Search Results: Titles starting with U from Fables Bookshop

Howard Timmins. Cape Town 1966.. No inscriptions. pages tanned, one small tear lower front joint elst Good condition. still quite bright.. Oblong paperback. Cartoons from the pen of The Cape Argus cartoonist.

Privately published. Durban 1976.. Sello marks to paste-downs. a little loose and wear to head and tail of spine else VG condition. the pages are excellent, and the photographs unmarked.. Gilt title on blue quarter leatherette over red boards. 329pp roneoed production. illustrated with 18 tipped-in original photographs, maps, family trees. 4to. Copy No.12 of 20. This copy assigned to Jack and Cecily Niven with their name printed on the limitation page. Also an inscription to them "With love and grateful thanks for your help and encouragement. Juliet", plus a signed letter from Juliet to the Nivens covering the gift of this book. Much coverage of Brigadier Ernest Bader's activities in the Royal Engineers during the second World War. Includes Faller & Bader, Read, Wrightson, and Wise family trees. Records a 1923 trip to Petra, a 1927 trip to Siwa, Europe in 1929, Hong Kong & Japan in 1937, and South Africa in 1936. The Niven family lived on the farm 'Amanzi' and this is covered. The Bader family… Read More

David Philip. Cape Town 1979.. Bookplate ffep. 4 square corners. VG+ in protected dustwrapper (internally reinforced at head of spine and top front corner, no loss or tears).. Cyan cloth boards. 175pp illustrated 4to. A view of the University of Cape Town, past present and future, celebrating its 150th anniversary. Not a formal history but an overview of its involvement in many spheres of activity with over 30 articles by various contributors.

OSIEA (2010).. No inscriptions. VG condition.. Printed wraps 76pp. Examines the compliance of Ugandan electoral law and practice with international and regional standards in the light of the then upcoming 2011 presidential and legislative elections.

Central News Agency. Johannesburg 1995 1st edition.. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. VG+ condition.. Pictorial boards. 161pp illustrated colour & b/w 4to. Covers all aspect of diving in South Africa, whether on the coast or inland, photography, boat handling, diving equipment, and major locations for fish and wrecks.

Rex Natura. Aylesbury. 1998.. Fine in VG- dustwrapper (rubbed, no chips, loss, or tears).. Dark blue cloth boards. vi + 214pp. illustrated colour photos and beautiful drawings by Paul Bottriell. 4to. Inscribed by author on ffep "Inscribed by the author with best wishes ...". Although with a strong zoological base, this story is told from the viewpoint of the leopard, in the form of a biography. Not sentimental and human reference is kept to a minimum.

Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1987 1st edition.. No inscription. bookplate to ffep. a Fine unmarked copy in protected d/w (spine fading).. Green cloth boards. 282pp illustrated b/w plates. 8vo. A biography and a study of his career and personality. Brink's account of Sidi-Rezegh when Rommel overwhelmed his 5th SA Infantry Brigade in 1941, and his secret report for the eyes of Montgomery is given.

S.W. Partridge. London nd.. No inscription. VG condition. An extremely attractive example, scarce in this condition.. Gilt title to pictorial boards, black and buff over blue cloth. 170pp + 32pp publishers advertisements. illustrated 8vo. 0.4kg.

Bruno Gmunder. Berlin 2007 1st edition.. No inscriptions. 4 square corners. boards rubbed, unmarked inside. overall VG+.. Printed black boards. 98 images in colour and b/w. 245mm x 180mm. 0.7kg. An Italian fashion photographer; under the alias of 'Giovanni' his photographic speciality is the male penis. This is his third publication devoted solely to the matter in hand. Man's best friend is treated with reverence, and as a master of his craft he shows that every man is different in more than one way. From 2005 to 2014 there appear to be at least 7 titles that he produced on the subject.

Union Castle nd. c.1960s.. Unused, very good condition.. Sepia toned photographic view postcard. The official postcard that was available on-board the ship.

Clarendon Press. Oxford 1909 1st edition.. Insect depredations especially to spine. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. A Good sound copy with excellent contents.. Gilt on red cloth boards. 192pp 8vo 0.4kg. Author was Secretary to the Transvaal delegates at the South African National Convention. Includes the 1909 South African Act which formed the Union of South Africa and was South Africa's constitution between 1910 and 1961. This came into being on 31st May 2010 and was only superseded when the Union changed to a Republic in 1961.

