Africana - Poetry from Chapter 1 Books

COSAW (Congress of South African Writers), 1988. Second Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 71 pages (complete). A most pleasing copy. The Reading Session of 17 July 1988 was the first, and one of great importance in the history and progress of resistance/ liberation writing in South Africa. It was a focussed intention to reassert and… Read more about this item

Saul Solomon en Co., Drukkers, Kaapstad, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 146 pages (complete). In Dutch throughout. A benign copy. Gilt titling. The boards are much stained, marked, worn, sunned all about. The spine too is faded and worn. The boards and spine are steady and sure. The contents are… Read more about this item

Record Press, Limited, Strand, London, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 128 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. Recased. Newer end papers. Original covers retained within. The boards are smart, healthy with some light shelving wear. They are sound and sure. The original covers are tanned, marked. They are tight… Read more about this item

Record Press, Limited, Strand, London, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 128 pages plus advertising (complete). A resolute copy of this book of energetic, hearty Victorian verse set in South Africa. Recased retaining original boards. New spine and end papers. The boards are tanned, worn, stained all about. They are hale and… Read more about this item

Edward Moxon, London, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 219 pages (complete). Original pressed boards. Newer end-papers(?). Frontispiece, vignette, plus illustration of 'Bechuana Boy'. A placid copy. The boards have wear from age, storage all about. The edges and corners have wear, sunning. The spine is sunned; there is wear… Read more about this item

Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 1973. Limited. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. 144 pages (complete). Hand-numbered 17 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Signed by both Florence Louie Friedman and J M Sikakana on the certification page. A wonderful collection of the verse of the great Benedict Vilakazi (after whom the famous Soweto street is named).… Read more about this item

New Books, Cape Town, 1950. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. 18 pages (complete). Inscribed and signed by Stokes on the frontispage: "That through a long trek of years / the highways and byways spoored by Mr F R Bradlow/ will be fraught with the choicest gifts of life/ is the only sincere hope of/ C S… Read more about this item

Juta & Co., Ltd., Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. 234 pages (complete). A MOST UNIQUE copy. This copy was Vine's own pre-proof editing copy. Considerable amount of editing notes, comments, updates, inserts throughout. A note pasted on the front board, in Vine's own handwriting: "Final corrected copy... Only proof to… Read more about this item

The Author ; The Ditchling Press, Ditchling (printer), 1957. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Meikle, Jill. Signed. 45 pages (complete). A much owned copy. Noeline Barry inscribed and signed the frontispage (dated: Salisbury, August- 1971). She also signed the title page (noting too that the book was considered the London Poetry Society's 'Book of the… Read more about this item

Clifton Publications, Cape Town, 1987. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Schoeman, Amy. Signed. Complete. Hand-numbered 924 of a subscriber's limited edition of 1100 copies. Signed by Amy Schoeman (dated: 11 Feb, '88) on the title page. The book is housed in a thin card slipcase (tidy and competent). A most agreeable copy of this artistically inclined, rather beautiful… Read more about this item

Clifton Publications, Cape Town, 1987. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Schoeman, Amy. Complete. Hand-numbered 913 of a subscriber's limited edition of 1000 copies. A most agreeable copy of this artistically inclined, rather beautiful book. The cloth covered boards are neat, healthy, smart. The contents are most pleasing. They are fresh, bright, utterly engaged.… Read more about this item

The Poets Printery, East London, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Scott, Sally. Signed. 202 pages (complete). Signed by Harry Owen on the title page. A comfortable copy of this anthology of poems to raise awareness of the plight of the rhino. The covers have wear about the edges and seams. They are… Read more about this item

Protea Book House, Pretoria, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 64 pages (complete). A neat, alert copy. The covers are bright, mildly worn about the edges. The contents are healthy. The final pages have shallow creases to the bottom corners. The contents are fresh, clean, clear, energetic, serene. fk. Our… Read more about this item

Juta and Co., Ltd., Cape Town, Johannesburg, 1925. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Barclay, D. Complete. Six coloured tipped-in plates. These are genteel and bourgeois. String binding. The covers are neat, gratifying. Pressed text. The contents have some light storage foxing here and there. The contents are mild-mannered, contented, healthy, clean, clear, generous. … Read more about this item

Juta and Co., Ltd., Cape Town, Johannesburg, 1925. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Westhofen, W. Complete. Six coloured tipped-in plates (complete). A tidy, neat copy. String binding. The covers are genial, contented, sure. They have mild storage tanning about the edges. Pressed text. The contents are genteel, homely, clean, clear, genial,… Read more about this item

Kosmo-Uitgewery Edms Bpk., Stellenbosch, 1965. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. Langdown, A A. Complete. Numbered 722 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. A most satisfying copy of this wrenchingly beautiful book. The dustjacket - that is stuck to the boards - is worn, scuffed, creased. It is still dramatic, secure and sure. The… Read more about this item

Cum-Boeke, Roodepoort, 1981. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 67 pages (complete). Numbered 166 of a limited edition of 500 copies. In Afrikaans and English. A tidy copy. The dustjacket has storage / shelving wear to the top edges in particular. The dj is otherwise smart and secure. The boards are healthy. Within,… Read more about this item

Lapa Uitgewers, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 192 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. A decent copy. Softcover with flaps. The matte covers are rubbed and scuffed. They are otherwise placid and sure. The pagetrims have handling marks. The contents, however, are very clean, clear, bright, fresh - as if… Read more about this item

The Author, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. 79 pages (complete). Signed by de Priester on the title page (a dedicatee's name has been vigorous scribbled over). In Afrikaans throughout. A placid copy. The covers have wear and scuffing. They are contented and secure. The contents are bright, clean, clear, energetic and engaging.… Read more about this item

Buren Publishers, Cape Town, 1973. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Signed. 60 pages (complete). Signed by Izak du Plessis on the frontispage (dated: 8/5/74). Unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 500 copies. Included is a press obituary for du Plessis. A benign copy. The dustjacket has wear, scuffing and marks all about. It is… Read more about this item