Search Results: Authors starting with W from Fables Bookshop

Augustus Kelley. Clifton 1973. re-issue of 1940 Viking edition.. No inscriptions. a Fine unmarked copy. no dustwrapper.. Blue cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo.

Jonathan Ball. Johannesburg 1984 edition.. No inscription. 4 square corners. VG condition in dustwrapper (spine faded, foxed internally, no loss or tears).. Red cloth boards. 213pp illustrated colour plates. 4to 0.95kg. Signed by author on title page. A practical handbook for South African conditions, suitable for the home and commercial gardener as well as horticulturalists. Extensive illustrations explain how to recognise up to 70 different diseases and pests and how to deal with them.

Purnell. Johannesburg nd.. Ex library. eps foxed els contents unmarked. minor insect depredations to edges. overall G-VG in dustwrapper (light wear, no chips, tears, or loss).. Mango cloth boards. 146pp. Illustrated col.b/w photos. drawings. 4to. 0.75kg. A practical guide to the environment of South Africa suitablefor all ages.

Hippogriff Press 1989.. No inscriptions. a VG+ copy.. 62pp softcover. Some of the poems have previously appeared in Sesame, The English Academy Review, & Soundings.

The Book Guild. Lewes 2003.. Near Fine in dustwrapper (no loss, chips, tears, impression of handwriting to front).. Black cloth boards 407pp illustrated 8vo. Covers the major Andean sites from Tiahuanaco to Buritica, and coastal sites such as Pachacamac, Sechin, Nazca, and also museums in Lima.

Stellenbosch Museum 1985.. No inscriptions, no foxing. a little shelfwear else VG condition in dustwrapper (lightly rubbed, foldins tanned at top edge, no chips, loss, or tears).. Green cloth boards. 120pp illustrated 4to. A fascinating look at this aspect of Cape vernacular architecture. Illustrated with 130 b/w photos / line drawings.

Stellenbosch Museum. 1985.. Bookplate ffep o/w a Fine unread copy in protected dustwrapper.. Green cloth boards. 120pp illustrated b/w, 4to. A fascinating look at this aspect of Cape vernacular architecture. Illustrated with 130 b/w photos / line drawings.

Harper & Row 1986.. A VG-F copy in VG dustwrapper (faded, no chips, tears, or loss).. Hardcover. 303pp 8vo. Inscribed and signed by Author on title page.

Norfolk House 1990.. No inscriptions. top & bottom edges of boards show 5-10mm fading, top edges show some insect attrition hence a VG copy. contents unmarked. VG dustwrapper (minor wear but no chips, loss, or tears). An excellent clean copy.. Argent title on navy cloth boards. colour picture inset to front, A lavishly illustrated review of the whole diamond scene. Exploration, mining, cutting, marketing, sales, advertising. From the miners, to De Beers, to the bride and other users of the finished product.

Norfolk House 1990.. Bookshop stamp to verso of ffep else a Fine copy in VG++ dustwrapper (lighty rubbed, no chips, loss, or tears).. Argent title on navy cloth boards. colour picture inset to front, 280pp large square 4to. A lavishly illustrated review of the whole diamond scene. Exploration, mining, cutting, marketing, sales, advertising. From the miners, to De Beers, to the bride and other users of the finished product.

Aerial Publishing 2004.. Mint condition ex-publisher.. Printed wraps 34pp stapled binding. Verse, "the crystal calligrapher is frozen in time, pen ever poised, painting with light". Crystal Warren was born in Port Elizabeth in 1969 and now lives in Grahamstown. She is a literary researcher.

Columbia University Press. 2006 1st edition.. A Fine copy in matching dustwrapper.. Plum cloth boards. 216pp illustrated 8vo 0.5kg.

Published privately Somerset West 1985.. No inscriptions. bookplate ffep. a VG-Fine unread copy, no dustwrapper.. Gilt device and title on blue vynide boards. 317pp 8vo. 0.9kg. "This edition is limited to 15 copies". Unumbered copy. Schooled at St Ninians in Dumfriesshire, and then at Fettes. Biographee came to East Africa in 1914 after some time spent in Malaysia and the Kenya and later enlisted in the Kenya African Rifles. He retired from Kenya to George in South Africa in 1947 until his death aged 98 in 1983. Interesting tales from the lighter side of a varied life.

Battle Book Series. Ravan Press 1999 1st edition.. A Fine copy.. 44pp softcover illustrated. With Ladysmith weakening daily, Buller made a third attempt to relieve the beleaguered town. Inspired by his optimism, the British soldiers make an unusual feint attack on the weakly held Boer position. Although achieving a partial success, Buller failed to capitalise on it and ultimately abandoned Vaalkrans.

Institute Of Social And Economic Research. Occasional Paper Number Eight. Rhodes University, Grahamstown 1965.. Wraps tanned particularly around spine else a VG+ unread copy.. Green printed wraps. 184pp 8vo. A detailed sociological research project on the city of King William's Town replete with tables, charts, and statistical comparisons.

Institute Of Social And Economic Research. Occasional Paper Number Eight. Rhodes University, Grahamstown 1965.. Tanned around spine and offset mark from an adjacent volume to rear wrap else a VG copy.. Green printed wraps. 184pp 8vo. A detailed sociological research project on the city of King William's Town replete with tables, charts, and statistical comparisons.

Ad Donker 1986.. A sound G-VG copy. bookseller's stamp inside front wrap else unmarked.. 146pp softcover. 32 themed selections from easily accessible works that would be readable in their entirety by young people. This selection is intended to act as a stimulus to learners in their last year at school - school leavers - encouraging them to think about the social issues covered and, hopefully, to read the works from which these excerpts have been taken. Questions have been edited to omit or alter references to Britain and thus render them more meaningful to South African learners. The selections themselves are as the original edition and unchanged from the original UK edition.

Regal. Salisbury 1977.. No inscriptions. VG condition.. 179pp illustrated softcover. An interesting introductory work on the subject especially with reference to the locale. Many illustrations.

Struik. Cape Town 2000. No inscriptions, VG+ condition.. Softcover 88pp illustrated. A great introduction to the world of insects for the curious and the young. An excellent illustrated examination of bugs, butterflies, beetles and other six-legged creatures. Clarifies the physical nature of insects and gives an overview of the different groups into which they are classified. Nicely illustrated.

Regal. Salisbury 1977.. No inscriptions. VG condition.. 179pp illustrated softcover. An interesting introductory work on the subject especially with reference to the locale. Many illustrations.