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CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS

27 Westby-Nunn, Tony. GRAAFF-REINET: an illustrated historical guide to the town, including Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. [Revised ed.]. Cape Town: Elephant Head Publications, 2004.

192 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plans (3 on endpapers), maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. No. 5 of 200 copies. Signed by Westby-Nunn on a preliminary page. R 350

Contains stories and anecdotes on the history, buildings, people and cultures of Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. Features tourist attractions, accomodation and hunting opportunities.
28 Arbousset, T. & Daumas, F. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORATORY TOUR TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968.

xii, 330 p.: col. ill., frontis., folding map. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 27). Skivertex, d.w. No. 594 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Reprint of the 1846 English ed. R 250

The tour to the area between the Orange and the Vaal lasted about three months. The work includes notes on the Bushmen, Corannas, Basutos, Bechuanas, Griquas and Zulus, amongst others; as well as chapters on botanical, geological, hunting and literary matters. Mendelssohn highlights the full account of the Zulu army, and the cruel treatment of the Bushmen by the Dutch settlers, which is severely condemned. See vol. 1, p. 49-50.
29 Atmore, M.G. CAPE FURNITURE. 2nd ed. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1970.

244 p.: ill., plans. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along top edge.

R 300
30 Bax, D. & Koeman, C. ARGITEKTONIESE SKOONHEID IN KAAPSTAD SE KOMPANJIESTUIN, 1777-1805: with a summary in English. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1963.

111 p.: ill., plans. Oblong 8vo. Cloth. R 450

A record of 18th century architecture in and abutting the Company's Gardens, including Thibault's work.
31 Boesak, Elna [comp.]. CAPE TOWN STATION, 1861-2002: reflection, reality and renaissance; [with the assistance of Dave Rhind]. Cape Town: Creda Communications (printer), [2002].

65 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards. No. 27 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. R 250

Places the station in a wider framework within the city.
32 Botha, Marielise. HERKOMS VAN DIE KAAPSE STOELE. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1977.

88 p.: ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & rubbed. Sticker on front free endpaper. Title on dustwrapper: HERKOMS VAN DIE KAAPSE STOEL. R 450

33 Boucher, Maurice & Penn, Nigel [eds.]. BRITAIN AT THE CAPE, 1795 TO 1803. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1992.

263 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports., maps (some col.). (Brenthurst Press. Second series; 9). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 800

"During that time judicious, economic, social and polital reform was initiated…" Flyleaf.
34 Breytenbach, Cloete. THE SPIRIT OF DISTRICT SIX; text by Brian Barrow. Cape Town: Purnell, 1970.

23 p. of text, [64] p. of photographs: ports. Folio. Pict. cloth. R 250

35 Burman, Jose. THE BAY OF STORMS: [the story of the development of] Table Bay, 1503-1860. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1976.

151 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., plans, maps. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly worn on corners. R 250

36 Burman, Jose. WATERS OF THE WESTERN CAPE. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1970.

176 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, d.w. price clipped. Presentation inscription and signatures on verso of half title page. R 250

Deals with the rivers of the western Cape. A companion volume to SAFE TO THE SEA.
37 Cook, Mary Alexander. DIE KAAPSE KOMBUIS: 'n beskrywing van sy ligging, uitleg en toebehore. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, [1972].

112 p.: ill., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed and with small tear to top edge. Name on front free endpaper. R 200

38 Cook, Mary Alexander. THE CAPE KITCHEN: a description of its position, lay-out, fittings and utensils. 2nd impression. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Museum, 1975.

112 p.: ill., plans. Paper covered boards, d.w. with tear to top corner & faded on spine. R 250

39 Currey, John Blades. JOHN BLADES CURREY, 1850 TO 1900: fifty years in the Cape Colony; edited by Phillida Brooke Simons. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1986.

