Some spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Signed by Varian on title page. R 350

Varian worked on various railway projects in central Africa and travelled extensively in that region.
58 Venter, Al J. [comp. & ed.]. UNDERWATER AFRICA. Cape Town: Purnell, 1971.

164 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (1 folding). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. with small chip to lower spine. Signed & dated inscription from Venter on title page. R 150

59 Wallett, Tim. SHARK ATTACK: and treatment of victims in southern African waters. Cape Town: Purnell, 1978.

176 p.: ill. (some col.), map on endpapers, shark identification sheet laid down on rear endpaper. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Signed by Wallett on title page. R 200

60 Wallis, J.R.P. THOMAS BAINES: his life and explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia, 1820-1875; with captions and a new introduction by F.R. Bradlow. [New ed.], de luxe ed. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1976.

xx, 235 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps. 4to. Quarter leather & marbled paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1942. No. 35 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by F.R. Bradlow on the verso of the title page.

R 1500
61 Walton, James. PORTABLE CORN-MILLS IN SOUTH AFRICA: a study in industrial archaeology. Cape Town: J. Walton, 1991.

30 p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Signed by Walton on title page. R 250

62 Worsnip, Michael E. PRIEST AND PARTISAN: a South African journey; foreword by Nelson Mandela; preface by Oliver Tambo [and] introduction by Trevor Huddleston. Melbourne: Ocean Press, 1996.

167 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Lapsley on half title page; signed by Worsnip on title page. R 200

In Bulawayo in April 1990, Father Michael Lapsley lost both hands and an eye to a letter bomb from South Africa. This book explains why Lapsley was targeted, and describes his role in fighting apartheid. As a member of the African National Congress, he was often in conflict with the church. Unsigned copy available at R75.
63 Young, George. FAREWELL TO THE TRAMPS: [the unsung heroes]. Kommetjie: J.F. Midgley, 1982.

120 p.: ill., ports., frontis. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges. Signed inscription from Young on title page. R 200

Young describes the cargo-carrying vessels which have largely disappeared from our coastline, victims of wartime casualty and shipwreck, or scrapped in favour of purely utilitarian carriers.
64 Younghusband, Peter. EVERY MEAL A BANQUET, EVERY NIGHT A HONEYMOON: unforgettable African experiences. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2003.

347 p. Paperback. Slight water damage to lower edge of preliminary pages. Signed & dated by Younghusband on half title page. R 100

Younghusband was an award-wining foreign correspondent reporting on Africa. "... the story of chasing the news often makes for a more interesting, more complex and more complete account than what finally appears in print." Rear cover.