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NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO, and, HUNTING

208 Bates, Neil. CECIL RHODES. Hove: Wayland, 1976.

94 p. : ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 75
209 Beard, Peter Hill. THE END OF THE GAME; text and photographs by Peter Hill Beard. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1965.

256 p.: ill. (some col.), frontis., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. price clipped & slightly frayed along top edge. R 2500

"I have tried to recapture the life and spirit of a once unspoilt continent, hoping to evoke some sense of her ancient youth and the ambitious men who came from Europe to court her. The vast herds that have been a part of Africa for centuries are not now impossible to locate; those that have been driven from the open plain can be found crowded together in forests. The difficulty is seeing them as they once were… the image of this book changed. What had been conceived as a chronicle of courtship became a record of assault" Author's note.
210 Bullock, Charles. THE MASHONA AND THE MATABELE. Cape Town: Juta, 1950.

310 p. Cloth, d.w. rubbed & with large chip to lower edge on rear. Name on front free endpaper. R 100

211 Bullock, Charles. THE MASHONA: the indigenous natives of S. Rhodesia. Cape Town: Juta, [1927].

vi, 400 p.: tables. Cloth, heavily stained on rear cover. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 200

Bullock was Native Commissioner and Examiner in Native Customs and Administration, Southern Rhodesia. He provides a scholarly anthropological study which includes a general survey and a detailed description of customs; and the inter-relationship between "native" and "European" laws.
212 Callinicos, Alex. SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER ZIMBABWE. London: Pluto Press, 1981.

186 p. Paperback. Page edges browned. R 50

Published just after Zimbabwe gained its independence.
213 Cary, Robert & Mitchell, Diana. AFRICAN NATIONALIST LEADERS IN RHODESIA WHO'S WHO. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1977.

310 p.: frontis., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed and with tears along top edge. R 300

Scarce in hard back edition. A ground breaking study from M.R. Bango to E. Zvobgo. Also contains biographies of military leaders and office holders in the Nationalist Movement.
214 Central African Archives. THE COMING OF AGE OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN ARCHIVES. Glasgow: University Press for the Archives, 1956.

40 p., [3] leaves of plates: ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding. Paper covered board slip case, worn on spine & with some scarring. R 100

215 Cole, Barbara. SABOTAGE AND TORTURE; as told to Barbara Cole. Standard ed. Amanzimtoti: Three Knights, 1988.

209 p.: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 550

The sabotage of thirteen of Zimbabwe's military aircraft led suspicion to fall on several white airmen, leading to their arrest and imprisonment. All but seven were released. They were acquitted, then re-detained, and finally expelled from the country.
216 Dugard, Martin. INTO AFRICA: the dramatic retelling of the Stanley-Livingstone story. London: Bantam Press, 2003.

339 p.: ports., map on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some annotations on verso of rear free endpaper. R 250

217 Duke, Lynne. MANDELA, MOBUTU AND ME: a newswoman's African journey. New York: Doubleday, 2003.

x, 294 p. Cloth spine & paper covered boards, d.w. R 150

Duke was the Washington Post's Bureau Chief in Johannesburg in the 1990s. She writes of her experiences in Congo-Zaire, Angola, Rwanda, Mozambique and South Africa.
218 Gayre of Gayre, R. THE ORIGIN OF THE ZIMBABWEAN CIVILIZATION; appendices on some of the principal ruins of Rhodesia. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1972.

248 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Pict. skivertex with gilding, d.w. frayed along top edge. R 225

Gayre's theory of the origin of the Zimbabwean civilization concludes that the development of Rhodesia was due to pre-Moslem Arabs, assisted by Indians, Ethiopians, and perhaps even Malays and Chinese, who all came to Southern Africa in search of gold deposits.
219 Grainger, D.H. DON'T DIE IN THE BUNDU: bundu: the veld, the open space, the Rhodesian bush… 2nd ed. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1967.

172 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps on endpapers. Paperback. Gift inscription on a preliminary page. R 200

220 Hanna, A.J. THE STORY OF THE RHODESIAS AND NYASALAND. 2nd ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1965.

331 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., (1 col. as frontis.), maps (1 col.). Cloth, d.w. R 125

221 Hensman, Howard. A HISTORY OF RHODESIA: compiled from official sources. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900.

xix, 377 p.: col. folding map. Cloth, faded on spine & with small stain on rear cover. Preliminary pages uncut. R 200

Hensman dedicates his book to Cecil Rhodes, the subject of the biography he published in 1901.
222 Hugo, Pieter. THE HYENA & OTHER MEN. Munich: Prestel, 2007.

