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(Hilton: Brevitas, 2008). 8vo; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper board; laminated pictorial dustwrapper (housed in removable protector); pp. (x) + xxiii + (i) + 256 + (xiv); period and recent photographs, the latter in colour. Fine condition. "Manna in the Desert, first published in 1920, offers a fascinating insight into life on a Great Karoo farm in the 19th century. Life experiences are brought within feeling and smelling range through the author's extraordinary powers of observation, reflection and description, his attention to detail, his thoughts about the environment and ecology decades before ecosystems was ever a buzzword, his enviable command of English, and his ability literally to turn into poetry some of his thoughts about both the mundane and the profound as he brings to us his 'revelation of the Great Karroo'." .

(Cape Town: University of Cape Town Ecolab, 1990) 0799212849. 207 x 147 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (ii) + iv + (ii) + 189. Near fine condition. An indispensable aid to understanding South African botanical nomenclature. "The meanings of generic names are fascinating and often quite helpful in indicating some special morphological feature, reminding one of the discoverer or of some ancient Greek mythological story." Part I: Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and monocotyledonous Angiosperms. Part II: Dicotyledons. .

(London: Channel 4 Books, 1999) 075221702X. 4to; original grey cloth, lettered in silver gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. 192, incl. index; liberally illustrated with contemporary photographs and artwork; a few maps. Near fine condition. "The combination of new research, powerful oral testimony, and a wealth of recently discovered letters and diaries makes The Boer War, and the Channel 4 series made by Twenty Twenty Television that it accompanies, and important reassessment. Illustrated throughout with many previously unseen photographs, The Boer War is a unique history of a much misunderstood conflict that has cast a long shadow across the century." .

(Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1958). 8vo; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; tinted top edge; pp. 76; frontis. portrait. Slightest bump to top fore-corner; some spotting to endpapers and edges. Very good condition. "This book is not meant as a biography in the ordinary sense, but as a picture of that vanished South Africa in which I had the privilege of spending my early days. Since I have always enjoyed telling stories - and have been lucky enough to be asked for more by my listeners - I have this time gone all out and talked about many things one normally overlooks - food, drink and daily life in the old-time Backveld. My friend, Eric Rosenthal, who has 'pumped' me and put the story into shape, deserves my particular thanks." .

(London, Longmans, Green, 1942). Original blue cloth, somewhat stained, corners of boards bruised, pp. 284, few maps, charts. Some foxing, mark on one page. .

(Cape Town: Royal Society of South Africa, 1991) 0620160837. "The content of this book comprises Parts 4 & 5 of Volume 47 of the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, which explains the pagination herein." Large 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. (viii) + [363-784]; maps, tables, photographs and diagrams, incl. colour and folding. Trace of spotting to top edge; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. A very thorough compilation of studies on the environmental health of this jewel of South Africa's coastline, following on from the similar symposium held in 1968. The experts' papers, presented for the Symposium, are divided into three sections: Physical Environment, Biology, and, Human Impact and Management. .

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1986) 0868501263. 8vo; original dark blue cloth; laminated dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 300; black-and-white portraits of contributors. Inscribed "To Mark, With my best wishes. Gideon Jacobs." Slight browning to endpapers; soiling to top-edge and fore-edge. The views of 19 prominent South Africans. .

(Johannesburg, Witwatersrand Bird Club, 1979). Southern Birds No 6. 210 x 140 mm; saddle-stitched card wraps. Annotated check list of the birds in the region. .

(Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, [1948]). 8vo; original pale grey cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; endpaper map; pp. 187; plates. Dustwrapper a little spotted, and edgeworn, with slight loss to lower panel; some foxing to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. 'The author was for many years the Mining Editor of the Johannesburg Star, and in this book he tells the story of Odendaalsrust and the Free State gold mines. The book should prove of more than ordinary interest to those interested not only in shares but in the future of South Africa, because, as Mr. Carleton Jones states in his preface: "The book presents a chronicle of one of the most astonishing episodes in South Africa's rich story of gold-mining enterprises, and in addition an effort has been made to set Free State developments in what is perhaps their true perspective." ' .

(London, 2nd impression, 1936). Inscribed to P.S. Hammond by the author. Original cloth, worn, pp. 206, a few plates, small fold-out map. Leading edge a little stained, light foxing. Fair condition. .

(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1963). 4to; pale blue boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 131, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper rather rubbed and edgeworn; boards bumped, sporadic foxing. Fair to good. "As the title suggests They Came to South Africa contains biographies of people who have played their part in the development of this country. Several of the names are famous, others not so well known. Here are pen pictures of people such as Lady Anne Barnard, Emily Hobhouse, Arnold Theiler, Lord Baden-Powell etc., written in a way that throws new light upon them." .

