Search Results: Titles starting with J from Quagga Books

Perskor. Text: English. Celebrated and popular South African artist. Includes extracts from old letters and tributes bearing witness to the many facets of J H Pierneef who, through his art, enriched the lives of many. New front endpapers. Foxing to all edges and prelims. 263 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. 1 Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Good-. 1cm closed tear to header and rear cover. A few tiny abrasions. Some edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Some edge-wear.

Meridian Books. The author's search for unusual signage. "Withdrawn from circulation" stamp on front fep. Black and white photographs. Some light scattered foxing to some pages. Unpaginated.

Jonathan Ball Paperbacks. The prelude to the Boer War. 349 Pages. Paperback. Ciondition: Fair to good. Binding: Softcover. Some light edge-wear.

Maskew Miller Limited. A plain narrative of everyday life at a South African Police Out-Station. 338 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear to the cloth boards. Sunning to the spine.

Lannoo/Tafelberg/Human & Rousseau. Text: English and Dutch. A monograph celebrating the 50th birthday of the artist. 133 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. A spot of foxing to the verso. Binding: Hardcover. Blue boards.

Creda Press. Small catalogue from the Standard Bank Young Artist Award in recognition of the South African artist, Jane Alexander. Some scattered underlining with writing on the Introduction page. Some foxing to the top edge. 26 Pages. Condition: Fair. Binding: Softcover. Staplebound. Writing on cover and the verso.

Amalgamated Press. The story of the war between Russia and Japan. A pictorial edition similar to the authors previous 4 volume work on the Anglo-Boer War - With the Flag to Pretoria. These volumes in decorative red cloth, recased with new spines and end papers. A heavy set. First edition Good Hardcover

Galerie Welz. Thin catalogue published Summer 1965. 16 Pages. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin card-wraps with mild edge-wear and light grubby marks

The Century Publishing Company, Circ 1945. From the preface: "This volume is the first of a series... will deal with various aspects of Jewish life in S. Africa." Contains a 'Who's Who' section. Appears to be a scarce publication. Information appears to be up to 1942. Logo on 2nd last end paper. Long split to the end papers at the gutter. Some mild foxing to the front and rear prelims. 78 Pages. Contents clean. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Binding: Hardcover. Foxing, small and large splits, some fraying and discolouration marks to the cloth boards.

Rhodes University. From the rear cover: "James Butler... arrived in the Eastern Cape in 1876 as a sickly twenty-two year Londoner recuperating from a series illness. 'Jim' was a Quaker, teetotaller and later newspaper editor, recorded down-to-earth fashion the daily life, politics, natural history and social encounters of this far-off corner of the colonies." Re-edited and voluminously annoted for publication by the author. 330 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound.

A A Balkema. Johan Buttner joined the Dutch East India Company as a soldier in 1711. Chapters include: Account of the Cape; Brief description of Natal and Journal extracts on East Indies. 161 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition.Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear and foxing to boards.

Johannesburg Art Gallery. Illustrated catalogue to the exhibition held at the Johannesburg Gallery. XII colour plates. First edition. Condition: Very good. softcover

Johannesburg Art Gallery, 1986. Catalogue. Cover illustration of Maud Sumner "Portrait of an Artist". Edge-wear. Rubbing to covers with creasing to spine and a mark on the rear cover. Some highlighting and marginalia.

A D Donker. Tracing the beginnings and early development of the suburbs of Johannesburg in a series of over 325 historical b&w and colour postcards. Foxing and toning to fropnt and rear prelims. 165 Pages. Binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear to extremities with a few small nicks and closed tears. Sunning to spine, top edge and to parts of the covers. Binding: Hardcover. Edge-wear to extremities. Sunning to edges.

H Hobbs, Circa 1943. Signed and inscribed by author in March 1943 on the front fep. Foxing to front and rear prelims with light scattered foxing in places. Social life in India. 304 Pages. Illustration of 'Spence's Hotel, Calcutta, 1880'. 304 Pages. Binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards. Edge-wear and fraying to extremities. Bumping to corners. Lightly soiled boards.

The Brenthurst Press. Memoirs of John Currey. From the labours of soldiering, farming and copper mining to politics, eventually ending up as Steward of the Groote Schuur Estate in Cape Town. Standard edition of 850 copies bound in cloth. Rose tint to top edge. Small bookseller's label on front flyleaf. 275 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. Standard edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some edge-wear and creasing. 1cm closed tear on lower edge. Binding: Hardcover. Deep rose-coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering on a black background on the spine.

The Brenthurst Press (Pty) Ltd, 1986. Memoirs of John Currey. From the labours of soldiering, farming and copper mining to politics, eventually ending up as Steward of the Groote Schuur Estate in Cape Town.

The Brenthurst Press. Memoirs of John Currey. From the labours of soldiering, farming and copper mining to politics, eventually ending up as Steward of the Groote Schuur Estate in Cape Town. Standard edition of 850 copies bound in cloth. Deep rose tint to top edge. Very light foxing to fore- and lower page edges. 275 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. Standard Edition.Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear to extremities especially spine edges. Some light sunning to the spine. Binding: Hardcover. Deep rose-coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering on a black background on the spine.

Self published., 1973. Dissertation on obtaining the degree of Doctor of Medicine, The Medical Faculty of the University of Dusseldorf submitted by Fritz Zimmermann. Text: German with English.

Royal Society of South Africa., 1992.