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EASTERN CAPE
#26654 Carter, T.T. (Rev). A MEMOIR OF JOHN ARMSTRONG, D.D. Late
Lord Bishop Of Grahamstown. xvi + 436pp + 16pp advts. Poor
condition. spine missing, binding rather loose, unattractive. John
Henry & James Parker. Oxford 1842.
£30.00
With An Introduction By Samuel, Lord Bishop Of
Oxford.
#26638 Dugmore, Rev. Henry Hare. (Eds. F.G. Van Der Riet & Rev.
L.A. Hewson). THE REMINISCENCES OF AN ALBANY SETTLER. Together With
His Recollections Of The Kaffir War Of 1835. Gilt on red cloth
boards. 92pp. photo frontis, map. 8vo. No inscriptions. ff tanned
else a VG+ copy in VG protected dustwrapper (price-clipped, tanned,
shows some marks but no chips, loss, or tears). Grocott & Sherry.
Grahamstown 1958.
£20.00
One of the most informative and readable accounts
of early experiences of the founding of the Albany
Settlement in the Eastern Cape Province. The second
part records his recollections of the 1835 (6th)
Frontier War when he was a missionary at Mount Coke
and Wesleyville. Originally published in 'The South
African Methodist', this is found only in the Grocott
& Sherry edition of 'Reminiscences'.
#26686 Foundation For Education, Science, And Technology.
(Elizabeth Armstrong). THOMAS PRINGLE. Brilliant Journalist Of The
South African Scene 1820 to 1826. 15pp from Lantern publication,
stapled. no cover. Tanned else VG condition. Lantern December 1959.
£5.00
This is not the entire Lantern issue, only the
article mentioned. A detailed assessment of Pringle's
life and achievements with over 20 illustrations.
#26639 Hockly, Harold Edward. THE STORY OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF
1820 IN SOUTH AFRICA. Second Enlarged And Revised Edition. Red
cloth boards. 284pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. VG condition
in lesser protected dustwrapper (worn especially to ends of spine,
no major loss or tears). Juta 1966 2nd edition.
£30.00
Chronicles the arrival of the Settlers of 1820 on
the shores of Southern Africa & their location on the
Eastern Frontier of the old Cape Colony as a buffer
against the increasing migration of the Xhosa
westwards in the Colony. Includes list of settlers,
Roll of Honour, extensive bibliography.
#26640 Makin, A.E. THE 1820 SETTLERS OF SALEM. (Hezekiah Sephton's
Party). Red cloth boards. 142pp, illustrated photos, drawings,
diagrams, fold-out map, small 4to. Gift inscription ffep. a G++
copy in protected dustwrapper (worn & chipped especially at ends of
spine, no major tears or loss). Juta, Cape Town 1971 1st edition.
isbn 9780702102080
£50.00
Deals with the arrival of the party at Algoa Bay
(now Port Elizabeth) and the subsequent founding of
the village of Salem. The tear-out form for ordering
Salem family histories & genealogies is still
untouched - often this has been removed.
#22030 Shuttleworth, Stanley G. 1820 SETTLER WOMEN. The Unsung
Heroines Of Those Times. Printed wraps. 152pp paperback illustrated
8vo. A Mint copy. Self-published. Grahamstown nd. (late 1990s).
£10.00
Short biographical accounts of the lives of 31
Settler women culled from various sources.
Bibliography.
#22674 Shuttleworth, Stanley G. KENTON KALEIDOSCOPE. An Illustrated
Story Of Bushmans And Kenton. Printed wraps 75pp stapled.
illustrated colour & b/w photos. A Mint unread copy. Self
published. Grahamstown 1995.
£10.00
The early history of these two popular seaside
resorts west of Port Alfred. Includes pictures of the
1896 wreck of the Swedish barque Volo.on request.
#26652 Shuttleworth, Stanley G. TIPPERARY TO HARVEST VALE. The 1820
Settler Gardeners. Printed wraps 72pp stapled illustrated b/w
photos. two loose folding family trees, coat of arms. Mint
condition. Self published. Grahamstown nd.
£10.00
Party No.50 on the Colonial Department list was led
by Edward Gardner, a plater of Birmingham. Author has
researched the family history and genealogy from
original source material.
