Search Results: Titles starting with K from Quagga Books

Historical Media. Language: Afrikaans. An important historical book about the Cape, the British and the slave trade. 204 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover.

Historical Media. Language: Afrikaans. An important historical book about the Cape, the British and the slave trade. 204 pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Mild edge-wear and sunning.

Historical Media. Language: Afrikaans. An important historical book about the Cape, the British and the slave trade. Small stain mark to the lower edge of the front and rear prelims. Tiny mark on the title page. A few light grubby marks to the lower edges. 204 pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1 Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover.

Stellenbosch Museum. Text: Afrikaans. Research on how the housewives of yesteryear managed their kitchens, equipment and utensils used, the making of coffee, butter, soap, candles, sausages, pickles and preserves. 112 Pages. b&w photographs and illustrations. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. Some mild edge-wear with some light abrasions. Binding: Hardcover. Some milld edge-wear.

Kunsstigting Rembrandt Van Rijn , 1988. Light general scuffing to covers; a neat clean copy.

Rembrandt Van Rijn Art Foundation, 1991. Very slight wear to the cover; a neat clean copy.Numerous black and white and several colour illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name in pencil to the front fep.

David Krut, 2003. Colour illustrations throughout. Taxi is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 1999 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The series aims to extend the profile of South African Artists both locally and abroad. Foxing to top edge. 93 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Softcover. Mild edge-wear.

Hollards. A fascinating record of a mining industry in South Africa's Northern Cape. Asbestos, copper, diamonds, iron ore, limestone, manganese, salt and tiger's eye are mined in the area. 48 Illustrations. Some light foxing to top edge. 185 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Good. Fair to good. Edge-wear to folds and edges. Small abrasions. Some creasing to header. Hardcover. Blue boards with gilt lettering.

Nasionale Pers. A Commission of Enquiry into the Church's upliftment programmes and financial dealings. On August 18, 1945, Sen. Conroy, Minister of Lands, addressed a public meeting at Kakamas and, according to a report in Die Suiderstem of 20 August, made the following statements, among others: "...one of the biggest injustices that has ever been committed is that the Church, under the guise of uplifting work, makes huge profits from the less fortunate." Thin booklet. White label with previous owner's details on verso of front cover. Light toning to pages. Condition: Fair. Binding: Cardwraps. Staplebound. Some open tears, sunning and edge-wear. Covers are loose.

Maskew Miller. As a Professor of Geology, the author sets out his views regarding the drying up of South Africa and how the Kalahari Scheme might possibly be the answer to bring water back to the dry central part of the country. Showing the progressive intensity of the droughts, depopulation of the land and everyone crowding the coastal areas. Includes 3 folding maps. A number of b&w photographs. Bookplate on front fixed end paper. Foxing to front prelims. 163 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Paper covered boards with edge-wear and some soiling. A few damp stains.

Rudiger Koppe. Text: English. Translated from the German. 536 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Mild edge-wear. A spot of rubbing.

Southern Book Publishers, 1988. The Kalahari - a place of mystery and fascination. Colour photographs. 265 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound.\ 1st edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. Mild toning to the verso. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear.

Kalk Bay Historical Association. Contains the transcripts of the talks organised by the Association during 2007 - 2008. Articles covering: Horse transportation in the South Peninsula; Greek Community of Kalk Bay; Origins and forms of selected Cape Peninsula Villages; and Golden years of fishing in Kalk Bay. Cover illustration by Anton Roux. Numerous b&w photographs and illustrations. 121 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin card-wraps with mild edge-wear.

Kalk Bay Historical Association. Contains the transcripts of the talks organised by the Association during 2003 - 2004. Articles covering Maritime charts of the Cape; Steam locos and their successors on the Simon's Town line; Boats, boat owners and skippers of Kalk Bay; Painters and sculptors of Kalk Bay; and Fish Hoek looking back. Numerous b&w photographs and illustrations. Some thumbing. 268 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin card-wraps with light edge-wear.

Michael Walker & The Kalk Bay Historical Association. Signed by the author on the title page. Fascinating history of this quaint fishing village on the False Bay Coast. From a mini-port used by the Dutch to a whaling station to a fishing village and now as a tourist destination with many speciality shops and fine restaurants. Numerous b&w photograps of old buildings, prominent people and sketch plans. 199 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 2nd Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Some mild edge-wear.

Kalk Bay Historical Association. Contains the transcripts of the talks organised by the Association during 2002 - 2003. Articles covering: Arthur Elliott and his early photographs of Kalk Bay; Mayors of Kalk Bay - Muizenberg municipality; Social history of the fishing communities of Rogge Bay, Simon's Town, Hout Bay and Kalk Bay, includes the Italian Community; Kalk Bay Police station; and Kommejtie. Cover illustration by Anton Roux. Numerous b&w photographs and illustrations. 74 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin card-wraps with mild edge-wear.

Kalk Bay Historical Association. Contains the transcripts of the talks organised by the Association during 2001 - 2002. Articles covering: Arthur Elliott and his early photographs of Kalk Bay; Mayors of Kalk Bay - Muizenberg municipality; Social history of the fishing communities of Rogge Bay, Simon's Town, Hout Bay and Kalk Bay, includes the Italian Community; Kalk Bay Police station; and Kommejtie. Cover illustration by Anton Roux. Numerous b&w photographs and illustrations. 218 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin card-wraps with mild edge-wear.

De Nationale Pers. Text: Afrikaans/Dutch. Jack Hindon, also known as 'Dynamite Jack', the most famous of the Boer train wreckers. He was born in Stirling, Scotland, joined the British army as a 'band boy', and deserted in Zululand. During the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902) he and his men specialised in sabotaging British army supply trains.Toning and details of previous owner to front and rear prelims. Some scattered light foxing. 332 Pages. Binding firm. 2nd Edition. Condition: Good-. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with edge-wear, sunning to spine, tears to the header and footer of spine, some discolouration to the cloth.

Day and Son, 1865. A complete set of 20 coloured lithographs with descriptive text. Disbound and now housed in a custom solander box of green cloth. Condition is very good. Last two plates and accompanying text with some soiling, mostly to the margins. Some tissue repairs to the edges of a number of plates and text pages. It is stated that "perhaps no colony has been more frequently and variously described than that of the Cape of Good Hope; and yet there are few countries which have been so long under European domination, less known and appreciated abroad... The pen has often been employed to describe South African scenery and life, but hitherto no worthy attempt has been made pictorially to illustrate the peculiar features and characteristics of the country... The author visited and sketched every one of the localities in this series." The scenes depicted are confined, with one exception, to the Easter Province of the Colony and British Kaffraria, and are illustrative of that part of South Africa… Read More

Taschen. Language: German / English / French. Inscription on half-title page. B&w illustrations. 190 Pages. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Mild edge-wear.