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EDWARD DETMOLD - ILLUSTRATOR THE ARABIAN NIGHTS - DETMOLD ILLUSTRATED - DE-LUXE SIGNED EDITION - ONE OF 100 COPIES First edition illustrated by De...

Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW Outre-Mer, A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea. No. 1 Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW (1807-1882). Outre-Mer, A Pilgrimage Beyond th...

OLYMPIC GAMES, Melbourne 1956. ƒ?? MELBOURNE INVITATION COMMITTEE (publishers). Melbourne Invitation Committee extends a most cordial Invitation ....

Tokalon Inc. New York (Cosmetics & Perfume Industry) Minute book (1913-1919) An original document of 300 numbered pages, on wich 235 are printed d...

Sir Samuel W. Baker ISMAIL?A 2 Volumes. First edition. From the private library of Sir W. G. Gordon Cumming., Bart. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

Thomas Bell A History of British Quadrupedes 1 volume. First edition. Binding by Webb, Liverpool. Gilt full-leather presentation bindings. Raised ...

Illustrated by Maurice Pledger; written by Charles Coles Game Birds (1981) Daleguild - no longer in existence - was a company of master typefounde...

Cape Government Blue Books MINING IN NAMAQUALAND. TWO RARE EARLY CAPE GOVERNMENT BLUE BOOKS EX LIB. C.A. FAIRBRIDGE - 1854-1857 Two exceedingly ra...

Lyell, D. D. (F.Z.S.) Hunting Trips in Northern Rhodesia With Accounts of Sport and Travel in Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa, and Also Notes...

Meintjes, Julia, and Robert Pritchard; photography by Mike Story South African Reserve Bank Art Collection (1991) As well as the standard Einglish...

Prevost d'Exiles, Antoine-Francois (Abbe Prevost) Histoire Generale des Voyages. Description de la Tartarie Orientale et du Tibet (1749) "Histoire...

P. de Bonnefont de Varinay La Compagnie de Mozambique (1899) "The Mozambique Company. Its concession, its administration, its results (1898)", by ...

Mundy, Peter, Duncan Butchart (also illustrator), John Ledger and Steven Piper The Vultures of Africa (1992) (signed by all four authors) The pass...

Callinicos, Luli; foreword by Walter Sisulu; photographs by Peter McKenzie and others The World that Made Mandela. A heritage trail (2000) From th...

Gibbings, Robert; edited by Patience Empson; introduction by Thomas Balston The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings (1959) The artist, an engraver ...

Stark, U G (editor) and others Staatsteater Pretoria '81 [Pretoria State Theatre 1981] In Afrikaans. This is an unnumbered copy of the limited edi...

Jobst, Dieter and Arno; appreciation by Nadine Gordimer Kurt Jobst. Goldsmith, Silversmith and Art Metal Worker (1979) We learn from the foreword,...

Hansford, S Howard Jade. Essence of Hills and Streams (1969) Baron Claus-Detlov von Oertzen (1894-1991) lived for more than half his life in South...

Kegel, Gary; photographs by Brian Bennett Sunset on Kyalami 1961-1971 (2007) The story of the first ten years of the Kyalami racecourse north of J...

Schadeberg, Jurgen (compiler & photographer); Claudia Schadeberg, E Sithole, C Smith Voices from Robben Island (signed by Tokyo Sexwale) (1994) Th...

Gargett, Valerie; editor: Peter J Mundy; illustrations: Graeme Arnott & Robert Davies The Black Eagle. A Study (signed by the author) (1990) "This...

Letty, Cythna (artist); R Dyer, I Verdoorn, L E Codd (text); Louisa Bolus (foreword) Wild Flowers of the Transvaal (signed by Cythna Letty on the ...

Van der Post, Laurens; David Coulson (photographer); poem by William Plomer The Lost World of the Kalahari (1988) First published by the Hogarth P...

Macphail, E M; photographs by Jan Kopec The Story of Westcliff (1986) At the time of writing her book (1986) the author had lived in Westcliff, Jo...

Schmidt, Leoni Sasol Art Collection (1988) At the time of this publication, some 73 South African artists were represented in the Sasol art collec...

Augustinus, Paul (author and artist); foreword by Ian Player Botswana. A Brush with the Wild (1992) This is a fine copy of the revised edition, pu...

Baikoff, Jill; photographs by David Goldblatt and others Glen Dirk. A history of the house and its owners (1994) "The official history of Glen Di...

Leighton, Clare (author and engraver) Four Hedges. A Gardener's Chronicle (1936) [For the more famous book of wood engravings listed on this aucti...

Watt, Ronnie; foreword by C S Margo, chairman of the board of inquiry The Helderberg. Death Flight SA 295 (1990) This book: documents the last fl...