AGRICULTURE
#16949 Department of Agriculture. A GUIDE TO BOTANICAL SURVEY WORK.
Botanical Survey Of South Africa. Memoir No.4. Buff wraps, 89pp.
Tanned, spine worn, else G-VG condition. Department of Agriculture.
Pretoria, 1922.
£10.00
Contains articles: A.W. Rogers, Physical Features
Of South Africa. G.W. Cox, Climate And Meteorology.
R. Marloth, Notes On The Rainfall. I.B. Pole Evans,
The Main Botanical Regions Of South Africa. I. Bolus
& R. Marloth, Instructions To Observers And
Collectors. J.W. Bews, Methods Of Botanical Survey:
Suggestions For The Beginning Of The Work. R.
Marloth, Notes On The Proper Use Of The Common Names
Of Plants. S. Schonland, South African Botanical
Literature. R. Marloth, Hints On The Photographing Of
Plants.on request.
#16942 Division of Horticulture. (Comp). VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN
SOUTH AFRICA. Bulletin No.330 (Horticulture Series No.18). Brown
wraps. 210pp. Owners signature to front wrap, tanned, a clean VG
copy. Department of Agriculture Pretoria 1955.
£10.00
A comprehensive how-to source, covering salad &
leaf vegetables, cabbages, root crops, bulbous crops,
legumes, solanacious, vines, sweet potatoes,
perennials, culinary herbs and some other items.
#16946 Saunders, A.R. & Rayner, A.A. STATISTICAL METHODS. With
Special Reference To Field Experiments. Science Bulletin No.200.
Buff wraps, 174pp. errata slip. Tanned, a sound clean VG copy.
Department Of Agriculture. Pretoria, 1951. 3rd revised edition.
"Natal Agricultural Research Institute Series No.1" stamped to
front wrap.
£10.00
General contents include: Analysis Of Variance,
Regression & Correlation, Analysis Of Covariance,
Field Plot Technique, and Sampling Methods.
#16940 Wicht, C.L. FORESTRY AND WATER SUPPLIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Bulletin No.33. Buff wraps, 58pp. Tanned else a nice clean VG copy.
Department Of Forestry. Pretoria 1949.
£10.00
"For more that fifty years the manner in which
water supplies in South Africa are affected when
forests are destroyed of plantations established has
been the subject of controversy. It is likely to
continue to be so until investigations over long
periods have yielded complete evidence. In the
meantime there is an insistent demand for information
from farmers, municipalities, and other users as to
how water supplies will be affected by forestry. To
meet this demand it will be attempted in this report
to synthesise the meagre and sometimes problematic
data into a coherent statement from which practical
recommendations can be deduced".
ANTHROPOLOGY, RELIGION, MYTH & LEGEND
#24081 Kuper, Adam. ANTHROPOLOGISTS AND ANTHROPOLOGY. The British
School 1922-1972. 256pp paperback. Owners signature ffep. Good
clean condition. Penguin / Peregrine 1978. isbn 9780140551006
£8.00
The original work. (The later revised edition was
entitled "Anthropology And Anthropologists").
#24195 Kuper, Adam. ANTHROPOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGISTS. The Modern
British School. 228pp softcover 8vo. Owners signature ffep. a Good
copy, externally worn but with excellent contents. Routledge Kegan
Paul 1983 revised edition. isbn 0710094094
£10.00
The later revised edition of this work. (The
original edition was titled "Anthropologists And
Anthropology").
ARTS & CRAFT
#26672 Carman, Jillian. & Crump, Alan. M. VORSTER. 16pp oblong
stapled catalogue. 210mm x 150mm. VG+ condition. 1820 Foundation /
Standard Bank (1988). isbn 094700145X
£10.00
Margaret Vorster was the winner of the Standard
Bank Young Artist Award 1988. This was he catalogue
of her exhibition held during the 1988 Standard Bank
National Arts Festival held in Grahamstown, South
Africa.
BIOGRAPHY (Diaries, memoirs, family & company histories)
#26637 Borcherds, Petrus Borchardus. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR Of
Petrus Borchardus Borcherds Esq. Civil Commissioner ... Gilt title
to spine on green cloth boards. 500pp + 15pp index. No
inscriptions. 4 square corners, a VG+ copy. Africana Connoisseurs
Press. Cape Town 1963. Facsimile of the 1861 A.S. Robertson
edition. 1st edition thus.
