Castell, Robin.

St. Helena Illustrated (1502-1902).

National Book Printers Group. Cape Town 1998 1st edition. Maroon cloth boards. 172pp of colour & b/w plates. tall 4to. A Fine unmarked copy in protected dustwrapper (spine fading, some sun pattern on rear but absolutely no chips, tears, or loss). An exceptional copy. ISBN: 9780620228428 Nice authorial gift inscription for "June" dd 2001. Contains an historically important collection of pictorial work on the Crown Colony of St. Helena amassed over a research period of 30 years. Not numbered but likely close on 350 illustrations.

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Book number: 19267

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Castell, Robin. (John Charles Melliss Esquire).

St. Helena. A Reprint of Part of His Valuable and Inspiring Work Originally Published in 1875 . . .

Wensley Brown. Chesham 1979 1st edition. Stated "A Limited Edition". Brown boards. 245pp illustrated large 4to. 1.4kg. A Fine copy in VG+ protected dustwrapper (tanned to rear, but no chips, loss, or tears). a most attractive copy. ISBN: 9780950670607 Inscribed by author thus: "For June" "Remember, the future isn't what it used to be! Rob. 6:3:MMI". ... Also Photographs And Captions Illustrating A Comprehensive Selection Of Dwelling Houses, Fortifications And Buildings Of General And Historical Interest. Forward by Frederick Donald Coggan, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Book number: 19268

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Castle, Ian.

Majuba 1881. The Hill of Destiny.

Military Campaign Series 45. Osprey. London 1996 1st edition. 96pp softcover 4to. 0.4kg. A Fine unread copy. ISBN: 9781855325036 Originally known as the Transvaal Rebellion or the Transvaal War of Independence, and now referred to as the First Boer War, this was to be one of those small colonial wars occurring in the latter 19thC and quickly dealt with. Entering the war full of confidence within a few weeks the British had suffered a number of unexpected reverses before the humiliating defeat of Sir George Colley's forces on Majuba. Covering the politics, the main characters, the battles, it is illustrated with contemporary photographs & drawings plus illustrative maps of the main battlesa ndfull-page colour illustrations of the battles showing soldiers in various uniforms. This is an excellent introduction to further readings on the First Boer War.

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Book number: 27317

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Cataloguing Software Ltd.

Clue. Bookseller's System Manual.

Bath. c.1985 Original ring folder with loose-leaf pages. A4 format. 2.6kg. With two original key disks (no guarantee). Folder shows its age but contents complete and in excellent condition. Clue was an advanced flat file database cataloguing system designed for DOS computers which provided typeset quality output on laser printers. Originally supplied to Scotland Yard, hence the name, it was later to become a standard for used book dealers. Idiosyncratic in the extreme and with its own language it was capable of excellent output although it had a very steep learning curve.

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Book number: 28852

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Cecil, Evelyn.

On the Eve of the War. A Narrative of Impressions During a Journey in Cape Colony, the Free State, the Transvaal, Natal, and Rhodesia. September 1899 to January 1900.

John Murray. London 1900 1st edition. Pictorial boards, teg. foredge rough-cut. 147pp illustrated plates, fold-out map. 8vo. 0.4kg. Ownership signature ffep. spine faded and with indelible black mark. ff tanned. A sound copy. Author arrived in Cape Town one month before the outbreak of war on October 11th 1899. "I had exceptional opportunities of gaining an insight into the difficulties of the problem, not only in meeting the representatives of British policy or opinion in South Africa, but in interviewing President Kruger in Pretoria and President Steyn in Bloemfontein, and other Boer leaders as well as influential gentlemen like Mr Schreiner, the Cape Prime Minister, and Mr Hofmeyr of the Afrikander Bond . I was in Ladysmith on the day of the declaration of war, and in Natal for three weeks after it had been invaded. Travelling by sea to Beira we then visited Rhodesia, leaving there at Christmas, and returning direct to England by January 26th". At the time of writing this title Evelyn Cecil was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament.

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Book number: 28379

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Cennamo, Domenico.

Before the Game.

Bruno Gmunder 2010. English & Italian edition. Printed boards. unnumbered illustrated colour & b/w. oblong 4to. 1.0kg. A Fine copy in dustwrapper. ISBN: 9783867870467 Using amateur models the three sections feature masculine beauty in non-studio locations. 'Per Gioco' (for fun) was shot in an old boxing hall in Milan's Roman suburbs. 'Privato' used the location of a house shared by friends, and 'Canoa' the rowing club on Castel Gandolfo lake outside of Rome. Italian and English text with black and white photographs.