Catton, Bruce (Narrative) & McPherson, James.M (Edited) The American Heritage New History of The Civil War Hardback with unclipped dustcover over ...

De Jong,R.C,Van Der Waal, G.M & Heydenrych,D.H NZASM 100-1887-1899. The Buildings, Steam Engines and Structures of the Netherlands South African R...

Vyner,Robert.T Notitia Venatica: a Treatise on Fox-Hunting (Inscribed & Signed copy) Half Bound Leather and matching cloth boards, with gilt lette...

Andersen, Hans Stories from Hans Andersen, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Grey boards with red lettering to front board, and to mottled spine...

Gerard, Jules (The Lion Killer) Lion Hunting and Sporting Life in Algeria, with illustrations by Gustave Dore. Heavy decorative red/black and gilt...

Underwood,Robert. Clough Buel, Johnson and Clarence- "The Century Magazine" Battles and Leaders of the Civil War- 4 Volumes. Hardbacks with dustco...

Greenwood, James Curiosities of Savage Life (Second Series) Decorative red boards with embossing and gilt vignette to front board, with similar de...

Davis, C William & Wiley, Bell I Photographic History of The Civil War-Fort Sumter to Gettysburg & Vickksburg to Appomattox- 2 Combined Volumes Ha...

Lord, Francis.A Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia-Volumes 1-5 in 2 Volumes. Combined illustrated edition. Hardbacks with dustcovers over half clo...

Haws, Duncan & Hurst, Alex. A The Maritime History of the World- Volumes I & II The Maritime History of the World- Two Volume set. A Chronological...

Barrie, J M; illustrations by Arthur Rackham Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens ([1926]) Hodder and Stoughton published this famous J M Barrie book i...

Westlake, Ray The Territorial Battalions- A Pictorial History 1859-1985 (SIGNED) Hardcover with unclipped dustcover over original boards with gilt...

Hughes, Nigel Views in Colonial Natal. Numbered 714/850- SIGNED. Standard Edition, with dustcover over original dark red boards with gilt blocking...

Hughes, Nigel The Paintings of The Bay of Natal-Standard Edition 997/1000 copies. Dark red boards with gilt blocking to front board and spine.With...

Surtees,R.B Lot of Five R.S Surtees Society-Classic Hunting Experiences of the British Countryside Five faux red leather boards with heavy gilt d...

Brown,Richard.D Revolutionary Politics in Massachusetts Clipped dustcover over original boards, with gilt lettering to spine. More than a century ...

(1) Morton, C W; (2) Oldham, W J (1) The History of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (1964); (2) The Rolls-Royce 40/50hp (1974) From the score or more Rolls...

Lawson, K G Venture of Faith. The Story of St John's College, Johannesburg, 1898-1968 (1968) From its almost perfect appearance and condition thro...

Hawthorne, Peter, and Barry Bristow; photographs by Laura Jeanes and Kevin Rudham Historic Schools of South Africa (1993) The 23 schools described...

Thatcher, Margaret (1) The Downing Street Years (1993); (2) The Path to Power (signed) (1995) The first British woman Prime Minister's two autobio...

Lewis, C P, and A A Jorgensen The Great Steam Trek (1978) "Much has been written about the early 19th century Voortrekkers and their achievements,...

Moore, Dennis (author and photographer) The Sunset of Steam (1990) The British-born author saw the end of steam in his native country, then travel...

(1) Clarke, James (editor), and others. (2) Denis Godfrey (editor) and others (1) Like it Was. 1887-1987. The Star 100 Years in Johannesburg (1987...

Tooley, R V Collectors' Guide to Maps of the African Continent and Southern Africa (De luxe edition) (1969) This is copy No 6 of a special edition...

Barker, Nicolas (introduction); Earl of Crawford and Balcarres (foreword) Lady Anne Barnard's Watercolours and Sketches This sumptuous volume coul...

Van Lingen, G (artist); G Chadwick G Duxbury J Laband P McFadden J Matthews G Torlage Battlefields of South Africa (1991) Published in association...

Edworthy, Niall Lord's. The Home of Cricket. The Illustrated History (1999); and two others The book covers a 212-year period - from 1787 to 1999....

Cohen, John Brett Images of My World (1973) The author (1934-2001) was an internationally admired photojournalist and this may have been his fines...

David Livingstone Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; 1 volume. A richly leather bound volume in near-pristine condition. Bradlow's...

Dr. Georg Schweinfurth The Heart of Africa 2 volume set. Presentation set - The Royal Geographical Society An account of the authors second expedi...

Stigand (Captain C. H.) THE LAND OF ZINJ 1 volume. Publishers blue cloth with gilt title on spine. xii, 351 pages + frontispiece. 20 plates [some ...