Search Results: HISTORY - Africa - South - South Africa Books

Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Good/Very good. Ex-library with usual markings. Dustjacket has some wear. Cover has light wear. Moderate foxing on top, right, and bottom page edges. One page has a couple of small stains on left side. Stated first printing.

Syracuse University Press, 1997. Paperback. Very good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear. Heavy foxing on top page edges. Stated first Syracuse University Press edition, first printing.

London: Longman's, Green, and Company, 1899. First edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Green cloth, with gilt spine titles. 183 pages, with 36 full page b/w photographic illustrations. Tissue guards for frontis and all illustrations. Scattered foxing. Wear to edges, corners and top/bottom of spine. Two Ink stamped numbers on inside front cover. No other marks.

New York: Coward, Mc Cann and Geoghegan, 1980. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First US Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. A comprehensive portrait of one of the most important figures in the history of the world, Peter I, the Great, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725. the father of modern Russia. Binding of black cloth gilt lettered, very clean and unmarked; tight, solid and square; slight wear to corner tips and spine tail. Page edges clean and white. Internals free from any markings, clean, no creasing. Fine unclipped jacket with illustration by Anthony Accardo. 279 pages with Bibliography and Index. . 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 1980, Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, New York, New York, USA

New Y, New York, USA: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing of First US Edition. Hardcover in Fine Condition with Fine Dust Jacket. One of South Africa's leading novelists describes his first visit to his native land in twelve years. In 1987 Christopher Hope revisited the scenes of his youth to explore changes and the story of his own family in South Africa, interweaving it with the bloody story of Boer, Zulu, and Briton that is the patrimony of all South Africans. Fine binding of black half-cloth with copper titles and copper paper-wrapped boards, very clean and unmarked, tight and solid. Pages very clean, free from any markings, no creases. Bright, clean, unclipped jacket with jacket photograph by Andreas Heumann. . 273 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, 1988,

New Haven, CT, U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 1995. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Corners bumped.

1995. 1995 Thompson, Leonard A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA New Haven CT: Yale University Press, c1995 First printing 332pp 8vo, b/w photos, notes, index As new trade softcover.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Time Warner Audiobooks, 1994. Book. Good+. **PLEASE READ: THIS IS AN AUDIO CASSETTE SET.** 4 audio cassettes in original cardboard case. Case is somewhat worn, with some rubbing, wear, & small tear. Tapes are in excellent condition. Running time: approximately 6 hrs. NOT ex-library..

London, England: Penguin Books Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Paperback, reprint, undated, 194gms, 329 pages. This is Karen Blixen's (aka Isak Dinesen) story and love affir with Africa, and specifically Kenya where she moved to with her husband to plant coffee in 1913. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

London, England: Bantam Books, 1995. Book. Fair to Good. Medium Softcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover, reprint, 246gms, 286 pages. This book enables us to appreciate the extent to which Tutu's persistent voice of reason, compassion and faith contributed towards the struggle to end apartheid. Book is in fair to good condition with general age-related wear and tear and heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved marks..

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. 1968 1st Am. ed. 154pp. illus. brown cloth 8vo: Fine in a Good dj [some age browning of endpp; else F; dj = slightly chipped & torn @ spine ends & corners; few other edge nicks & creases; else G] A popular history of the 1881 battle in the Transvaal.

London: Kennikat Press, 1971. 321pp, original green cloth, very good, near new condition - no jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England: Abacus, 2013. Book. Good. Medium Softcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover, reprint, 648gms, 768 pages. The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, this is the story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a large pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside back of the front wrap, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

Faber & Faber, 1936. 394pp, illus, photos, portraits, original blue cloth, very good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: Macmillan Pub Co, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing Hardcover Book and Jacket in a Very Good + Condition. Illustrated with photographs. An inside picture of the day-to-day struggle of life under apartheid government; a personal, living history of apartheid and of Rhodesia's becoming Zimbabwe. Clean, unmarked, solid book- Jacket has closed tear up front flap edge. Mylar jacket cover. An inside picture of the day-to-day struggle of life under apartheid government; a personal, living history of apartheid and of Rhodesia's becoming Zimbabwe. 336 pages. 1985, Macmillan Pub Co., New York, New York, U.S.A.

Hurst & Blackett, 1945. 128pp, photos, illus, jacket torn and largish piece missing, the story of the wife of the Boer General who became Prime Minister. Contents very good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor.

Sydney, Australia: Macmillan, 2008. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Australian Trade Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first Australian trade paperback edition, 560gms, 399 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Lamination is beginning to bubble on wraps, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

Ravan Press, 1999. 44pp, maps, illus, Battles of the Anglo-Boer War series. As new condition. First Edition. Original Card. As New.

Pretoria, South Africa: Department of Information, 1971. Book. Good. Stapled Soft Cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large stapled softcover, first edition, 242gms, 64 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

London, England: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback, First Edition, 400gms, 314 pages. Journey Beyond Salene tells for the first time the fascinating story of the people who are making these voyages of discovery happen- the brilliant men and women of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you're looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!.