Search Results: Authors starting with L from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2017) 9781868428076. 232 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xiv + 226, incl. index; illustrations in text; maps. Fine condition. "What was it about the nature of his kingdom that it produced so many intransigent opponents to his rule, including prominent members of the royal house? Why were Shaka's relations with the British Cape Colony apparently key to his survival? And why did the powerful army he had created acquiesce so tamely in the usurpation of the throne by Dingane, his half-brother and assassin? In searching for answers John Laband turns to Zulu voices heard through recorded oral testimony and praise-poems, and to the Port Natal hunter-traders who speak for themselves in their written accounts and reminiscences, as do the Cape officials in their despatches. The author brings the early Zulu kingdom vividly to life, a kingdom that endured in all its essential characteristics, particularly militarily, until its destruction in 1879 by the British." .

(Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter / Ulundi: KwaZulu Monuments Council, 1980) 0869857266. 244 x 180 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. xii + 34; contemporary photographs and artwork; maps; genealogy. Very good condition. A concise biography of the Zulu monarch involved in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The booklet has a foreword by Cetshwayo's great grandson, Mangosutho Gatsha Buthelezi. .

(Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1988) 0869806394. Subscriber's Edition. 4to; original blue skivertex, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxxiii + (i) + 286, incl. index; profusely illustrated with historical and modern photographs and artwork, maps and plans. Earlier owner's ex libris hand-stamp to front free endpaper; trace of foxing to endpapers, edges and reverse of dustwrapper, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "The editors of this book-an historian and a geographer-set out to present a portrait of Pietermaritzburg which not only depicts its face but also explores beneath the surface and reveals the character and personality of the City. Some seventy writers-all experts on specific aspects of Pietermaritzburg-have contributed a text of extraordinary variety and richness. With nearly four hundred illustrations it offers a fresh look at the past, a wide-ranging survey of the present and a hopeful vision of the… Read More

(Pretoria: National Parks Board of the Union of South Africa, 1958). 206 x 136 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 256; photographs; line drawings; advertisements. Wrappers slightly rubbed, and backstrip chipped at tail; earlier owner's name signed on first page; archival tape reinforcing to lower hinge. Good condition. Evocative look at the wildlife and facilities of the Kruger and other national parks, guaranteed to provide a strong dose of nostalgia for those who remember travel in these parts fifty years ago. "Towards evening the air in the Rest Camps is filled with the appetising smell of meat being grilled for the hungry human beings, while during the succeeding hours the night re-echoes with the cries of jackals, the roar of lions and the howling of hyenas - the hungry denizens of the bush." (p. 18) .

(Cape Town: Melinda Ferguson Books, 2022) 9781990973420. 234 x 152 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 244; plates. Very good condition. "Too White to be Coloured, Too Coloured to be Black is a dazzling hybrid of memoir, commentary, first-hand observation and analysis, encapsulating defining moments of contemporary South African history and society. As a photographer, journalist, academic and columnist, the author forces a conversation between the present and the past of a country wracked by racial injustice. In exposing details of his own life - how the personal is interwoven with the public, and how the past cannot be separated from the present - Lagardien provides a taut indictment of South Africa's politics of race and recrimination." .

(Cape Town, Maskew Miller, no date, artwork on the dustwrapper and colophon dated 1926). Dustwrapper frayed with some loss, original pistorial buckram, pp. 227, maps, plates, including folding. endpapers foxed, lower hinge slightly weakened. Ribbon marker intact. .

(London: Trustees of the South African Museum and the Geological Commission of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, 1904). 255 x 170 mm; original card wrappers; pp. 201 - 220; plates XXIV-XXVIII. Wrappers fragmented and detached. Fair condition. Contains: The Trilobites of the Bokkeveld Beds by Philip Lake. .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1984) 079811732X. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 80, incl. index; colour illustrations. Extremities a little rubbed. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. "Baie mense het geliefkoosde meubels en ander huishoudelike artikels wat tekens van slytasie of verwering toon. Om hulle weer nuut te maak, kan 'n heerlike tydverdryf wees, en Restourasie in die huis is 'n waardevolle handboek oor die regte metodes en tegnieke. In die teks, wat in volle kleur geïllustreer is, word noukeurige aanwysings gegee vir die herstel en versorging van hout- en rottangmeubels, stoffering, tekstielstowwe, klipwerk, metale, porselein- en glasware, skilderye en afdrukke. Die boek verskaf die leser baie praktiese en nuttige wenke oor die skoonmaak, berging, vertoon en identifisering van sulke items. Die teks is saamgestel deur 'n span ervare skrywers en joernaliste wat almal deskundiges op hul bepaalde terrein is." .

(London: Harper Collins, 2006) 0007219385. 8vo; original red boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxviii + 290; map; photographs in text. Dustwrapper ever so slightly rubbed; trace of foxing to edges. Very good condition. "House of Stone ('dzimba dza mabwe' or 'Zimbabwe' in Shona words) is based on a remarkable series of interviews with a white farmer and black nanny, set against the backdrop of the last of Britain's colonies in Africa to become independent, and the descent into madness of one of Africa's most respected nationalist leaders." .