1 vol. (unpaginated leaves). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 450

This book is about the men (accompanied by hyenas, rock pythons or baboons) who entertain the crowds and sell traditional medicines on the peripheries of Nigerian cities.
223 Livingstone, David. MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA: including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the west coast; thence across the continent, down the River Zambesi to the eastern ocean. London: John Murray, 1857.

ix, 687 p.: ill., folding lithograph as frontis. (with small chip), folding plan, map (2nd map absent). Embossed cloth with gilding on spine, worn at corners. Front hinge detached. R 1000

224 Lloyd, F.E. RHODESIAN PATROL. Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H. Stockwell, 1965.

268 p., [4] leaves of plates: ill., port. Cloth, d.w. lightly spotted. R 450

Lloyd served in the British South Africa Police from 1931 to the 1960s, and records his reminiscences here.
225 Lloyd, Jessie M. [comp.]. RHODESIA'S PIONEER WOMEN, 1859-1896. Bulawayo [J.M. Lloyd], 1960.

66 p. Stiff paper wraps. R 75

226 MacBruce, James. WHEN THE GOING WAS ROUGH: a Rhodesian story. Pretoria: Femina, 1983.

251 p.: ill., ports., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge. Name on fore-edge of pages. R 750

Seldom seen work on the Bush War in Manicaland, the most easterly of Rhodesia's five provinces; with Umtali at its centre.
227 Mathers, E.P. ZAMBESIA: England's El Dorado in Africa: being a description of Matabeleland and Mashonaland and the less-known adjacent territories and an account of the gold fields of British South Africa. London: King, Sell & Railton, [1891].

480 p.: ill., ports., folding col. map. Pict. paper covered boards, worn with chips to spine. R 400

228 Mauch, Carl. THE JOURNALS OF CARL MAUCH: his travels in the Transvaal and Rhodesia, 1869-1872; transcribed by E. Bernhard; translated by F.O. Bernhard; edited by E.E. Burke. De luxe ed. Salisbury: National Archives of Rhodesia, 1969.

x, 314 p.: ill. (some col.), port. as frontis., maps (2 folding in pocket on rear endpaper). Full leather with raised bands & spine labels. R 375

229 McLaughlin, Peter. RAGTIME SOLDIERS: the Rhodesian experience in the First World War. Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1980.

159 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed. R 125

230 Michell, Sir Lewis. THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. CECIL JOHN RHODES, 1853-1902. London: Edward Arnold, 1910.

2 vols. (xiv, 342 p., [3] leaves of plates; x, 342 p., [3] leaves of plates): ill., frontispieces. Original half calf & cloth. Marbled page edges & endpapers. Set appears unread. R 1500

Lewis Michell (1842-1928) was a banker and a member of the Cape Colony's Executuve Council and a close friend of Rhodes, who made him a trustee of his will. He therefore knew Rhodes well, and has provided a personal account. He dedicates this biography "To all who love the British Empire".
231 Middleton, Karen, [ed.]. ANCESTORS, POWER AND HISTORY IN MADAGASCAR. Leiden: Brill, 1999.

360 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth with gilding, d.w. R 125

232 Mitford, Bertram. JOHN AMES, NATIVE COMMISSIONER: a romance of the Matabele Rising; illustrated by Harold Piffard. London: F.V. White, 1900.

viii, 312 p., [1] leaf of plates: ill. Pict. cloth, slightly worn on edges. R 125

An historical novel set in Matabeleland.
233 Mulford, David C. ZAMBIA: the politics of independence, 1957-1964. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967.

ix, 362 p. Cloth, d.w. with small tear to top of spine. Compliments card from Mulford laid down on front free endpaper. Accompanied by a letter on Mulford's behalf to Sir Richard Luyt, laid down on front endpaper. R 125

Mulford asked that a copy of his book be sent to Sir Richard Luyt, at that stage Chancellor of UCT. Luyt (1915-1994) had served in Zambia in the early 1960s, as part of the British Legation.
234 Myers, John Brown. THE CONGO FOR CHRIST: the story of the Congo Mission. New ed. London: S.W. Partridge, [1905?].

