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(London, George Routledge and Sons, 1888). 8vo; ornate pictorial cloth, slightly rubbed and a little bumped at head and tail of spine; previous owner's name on front free endpaper; inscription on half-title page reading: "J. Boyd Varty; III Prize York School; Xmas 1888"; tissue-guarded frontispiece; black-and-white illustrations; pp. 384; foxing and browning to endpapers and scattered throughout; small stain to edge; front hinge starting. Good condition. Novel of adventure set in Central and East Africa. .

(New York, Vantage Press, 1984). Pictorial dustwrapper, pp. (vii) + 112. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. ' ... a hidden valley at the tip of Africa holds a pool of prehistoric life left by receding time. Here the last of the Khoikhoi,a cave-dwelling people widely known as Hottentots, live in unity with their surroundings, Harip, a young boy growing into manhood, shares the friendship of a resident family of African fish eagles.' Children's fiction. .

(London: Jonathan Cape, 1954). 8vo; original yellow cloth; pictorial dustwrapper; tinted top edge; pp. 223; illustrated from drawings by Grace Huxtable. Dustwrapper foxed and tanned, partially discoloured, with trace of fishmothing, and archival tape repairs to reverse of edge-tears; top fore-corner of initial leaves somewhat bleached; some spotting to edges; earlier owner's name on front pastedown; some foxing. Fair to good condition. "Fay King, herself born and brought up in South Africa, brings love and knowledge of the country to this book about a family living on a Bushveld farm. It is a happy life for Jane le Roux and her four brothers and sisters. Once a week they visit the dorp and see their grandmother and their friends there, but for the rest of the time they are content to be in the Bushveld, where they hear ancient legends from the Zulu Teller of Tales, or watch the wild animals and birds, for whom the le Roux land is sanctuary, living out their often fierce lives (there are… Read More

(London, Frederick Warne, 1938). Illustrations by Laurence Dunn; 8vo; original red pictorial cloth a little worn; spine very slightly cocked; no dustwrapper; past owner's name-stamp on front free endpaper and dedication page; scattered mild foxing; pp. 287; illustrated with plates, a map, and a plan of a mystery ship. Good condition. An account of the conflict between German U-boats and British Mystery Ships in the First World War, prepared for a young readership. .

(Great Britain: Ajubatus Publishing, 2002). Octavo, laminated pictorial card wraps, pp. (viii) + 248, illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the title-page. Children's fiction. 'It was early Spring in the year 1827, Shaka-King of the Zulus is hunting elephant when news of his mother's death is brought to him by fearful messengers. The King's wrath is explosive and for a young Zulu boy, his live will change forever. Ingilube is hastened from his village before the vengeful witchcraft of the Isanusi condemns him to death. Young and terrified, Ingilube makes for the Zululand hills ...' .

(London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887). With a portrait by George Reid, R.S.A., sixteen illustrations from sketches by J.H. Ewing, and a cover designed by Randolph Caldecott. Pictorial paper over boards, soiled, chipped at spine and along edges of boards, pp. 88, line illustrations. Front free endpaper removed, binding a little strained, some foxing. Fair. .

(Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1974). Edited by Phyllis Savory. Small quarto, pictorial dustwrapper, little rubbed, pp. 46, line illustrations. Endpapers and edges slightly foxed. Inscribed by the author on the title-page. 'The author tells the story of M'kuti, a little African boy whose home is in the Transvaal Bushveld. He rescues a young Impala ram from a wire snare, and this delightful story tells of the many exciting adventures they have together with a little Vervet monkey. He is accepted by the wild animals around him, and converses with them. It should appeal not only to children, but to all Nature lovers.' .

(London, Edmund Ward, 1956). Illustrated by W.T. Mars. Pictorial dustwrapper, a little frayed, pp. 151, line-illustrations. Light foxing. 'a fine tale about Nomusa, the daughter of a Zulu chief,...' .