Search Results: Africana - Drama from Chapter 1 Books

Nasionale Pers Beperk, 1931. First Edition. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. 58 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. An aging but placid copy. The card covers are worn, a little torn along the spine, sunned. The contents have some light foxing spots. The pages are comfortable, benign, clear, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Human & Rousseau, Kaapstad, Pretoria, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 71 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. An assured copy. The boards are benign, placid. They have some wear, scuffing, rubbing. They are otherwise healthy. The contents are in gratifying condition. They are very clean, clear, certain, confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Tafelberg, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 88 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A RARE copy of this FIRST edition of Brink's very early drama. A placid, affable copy. The dustjacket is assured. It has some light shelving wear to the edges. The boards are sound and steady with some light wear to the corners and edges. The contents are freckled with foxing throughout. They are clear, clean, contented and certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Ravan Press, Johannesburg, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 42 pages (complete). A quiet copy. 'Confused Mhlaba' by the impossibly talented Mqayisa was first published in 1974 (of which edition this is a copy) and was almost instantly comprehensively banned by the apartheid government. Despite appeal, the play, which was hardly incendiary, remained banned. A few years later Mqayisa himself was banned. The play is now regarded as a centrepiece of black writing from the darkest days of apartheid. The covers of this copy are a little worn and scuffed from handling. They are secure and comfortable. The contents are near immaculate. They are tidy, neat, clean, clear, confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Nasionale Boekhandel Bpk, 1964. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 49 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A much owned copy. The dustjacket is worn, marked, torn. It is secure. The boards are benign with some light edge and corner wear. The contents are relaxed. They have been annotated throughout. Nonetheless, the pages are certain, clear, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, Johannesburg, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 39 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A steady copy. The dustjacket has scuffing, marks, some wear. It is secure and sure. The boards are placid. Within, the pages are tanned from paper quality, but are still assured, clean, clear, competent and certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Tafelberg-Uitgewers, Cape Town, 1966. Reprint. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 92 pages (complete). Afrikaans text. A much owned copy. The covers rubbed but tidy. They are secure. Ink inscription from a previous owner on the inside of the front wrap. The contents are otherwise clean with no other inscriptions or annotations. fk. r*13/10/2023. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

HAUM, Kaapstad, 1946. 3rd edition. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. 207 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A tepid copy. The covers are scuffed, marked and worn all about. They are even yet, secure, sure, effective. The pages are mild-mannered, clean, clear, contented. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Nasionale Boekhandel Bpk, 1960. Fourth Edition. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. 102 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A much owned copy. The covers are foxed, worn and marked. They are fit for purpose and are secure. Within, the contents are energetically annotated. They are comfortable, worn, marked. Nonetheless, they are benign, clear and competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Wits University Press, 1991. Softcover. Near Fine. Signed by author. The half title page has been signed by the author, Martin Orkin, in black ink. The wraps are ever so slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn, but remain bright, whole and intact. Internally, there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are pristine, crisp and complete. Tightly bound and charming. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

John Malherbe Edms Bpk., Kaapstad, 1965. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 135 pages (complete). Numbered 391 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. In Afrikaans throughout. A most pleasurable copy. The dustjacket has scuffing, creasing, wear all about. It is comfortable and secure. The sand coloured cloth covered boards are most handsome and attractive. They have negligible wear. The contents too, are in excellent condition. They are clean, clear, contented, very healthy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Author, Pretoria, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. 131 pages (complete). Warmly inscribed in Italian to Professor D'Omofrio, and signed by Oreste Arioli on the frontispage (dated: 30/11/1968). D'Omofrio signed the last page. A curious, fascistic play about the intentions and cultural legacy of Paul Kruger. In general good, comfortable condition. The covers have light shelving and handling wear about the edges. The spine has been tanned. Within, the strident pages are clean, clear, very certain, neat and assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.