189, 32 p.: ill., frontis., map. Pict. cloth with gilding. Book plate laid down on front endpaper. Includes 32 p. Publisher's catalogue. R 150

235 Nielsen, Peter. THE MATABELE AT HOME; illustrated by the author. Bulawayo: Davis, [192-].

73 p., [32] leaves of plates: ports. Cloth, with port. laid down. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 500

Illustrations comprise eight captioned sketches by the author.
236 Northcott, Cecil. ROBERT MOFFAT: pioneer in Africa. London: Lutterworth Press, 1961.

357 p., [9] p. of plates: ill., ports., folding genealogical table, maps. Cloth, d.w. browned on spine. R 200

Over a period of 50 years, David Livingstone's father-in-law introduced Christianity to the area between the Orange and Zambesi Rivers.
237 Nyangoni, Christopher & Nyandoro, Gideon [eds.]. ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS: select documents. London: Rex Collings, 1979.

456 p. Cloth, d.w. with tear on fore-edge. Name on front free endpaper.

R 150
238 O'Donoghue, Bryan. WILD ANIMAL RESCUE!; illustrated with drawings by Sam Savitt and with photographs. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1971.

125, [26] p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. with insect damage to lower edge. R 75

A fictional account of Operation Noah: the saving of wild animals, big and small, from Kariba's rising waters.
239 Owen, Christopher. THE RHODESIAN AFRICAN RIFLES; edited by Sir Brian Horrocks. London: Leo Cooper, 1970.

75 p.: ports., maps. (Famous regiments). Paper covered boards, d.w. Cellotape marks on endpapers. R 400

240 Parrinder, Geoffrey. AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967.

139 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Cloth, with gilding. Some neat underlining on a few pages. R 150

241 Phillips, C.E. Lucas. THE VISION SPLENDID: the future of the Central African Federation. London: Heinemann, 1960.

384 p., lxiv p. of plates: ill., ports., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, some scarring, d.w. price clipped. Name & date on title page. R 75

242 Preller, Gustav S. LOBENGULA: the tragedy of a Matabele King. Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1963.

318 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed. Name on front free endpaper.

R 125

The only English work by Preller.
243 Priest, Barbara. A FAR BELL: wartime adventures in central Africa. Salisbury: B. Priest, [195-?].

213 p.: ill., double port. as frontis., map on rear endpaper. Cloth, d.w.

R 250

In 1940, when things were going badly in Europe, some Southern Rhodesians were concerned at rumours of large numbers of Germans massing on the Portuguese East African border, preparatory to an invasion of the Colony. Priest's husband, Cecil, was asked to spend time in Portuguese East Africa in order to ascertain the truth of the rumours. A scarce and unusual account of the experiences of an intelligence officer and his wife travelling incognito through east-central Africa (Mozambique) in a saloon car.
244 Radziwill, Princess Catherine. CECIL RHODES: man and empire-maker. London: Cassell, 1918.

xii, 235 p., [8] leaves of plates: ports. (1 as frontis.). Cloth, scarred along edges & faded on spine. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. Annotations by a previous owner. R 450

Catherine Rzewska (1858-1941) married Prince Radziwill at the age of 15 and lived in Berlin. She later came to the Cape where she moved in Cecil John Rhodes' circle. She is reputed to have proposed matrimony to Rhodes, and when rejected took great offence. In November 1901 she was convicted of forging Rhodes' signature on a promissory note for £2000 and served time in jail. The book is an insider's view of her period at the Cape. Of interest are numerous ink annotations (not interfering with text) showing intimate knowledge of the Cape's leading citizens. The notes are possibly by a member of the Duncan family, as one refers to Princess Radziwill attempting to get Duncan staff to buy material from Stuttafords to make a dress for her. The staff member refused on the assumption that the bill would not be paid!
245 Ransford, Oliver. THE RULERS OF RHODESIA: from earliest times to the Referendum. London: John Murray, 1968.

345 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w frayed along top edge. Name on front free endpaper. R 150

246 Rhodes Memorial Museum. CECIL RHODES BIRTHPLACE: Rhodes Memorial Museum & Commonwealth Centre. Bishop's Stortford: The Museum, [1963?].

15 p.: col. ill., ports. Stiff pict. paper wraps. R 50

247 Rhodesiana Society. Mashonaland Branch. HISTORIC MAZOE: souvenir of a visit by members of the Rhodesiana Society on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Mazoe Patrol, Sunday 20 June, 1971. Salisbury: Rhodesian Breweries for the Rhodesiana Society, [1971].

4 p.: ill., ports., map. Stiff paper. Copy no. 431. R 50

248 Rhodesiana Society. Mashonaland Branch. SALISBURY'S HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES: souvenir of a visit by members of the Rhodesiana Society, Sunday 26th September, 1971. Salisbury: Rhodesian Breweries for the Rhodesiana Society, [1971].