£38.00
Copy No.412 of 510. ... Civil Commissioner Of Cape
Division And Resident Magistrate For Cape Town And
District Thereof, And Cape District. Being A Plain
Narrative Of Occurrences From Early Life To Advanced
Age, Chiefly Intended For His Children And
Descendants, Countrymen And Friends.
#24641 Jackson, Albert. (Ed. Eric Rosenthal). TRADER ON THE VELD.
As Told To Eric Rosenthal. Green skivertex boards. 76pp 8vo. No
inscription. dib and some marks to front board. shelfwear. overall
G-VG condition A.A Balkema. Cape Town 1958.
£10.00
Story of an immigrant from Hohensalza in East
Prussia, arriving in the Port Elizabeth in 1888.
Personal reminiscences.
#26634 Kannemeyer, J.C. (Tr. Michiel Heyns). J.M. COETZEE. A Life
In Writing. Plum cloth boards. 710pp illustrated 8vo. No
inscriptions. A Fine copy in dustwrapper. Jonathan Ball 2012 1st
isbn 9781868424955
£14.00
EPHEMERAL ITEMS (postcards, prints, etc)
#26564 Claude Crookshank. RHODES UNIVERSITY, GRAHAMSTOWN. Christmas
card. 150mm x 115mm. bundle of 3 copies. Printed black on cream
stock. New, unused. no envelope. Grocotts. Grahamstown nd. c.1950s?
£5.00
#26563 Claude Crookshank. ST ANDREWS COLLEGE CHAPEL, GRAHAMSTOWN.
Christmas card. 150mm x 115mm. bundle of 3 copies. Printed black on
cream stock. New, unused. no envelope. Grocotts. Grahamstown nd.
c.1950s?
£5.00
#26566 Claude Crookshank. THE DROSTDY ARCH, GRAHAMSTOWN. (Variant
1). Christmas card. 150mm x 115mm. bundle of 5 copies. Printed
black on cream stock. New, unused. no envelope. Grocotts.
Grahamstown nd. c.1950s?
£5.00
#26567 Claude Crookshank. THE DROSTDY ARCH, GRAHAMSTOWN. (Variant
2). Christmas card. 125mm x 115mm. bundle of 5 copies. Printed
black on cream stock. New, unused. no envelope. Grocotts.
Grahamstown nd. c.1950s?
£5.00
#26562 Claude Crookshank. THE OLD MILITARY PRISON, GRAHAMSTOWN.
(The Provost). Christmas card. 130mm x 115mm. bundle of 5 copies.
Printed black on cream stock. New, unused. no envelope. unfolded.
Grocotts. Grahamstown nd. c.1950s?
£5.00
#26565 Claude Crookshank. TRAINING COLLEGE CHAPEL, GRAHAMSTOWN.
Christmas card. 150mm x 115mm. bundle of 5 copies. Printed black on
cream stock. New, unused. no envelope. not folded. (OK, we can
fold). Grocotts. Grahamstown nd. c.1950s?
£5.00
FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITINGS
#26664 Beeton, Ridley FACETS OF OLIVE SCHREINER. A Manuscript
Source Book. 304pp softcover. No inscriptions. Front wrap parting
at joint/hinge top and bottom. a clean G++ copy. Human Sciences
Research Council Publication No.81. Paper Books / Ad Donker 1987.
isbn 9780868520346
£12.00
A collection of letters, diaries, and other
manuscript sources. The entanglements with Karl
Pearson, Edward Carpenter, and Havelock Ellis are
covered as are the Eastern & Western Cape. An
invaluable resource book.
#26635 Hacksley, Malcolm. & MacLennan, Don. A RUTHLESS FIDELITY.
Collected Poems Of Douglas Livingstone. Red cloth boards. 563pp
8vo. No inscriptions. ffep heavily clipped at top else a VG+ unread
copy in dustwrapper (rubbed only), an excellent copy. Ad Donker.
Johannesburg 2004. isbn 9780868522326
£15.00
All the published poems from earlier collections,
those published in journals and magazines worldwide
and a selection of unpublished works.
