Search Results: Authors starting with I from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1979). 8vo; pictorial boards; pp. (iv) + 96. Some spotting to top edge; occasional fox spot internally. Near-fine condition. Afrikaans translation. " … deel van 'n toenemende ontginning, by Ibsen, van die mens as irrasonele en hulpelose wese vasgekeer tussen twee duisternisse: dié in homself, en dié wat hom omring." .

(Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1955). 231 x 150 mm; saddle-stitched card wrappers; pp. iv + 51; photographs; artwork; tables; map. Lightly rubbed. Very good condition. "As a background for better understanding the economics of the bald eagle, this paper assembles information concerning its characteristics and life history. Included are data on range, abundance, movements, plumages, age, sex ratio, dimensions, weight, nesting, eggs, young, and enemies." .

(Cape Town: The Cape Town Chamber of Commerce, 1955). 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, and with pictorial onlay to upper cover; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper plans; pp. xxii + 377, incl. index; plates; head- and tailpieces from old Cape publications. Dustwrapper rubbed and edgeworn, with archival tape improvements to top edge; earlier owner's name signed on front pastedown; striking bookplate to half-title, with trace of offset to front free endpaper verso; some foxing to edges and endpapers, occasionally elsewhere; tape mark and suggestion of fishmothing to rear endpaper; archival tape reinforcing to gutter between page ten and adjacent plate. Good condition. "The Cape Town Chamber of Commerce traces its history back through its predecessor, the Commercial Exchange of Cape Town, to the founding in 1804 of the Kamer van Commercie by De Mist, the Batavian Government's representative. Thus it has a proud record of 150 years of continuous activity in… Read More

(Salisbury: Native Affairs Department, 1960). Catalogue title from cover. Fact Paper 1. 160 x 101 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial wrappers; pp. 16 (including wrappers); some photographs. Slightly worn; one or two fox spots. Good condition. While slightly patronising for modern tastes, this booklet seems to have been produced with the worthy objective of improving race relations in Southern Rhodesia, and includes several insightful observations. .

(Johannesburg, Jonathan Ball, in association with Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986). Laminated pictorial dustwrapper, scuffed, pp. xii + 284, a few plates. Long gift inscription on the front free endpaper, edges slightly soiled. 'An academic - even a visionary - by nature, he felt impelled to demonstrate that he was a man of action. Cosmopolitan in his political awareness, he constantly sought refuge in South Africa. A scientific humanist by choice, he was a Christian by conviction. This book examines how Smuts struggled with these dilemmas. It looks at his involvement in moves to unite the Boers and British of South Africa, to strenghten the links which bound together the member-states of the old British Commonwealth, to build a worldwide version of that Commonwealth by means of a League of Nations organization. This was the realm of ideas in which Smuts was most successful, as consultant to Louis Botha at home, to Lloyd George and Winston Churchill amongst British prime ministers and to Woodrow… Read More

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1986) 0868501271. 8vo; original dark brown boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xii + 284, incl. index; photographs. Dustwrapper slightly rubbed, and sunned on spine panel; some foxing to edges and endpapers. Good condition. "An academic - even a visionary - by nature, he felt impelled to demonstrate that he was a man of action. Cosmopolitan in his political awareness, he constantly sought refuge in South Africa. A scientific humanist by choice, he was a Christian by conviction. This book examines how Smuts struggled with these dilemmas. It looks at his involvement in moves to unite the Boers and British of South Africa, to strenghten the links which bound together the member-states of the old British Commonwealth, to build a worldwide version of that Commonwealth by means of a League of Nations organization. This was the realm of ideas in which Smuts was most successful, as consultant to Louis Botha at home, to Lloyd George and… Read More

(Edinburgh: The Homeland Association of Scotland, 1925). 247 x 190 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial card wrappers; unpagingated (but pp. 32). Cover rather foxed and a little curled; archival tape strengthening to tail of spine; a little foxing internally. Good. "There is no Edinburgh emigrant, far or near, from China or Peru, but he or she carries some lively pictures of the mind, some sunset behind the Castle cliffs, some snow scene, some maze of city lamps, indelible in the memory. ... For any such, if this book fall in their way, here are a few more home pictures. It would be pleasant, if they should recognise a house where they had dwelt, or a walk that they had taken." - Robert Louis Stevenson. .

