Anderson, Poul.

Time and Stars.

Gollancz. London 1964, 1st edition. Red cloth boards 206pp 8vo. No inscription. near Fine condition in G+ attractive Gollancz yellow dustwrapper (sadly, a 'dib' out just to the right of author's name, light marks at rear and a mite tanned on spine, no chips, loss, or tears). will look good on the shelf.

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Book number: 17935

Keywords: modern first edition science fiction

Anderson, Poul.

Traders to the Stars.

Gollancz. 1965 1st edition. Red cloth boards 176pp 8vo. Booksellers ticket to front pastedown. some neat annotations on dedication page to make a Contents page, else Fine condition in VG+ dustwrapper (clipped, spine lightly tanned). four square corners and white edges. Three novelettes.

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Book number: 17958

Keywords: science fiction modern first edition

Andrew, Howard R.

Drive-By-Duck. And Other Stories.

Kiwizimba Books 1998. 224pp illustrated 4to 0.5kg paperback, VG condition ISBN: 9780473053543 Fond authorial inscription to title page. Howard Andrew set off from California to study veterinary medicine in the 'old' South Africa of the late seventies. There, and during mid-term holidays to war-torn Rhodesia and a metamorphising South West Africa his life is transformed forever.

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Book number: 28143

Keywords: signed inscribed south southern africa african vet veterinary biography autobiography zimbabwe rhodesia

Andrews, Jean. (Phot. Jean Bowers Gates).

Sea Shells of the Texas Coast.

Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation Series No.5. University of Texas Press. 1971. Green cloth boards. 298pp illustrated 4to. 1.7kg Lower edges shows storage damp stain which has penetrated up the ff but has not rendered text or illustrations illegible, all ff are separate. boards and dustwrapper are not affected. at first appearance a VG-F copy, in excellent protected dustwrapper. However, now a reference copy with excellent table and shelf appearance. ISBN: 0292701373 Contains bookplate of J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (and one other). Despite faults, a super associational copy for the marine biologist.

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Book number: 20784

Keywords: marine biology conchology texas

Anhaeusser, C.R. & Maske, S. (Eds).

Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa. Volumes 1 & 2.

Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) 1986. Standard edition. Vol.1 isbn 9780620094412. Vol.2 isbn 9780620094429. Two volumes. Gilt title on maroon skivertex boards. 2335pp illustrated. 300mm x 220mm. set7.3kg. No inscriptions. all corners square. Small round label, probably obscuring price, to ffep of both volumes, preliminary pages foxed else contents unmarked. One minor mark lower edge front board of Vol.2 else both volumes VG+ condition in G-VG dustwrappers (rubbed especially rear of vol.1. a few minor closed tears, no loss). ISBN: 9780620094436 Volume 1 contains 79 papers, including descriptions of Archaean gold, nickel, antimony, and chruysotile asbestos deposits, the auriferous quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits of the Witwatersrand goldfields, and the iron, manganese, asbestos, fluorspar, and zinc-lead deposits of the early Proterozoic Transvaal Sequence. Volume 2 contains 100 papers, including descriptions of platinum, chrome, vanadium, tin, and fluorspar deposits associated with metamorphic mobile belts, including the Limpopo and Damara orogens and the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex. The final 40 papers in the volume deal with Phanerozoic to Recent deposits, including all the major coalfields, and deposits associated with carbonatites and kimberlites.

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Book number: 27155

Keywords: geology south southern africa african geological society of

Anon.

A History of the Seventy-First Siege Battery South African Heavy Artillery. From July, 1915, the Date of Its Formation at Cape Town, to the 11th November, 1918, When "Cease Fire!" Sounded at Lesdain, on the Escault Canal, Near Tournai, Belgium.

71st Siege Battery. Printed London c.1920. Original gilt device on leather boards. aeg. 55pp illustrated. 250mm x 190mm. 0.4kg. Externally Very Good, only very minor wear, internally pages are foxed but not affecting plates. Excellent shelf and table appearance. Includes 'Sectors of the Battle Areas ...' where the battery was in action, decorations, appointments, casualties, Battery Roll. Ownership inscription: "S.J. de Kock, 'Observer Gunner', 71st Battery, S.A.H.A." (listed in Battery Roll). Its predecessors were the South African Heavy Artillery Brigade, The Regiment Of South African Artillery, and No.3 (Transvaal) Battery, South African Heavy Artillery. A scarce South African WW1 unit history. Appendices gives dates and locations of positions occupied, decorations awarded, appointments, casualties, roll of honour.

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Book number: 27370

Keywords: military south southern africa african first world war ww i one lesdain escault canal tournal

Antique Collectors Society Of South Africa.

Antiques in South Africa. No. 18. Winter 1986.

Cultural Press. Constantia 1986. Stapled glossy large format periodical. well illustrated. Front wrap creased at top corner else VG condition. contents unmarked. A veritable cornucopia of antiques from the subcontinent. A fine production with articles, photographs, and advertising concerned with smalls (such as silver, glass, china) as well as furniture, fine art, and the like. This was the South African leading antique periodical of the period. This issue includes: Philip Erskine, Melton Prior The Draughtsman Of The Jameson Raid. John Kevan, Caring For Your Pictures. Grace Soden, Tea Caddies. Willem Malherbe, Early Cape Wall-Cupboards. Barbara Von Salderen, Meissen Porcelain It's Development Until c.1760. John Beckett, Cigarette Cards Of Early Transvaal Days. Phyllis MacSymon, Chinese Porcelain The Forming Of A Small Collection. Doreen Greig, Herbert Baker In Johannesburg His Houses And Their Decor. Philip Erskine, Early Photographers Of The Reef.