#26707 Hoosen, Mishka. CALL IT A DIFFICULT NIGHT. 160pp paperback.
A Fine unread copy. Deep South 2015. isbn 9780987028266
£5.00
Authors first novel. "I was grateful for the death
sentence the doctors gave me. It meant no more words,
no more summons ringing out in hallucinations and
fevers, and end neat as the edge of the world, where
the sun drops into the sea. I walked through the
world saying goodbye with a clean heart".
#25030 Kohler, Sheila. THE PERFECT PLACE. 147pp paperback. A clean
reading copy, owners inscription ffep. sound but well worn. Vintage
1991. isbn 9780099936008
£5.00
Author's first novel.on request.
#25137 Krueger, Anton. & Pillay, Pravasan. SHAGGY. 14 Rather
Amusing Rambles By … 131pp paperback. No inscription. lower
corner of rear wrap creased, hence VG- condition. BK Publishing.
Pretoria 2011 1st edition. isbn 9780620504584
£10.00
"14 monologues by creeps, losers, and an idiot".on
request.
#26554 Lehmann, Elmar. & Reckwitz, Erhard. (Hrsg). CURRENT THEMES
IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE. Englischsprachige
Literaturen Afrikas / African Literatures In English. Band 1. 157pp
softcover. Small authorial gift inscription, a VG+ copy. Die Blaue
Eule. Essen 1989. isbn 9783892062523
£15.00
English & German text. Articles include: Elmar
Lehmann, Katastrophe Oder Versohnung? Beobachtungen
Zu Sudafrikanischen Romanen Der Gegenwart. Erhard
Reckwitz, The Broken Mirror. De Problematik Der
Selbstbespiegelung In Den Autobiographischen Romanen
Breyten Breytenbachs. Horst Zander, Millin's
Step-Children And Her Grand-Children. "Miscegenation"
In Some South African Novels. Geoffrey V. Davis, Life
On The Black Side Of The Fence. Forced Removals And
The Migrant Labour System In Recent Black South
African Literature.
#25642 Nunn, Malla. A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE. 399pp paperback.
Inscription to ffep else a G-VG copy. Picador 2010 corrected
edition. isbn 9780330461009
£6.00
Detective fiction featuring Detective Seargeant
Emmanuel Cooper in author's first novel of four in
the series. Set in apartheid South Africa, Cooper
investigates the brutal murder of a police officer.
Author was born in Swaziland, now lives in Australia.
#26555 Reid, Jane. ENGLISH LITERATURE IN SOUTH AFRICAN SENIOR
SCHOOLS. A Critique Of Set Books. Printed buff wraps. 153pp +
xxxiv. Good only. contents show considerable red underlining.
ownership stamps. lower spine worn, a study copy only. Centre For
African Studies, Communications No.7. University Of Cape Town 1982.
isbn 9780799204889
£15.00
Author commenced study of English setworks
prescribed by the nine different education
departments or examining boards then extant in 1979.
A wide-ranging study, Part 1 sets out basic aims of
the curriculum and that of teaching literature. Part
2 examines the works then set in South African
schools under the headings of Shakespeare, poetry,
the novel, & other prose. Author draws conclusions,
makes recommendations, and provides an extensive
bibliography.
GEOLOGY
#22463 King, L.C SOUTH AFRICAN SCENERY. A Textbook Of
Geomorphology. Red cloth boards xxxi + 379pp illustrated b/w
photos. foldout maps etc. No inscriptions. boards subjected to
insect attack but still clean. overall G++ in worn Good only
dustwrapper (price-clipped, chipped, no major loss or tears).
Oliver & Boyd. London 1951 2nd edition revised.
£15.00
The classic text on this subject.
LEGAL AND OTHER ACADEMIC TEXTS
#26498 Erasmus, Barney., Strydom, Johan. & Rudansky-Kloppers,
Sharon. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 580pp softcover. Used
academic text. sold w.a.f. no apparent textual markings. overall a
VG copy. Oxford University Press. Cape Town 2016 10th edition.
isbn 9780190412807
£15.00
Current edition.
