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

(Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1971) 0620000562. Van Riebeeck Society Second Series No 2. Part One only is offered here. 8vo; original brown cloth; pp. xviii + 367 + (10); plates; maps (including folding). Parallel text in Dutch and English (introduction in Afrikaans and English). Cloth partially sunned; bottom fore-corners a little turned; earlier owner's book label to front free endpaper; endpapers and edges a bit foxed. Good to very good condition. Description of visits to the Cape of Good Hope between the years 1685 and 1714. .

(London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1890). Volume 8 in "The Story of the Nations" series. Crown 8vo; original pictorial green cloth, with gilt title to spine and upper cover; pp. xvi + 453, incl. index; frontis.; full-page illustrations and line drawings in text; map. Light wear to cloth; spine a little darkened; binding slack; upper hinge reinforced with archival tape; tipped in map working loose; moderate foxing throughout. Fair to good. "For a task such as that presented to me, I concluded that the knowledge and ideas of a Hungarian man of letters were not inadequate; I have, nevertheless, had recourse, in certain instances, to the assistance of writers who had given special attention to our national history, with the idea of making as accurate as possible this the first Story of Hungary written in English." .

([The Hague]: L.J.C. Boucher, ca 1939). 16mo; cloth-backed pictorial papered boards; unpaginated (but pp. 76); plates. Lightly rubbed; some foxing to edges and outermost leaves; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Good to very good condition. Dutch text. Facsimile reprint of the 1778 edition of Jan van Terveen. Van Alphen's children's poems enjoyed great success, and were translated into a variety of European languages and Malay, no doubt for the benefit of the Netherlands' subjects in Batavia. .

(Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1919). 12mo; original decorative cloth; pp. 101. Scattered light to moderate foxing; binding a bit slack. Good condition. Previous owner's handstamp on front free endpaper. .

(Cape Town: Landbouweekblad in cooperation with Afrivet Training Services, 2013). Oblong 4to (172 x 245 mm); glossy pictorial boards, with matching laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 152; profusely illustrated with full-colour livestock photographs and some diagrams. Small chip from head of dustwrapper's spine panel, else fine. Afrikaans text. "Die Nguni-bees met sy unieke raseienskappe is reeds baie bekend en gewild onder stoet-, kommersiële, opkomende en kommunale boere. Hierdie kompendium bevat riglyne waarvolgens Nguni-beeste vir die ras se karaktereienskappe geëvalueer kan word. Aanvullende tersaaklike inligting word ook hierin vervat om sodoende die inspekteur, teler en ander belangstellendes toe te lig met breër agtergrondkennis ten opsigte van belangrike dieresiektes en ander relevante toestande by Nguni-beeste." .

(Pretoria: Briza Publications, 1999) 1875093184. 210 x 148 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 193; monochrome illustrations. Fine condition. "Many of South Africa's politicians, sportsmen and women, musicians, actors and actresses, television personalities, businessmen and even criminals, are household names. Very few of our scientists are well-known to the public. This, in spite of the fact that they include some of the most enterprising and dedicated individuals in the country, that their work is often fascinating and exciting, and that it is of enormous benefit to our country and to science in general. As unofficial ambassadors, they travel around the world, making friends for, and generating goodwill towards, South Africa. They do not deserve to be ignored. This book introduces a mere handful of them. What sort of people are they? What are their backgrounds? Were they bright kids? Why are they interested in science? What motivates them? What are their secrets of success?… Read More

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1984). 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 122, incl. index; colour plates; line drawings; locality maps. Sunned on spine; some light foxing to endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. 'Menige ywerige hengelaar het al sy moses teëgekom in die waters van Valsbaai, en telkens word daar sonder sukses weer huiswaarts gekeer. Dit het André van den Berg laat dink: "Hoekom moet ander so baie moeite doen met so min welslae, terwyl ek altyd sukses behaal?" Angevuur deur hierdie idee het hy nou 'n helder, eenvoudige en nuttige uiteensetting van die hengelkuns geskryf om talle hengelaars van frustrasie te verlos. … Vir diegene wat weet waar, hoe en wanneer om te hengel, is Valsbaai 'n hengelaarsparadys, maar soos enige ander stryd verg dit voorbereiding, kennis en ondervinding as jy nie bedroë daarvan wil afkom nie. Met Kom hengel in Valsbaai as basis, is sukses binne die bereik van elke hengelaar. Daarna is… Read More

