Select Books Africana Catalogue 57: March 2012
AFRICANA CATALOGUE no. 57
March 2012
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CONTENTS:
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS
ART & ARTISTS
CAPE TOWN & ENVIRONS
Recent publications relating to the Cape
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON
SOUTH AFRICA
Recent publications relating to South Africa
NORTH OF THE LIMPOPO
Recent publication relating to the North
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Recent fiction
FLORA & FAUNA
Recent publications on Fauna
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR (1899-1902)
NELSON MANDELA
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Select Books Africana Catalogue 57: March 2012
SIGNED & INSCRIBED BOOKS
1Alexander, David.SANIPASS:riding the dragon.Durban: [Privately published, 1992].
156 p.: ill., ports., map.Paperback.Signed & dated by Alexander on title page.R125
The SaniPass breaches the Drakensberg escarpment on the border of Natal and snakes its way into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho- not a route for the faint-hearted!
2Alexander, F.L.ART IN SOUTH AFRICA = KUNS IN SUID-AFRIKA:painting, sculpture and graphic work since 1900 = skilderkuns beeldhoukuns en grafiek sedert 1900.Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1940.
171 p.: ill. (some col.), ports.4to. Cloth, frayed along top edge with chip to top of spine. Name & address on front free endpaper.Signed by Alexander on title page and by Elsa Marshall, May Hillhouse, Nell Kaye, Molly D'Arcy Thompson, Katrine Harries, Enslin du Plessis and Maggie Laubser on half title page. R1000
3Aronson, Theo.ROYAL AMBASSADORS:British Royalties in Southern Africa, 1860-1947.Cape Town: David Philip, 1975.
144 p.: ill., genealogical table as frontis., map.Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper.Signed by Aronson on title page. R125
4Axelson, Eric [translator & ed.].VASCO DA GAMA:the diary of his travels through African waters, 1497-1499.Somerset West: Stephan Phillips, 1998.
102 p.: ill. (some col.), ports. (1 col. as frontis.), maps (some col.).Paper covered boards, d.w. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.Signed by Axelson on front free endpaper. R200
A day-to-day narrative of the struggle to find the sea route to India, detailing the hardships encountered by the sailors on their epic voyage.
5Bailey, John.WAR CLOUDS AND HONEYMOONS. Cape Town: Privately published, 1994.
viii, 93 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps (1 on endpapers).4to. Paperback.Signed by Bailey on title page. R200
The golden age of sea travel between the Needles and Table Bay on a Union-Castle mailship is recalled though the use of diaries, contemporary news reports and photographs.
6Blaiberg, Philip.LOOKING AT MY HEART. London: Heinemann, 1969.
130 p.: ports.Paper covered boards, d.w.Signed & dated by Blaiberg and Chris Barnard on title page. R1000
Blaiberg was the second recipient of a human donor heart, the operation being performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard and his team.
7Boeseken, Anna.SLAVES AND FREE BLACKS AT THE CAPE, 1658-1700. Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977.
208 p.: maps on endpapers.Paper covered boards, d.w. browned along edges & with spotting to page edges.Signed by Boeseken on half title page. R600
Dr Boeseken worked for many years in the State Archives and her great knowledge of the Dutch, the VOC and early Cape history enabled her to produce a number of books on the early settlement of the Cape.
8Bosman, Herman Charles & Mynhardt, Patrick [comp.]CELEBRATING BOSMAN:a centenary selection of Herman Charles Bosman's stories; compiled by Patrick Mynhardt.Johannesburg: WitsUniversity Press, 2005.
219 p.Paperback.Signed & dated at Groot Marico with an inscription from Mynhardt on title page. R100
9Breytenbach, Breyten.DOG HEART:a travel memoir.Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1998.
204 p.: ports.Paperback with endflaps. Ownership details on half title page.Signed & dated inscription from Breytenbach on title page. R250
Breytenbach's "celebration of the Boland of his youth, with the gathered experience of the years…" Endflap.
10Bulpin, T.V.LOST TRAILS OF THE TRANSVAAL;line illustrations by A.A. Telford and C.T.A. Maberly.4th ed. Cape Town: Books of Africa, 1983.
474 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., map on endpapers.Pict. paper covered boards.Signed by Bulpin on title page. R500
"This book represents the combined material of several earlier works: LOST TRAILS OF THE LOW VELD; THE GOLDEN REPUBLIC; STORM OVER THE TRANSVAAL and LOST TRAILS OF THE TRANSVAAL (1956 edition). Much new material has also been added…" Author's note.