NATURAL HISTORY
#26643 Berlcher, Arthur. A MARINE AQUARIUM FOR SOUTH AFRICANS. A
Complete Do-It-Yourself. Printed boards. 167pp illustrated 8vo. No
inscriptions. VG condition. Tafelberg 1990. isbn 9780624026730
£8.00
Gives full details on how to install, equip, and
maintain either a tropical marine aquarium of an
indigenous cold sea aquarium.
#26633 Leistner, O.A. & Morris, J.W. (Botanical Research
Institute). ANNALS OF THE CAPE PROVINCIAL MUSEUMS. Volume 12.
Southern African Place Names. Blue card wraps, 565pp Wraps creased
& worn, ffep excised else contents unmarked. a G++ copy. Cape
Provincial Museums, Albany Museum, Grahamstown. Volume 12. 1st
October 1976.
£60.00
This list is intended as an aid in locating names
in South Africa, South West Africa (Namibia),
Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Consists of about
42000 names. Material is presented according to the
Degree Reference System and place names are thus
given withing quarter-degree squares. Particularly
intended for locations of biological specimens.
#26659 Sinclair, Ian. (Illus Douglas Goode). HOEVELD VOELS
(Highveld Birds). Printed boards illustrated 64pp No inscription.
VG condition. Struik 1987. isbn 9780869775431
£5.00
Afrikaans text. Beginners illustrated guide to
popular birds of the region.
ACADEMIC JOURNALS
#26676 South African Library, The. QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE SOUTH
AFRICAN LIBRARY. Contents. Separate loose sheets, folded, for each
year. Mostly a little tanned else clean VG items. Cape Town
1955-1985.
£10.00
A collection of separately printed Contents for the
years: Volume X 1955-1956. Volume X1 1956-1957.
Volume XII 1957-1958. Volume XIII 1958-1959. Volume
XIV 1959-1960. Volume XV 1960-1961. Volume XVI
1961-1962. Volume XVII 1962-1963. Volume XVII
1963-1964. Volume XIX 1964-1965. Volume XX 1965-1966.
Volume XXI 1966-1967. Volume XXII 1967-1968. Volume
XXIV 1969-1970. Volume XXV 1970-1971. Volume XXVI
1971-1972. Volume XXVII 1972-1973. Volume XXVIII
1973-1974. Volume XXIX 1974-1975. Volume XXX
1975-1976. Volume XXXI 1976-1977. Volume XXXIII
1978-1979. Volume XXXIV 1979-1980. Volume XXXV
1980-1981. Volume XXXVI 1981-1982. Volume 38
1983-1984. Volume 40 1985-1986. Volume 49
1994-1995.on request.
ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA, & MALAWI (The Rhodesias, Nyasaland, & the Federation)
#26708 Randall-MacIver, David. MEDIAEVAL RHODESIA. Gilt title and
black decoration on original light green cloth boards. 106pp
illustrated 4to. Ownership inscription ffep. boards show slight
curvature else a VG copy. Macmillan. London 1906 1st edition.
£155.00
Author visited seven distinct sites of the ruins in
Zimbabwe in 1905 from April to September. At the
invitation and with the support of the British
Association and the Rhodes Trustees and prepared a
report with the conclusion that the existence and use
of those buildings was contemporaneous with the
European Middle Ages. He concluded that the buildings
were deserted by 1550 at the latest, and dates their
construction as sometime within the previous two
centuries. Previous occupation of the area may have
occurred some centuries earlier. The importance of
the existing structures fell within the beginning of
the 16thC when Sofala was a flourishing port
inhabited by Arabs who traded with the interior for
gold.
#25651 Wylie, Jill. SEARCH. Dogs To The Rescue In Wild Zimbabwe.
185pp softcover. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy. Echoing Green 2008.
isbn 9780620419376
£30.00
Carrying on from Call-Of-The-Marsh a dobermann
called Javelin is trained to search for lost, snared,
or trapped wild animals and dogs in the bush. The
bond between dog and woman leads to a cascade of
rescues and escapades.
VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY SERIES
#26645 Garrett, Edmund. (Ed. Gerald Shaw). THE GARRETT PAPERS.
