AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 48
July 2009
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CONTENTS:
EARLY TRAVELLERS
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS
DAVID GOLDBLATT
ARCHAEOLOGY, ROCK PAINTINGS & BUSHMEN STUDIES
JAMES WALTON
CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS
SOUTH AFRICA
Recent publications relating to South Africa
NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO & HUNTING
Recent publications relating to the North
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Recent literary publications
FLORA & FAUNA
Recent publications relating to Flora & Fauna
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902
Breaker Morant
Recent publication on the South African War
ABBREVIATIONS & REFERENCES
a.e.g.: all edges gilt
b&w : black and white
col.: colour
comp.: compiler
d.w.: dust wrapper
ed.: edition / editor (s)
frontis.: frontispiece
ill.: illustrations
p.: page(s)
pict.: pictorial (e.g. pict. cloth)
port.: portrait
t.e.g.: top edge gilt
vol.: volume
4to.: quarto
8vo.: octavo
Curtis: FISHING THE MARGINS / Paul Curtis (2005)
D.S.A.B. : DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOGRAPHY
Mendelssohn : SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / Sidney Mendelssohn (1910).
S.A.B. : SOUTH AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY to the year 1925
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Africana Catalogue no. 48 (July 2009)
EARLY TRAVELLERS
1Alexander, James Edward.EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA:[through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans and Hill Damaras performed under the auspices of Her Majesty's Government and the Royal Geographical Society].De luxe ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.
2 vols. (xxiii, 302; viii, 331 p.): ill., folding map in vol. 1. (Africana collectanea series; vols. 22 & 23).Half calf & paper covered boards, worn on spine (vol. 1).Facsimile reprint of the 1838 edition. Set no. 25 of an edition limited to 50 copies.
R600
Maj.-Gen. Sir James Alexander was a Scot who joined the British East India Company in 1820, having graduated from Sandhurst. After seeing action in the 6th Frontier War, he travelled through Namaqualand and Damaraland from 1836-1837 by means of ox-wagon, gathering rock samples, pelts, skins, weapons and implements. He obtained a good collection of zoological and other specimens, many unknown to the scientific world at the time. He drew maps of the area and made a list of Herero words. He also gives an account of the social condition of the Namaquas, Bushmen and Damaras and disagreed with the missionaries' practise of educating the local people in the Dutch language. See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 20-21. AlexanderBay was named after him. He later served in Canada, Crimea and New Zealand (in the Maori War) and was involved in the move of Cleopatra's Needle to London.
2Andersson, Charles John.LAKE NGAMI, or, EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERY: during four years' of wanderings in the wilds of south western Africa,with a map and numerous illustrations representing sporting adventures, subjects of natural history, devices for destroying wild animals &c.London: Hurst and Blackett Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 1856.
xviii, 546 p., 23 p., [16] leaves of lithographed plates: ill., large folding map, publisher's advertisements.Half calf & cloth with gilding. Neatly rebound with new endpapers."With the author's compts" inscribed in ink on a preliminary page. R12500
Andersson (1827-1867) was the illegitimate son of an English bear hunter, Llewellyn Lloyd and his Swedish servant. Whilst growing up, he hunted with his father and started collecting specimens from nature. He travelled from London to the Cape with Francis Galton and in 1850 they went to Walvis Bay from whence they travelled into the interior [Galton suggested to Andersson that instead of heading towards Angola, he join him in a journey to LakeNgami, south of present day Maun, which he, Galton, would fund. Andersson, who was not well off, accepted]. Galton returned to England before reaching his goal, but Andersson reached LakeNgami in 1853. In 1855 he returned to London and this book was published a year later. Marriage and a period as a mine manager in Damaraland followed. He continued to travel, and reached the OkavangoRiver in 1859, which was the subject of his second book. Whilst intent on exploring Angola to facilitate trade, Andersson died south of the CuneneRiver and was buried by Axel Ericsson.
3Andersson, Charles John.THE OKAVANGORIVER:a narrative of travel, exploration and adventure.Standard ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1968.
xxi, 371 p.: ill., port. (Africana collectanea series; vol. 29).Skivertex, d.w. rubbed & frayed along edges. Spotting on endpapers.Facsimile reprint of the 1861 edition. No. 429 of an edition limited to 750 copies. R950
"A description of a hunting expedition through Namaqualand and Damaraland… The coast-line of South-West Africa is carefully described and there is an interesting account of the once-famed guano island, Ichaboe". See Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 42.
