Rare books from Eaglestones

Cape Town Johannesburg London: Purnell, 1980 DIAMOND CUTTING - A Complete Guide to Diamond Processing is written by Basil Watermeyer, an international expert who in 1970 perfected the magnificent Barion cut. His book, which is compiled from notes carefully recorded over a career of 33 years, will serve as an invaluable guide to diamond cutters and jewellers alike. Mr Watermeyer covers his subject in great depth with supporting illustrations, drawings and photographs. The Barion cut is de scribed fully for the first time, explaining how by incorporating both vertical faceting and horizontal steps it can be adapted to any angular stone. The cut combines the intricate craftsmanship of the Emerald cut with the brilliance of the Round cut. Diamond Cutting is a unique work which will become essential reading for all who are concerned with dia mond processing internationally. ------------------ Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Roughly 7" Wide By 10" Tall

London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longman's Green and Col., 1907 ---------- Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: About 5½ " Wide - 7½ " Tall

Cape Town: Howard Timmins for George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Undated work, probably early 1950's. Inscription to previous owner in green felt-tip on flyleaf. Rosenthal said in the foreword: "This book is a monument to that lively and unhonoured fraternity of South Africans I knew as a boy, the prospectors who searched for gold and other mineral wealth -- often without success but never without a dazzling optimism. Others made the millions; they had the fun. From them and from the lips of the accompanying band of inventors, detectives, magnates and stock-brokers heard the yarns that, in most cases, are here set down for the first time. My thanks go out to those few veterans who survive and to the relatives of others who have passed on, for furnishing me with many of the unique portraits and other illustrations which help to embellish these pages." ------------------ Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966 From the author's preface: "When I first started writing this book, my major purpose was to provide an introduction to money and banking that would be clear and readable for student and layman alike. Its success in this respect has been heartening, and revision provides an opportunity not only to update, but also to make the material conform even more closely to the needs expressed by its users. The most important of these changes are listed below. The book's orientation, however, remains the same; in examining the role that money plays in a modern economy, its ultimate objective is to add to an understanding of monetary policy and its effect on both national income and the standard of living of the individual. Policy, however, rests on the twin foundations of institutions and theory, and both of these, in turn, are illuminated by history as well as by current developments. The book, then, has four themes: history, institutions, theory, and policy.… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co., 1905 African Collector's item. A large, handsome book (three inches thick) on haavy paper including many fold-out maps. Ex libris on IFC reads: "The Durban Club".The book may attract extra shipping charges as it is heavy.---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 6" Wide - 8¾" Tall

London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Hamlyn, 1975 A large, heavy book. Classic reference work. 320 pages lavishly illustrated with colour photographs. Size: 10" X 14"

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co., 1900 A beautiful book with a handsome leather spine. Fold-out maps. 392 pages. Thick paper stock. Inevitable browning and foxing of pages due to age. Tissue over plates intact. ---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Longmans Green & Co., 1907 Covers slightly shelf bumped. Flyleaf foxed and faded on edges. 474 pages. 22 full page illustrations with many small drawings on each page including Dung beetle pushing dung with front legs. Orders $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: 6" X 9"

South Africa: KC Publications, 1989 Limited Edition 578/1000. Signed by approximately 130 top rugby players. Abundant biographies and photographs. A collector's item. ---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 8" Wide By 12"Tall

NASOU Beperk, 1986 Afrikaans text, richly illustrated.Twelve volumes. Excellent, clean and tightly bound set. The ISBN refers to Volume 1. -------------------------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 7" Wide - 10" Tall

Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk, 1956 A clean set of ten volumes in green cloth boards. Richly illustrated with photographs. A rare set of books which is unlikely to be published ever again. Afrikaans language. Some covers slightly worn. Orders of $100.00 over more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 7½" Wide - 11" Tall

South Africa: Kinder-kultuurvereniging (edms) Bpk. Afrikaans text. An excellent, clean and tightly bound collector's set of 14 volumes. Undated. Circa 1972. The new revised series. Printed in Italy. Never to be republished. Size: 7" x 10" (each book)

Edinburgh, Scotland: T.C and E.C. Jack Undated. A hefty set of six volumes bound into three large, handsome books of over 400 pages each, with copious illustrations and fold-out maps throughout. Vol I: From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9 Oct. 1899. Vol II: From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899. Vol III: From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lor Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900. Vol IV: From Lord Roberts's Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree. Vol V: From the disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts's Entry into Pretoria. Vol VI: From the occupation of South Africa to Mr. Kruger's departure from South Africa, with a consensed account of the guerilla war to March 1901. A collector's set of rare books. ------------- Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Funk & Wagnall, 1892 Comprising 29 Volumes. Plus a separate Old Testament and New Testament Index. Published in1892. The overall condition of the books vary, but in general they are in a very good, clean condition for their age. The contents are too extensive to detail here. Please enquire about any specific information you need.

Dublin: James Duffy & Sons, 1873 The Pictorial Catholic Bible “The Holy Bible translated from the Latin Vulgate, diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and other editions in divers languages. The Old Testament first published by the English College, at Douay, AD 1609; and The New Testament, first published by the English College, at Rheims, AD 1582. With annotations – References, Historical and Chronological Index, &c. The whole revised and diligently compared with the Latin Vulgate. With the approbation of his grade The Most Rev. Dr. Cullen, Lord Archbishop of Dubline, Primate of Ireland, Delegate of the Apostolic See, &c.” Superbly bound in tooled leather. Published: 1873. Dublin: James Duffy, Sons, and Co., Wellington-Quay, London: 22, Paternoster-Row. 9856 pages. : 22, Paternoster-Row. 9856 pages. Pages near front of book are torn across width and repaired with clear tape. A number of pages marked and scuffed through use. Generally there are good pages,… Read More