Search Results: Authors starting with V from Quagga Books

Honkoop en Allart. Translated from the French by J D Pasteur. Lacks Vol V. All plates and views present. Calf spines and fore-edges with paper covered boards. Gilt title and decorations to the spine. Contains the scarce un-expurgated plate of 'Hottentotsche Vrouw' on page 311. Bookplate of previous owner on front paste-downs. Age-toning to page edges. Wear to the head and foot of spines and boards. All bindings tight. Contents clean.

Valentine, circa 1880's. Nineteen loose albumen prints. The others mounted. Some titled in the negative, others with hand written titles. Loose prints mostly 29 x 19.5cm. Others varying in size from 29.5 x 25cm to 18 x 11.5cm. Some large interior views. Views of Abbeys villages, rivers, bridges &c. Many to the unmounted prints are perfectly preserved examples of Valentine's work.

Maskew Miller Limited. A plain narrative of everyday life at a South African Police Out-Station. 338 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear to the cloth boards. Sunning to the spine.

J.G. van Terveen, 1821. Marbled boards with cloth spine. End papers cut off and binding shaken. Numerous illustrations accompany the poems. Some stains and thumbing to the pages and a few pencil marks.

Historical Media. Language: Afrikaans. An important historical book about the Cape, the British and the slave trade. 204 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover.

Historical Media. Language: Afrikaans. An important historical book about the Cape, the British and the slave trade. Small stain mark to the lower edge of the front and rear prelims. Tiny mark on the title page. A few light grubby marks to the lower edges. 204 pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1 Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover.

Historical Media. Language: Afrikaans. An important historical book about the Cape, the British and the slave trade. 204 pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Mild edge-wear and sunning.

Joannem van Kerckhem, 1733 - 1744. Uniformly bound in vellum with newer vellum spines laid over the old ones. Hand written volume number to each spine. Card of the Hon. Vice-Consul of the Nederlands, East London to the paste down of each volume. Black and red title pages. Volume 1 1743, vol 2 1744, vol 3 1733, vol 4 1735, vol 5 1737 and vol 6 1744.

Sasol Limited. A catalogue published for the Visual Arts Festival at the KKNK. Contains exhibition details and instructive information about art and the artists. 72 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Thick cardwraps. Light edge-wear.

C F Albertyn. Language: Afrikaans. The history and establishment of the town, Porterville in the Cape Province. A number of b&w illustrations. 106 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear.

Caxton Drukkery (Eiens) Beperk. Text: Afrikaans. Short daily spiritual readings for the home and/or weekly prayer groups. Inscribed by the author, dated 1941. Splitting to the front endpapers. Some mild scattered marks with the odd pencilled word. 299 Pages. Boards are rubbed with abrasions to the spine. Edge-wear to extremities. White mark at the top RH corner, Splitting to the spine edges on the top - 5.5cm and 4.5cm. 1st edition. Fair to good. Hardcover.

Purnell & Sons. Vol 2 only. Beautifully illustrated in full colour. Includes notes on the cultivation and ecology are included with detailed geographical distribution maps. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Full leather binding. Mild edge-wear.

Chris van Rensburg Publikasies. Language: Afrikaans. Architecture styles, old buildings and places, outlay of the city and social economic useage of the spacious inner and outer building. Indepth descriptions of the historical development of the city, Johannesburg. Some abrasions on the rear fep. 267 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Clothboards in good condition.

Cape and Transvaal Printers. Text: Afrikaans. The history and establishment of the town Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Chapters on the building of the railway line, postal services, magisterial offices, history of the churches, education, agriculture, the women's agricultural association and fashion, hospital services, culture, sport and the military. Ex libris stamp of previous owner on front fixed end paper and last page. 246 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Faux leather boards.

Howard Timmins. Limited edition. First part of a two-part auto-biography dealing with the author's early years. Rich in anecdotes from rowing Blue at Cambridge University, serving with General Botha in South West Africa and General Smuts in the East African campaign. Inscription on front fep and signed by the author. 2x Ex Libris on front fixed end paper. 290 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Limited. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. Light tidemark to the fold on the verso. Some rubbing. 1cm closed tear to rear fold. Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear.

Text: Afrikaans. "Uitgegee deur die Van der Merwe Reunie-Komitee by geleentheid van die Van der Merwe-Reunie op die stamplaas, De Hoop, Paarl op 29 Maart 1952. Opgestel namens die Feesbrosjure-komitee deur Ds. C P Van der Merwe." Includes a photograph of the Van der Merwe memorial on De Hoop. Photographs and messages from members of the Van der Merwe family lineage. A section on the history and origins of the family. 74 pages. Foxing to prelims. Rust marks on pages 2 and 3. Contents clean and firmly bound. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Red cloth boards with silwer lettering. faded with some discolouration. Some edge-wear and light sunning. Small splits to the spine edges.

F.B van Ditmaar, 1899. Folio size illustrated souvenir, dedicated to the people of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.

Five hand-printed woodblock prints by Van Gelder. Each signed with the limitation 8/15 in pencil to the lower margin. Printed on satinated Indian paper, each print housed in its own mount. Foxing to 3 of the prints with foxing to the backing paper. The prints are titled thus: Wilde Orchidee, Hagedis, Schorpioen, Zeebodem and Veldbouquet. This is portfolio 8 of 15. Edge-wear, crease to lower corners and some foxing to cover page.

Louis van Heerde. Text: Afrikaans. Inscribed by the author. A selection of photographs compiled by the author. "Oom Piet" was the head of the Namakwaland High School from 1927 to 1952. Using a "Bellows Camera" he produced some remarkable photographs of the Namakwaland area, farming activities, rock art, mining activities and portraits of the older generation of the villages. 191 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Card-wraps with light edge-wear, foxing, some grubby marks and a small abrasion to the top edge.

Prieska Municipality, Circa 1983. Text: Afrikaans. Celebrating 100 years of the history and development of the community. Numerous colour and b&w photographs of people and the area. Inscription on front fep. 271 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear to extremities.