4Baker, Sir Samuel White.THE ALBERT N'YANZA, GREAT BASIN OF THE NILE:and explorations of the Nile sources.London: Macmillan, 1866.
2 vols. (xxx, 395 p., [8] leaves of plates; xx, 384 p, [7] leaves of plates.): ill., double port. as frontis. (vol. 1), tinted lithograph as frontis. (vol. 2), 1 col. folding map in vol. 1.Contemporary half calf with marbled paper covered boards, raised bands, title labels and gilding. All edges marbled. All plates called for present, but not all bound in order given. Includes an additional plate in vol. 1 [facing p. 351]. R10000
Baker (1821-1893) was born into a wealthy English family. He became an engineer, and after his marriage moved to Mauritius to oversee the family plantation. In 1855 his wife and three of their seven children died of fever in Ceylon, where he had gone to set up an emigrant settlement. In 1858-9 he travelled through central Europe with a maharajah. At Vidim (near Budapest) Baker attempted to rescue a young woman by bidding for her on a slave auction. He was outbid on the day by the Pasha of Vidim, but kidnapped the woman and escaped with her. Florence was to become his second wife, and travelled with him from then on. She spoke a number of languages, rode camels, horses and mules and was a good shot with the brace of pistols she carried when on expedition. In 1861 Baker and Florence embarked on an expedition to discover the source of the Nile. En route they met Speke and Grant, who had already discovered much, but alluded to a lake which Baker found in March 1864. He dedicates his book to Queen Victoria, as the book "[contains] the story of the great lake from which the Nile ultimately flows, and which is connected so intimately, as a Nile source, with the Victoria Lake, I have ventured to name 'The Albert N'Yanza'…" preliminary page. The Bakers were able to prove that the Nile flowed through the lake, but were incorrect in their belief that it was the main source of the Nile (Lake Victoria provides about three times as much water). They spent some time exploring the region, and on his return to London Baker was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographic Society and was knighted. His account of the journey sold out rapidly and was reprinted many times. Although on friendly terms with the Prince of Wales, he never met Queen Victoria, as she felt the circumstances surrounding his second marriage were improper. Baker was a noted hunter and published a number of works on the subject. This is a cornerstone publication in the literature of the exploration of Africa, and is an unusually splendid set.
5Barns, Alexander T.ANGOLAN SKETCHES. London: Methuen, 1928.
xi, 206 p., [20] p. of plates: ill., port. as frontis., maps (1 folding).Cloth, slightly scarred along edges. R500
Barns criss-crossed Angola, and gives geographical, geological and social commentary. The coastal belt, the central plateau, Cabinda and its neighbours, are all mentioned.
6Burchell, William J.THE SOUTH AFRICAN DRAWINGS OF WILLIAM J. BURCHELL;edited by Helen M. McKay.Johannesburg: WitwatersrandUniversity Press, 1938-1952.
2 vols. (no pagination, 21 plates; no pagination, 22 plates, some folding): ill., ports. (some col., 2 as frontispieces), map (vol. 1). (Gubbins Trust publications; vols. 1 & 2).Folio. Half calf & cloth, d.w.s. slightly frayed. Some spotting to vol. 2. Owner's details on title page of vol. 1.No. 137 of an edition limited to 300 copies (vol. 1) and no. 170 of an edition limited to 300 copies (vol. 2). Contents: Vol. 1.The Bachapins of Litakun: collotype reproductions with descriptive texts. Vol. 2. Landscape drawings: collotype reproductions with descriptive text. R7500
Burchell visited South Africa during the years 1810-1815, and travelled over 4500 miles and executed over 500 drawings. McKay quotes Burchell on the portraits drawn while he was at Litakun: "…[they] were made for the purpose of showing every variety of countenance and feature…" p. xv. (vol. 1).
7Burchell, William J.TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA;with a new introduction by A. Gordon-Brown.Facsimile ed. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1967.
