Search Results: Authors starting with R from Fables Bookshop

Readers Union. Newton Abbot 1980. same as isbn 0413397408. No inscriptions VG+ in tanned G-VG dustwrapper.. Purple cloth boards. 223pp. illustrated b/w photos.

Artia Prag. Veb Verlag Technik Berlin. 1960.. Boards faded, foxed, stained, not attractive but sound with contents very clean in VG condition. no d/w.. Pale blue cloth boards. 272pp. illus b/w plates, dwgs. large 4to.

Deep South 2019.. Mint condition.. 124pp paperback. Poetry. Originally published in 1999, this includes such memorable poems as 'Lines For Vincent', 'Riding The Victim Train', 'To Gil Scott-Heron', 'Crab Attack', 'Rap Chanting', and 'The Fela Sermon'.

Christian Institute of Southern Africa. 1971. The Study Project on Christianity In Apartheid Society.. Small inscription to ffep. G+.. Printed paper wraps. 77pp. 8vo.

Self published. Grahamstown 1977.. Rear wrap well spotted hence VG only, a clean attractIve copy with contents unmarked.. Printed canvas wraps. 73pp. illustrated colour and b/w photos, drawings etc. 4to. Signed by both authors. The story of a house (The Retreat, situate on the corner of Somerset and Prince Alfred streets) in Grahamstown and it's previous owners, beginning with Piet Retief.

Self published. Grahamstown 1977.. Ownership inscription. eps tanned & also rear wrap. a Good sound copy.. Printed canvas wraps. 73pp. illustrated colour and b/w photos, drawings etc. 4to. Signed by both authors. The story of a house (The Retreat, situate on the corner of Somerset and Prince Alfred streets) in Grahamstown and it's previous owners, beginning with Piet Retief.

Lawrence & Bullen. London 1895 1st edition thus.. Bookplate and gift inscription. Spine heavily tanned, boards less so. Contents excellent with mildly tanned ff.. Decorated white boards, wavy patterned print to edges. 299pp illustrated 8vo. 0.8kg.

Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1992 1st edition.. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. a VG+ unread copy in dustwrapper (showing slight fading around spine, no chips, tears, or loss). Excellent shelf and table appearance.. Cream cloth boards. 165pp 4to. 1.0kg. A journal of life at Fairview Farm in the Outeniqua spanning the period from June 1988 until June 1990, with text illuminated by Author's watercolours of flora and fauna. Author's third rural journal.

Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1992 1st edition.. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. a VG+ unread copy in dustwrapper (showing slight fading around spine, no chips, tears, or loss). Excellent shelf and table appearance.. Cream cloth boards. 165pp 4to. 1.0kg. A journal of life at Fairview Farm in the Outeniqua spanning the period from June 1988 until June 1990, with text illuminated by Author's watercolours of flora and fauna. Author's third rural journal.

W.P. Nimmo Hay, & Mitchell. Edinburgh nd. (early 20thC).. No inscriptions. near new, very attractive.. Gilt title on soft maroon leather. hardback. all edges gilt. marbled eps. frontis. 276pp sm.8vo

Zebra Press, 2007.. No inscription, Very Good+ condition. A very attactive copy.. 342pp, soft cover. colour photos.

Isbister - Juta. 1897 1st edition.. Front board shaken. liquid stain to edge of frontis but not touching picture and matching offset to title page. overall heavy wear, a good reading copy. no dustwrapper.. Original green cloth boards. 208pp illustrated b/w plates. edges rough-cut. 8vo. 0.7kg. A biography of Barney Barnato written in a conversational style. Author met Barnato whilst doing a column for a newspaper, so this is a contemporary personal impression rather than one later researched from letters and personal papers. Includes reminiscences by Louis Cohen.

Isbister - Juta. 1897 1st edition.. No inscriptions. front board shaken, head and tail of spine a little soft, minor markings. externally G-VG, contents VG. a sound clean copy.. Original green cloth boards. 208pp illustrated b/w plates. edges rough-cut. 8vo. 0.7kg. A biography of Barney Barnato written in a conversational style. Author met Barnato whilst doing a column for a newspaper, so this is a contemporary personal impression rather than one later researched from letters and personal papers. Includes reminiscences by Louis Cohen.

Books of Zimbabwe. Bulawayo 1980 1st edition.. No inscriptions. a Fine copy in VG dustwrapper (no loss or tears, but small incision hidden in front gutter not at first apparent). a very attractive copy.. Gilt title on red cloth boards. illustrated. 8vo. A modern classic, this tells the story of the animals dispossessed of their land by the rising waters behind Kariba dam. Lovely illustrations.

Don Publishing House 1977.. Wraps rubbed, used, contents unmarked.. 95pp oblong 4to paperback. Hebrew text. Gift inscription may be from author.

Divisional Council 1956.. Ownership inscription, a little worn at head of spine else a nice sound clean copy.. Navy blue cloth boards. 108pp illustrated b/w photos. Centenary Publication outlining a brief official history of the city. English/Afrikaans text at opposite ends of book. Covers the development of the infrastructure of the area with almost fifty interesting period photographs.

Bruno Gmunder. Berlin 2008.. Fine condition.. 71pp softcover illustrated colour. German text. Heavily illustrated, various articles and includes synopsis of 14 episodes of this popular TV series.

Bruno Gmunder. Berlin 2001 1st edition.. A very Fine copy. no dustwrapper.. Printed boards. unnumbered. illustrated small 4to. 0.6kg. Unspent faces, breathtaking bodies, the carefree atmosphere and light of a sun-flooded day at the sea. Micheal Reh lets us feel the touch of summer under southern skies and gives us that sense of adventure associated with it. Playful motives, contagious with the joy of life, alternate in this masterly work with portraits that recall the great Herbert List in their clarity and acuteness.

Joval. Victoria, Australia 1993.. No inscriptions. Fine condition in VG+ dustwrapper (spine fading but no chips, loss, or tears).. Maroon cloth boards. 157pp. illustrated b/w photos. 4to. Mowbray College in Melton, Victoria, Australia set a standard with the homegroup and pastoral care system since embraced by private and state-run colleges alike.

Joval. Victoria, Australia 1993.. No inscriptions. Fine condition in VG+ dustwrapper (spine fading but no chips, loss, or tears).. Maroon cloth boards. 157pp. illustrated b/w photos. 4to. Mowbray College in Melton, Victoria, Australia set a standard with the homegroup and pastoral care system since embraced by private and state-run colleges alike.