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Howard Timmins, 1963. Limited to 1200 copies of which this is No.1000. According to the Dutch sailors of the 18th century, the Englishmen chose to sojourn at Durban Bluff as it was then generally known, hence the name of the title. "In this account, we will meet the Settlers and Colonists, in many of their difficulties and hard experiences and also in their triumphs in the 'Old Colonial Days' of Natal... to achieve success in establishing civilised standards, bringing justice, peace, prosperity and honour to the Colony they loved so well." B&w photographs and illustrations. Some discolouration to the front and rear free end page. Light foxing to the top edge. 116 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair. Edge-wear with some insect nibbling to the folds. Foxing to the verso. Binding: Hardcover.
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Englishman's Inn. "Engelsche Logie". An Account of the Experiences of the British Settlers and Colonists of Natal. 1824-1885
by C F Shuter
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Church Street in the Land of Waveren
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The Tulbagh Restoration Committee. The story of the restoration of Church Street, Tulbagh after the devastating earthquake in September 1969. Part 1 deals with the detailed background of Church Street, its beginnings, its inhabitants and its development till the end of the 19 century. Part 2 deals with the history of each house and the considerations taken which led to the finale restoration. A variety of photographs, sketches and plans. Inscription on free end paper. 185 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Fair. Sunned and attached with clear contact plastic.
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Kerkstraat in't Land van Waveren
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The Tulbagh Restoration Committee. Text: Afrikaans. The story of the restoration of Church Street, Tulbagh after the devasting earthquake in September 1969. Part 1 deals with the detailed background of Church Street, its beginnings, its inhabitants and its develoment till the end of the 19 century. Part 2 deals with the history of each house and the considerations taken which led to the finale restoration. A variety of photographs, sketches, plans as well as copies of documents from the Archives. Includes an award of recognition with seal to Imker Marais Hoogenhout. Small abrasion on front end papers. Some foxing to front and rear prelims and all edges. Double page 55-58 has come loose from the thread binding. 185 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Dust jacket: Fair to poor. Edge-wear and creasing to all extremities. A number of closed tears. Abrasions. to spine edges. Sunning to rear cover. Binding: Hardcover. Edge-wear, sunning and some small black…
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Kerkstraat in't Land van Waveren (Signed)
by Fagan, Gawie en Gwen
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The Tulbagh Restoration Committee. Text: Afrikaans. The story of the restoration of Church Street, Tulbagh after the devasting earthquake in September 1969. Part 1 deals with the detailed background of Church Street, its beginnings, its inhabitants and its develoment till the end of the 19 century. Part 2 deals with the history of each house and the considerations taken which led to the finale restoration. A variety of photographs, sketches, plans as well as copies of documents from the Archives. Ex libris stamp of previous owner on front fixed end paper. 185 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition; Very good. Dust jacket: Fair-. 16 cm closed tear to front cover. Sunning. A couple of small closed and open tears to the edgers. Creasing and some rubbing. Hardcover. Some light edge-wear to all extremities.
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Atlas of African History
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Edward Arnold . A series of black and white maps covering the whole range of African history from Roman times to the present day. Short historical notes accompany most of the maps. Includes a new map showing the rise of independent states up to the beginning of 1965. Useful for teachers and students of African history. Previous owner's details with a number of purple stamps to the end papers. Some cocking to the top edges. Foxing to all edges. 64 Pages. Contents clean. Binding sound. Reprint. Condition: Good-. Dust jacket: Fair to poor. A couple of small open rears. Discolouration marks to covers. Some light foxing. Binding: Hardcover. Red faux leather boards.
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Along Cape Roads.: Being the Wanderings of a Stranger at the Cape of Good Hope
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Maskew Miller, Limited. An informal guide to Cape Town and its neighbourhood in the form of a story from the impressions of an Engish lady on a visit to the city. With six reproductions of ethings by Gwelo Goodman. Foxing to the front and rear prelims. Some discolouration marks from old cellotape. Previous owner's name on front fep. Very light foxing to fore-edge. 182 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with black lettering. Some light edge-wear to extremities.
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Lady Anne Barnard at the Cape of Good Hope 1797-1802
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Clarendon Press. Illustrated by a series of sketches made by Lady Anne Barnard. Frontispiece of Lady Anne Lindsay about 1782 protected by a flimsy. 59 illustrations. Deckled edges. Lacks the upper corner area of the front fep. Old cancelled library stamp on Page 53. Small stain mark to the lower rear prelims. 343 Pages. Contents clean. Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt device and lettering. Edge-wear to all extremities. Some fraying and fading to cloth with some small splits to the spine edges. Bumping to corners.
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The History of the Ancient Town and On`ce Famous Abbey of Waltham
by Farmer, J.
