Africana Catalogue no. 47 (March 2009)
AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 47
March 2009
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CONTENTS:
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS 2
CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS 11
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARTY 14
SOUTH AFRICA 15
Recent publications relating to South Africa 32
NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO, and, HUNTING 36
Recent publications relating to the North 44
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 45
FLORA, FAUNA, and FISHING 47
Recent publications relating to Fauna, Flora and Fishing 50
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902 50
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Africana Catalogue no. 47 (March 2009)
ABBREVIATIONS USED
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. 47 (March 2009)
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS
1 Black, Colin. SABLE: THE STORY OF THE SALISBURY CLUB. Salisbury: Mardon Printers, 1980.
xiv, 254 p.: ill., ports. Cloth, d.w. rubbed. Signed by Black on front endpaper with the note "Author's copy". R100
2 Bond, Geoffrey. THE INCREDIBLES: the story of the 1st Battalion, the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Salisbury: Sarum Imprint, 1977.
159 p.: ill., frontis., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. creased & frayed along edges. Some staining to endpapers. Signed by Bond on title page. R1000
The R.L.I. was one of the most effective units of the Rhodesian army.
3 Brent, Winston. CHEETAH: "guardians of the nation". Limited ed. Nelspruit: Freeworld, 2008.
194 p.: col. ill., col. ports. (African aviation series; no. 23). 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by Brent on title page. R325
Also available in paperback @ R225.
4 Brink, Andre. BEFORE I FORGET. London: Secker & Warburg, 2004.
311 p. Paperback. Signed by Brink on half title page. R175
In this novel, Brink's narrator is Chris Minnaar, a distinguished South African writer, who in the process of writing the final creative work of his life, records past and present loves; and the history of a life set against the history of a nation.
5 Brown, James Ambrose. ONE MAN'S WAR: a soldier's diary. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1980.
185 p., [14] p. of plates: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Brown on half title page. R100
A day-to-day account from Brown's diary, kept during 1941-42 when he was a young N.C.O. in North Africa.
6 Brown, James Ambrose. THEY FOUGHT FOR KING AND KAISER: South Africans in German East Africa, 1916. Johannesburg: Ashanti, 1991.
xviii, 374 p.: ill., ports., maps. (South Africans at war series; vol. 6). Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Brown on half title page.
R350
7 Burger, J.S. SAGA VAN DIE NUY-VALLEI. Paarl: J.S. Burger, 1982.
181 p. Skivertex. Signed & dated inscription from Burger on front free endpaper. R150
8 Burman, Jose. STRANGE SHIPWRECKS OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS. Cape Town: Struik, 1968.
186 p.: ill., maps (1 on endpapers). Cloth, scarred, d.w. rubbed. Signed by Burman on title page. R400
9 Butler, Guy [Festschrift]. OLIVE SCHREINER AND AFTER: essays on Southern African literature in honour of Guy Butler; edited by Malvern van Wyk Smith and Don Maclennan. Cape Town: David Philip, 1983.
xvi, 233 p.: port. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Van Wyk Smith on title page. R350
Published a century after the first publication of STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM and to celebrate Guy Butler's 65th birthday.
10 Butler, Guy, [ed.] THE 1820 SETTLERS: an illustrated commentary; text by Guy Butler & John Benyon; captions, Eily Gledhill; pictures, Rex & Barbara Reynolds. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1974.
366 p.: ill., col. frontis. (laid down), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. frayed along edges & with a small tear on spine. Signed by Butler on title page. R550
The group of about 4000 English-speaking Settlers who arrived in the Eastern Cape in 1820 came in response to governmental propaganda. "This book hopes to draw attention to certain peculiarites which distinguished their settlement within the general pattern of nineteen-century emigration and to indicate some of the important results for Southern Africa." Butler, preface.
11 Carr, Norman. RETURN TO THE WILD: a story of two lions; with a foreword by the Earl of Dalhousie. 3rd impression. London: Collins, 1962.
