Social History from Quagga Books

Purnell. Text by Brian Barrow. Includes 6 stories of real people of District Six. B&w full page photographs of people and daily life. Unpaginated. Contents clean and binding sound. 2nd Edition. Excellent condition. Hardcover. Boards in excellent condition.

Hamish Hamilton. Exploring the diamond magnates' personalities, namely Cecil Rhodes, Barnato brothers and their nephews, Jack, Woolf and Solly Joel; Alfred Beit and Joseph B Robinson. Some foxing and toning to front and rear prelims. Scattered foxing to some pages. Light foxing to fore- and lower page edges. Maroon tint to top edge. 335 Pages. Binding sound. … Read more about this item

Central Committeee for the Van Riebeeck Festival. Text in English (138 pages) and Afrikaans (130 pages). Commemorating the establishment of the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope by Jan Van Riebeeck in 1652. Country-wide national festival. Vintage colour and b&w advertising. Some foxing to half-title page. Some small open tears at the gutter of the Afrikaans cover. Contents… Read more about this item

Human & Rousseau. The third in the author's trilogy of books on the sea approaches of the Western Cape. Tragedy of storms shipwrecks and colourful characters. Illustrated with 110 monochrome and colour pictures showing life in False Bay. 16 charts and maps. Foxing to front and rear prelims. 181 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition.… Read more about this item

Jonathan Ball. A dramatic emergence and tragic decline of the Zulu Kingdom. Light foxing to the top edge. 517 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Some rubbing to the spine.

The Century Publishing Company, Circ 1945. From the preface: "This volume is the first of a series... will deal with various aspects of Jewish life in S. Africa." Contains a 'Who's Who' section. Appears to be a scarce publication. Information appears to be up to 1942. Logo on 2nd last end paper. Long split to the end papers at… Read more about this item

Jonathan Ball. From the flyleaf: "First serious study of the physical history of the older towns of an area of the former 'Cape Colony' reaching north as far as Calvinia and east to Grahamstown and Colesberg. Over 700 illustrations of early watercolours and pioneer photographs record their appearance up to the beginning of the 20th century. An invaluable reference… Read more about this item

Chronicling the origins of the Pretoria Jewish Community for future generations up to 1930. Contents include: Early beginnings; Economic and social progress; Congregation; Boer War period; Social and community life; Personalities; Jewish sportsmen; WWI; Memorial Hall; and Rachel Spero Nursery School. 233 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. A few small… Read more about this item

A D Donker. Tracing the beginnings and early development of the suburbs of Johannesburg in a series of over 325 historical b&w and colour postcards. Foxing and toning to fropnt and rear prelims. 165 Pages. Binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear to extremities with a few small nicks and closed tears. Sunning to spine,… Read more about this item

South African Institute of Race Relations. Extracted from Race Relations Journal, Vol. XXCI, Nos. 2** and 3*. Contents: The "Volunteer Scheme"*; Suggested Reforms of Recruitment and Conditions*; Some Conclusions and Reflections*; Law Relating to Farm Labour*; African Farm Labour**; and Some Statistics. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Cardwraps with some foxing and toning. Staplebound. Rusty staples. Abrasions to the… Read more about this item

Unie-Volkspers. Text: Afrikaans. Anthology of Afrikaans poetry. Inscribed by the author. The poems feature aspects of the lives, culture and religion of the Cape Malay community in Cape Town, South Africa. Index to the poetry at the rear. Beautiful woodcut engravings. Bookplate on front fixed end paper. 63 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Edge-wear… Read more about this item

Historical and Museum Society. First part records those who took up properties from the 1880s in the old iPolela District, later the Underberg - Himeville area up to the year 1910, and those families who continued to farm and live there. The second part provides back details of all organisations which functioned in the area up to the year… Read more about this item

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.

Ravan Press. How the people of one formerly independent African chiefdom were absorbed into the wider South African society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. How South Africa's African 'reserves' became reservoirs of labour and how the rural people defended themselves from the demands made on them. How their struggle affected the shape of rural society and… Read more about this item

Maskew Miller Limited. With twenty illustrations in colour and monochrome after Paintings and Photographs. Some toning to front and rear feps. 94 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 2nd Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair. Edge-wear to all extremities. Sunning to spine and top edge. Abrasions to front cover. Foxing and toning to verso. Binding: Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Tafelberg. Using unpublished documents of sale preserved in the Deeds Office in Cape Town, the author traces the history and origins of the Cape Coloured People beginning with forced immigrants who were brought to the shores of Table Bay and sold into slavery by officials of the Dutch East India Company, by skippers and seamen, by English and Danish… Read more about this item

Unisa. Text: Afrikaans. A treasure-trove of memories, stories and anecdotes based on the author's thorough research. A keen sense of humor as well as oral tradition is evident when describing the ups and downs of the inhabitants of Ceres from the 1920s up to and including the earthquake of 1969. Includes two fold out maps at the rear or… Read more about this item

Houghton House. Signed by the author on the title page. The author looks at the impact of change and modernization on the area as well as the decay during the 20th century. Many b&w photographs. 166 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear to extremities. Binding: Hardcover. Boards in… Read more about this item

Kim Cadle. A dissertation submitted by the author as partial requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts from the University of Cape Town. School of Environmental Studies Research Report No. 44. Dedication to the fishermen of the Berg River Mouth Community. Contents: Development of the fishing community; Social situation; Pelagic fishing industry; Sea Bakkie fishing; Community… Read more about this item

Maskew Miller Limited. With twenty illustrations in Colour and Monochrome after Paintings and Photographs. Previous owner's name in red ink on title page with a red and blue ink line on the half title page. Some light scattered foxing. Splitting at Page 46. 94 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good, in a very good dust jacket.… Read more about this item