Search Results: Africana - Memoir from Chapter 1 Books

Tafelberg, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. 130 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A benign copy. The dustjacket is sure, tidy, worn, foxed. The boards are healthy and sound. The contents have storage-related foxing here and there throughout. They are even yet mild-mannered, convivial, affable, clear, comfortable. fk(if4). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Edward Moxon, London, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 528 pages (complete). An amiable copy. A rather SPECIAL copy as the previous owner signature is that of GEORGE AUGUSTUS KOLBÉ, a member of one of the first 1820 SETTLER parties to land at Algoa Bay in the Cape Colony, as a member of Thomas Owen's party. Owen's party was small, it left Gravesend in December 1819 and arrived at Algoa the following April. Owen's party came on the 'Nautilus', a ship that was a regular transporter. Kolbé's great grandson asserts that George Augustus came not as a settler but as a missionary. Kolbé who was a trained chemist, and his wife Msrgaret, were certainly young, 20 and 19 respectively. He was, says his great grandson, a better farmer than missionary! The signature is confirmed as matching that on his marriage certificate . The signature is a little faded but still warmly… Read More

The Author, Zimbabwe, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. 176 pages (complete). Signed by April Meikle on the frontispage (dated: 7.04.01). A decent, contented copy. The book has a clear, cellophane protective cover. The covers are tidy and benign. The inside front cover has an ex-libris label. The contents are clean, clear, convivial, amiable and generous. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Gryphon Press, Cape Town, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Signed. 139 pages (complete). Signed by Jeremy Lawrence on the title page. A genial copy of this childhood memoir. The dustjacket is smart, healthy, secure. The boards are handsome. The contents are mild-mannered. The front pastedown has an ex-libris plate. The frontispage has some handling marks. The pages have some storage related marks (light and shallow). Otherwise, they are pleasing and convivial. They are clean, clear, comfortable, engaging. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Africana Connoisseurs Press, Cape Town, 1963. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 500 pages plus index (complete). Numbered 371 of a limited edition of 500 copies. A placid copy. The green boards are passive. They have some corner knocks, some very mild shelving wear, some shallow scuffing. They are sound, sure. The contents are pleasing. The top edges of the pages have been a little waved from damp storage conditions. Otherwise, the contents are clean, clear, convivial, mellow, comfortable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

JC Juta & Co., Capetown, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 152 pages (complete). A passive copy. Green boards with blind stamped decoration and stamped gilt titling and arms. The boards are much worn, scuffed, rubbed and marked all about. The spine too, has wear. The boards and spine are secure and comfortable. Within the gutterings along the frontispage, introduction page, pp 32/33, pp 128/129 are cracked. The general security of the book is assured. Early pages have some light foxing and age/ handling marks. Otherwise, the pages are pleasingly clean, clear, convivial, comfortable, congenial, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

J C Juta and Co., Cape Town, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 467 pages (complete). Volume II only. Newer end papers. Previous owner annotation on the front pastedown. The boards are much worn all about from storage. The spine is sunned, worn from storage, punctured by insects. The spine and boards are resolutely steady, sound. The papertrims are foxed. Within, the early and later pages have rashes, blotches of foxing. However, the bulk of the book's contents are clean, clear, comfortable, neat, tidy, healthy, competent, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Author, Pretoria / Ahmed Abdullah Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 190 pages (complete). A familial, congenial copy of this family memoir. The illustrated laminated boards have some scuffing and wear from storage. They are benign and secure. The contents are most agreeable. The pages are very clean, clear, companionable, amiable, certain and confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Human & Rousseau , 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st SA edition. 259 pages. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed, and edge worn, the jacket presents handsomely in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and scuffed, but remains strong. Internally, the pages are clean and complete with no inscriptions or marks. Tightly bound. Good copy. r* 13/07/2021. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Merlin Books, Dorset, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 262 pages (complete). A keenly owned copy of this memoir of life in the Kenyan Civil Service. The covers have wear, creasing, handling marks, creasing. They are placid, sure, fit. The contents have evidence of happy use throughout. There are light handling marks and mild wear. The papertrims have some very general handling marks. The contents are genial. The frontispage has freckles of foxing. They do have some occasional ownership, usage marks but otherwise they are clean, clear, assured, amiable, congenial, contented. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Oshun Books, Cape Town, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 370 pages (complete). A placid copy. The covers have some handling wear to the edges. They are benign and sure. The contents are comfortable, clean, clear, contented, congenial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Oshun Books, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. 370 pages (complete). Inscribed and signed by Emmaleen Kriel on the title page. A placid copy. The cover has some user wear to the edges and spine. However, it is comfortable and assured. The paper trims are foxed. The early and later pages are acned with foxing. The edges of the pages are tanned from storage conditions. However, the pages are contented, relaxed, genial, clean, clear, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Witwatersrand University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Signed. 106 pages (complete). A RARE SIGNED copy. Most warmly inscribed on the title page: "For Selma, With gratitude for your generous friendship - Athol Fugard". A very healthy copy. The dustjacket is sure. It has some mild storage wear and scuffing. The boards are neat and tidy. The contents are in excellent condition. The pages are tight, bright, clean, clear, generous - as if new throughout. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Witwatersrand University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed. 106 pages (complete). A RARE signed copy. Made all the more special as it is inscribed to Nick Woolff, who together with his mother rescued, restored and ensured the heritage status of the Donkin Street cottages in Port Elizabeth. Inscribed thus: "For Nick Woolff, A fellow Port Elizabethan and our shared love of the city - Athol Fugard." Also included is a letter to Nick Woolff to mark his 51st birthday, from friends who were sending this copy to him. A comfortable, assured copy. The dustjacket has some mild wear about the edges, some light scuffing and marks. It is secure and sure. The boards are simple and healthy. Within, the contents are in excellent condition. They are clean, clear, generous, nostalgic, poignant, congenial and certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Zebra Press, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 5x0x9. The wraps are shelf rubbed with a large crease on the front wrap. The binding is secure. No inscriptions or annotations. r*10/01/2024 JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

J C Juta & Co, 1919. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 374 Pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, despite this the boards remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a stamp mark on the title page, the remaining pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. r* 03/11/2021. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Human & Rousseau, Cape Town, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Heavy, extra postage required, unless posted within South Africa. Afrikaans text. 209 pages. The jacket is a touch rubbed, with minimal signs of previous ownership. The boards are a touch rubbed, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there are no other markings or inscriptions, the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. r* 31/08/2021. ak.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Purnell, Cape Town, Johannesburg, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 188 Pages. The jacket is a bit shelf rubbed and edge worn, with closed tears and along the edges. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, but remains strong. Internally, there is a previous owners signature on the front end page, the remaining pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*07/09/2021. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 210 pages (complete). A benign copy. The cloth covered boards are mild-mannered with wear about the edges and corners. There is some mild scuffing and tanning about the spine and edges. They are secure. Within, the contents are placid, gentle, clean, clear, genial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Author, 2014. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/Good. Signed. 160 pages (complete). Inscribed and signed by Jane Rafferty on the frontispage: "When you combine farmers and family, this is what you get, To dear Bronwyn, with love Aunt Jane". Softcover with flaps. A very smart dustjacket. The covers are healthy and sure. The contents are most pleasing. They are very clean and clear, generous, diligent, lovingly produced, convivial - as if new throughout! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.