11Castell, Robin.ST HELENA ILLUSTRATED, 1502-1902. Limited ed. Cape Town: National Book Printers Group, 1998.
[16] p.of text, 172 p. of ill. (some col.), ports., maps.4to. Pict. paper covered boards, with gilding, d.w.Signed inscription from Castell on front free endpaper. R200
12Cloete, Stuart.TURNING WHEELS. 11th impression. London: St James Place, 1974.
380 p.Paper covered boards.Signed inscription from Tiny Cloete on title page.R50
A classic novel of the Great Trek. Tiny was Cloete's wife.
13Coates Palgrave, Olive H.TREES OF CENTRAL AFRICA:painted by Olive H. Coates Palgrave; descriptions by Keith Coates Palgrave; photographs by Deric and Paul Coates Palgrave.2nd impression. Salisbury: National Publications Trust, 1957.
xxvii, 466 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. frontis., map.4to. Cloth, d.w. browned & with chips to edges of spine. Name on fornt free endpaper.Signed by Olive, Keith, Deric and Paul Coates Palgrave on verso of title page. R900
Consists of "...water colour paintings of one hundred and ten of the trees met in the Federation of Central Africa…each coloured plate is accompanied by a habitat photograph of the tree." Introduction. Also includes the indigenous names of the trees and their medicinal uses, where known.
14Cole, Barbara.THE ELITE:the story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service.De luxe ed. Durban: Three Knights, 1984.
449 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps.Full leather, a.e.g. Skivertex slip case with SAS badge in metal laid down on front cover. Book mark present.No. 1101 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by Cole on preliminary page. R3000
15Damant, D.G.THE DAMANTS AND THEIR PARTY:the 1820 Settlers from Norfolk.[Port Elizabeth]: The Historical Society of Port Elizabeth, [198-].
144 p.: ill., ports.Paper covered boards, d.w. with some insect damage along edges. Newspaper cutting laid down on front free endpaper.Cover subtitle: Some account of an enterprising family and the Settlers they brought to South Africa. No 115 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Signed by Damant on title page.
R550
The Damant family settled in the GamtoosValley and party members founded the towns of Hankey and Somerset East. One of the scarcer 1820 Settler histories.
16Daniels, Eddie.THERE AND BACK:RobbenIsland 1964-1979.Cape Town: Mayibuye Books, 1998.
251 p.: ill., ports. (Mayibuye history and literature series; no. 83).Paperback.Signed & dated inscription from Daniels on half title page. R150
Daniels, a member of the Liberal Party of South Africa, was banned, detained, imprisoned and banned again because of his opposition to apartheid. He served a 15 year sentence on RobbenIsland in the company of Mandela, Sisulu, Kathrada and others.
17D'Aubrey, Jeannette D.PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO THE SHARKS FOUND OFF THE EASTCOAST OF SOUTH AFRICA. Durban: South African Association for Marine Biological Research, 1964.
95 p.: ill. (Investigational report; no. 8).Paperback. Spotting to page edges & preliminary pages.Signed inscription from D'Aubrey on title page. R100
18Davids, Achmat.THE HISTORY OF THE TANA BARU:the case for the preservation of the Muslim cemetry [sic] at the top of Longmarket Street.Cape Town: Committee for the Preservation of the Tanu Baru, 1985.
xiii, 161 p.: ill., plans.Pict. paper covered boards, d.w.Signed & dated inscription from Davids on front free endpaper. R550
The TanaBaruCemetery is the oldest existing MuslimCemetery in South Africa, probably already in use in 1772. It is the final resting place of the pioneers of Islam in South Africa.
19De Vries, Gerry.WINGFIELD:a pictorial history.[Cape Town: G. de Vries], 1991.
310 p.: ill., ports., plan.Pict. paper covered boards.No. 629 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Signed by De Vries on front free endpaper. R350
Wingfield Airfield was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then AFS Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After WWII, the airfield reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonomous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.
20Fisher, John.THAT MISS HOBHOUSE:[the life of a great feminist].London: Secker & Warburg, 1971.
286 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.).Cloth, d.w. price clipped.Signed & dated inscription from Fisher on front free endpaper. R400
21Franklin, Margaret.THE STORY OF GREATBRAKRIVER. Cape Town: C. Struik, 1975.
248 p.: ill., ports., folding genealogical table, maps.Paper covered boards, d.w. rubbed on corners.Signed by Franklin on title page. R350
22Fugard, Athol.THE CAPTAIN'S TIGER:a memoir for the stage.New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999.