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1941). 8vo; original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt publisher's device to upper cover; tinted top edge; pp. (xii) + 318. Edges somewhat browned; earlier owner's name on front endpaper; occasional foxing. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. "Throughout his life Van den Heever was obsessed with writing. In 1942, when D.F. Malherbe warned him to write less, he replied: 'I do not have the time'. And his daughter confirms that he continued to write assiduously every day between lectures and meetings. It was probably precisely this frenzied activity that caused him gradually to withdraw from the world of experience into a 'world of words', even though the gift of the clear, direct word often evaded him, despite his admiration for Flaubert's mastery of this art." - André P. Brink, in DSAB IV, p. 685. .

(Pretoria, 1938). Decorative cloth slightly worn. Verse. (Nienaber, vol. I, page 150). .

(Cape Town: Timmins, 1984). 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 123, incl. index; colour plates; maps; line drawings in text. Boards slightly rubbed; some foxing to endpapers, and a little spotting elsewhere. Very good. 'Every year thousands of keen anglers try their luck in False Bay. And many of them never catch anything at all. "Why need they go to all this trouble for so little reward", thought André van den Berg, "when I always succeed?" With this thought in mind he came to Irvin and Johnson's Cape Town office with his idea - a simple, handy and clear record of his own expertise to take the frustration and disappointment out of angling. ... this manual on False Bay is the result.' .

(Pretoria: Printed for the Government Printer, 1984) 062108591X. 210 x 148 mm; printed wrappers; pp. (viii) + 195. Wrappers slightly mottled, and partially sunned. Good condition. Afrikaans text. Uncommon. An important document in the context of the final years of National Party government in South Africa, detailing efforts at constitutional reform in harmony with the "Adapt or die" mandate of Prime Minister P W Botha. "The 1983 Constitution Act made allowance for the South African Parliament to consist of three legislative houses: the House of Assembly (178 seats) for whites; the House of Representatives (85 seats) for coloured people; and the House of Delegates (45 seats) for Asians. The objective of the constitution, according to the then Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Chris Heunis, was to 'accommodate the coloured people and Indians without detracting from the self-determination of the whites.'" - Saunders, et al: Illustrated History of South Africa, p. 473 .

(Johannesburg: H.A. van der Post Publications, no date). Title from upper cover. 8vo; pictorial boards; pp. 64; photographs in full colour; maps. Boards a little rubbed. Very good condition. 'AFRICAN HUNTING, Southern Africa is a practical "how-to" book that is timely indeed. It is an answer to the myriad of questions of both the first-time African hunter and the experienced professional about hunting in southern Africa - more specifically South Africa. Alec van der Post, the author, is a registered professional hunter of the highest order, with years of experience in the bush. He is a descendant of an ancient and distinguished family of Afrikaans heritage, with lineage going back some 300 years in South Africa. ... This hunter's encyclopaedia of South African safari lore should be in every hunter's library.' - Howard W Pollock, Former US Congressman for Alaska, Former President The National Rifle Association of America .

(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1971) 0869780026. 8vo; original grey cloth; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + 290; black-and-white plates; maps. Number 1599 of an edition limited to 1850 copies. Dustwrapper lightly sunned on spine panel; earlier owner's name signed on front pastedown; faint tape marks to endpapers; some spotting to top edge; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "This is the first part of a two-part autobiography and deals with the author's early years. Major van der Byl is one of the few South Africans who have won a rowing Blue at Cambridge University. He served with distinction in World War I with General Botha in South West Africa and with General Smuts in the East African campaign. Major van der Byl has had a full and interesting life and his autobiography is rich in anecdotes. He has a gift for analysis of human nature and his memories of Generals Smuts and Botha are often as moving as they are historically valuable. His description of the South West Africa… Read More

(London, Hogarth Press, 1964). Wraps, little soiled, faded or worn, pp. 307. Margins a little foxed, corners little curled. Pre-publication proof copy with the publisher's stamp on the upper wrap: 'Publication Date: Jan 1964;' and the retail price, 30s, written in pen. .