4 p.: ill. (Brochure; no. 3). Stiff paper. Copy no. 210. Signed by Tony Tanser on front cover. R 50

249 Rouillard, Nancy [ed.]. MATABELE THOMPSON: an autobiography; edited by his daughter Nancy Rouillard. London: Faber and Faber, 1936.

293 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (1 folding, 1 on endpapers). Cloth, d.w frayed on edges & price clipped. Name & date on front free endpaper. R 150

Matabele Thompson's (1857-1927) father was killed during an attack by roving bands of men under Galishwe in Griqualand West. Thompson then took up work with C.J. Rhodes and was involved in the procuring of the Lobengula Concession. After making his fortune, he went to Oxford as an undergraduate.
250 Samkange, Stanlake. WHAT RHODES REALLY SAID ABOUT AFRICANS. Harare: Harare Publishing House, 1982.

40 p. Stiff paper wraps, rubbed. R 125

Through revisiting speeches and biographies of Rhodes, Samkange concludes that Rhodes had definite ideas about black Africans and their role in southern Africa. Rhodes believed that they should be treated as a subject race, subjected to different laws, as "two thousand years" separated them from Europeans.
251 Sauer, Hans. EX AFRICA… London: Geoffrey Bles, 1937.

335 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. Cloth, faded on spine. Some spotting to page edges & preliminary pages. R 250

Sauer, a Boer who helped Cecil Rhodes in acquiring gold properties, was imprisoned during the Jameson Raid.
252 Saunders, Colin. MURRAY MACDOUGALL AND THE STORY OF TRIANGLE: an epic of land, water and man. 2nd ed. Bulawayo: Triangle Limited, 1989.

144 p. : ill. , ports. (1as frontis.). Paperback. Accompanied by a pamphlet about historic Triangle, including the Murray MacDougall Museum. R 100

253 Sayce, Katherine [ed.]. TABEX ENCYCLOPEDIA ZIMBABWE. Harare: Quest Publishing, 1987.

xv, 431 p., 44 p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports., col. maps. 4to. Paperback, creased. R 200

An A-Z of everything Zimbawean, from Aardvark to Zvobgo- and everything inbetween!
254 Smith, Donald. RHODESIA: the problem. London, Robert Maxwell, 1969.

141 p. Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped & rubbed along edges.

R 75

"THE PROBLEM clarifies for the general reader the position of all interested parties in this tense, fluid situation" Front endflap.
255 SOUTHERN RHODESIA ADVANCES: … to commemorate the visit of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to the Colony of Southern Rhodesia, April 7th to April 16th, 1947. [Salisbury]: Southern Rhodesia Government, 1947.

80 p.: ill., ports., col. map. Oblong 8vo. Calf with gilding. Letter from the Public Relations Office of the Government and a compliments slip laid down on front endpapers. Edition limited to 100 copies. R 350

The letter states that 2 copies were produced for the Royal family; and 100 for the travellers on the Royal and pilot trains. The recipient was W.A. Carnegie of the Publicity Department.
256 Speed, Maude. A SCAMPER TOUR TO RHODESIA AND SOUTH AFRICA WITH A SKETCH-BOOK; illustrated with sketches in water colours and in black and white by the author. London: Longmans, Green, 1933.

148 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis. Cloth with col. ill. laid down on front cover. Spine slightly faded. Spotting to preliminary pages. R 50

257 Stonier, G.W. RHODESIAN SPRING. London: Hutchinson, 1968.

238 p., [9] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports. Cloth, some scarring, d.w. price clipped. R 75

258 Summers, R. & Pagden, C.W. THE WARRIORS. Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1970.

181 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps (2 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, slightly scarred, d.w. Spotting on preliminary pages & page edges. R 350

The story of the Matabele nation.
259 Sykes, Frank W. WITH PLUMER IN MATABELELAND: an account of the operations of the Matabeleland Relief Force during the Rebellion. London: Archibald Constable, 1897.

296 p., [34] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., folding map. Pict. cloth, worn on edges & browned on spine. Lacks 1 plate. R 500

260 Tangye, H. Lincoln. IN NEW SOUTH AFRICA: travels in the Transvaal and Rhodesia. London: Horace Cox, 1896.

viii, 431 p., [26] leaves of plates: ill., frontis., folding map. Recent cloth spine & paper covered boards. R 300

261 Tanser, G.H. FOUNDERS OF RHODESIA; with a foreword by Sir Godfrey Huggins. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1950.