(Cape Town: Fernwood Press, for Safmarine, 1996) 1874950113. 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in white on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. 176, incl. index; liberally illustrated with photographs and artwork of personalities, ships and events associated with the firm's history. Fine condition. "This is a stirring tale of dedicated people who, in fifty short years, have built a shipping giant from nothing, other than an idea. The whole story is here: the good years and the not so good; the triumphs and the tragedies ... In these pages, you will read of the many ships and events that made Safmarine what it is today, a company to which every Safmariner can feel proud to belong." .

(Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2003) 1874950733. 4to; original blue boards, lettered in grey on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 180, incl. index; profusely illustrated in full-colour and monochrome, with photographs and artwork showing personalities, vessels and events from the shipping company's illustrious history. Unicorn's compliments bookplate mounted to front free endpaper verso. Newspaper clipping entitled 'Charting growth of coastal shipping' (a review of this book) mounted to rear free endpaper recto, else fine. "Seventy years have passed since the 43-metre Cecile Mapleson first plied the coastal trade for the newly formed African Coasters in 1933. Much has happened in the interim to transform a struggling coasting company with obsolete ships into the world-class operation that Unicorn is today. Against the backdrop of rapid socio-political and economic developments in southern Africa, this book traces the history of… Read More

(Cape Town: Struik, 1985) 0869772171. 4to; original pictorial boards; no dustwrapper; pp. 176, incl. index; impressively illustrated, in monochrome and colour, including reproductions of contemporary photographs and artwork. Boards rather rubbed; lower board partially sunned; a little foxing to prelims. Good condition. "This is a magnificent pictorial record of our maritime history. The subject is well researched, the breadth of coverage impressive and the text very readable. … It is not only for the enthusiast but also for the uninitiated and indeed the scholar. Included are the great shipping enterprises and the fine ships which provided our passenger services and economic lifeline for so long. The country's maritime infrastructure is well documented - from the small, romantic and almost forgotten ports, to the magnificent harbours of today. The authors also cover our proud naval record and the many facets of our comparatively young merchant marine." - From the Foreword. .

(Cape Town: Struik, 1985) 0869772171. 4to; original pictorial boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 176, incl. index; impressively illustrated, in monochrome and colour, including reproductions of contemporary photographs and artwork. A little light foxing to endpapers and edges. Very good condition. "This is a magnificent pictorial record of our maritime history. The subject is well researched, the breadth of coverage impressive and the text very readable. … It is not only for the enthusiast but also for the uninitiated and indeed the scholar. Included are the great shipping enterprises and the fine ships which provided our passenger services and economic lifeline for so long. The country's maritime infrastructure is well documented - from the small, romantic and almost forgotten ports, to the magnificent harbours of today. The authors also cover our proud naval record and the many facets of our comparatively young merchant marine." - From the Foreword. .

(Johannesburg: The South African Institute for Medical Research, 1927 and 1929). A two-part work, comprising Numbers XXII and XXIII of 'Publications of the South African Institute for Medical Research', issued in October of 1927 and January of 1929. Two volumes, each 258 x 185 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 82 + (xxviii), [83-170] + (xx); several diagrammatic plates. Wrappers a little sunned, with ink stamp of 'Dr. A. Pijper's Laboratory', and chipped at extremities of backstrip in each case; laboratory ink stamps elsewhere; occasional fox spot. Good. An important work on the occurrence of malarial mosquitoes in South Africa. "The South African Institute for Medical Research in Johannesburg commenced its existence in 1912. Its 'Publications' dating from 1913 include a considerable amount of work on veterinary and medical entomology. ... B. de Meillon's work on the Anopheline mosquitoes and his series of studies on insects of medical importance are well… Read More

(London: Published by authority [printed by Sir Joseph Causton and Sons], 1895). 8vo; original printed red cloth; pp. xii + 273 + adverts.; folding diagram and folding table; LACKS large folding map; numerous monochrome photographic illustrations. Cloth mottled and worn; backstrip fragmented; inscription to front pastedown reads "With the Compliments of the Agent General for Natal"; earlier bookseller's blind stamp to front free endpaper; hinges starting; endpapers somewhat foxed, occasional foxing minor elsewhere. Fair condition. (Mendelssohn I, p. 757; SABIB 2, p. 648) 'The Introduction states that the purpose of the volume "is to provide, in a condensed form, not only a reliable guide to the Natal Government Railway System, but a handbook to the colony, which will be of practical utility to the settler and traveller." It is asserted that Natal has not been brought so prominently forward as other colonies, owing mainly to its isolation, but events have marched… Read More