2 vols. (582, 648 p.): ill. (some col. folding), port. as frontis. (vol. 1), 1 loose-leaf folding map.Cloth, 4to. Reprint of the 1822-4 edition. R3500
This is the best reprint edition and the coloured plates are splendid. "The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century, and embracing a description of a large part of the CapeColony and Bechuanaland at this period." Mendelssohn, vol. 1, p. 224, on the original edition.
8Chapman, James.TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1849-1863:hunting and trading journeys from Natal to Walvis Bay & visits to Lake Ngami & Victoria Falls; edited from the original manuscripts by Edward C. Tabler.[New ed.]. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1971.
2 vols.(xiii, 258; xiii, 244 p.): ill., port. as frontis. (vol. 1), folding map (vol. 1). (South African biographical and historical studies; no.10).Skivertex spines & paper covered boards, d.w.s. A crisp set. R2250
Starting from Natal, Chapman traversed the eastern portion of the OFS, travelled through the western Transvaal and Bechuanaland, penetrating up to Matabeleland. He also visited Walvis Bay and LakeNgami, journeying through the country of the Namaquas and Damaras. "Few South African books give better descriptions of the sport of the country and the habits and customs of the native races inhabiting the vast area traversed, and throughout the volumes there are copious notes on the flora and fauna of the countries visited, amplified by the contents of a valuable index enriched with extracts from the works of able writers." See Mendelssohn vol. 1, p. 321-2, on original edition. James Chapman (1831-1872) was born in Cape Town and after a rudimentary education, went to live in Durban. While still in his teens, he opened a trading store in Potchefstroom and began to hunt and travel to the north of the town. By 1851 he had given up the store and using ivory, skins and trade goods, he financed travel to Walvis Bay, LakeNgami, the Victoria Falls and other parts of southern Africa. He was prepared and able to spend long periods in the wilds and lived with local tribes and the San people. Chapman travelled with Thomas Baines, Thompson, Campbell, Edwards and Moffat. He married in 1857 and his descendants still live in southern Africa. Tabler has edited Chapman's original account, added material from notes about his early travels between Natal and the ZAR, and has brought together notes by Chapman which are now held in several repositories.
9Harris, Sir William Cornwallis.THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA:[being the narrative of a hunting expedition from the Cape of Good Hope through the territories of the Chief Moselekatse to the Tropic of Capricorn].Facsimile reprint. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1987.
xvi, 359 p., 26 col. plates: ill., port. as frontis.Paper covered boards, d.w.Reprint of the 5th edition of 1852. R350
Harris (1807-1848) joined the British East India Company in 1823 as a second-lieutenant. He arrived in Cape Town in June 1836 (now a Captain) to recover from fever. He arranged a hunting trip which lasted from 1836 to 1837 and saw him travel across what is now northern South Africa. Harris returned to India for three years before leading a diplomatic mission to Ethiopia (which led to two publications). Knighted in 1844, he died of fever four years later, near Poona.
10La Caille, Nicolas Louis de.TRAVELS AT THE CAPE, 1751-53:an annotated translation…; translated and edited by R. Raven Hart.Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, for the Friends of the South African Library, 1976.
viii, 52 p.: ill., map.Skivertex spine & paper covered boards.Edition limited to 500 copies. R400
La Caille (1713-1762), left destitute by the death of his father, undertook theological studies, but became the most prolific astronomer of his time in Europe. He produced a large volume of calculations in this field and there is an asteroid and a crater on the moon named after him. His trip to the Cape saw him record over 10 000 stars and made him, to his dismay, well known in France on his return. The apparent cause of his death was "overwork".
11Le Vaillant, Francois.FRANCOIS LE VAILLANT:traveller in South Africa, and his collection of 165 water-colour paintings, 1781-1784.English ed. Cape Town: Library of Parliament, 1973.
2 vols. (xx, 172 p., 70 plates; xiv, 181 p., plates 71-165): col. ill., port. as frontis. (vol. 1), col. folding maps.4to. Cloth, slightly scarred along edges.Set 790 of an edition limited to 2500 copies. R2500
Superb reproduction of Le Vaillant's work, including commentaries by leading academics in their fields. Le Vaillant studied the natural history collections in Paris and then decided to travel into the interior of Africa in order to observe the specimens in their native habitats.
