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South Africa - Scarce And Rare:

Rosenthal, ERic . ON 'CHANGE THROUGH THE YEARS A HISTORY OF SHARE DEALING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Flesch Financial Publications 1968. Oblong sm.4to., 271pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a18962)
$50.00Porter, Annie. LARVAL TREMATODA FOUND IN CERTAIN SOUTH AFRICAN MOLLUSCA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SCHISTOSOMIASIS (BILHARZIASIS)
Johannesburg 1938 South African Institute for Medical Research. Thick Sm.4to., 493pp., 83 plates, 1 large foldout map. Wraps. VG. no owner marks. (a19302)
$65.00Schapera, I.. THE BANTU-SPEAKING TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA AN ETHNOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
London 1937 1st Routledge. Hardcover. Octavo, 453pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. VG+, no wear; hinges not cracked, text slightly but evenly toned, no owner marks. no DJ. (a29406)
$39.00 Schloesing, Emile . VOYAGE AU LESSOUTO CARNET DE ROUTE
Paris 1933 Societe des Missions Evangeliques. In French. Octavo, 106pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Largely uncut. Good, lacks rear wrap. Scarce. (a32290)
$75.00 Venda . THE REPUBLIC OF VENDA
Johannesburg 1979 1st Chris van Rensburgh. 4to., 192pp., color illustrations. Decorated front board. Fine, no DJ. (a36492)
$65.00 De Wet, Christiann Rudolf . THREE YEARS WAR (OCTOBER 1899-JUNE 1902)
Westminster 1902 1st Constable. 8vo., 520pp., engraved portrait of author by Sargent as frontispiece, foldout map (in fine condition.) Good, inner hinges cracked, cover wear and soiling. (a39238)
$50.00 (environment) . AN ANALYSIS OF THE GROUNDWATER SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSED GROUNDWATER RESEARCH
Tel Aviv 1976 Tahal Consulting Engineers. 4to., 36pp. printed on rectos only, plastic spiralbound wraps. VG. (a40602)
$75.00 Spencer, Shelagh O'byrne . BRITISH SETTLERS A BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER IN NATAL 1824-1857 VOLUME 7 GADNEY-GUY
Pietermaritzburg 2001 University of Natal. 4to., 403pp., printed hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a44582)
$65.00 Smith, R.C. . LIFE INCIDENTS AND VOYAGES OF R.C. SMITH (PARALYTIC) GIVING INTERESTING NOTES OF HIS VOYAGES AROUND THE WORLD; HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE ZULU WAR, ETC. TOGETHER WITH NUMEROUS HINTS ON HEALTH AND OVER SEVENTY RECIPES
Oakland 1888 Published for the Author. 12mo., 99pp., printed stapled wraps. VG, spine a bit worn. Scarce. (a53648)
$350.00 (africa) . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES COVERING TERRITORIES SOUTH OF THE SAHARA
Cape Town 1955 3rd. Revised to August 1955. South African Public Library, Grey Bibliographies No. 6. 8vo., 169pp., rebound in library hardcover with original wrap mounted on front cover. Institution name stamp on fore-edges, bookplate, neat pocket at rear and slip affixed to final blank. VG. (a55208)
$73.00 Bender, Gerald J. . ANGOLA UNDER THE PORTUGUESE THE MYTH AND THE REALITY
Berkeley 1978 1st University of California. Perspectives on Southern Africa, 23. Octavo., 287pp., blue cloth hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a61700)
$100.00 Haricombe, Lorraine J. and F. W. Lancaster . OUT IN THE COLD, ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS AND THE ISOLATION OF SOUTH AFRICA. ISBN 0-87815-067-6
Arlington 1995 1st Information Resources Press. ISBN 0-87815-067-6. Octavo, 158pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a67902)
$75.00 Ingram, J. Forsyth . THE COLONY OF NATAL, AN OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK AND RAILWAY GUIDE
London 1895 1st Sir Joseph Causton and Sons. Octavo, 273pp., 20pp. (illustrated ads), phot illustrations, large color foldout map, one foldout chart, original red cloth hardcover with black lettering. Good, light cover wear, small chip at heel of spine. (a67966)
$140.00 Tudhope, Hon. John . THE VOORTREKKERS OF SOUTH AFRICA, BEING TWO LECTURES BELIEVERED ...ON AUGUST 17th AND SEPTEMBER 14th, 1891
Natal (1891) P.Davis. These lectures were originally prepared with the double object of removing some of the ignorance which i found prevailing...respecting the stirring events which preceded and led up to the founding of the two Dutch Republics; and of adding my contribution...to the great cause of Political Union in South Africa (author's Preface.) Small octavo, 54pp., hardcover. Signed by Tudhope in presentation to Mr. Hammond. VG. Scarce. (a67995)