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Book number: 26835

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Central Point Software.

Pc Tools. Version 6.

Late 1980s. 6 floppies in original white sleeves. No stiffies. No documentation. Loose, not in original box. Appears original. Sold as suitable for display only, disks may no longer read, no guarantee.

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Book number: 28689

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Chadwick, Nora. (Intro Barry Cunliffe).

The Celts.

Folio Society. London 2001. (After Penguin 1977). 3rd printing 2002. Gilt dec terracotta buckram boards. 317pp illustrated plates. Gilt dec chocolate slipcase (no dustwrapper issued). 8vo 1.3kg. As new in near Fine original slip-case. An excellent unused copy in all respects. ISBN: 9780140250749 Follows the text of the 1977 Penguin edition. Maps by Reginald Piggott.

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Book number: 28865

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Chamberlain, Sir Austen.

Peace in Our Time. Addresses on Europe and the Empire.

Philip Allan. London 1928 1st edition. Green cloth boards. tissue-guarded b/w photo frontis. 308pp 8vo. Front board shaken. fep missing. a Good reading copy with clean text.

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Book number: 11607

Chamberlin, E.R.

The World of the Italian Renaissance.

No inscriptions. Book Club Aassociates (BCA). London 1982. same as George Allen & Unwin edition. Black cloth boards. viii + 311pp. illustrated b/w plates, genealogies. Bottom corner front board bumped o/w near F in VG+ d/w (one small chip, no major tears or loss). ISBN: 0049000357

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Book number: 12098

Champion, George. (Ed. Alan R. Booth).

Journal of the Rev. George Champion. American Missionary in Zululand 1835-9.

C. Struik. Cape Town 1967 1st edition. Duck-egg blue cloth boards. 149pp illustrated b/w. 8vo. No inscriptions. a Fine copy in VG dustwrapper (clean & bright, spine tanned but no loss, chips, or tears). George Champion was one of a party dispatched by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (in 1834?) to start a mission near Port Natal, the party arriving in Cape Town on 6th February 1835. They were instructed to keep a daily journal for submission to the Board. Delayed by act of war they only arrived in Port Natal on 21st December. Champion's diary starts on this date. Dingane was not a trustworthy person and his attitude to the missionaries changed continually. Champion's diary is a valuable personal insight into Dingane's despotic rule.

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Book number: 19625

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Champion, George. (Ed. Alan R. Booth).

Journal of the Rev. George Champion. American Missionary in Zululand 1835-9.

C. Struik. Cape Town 1967 1st edition. Sea-green cloth boards. 149pp illustrated 8vo. 0.4kg. Bookplate to front pastedown and gift inscription to ffep. else a conservatively VG copy in Good dustwrapper (spine tanned, some minor wear, no loss or tears). a good clean copy. George Champion was one of a party dispatched by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (in 1834?) to start a mission near Port Natal, the party arriving in Cape Town on 6th February 1835. They were instructed to keep a daily journal for submission to the Board. Delayed by act of war they only arrived in Port Natal on 21st December 1835. Champion's diary starts on this date. Dingane was never a trustworthy person and his attitude to the missionaries changed almost daily. Champion's diary is a valuable personal insight into Dingane's despotic rule.

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Book number: 26395

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Changuion, Louis.

The Biddulph Family of South Africa 1820-2020.

Pennefather Books. Haenertsburg 2020. Bicenternnial British Settlers Edition 1820-2020. Printed glossy boards. 390pp illustrated colour and b/w plates. A4 format, 1.9kg. A Mint copy. ISBN: 9780620871471 Signed by Author on title page. Copy No.78 of 100. Published in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the arrival of the Biddulph family with the 1820 British Settlers in South Africa. Provides a background to the history of the Biddulphs and how they came to South Africa. Provides details of the two main streams of the family and other relevant information. Profusely illustrated, a detailed and attractively produced small-run family history.

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Book number: 28277

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Chapman, James. (Comp. Y. Baws).

Index to "Travels in the Interior" By James Chapman.

Johannesburg Public Library 1964. Roneo reproduced production, 155pp stapled small 8vo 0.6kg. Newly bound with endpapers in blue textured vynide. A very comprehensive index of names, places, &c to Parts 1 & 2 of the 1868 Bell & Daldy edition.

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Book number: 2749

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Chapman-Huston, Desmond. & Cripps, Ernest C.

Through a City Archway. The Story of Allen and Hanburys 1715-1954.

John Murray. 1954 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. 326pp illustrated 8vo 0.7kg. Inscription. a good clean sound reading copy. no dustwrapper.

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Book number: 12494

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