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The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding. Three Volumes
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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. Three volume set. Part 1 : Loons to Sandpipers (1983). Part 2 : Gulls to Dippers (1985). Part 3 : Old World Warblers to Sparrows (1985).
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Redevoering bij het Tweede Eeuw-Feest, ter herinnering aan de vestiging der Christelijke Kerk, in Zuid-Afrika.
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Van de Sandt de Villiers & Tier. Language: Dutch/Afrikaans. Celebrating 200 years at the Cape, April 1852. 1st Nagmaal at the Cape on 12 May 1652. Rebound with new end-papers. Contains the original title and end-pages. Light foxing scattered throughout. 91 Pages. Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with edge-wear to extremities. Sunning to spine. Dull gilt lettering to cover.
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High Ambition. A Biography of Reinhold Messner
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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.
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Cattolica Adriatico. Original Travel Poster
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c.1925 . This poster was commissioned by Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo ('Italian National Agency for Tourism'), to promote travel to this region.Guilio Ferrari (1900- 1990) was known as an artist as well as for a small body of posters that he created. His work focused primarily on architecture and exteriors. In original unrestored state. Poor condition. Suffering from some sun bleaching and tears and fraying to the margins.
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Des Prisonniers, de L'Emprisonnement et des Prisons
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Germer-Bailliere, 1850. An important work on prisoners and imprisonment. General wear to the boards and some scattered foxing. Armorial bookplate of Edward Balme Wheatley-Balme to the paste down fep.
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South Africa in Print / Boekspieel Van Suid-Afrika
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Book Exhibition Committee Van Riebeeck Festival, 1952. Catalogue of an exhibition of books, atlases and maps held in the South African Library, Cape Town, 1 March till 5 April 1952. In commemoration of the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck at the Cape, 6 April 1652. / Katalogus van 'n uitstalling van boeke, atlasse en kaarte in die Suid-Afrikaanse Biblioteek, Kaapstad, 1 Maart tot 5 April 1952. Ter herdenking van die aankoms van Jan van Riebeeck aan die Kaap, 6 April 1652. Parallel English and Afrikaans text. Tape marks to the endpapers. Captioned and dated in ink by previous owner on the front fep. Text is clean and clear with various black and white illustrations. Cover shows general wear.
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South Africa in Print / Boekspieel Van Suid-Afrika
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Book Exhibition Committee Van Riebeeck Festival, 1952. Catalogue of an exhibition of books, atlases and maps held in the South African Library, Cape Town, 1 March till 5 April 1952. In commemoration of the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck at the Cape, 6 April 1652. / Katalogus van 'n uitstalling van boeke, atlasse en kaarte in die Suid-Afrikaanse Biblioteek, Kaapstad, 1 Maart tot 5 April 1952. Ter herdenking van die aankoms van Jan van Riebeeck aan die Kaap, 6 April 1652. Parallel English and Afrikaans text. Toning to front and rear end papers. Text is clean and clear with various black and white illustrations. Cover shows general wear.
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The Navigational Magnetic Compass Considered as an Instrument of Precision
by Field, M.B.
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Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1919. A reprint from the Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Vol.57, No. 282.
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South African Spiders. An Identification Guide
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Struik Publishers. Features the 63 families of spiders that occur in the deserts, seashores, forests and suburban homes. Green and orange highlighting to text with pencil markings. 128 Pages. Binding firm. 2nd impression. Condition: Fair. Highlighting to text. Binding: Softcover. Some mild edge-wear.
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The Cape of Good Hope being the Official Handbook of the City of Cape Town
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Cape Times. Details of various historical and public buildings and interesting information for the visitor. Large folding frontis of Cape Town. Light foxing throughout. 220 Pages. Condition: Fair. Binding: Softcover. Cloth boards. Lacks half the spine. Abrasion to the top edge of front board. Some fraying.
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Gamebirds & Waterfowl of Southern Africa
by Finch-Davies, C G; Horsbrugh, Patrick; Winchester-Gould, June (Ed)
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Winchester Press. No. 1576 of a limited edition of 5000 numbered volumes. A collection of 68 water-colours by C G Finch-Davies, originally commissioned to illustrate Lt.-Col. Boyd Robert Horsbrugh's 1912 volume of the same title. Collector's name on fep. 190 Pages. 1st Edition. Subscribers' Volume. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some edge-wear with foxing to the verso. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with gilt.
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Celebration of Birds
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Natural History Books. Facsimile reproduction of 21 coloured paintings, each accompanied by a page of hand-written notes, covering the period 28 March 1918 to 4 April 1920. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Very good. Mild edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards. In slipcase which has mild sunning to spine.
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