127 p., [26] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), ports. (col. port. as frontis.). Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & price clipped. Signed & dated inscription from Carr on title page. R300
12 Cary, Robert. THE PIONEER CORPS. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1974.
142 p.: ill., ports., maps. Cloth, d.w. Signed & dated by Cary on title page.
R250
Unsigned copy also available @ R150. The Pioneer Corps crossed the Shasi River and raised the Union Jack at Fort Salisbury in 1890, thus changing the history of central Africa.
13 Cary, Robert. THE STORY OF REPS: the history of Salisbury Repertory Players, 1931-1975. Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1975.
240 p.: ill., ports. Full calf with spine label & cloth slip case, slightly scarred. No. 37 of an edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Cary on a preliminary page.
R125
14 CONTACT: a tribute to those who serve Rhodesia; by John Lovett. 3rd impression. Johannesburg: Khenty Press, 1982.
240 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. 4to. Pict. cloth with gilding, d.w. in unusually good condition. Originally published by Galaxie, 1977. Cover subtitle: Rhodesia at war. Signed & dated by General Peter Walls on title page. R2000
Bears the stamp "Lt Genl Commander Combined Operations Rhodesia" with "ex" inked in front of "commander". General Peter Walls (1927-) was Commander of Combined Operations from 1977 to July 1980. Sandhurst trained, he served in the Black Watch during WWII. He joined the Southern Rhodesian Army after the war, and served in Malaya with the Rhodesian Squadron. He was head of the Rhodesian Army from 1972-1977. Under his command there was an increase in the number of cross-border raids. Criticism levelled at Walls was that he was too involved in day-to-day matters and on occasion joined in the raids rather than waiting for reports at HQ. After Robert Mugabe gained power, Walls was asked to stay on in his position. An assassination plot failed in 1980 and Mugabe asked Walls: "Why are your men trying to kill me?" To which Walls replied: "If they were my men, you would be dead." Walls was subsequently sent into exile by the Zimbabwean government. In THE BEAR AT THE BACK DOOR, General Walter Walker described Walls as a "…true and inspiring leader, a man of decision and action, who radiates confidence". An interesting association copy of two books (see also next entry) which cover the whole war.
15 CONTACT II: struggle for peace; by Paul L. Moorcraft. Johannesburg: Sygma, 1981.
208 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards with gilding, d.w. Signed & dated by General Peter Walls on title page. R2000
16 De Villiers, Jannie [Festschrift]. PROFESSOR JANNIE DE VILLIERS; Hennie van der Merwe, redakteur. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch, 2000.
134 p.: ill., ports. Pict. paper covered boards. Signed by De Villiers on a preliminary page; and by his wife, Geraldine, on p. 119. R100
Professor De Villiers was Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University.
17 De Vries, Gerry. WINGFIELD: a pictorial history. [Cape Town: G. de Vries], 1991.
310 p.: ill., ports., plan. Pict. paper covered boards. No. 44 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by De Vries on front free endpaper. Bears small stamp: "Sold at book launch, 14 Dec 91". R350
Wingfield Airfield was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then AFS Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After WWII, the airfield reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonomous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.
18 Du Plessis, I.D. BALLADES. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1937.
70 p. Cloth. Small bookplate laid down on front endpaper. Text in Afrikaans. Signed inscription from Du Plessis on half title page. Accompanied by a "Compliments" card from the author. R75
19 Elliott, Aubrey. THE MAGIC WORLD OF THE XHOSA. De luxe ed. London: Collins, 1970.
144 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. Oblong 8vo. Half calf with gilding & marbled paper covered boards. T.e.g. Cloth slip case. Name on verso of front free endpaper. No. 120 of an edition limited to 150 copies. Signed by Elliott on label laid down on half title page. R850
20 Fagan, Gwen. ROSES AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; with photographs by Gabriel Fagan. 2nd impression. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies, 1989.
271 p.: ill. (chiefly col.)., ports. Folio. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Gwen Fagan on a preliminary page. R750
21 Ferreira, O.J.O. ADAMASTOR: spirit of the Cape of Storms = Espirito do Cabo das Tormentas = Gees van die Stormkaap; translated into the English by Roger C. Fisher. Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 2009.