64 p.Paperback.Signed inscription from Fugard on half title page.R100
23Gordimer, Nadine.GET A LIFE. London: Bloomsbury, 2006.
187 p.Paperback.Signed by Gordimer on half title page.R150
In this novel, illness leads to the re-evaluation of various lives and relationships. An ecologist undergoes radiation therapy and has to leave his wife and child for a while to avoid contaminating them.
24Green, Lawrence G.AT DAYBREAK FOR THE ISLES. Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1950.
220 p., [13] leaves of ill.: col. folding frontis., ports., maps on endpapers.Cloth, d.w. frayed on edges. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper. Name stamp on half title & title pages.Signed by Green on the half title page. R400
"The book covers a century and a thousand miles of coastline… reveals vividly the lives of some of the most remote people under the South African flag." Endflap. Concentrates on the West Coast and the islands off Namibia. Some of the islands are named Possession, Albatross, Panther, Roast Beef, Plum Pudding, Elephant, Dassen, Seal and Bird.
25Green, Lawrence G.THUNDER ON THE BLAAUWBERG:a book of rare, strange and curious episodes inspired by a storm; personal experiences, encounters with unusual characters, mysteries and legends.Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966.
259 p., [12] p. of plates: ill., col. frontis., ports.Paper covered boards, d.w.Signed by Green on a preliminary page. R350
26Gross, Fanny A.WHO HANGS THE HANGMAN?:a modern approach to punishment.Cape Town: Juta, 1966.
xv, 198 p.Paper covered boards, d.w. slightly frayed along the edges.Signed & dated inscription from Gross on front free endpaper. R125
Gross, a South African attorney, was educated in South Africa and the United States. She examines the harsh sentences handed down by South African courts: in the four years preceding the publication of this work, nearly 400 people had been hanged.
27Hart, Peter.A BOWLFUL OF NAMES. Cape Town: The Historical Society of Cape Town, 2011.
108 p.: ill., ports.Paperback.Signed by Hart on title page.R150
Hart continues his study of the origin of street names in Cape Town, with his focus now on the City Bowl and surrounds, including Gardens, Tamboerskloof, Vredehoek and the Foreshore.
28Heese, H.F.GROEP SONDER GRENSE. Cape Town: University of the Western Cape, 1984.
viii, 89 p.: genealogical tables.4to. Pict. paper wraps.Signed by Heese on title page. R750
One of the most important publications to challenge apartheid. Published during the height of opposition to apartheid and two years before the second State of Emergency. Hans Heese drew on the substantial body of genealogical literature that had grown up around the well kept archives of the N.G.Church (of which his father, J.A. Heese, was archivist). Heese did not reveal anything new, but what he did was to set out plainly (names and dates) when intermarriages had taken place between black and white at the Cape. The reaction to his book was emotional in some quarters and legal threats and worse were aimed at him. Of particular note was that one of the ancestors of Ds. Andries Treurnicht (leader of the Conservative Party which opposed any liberalisation of government policies) was named in the book as having married "Victoria van die Kaap". Jan Hoon, Conservative MP for Kuruman and one of the most implacable opponents of liberalism in South Africa, publically announced his intention to sue Heese. Heese invited Hoon to meet him in the CapeArchives and look at the records with him. The case never came to court! This book shook the foundation of one of the basic tenets upon which apartheid was founded. This slim paperback is scarce in this condition. One of the most important publications in South Africa since 1948.
29Heitman, Helmoed-Romer.SOUTH AFRICAN ARMS & ARMOUR:a concise guide to armaments of the South African Army, Navy and Air Force.Cape Town: Struik, 1988.
192 p.: ill. (some col.).Pict. paper covered boards with small tear to lower edge of spine. Name & address on front endpaper.Signed inscription from Heitman on verso of front free endpaper. R150
30Hey, S.A.THE RAPTURE OF THE RIVER:the autobiography of a South African fisherman.Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1957.
258 p., [81 p. of plates]: ill., (chiefly ports.,1 as frontis.).Cloth, d.w. frayed and rubbed along spine & edges, but extremely unusual to be present.Signed by Hey on a preliminary page. No. 161 of an edition limited to 200 copies. R5000
Based on Hey's carefully kept fishing diaries, recording happy days on rivers, lakes and estuaries in different parts of South Africa over a period of fifty years. As the author of several government Blue Books on inland fisheries, Hey had the unique opportunity of visiting all the worthwhile waters. He grew up in the Border region and started work at the Department of Post and Telegraphs as a teenager. He worked in the Department for the next 47 years, enjoying postings all over South Africa (always close to good fishing spots!). In 1925, the Union Government initiated a survey of all inland waters and Hey was appointed to fulfil the task, despite his lack of formal scientific training. He described every river, stream and vlei in South Africa and as a result the government was able to stock rivers and dams with fish in a more efficient manner. "If you only ever collect one [fishing] book, let it be RAPTURE OF THE RIVER. There will never be another that sums up the soul of South African fly fishing as brilliantly". Paul Curtis, FISHING THE MARGINS, p. 113.