275 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps. (Brenthurst Press. Second series; 2). 4to. Cloth, d.w. R 500

Currey was a close friend of J.X. Merriman and C.J. Rhodes and his memoirs offer an important view of political developments at the Cape and Kimberley in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
40 D'Arcy Thompson, Molly. FORGOTTEN CORNERS OF THE CAPE; [illustrated by the author]. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Timmins, 1984.

xi, 139 p.: ill., col. frontis., map. Oblong 8vo. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 100

41 De Bosdari, C. CAPE DUTCH HOUSES AND FARMS: their architecture and history, together with a note on the role of Cecil John Rhodes in their preservation. [1st ed.]. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1953.

112 p., [80] plates: ill., maps. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges. Name on front free endpaper. R 250

42 De Villiers, Susan. A TALE OF THREE CITIES; photography by Rory Birkby and Richard Wege. Cape Town: Murray & Roberts, 1985.

112 p.: ill. (some col., 1 folding), plans, maps. Oblong 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Edition limited to 2200 copies. R 325

The three cities referred to are Cape Town in different eras: City one, 1652-1930; City two, 1930-1985; City three, The future. A coherent examination of Cape Town's growth, paying particular attention to how Cape Town was positioned for future growth in 1985.
43 Fagan, Gawie & Gwen. CHURCH STREET IN THE LAND OF WAVEREN. Tulbagh: Tulbagh Restoration Committee, 1975.

185 p.: ill., ports., plans. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 350

Documents the work done to restore twenty-eight buildings of historic value in Church Street, Tulbagh, after the earthquake of 29 September 1969. Provides interesting insights into how the buildings were originally constructed.
44 Friedman-Spits, Clara. THE FRAENKEL SAGA. Cape Town: SA Medical Association, 1998.

181 p.: ill., ports., genealogical chart on endpapers. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 350

Fraenkel was the first Jewish medical practitioner recorded at the Cape, having trained in Europe. He was a founder of both the South African College (later the University of Cape Town) and the first Hebrew congregation in southern Africa in 1842.
45 Heller, David. IN SEARCH OF VOC GLASS. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [1961].

103 p.: ill., frontis. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with small tears. R 175

46 Herschel, Margaret, Lady. LADY HERSCHEL: letters from the Cape; edited by Brian Warner. Cape Town: Friends of South African Library, 1991.

172 p.: ill. (some col.), col. port. as frontis. (Friends of the SAL. Publications; no. 3). Paperback. R 125

Margaret, Lady Herschel, was the wife of Sir John Herschel, celebrated astronomer at the Cape. During his four year surveillance of the southern skies, she accompanied him on short trips away from the Cape and produced a series of elegant flower paintings and numerous letters to her relations.
47 Jeppie, Shamil & Soudien, Crain [eds.]. THE STRUGGLE FOR DISTRICT SIX: past and present: a project of the Hands Off District Six Committee. Cape Town: Buchu Books, 1990.

208 p.: ill., ports. Paperback, creased. R 500

Contains many photographs and oral testimonies of District Sixers. A collection of essays on the historical development and sociology of District Six.
48 Kuttel, M. QUADRILLES AND KONFYT: the life and journal of Hildagonda Duckitt. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1954.

112 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis.). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 100

Hildagonda Duckitt was South Africa's equivalent of Mrs Beeton. She writes of the Cape in Victorian times.
49 Langham-Carter, R.R. ST ANDREW'S, NEWLANDS: the first century, 1894-1994. Cape Town: The Diocese, 1994.

60 p.: ill., ports. Paperback. R 75

This was the first church built by Herbert Baker in South Africa.
50 Leipoldt, C. Louis. 300 YEARS OF CAPE WINE. [New edition]. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1974.

218 p.: ill. Paper covered boards, d.w. Originally published in 1952. R 150

51 Mayson, John Schofield. THE MALAYS OF CAPE TOWN. Cape Town: Africana Connoisseurs Press, 1963.

39 p. Pict. skivertex. Some spotting on preliminary pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1861 edition. No. 209 of an edition limited to 510 copies. R 175

52 Picard, Hymen W.J. GENTLEMAN'S WALK: the romantic story of Cape Town's oldest streets, lanes and squares. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968.