$225.00Arkwright, Robert ; Edward C.Tabler (editor). SPORT AND SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE DIARY OF LIEUTENANT ROBERT ARKWRIGHT 1843 - 1846
Original typescript of book published in Capetown in 1971. Final Draft, edited by Edward C. Tabler. Original typescript. 4to., 135 leaves (rectos only), in student folder. VG. (a68128)
$50.00 Worden, Nigel . SLAVERY IN DUTCH SOUTH AFRICA. ISBN 0 521 25875 8
1985 1st Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 521 25875 8. Octavo, 297pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Scarce. (a69386)
$300.00 Oliver, Captain Pasfield (editor) . THE VOYAGE OF FRANCOIS LEGUAT OF BRESSE TO RODRIQUEZ, MAURITIUS, JAVA AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Burt Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt edition. Two volumes. Hardcovers. Octavo, 433pp., 5 large folding maps, 6 illustrations (one foldout); 13 illustrations, 2 foldout maps, blue grey cloth. Fine. 2 volumes. (a70693)
$250.00 Tracey, Hugh . CHOPI MUSICIANS THEIR MUSIC, POETRY AND INSTRUMENTS
London 1948 International African Institute. hardcover. Octavo. Photo illus. 180p. Two large foldout maps. Good plus, some rippling in text. Binding secure and book clean; no ownership marks, no dj. (a73147)
$54.00 Leeman, Bernard . LESOTHO AND THE STRUGGLE FOR AZANIA VOLUME THREE 1966-1984
1985 1st University of Azania. 4to., 145pp., original wraps. Addenda tipped in. VG light cover soiling. Scarce. (a74262)
$100.00 (foreign relations) . FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1948 VOLUME V THE NEAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA, AND AFRICA (IN TWO PARTS) PARTS 1 AND 2
Washington 1975 GPO. 2 volumes. Hardcovers. Large octavos, 1730pp., large foldout maps, errata slip, reddish-brown cloth. A few Depository Library stamps - no pocket, spine numbers or bookplate. VG plus. 2 volume set. (a82042)
$240.00 Moffat, Robert U. . JOHN SMITH MOFFAT C.M.G. MISSIONARY A MEMOIR
New York 1921 first edition Dutton. Moffat was brother-in-law of David Livingstone and long time missionary in South Africa. Hardcover. Octavo, 388pp., frontis portrait, photo illustrations, map, index, green cloth. Near VG, light fraying at head of spine, no DJ. (a83815)
$110.00 Armstrong, A. Leslie . RHODESIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION (1929) - EXCAVATIONS IN BAMBATA CAVE AND RESEARCHES ON PREHISTORIC SITES IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA
London 1931. 4to., pp. 237-276, 8 photo plates, two color plates, removed from The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a85235)
$55.00 Smith, H. Daniel (compiler) . PROFILE OF A LIBRARY IN TRANSITION: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF HISTORY OF RELIGION RESOURCES VOLUME ONE: SOUTH ASIA, VOLUME TWO: AFRICA, VOLUME THREE: ISLAMIC AREAS. FROM THE HOLDINGS OF THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
1966 first edition Syracuse University Library. 3 volumes bound in one. 4to., about 350p., cardboard cove -stiff wraps. Ex-university library, bookplate inside book and stamps on fore-edges, No spine numbers and no pocket. Good. (a85450)
$95.00 . QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY - KWARTAALBLAD VAN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE BIBLIOTEEK - 18 separate issues December 1981 - March 1986 (unbroken run)
Cape Town 1986-1981 South African Library. 18 separate issues. octavo. About 60 pages per issue. Vg plus to Near Fine but all issues have library name stamp on front cover. In English. Articles specific to the South African Library and some general articles on South African history. Group of 18 issues: (a88923)
$50.00. QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY - KWARTAALBLAD VAN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE BIBLIOTEEK - 13 hardcover volumes - VOLUMES 19-32 (unbroken run from 1967-1978 lacking only volume 20)
Cape Town 1964-1978 South African Library. 13 hardcover octavo volumes bound in red buckram with gilt spine lettering. VG plus, Exlibrary. octavo. About 130 pages per volume with original covers bound in. Illustrations. In English. Articles specific to the South African Library and some general articles on South African history. Unbroken run from 1964 to 1978 except for lacking one volume, volume 20. (a88925)
$200.00