Search Results: Authors starting with K from Quagga Books

M. Cyfveer, 1821. Original marbled paper wraps. About half the rear wrap is missing. Text in Latin. Formation of the teeth.

J L Beijers. Lanugage: Dutch. Previous owner's name on the prelim. Ex library stamp "F.K.A. Rombach" on the 3 fep. New end papers. Remnants of pages which have been removed from the rear. Scattered pencil marginalia, underlining and foxing. Folded map loose at the rear. Map has 1cm closed tears to two folds plus a 4cm closed tear to the LH margin which does not affect the map. Some foxing to map and the verso. Some pencil marginalia and highlighting.. 327 Pages. Binding tight. Condition: Good-. Binding: Hardcover. Red vinyl boards.

Bitterkomix Pulp CC. A very good copy with a 1 x 1cm ink stain in the gutter, leaching through all the pages. Condition: Very good. Binding: Card wraps. Edge-wear, light creasing with abrasions.

Bitterkomix Pulp CC. A very good copy with a 1 x 1cm ink stain in the gutter, leaching through all the pages.

Bitterkomix Pulp CC. Inscribed on the first page "For George met baie liefde, Konradski!!'. With a small drawing in blue ink. Some light wear to the wraps and a slight curve to the spine. Condition: Very good. Binding: Card wraps. Edge-wear, light creasing with abrasions.

Silk screen, signed, dated and editioned 8/10. Sme foxing.

Endicoes Melhoramentos. Text: Portuguese. Monograph of the artist Manuel Kantor. Preface in English by Jacques Aubert. Captions in Portuguese and English. 54 Illustrations. 67 Pages of text. Some foxing/toning to front and rear end papers with discolouration marks from old cellotape. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. All four corners clipped. Some pale foxing and toning to the verso. Some abrasions to the spine edges. Edge-wear to extremities. Grubby marks to covers. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth spine with illustration to front board.

Editions Revue Noire. Text: French. Translation: The Madmen of d'Abidjan or The Fools of d'Abidjan, photographed by Dorris Haron Kasco. 96 Pages. This book is edited with the support of the French Mission of Cooperation and Cultural Action in Ivory Coast, French Ministry of Cooperation. Taken from the rear cover: "Abidjan lunatics, photographed by the young Ivorian talent Dorris Kasco, are ruthless witnesses of a denial of reality. Even if they exist, they are free to roam - proof of a traditional tolerance... "

Delphin, 1932. German text on physiognomy, illustrated with b/w plates to the rear. Card wraps with titles to front board and spine, which is worn along the edges. Leaf edges rough cut, some leaves unopened. Endpapers browned and leaves generally age toned. With D/W, good +, some fraying and minor chips to the edges.

Chronicling the origins of the Pretoria Jewish Community for future generations up to 1930. Contents include: Early beginnings; Economic and social progress; Congregation; Boer War period; Social and community life; Personalities; Jewish sportsmen; WWI; Memorial Hall; and Rachel Spero Nursery School. 233 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. A few small tears to the header. Some light edge-wear. Foxing to the verso. Hardcover. Mild edge-wear.

Kurt Schroeder. Language: German. Experiences and research in the jungles of Indian. With 228 illustrations and 2 maps. Previous owner's name on front fep. Pencil notes on page 1 and lines on Page 386. Light foxing to front and rear prelims. 2nd Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering. Some edge-wear to extremities.

circa 1940. Good. Some ink stains, rubbing and creasing to the paper.. Label to the verso reads: This was a working day scene at the bottom of Military Road Port Elizabeth, where many of the wool brokers had their warehouses. This pencil study was the working drawing for the graphic my mother completed in 1940. The subject matter of figurework never failed to fascinate her and she was one of the very few South African artists who undertook such a demanding challenge. The dignity of the working man impressed her greatly and if he were in rags covered in patches or draped in sacking she would exclaim "Isn't he beautiful" and marvel at his appearance. Certified as an authenticated work of Dorothy Kay by her daughter Patricia Kit. There is an unfinished sketch of a harlequin to the verso.

Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd. The quest for adventure and treasure; honour and self-sacrifice; bravery amidst danger. Numerous colour and b&w photographs and illustrations. Map as end papers. Some discolouration marks from old cellotape to the fixed end papers with toning to the feps. 151 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Good+. Mild edge-wear. Hardcover. Mild edge-wear.

Zebra Press. A controversial and influential figure with his noble but doomed struggles for justice in the context of his times." He arrived in South Africa as superintendent of the London Missionary Society in 1819 and played a major role in the humanitarian campaigns of the day, fighting for the emancipation of slaves, protecting the Khoi against injustice and opposing the dispossession of the Xhosa in the Eastern Cape. 413 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Mild edge-wear. Bumping to footer. Binding: Hardcover. Bumping to spine. Mild edge-wear.

1861.

Struik Winchester. Numbered Volume 180 of the Collectors Edition which is limited to 300 copies. Signed by the authors, Alan Kemp and Simon Calburn. Delightful illustrations by artist, Simon Calburn. Previous owner's name penned in the allocated space. In a beautiful cloth slipcase with a marbled cover to the top, spine and lower edges - small area of abrasion to the spine edge. 184 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Near fine. Binding: Hardcover. Marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Mild rubbing to the raised bands.

Struik Winchester. Monograph on the twelve owl species that inhabit the southern African subregion. An authoritative volume. Two-colour distribution map for each species. Delightful illustrations by artist, Simon Calburn. 184 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Excellent. Dust jacket: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards. Some light edge-wear to slipcase.

Winchester Press. An account of each species known in southern Africa, documenting details of colour and structure. Full page colour illustrations. An enjoyable reference work. 339 Pages. 1st Edition. Standard Subscribers'. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good-. Clear plastic cover pasted over dust-jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering.

Africana Museum, 1975. Excellent reference work in 2 volumes.

Chatto & Windus. Some loss to the head and foot of the spine, corners bumped. Minor tissue repair to the gutter at the title page. Frontis plus 218 pages with 24 plates to the rear, 32 pg. ads. New impression. Conditon: Good. Hardcover