(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1963). 4to; pale blue boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 131, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper rather rubbed and edgeworn, with archival tape repair to torn top edge; boards and outer leaves foxed, some spotting elsewhere. Fair to good. "As the title suggests They Came to South Africa contains biographies of people who have played their part in the development of this country. Several of the names are famous, others not so well known. Here are pen pictures of people such as Lady Anne Barnard, Emily Hobhouse, Arnold Theiler, Lord Baden-Powell etc., written in a way that throws new light upon them." .

(Pretoria and Johannesburg, J.H. de Bussy; Cape Town, Holl. Afrik. Uitg. Mij., 1912). 2 vols., small octavo, original red cloth, slightly marked, patterned endpapers, pp. 97, illustrations; original cloth-backed chromolithographic pictorial paper over boards, little rubbed, pp. 128, illustrations. Text lightly browned, slight foxing. .

(Cape Town, 1972). Quarto, pictorial dustwrapper, lightly rubbed, no pagination, numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations. Excellent photo-essay, depicting the people and places of South Africa. .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1982) 0798113790. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; unpaginated (but pp. 127); 169 captioned, full-colour photographs. Lower board ever so slightly rubbed. Near fine condition. "For centuries the Cape of Good Hope has impressed its unique beauty on visitors and inhabitants alike. Through settlement and cultivation of the soil, the landscape has been subdued by man, but it has almost instinctively retained its pristine charm. Now a modern and civilised region, it has remained a true paradise of the world. Chris Jansen, accomplisehd photographer of Southern Africa and its peoples, has succeeded in capturing the fragile balance between nature and need in this bountiful land." .

(Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1967). 215 x 140 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 91 + (i); plates; folding map. Corners a bit bumped. Good condition. 'The Meru Land Case, which arose from the eviction of the Meru people from their homelands at Engare Nanyuki and their subsequent petition to the United Nations, was a catalyst in the growth of political consciousness in Tanzania. As Mwalimu Julius Nyerere says in his Foreword, the authors of this book "were both deeply involved in this controversy and Mr. Japhet himself became the first African from Tanganyika to address the Trusteeship Council" of the United Nations. There will doubtless be other books on this important issue but none will have the authenticity or commitment of this vivid reconstruction from personal recollection and the author's diaries, notebooks and correspondence.' .

(London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1957). Illustrated with Sketches and Photographs by the author. PLEASE NOTE: This book is accompanied by the author's original drawing of "Three dancers of Vizir Mehon at Sakkara", which provided the headpiece illustration for Chapter V of the account. 8vo; original blue boards, a bit worn and soiled; sunned on spine; no dustwrapper; ownership inscription and portrait of the author-artist (presumably from dustwrapper) mounted to front free endpaper; pp. 230; map; monochrome photographic plates; line drawings; endpapers rather foxed, scattered light foxing elsewhere. Fair condition. (A scan of the original picture is available, on request). A journey in pursuit of the archaeological treasures of Egypt and the Middle East. .

(Cape Town, J.C. Juta, 1905). 12mo, stiff green wraps, pp. (vii) + 158. Poet's name supplied by SABIB. .

(Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1997) 0869824538. 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. xvi + 900 (including index); map. Slightest bump to top fore-corner of lower board. Very good condition. "Violence increased in KwaZulu/Natal from the early 1980s, though its roots lie further back in time. It attained a new intensity in the townships surrounding Durban in 1985 and in the Midlands region, around Pietermaritzburg, from 1987. In the 1990s, it spread to other areas - along the south coast and its hinterland, to the north of the Tugela River and into the heartland of what was then the KwaZulu homeland. It assumed the ferocity of an undeclared civil war - an 'unofficial war' …" .

(London: Macmillan Education, 1987). 215 x 136 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. 337; maps and cartoons. Good to very good condition. Wrappers somewhat creased; spine sunned; previous owner's name signed on half-title; a little underlining and some marginal annotations. "Intended both as an introduction for general readers and a text for students, this book tells five momentous stories - how the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaya struggled for, and won, their independence. The book is unique in a number of ways. Specially drawn maps and timelines highlight basic information about colonial rule and nationalist movements. Fifteen pages of cartoons capture the mood of crucial moments. Biographical notes provide accounts of major nationalist leaders. A detailed reading guide points the way for further study. ... Combining information, argument and attractive illustration, Asia - The Winning of Independence is indispensable for anyone interested in modern Asia. .