Recent Arrivals from Quagga Books

MacMillan and Co. Ltd. Following the fortunes of the cavalry in the South African War and dealing chiefly with the work of the mounted troops under the leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir John French. The author was acting as Special Correspondent with the column of Sir Redvers Buller in Natal and later with the army of Lord Roberts in the… Read more about this item

D E M'Connell & Co., Circa 1902. Contents: Emigration; South African Federation; Law and Language; Africander Party; Rhodesia; Problems and Possibilities; Future of the Mining Industry; Agricultural Outlook; Wool-Growing; South African Railways; Health Resorts; Commerical Prospects; Future of the South African Constabulary; Mr Chamberlain and the Boer Generals; Mr Chamberlain's Mission and Its Result; Itinerary of Mr Chamberlains Tour… Read more about this item

Winchester Press. This edition is limited to350 numbered sets. Vol. 1, 2 and 3 of set number 113. 1376 pp including indices; Frontispiece portraits. Numerous plates in color and b/w; Introduction by R.F. Kennedy; mild cockling to fore-edges of volumes. Volume I - Mammals, 259pp, 53 plates, Weight 2.2 kg; Volume II - Birds, 488pp, 114… Read more about this item

The Loreto Convent at Sea Point was a particularly good example of Italian Renaissance style in architecture, in the Florentine tradition. Gained the Cape Provincial Institute's Bronze Award for Building of the Year in 1934. Demolished in the 1980s. 6 x 23x15.5cm black and white photographs. Marbled end papers with menders tape reinforcing the gutter at the front and… Read more about this item

Ardmore ceramic art studio is situated on a farm in the Champagne Valley of the KwaZulu Natal Drakensberg. Includes 28 Artists cards plus 7 duplicates all with biographical details on the verso. Condition: Good. Binding: Plastic file with sleeves.

Oxford . From the preface: "Although the extracts include only about one-sixth of the original work they will be found to cover the whole story, so far as it is told in Burchell's two volumes and the most vital parts of the narrative have been included.". Small fold-out map at the rear. Previous owner's name on front… Read more about this item

Grosset & Dunlap. Each volume contains a vivid narrative of the opera's story, interspersed with bits of the actual themes and arias. Beautiful colour and b&w scence by distinguished artists. All have patterned end papers. Closed and open tears, rubbing, some creasing, foxing and toning to the dust jackets. Previous owner's name on front feps. Contents clean and binding… Read more about this item

3 volumes. Profusely illustrated mostly with b&w photographs, a number of colour plates and illustrations. 1 map at the rear of volume I and II. This is a heavy item weighing 5.5kg and will incur additional shipping. 2nd Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with light edge-wear and rubbing. Dull gilt lettering.

John & Erica Platter. News, insights and guidance on wine. Inscription to previous owner on front fep. 192 Pages. Contents clean. Foxing to top edges, Binding sound. Revised editionVery good. Softcover. Faux leather. Bright gilt lettering.

Dodd, Mead & Company. A good cook never wastes". This book is intended for the use of those housekeepers and cooks who wish to know how to make the most wholesome and palatable dishes at the least possible cost. New endpapers. Some marginalia to pages 22 and 23. Foxing and toning to page edges. Light soiling marks to some… Read more about this item

Exhbition for the 10th AGM of the Cape Postcard Society, hinging around Nelson Mandela and others supporting this struggle. Part One: "The Struggle for Freedom"; Part Two: "Cards by Artists"; Part Three: Ravan Press. 95 modern postcards from 1950s to the present day. 64 Pages in plastic sleeves. Condition: Good. Binding: Lever Arch file.… Read more about this item

Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art. No. 59 of 500 copies. Inscribed at the rear. Published for the exhibition on 6 Feburary - to 29 March 2003. Artists include: Alan Alborough, Jane Alexander, Walter Battiss, Hans Bellmer, William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas, Cyprian Shilakoe, Cecil Skotnes et al. … Read more about this item

Benedikt Taschen. A broad selection of over 140 illustrations from four decades. From his homoerotic manifesto of 1928 to his works from the early 60s. 143 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good+. Mild edge-wear. Light foxing to the verso with pale lemon tone to the edges. Binding: Hardcover. Red faux… Read more about this item

Clarendon Press. Illustrated by a series of sketches made by Lady Anne Barnard. Frontispiece of Lady Anne Lindsay about 1782 59 illustrations. Some foxing and toning to all edges. Foxing to front and rear end papers. 343 Pages. Contents clean. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with dull gilt. Sunning to spine. Edge-wear to… Read more about this item

Human & Rousseau, 1974. No.10 of Limited edition of 200 copies signed by Guy Butler (see colophon at rear of book). The origins of English-speaking South Africa, in particular the large group of settlers who arrived in the Eastern Cape in 1820. Some foxing to prelims and all edges. Light thumbing. 366 pages. Limited de Luxe… Read more about this item

J F Midgley. An overview of the beginnings of Kommetjie. 15 b&w photographs. 19 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Staplebound. Toning to cardwraps. 2cm split at footer.

Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel. Text: Afrikaans. Biography. A look at the economic history of the Afrikaner and Dr Louw's link with Sanlam. Published in memory of Dr Louw's 80th birthday on 15 August 1968. A number of b&w photographs. Signature of M S Louw tipped in on the front fixed end paper. Foxing and toning to front and rear end papers.… Read more about this item

A A Balkema. Text: Afrikaans and English. Completely revised edition augmented and rewritten by C Pama. Volume 1: A-M; Volume 2: N-Z. Pale discolouration mark across Vol. 1. Mild toning to end papers. 1217 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. Revised edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with mild edge-wear to corners. some rubbing to the… Read more about this item

Harper Perennial. Part biography, part history and art. Tracing the brief life of Charlotte Salomon from the heart of Berlin's Jewish community to a brief exile in the south of France, and finally to Auschwitz where she died at the age of 26. 290 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Reprint. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Some edge-wear. … Read more about this item

Purnell & Sons. Complete 3 volume set which are increasingly hard to find. Some foxing and toning to end papers. Vol 1: Abrasions to spine of dust jacket. Vol 2: Some foxing Some toning and light foxing to feps of all volumes. Condition: Good to very good. Dust jacket: Good+. Some edge-wear to extremitites of all… Read more about this item