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Book number: 17888

Keywords: art antiques africa african south southern melton prior tea caddies cape wall cupboards huggins prints meissen porcelain cigarette cards chinese porcelain herbert baker photography

Antique Collectors Society Of South Africa.

Antiques in South Africa. No. 16. Winter 1985.

Cultural Press. Constantia 1985. Stapled glossy large-format periodical. well illustrated. VG condition. contents unmarked. A veritable cornucopia of antiques from the subcontinent. A fine production with articles, photographs, and advertising concerned with smalls (such as silver, glass, china) as well as furniture, fine art, and the like. This was the leading (the only?) South African antique periodical of the period. This issue includes: Philip Erskine, Bishopscourt A Home Of Many Hosts. Hennie N. Vos, Coarse Provincial Ware At The Cape. Arthur Bull, The Decoration On Silver And Its Techniques. Frank R. Bradlow, The Early Paintings Of South African Flora. Be Cooper, Robert Adam Architect And Designer 1728-1792. R.R. Langham-Carter, First Antiquities Exhibition. W.K. Whyte, Bookmarks. Gerhard Everwyn, The Boer War In German Literature. Philip Erskine, Stevengraphs: Silk Woven Pictures And Bookmarkers.

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Book number: 17889

Keywords: art antiques africa african south southern boer war bishopscourt robert adam bookmarks stevengraphs

Antique Collectors Society Of South Africa.

Antiques in South Africa. Nos. 1 - 21.

Cultural Press, Constantia 1977 to 1987. Twenty-one stapled glossy periodicals. illustrated colour & b/w photos. Many copies VG+ with a few slightly shy of that. Issue No.4 has a round scar from label removal on the front, issue No.10 ditto to rear, issue No.21 front wrap marked. save that all are conservatively VG or better. Excellent unmarked contents. A complete run of this very well illustrated biannual periodical. Includes articles on items of african and european interest, saleroom highlights, book reviews, and more.

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Book number: 22111

Keywords: south southern africa african periodical antiques observatory museum grahamstown bartholomew dias diaz figureheads frederick remington muizenberg fort herbert baker durban club joseph barry bishopscourt boer zulu war africana museum klaarefontein rosebank

Antrich, Jeremy & Usher, Stephen. (Eds).

Xenophon. The Persian Expedition.

Bristol Classical Press. London 1998 8th imp. 200pp. illustrated softcover. No inscriptions. faded around spine else a near Fine copy. ISBN: 9780906515112 Edited with notes and introduction. Approx 850 lines of Greek with summaries in English.

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Book number: 11579

Archer, Fred.

Golden Sheaves, Black Horses.

Hodder & Stoughton. London (1974) 1st edition. Blue cloth boards. 191pp illustrated b/w photos. 8vo 0.5kg. No inscriptions. VG condition in G-VG dustwrapper. (light wear, no chips, tears, or loss). ISBN: 0340191864

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Book number: 20973

Keywords: history agriculture

Archer, Mildred,, Rowell, Christopher., & Skelton, Robert.

Treasures from India. The Clive Collection at Powys Castle.

Herbert Press / National Trust. London 1987. Green cloth boards. 144pp illustrated 4to. No inscriptions. VG+ condition in dustwrapper (spine totally faded to white, no chips, tears, or loss). ISBN: 9780906969694

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Book number: 25587

Keywords: india indian clive collection antiques

Ardener, Shirley. & Burman, Sandra. (Eds).

Money-Go-Rounds. The Importance of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations for Women. (Including: The Comparative Study of Rotating Credit Associations).

Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Women. Vol.15. Berg 1995 & 1964 Printed paper-covered boards. 326pp 8vo. Owners signature ffep else a VG+ copy. ISBN: 9780854968239 A look at Roscas not only in the South African context but across the African continent as well as in Asia, India, and among the African diaspora in the UK and USA. Includes a facsimile of the author's original 1964 paper 'The Comparative Study Of Rotating Credit Associations'.

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Book number: 24098

Keywords: africa african south southern rosca kiambu nairobi ehtiopia ghana cameroon indonesia japan india roscas

Ardrey, Robert.

African Genesis. A Personal Investigation Into the Animal Origins and Nature of Man.

Readers Union. London 1963. Black cloth boards. 380pp illustrated b/w drawings. No inscription. VG+ in VG dustwrapper (minor chips, no tears or loss). a nice clean copy. Illustrated by Berdine Ardrey.

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Book number: 14065

Keywords: anthropology south southern africa african

Are, L.A. & Gwynne-Jones, D.R.G.

Cacao in West Africa.

Oxford University Press. Ibadan 1972. 146pp softcover illustrated drawings, photographs, maps, tables. 0.4kg. ISBN: 9780195750089 A text book useful as a reference for agricultural officers and others working in the cocoa-producing areas of West Africa. Also useful for those students studying in this subject area. Includes a 5pp reprint from World Crops, 1976, 'Cocoa Pests, Diseases, And Weeds' by G.A.R. Wood of Cadbury Ltd.

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Book number: 28714

Keywords: agriculture cocoa cacao west africa ghana cameroons ivory coast togo nigeria liberia sierra leone cadbury