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(London, 1965). 12mo, dustwrapper, slight wear, pp. 96. 'Miss Babbidge, of the Pelham Bookshop, Havant, is one of the best-known and most highly esteemed of British booksellers and her first book has been written with the wholehearted encouragement of the Booksellers Association Education Board.' .

--. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. 'At a time when all eyes are turned to the operations of our troops in South Africa, those who are responsible for the organisation of our forces at home, and their conduct in the field, are much in the public mind. This series of CELEBRITIES OF THE ARMY will present its chiefs and leaders in a very vivid manner. ... the public craves to know more of the men whom it trusts, and to whom it looks to accomplish its will. They will be shown in this series, in a manner that is at once striking and altogether new, by admirable portraits in colours and life-like presentments of character in the text.' The page measures 37 x 27.5 cms, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cms. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse of the portrait. One leaf only, folio. .

(Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romine, 1961). Large 8vo; cloth-backed papered boards; pp. 441, incl. index; maps, line drawings and colour illustrations. Romanian text: diacritics in author's name and book's title have been ignored in cataloguing. From the library of ornithologist Gordon Maclean; signed by him on front free endpaper. Good condition; cover sunned and rubbed; label remnants to tail of spine; university codes and discard stamps to endpapers; pages browned, esp. at edges, owing to friable paper stock used. .

(Cairo and New York: The American University in Cairo Press, 2002) 9774243935. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xi + (i) + 235; profusely illustrated in colour and monochrome. Dustwrapper somewhat rubbed and edgeworn. Very good condition. "Corroded pieces of metal, stamped lumps of copper, broken bits of glass with partial inscriptions, fragments of textiles, tiny beads-these were the raw material found at al-Fustat, the site of the first Muslim settlement in Egypt in the seventh century and the heart of Cairo for many centuries following. From the 1950s Dr. Henri Amin Awad accepted from the poor in this area objects that had no obvious market value in return for medical services rendered. Over the years he built up an extraordinary and important collection of artifacts. Carefully cleaned, sorted, and then analysed by specialists, this material illuminates many areas of the archaeological record neglected or missing from other studies." .

(Alice: The University of Fort Hare, 1969). Editor's signed presentation bookplate mounted to front free endpaper. 8vo; original blue boards, lettered in gilt on spine; dustwrapper; pp. viii + 107; tables. Dustwrapper somewhat edgeworn and soiled; trace of soiling to fore-edge of upper board; a little spotting to edges, endpapers and outermost leaves. Good condition. At the time of this book's publication, the Transkei homeland was looked upon in apartheid South Africa as a model of the Bantustan system. Subjects covered: The Economics of Developing Countries with special reference to the Transkei; External Assistance to the Public Sector; Education and Economic Development; Agriculture's Contribution to the Economic Development of the Transkei; Employment Opportunities for Graduates offered by the Transkei; Financial and Capital Aid to the Private Sector with special Reference to the Xhosa Development Corporation; Future Prospects with regard to the Economic Development of the Transkei. .

(Zürich, Orell Füssli Verlag, translation of the English original of 1960, 1964). Original cloth, marked, pp. 439, numerous plates. Light foxing and browning, heavier on the endpapers. .

(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994). Dustwrapper, pp. xi + 315, diagrams and other illustrations. 'In 1966, it was an amusing idea. In September 1985, it was a ball of paper and sticky tape, the result of six days of intense scientific discussion and one moment of inspiration. Five years later it was finally real: a perfectly symmetrical soccer-ball shaped molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms and called buckminsterfullerene. ... Carbon will never be the same again.' .

(Jerusalem: Carta, 1976) 9652200093. 237 x 165 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 56; photographs, line drawings, plans and maps, incl. large, folding, colour map mounted to inside of lower cover. Cover somewhat sunned; trace of foxing. Good condition. "Dan Bahat ... has summed up in a very short space and in a highly visual manner the main facts relevant to his subject, while availing himself of the results of the latest excavations and researches. ... For those inclined to pursue this study further, this little atlas will certainly serve as a reliable introduction and as an initiation into the love of Jerusalem." .

