Search Results: Titles starting with M from Quagga Books

J C Juta and Co.. The M.C.C tour of South Africa 1905/1906. All plates present. Fold out b&w photograph of Newlands Ground, Cape Town as frontispiece. Splitting to the end papers. Age toning to the front and rear prelims. Light Foxing throughout. 233 Pages. Binding still firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Red cloth boards with some edge-wear mostly to the spine. A small open nick on the top edge of spine with a few abrasions. Some sunning.

Memorable Order of Tin Hats. Armistice souvenir, 1928. Memories the the Front. Stories, poetry, jokes, cartoons, illustrations and advertising. 42 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Fair to good. Binding: Softcover. Cardwraps with edge-wear. Some sunning. 3 tiny nicks to front cover. Staplebound.

Hand written of laid paper. Frayed at the edges. 35 x 24cm

Souh African National Gallery. Focussing on oartists who were born, trained or lived in the Western Cape to combine history and contemporary expression and to stimulate both public awareness of the medium of wood and the making of objects in wood. 71 Pages. Contents clean and firmly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover- Thick card-wraps with edge-wear.

Lund Humphries. Signed twice and inscribed. From the fly-leaf: "First full-length publication on the work of an artist who has achieved international recognition for her beautifully restrained ceramic forms. Born in Nigeria, Magdalene Odundo studied ceramics, travelling to Nigeria to research the mix of traditonal and western cultural and technological concerns among potters there." This volume provides a complete illustrated catalogue of the artist's work to date. Full page colour reproductions of key works. 128 pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good+. Dust jacket: Very good. Light creasing to top edge. Binding: Hardcover.

T Cadell and W Davies. Though there is no covers or spine, the text block is still firm. Contains 38 plates including 1 map. Scattered age-toning and light foxing. Faded marbling to all edges.

Literal. First hand accounts of the evacuations of the Portugese nationals from Angola during the 1970s. Well read. 252 Pages. Contents clean and binding still firm. Condition: Fair. Binding: Paperback. Edge-wear. Creases to rear cover. Some abrasions.

Durban Art Gallery. Male Order examines the changing role of the representation of male identity in the visual arts in South Africa by artists, eg. Wilma Cruise; Hentie van der Merwe; Zwelethu Mthethwa; David Koloane; Riana Meissenheimer; Paul Stopforth; et al. 48 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Bound with 4 rivets.

Macmillan and Co, Ltd. A delightful children's story of a flea-bitten gray polo-pony who became the heroine of a nail-biting polo match. Foxing to front and rear prelims with some lightly scattered foxing to contents. Small bookseller's label on front fixed end paper. 81 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Poor. Price clipped. In two pieces. Lacks pieces of the spine. Creasing with closed tears. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with bright gilt lettering and image of two polo players on horseback. Tidemark to lower edge. Some sunning with light edge-wear.

R. H. Porter, 1900. Vol. I. : Primates, Carnivora and Ungulata. With a map and illustrations. Vol. II. : Rodentia, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Cetacea and Edentata. With illustrations. Volume I. published 1900, Volume II. published 1901. Bindings are fairly unstable, with several signatures detaching from the book blocks. Previous owner's stamp and signature to the endpapers of Vol. I. Ex libris pasted to the front paste down of Vol. II. Text is clear but somewhat age toned. Boards show general wear and damage. Significant soiling to the spine of Volume II. Stamp to the front boards of Vol. II.

University of Pretoria. Revised second edition. Includes 38 colour plates. Descriptions of 338 species. Thumbing. Light lemon tone to all page edges. 771 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. This is a heavy item and will incur additional shipping. 2nd Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good+. Some light edge-wear with small abrasions to the folds. Some Rubbing to rear cover. Binding: Hardcover. Grey cloth boards with gilt pattern, image and lettering.

William Heinemann Ltd. With illustrations and maps. Areas covered are: The Orange River (west of Upington); Great Namaqualand and Damaraland; Ovamboland; Gobabis District (Kalahari Region); The Kaokoveld and Grootfontein District (Okavango Region). Vol I: 16 illustrations and 7 maps showing distribution. Vol II: 25 maps showing distribution. Previous owner's name on front fep. Discolouration marks to rear board of Volume 1. Rear board of Volume 2 and a couple of scratches to the cloth. Foxed throughout with heavy foxing to the prelims. Foxing to all edges. Thumbing. Binding sound. Heavy item which will incur additional shipping charges. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Binding: Hardover. Edge-wear to both volumes. Sunning and foxing to the spines.

Caxton Drukkery (Eiens) Beperk. Text: Afrikaans. Short daily spiritual readings for the home and/or weekly prayer groups. Inscribed by the author, dated 1941. Splitting to the front endpapers. Some mild scattered marks with the odd pencilled word. 299 Pages. Boards are rubbed with abrasions to the spine. Edge-wear to extremities. White mark at the top RH corner, Splitting to the spine edges on the top - 5.5cm and 4.5cm. 1st edition. Fair to good. Hardcover.

24 Tales collected and written down in the 1870s by the late Drs W H I Bleek and Lucy C Lloyd. They were dictated by Bushmen in their own language. Illustrated with many reproductions of Bushman drawings. Front cover of dust jacket is loose in the book. Some toning to feps. Label of previous owner on fep with a small word 'sale' stamp. 68 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Lacks the header and footer. Bumping to lower corners. Mild edge-wear.

Bound in a contemporary dark calf binding with floral gilt decoration to front and back boards. The initials J.J.H. and the date 1784 in gilt to the front board. Five raised bands and gilt decorations to the spine. Decorated pastedowns to front and rear. Gutters and rear free end paper repaired. 296 hand written pages with numerous illuminated titles in mostly red, black and green ink. Prayers written in German. Some finger marks and a few stain but generally very good.

1901. Linen backed folding map of the Colony compiled during the Anglo-Boer War. 25 miles to 1 inch, Showing districts, towns, villages, railway stations, sidings and telegraph offices. 76 x 54cm. Very good condition with some repairs to the wraps.

1901. Linen backed folding map of the Colony compiled during the Anglo-Boer War. 25 miles to 1 inch, Showing districts, towns, villages, railway stations, sidings and telegraph offices. 76 x 54cm. Very good condition with some repairs to the wraps.

Oswald Arnold, 1941. 12 tipped in photogravure prints of nudes. Proceeded by two pages of text in German. String bound, the front cover is held by only one of the three holes. Covers edge worn and some pencil tracings to the back cover. Some creasing and ink stains to the last plate and a dog ear to the second last one.

David Krut Publishing. Inscribed by the author. Foxing to lower edge. "This is the first book exclusively focussing on a community embroidery project in South Africa. The colourful and inventive designs of the embroideries display high levels of technical and visual artistry that speak of public histories and women's personal experiences. " 121 Pages. Content clean and tightly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good+. Mild edge-wear. Some foxing on the lower edge of the verso. Hardcover.

Gerd Hatje. Language: French and German. Lavishly produced volume, illustration in colour throughout presents all of Chagall's lithographs plus detailed commentaries. 418 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. This is a heavy volume and will incur additional shipping overseas. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Very good. Tiny open and closed tear to the lower edge reinforced with clear tape. Some mild edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Blue cloth boards.