Natural History from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Durban: the author, 2018) 9780620821810. Signed by the author on the title page. 210 x 140 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 288; colour plates. Light crease to top fore-corner of upper cover. Near-fine condition. "Life of a Snake Rescuer is all about my personal accounts of my most extraordinary rescue calls for Black Mambas, Cobras, Pythons and even Crocodiles! From… Read more about this item

(London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2010) 9781857885330. 214 x 134 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xii + 241 + (ii); colour plates. Crease to bottom fore-corner of upper cover. Very good condition. "Join Peter Allison for hair-raising and hilarious tales of Africa, animals and close escapes, and come through amazed - but without a scratch. It shouldn't be fun to be… Read more about this item

(Gibraltar: Ashanti, 1990) 1874800057. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers; pp. ix + (i) + 158; line drawings throughout. Lamination lifting slightly at joint of upper board. Near-fine condition. The author’s third book. ‘I was asked by my publisher to write down in essence what I saw as being a “Veld Sketchbook”. Well, I see it as being a collection… Read more about this item

(Pinetown: Southbound, 2017) 9780994656155. 233 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 256; photographs and some line drawings in text. Slight curl to corners of wrappers; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. Uncommon. Foreword by Ian Player. "This is an autobiographical account of a career in conservation and of an abiding love affair with Spirit of the Wilderness, a Piper… Read more about this item

(Gaborone: Shell Oil Botswana, 1998) 9991202412. 210 x 145 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 213 + (xi); full-page, full-colour illustrations of the trees, their fruit and leaves; numerous monochrome sketches. Earlier owner's name label inside upper cover, plus ownership inscription to the designated page. Very good condition. "This book is the first in a series of guidebooks on the Okavango… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009) 9781868423156. 197 x 128 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. xiv + 388; plates; maps. Near-fine condition. "This is a collection of stories about the life of a bushveld conservationist as it is lived at the ground level by that elite band of men and women who guard the Kruger National Park - at the cost… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Penguin, 2008) 9780143185581. 198 x 125 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. viii + 369, incl. index; photographs; map. Very good condition. "James Stevenson-Hamilton's South African Eden, a classic of ecology, is a memoir of over four decades of service as warden of what became the world renowned Kruger National Park. With a new concept in preserving the indigenous wilds,… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1981) 0869540939. Folio (350 x 257 mm); lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. ix + (iii) + 159, incl. index; beautiful full-colour plates; line drawings. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn and a bit foxed to reverse side; bumps to head and tail of spine; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper;… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: A.A. Balkema, 1981) 0869611216. Title continues: incorporating the latest research and changes in nomenclature. Dustwrapper title reads 'Succulent Flora of Southern Africa: A comprehensive and authoritative guide to 164 genera in nine family groups'. 4to; original green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, and with gilt device to upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xvi +… Read more about this item

(London: Cassell, 1937). First edition. 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in black on spine; no dustwrapper; endpaper maps; pp. xxi + (i) + 311, incl. index; plates. Lightly sunned backstrip somewhat worn at head and tail; corners rubbed; earlier owner's penned name deleted with felt pen on front free endpaper and half-title; very occasional fox spot. Good condition. "More than… Read more about this item

([Pretoria]: Water Research Commission, 2009) 9781770057777. 268 x 210 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xxii + 377; lavishly illustrated with maps, diagrams, current and historical photographs and artwork, largely in full colour. Near-fine condition. 'The aim of this book is to provide a fresh perspective on rivers and river management in Cape Town, using the lenses of time and space.… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Struik, 2007) 9781770072459. 280 x 215 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 64; illustrated in full colour. Very good condition. "Get Bushwise - A Desert Safari takes readers on a journey of discovery through the deserts of Southern Africa. Here readers encounter fascinating creatures, from the lizard that dances to keep cool, to a species of tenebrionid beetle, which… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Struik, 2007) 186872736X. 280 x 215 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 64; illustrated in full colour. Very good condition. "Get Bushwise - A Desert Safari takes readers on an intriguing journey of discovery through the African Bushveld. Here, readers encounter fascinating animals of all sizes, ranging from termites to prehistoric-looking rhinos, and discover the lifestyles, particular characteristics and… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Jacana, 2004) 1919931791. 234 x 166 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (ii) + 79, incl. index; full-colour illustrations throughout. Fine condition. "This book will give you a broader, and more detailed, insight into the fascinating world of wildlife here. There is far more to the Pilanesberg than just finding lions! Pilanesberg is one of the… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: T. V. Bulpin / Books of Africa, 1982) 0949956236. Folio; original green boards, with gilt device to upper board and spine lettered in gilt; pictorial dustwrapper (housed in Brodart protector); pictorial endpapers; pp. 319, including index; illustrated with maps, line drawings, reproductions of colour wildlife paintings, and photographs. Dustwrapper ever so slightly rubbed. Very good condition.… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press, 1998) 1919713034. 240 x 172 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. xxx + 559 + (ii), incl. index; 16 colour plate pages; several maps; profusely illustrated with line drawings, tables, diagrams. Ever so slightly rubbed; trace of spotting to edges; gift inscription to dedication page. Very good condition. "Whether you are a bird-watcher, and… Read more about this item

(London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925). Crown 8vo; original green cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. 140 + publisher's adverts.; plates. Earlier owner's name, with date, signed on front free endpaper; scattered foxing. Good condition. (SABIB 1, p. 651; Hosken, p. 177) "This little book contains articles on and references to the Migratory Springbucks of… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Struik, 1998) 1868721639. Full title from upper cover. 210 x 210 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 104, including index; photographs; distribution maps; artwork; maps of key routes. Trace of curl to corners of wrappers; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. .

(Pretoria: Briza Publications, 2006) 1875093524. 240 x 210 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. x + 214, incl. index; lavishly illustrated with numerous photographs of plants and representative vegetation communities, maps, diagrams. Near-fine condition. "Land users in the spectacularly wild and open landscape of the Karoo have chosen to earn a living in a harsh and capricious environment. The unpredictability of… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1970). 4to; green boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxvii + (i) + 144, incl. index; colour paintings; line drawings. Dustwrapper very slightly tanned and edgeworn, with some small tape marks to reverse; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. An attractively-illustrated guide to the identification and cultivation of some… Read more about this item