(New York, Harper & Row, 1982). 228 x 151mm; laminated wraps v. slightly curled at corners; pp. xiv + 390; not illustrated; discreet pencil underlining in contents section. Good condition. "Over 650 entries give essential information on important American painters, sculptors, printmakers and photographers as well as topics and movements central to American art from the sixteenth century to the present. Cross-referenced throughout, bibliographic references, list of abbreviations, list of general articles, and an introduction by the author." .

(Denver Museum of Natural History, Museum Pictorial No. 15, January 20, 1961). 229 x 152mm; saddle-stitched pictorial wraps; "Lammergeyer" bookplate of Jack Vincent inside front cover; pp. 32; map; black-and-white photographs. Very good condition. "During July and August 1960, seven members of the Denver Museum of Natural History field party worked among the volcanic islands of the Galapagos Archipelago, which straddles the equator some six hundred miles in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Ecuador. . . . When doing field work on the various islands, two species of endemic gulls were noted commonly, and there were many opportunities to observe and photograph them. The nesting of the Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) has been reported upon by Gifford (1913), R. C. Murphy (1936) and others, but the nest and eggs of the Galapagos Dusky Gull (Larus fuliginosus) were unknown at the time of the Denver Museum expedition, although naturalists since the time of Darwin have speculated… Read more

(Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1971) 0719002508. 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped dustwrapper; pp. xii + 279, incl. index; plates; maps. Dustwrapper slightly edgeworn and sunned; trace of foxing to edges and endpapers. Very good condition. "This book continues and expands the scope of the author's Caste and the Economic Frontier (1957), which described economic and political changes in an Oriya village, Bisipara, during the past hundred years. The present study, covering a longer period of time, discusses the social organization of a famous Indian tribal people, the Konds of Orissa, in the midst of whose territory the Oriya village of Bisipara lies." .

(London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956). 8vo; original green boards a little mottled; pictorial dustwrapper edgeworn, somewhat soiled, and very sunned on spine; pp. 189; endpapers and prelims. lightly foxed. Fair to good condition. .

(Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1949). Volume number 30 in the Society's first series. 8vo; original grey cloth, with spine lettered in blue and publisher's monogram in blue to upper board; pp. xxxix + (i) + 264, incl. index; frontis. portrait and plates, incl. folding; maps, incl. folding. Bottom fore-corners bumped; some foxing to edges, endpapers and outermost leaves, occasional fox spot elsewhere; earlier owners' name and book label to front endpaper. Very good condition. Andrew Geddes Bain (1797-1864) was "road-builder, geologist, explorer, trader, soldier, writer and artist ... Utterly fearless and powerfully built, with twinkling blue eyes, he was one of the most versatile men of his day, his contributions to posterity covering many fields. An explorer who travelled far and wide, years before the Voortrekkers set out for the unknown north, he helped, through his publications, to open up the country. His humorous Kaatjie Kekkelbek is part of the national tradition,… Read more

(Cape Town: S.A. Literary Journal Ltd., 1965). 216 x 138 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 96; some adverts.; monochrome illustrations by contemporary South African artists. Wrappers very slightly rubbed; backstrip flaking a little at head. Very good condition. Eleventh issue of this landmark South African literary journal, which gave a voice to many English and Afrikaans writers. This number includes the work of Anthony Delius, Jack Cope, S. V. Petersen, Adam Small, and Richard Rive. .

(Cape Town: S.A. Literary Journal Ltd., 1966). 214 x 136 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 95 + (i); some adverts.; monochrome illustrations by contemporary South African artists. Wrappers a bit rubbed; lower cover slightly soiled; some spotting. Good condition. Fourteenth issue of this landmark South African literary journal, which gave a voice to many English and Afrikaans writers. This number includes the work of Hennie Aucamp, Don Maclennan, Uys Krige, Geoffrey Haresnape, Richard Rive and K. William Kgositsile, one of the few Black African writers to be featured by the journal. .

(Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 2003) 0852637276. 210 x 148 mm; saddle-stitched laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 32; several illustrations. Fine condition. "Flax has been cultivated for thousands of years to produce the fibre to make linen. The characteristics of flax fibres have made linens among the most useful textiles throughout history but the same characteristics have made linen lose popularity in the modern age of man-made fibres and easy-care fabrics. This book gives an account of the processes and tools involved in the production of linen from flax. The traditional methods, when the work was done by hand, are described, as well as some of the improvements and machines that have been developed." .

(Port Elizabeth: King George VI Art Gallery, no date). 420 x 575 mm (outer dimensions); 380 x 535 mm (image dimensions). Full-colour reproduction of the 1852 oil on canvas by Thomas Baines, the original of which is in the possession of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly the King George VI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth. The image is printed on 215 gsm China Embossed Natural paper, is in fine condition, and ideal for framing. This famous picture illustrates a moment from the seminal event in the history of Eastern Cape settlement: the landing of the first sizable contingent of English settlers on the subcontinent. At the foot of the rise above the Bay are the tents that would shelter the 1820 Settlers temporarily, along with the wagons for their conveyance to the hinterland. The flag of the garrison at Fort Frederick is visible at the crest of the hill overlooking the scene. In the foreground, lighters laden with Settler men, women and children are battling through the waves from… Read more

(Port Elizabeth: King George VI Art Gallery, no date). 305 x 500 mm (outer dimensions); 270 x 390 mm (image dimensions). Full-colour reproduction of the 1874 oil on canvas by Thomas Baines, the original of which is in the possession of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly the King George VI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth. The image is printed on 215 gsm China Embossed Natural paper, is in fine condition, and ideal for framing. Visible in the far distance is the burgeoning settlement of Port Elizabeth, with the Donkin Reserve, its pyramid and lighthouse, just discernable at the top of the rise above the Bay. In the foreground, lighters are conveying passengers to and from shipping in choppy seas. There are at least three steamers, besides several sailing vessels, at anchor. Gannets are plunging into the waves. A vivid and evocative picture. .

(Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1968). 8vo; green cloth blocked in gilt and black, imitative of the edition of 1877; pictorial dustwrapper; text facsimile, with additional introductory material; pp. (iv) + xxiv + 240, incl. original publisher's adverts.; plates; large, folding map in end pocket; large, folding facsimile mounted at corner to lower pastedown. Dustwrapper a touch rubbed, and very slightly sunned to spine panel; trace of foxing to edges and front endpaper. Very good condition. 'Mr. Baines was one of the earliest pioneers of that part of Africa now known as Rhodesia, and he obtained an important concession from Lobengula. Unfortunately his backers in Europe failed to procure the necessary working capital for the exploitation of the venture, and so the author missed making the large fortune acquired by holders of later concessions. The volume is a most important work, and contains full information of every description upon the subject of the gold discoveries in Matabeleland and… Read more

(Port Elizabeth: King George VI Art Gallery, no date). 305 x 500 mm (outer dimensions); 270 x 390 mm (image dimensions). Full-colour reproduction of the 1848 oil on paper on canvas by Thomas Baines, the original of which is in the possession of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly the King George VI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth. The image is printed on 215 gsm China Embossed Natural paper, is in fine condition, and ideal for framing. Visible in the backgrond is the settlement of Port Elizabeth - little more than a village at this stage - with the Donkin Reserve's pyramid and lighthouse discernable at the top of the rise above the Bay. In the foreground, a lighter is conveying passengers in very stormy seas. The sailing vessels are straining at anchor in a high wind. Sea birds skim the waves. A vivid and evocative picture. .