Search Results: Authors starting with O from Quagga Books

The National Museum. Signed by the author. Limited edition of 1000 copies. A tribute to the spirit of invention and perseverance which ranked high in the pioer aviators of South African, especially John Weston. Chapters include: Goodman Houshold, Ralph Mansel and other pioneers; Carter's aeroplane; Albert Kimmerling; Raison's Bleriot type; South Africa's first aviatrix. Includes a number of b&w photographs. Foxed throughout. 119 Pages. Binding firm. 1st Edition. Fair to good-. Hardcover. Faux leather boards.

John Murrary. Being some account of a voyage in 1856 in the schooner yacht "foam" to Iceland, Jan Mayen and Spitzbergen by the Earl of Dufferin. Prize bookplate from the Royal Grammer School, Lancaster 1891 on the front paste-down. Marbled end papers and all edges. Edge-wear and rubbing to the boards. Light toning to some of the page edges. Contents clean and tightly bound.

Jacklin Puiblishers. Artwork from artists who persevered against overwhelming odds. 65 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover.

William Blackwood and Sons, 1882.

Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1976. Text: Afrikaans. With introduction, text editing and notes by C C Eloff. 13 illustrations and 1 map. 106 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair. Edge-wear to all extremities and some abrasions. Binding: Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear. A few abrasions to the lower edge.

Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1976. Ex libris to the ffep.

C Struik (Pty) Ltd. Limited edition of 750 copies, This is No. 17 of the 50 bound in de luxe binding. Some toning with a spot of foxing to front and rear end prelims. Light toning to page edges. 9 portrait illustrations. 344 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Facsimile reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Full leather.

The Sappers Association, 1981. A history of the South African Engineer Corps, chiefly focused on activities during the Second World War. Part 1 only - concludes at the Battle of Alamein. Black and white illustrations and maps throughout. First Very good. Light foxing to edges. Very good. Some minor wear to contact edges. Paper covered boards

John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd, 1916. Appears to be 1st edition 1916. A journey by canoe, rail and hammock through a land of kernels, coconuts and cacao with instructions for planting and development. Particular attention is given to the ethnology, customs and pursuits of people. Includes a number of b/w photographs. Foxing to prelims.

Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen)., 1910. The art of the Bushman in South Africa. Text in german. Brown cloth boards with white print. Dust jacket bound into the book. Many illustrations, some black and white photographs and 3 colour plates. Some foxing throughout. Well bound.

The Stationary Office, 1997. One of the most important and influential photographers of the nineteenth century. He travelled extensively around the Far East and became the first photographer to document the temple complex at Angkor in Cambodia. His major project was to systematically document all aspects of China: the landscape, industry, architecture, street people, etc. He eventually held a teaching position of photography at the Royal Geographical Society.