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1999) 1868420930. 220 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 349. Fine condition. "The Anglo-Boer War was a tragic, fascinating and complex historical event. It saw the end of a century, a reign, a way of life and was in many respects the curtain-raiser to the twentieth century, providing a foretaste of what have become all too familiar horrors over the last hundred years: the mass involvement of civilian populations in war; concentration camps, and guerilla warfare. It is now a hundred years since the outbreak of the war and we commemorate with A Century of Anglo-Boer War Stories - an anthology of stories and poetry written by Afrikaners, Englishmen and also black South Africans, who explore the trauma of the time and place from their own varied perspectives. They probe fascinating aspects of human resilience as revealed in time of war and are diverse, entertaining and moving. But above all, the stories have been selected for the quality of the… Read More

(Potchefstroom: Die Kerkblad, 1959). 4to; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. 418; photographs, artwork and facsimiles. Afrikaans text. Trace of foxing to endpapers; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Very good condition. This is a history of South Africa's Gereformeerde Kerk, established in 1859 after a prolonged theological dispute with the Dutch Reformed Church. .

(Volksrust: the authors, 2013). Revised edition. 295 x 210 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. x + (iv) + 357; profusely illustrated with maps and battle plans and numerous photographs, including some in colour. Wrappers very slightly rubbed. Near-fine condition. Bilingual text: Afrikaans on the left and English on the right of each page. "This guide covers the eastern part of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic or Transvaal Republic as it was during the war. The area stretches from Babanango in the south to Pilgrims' Rest in the north. This is the area in which General Louis Botha, Commandant-General of the Transvaal, operated. North of the Oosterlijn he was assisted by General Ben Viljoen and after Viljoen was taken prisoner of war General Chris Muller was in charge. This is also the area where the Transvaal Government was stationed at the beginning of June 1900. After September 1900 they were constantly on the move in this area. Newcastle was included, since the Boers occupied the town on 14 October… Read More

(Pretoria: Ministry of the Interior, Union of South Africa, 1953). Archives Year Book for South African History, Sixteenth Year - Vol. II. Also containing: Park, Margaret: The History of Early Verulam, 1850-1860, AND, Spoelstra: B: Die bewindsaanvaarding van die Botha-regering oor Transvaal as selfregerende Britse kolonie in 1907. Large 8vo; original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xi + (i) + 391; plates; folding map; tables. Some foxing and browning to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere; earlier owner's name signed on verso of front free endpaper. Very good condition. Two works in Afrikaans and one in English. .

(Amsterdam & Pretoria, no date, inscription dated 1905). Cloth slightly fishmothed. .

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1921). Two demy 8vo volumes; original dark blue cloth, with orange lettering to spine; pp. (iv) + vii + (iii) + 275, (vi) + 365; frontis. portrait with tissue guard in each volume; plates. Cloth somewhat worn; archival tape strengthening to joints and hinges of first volume, and to lower joint of second; duct tape repairs to head and tail of backstrip in first volume; earlier owner's hand-stamp to half-title in first volume, and front free endpaper in second, with gift inscription also on second volume's front endpaper; some archival tape reinforcing to gutters of first volume; a few plates working loose; a little foxing. Good, working copies. Afrikaans text. (Nienaber I, p. 246) "With his passing, the Afrikaner nation lost one of its most outstanding leaders. He appeared on the public scene at a time when South Africa was in a state of turmoil as a result of opposing political viewpoints. With statesman-like wisdom, he attempted to conciliate Kruger and… Read More