Barrett, A.M.

Michaelhouse 1896-1968.

Michaelhouse Old Boys Club. 1969. Red cloth boards. 229pp illustrated colour & b/w photos. 8vo. Bookplate ffep. 4 square corners. unmarked contents, VG+ condition with secured protective film. no dustwrapper. attractive clean copy. A history of South Africa's most prestigious school. useful appendices include Roll of Honour, Military decorations, Rhodes scholars, staff, etc.

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Book number: 17744

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Billie, Ayanda.

Kwanobuhle Overcast.

Deep South 2019. 60pp paperback. Mint condition. ISBN: 9780994710437 Author lives in Uitenhage. Working a day job as a quality inspector at Volkswagen SA he also finds time to be a jazz critic, a community arts activist, and a co-organiser of the Mandela Bay Book Fair.

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Book number: 27915

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Boucher, Maurice.

Spes in Arduis. A History of the University of South Africa.

UNISA. Pretoria 1973. Tan cloth boards. 407pp illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. bookplate title page else VG+ condition in protected dustwrapper (unmarked, very clean, no loss, or tears). a most attractive copy. ISBN: 9780869810019

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Book number: 16896

Catalogue: School & University Histories

Keywords: education africa african south southern university of the cape of good hope unisa biography

Broekmann, Elizabeth. & Weldon, Gail.

There Are Stories to Be Told. St Cyprians School. 1871-1996 (Printed 1971-1996).

St Cyprians School . Cape Town (1996). Printed yellow boards. 152pp illustrated 4to. Bookplate. VG+ condition, covered secured protective wrap. Incorrect date on title page neatly corrected. spine faded. a very clean and attractive copy. Inscribed by (first) author. Founded by Bishop Robert Gray in 1871 this Anglican boarding and day school for girls is located in the Cape Town suburb of Oranjezicht.

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Book number: 21695

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Keywords: school private public cape town oranjezicht south southern africa african anglican bishop robert gray round square isasa microsoft innovative mentors education

Brookes, E.L.

A History of the University of Natal.

University of Natal Press. Pietermaritzburg 1966. Green cloth boards. 194pp illustrated b/w. 8vo. Bookplate half-title. one small highlighted sentence hence a VG copy only in protected dustwrapper. Includes appendices with list of professors, roll of honour, honorary graduates, Rhodes scholars, donations.

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Book number: 17655

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Keywords: education natal african south african southern

Byers, Mary.

Havergal. Celebrating a Century. 1894-1994.

Boston Mills Press for Havergal College, Toronto. 1994 1st edition. Green cloth boards. 261pp. illustrated b/w photos, plates, drawings. oblong 4to. 1.2kg. No inscription. a Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper (lightly rubbed but no chips, tears, or loss). ISBN: 9781550461206 A history of Havergal College for girls in Toronto.

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Book number: 12687

Catalogue: School & University Histories

Keywords: school college history education canada toronto

Conradie, Myra. (Ed. Philip Jackson).

Erica Girls' Primary School. The First Hundred Years 1883-1983.

Erica 1983. Gilt title on red skivertex boards. 58pp illustrated colour and b/w. 8vo. Four square corners. VG+ in very spotted dustwrapper. (no loss or major tears, but unattractive). Most attractive beneath the dustwrapper. Inscriptions from the Erica Reunion 18 March 1995, 6 pupils and 2 Principals. Legible names are: Sarah, Bianca, Steph, Claire, Mandy, Nikki, Joy Tribe (Principal 1967-1992) & Jean (Principal 1993 -). Originally a small private school at Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth. Founded in 1883, its history is traced to the present larger school now located on Bayview Avenue. Well illustrated.

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Book number: 20715

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Currey, R.F.

Rhodes University. 1904-1970. A Chronicle.

Grahamstown 1970. Gilt dec. blue cloth boards 186pp. illustrated b/w plates 8vo. 0.5kg. A very Fine copy in matching dustwrapper. The earlier history of Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Roll of Honour.

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Book number: 27201

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Fair, Myrtle.

I Remember the One-Room School.

Boston Mills Press. Ontario 1979. 184pp paperback illustrated b/w photos. No inscriptions. VG condition ISBN: 9780919822757 Interesting oral history of reminiscences by teachers in rural Ontario from the early 1900s.

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Book number: 11581

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Gibson, William C.

Wesbrook and His University.

Library University British Columbia. Vancouver 1973 1st edition. Blue vynide boards. xii + 204pp. illustrated b/w photos. large 8vo 0.6kg Inscription fep o/w VG+ in Good dustwrapper (spine tanned, dusty but no major loss or tears). ISBN: 9780077480044

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Book number: 8377

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Gourlay, A.B.

A History of Sherborne School.

Warren. Winchester 1951 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. 291pp illustrated b/w plates, folding map at rear. 8vo 0.7kg. Neat ownership inscription ffep. spine dulled, G-VG condition. contents fine. a sound copy.

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Book number: 8032

Catalogue: School & University Histories

Keywords: school college history education

Henning, Mark.

The Cross, the Sword and Mammon. A Personal Evaluation of the Development of Schools for English-Speaking South Africans.

Otterley Press 2015. 159pp paperback 8vo. 0.5kg Mint condition. ISBN: 9780992174651 Author Was Headmaster Of St Stithians College, and National Director Of The Independent Schools' Council. A lively, humorous and riveting account of the history of schools for English-speaking South Africans, and prognoses into their future course. The 'Cross' refers to the founding of English schools in SA by missionaries and churches. The 'Sword' refers to their being pressed into service for King, Queen, and Empire. 'Mammon' refers to their current marketable commodity of providing a high quality paid alternative to the generally dismal government school system in South Africa - for those able to afford the fees.

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Book number: 23691

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Henning, Mark.

Zest. A Celebration of Good Schools and Good Teachers.

153pp illustrated paperback 8vo. 153pp illustrated paperback 8vo. 0.5kg. Mint condition. ISBN: 987099217406 Author Was Headmaster Of St Stithians College, and National Director Of The Independent Schools' Council. Anecdotal stories of exceptional teachers and exceptional teaching presented so as to stimulate the propagation of ideas & methods, thus bringing excellence in teaching to a wider audience.

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Book number: 23687

Catalogue: School & University Histories

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Henning, Mark.

Zest. A Celebration of Good Schools and Good Teachers.

153pp illustrated paperback 8vo. 153pp illustrated paperback 8vo. 0.5kg. Mint condition. ISBN: 9780992174606 Author Was Headmaster Of St Stithians College, and National Director Of The Independent Schools' Council. Anecdotal stories of exceptional teachers and exceptional teaching presented so as to stimulate the propagation of ideas & methods, thus bringing excellence in teaching to a wider audience.

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Book number: 23688

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Jebb, Miles.

The Colleges of Oxford. A Constable Guide.

Constable. London 1992 1st edition. Black cloth boards. 302pp. illustrated b/w photos, plates, plans. 8vo 0.6kg. A Fine copy in dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780094691803

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Book number: 12444

Catalogue: School & University Histories

Keywords: school histories oxford university