98 p.: ill., ports., map. Paperback. Signed by Ferreira on title page. R300
22 Flemming, Leonard. FUN ON THE VELD; with a foreword by J.C. Smuts; and illustrations by J.H. Amshewitz. Popular ed. London: Cassell, 1928.
257 p.: ill., frontis. Pict. cloth, frayed on edges of spine. Signed & dated inscription from Flemming on front free endpaper. R150
The fact that Smuts was prepared to write the foreword tells of the status of Flemming at this time. His bittersweet tales of his struggles to eke out an existence in the Orange Free State were well received in the (at that time) still largely rural white population of South Africa.
23 Gelfand, Michael. THE SICK AFRICAN: a clinical study. 3rd ed. Cape Town: Juta, 1957.
866 p.: ill. Cloth, d.w. Signed by Gelfand on half title page. R250
Gelfand practised in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and drew on his own experience in compiling this standard work on the practise of medicine in Africa.
24 Hale, Horace. BY AIR, LAND AND SEA: the story of a trip to and from Southern Rhodesia: incidents, impressions and observations. London: H. Hale, 1949.
81 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). Quarter calf & cloth, slightly scarred. "For private circulation only". Dated inscription from the author on front free endpaper. R250
From July to November 1949, Hale travelled from the United Kingdom via flying boat, crossing Egypt, Sudan and Uganda to Rhodesia and then travelling on to Cape Town "the loveliest city in the world" and back via ship to Liverpool and train to Euston. Hale's son had emigrated to then Rhodesia and was endevouring to develop a large farm by means of scientific agricultural methods.
25 Hart, Peter. RONDEBOSCH AND ROSEBANK STREET NAMES. Cape Town: P. Hart, 1998.
68 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Limited edition. Signed by Hart on title page. R200
26 Jacobson, Dan. THE ELECTRONIC ELEPHANT: a southern African journey. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994.
373 p.: map. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated by Jacobson on title page. R200
An account of Jacobson's journey along the Ivory Road, a route running through southern Africa from the north-west border of South Africa to the northern border of Zambia. He explores the history of the region, introducing the great historical figures of Rhodes, Lobengula and Livingstone, as well as the people inhabiting the area today.
27 Jansen, Chris & Small, Adam. DISTRIK SES: oos wes tuis bes; poesie Adam Small; fotografie Chris Jansen. Limited ed. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1973.
[68] p.: ill., frontis., ports. 4to. Cloth, d.w. creased on top edge. Signed by Jansen & Small on colophon. No. 155 of an edition limited to 1250 copies. R850
Standard ed, 2nd impression [unsigned] with pict. paper covered boards also available @ R450.
28 Jones, Georgina. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MARINE ANIMALS OF THE CAPE PENINSULA. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research Group, 2008.
271 p.: col. ill. Paperback. Signed by Jones on title page. R250
29 Kay, June. OKAVANGO; introduction by Gerald Durrell. London: Hutchinson, 1962.
189 p., [9] p. of plates: ill. (1 col.), ports., maps on endpapers. Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges with tear along spine chip to top of spine. Signed by Kay on title page. R150
June Kay, together with her husband, two sons and assorted pets (including two lion) traversed the Chobe River and explored Ngamiland in a war-time amphibious D.U.K.W.
30 Keohane, Mark. MONTY: [centurion celebration]. Cape Town: Highbury Safika Media, 2008.
212 p.: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Small 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Momtgomery on title page. Limited edition. R1000
There is an illustrated entry for each of the 102 Test matches played by Montgomery. The participating teams are listed, together with a brief overview of the game and a comment from Montgomery about each match.
31 Lastovica, Ethleen & Al. BOTTLES & BYGONES: a guide for South African collectors. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1990.
104 p.: ill. (some col.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed inscription from both Lastovicas on title page. R200
32 Lloyd, B.W. [ed.]. LIVINGSTONE, 1873-1973. Cape Town: Struik, 1973.
99 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports. Cloth, d.w. Signed inscription from Lloyd on title page. R100