Edited With An Introduction. Chocolate cloth boards. 152pp.
illustrated b/w plates. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. one
minor mark to front board, faint spotting to end-papers else an
above average clean copy, VG+ condition. Van Riebeeck Society
(VRS). Second Series No.15. Cape Town 1984. isbn 9780620082112
£10.00
Edmund Garrett (1865-1907) was a member of the
family which produced such leading feminists as Dr
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Millicent Garrett
Fawcett. In 1895 he was appointed editor of the Cape
Times and remained there during the crucial period of
the Jameson Raid and the lead-up to the South African
War. A staunch imperialist he formed close
relationships with Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of the
Cape, and with Dr Jane Waterston. His letters to his
cousins give an intimate and lively account of life
in Cape Town until 1899, when he was forced to return
to England on account of his health.
#26651 Molteno, Percy Alport. (Ed. Vivian Solomon). SELECTIONS FROM
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PERCY ALPORT MOLTENO. Chocolate cloth boards.
367pp. illustrated b/w plates. No inscriptions, minor marks,
end-papers tanned else an above average clean copy, VG condition.
Van Riebeeck Society (VRS). Second Series No.12. Cape Town 1981.
isbn 9780620056625
£8.00
Percy Molteno (1861-1937) was a son of Sir John
Molteno, first prime minister of the Cape Colony.
Trained as a lawyer, he married the daughter of Sir
Donald Currie, the shipping magnate, and went to work
for his father-in-law in England. He remained
passionately interested in the political life of the
colony and conducted a wide-ranging correspondence
with many of its leading luminaries. During the South
African War he supported the pro-Boer movement and,
in 1906, entered the British parliament under the
leadership of the Liberal Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman.
#26647 Robinson, A.M. Lewin. SELECTED ARTICLES FROM THE CAPE
MONTHLY MAGAZINE. (New Series 1870-76). Chocolate cloth boards. xxx
+ 249pp. illustrated b/w plates, map. 8vo. No inscriptions, 4
square corners. minor marks, end-papers tanned else an above
average clean copy, VG+ condition. Van Riebeeck Society (VRS).
Second Series No.9. Cape Town 1978. isbn 0062003369
£10.00
Selected mainly from writings of early travel.
Robert Godlonton, Charles Brownlee, Dr William Guybon
Atherstone & John Dunn are some of the known
contributors, many of the articles were anonymous.
#26648 Ross, Edward. (Ed. Brian P. Willan). DIARY OF THE SIEGE OF
MAFEKING OCTOBER 1899 TO MAY 1900. Chocolate cloth boards. 260pp.
illustrated b/w plates, maps. 8vo. No inscriptions, 4 square
corners. minor marks, end-papers tanned else an above average clean
copy, VG+ condition. Van Riebeeck Society (VRS). Second Series
No.11. Cape Town 1980. isbn 9780620052078
£20.00
Edward Ross, Mafeking's auctioneer, is best-known
for his role in the production of banknotes during
the siege. His diary is amongst the finest of the
many accounts of the siege, recording the activities
of Mafeking's residents as well as the military
aspects of the siege.
#26646 Somerville, William. (Ed. Edna & Frank Bradlow). WILLIAM
SOMERVILLE'S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEYS TO THE EASTERN CAPE FRONTIER
AND TO LATTAKOE 1799-1802. With A Biographical Introduction And Map
... Chocolate cloth boards. 253pp. illustrated plates, foldout
maps. 8vo. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. minor marks,
end-papers tanned else an above average clean copy, VG+ condition.
Van Riebeeck Society (VRS). Second Series No.10. Cape Town 1979.
isbn 062004232 isbn 0062004232
£15.00
... And A Historical Introduction And Notes By Edna
& Frank Bradlow. William Somerville, an Edinburgh
doctor, accompanied the invading forces of
Major-General Craig when the British took the Cape in
1795. He remained at the Cape for some years,
accompanying Major-General Dundas to the eastern
districts during the height of conflict on the
frontier. Subsequently he accompanied an expedition
to the Orange River. On both occasions he recorded
the cultures of the indigenous people whom he met,
and the flora and fauna.
#26650 Swellengrebel Jr., Hendrik. (Ed. G.J. Schutte).