31Hulsman, Belinda.SILENCE OF THE SAN:a collection of poetry on the Bushman of Southern Africa; written and illustrated by Belinda Hulsman; edited by P.J. Harpur and C.A.L. Harpur.Cape Town: Mallard Publishers, 1994.
86 p.: ill.Paperback.Signed by Hulsman on a preliminary page.R100
32Jacobsen, W.B.G.THE FERNS AND FERN ALLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Durban: Butterworths, 1983.
542 p.: ill, tables, range maps, col. map on endpapers.4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. Some spotting to endpapers.Signed by Jacobsen on title page.
R3500
Describes 338 species, sub-species and varieties of these non-flowering plants of southern Africa.
33Jaffer, Zubeida.OUR GENERATION. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 2003.
164 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., ports.Paperback.Signed & dated by Jaffer on half title page. R150
Jaffer was an anti-apartheid activist who, after being arrested, suffered at the hands of her captors. She recalls the physical and emotional highs and lows of her life.
34Kendall, Frances & Louw, Leon.SOUTH AFRICA:the solution.Bisho: Amagi, 1986.
xvi, 237 p.: ill., maps.Paperback.Signed & dated inscription from Kendall & Louw on half title page. R100
Kendall & Louw wrote extensively on South Africa from a liberal perspective.
35Kloppers, Hannes.VELDWAGTER! Johannesburg: Janssonius & Heyns, 1967.
288 p.: ill., ports.Paper covered boards, d.w.Signed & dated by Kloppers, Harry Kirkman & Rocco Knoebel on front free endpaper. R175
Kloppers worked at Skukuza under Harry Kirkman, who was a friend and colleague of the much younger Kloppers. The book includes both his experiences and his memories of Kirkman. Knoebel was head of the Parks Board.
36Koenig, Oskar.SNORTY THE RHINO;with an introduction by Stuart Cloete.Cape Town: Oskar Koenig, 1965.
50 p.: ill., col. frontis.Cloth, d.w. frayed along edges & with tear.Signed inscription from Koenig on front free endpaper. R50
37Le Roux, P.J.UIT DIE KOUP:'n outobiografie van 'n seun wat in die Koup grootgeword het.Stellenbosch: De Oewer, 2004.
225 p.: ports.Paperback.Signed & dated by Le Roux on preliminary page.
R150
After you have passed bustling Matjiesfontein and Laingsburg and before you get to the large towns of Leeu Gamka and Beaufort West, you pass the (now deserted) station of Koup on the N1. It is in the centre of the area called the Koup, which incorporates most of the Karoo. Le Roux grew up on a farm in this area and became a teacher there.
38Levinson, Olga.DIAMONDS IN THE DESERT:the story of August Stauch and his times.Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1983.
172 p.: ill. (some col.), ports., maps.4to. Paper covered boards, d.w.Signed & dated inscription to a prospective miner who had a sea diamond concession at Hondeklipbaai in the late 1970s. R1100
Stauch was a railway worker who stumbled across diamonds at an outpost in the desert area near Luderitz. Levinson follows the fortunes of Stauch and his family, as well as tracing the history of diamonds and of South West Africa / Namibia.
39Levitt, Wilfred.TIME FOR MURDER. Johannesburg: Justified Press, 1990.
199 p.Paperback.Inscibed & dated with the author's compliments.R75
Levitt lived in Cape Town and the novel is set in one of its suburbs.
40McIntyre, Donald.A CENTURY OF "BISHOPS":the DiocesanCollege, Rondebosch, South Africa.De luxe ed. Cape Town: Juta, 1950.
136 p.: ill. (some col.), col. frontis., ports., folding plan.Half calf, worn at top of spine, & cloth with gilding.Signed by McIntyre and the then principal, H. Kidd. No. 36 of an edition limited to 110 copies. R400
"Bishops" is the second oldest school in South Africa, established on 15 March 1849. The standard edition is seen fairly regularly, but the de luxe edition is seldom found- copies being tightly held by ODs!
41Meadows, Keith.SOMETIMES WHEN IT RAINS:white Africans in black Africa.Hillside: Thorntree Press, 2000.