80 p.: ports., maps on endpapers. Cloth. R 50

262 Tanser, G.H. MASHAYAMOMBE'S KRAAL AND FORT MARTIN: souvenir of a visit by members of the Rhodesiana Society, Sunday 26 July, 1970. Salisbury: Rhodesian Breweries for the Rhodesiana Society, [1970].

4 p.: ill., plans. Stiff paper. Copy no. 332. R 50

263 Taylor, C.T.C. THE HISTORY OF RHODESIAN ENTERTAINMENT, 1890-1930. Salisbury: M.O. Collins, 1968.

186 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding plan. Small 4to. Skivertex, d.w. frayed along top edge. R 200

264 Teixeira, Bernardo. THE FABRIC OF TERROR: three days in Angola; introduction by Robert Ruark; afterword by James Burnham; illustrations by Julio Gil. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1965.

xii, 176 p.: ill., maps on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly spotted. R 150

A dramatised account of massacres perpetrated in northern Angola in 1961.
265 Tort [pseud.]. GUNNERS: a narrative of the Gunners of Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War. Salisbury: The Southern Rhodesian Artillery Association, 1947.

383 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), maps on endpapers. Pict. cloth, d.w. (seldom seen). R 750

266 Tredgold, Sir Robert [ed.]. THE MATAPOS: a revised edition of A GUIDE TO THE MATAPOS by E.A. Nobbs. Lusaka: Federal Dept. of Printing & Stationery, 1956.

x, 114 p.: ill. (1 folding), frontis., col. folding map. Cloth, d.w. R 150

267 TRIANGLE: an epic of land, water and man. Triangle, [1964?].

32 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. Large 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, rubbed. R 100

Triangle was one of the most productive farming areas of Zimbabwe. It was originally developed under the guidance of Murray MacDougall, a transport rider in the early 1900s.
268 Wallis, J.P.R. ONE MAN'S HAND: the story of Sir Charles Coghlan and the liberation of Southern Rhodesia. London: Longmans Green, 1950.

xv, 254 p.: port. as frontis. Cloth, worn on edges, d.w. frayed along top edge. Name on endpaper. R 150

A contemporary of Cecil John Rhodes, Coghlan combined politics and his practice as a lawyer. He fought for the independence of the people among whom he worked, and for responsible government. He became the first Premier of the Colony in 1923.
269 Wallis, J.R.P. THOMAS BAINES OF KING'S LYNN: explorer and artist, 1820-1875. London: Jonathan Cape, 1941.

347 p., [13] p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis., maps (1 folding). Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with small chip to lower corner. Endpapers browned. Cover title: THOMAS BAINES, ARTIST AND EXPLORER.

R 300
270 Watermeyer, Laurie [et al., eds]. ZAMBEZI; [edited and compiled by] Laurie Watermeyer, John Dabbs [and] Yvonne Christian. Harare: Privately published, 1987.

168 p.: col. ill., map on endpapers. Large 4to. Skivertex, d.w. R 250

271 Wills, W.A. & Collingridge, L.T. THE DOWNFALL OF LOBENGULA: the cause, history and effect of the Matabeli [sic] War. London: The African Review, [1894].

xii, 335 p.: ill., ports., plans, maps (4 col. folding). Pict. cloth, frayed on corners & edges of spine. R 1000

272 Wilmot, A. MONOMOTAPA (RHODESIA): its monuments and its history from the most ancient times to the present century; with a preface by H. Rider Haggard. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896.

xxiv, 259 p.: ill. Cloth, lower corner bumped. Map absent. R 75

273 Woodcroft, Richard. WILL THE REAL RHODESIA PLEASE STAND UP? Belmont: R. Woodcroft, [1965?].

[32] p.: chiefly ill., ports., map. Oblong 16 mo. Paperback. R 50

Shows the relative modernity and prosperity of Rhodesia at that time, including the fact that the country had the lowest inflation rate in the world, thriving manufacturing and education sectors, a strong apprenticeship system and encouraged technological innovations.
274 Worthington, Frank. THE WITCH DOCTOR: and other Rhodesian studies. London: The Field Press, [194-].

235 p. Cloth, some scarring. Endpapers browned. Cover title: CHIROMO THE WITCH DOCTOR. R 150

275 Young, Kenneth. RHODESIA AND INDEPENDENCE: a study in British colonial policy. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1967.

xiv, 567 p.: maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100