BRIEFWISSELING VAN HENDRIK SWELLENGREBEL JR OOR KAAPSE SAKE
1778-1792. Gilt on brown cloth boards. 462pp. frontis. illus b/w
plates. 8vo. indexed. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. minor
marks, end-papers tanned else an above average clean copy, VG+
condition. Van Riebeeck Society (VRS). Second Series No.13. Cape
Town 1982. isbn 9780620066143
£10.00
(Correspondence of H.W. Jr. concerning Cape
affairs). With an extensive 123pp English summary by
Dr. A.J. Boeseken. Hendrik Swellengrebel Jr
(1734-1803) was the son of Hendrik Swellengrebel who
served as governor for a number of years and retained
extensive properties there. The younger Swellengrebel
lived a comfortable life in the Netherlands, but
visited the Cape between 1776-1777. Thereafter he
retained an interest in Cape affairs. He became
associated with the rebel Cape Patriot movement and
did much to promote its economy. His letters contain
much information on the social history of the colony
in the last quarter of the 18th century.
#26649 Waterston, Jane Elizabeth. (Eds. Lucy Bean & Elizabeth van
Heyningen). THE LETTERS OF JANE ELIZABETH WATERSTON. 1866-1905
Chocolate cloth boards. 403pp. illustrated plates. 8vo. No
inscriptions, 4 square corners. minor marks, end-papers tanned else
an above average clean copy, VG+ condition. Van Riebeeck Society
(VRS). Second Series No.14. Cape Town 1983. isbn 9780620073752
£10.00
Jane Waterston (1843-1932) accompanied the
missionary, Dr James Stewart, to the Eastern Cape
when he became principal of the Lovedale Institution.
There she started the Girls' Institution but her real
desire was to work as a doctor amongst women in the
interior of Africa. In 1874 she returned to England
where she was amongst the first women to train in
medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women.
After a brief and disillusioning stay in Nyasaland,
she moved to Cape Town where she became a notable
figure, participating actively in the political life
of the town. She retained her friendship with James
Stewart throughout her life, writing to him regularly
on a wide variety of topics.
WEST AFRICA
SECOND BOER WAR (ANGLO-BOER WAR)
#26642 Barthorp, Michael. SLOGGING OVER AFRICA. The Boer Wars
1815-1902. Printed wraps. 176pp illustrated small 4to. No
inscriptions. a Fine copy. Cassell 2002. isbn 9780304362936
£15.00
An account of British military operations against
the Boers from the early clashes in the 17thC as they
sought to maintain their independence from Britain
who in turn were determined to wrest southern Africa
from their control and incorporate it into the
developing British empire expanding northwards.
#26641 Hall, Darrell. HALT! ACTION FRONT! With Colonel Long At
Colenso. Tan cloth boards, 183pp. illustrated b/w photos. No
inscriptions. A Fine copy in protected dustwrapper. Covos-Day.
Weltevreden Park 1999. isbn 9780620241120
£30.00
The story focuses on the three batteries of 4th
Brigade Division, Royal Field Artillery, (7th, 14th,
66th). and the six `Long 12s' of the Royal Navy under
the command of Col. Long. The Boer general, Louis
Botha, scored a resounding victory in the battle of
Colenso (15th Dec 1999) against the British forces
under the command of Buller, sending shockwaves
throughout the British Empire. Extensive appendices &
bibliography.
#26673 MacDonald, J.F. ABYSSINIAN ADVENTURE. Green cloth boards.
213pp 8vo. Ownership signature ffep. a clean G+ copy, no
dustwrapper. Cassell. London 1957 stated 1st edition.
£8.00
Concerns the Allied campaigns of 1940-1941 in
Abyssinia which comprised forces from East Africa,
West Africa, South Africa, & Rhodesia, plus assorted
irregulars.
#26636 Orpen, Neil. WAR IN THE DESERT. South African Forces. World
War II. Volume III. Blue cloth boards. xii + 538pp. illustrated
photos etc. large 8vo. Ownership signature to front pastedown. a
little dusty & tanned hence G-VG condition, no dustwrapper.
Purnell. Cape Town 1971 1st edition. isbn 9780360001510
£18.00
The third volume of the official South African
Official War Histories. A record of the achievement
of some 66000 South African volunteers serving at one
time in the Middle East during the crucial years of
1941-42.
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