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Botanical Research Institute 1986.. VG condition.. Printed wraps. 216pp A4.

Botanical Research Institute 1986.. VG condition. wraps covered protective film.. Printed wraps. 216pp A4.

Jacana 2012.. No inscriptions. a VG copy.. 352pp illustrated large format paperback. During the apartheid years the government employed many weapons against its opponents: imprisonment, banning, detention, assassination, and banishment. In a practice reminiscent of Tsarist and Soviet Russia, a large number of 'enemies of the state' were banished to remote areas, far from their homes, communities and followers. Here their existence became 'a slow torture of the soul', a kind of social death. This is the first study of an important but hitherto neglected group of opponents of apartheid, set in a global, historical and comparative perspective. It looks at the reasons why people were banished, their lives in banishment and the efforts of a remarkable group of activists led by Helen Joseph to assist them.

Macmillan 1940 1st edition.. Neat ownership inscription to front pastedown. edges, eps, and preliminaries foxed else a clean attractive G-VG copy in G+ dustwrapper (price-clipped, tanned, chipped around head & tail of spine, one wormhole through lower front edge - see image, but no major loss or tears).. Decorated avocado cloth boards. 151pp illustrated 8vo. Author is the Baden-Powell of Mafeking fame and this was the last of his books published before his death in Kenya in 1941. "In this book you will find a few odd yarns about the birds and beasts of Kenya which I hope may interest you".

Privately published. Durban 1976.. Sello marks to paste-downs. a little loose and wear to head and tail of spine else VG condition. the pages are excellent, and the photographs unmarked.. Gilt title on blue quarter leatherette over red boards. 329pp roneoed production. illustrated with 18 tipped-in original photographs, maps, family trees. 4to. Copy No.12 of 20. This copy assigned to Jack and Cecily Niven with their name printed on the limitation page. Also an inscription to them "With love and grateful thanks for your help and encouragement. Juliet", plus a signed letter from Juliet to the Nivens covering the gift of this book. Much coverage of Brigadier Ernest Bader's activities in the Royal Engineers during the second World War. Includes Faller & Bader, Read, Wrightson, and Wise family trees. Records a 1923 trip to Petra, a 1927 trip to Siwa, Europe in 1929, Hong Kong & Japan in 1937, and South Africa in 1936. The Niven family lived on the farm 'Amanzi' and this is covered. The Bader family… Read More

Day Dream Calendars. Carpinteria 1992.. Fine condition.. 305mm x 305mm. 13 full-page b/w images. 1993 calendar. High contrast grainy mood evoking b/w images. Can next be used for THIS YEAR 2021!

Self. nd. (2009).. No inscriptions, a VG copy. Due to the coated paper and the glue used to bind the wraps to the glossed paper of the text block, many of these books have come apart over the years. Our binder, who has repaired a fair number of them, has put in new end papers and used a superior glue thus providing a stronger construction than the original.. 134pp illustrated A4 paperback. 0.7kg. A pictorial history of Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape with many historical photographs. Lots of information on the harbour, the railway line to Grahamstown, the Blaauwkrantz Bridge disaster, 43 Air School, and much more.

Lythway Press 1970 1st edition thus.. No inscriptions. VG+ condition in dustwrapper (one overlookable small closed tear top edge spine fading, no chips, loss, or major tears). an attractive copy.. Green cloth boards.

Images Publishing. Malvern 1993 revised edition.. Minor marks only, contents Fine and unmarked, overall VG+. Blue vynide boards, with inset detail from a Paul Nash painting to front. 50pp illustrated. Originally published in Johannesburg in the same year. Author was the son of Sir Abe Bailey the mining financier, and Lady Mary Bailey the well known pioneer of aviation across Africa from prewar years. He flew as a fighter pilot in WW2, and besides finally publishing his wartime verse gives some snippets of information on the planes that he flew.

Limited Edition, No. 469 of 500. Heritage Fine Art 1976.. Attractive copy in excellent frame. Framed. Image size 370mm x 260mm, framed size 610mm x 500mm. Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). The 74th Regiment Of Foot, The Highland Light Infantry, played a major part in the 8th Frontier War. This shows the Highlanders are in the front of the column with the Suffolk Regiment (12th) coming on behind and with the pickets protecting the column on either side. On the extreme left some Xhosa warriors can be seen beneath the euphorbia tree, while on the right the pickets are advancing towards the huts.

Limited Edition, No. 469 of 500. Heritage Fine Art 1976.. Attractive copy in excellent frame. Framed. Image size 370mm wide x 260mm high, framed size 540mm x 420mm. Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). The Levys were given pay, supplies, and weaponry but were ad hoc units that were disbanded at the conclusion of the 7th Frontier War (1846-1847). The Graaff-Reinet Levy comprised a maximum of 100 men. These forces were used to drive the Xhosa from the mountainous Amatola region. This illustrates the Levy accompanied by The Cape Mounted Rifles in pursuit of Xhosa fighters in the Amatola mountains.

