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THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, South African History and Related Subjects (Part II) Christison Rare Books CATALOGUE 37 The Collection of R. de R. Jooste THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, South African History and Related Subjects (Part II) With this catalogue, we are very pleased to offer the second part of the important collection of Dr R de R Jooste. Items remaining from the first catalogue, issued at the start of 2015, have also been included, and at no appreciation in price despite the weakening of the Rand – the exchange rate applied to Catalogue 36 (GBP1:R17:20) has been retained for the residual items. The prices of all items shown in this catalogue are expressed in South African Rands. Currently, the Rand’s value against major currencies is as follows: GBP1: R23; USD1: R16; EUR1:R17.50 Christison Rare Books © Monthly Newsletter: Our popular monthly e-mail newsletter, which covers book news and our latest acquisitions, is available free of charge. Go to www.christison.co.za and sign up. Postal address: P O Box 24093, Bay West, 6034, South Africa Telephone: 041 371 4844 / 073 290 2830 (Lindsay) Fax: 086 698 9489 Payment: Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Electronic transfer (Account name: Lindsay Christison t/a Christison Rare Books; Bank: First National; Account number: 62302206017; Branch: Metlife Mall; Branch code: 250655) 1. 'A Lady': Life at the Cape a Hundred Years Ago. By a sunned. Very good condition. "This book [the third and final Lady (Cape Town: C. Struik, 1963) Small 4to; original pale in Andersson's reminiscences, recounting events until soon blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt device to upper before his death near the Cunene River] arouses sympathy for cover; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper, housed in the author's sufferings but still kindles admiration for his removable protector; pp. (viii) + 119; plates after endurance. ... His diary, which was continued in a steady hand contemporary illustrations by Thomas Bowler. Dustwrapper up to the time of his death, was published as Notes of Travel very slightly rubbed and sunned; light browning. Very good in South Africa in 1873 and was edited by L. Lloyd." R700 condition. "What she tells is very interesting, especially about [743] social customs. She writes about the 'upper-ten', the old 5. Axelson, Eric (editor), and others: Dias and his Dutch and English families, their elegant houses, what they Successors (Cape Town: Saayman & Weber, 1988) Copy 479 did and did not do, what they ate and drank, their picnic of a limited edition. 4to; original light brown boards; parties and their dance evenings; she also tells about the laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) +159, incl. index; fishermen, the Malay tailors, and the whole somewhat untidy several marginal and text illustrations; coastline map with but colourful scenes of the 'men in the street'." R150 [740] Portuguese names and modern equivalents; several 2. Ackermann, W. H.: Opsaal. Herinneringe aan die reproductions of Portuguese charts, with explanatory text. Tweede Vryheidsoorlog (Johannesburg: Voortrekkerpers, Near fine condition. "Bartolemeu Dias in 1488 rounded 1969) 8vo; original white cloth, lettered in Africa and entered the Indian Ocean, with vital consequences black on spine, with Boer rider device in for both Europe and Asia. The voyage was epoch-making. black to upper board; pictorial dustwrapper; This volume, published on the fifth centenary of the voyage, pp. 403 + (i); several photographs in text. contains information about the Dias voyage and subsequent Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and Portuguese maritime activities in south African waters; it foxed; trace of foxing to edges. Very good includes a section on the development of Portuguese nautical condition. Afrikaans text. "Die verhale science, especially of marine cartography, during the period van Oud-stryders wat in hierdie bundel of the Discoveries and into the seventeenth century." R700 verskyn, vertel van dié bitter jare in die [879] Boerevolk se geskiedenis. Dit is verhale wat met eenvoud en 6. Barnard, C. J.: Die Vyf Swemmers. Die ontsnapping ongekunsteldheid vertel word en juis daarom telkens so van Willie Steyn en vier medekrygsgevangenes uit Ceylon aangrypend is - verhale van swaarskry en onreg, maar nooit 1901 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1988) 8vo; original red boards, met bitterheid nie. Dit is verhale wat die leser by hernuwing lettered in white on spine; laminated vol bewondering laat vir die manne, vroue en kinders van pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 229, incl. Transvaal en die Vrystaat wat die magtige Brittanje aangedurf index; plates; maps. Dustwrapper sunned het - mense wat te midde van groot ellende en doodsgevaar on spine panel; trace of light foxing to top tog so dikwels ook die humoristiese in 'n situasie gesien het edge and endpapers. Very good condition. en raak en gevat daarop kon reageer." R430 [359] Afrikaans text. 