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The Stewart Printing Company (Pty) Ltd. The 'Where', "What" and "How" of sea and fresh-water fishing in South Africa. Foreword by Denys Reitz. Numerous photographs. With illustrated dropped caps. Some edge-wear to the rear fep. Small bookseller's label to front fixed end paper with age toning to the feps. Light tidemark to the edge of some of the rear pages. 251 Pages. Binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth binding. Some fraying to the spine edges. Edge-wear to all edges.

Sampson Low, Marston & Company . Cloth spine with illustrated boards. Title page and frontis missing. Some foxing and minor tide mark to the prelims. Tightly bound. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover

Cassell. To date but published circa 1900. Volume 2 have 3 charts for exercise in a pocket at the rear.

Afrikaanse Pers, 1955. Danie Craven's analysis of the 1955 Lions Rugby tour to South Africa. The tour was drawn 2 all. Previous owner's bookplate and some light general wear. The dustjacket is split with some loss to the edged and tape repairs. First edition Condition: Good, Jacket conditon: Poor Hardcover

C Struik. The author shares his many years of diving experience and detailed knowledge of the habits of crayfish. Well illustrated with colour photographs and drawings with detailed text on the subject matter. Includes a chapter on the preparation and cooking of crayfish and other seafoods. 112 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition; Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Some light sunning to spine and front board.

Heinemann. From personal diaries, the author has vividly and authentically reconstructed his famous climbs. Previous owner's name on front fep. 266 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Tide mark to the lower edge. Some light edge-wear to extremities. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with some light evidence of insect nibbling.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1971. Don Whillans was in the vanguard of a tough new breed of climbers who emerged in the early 1950s." From his diaries, the author has reconstructed his famous climbs, capturing the flavour of climbing and climbers. Inscription on ffep dated '....Xmas 1971."

Kaye & Ward. The dramatic account how Everest was surmounted by the author without the use of artificial oxygen. Previous owner's name on the front fep. Numerous b&w and colour photographs. 254 Pages. contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. Mild edge-wear. Sunning to spine. Foxing to verso. Hardcover. Orange boards.

Fishing News Books, 1983. Fishing News Books 1983. No dust jacket. Cover very slightly worn. Excellent condition

Don Nelson, 1981. Inscribed by Stan Christodoulou - well-known WBA referee. See various references to him in this book. On title page: Sigma Motor Corporation. Some light toning to page edges. 448 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Fair+. Edge-wear mainly to top edge with 3 x 2cm closed tears and some creasing. Small closed tear with some creasing on lower edge. Binding: Hardcover. Light edge-wear with some bumping to corners.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1885. With contributions from other authors. Numerous illustrations. Scattered foxing throughout but heavy foxing to prelims, and between pages 173-177 with scattered stains throughout mainly on the lower page edge. Tearing to the end papers at the gutter causing rear board to feel loos. Previous owners details on half title page and the verso of the frontispiece. No. 240 in a circle on front paste-down and free end page. Spine has some repairs with the headband missing from top edge. Splitting to the cloth on either side of spine. Heavy edge-wear and fraying especially to corners.

Olympic Sports Club, 1968. This copy No. 70 of a Limited de luxe Edition. Includes a number of b&w photographs and illustrations. Silver device and the letters J.D.L. on front cover. Gilt lettering on red leather inlay on spine. Ghosting to end papers with foxing to prelims. Foxing to top, fore- and lower page edges.

Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. A yachtsman's guide to the coasts and islands of Greece. Maps ports and bays with b&w photographs. Small bookseller's label on front fep. 367 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 4th Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Mild edge-wear.

Geoff Milburn and the Climber's Club. Helyg, the Climbers' Club cottage in the Ogwen Valley was the first successful climber's hut in Britain. Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Helyg this book includes the writings of many of the famous climbers of the era between the two world wars. Inscription on the first free end paper. Previous owner's name on front fixed end paper. Numerous b&w photographs and illustrations as well as a few colour photographs. 254 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Age-toned with light foxing. Binding: Hardcover. Blue boards with gilt lettering and device (depicting the cottage Helyg).

Victor Gollancz Ltd. Biography of an extreme mountaineer. Messner was the leader of the first pair to climb Everest without oxygen and then K2 as well as the first solo climb of Nanga Parbat without oxygen. Previous owner's name on the half-title page. b&w photographs. 180 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover.

Methuen & Co., 1923. New spine with original pictorial paper covered boards. Some old tape marks and scuffing to the boards. Wear to the corners. Gift inscription to the fep, repair to the gutter. A tight and presentable first edition of this golfing classic.

Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1888. Pages are age toned with illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name with date inked to title page.

J C Juta and Co.. The M.C.C tour of South Africa 1905/1906. All plates present. Fold out b&w photograph of Newlands Ground, Cape Town as frontispiece. Splitting to the end papers. Age toning to the front and rear prelims. Light Foxing throughout. 233 Pages. Binding still firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Red cloth boards with some edge-wear mostly to the spine. A small open nick on the top edge of spine with a few abrasions. Some sunning.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1903. Ink inscriptions on front flyleaf. Binding firm, one plate loose but all plates present. Minor wear to covers, corners slightly bumped.

George Routledge and Sons. Limited, 1910. 2 volumes. New revised, corrected and enlarged edition. Revised and brought down to date by Cuthbert Bradley with illustrations by Henry Alken and others. Hand-coloured plates.