(London: Ward Lock Limited, 1988) 070636628X. 222 x 168 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 96, incl. index; diagrams; colour photographs. Wrappers a little rubbed. Very good condition. "Many thousands of people around the world have become involved with collecting and growing cacti and succulents. This is at the least a fascinating hobby and once infatuation has taken hold the wonder of it all rarely ceases to attract. ... Cacti and succulents are closely akin as both can withstand long periods of drought by storing water and nourishment in their stems, leaves and rootstock. They can therefore survive when most other plants would succumb. This book provides adequate guidance to identifying and understanding these plants." .

(Cape Town: David Philip, 1978) 0949968692. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 160, incl. index; profusely illustrated with maps, diagrams, charts, photographs, incl. full-colour. Boards rubbed; tape repair to upper joint; earlier owner's name signed on front pastedown; a little foxing. Good condition. "Despite the advances made in recent years by archaeologists, not many people other than specialists are aware of the present state of knowledge of Southern Africa's prehistory. This book provides an up-to-date and authoritative account specially designed for the general public, first-year university students and high-school libraries. The text traces the threads of man's evolution in Africa, and his arrival and dispersal in the southern part of the continent from the earliest beginnings up to the Later Iron Age, which preceded the modern periods of immigration and colonisation of Southern Africa. The book also provides a useful introduction for the layman to the scope and… Read More

(Johannesburg: The Prevention of Accidents Committee of the Rand Mutual Assurance Co., 1936). 212 x 135 mm; side-stitched pictorial wrappers; pp. 92; photographs. A trace of wear to tail of spine; light browning; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "Impressed by the usefulness and success of the late Dr. H. T. H. Butt's First Aid Illustrated, intended to assist in teaching First Aid to mine natives, The Prevention of Accidents Committee decided upon the preparation of a similar publication for those European mine workers, other than officials, who desire to acquire an elementary working knowledge of First Aid." .

(London: J. M. Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library, 1923). 12mo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xv + (i) + 351, incl. index. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; lower hinge starting; some foxing to edges. Good condition. "Washington Irving had three chief regions in which he lived and used his invention: America, England, and Spain. ... Spain came last in the record; but out of his stay, first in Madrid and afterwards at Granada, he produced a set of histories and half-histories ... which, written in his prime, still hold their own among his lasting achievements. ... He remained within reach of the old libraries and the scenes in his Conquest of Granada until its pages were finished. In its unflagging chapters he tells with heroic zest and something of chivalrous elation the whole story of that terrible ten-years' war, ending in November 1491, during which the once all-powerful Berbers lost the dominion they had held for centuries." .

(Durban: Natal Branch of the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa, 1985) 0949966452. 210 x 145 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 249, incl. index; folding maps; colour plates; numerous line drawings, diagrams and keys. Very slightly rubbed; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "The purpose of this book is to introduce and bring to the notice of the visitor to the Drakensberg some of the details of the natural environment in which he his refreshing himself. It seeks also to suggest, in a simplified way, the interlocking ecological web of the area, as we believe that greater pleasure and enjoyment can be obtained in the 'Berg by having such knowledge. This vast and beautiful wilderness belongs to all the people of South Africa, future generations included, and only by the public being aware of just how much it has to offer can its long term preservation in its natural state be guaranteed." .

(Cape Town: J. C. Juta, 1912). 195 x 131 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial card wrappers; pp. 32. Wrappers a little sunned, with trace of spotting; staples somewhat rusted; booklet pulled, and archival tape strengthening to lower hinge. Good. A fictional depiction of tribal life in the Soutpansberg. Uncommon. .

(Cape Town: J. C. Juta, 1912). 195 x 131 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial card wrappers; pp. 32. Wrappers a little sunned, with some fishmothing, especially to lower cover; staples somewhat rusted; booklet pulled. Good. A fictional depiction of tribal life in the Soutpansberg. Uncommon. .