'Die vyf swemmers is 'n 3. Alexander, E.G.M., with G.K.B. Barron and A.J. merkwaardige "ware verhaal" uit die Bateman: South African Orders, Decorations and Medals Tweede Vryheidsoorlog (1899-1902). Die (Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1986) vertel van die gevangeneming van Willie 4to; original brown boards, lettered in Steyn en 'n paar krygsmakkers in die Vrystaat, hul white on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. gevangenskap in die Groenpuntse kamp en aan boord van 'n 160, incl. index; numerous illustrations of Britse skip op die lang vaart van Kaapstad na Ceylon (tans Sri awards and their recipients, incl. some in Lanka); die waaghalsige ontsnapping van Willie en vier full colour. Dustwrapper slightly medegevangenes in die hawe van Colombo; en hul terugkeer browned to flaps and reverse side. Very na kommando deur Rusland, die vasteland van Europa en good condition. "South African Orders, Duits-Suidwes-Afrika. Dit was die merkwaardigste Decorations and Medals was written by ontsnapping deur krygsgevangenes in daardie oorlog en een authors representing the SA Army, Air Force and Navy, each van die klassieke ontsnappings in die Suid-Afrikaanse an authority in his field, and is the standard reference on the krygsgeskiedenis.' R344 [356] subject of South Africa's many prestigious military and civil 7. Barthorp, Michael: The Anglo-Boer Wars 1815-1902 awards. ... After a general historical overview and an (Durban: Bok Books in collaboration with Blandford Press, explanation of the composition and manner of wearing of 1987) 4to; original red boards, lettered in gilt on spine; honours and awards, all current South African awards are laminated pictorial wrappers, housed in removable protector; described and illustrated in full colour." R800 [456] endpaper map; pp. 176, incl. index; profusely illustrated. 4. Andersson, Charles John: Notes of Travel in South Dustwrapper a little sunned on spine panel; trace of spotting Africa (Cape Town: Struik, 1969) Number 192 of an edition to top edge. Very good condition. "This book is the fourth in limited to 750 copies. Africana Collectanea a series of illustrated narrative histories of the British Army's Series, Volume XXXI. Text facsimile of colonial campaigns in the last century. It seeks to outline, the Hurst and Blackett edition of 1875. within the confines of one volume, Britain's attempts to 8vo; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on deprive the Afrikaners of the independence they had striven spine, with gilt publisher's device to upper for since the seventeenth century, not only during the Anglo- cover; pictorial dustwrapper, housed in Boer War of 1899-1902 but also in the earlier clashes between removable protector; pp. (vi) + xiii + (i) + Briton and Boer since Britain acquired the Cape of Good 344, incl. index; frontis. portrait; plates. Hope in the Napoleonic War." R150 [405] Dustwrapper and edges very slightly 8. Beet, George: The Grand Old Days of the Diamond folding map. Wrappers somewhat worn and soiled; faint Fields. Memories of Past Times with the Diggers of hand-stamp of earlier owner (H. J. M. Guest of Klerksdorp) to Diamondia (Cape Town: Maskew Miller, upper cover; some foxing; trace of damp-stain to fore-edge of [1931]) 8vo; original red cloth lettered in some leaves. Good. R500 [871] black on spine and upper cover; pp. xix + (i) 13. Bodenstein, H. D. J.: Was Generaal Botha in 1900 'n + 192, incl. index; illustrations. Very Verrader? (Amsterdam: De Bussy / Cape Town: H.A.U.M., slightly crumpled at extremities of sunned 1916) 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in white to spine and spine; light browning to endpapers; some upper cover; pp. iv + 190. Cloth rubbed and worn; earlier fox spots. Very good condition. "The owner's book label to front free endpaper, and ownership discovery of the South African alluvial inscription to title page; upper hinge starting; a little foxing. diamond fields in 1866 came as a veritable Fair to good. Dutch text. (SABIB I, p. 224) "Contradiction surprise to the whole world. The real rush of M.P.C. Valter's accusations against General Botha in his to the new El Dorado began in 1869, when eager 'Louis Botha contra Generaal de Wet' and 'Generaal Botha fortuneseekers pressed in from all parts of the sub-continent tijdens den Engelsch-Afrikaanschen Oorlog in 1900.' " - and overseas, and ranged themselves along the middle section SABIB R200 [422] of the Vaal River. ... Scarcely a soul in all this multitude had the vaguest idea of what a diamond looked like in its rough 14. Bodenstein, H. D. J.: Was Generaal Botha in 1900 'n state, but all were well aware of its preciousness and value." Verrader? (Amsterdam: De Bussy / Cape Town: H.A.U.M., R500 [728] 1916) 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in white to spine and upper cover; pp. iv + 190. Boards lightly rubbed; slight bump 9. Belfield, Eversley: The Boer War (London: Leo to tail of spine; upper hinge starting; ownership inscriptions to Cooper, 1975) 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on pastedowns and to front free endpaper; regular browning spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp.
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