Search Results: Titles starting with W from Quagga Books

Human & Rousseau. Text: Afrikaans. The third part of a series by the author on the early history and border conflict in the south of the country in the year 1799. Some mild scattered foxing. 285 Pages. 2nd Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear to extremities.Binding: Hardcover. Olive green boards with some mild edge-wear.

Tafelberg. Signed by the author. No. 569 of a limited edition of 800 copies signed by the author. The story of the houses, estates and the generations that grew up on the banks of the Liesbeek river and the and Van Riebeeck's wagon road to Wynberg. Toning to feps. 88 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Sunning to spine and edges with a 3cm closed tear to the header. Foxing to verso as well as the rear cover. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear.

A D Donker. Who would have been aware that Voortrekker settlers lived in the area of Sandton, Johannesburg in the first half of the 19th Century. And a few kilometres north would be a few isolated farmers. From personal knowledge, the author describes the quaint and amusing conditions when milk was delivered by van and the telephone exchange was happy to take messages for the lady next door. Over 100 delightful old photographs many of which were taken during the 1890s by one of the original settlers, Max Weber. 1st Edition. Condition: Good to very good. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear with small abrasions to the folds. Light foxing to the verso. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear.

Printed by Cape Times LTD, Cape Town, 1917. A single issue magazine published on board the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces troop transport, the Waitemata. It departed from New Zealand in January 1917 carrying troops destined for the trenches of Europe. Bound in olive green, pictorial paper wraps. Inscription to the verso of front panel. Ship's roll to rear. Overall a very good copy.

Ann Hoffman. Delightful children's story which takes place in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. Sylvie, a lonely water sprite searches for a loyal friend and the discovery of true friendship. A number of illustrations. 46 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm.

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

A A Balkema. Considered one of the minor classics of our Africana. Includes the journey from Cape Town to Plettenberg Bay. Small bookseller's label on front fep. Tiny open tears to 3 prelim pages. 2 small stain marks and a scribble to the top and fore-edges. 198 Pages. Facsimile edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some mild edge-wear and grubby marks. Ghosting to covers and verso. Binding: Hardcover. Marbled boards over white faux leather spine.

Pretoria Art Museum. Thin catalogue produced for the exhibition in the major cities of South Africa during 1979 and 1980. 24 Pages. Condition: Fair+. Binding: Softcover. Card-wraps. Foxing and handling marks. Some edge-wear.

A D Donker. An anthology looking closely at some of the unique qualities of the artist's art and personality. 222 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good to very good. Some light edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth covered boards.

C Struik Publishers. A monographic study of one of South Africa's leading artists. Small inscription in blue ink on the front fep. 64 Pages. 1st Edition. Good. Fair+. Edge-wear with small open and closed tears. Soiling. Clear tape on the verso reinforcing larger closed tears to the edges. Binding: Hardcover. A few tiny abrasions. Light sunning to the lower edge.

N.V.A. Oosthoek's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1930. A collection of texts and notes as observed by S.P. L'Honoré Naber. Includes fold-able maps and inserted reprints.

C Struik. Africana Collectanea Volume XVII / XVIII. No. 5 of 50 specially bound de luxe copies. Includes foldout map at the rear. Some toning to front prelims. Browning to top, fore- and part of lower page edges. 330 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Facsimile reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Half leather with mild edge-wear to corners and header.

Privately published. From the Introduction: "Warclouds and Honeymoons - with its diary of a young bride, its liberal usage of contemporary press reports and a selection of available photographic materials - attempts to recall something of this golden age of sea travel between the Needles and Table Bay." Numerous b&w photographs of the liners; vintage illustrations; lists of passengers; menus and memories. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Softcover. Thick card wraps. Some edge-wear with light creasing.

Adam & Charles Black. Previous owner's details on half-title page.

Ashanti, 1991. South African Maritime Operations during World War II - black and white illustrations throughout. Mild foxing to top edge. 356 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Mild edge-wear.

Smith, Elder & Co.. Patterned end papers with previous owner's name on front fep. Age toning to all pages. 1cm closed tear to title page and 3cm closed tear to Preface. Small abrasion on rear fixed end paper. 156 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear to extremities. Gilt lettering.

The Brenthurst Press, 1981. Numerous illustrations. Some foxing to front and rear prelims. Mild thumbing. 287 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good to very good. Dust jacket: Good. Some edge-wear with a 1cm closed tear and creasing to front fold. Some light sunning. Small nick to the spine. Binding: Hardcover.

The Brenthurst Press, 1981. Numerous illustrations. Mild thumbing. 287 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight.

2009. 'A catalogue of Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection which was purchased by the National Maritime Museum [National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London] in 2002, having been assembled by Graham-Stewart over a period of 14 years. The Collection explores aspects of the West African, Transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trades from the mid eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries, and includes material relating to the abolition of slavery"

Sphere Books Ltd. A history of the Zulu nation from their rise under Shaka to their destruction by the British Colonial and military policy. A fair account of the trials, errors and triumphs of Imperial Policy in Natal. Bookplate and previous owner's name on verso of front cover. Foxing to verso of covers. Heavy creasing to spine with edge-wear and some rubbing to the edges. Foxing to all edges. Some thumbing. Light tidemark to the lower page edges of the rear prelims. 670 Pages. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Binding: Softcover