History from Quagga Books

Howard Timmins. First volume in the series. Numbered copy 696 of 1500 copies. Epic battles between the Zulu, British and Dutch in the mid-19th Century. With maps, illustrations and photographs of the battles. Foxing to front and rear prelims. Light toning to the edges of all pages. Previous owner's name on front fep. Contents clean and firmly bound.… Read more about this item

Kwela Books. Dramatic images documenting the violence, heartache and hope of South Africa's transitional years to the election in 1994. Abrasions to the title page and page 136 where the pages have been previously stuck together. Foxing to front and rear end papers and fep. 144 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust… Read more about this item

Chronicle Books. Scrapbook of Karen Blixen's life on her coffee farm in Kenya. Local fables, day-to-day life in the hills, hunters, wayfarers and settlers and of the local people. Featuring Dinesen's photographs and writings of the time and b&w images of wildlife by Peter Beard. Unpaginated. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition; Very good. Binding: Softcover. Some mild… Read more about this item

Morija Museum & Archives. Portrait of Lesotho's capital city from the time of the dinosaurs, early hunters, first permanent settlements, Cape and Colonial rule, Anglo Boer War, two world wars to the pre-independence era of early 1960s to the formation of the city in 1993. Includes aerial views and historical maps. Foxing to top edge. 256 Pages. Contents clean… Read more about this item

School of Architecture, University of Natal. , 1979. A project required for the subject "Urban and Landscape Design" at the University of Natal. Previous owner's stamp on the verso of the front cardwrap. 275 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Binding: Softcover. Edge-wear to extremities. 2cm split at the footer. Some creasing and abrasions to the spine. Light discolouration… Read more about this item

C Struik (Pty) Ltd. Limited edition of 750 copies, This is No. 17 of the 50 bound in de luxe binding. Some toning with a spot of foxing to front and rear end prelims. Light toning to page edges. 9 portrait illustrations. 344 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Facsimile reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Full leather.… Read more about this item

George Allen & Unwin. 2 Volumes only covering the period 1795-1847. Long split with a tide mark to the end papers of Vol 1. Toning to feps. Dark tint to top edges with toning to fore- and lower edges. 4th Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with nicks and splits to the header and footer. Edge-wear… Read more about this item

C. Struik, 1964. An excellent set of the facsimile reprint of the "Star" edition (1916-1927) plus the additional volume titled "Catalogue of South African Books and Pamphlets. The following titles include: Volume I: Ethnography and Condition of South Africa before A.D. 1505. Volumes II, III and IV: History of South Africa Before 1795. Volumes V, VI, VII, VIII and… Read more about this item

C Struik. Vol 1: 1883-1852; Vol 2: 1853-1861; Vol 3A: 1862-1865; & 3B: 1865-1868. Volumes 3A and 3B contain the 3rd volume of the original edition. Some light toning to free end papers. Light thumbing. Vol 2 & 3B have a couple of abrasions to front board. Two tiny tears to lower edge of front board of Vol… Read more about this item

C Struik (Pty) Ltd. Africana Collectanea Series. Vol XXV. No. 18 of 50 copies in de luxe binding of a limited edition of 750 numbered copies. 16 illustrations. 1 fold-out map with some light foxing. Mild toning to front and rear end papers. 358 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Facsimile reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Full… Read more about this item

C Struik (Pty) Ltd. The story of Cape Town's streets, lanes and squares. Illustrated end papers. Previous owner's name and date on front fep. 11 colours plates. Foxing to front and rear prelims and all edges. Thumbing. 188 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Fair. 5cm closed tears to the folds.… Read more about this item

Jonathan Ball. A selection of writing from 30 authors about South Africa from the earliest encounters between colonists and original inhabitants to the discovery of wealth on the diamond and gold fields, from the Boer War to the tragedy of apartheid. 510 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Mild edge-wear.

Privately published. No 880 of the Standard Edition limited to1000 copies. Considered a 'Victorian' painter, Methven devoted a great deal of his time to painting. He is remembered as the founding father of the Durban Art Gallery. Methven was a musician and author of two sketchbooks of harbour views. This volume contains reproductions in colour of almost… Read more about this item

Voortrekkerpers. Text: Afrikaans. Volume 1: 1652 - 1806. Volume II: 1806 - 1854. Volume III: 1854 - 1881. Some light thumbing. Toning and foxing to top edges. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust javcket: Good. Some light edge-wear to all 3 dust jackets. Binding: Hardcover. Light edge-wear.

Cambridge University Press. Vol 1: From early times to 1885. (467 Pages); Vol 2: 1885 to 1994. (724 Pages). Thumbing to both volumes. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Paperback edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Some mild edge-wear.

Book Club Associates. Biography of a Zulu king who built up an immense army of skilled and highly disciplined warriors in a space of 12 years. Some mild foxing to front and rear prelims as well as all edges. Inscription on front fep. 383 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Reprint. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Poor. Lacks half… Read more about this item

Maskew Miller Ltd. Contents: Oliver the Spy; Samuel Eusebius Hudson; Paddy Farrel; Inspector John King; William Layton Sammon ("Sam Sly"); Charles Barter; Peter Cormack Sutherland; and Natal Settlers from Charles Dicken's London. 165 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Toning to feps. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Full leather. Fine binding.

Dennis Edwards & Co.. A personal collection of miscellaneous articles and illustrations from the Cape Illustrated Magazine in re-purposed blue boards (1895 - 1897). e,g A trip to the Cederberg; A Zulu Wedding; Vintage advertising. One page lacks the lower corner. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Light bumping to lower corners. Tiny split to header.

G Bell and Sons Ltd. Candid history recounting the Empire's acquisition of the countries that make up Southern Rhodesia - Mashonaland and Matabeleland. Some light toning to end papers. Foxing to prelims and all edges. 391 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Poor. Thin paper-wraps. Open tears. Creasing. Lacks header… Read more about this item

Circa 1869. Sequal volume to "Sketches of Monmouthsire". Historical description of the Castles, Alleys and principal Buildings, pedigrees of the principal families, statistics, situation and objects of interest in each parish of the county. Slight glue stain on free end paper when a lable has been lifted. Previous owner with inscription "Thomas Jones. Michael Stoney-Y-Vedw. 7 illustrations. Page 97… Read more about this item