Oxford University Press. 1971 revised and updated 4th edition.. No inscriptions. G-VG condition.. 254pp paperback. "... an exceptionally well-informed and readable introduction to the political work of the United Nations". Numerous entries for Southern Africa listed in the index.

Bruno Gmunder. Berlin 2004 1st edition.. No inscriptions, 4 square corners, a Fine copy.. Printed boards. illustrated sepia images. unnumbered. approx 140 images. 240mm. 1.0kg. Incorporating images from Henning von Berg, Kingdom 19 has reworked them in his own style thus turning them into unique one-of-a-kind images. Thumbnail identification key at rear.

Reprinted from The South African Outlook, 1959.. VG condition.. Blue wraps. 4pp stapled 8vo. "... An Address Delivered By Dt T. Alty At The Request Of The Academic Freedom Committee Of Rhodes University On The Occasion Of A Meeting Of Protest Against The Extension Of University Education Bill 1958 & The Fort Hare Transfer Bill 1959. Held At the University, On 4th April 1959." Photograph of Procession of Protest. Dr Alty was then vice-chancellor of Rhodes University, Chairman of the Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth, Chairman of the Committee of Principals, S.A. Universites, and Chairman, Fort Hare Council. The address was to complain about the provision of the bills which sought to interfere in the domestic affairs of universities by, 1. establishing new institutions specifically for non-white students, 2. removal of non-white students from existing institutions, the disaffiliation of Fort Hare from Rhodes and its demotion to the status of a tribal college. The protest of… Read More

Reprinted from The South African Outlook, 1959.. VG+ condition.. Blue wraps. 4pp stapled 8vo. Photograph of Procession of Protest. "... An Address Delivered By Dt T. Alty At The Request Of The Academic Freedom Committee Of Rhodes University On The Occasion Of A Meeting Of Protest Against The Extension Of University Education Bill 1958 & The Fort Hare Transfer Bill 1959. Held At the University, On 4th April 1959." Photograph of Procession of Protest. Dr Alty was then vice-chancellor of Rhodes University, Chairman of the Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth, Chairman of the Committee of Principals, S.A. Universites, and Chairman, Fort Hare Council. The address was to complain about the provision of the bills which sought to interfere in the domestic affairs of universities by, 1. establishing new institutions specifically for non-white students, 2. removal of non-white students from existing institutions, the disaffiliation of Fort Hare from Rhodes and its demotion to the status of… Read More

UCT. Cape Town 1993.. Bookplate title page. spine and front board fading, hence a VG++ unread copy in clear secured protective wrap.. Printed blue boards. 482pp illustrated b/w. 4to. Formerly the South African College, this passed into a fully fledged university in its own right in 1918. The period between the two world wars saw it commit itself to a broad "South Africanism". With a 99% white student and governing body this commitment shrank, but it did see transformation from a purely teaching institution to a fully fledged university within this period.

Doubleday. London 2009 1st edition 1st printing.. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. Edges lightly toned, shows usage with shelfwear, soft spine ends and spine lean. Some spotting to first and last few ff. Bookshop barcode lable over original on rear still in situ (resistant to removal). A VG copy in matching dustwrapper (not clipped, creasing along top rear). Still an attractive copy with excellent table and shelf appearance.. Plum cloth boards. 400pp 8vo. 0.7kg. The 37th Discworld novel.

Modjaji. Cape Town 2015.. No inscriptions. a near-Fine copy.. 120pp paperback. Eight short stories showing the extraordinary the everyday life of women can be.

Landmark Calendars. Novato 1995.. Fine condition.. 305mm x 305mm. 12 full-page colour images. 1996 calendar. Frontal images, incognito - no faces but scanty briefs. Photographers not credited. Can next be used for the year 2024.

At-A-Glance. Sydney 1997.. Fine condition.. 305mm x 305mm. 12 full-page colour images. 1998 calendar. Frontal images, incognito, no faces but the latest swim-wear. Can next be used for the year 2026.