Limited Edition, No. 469 of 500. Heritage Fine Art 1976.. Attractive copy in excellent frame. Framed. Image size 370mm wide x 255mm high, framed size 600mm x 500mm. Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). At this time Sir George Cathcart had ordered scourings of the countryside for rebels. Note Cathcart in dress uniform on a white charger at the extreme left of the painting. In February 1853, Sandile and the other chiefs surrendered. The 8th frontier war was the most bitter and brutal in the series of Xhosa wars. It lasted over two years and ended in the complete subjugation of the Ciskei Xhosa.

Limited Edition, No. 469 of 500. Heritage Fine Art 1976.. Attractive copy in excellent frame but does show mild spotting.. Framed. Image size 370mm wide x 260mm high, framed size 570mm x 460mm Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). This illustrates the Rifle Brigade landing in Algoa Bay on March 30th from where they moved to King Williams Town as needed reinforcements during the last stages of the 8th Frontier War under George Cathcart who had earlier succeeded Sir Harry Smith that year. As the painting shows, 1 RB was landed ashore by means of surf boats and the help of the native population (who were referred to at that time as 'Fingoes'). HM Steamship Megaera is clearly visible in the bay with smoke coming from her funnel. After landing, 1 RB encamped on the hill above Port Elizabeth where the Battalion prepared to move 'up country' which it did on 2 April. In early 1853 the Eighth Frontier War came to an end. I RB remained in Cape Colony until the end of the year… Read More

Limited Edition, No. 469 of 500. Heritage Fine Art 1976.. Attractive copy in excellent frame. Framed. Image size 370mm wide x 255mm high, framed size 610mm x 505mm. Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). A full-colour reproduction of the oil on canvas by Thomas Baines (undated). The original is in the possession of The Royal Green Jackets (Rifle) Museum in Winchester, UK,This illustrates the Rifle Brigade crossing a river. It is likely that this is the Orange River and that the picture is representative of Cathcart’s forces crossing the river in his campaign against Moshoeshoe in Lesotho. One wagon has crossed the river and is on its way, another is waiting to cross, one has come to grief in the mud, and men are crossing having removed their boots and trousers to avoid getting too wet!

Unknown. Attractive copy in excellent frame, but the backing is not holding the print flat.. Framed. Image size 420mm wide x 320mm high, framed size 610mm x 500mm. Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). The 74th Regiment Of Foot, The Highland Light Infantry, played a major part in the 8th Frontier War. The British forces had been strengthened and by this time had forcibly moved the rebel forces west into the Amatolas.

King George VI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth, nd.. Attractive copy in excellent frame.. Framed. Produced on 215 gsm China Embossed Natural paper. Image size 535mm x 380mm, overall print size 575mm x 420mm, framed size 730mm x 585mm. Sold framed (not recommended for overseas sale due to freight costs). This famous picture illustrates a moment from the seminal event in the history of Eastern Cape settlement: the landing of the first sizable contingent of English settlers on the subcontinent. At the foot of the rise above the Bay are the tents that would shelter the 1820 Settlers temporarily, along with the wagons for their conveyance to the hinterland. The flag of the garrison at Fort Frederick is visible at the crest of the hill overlooking the scene. In the foreground, lighters laden with Settler men, women and children are battling through the waves from the notoriously unsafe anchorage. Cormorants soar above the waves, and swoop down. A breathtaking scene.

10% Productions. Beverly Hills 1998. (isbn shows a 2014 'Lucas Entertainment Suited & Stripped' calendar).. Near Fine condition.. 305mm x 305mm 13 full-page b/w images. 1999 calendar. A la duo, gay nude male couples in intimate situations in indoor and outdoor locations. Can next be used for THIS YEAR 2021

Associated Scientific And Technical Societies Of South Africa (ASTSSA). Johannesburg 1976.. Wraps worn else a sound copy.. Printed wraps, stapled binding, 403pp. 37 articles presented at the conference in September 1975 covering the fields of Human Resources, Food & Agriculture, Flora & Fauna, Forestry, Water, Minerals, and Energy. Includes summaries of discussion sessions and more. Articles include: Eduard Pestel. Mankind At The Turning Point. Margaret Biswas, Population Resources And The Environment. D.C. Ion, The World Energy Resource Position. C.N. Phatudi, Resources As Seen From The Point Of View Of A Homeland Leader. W.A. Verbeek, Food And Agriculture In South And Southern Africa. J.A. Parsons, Population In Southern Africa - A Resource Or A Burden. A.J.M. de Vries, Interdependence Of Economic Growth And Development Of Human Resources In Southern Africa. L. Schlemmer, Human Resources Utilisation - Policy Alternatives. J. Hanks, Human Resources Utilisation - Ecological Framework. J. Barratt,… Read More

David & Charles. London 1977.. No inscriptions. VG+ in matching bright dustwrapper (spine fading, no chips, tears, or loss).. Chocolate cloth boards. 208pp illustrated 8vo 0.5kg.

Soho Galleries. San Francisco 1997.. Fine condition.. 305mm x 305mm. 13 full-page b/w images. 1998 calendar. A la duo nude, some explicit gay images. Can next be used for the year 2026.