188 p.: ill. (some col.), 1 col. as frontis, maps (1 folding). 4to. Cloth, d.w. rubbed along edges. R 250

Only named the "Heerengracht" in the middle of the 18th century, the link between Van Riebeeck's Castle and the Company's vegetable garden was the "walk" taken by the gentlemen of the Dutch East India Company whilst conducting their business and social activities, and the town was built along this route.
53 Retief, De Ville & Co. ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST OF VEHICLES: manufactured by Retief, De Ville & Co., Berg River Works, Paarl. Paarl: Retief, De Ville & Co., [1894].

93 p.: chiefly ill. Oblong 8vo. Paper wraps, some slight spotting to rear cover & "C.S." on top right corner of front cover. R 600

During the last decades of the 19th century, Paarl became the centre of the wagon making industry in South Africa. Two of the biggest firms were owned by "Ryk Koos" Retief and P.B. de Ville. In 1895 these two firms amalgamated. This was their first joint catalogue. Vehicles offered include various "Spiders", the Gent's Buggy, a Passengers' Cart, transport wagons, hearses, a travelling home & a street watering cart.
54 Robinson, Helen. BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS: people and property at Wynberg, 1795-1927. Cape Town, Juta, 1998.

xvii, 271 p.: ill., plans. Paperback. R 285

55 Simcox, Roy W. & Hallack, Russel. MOWBRAY 100. Cape Town: Mowbray, Rosebank and Observatory Civic Association, 1990.

32 p.: ill., ports. Stiff paper wraps. R 125

Published on the centenary of the Mowbray Municipality, February 1990.
56 Simon's Town Historical Society. THE MARTELLO TOWER, SIMON'S TOWN = MARTELLO-TORING, SIMONSTAD. Simonstown: SA Navy Printing Press, [197-].

iii, 17, iii, 17 p.: ill. Stiff pict. paper wraps. English and Afrikaans texts bound top-to-tail. R 100

The Tower was completed in 1796 and is one of the earliest built in the British Empire. It was restored in the 1970s.
57 Simons, Phillida Brooke & Proust, Alain. GROOTE SCHUUR: great granary to stately home. Cape Town: Fernwood, 1996.

144 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), frontis., ports., plan, map. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. R 250

For many years the official residence of prime ministers and presidents of South Africa, Groote Schuur is now a national monument.
58 Strangman, Edward. EARLY FRENCH CALLERS AT THE CAPE. Cape Town: Juta, [1936].

223 p.: ill., map as frontis. Cloth, d.w. Endpapers browned. R 325

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59 Thunberg, Carl Peter. TRAVELS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1772-1775: based on the English edition, London, 1793-1795; edited by V.S. Forbes; translation from the Swedish revised by J.& I. Rudner. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1986.

xlviii, 366 p.: ill., col. frontis. port. (laid down), folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. Second series; no. 17). Cloth. R 100

60 Trefois, Clemens [et al.]. OUR CAPE GABLES = ONS KAAPSE GEWELS; Clemens Trefois, Willem Punt, Jan Ploeger. Reprint. Pretoria: Simon van der Stel Foundation, 1968.

92 p.: ill., map. Pict. paper wraps. Faint crease to lower corner. R 125

An interesting study of Cape and Dutch architecture.
61 Viljoen, Deon & Rabe, Pier. CAPE FURNITURE AND METALWARE Privately published, 2001.

xxiv, 119 p.: col. ill., col. frontis., col. ports., plans. Oblong 8vo. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 350

Well illustrated, detailed description of Cape furniture, 1720-1920 and metalware, 1850-1950. Places the furniture in a social context.
62 Viney, Graham & Simons, Phillida Brooke. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1806 to 1872: aspects of the life and times of British society in and around Cape Town. Standard ed. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press, 1994.

236 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports. (Brenthurst Press. Second series; 10). 4to. Cloth, d.w. very slightly rubbed on top edge. R 850

63 Wilson, K.J. CHRONICLE OF LODGE SOUTHERN CROSS NO. 398: on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1860-1981. Privately published, [1981].

124 p.: ill., ports. Cloth with gilding. R 200

Cape Town is the birthplace of Freemasonry in South Africa. Lodge Southern Cross, the first Scottish Lodge in the Southern Hemisphere, was inaugurated in 1860.