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Catalogue 71 AFRICANA CATALOGUE No. 71: April 2017 232 Long Street, Cape Town South Africa SELECT BOOKS 232 LONG STREET 8001 CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA TEL +27 (0)21 424 6955 FAX +27 (0)21 424 0866 Email: [email protected] Website: www.selectbooks.co.za David & Karen McLennan Founder members of the Southern African Book Dealers Association Unless otherwise described, ALL our books are FIRST EDITIONS in fine condition. Payment by credit card or EFT is preferred. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Card are accepted. An additional amount is charged on foreign cheques. Postage is extra. (Quotes will be given for surface or airmail rates). Approximate exchange rates £1 = R15.70 €1 = R13.50 US$1 = R12.50 CONTENTS: SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS .................................................................................................................................. 4 CAPE TOWN AND ENVIRONS ..................................................................................................................................11 RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE CAPE ........................................................................................................... 16 SOUTH AFRICA............................................................................................................................................................ 18 RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO SOUTH AFRICA .................................................................................................. 36 RAILWAYS AND STEAM TRAINS............................................................................................................................ 39 NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO........................................................................................................................................ 45 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE .............................................................................................................................. 48 FLORA AND FAUNA.................................................................................................................................................... 49 RECENT PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO NATURAL HISTORY ............................................................................................ 53 SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902...........................................................................................................................54 2 PARCEL DELIVERY The South African Post Office continues to face resource & logistical challenges at all post offices and regional sorting hubs, causing long delays in delivery of parcels. We therefore encourage you to use our courier service, which will deliver your parcel to your door. This will cost more than postal delivery, but will ensure the safe arrival of your order- be assured that we keep the cost as low as possible. Delivery within South Africa takes 48 hours. Estimates for overseas orders are dependent on location. Quotes will be given for all orders. ABREVIATIONS USED 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 Cover illustration: See no. 21 3 Select Books Africana Catalogue no. 71: April 2017 SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS 1 Agherdien, Yusuf; George, A.C. & Hendricks, S. SOUTH END AS WE KNEW IT: the story of South End as told by South Enders; editor, Roy du Pr'e. Port Elizabeth: Western Research Group, 1997. 125 p.: ill., frontis., ports., plans. 4to. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from A.C. George on title page. R 400 South End was the "District Six" of Port Elizabeth, a vibrant cosmopolitan community shattered by the passing of the Group Areas Act. 2 Broster, Joan A. & Bourn, Herbert C. AMAGQIRHA: religion, magic and medicine in Transkei; text Joan A. Broster; photographs, Herbert C. Bourn. Cape Town: Via Africa, 1981. 126 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports., map. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Browned on endpapers. Some light water damage. Signed & dated inscription from Broster on front free endpaper & signed by Broster on title page. R 350 3 Burns, Michael. ENDEAN: a South African sportsman in the apartheid era. New Malden, Surrey: Nightwatchman Books, 2017. 144 p.: ill., ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by Dean on title page. R 250 4 Cameron, Trewhella. JAN SMUTS: an illustrated biography. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1994. 192 p.: ill. (chiefly ports., 1 as frontis.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on title page. Signed & dated inscription from Cameron on title page. R 500 See nos. 5, 6 and 8 5 Coleman, Francis L. THE KAFFRARIAN RIFLES, 1876-1986: "nunc animis". East London: The Kaffrarian Rifles Association, 1988. Select Books Africana Catalogue no. 71: April 2017 xxii, 327 p., [40] p. of plates: ill., ports., maps (some folding, & 1 on endpapers). Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Coleman on title page. R 400 The history of an Eastern Cape regiment. 6 Coltart, David. THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES: 50 years of tyranny in Zimbabwe. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2016. xv, 647 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports., map. Paperback with endflaps. Signed by Coltart on title page. R 200 Coltart is a Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and resident of Bulawayo. He has served three terms in parliament, and ended his career there as Minister of Education, Sport, Art & Culture in 2013. 7 De Villiers, Simon A. OTTO LANDSBERG, 1803-1905: 19th century South African artist. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1974. 120 p.: chiefly ill. (some col.), genealogical chart, ports. (1 as frontis.). 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Signed by De Villiers on title page. R 250 "His canvases depicting early South African life, scenery and personalities are of particular interest to the Africana collector." d.w. 8 Dommisse, Boet. ADMIRALTY HOUSE, SIMON'S TOWN. Simon's Town: J. Dommisse, 2005. viii, 145, ix-xv p.: ill. (chiefly col.), plans, ports., map. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards, d.w. Signed on title page by Dommisse. Sponsored by the South African Navy Simon's Town Naval Base. Edition limited to 1200 copies. R 300 Admiralty House dates from 1743, and has been in continuous use since then. The book describes the House, detailing not only its contents, changes and environment, but also the the history of its distinguished occupants. 9 Espi, Juan. GREEN SPLENDOUR: South Africa's finest golf courses. Cape Town: Down South, 2006. 167 p.: col. ill., map. Oblong 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Crease to front free endpaper. Signed inscription from Espi on front free endpaper. R 150 10 Flack, Peter H. HEART OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER: stories of the big five and the tiny ten. 2nd ed. Long Beach, CA.: Safari Press, 1999. 266 p., [62] p. of plates: ill., ports. Skivertex, d.w. Signed & dated inscription from Flack on title page. R 1000 11 Godwin, Peter. WHEN A CROCODILE EATS THE SUN: a memoir. London: Picador, 2006. 341 p., [8] p. of plates: map. Paperback. Signed by Godwin on title page. R 125 Godwin, author of MUKIWA, revisited Zimbabwe to see his aging parents. 12 Hart, Peter. CLAREMONT, NEWLANDS AND BISHOPSCOURT STREET NAMES. Cape Town: P. Hart, 1999. iv, 80 p.: ill., ports. 4to. Stiff pict. paper wraps. Limited edition. Signed by Hart on title page. R 300 Hart gives more than just the reasons behind the names given to particular streets; he relates plenty of local history too. 5 Select Books Africana Catalogue no. 71: April 2017 13 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. R 300 14 Holland, Heidi. DINNER WITH MUGABE: the untold story of a freedom fighter who became a tyrant. Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 2008. xxi, 250 p., [4] p. of plates: ports. Paper covered boards, d.w. Spotting on page edges. Signed by Holland on title page, with short inscription on half title page. R 450 "The most intimate portrait yet produced of Zimbabwe's clever but brutal leader. Heidi Holland gets under the skin of a troubled man who turned from nationalist hero to international pariah, all but destroying his country in the process" Adam Roberts, The Economist. A psycho-biography which traces Mugabe's gradual self-destruction and probes the mystery of Africa's loyalty to him. Mugabe has just enjoyed a state celebration of his 93rd birthday. 15 Jackman, Robin & Bryden, Colin. JACKERS: a life in cricket: the Robin Jackman autobiography with Colin Bryden; foreword by Sir Ian Botham. Cape Town: Don Nelson, 2011. 248 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (chiefly ports, some col.). Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Jackman on half title page. R 175 A readable and frank account of the life of an international cricketer and commentator. 16 Johnson, Shaun. STRANGE DAYS INDEED; foreword by Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert. London: Bantam Press, 1993. 367 p. Paperback. Signed & dated inscription from Johnson on half title page: "…the new SA is going to be okay…" R 100 17 Jowell, Joanne. THE CRAZY LIFE OF LARRY JOE: a journey on the streets and stage. Johannesburg: Pan Macmillan, 2014. xi, 330 p., [12] p. of plates: col. ill. (chiefly ports.). Paperback. Signed inscription from Larry Joe on a preliminary page.
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