(London: Thornton Butterworth, 1928). 8vo; original red cloth, with black lettering to spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. 287, incl. index; maps; plates. Cloth lightly soiled; binding a little slack; gift inscription to front free endpaper; regular browning throughout; some foxing and fingering; pencilled annotations to rear endpaper. Fair to good. "Seven hundred years ago a man almost conquered the earth. He made himself master of half the known world, and inspired mankind with a fear that lasted for generations. In the course of his life he was given many names - the Mighty Manslayer, the Scourge of God, the Perfect Warrior, and the Master of Thrones and Crowns. He is better known to us as Genghis Khan. Unlike most rulers of men, he deserved all his titles. We moderns have been taught the muster-roll of the great that begins with Alexander of Macedon, continues through the Caesars, and ends with Napoleon. Genghis Khan was a conqueror of more gigantic stature than the well-known… Read More

(Durban: Killie Campbell Africana Library/Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1992). Facsimile reproduction of the 1908 first edition, with a new introduction by John Lambert. This copy is number 52 of an edition limited to 250. 204 x 142; saddle-stitched printed card wrappers; pp. xv + (i) + 30 + (viii). Trace of foxing to top edge of wraps. Near fine condition. A controversial American dentist's theories on the cause of colonial Natal's economic woes and their solution. "In 1908, ... R.H. Lamb placed his observations and remedies before the Natal public. Hard Times in Natal and the Way Out offers an interesting if provocative and, at times, distinctly unconventional analysis." .

(London: Bristol Classical Press, 2011) 9780715637968. 233 x 155 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 160, incl. index. Fine condition. "The teaching and research of the Classics in South Africa are deeply rooted in the racial, political and educational inequalities which have characterised its turbulent history. In this original study, Michael Lambert opens three windows on to this history, using the creation of identities as his theoretical lens ... This book will be of interest to students of many subjects, including Classics, Cultural Studies, African Studies and History of Education." .

(London: Collins, 1991). Folio; original blue boards, titled in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 192, incl. index; lavishly illustrated with reproductions in full colour of works by the classic bird artists. Very good condition; dustwrapper very slightly worn at head of spine panel; two minor impressions to upper board; previous owner's name signed on front free endpaper; some spotting to top edge and half-title. "Maureen Lambourne tells the story of the changing art of bird illustration. She traces the varying inspirations behind the artists - from the tomb painters of ancient Egypt, whose wildfowl were painted to sustain the dead, to the scientific curiosity of the nineteenth century explorers. At the same time, she explains the impact of ornithological discoveries and the development of materials and printing techniques on the art." .

(Johannesburg, Southern, 1988). 220 x 150 mm; laminated wraps; pp. (viii) + 132 (including index). Fine condition. Afrikaans text. "Wat kom ná Apartheid? Hierdie vraag word vanuit verskillende gesigspunte deur sewe Afrikaners bespreek." .

(Cape Town: Struik, 2003) 1868728404. 4to; original laminated pictorial boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 176, incl. index; lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs; maps. Lower panel of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed; occasional fox spot. Very good to near-fine condition. "African Fly-Fishing Safari is an entertaining and inspiring collection of experiences garnered from the authors' personal fly-fishing safari through southern Africa. From Zambia to the Cape and from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans, Lesley and Karl Lane regale the reader with intelligent, witty text, and arty, atmospheric photographs. This book is in no way intended to instruct on either fly-fishing or travel, but rather to stimulate the reader's dreams and encourage plans for adventure that have been put on the back-burner for too long." .

(London: Jonathan Cape, 1964). 228 x 342 mm; printed green folder housing fifteen facsimiles, maps and information sheets relating to the Crimean War; accompanying summary of contents, set of questions and reading list. Folder a little browned and worn; some fox spots and trace of silverfish attention. Good condition. Missing the broadsheet 'Florence Nightingale'. .

(Eutin: Struve's Buchdruckerei und Verlag, 1990). 210 x 148 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 131; monochrome illustrations; loosely inserted folding pamphlet outlining a literary tour of spots in Eutin relating to Johann Heinrich Voß. Very good condition. German text. .

(London: Michael Joseph, 1978, First Edition) 0718116771. 8vo; original black boards; price-clipped dustwrapper; pp. (iv) + 184. Slightest foxing to endpapers. Very good condition. Novel. "The date - January 23rd, 1977. Surrounded by enemies, shunned by the world, white Rhodesia struggles for survival. In a last desperate attempt to retain its independence, a handful of men, crack commando troops, set out on a mission that could alter the coure of history. If they succeed, Rhodesia's future will be secure. If they fail, southern Africa could be plunged into a maelstroom of chaos and disaster. Their target: England." .

(George: the author, 2007) 9740620383622. 210 x 147 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 234. Upper cover very slightly rubbed. Near fine condition. "This is a South African story, set in the early twentieth century in the Eastern Cape's rural Transkei, in the land of the amaXhosa. It is a story of young people from diverse cultures forming friendships and growing up together into adulthood. Woven into the tale is the way of life of the amaXhosa, with their centuries-old tribal culture and customs. The events in the country at the time shape the lives of the characters. Despite their backgrounds, human weaknesses and frailties, the characters are drawn together by the strong and binding cord of their common humanity." The title page dedication reads: "In memory of my parents. And for the great-hearted people of Xhosaland's Transkei, where I spent many happy childhood years." .

(Novato, CA: Chandler & Sharp, 1988) 0883165422. 227 x 152 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 221, incl. index. Wrappers somewhat rubbed; light crease to bottom fore-corner of lower cover; earlier owner's name signed on half-title; occasional fox spot. Good condition. "I have seen no other book like this anywhere. The authors are bold, erudite and creative in establishing the links between their subject and the basis of the social sciences and humanities: the very concept of Self ... That the authors include not only the conceptual and historical background of this subject but major discussions of methodological concerns, as well as magnificent bibliographic sources, make this book indispensible to teachers, students, paraprofessionals and professionals." - Barbara Myerhoff, University of Southern California .