12Lord, W.B. & Baines, Thomas.SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION;[foreword by Frank R. Bradlow].Facsimile reprint. Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1975.
xvi, 734 p.: ill. (Africana Reprint Library; vol. 3).Skivertex with gilding, d.w.Originally published in 1876. R750
A wide-ranging manual of instruction on the art of surviving in and enjoying the great outdoors in the nineteenth century. "An excyclopedia of practical living for the aspirant explorer of a hundred years ago." Front endflap. Baines' reputation as one of the most respected 19th century travellers in southern Africa guarantees this work its status! This was a manual for how to survive when things got tough: how to live off the land, fish without equipment, cross rivers, shoot and overcome obstacles. "…we get an excellent insight into the character of Thomas Baines: his boundless curiosity, his zest for living; his enjoyment of the unusual; his philosophic outlook." F.R Bradlow, foreword, p. xiv.
13Millais, John Guille.A BREATH FROM THE VELDT;with additional frontispiece and publishers' introduction.Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1974.
[12], x, 236 p.: ill. (including 13 electro etchings), ports. (1 as frontis.).Folio. Pict. cloth. Unread copy, in pristine condition. Housed in a pict. paper covered board box.No. 514 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Facsimile reprint of the 1895 edition. R2750
"… a classic of the shooting world. Never before, or elsewhere, have the winged and furred creatures of the wild lived in their lithe beauty and fantastic grace as in these delicate drawings." The Daily Telegraph in 1895, on publication. See Mendelssohn vol. 2., p. 13. Millais (1965-1931) was the son of a famous Victorian artist, Sir John Millais, and nephew to another artist, William Millais. J.G. Millais produced a large number of publications during his lifetime, of which BREATH... was his second. All his books exhibit an extraordinary attention to detail, and throughout his life he directed an intense focus on all his topics. He even spent months at sea with a whaling fleet when preparing MAMMALS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. His wealth allowed him to move where and how he wished, and he travelled extensively in north and southern Africa. He was a close friend of F.C. Selous, whose biography is included among Millais' body of work. Most of his publications were issued in limited editions.
14Moller, P.JOURNEY IN AFRICA:through Angola, Ovampoland and Damaraland; translated from the original Swedish edition of 1899 and annotated by Ione and Jalmar Rudner.Cape Town: C. Struik, 1974.
216 p.: ill., ports., maps (1 folding).Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly rubbed. Spotting on page edges. R300
15Paterson, William & Forbes, V. & Rourke, J. [eds.]PATERSON'S CAPE TRAVELS, 1777-1779; [edited & compiled by] Vernon S. Forbes and John Rouke. Standard ed. Johannesburg: Brenthurst Press, 1980.
202 p.: ill., port. as frontis., maps (all col.). (Brenthurst Press. [First] series; 6).4to. Cloth, d.w. Two very small scars to spine.Edition limited to 850 copies.
R2200
"...first full length account in English of extensive travel in the interior of southern Africa: 9000 kilometres were covered in little over two years…" Front endflap. The full manuscript record of Paterson's journey is reproduced, together with superb illustrations of the flora and fauna he encountered.
16Semple, Robert.ROBERT SEMPLE'S WALKS & SKETCHES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; with new introduction by Frank R. Bradlow. Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1968.
32, 198 p.: ill., port. as frontis.Facsimile ed. Quarter leather, marbled paper covered boards, d.w. with insect damage along edges.Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1805. R350
"…an interesting account of Cape Town & its surroundings". Mendelssohn on the original edition, vol. 2, p. 303-304. Semple was at the Cape from 1798-1803. He undertook a journey to PlettenbergBay, via Swellendam and Knysna, which took him twenty-one days on horseback.
17Smith, Andrew.ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ZOOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA: [consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collectedduring an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835 and 1836, fitted out by the Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa]; with an introduction by R.F.Kennedy. Facsimile ed. Johannesburg: Winchester Press, 1977.
3 vols. (261; 489; 596 p.): ill. (some col.), port. as frontis. in all vols.4to. Full leather with gilding.Reprint of the 1849 edition. Set 41 of an edition limited to 350 sets. Contents: Vol. 1. Mammals. Vol. 2. Birds. Vol. 3. Reptiles, fish & invertebrates. R8500