Search Results: Authors starting with F from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(London, Oxford University Press/Humphrey Milford, 1928). With a frontispiece in colour by R. Gwelo Goodman. 32 photogravures from photographs by Lancelot Ussher, and many other illustrations. 4to; original green cloth; no dustwrapper; pp. xi + (i) + 195, incl. index; colour frontis., and many photographic plates. Cover a little bumped, and very sunned and stippled on spine and top edges of boards; ownership inscription on front free endpaper; sporadic light to moderate foxing throughout. Fair to good condition. An evocative tour of the scenic highlights of South Africa, certain to bring on nostalgia for a bygone, more carefree age. .

(Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1928). Small 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pp. (vi) + 182; plates. Extremities somewhat worn; binding a little slack; moderate foxing throughout. Good. (Hosken, p. 69) 'This little volume from the pen of Miss Dorothea Fairbridge gives in the form of a story the impressions of an English lady on a visit to Cape Town. Miss Fairbridge, who is the authoress of several other works on South Africa, has a gift for descriptive writing, and "Along Cape Roads" may be regarded as an informal "guide." It will be read with interest by visitors and by oversea friends who may contemplate a visit, and South Africans will appreciate the fullness of the authoress's knowledge of the parts of the country which she describes. The six illustrations are reproductions of etchings by Mr. R. Gwelo Goodman, and some ot them appear for the first time.' .

(London, Oxford University Press/Humphrey Milford, 1928). With a frontispiece in colour by R. Gwelo Goodman. 32 photogravures from photographs by Lancelot Ussher, and many other illustrations. 4to; original green cloth; no dustwrapper; pp. xi + (i) + 195, incl. index; colour frontis., and many photographic plates. Cover a little soiled, bumped, and worn at extremities; edges foxed, sporadic foxing elsewhere. Fair to good condition. An evocative tour of the scenic highlights of South Africa, certain to bring on nostalgia for a bygone, more carefree age. .

(Salisbury: Assegai, no date, ca. 1978). 45 rpm vinyl recording in 180 x 180 mm pictorial sleeve; overall running time 4 minutes 50 seconds. Sleeve rather sunned. Very good condition. The record sleeve gloss reads, in part: "John Fall knows better than many that the methods employed by the so-called 'Freedom Fighters' are those of stark terrorism, with the majority of their victims being Rhodesian Africans - slaughtered by their own kind for a false ideology. This padre is equally convinced that any change of administration brought about by force would result in nothing but hardship and misery. He also believes that offers of assistance by outside powers which seek to meddle in what is fundamentally a domestic situation are ill-advised and impertinent. Like all humanitarians, John Fall feels nothing but abhorrence for those who kill and maim innocent victims for the furtherance of their masters' ambitions. Here are the words of a priest who speaks from experience, who has… Read More

(New York: Grove Press, 2008) 9780802143006. 208 x 138 mm; wrappers; pp. xviii + 206. Very good condition. "Few modern voices have had as profound an impact on black identity and critical race studies as Frantz Fanon's, and Black Skin, White Masks represents some of his most important work. Fanon's masterwork is now available in a new translation that updates its language for a new generation of readers. A major influence on international civil rights, anticolonial, and black consciousness movements, Black Skin, White Masks is an unsurpassed study of the black psyche in a white world. Hailed for its scientific analysis and poetic grace when it was first published in 1952, the book remains a vital force today from one of the most important thinkers on revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in human history." .

(Bloemfontein, National Museum, 1981). Memoirs of the National Museum, Volume 16; 4to; original black cloth; signed "With author's compliments T. Farkas" on the title page; pp. x + 160; illustrated with tables, figures, maps and black-and-white photographs; mild foxing to endpapers. A typewritten letter to the author, in German, from renowned ornithologist Gordon Maclean, is taped to a blank page at the end of the book. Very good condition. A study of the avifauna of this transitional environment in southern Africa. .

(Cape Town, South African Ornithological Society, 1962). The Ostrich, Supplement No. 4, December 1962. 245 x 185 mm; saddle-stitched wraps; sunned on edges; pp. iv + 56; a little browning. A thorough survey of the avifauna this largely wetland site in South Africa's North-West Province. .

(London, Longmans, 1958). 8vo; original red boards somewhat soiled, faded and rubbed; spine sl. cocked; no dustwrapper; endpapers and prelim's a little foxed; pp. xvi + 334, incl. index; black-and-white plates; maps. Fair condition. "This book tells of many travels and incidents, much movement, action of all sorts; for Stanley, although his gainful occupation was saying things, was essentially a man who did things. It is through his deeds that we must see the man, but, as in most lives, a man's history cannot be separated from his character and personality. The crammed incidents of Stanley's life are as diversified as they are romantic: he was a storekeeper, soldier, sailor, newspaper reporter, explorer, builder, statesman, author, politician; he knew wars, famine, disease, brutality, poverty, wealth, and - eventually - love. But this is more than a simple adventure story; the stocky man with the boyish look and perpetual frown hardly fits the conventional picture of the… Read More

(Oxford: Blackwell, 1993) 063113462X. 228 x 152 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xiii + (i) + 341, incl. index; tables and maps. Wrappers very slightly rubbed, with trace of curl to corners; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "This is an introduction to those aspects of sociolinguistics broadly described as the sociology of language: the effect of language and dialect differences on societies. ... Written by a leading sociolinguist and teacher, this textbook is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the field. With the beginner in mind, the author writes in a clear, relaxed style, explaining current theories and giving many examples from all parts of the world." .

(London: H. R. Allenson, 1895). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. 223 + (v); frontis. portrait, with tissue-guard; plates; folding map. Cloth rather stippled; portion cut from half-title; regular, light browning and sporadic foxing; binding a bit slack. Fair to good. (Work: A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America, p. 209) Account of the missionary labour of Joseph Sidney Hill in New Zealand and West Africa. .

(Cape Town, The Form Organisation, no date c. 1980). Folio; pictorial boards, somewhat rubbed and worn; pp. 208 (including index); black-and-white photographs. Very good condition. Top South African racehorses of the generations 1968 through 1976. .

(no place: Bok Books International, 1992) 0304341746. 4to; original burgundy boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 160, incl. index; profusely illustrated with contemporary artwork and maps. Some foxing to endpapers. Very good condition. "The 'small war' was a particularly Victorian concern. Its course was followed with avid interest by the general public. Every setback and victory, every act of courage and cowardice was recorded and illustrated in the pages of the popular press. Nowhere was this more true than of Africa ... " .

(Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2018) 9781770105737. 234 x 157 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. x + 326. Fine condition. "South Africans often are deeply polarised in our perspectives of the present and the past. Our 'ways of seeing' are fraught with division, and we fail to understand the complexities when we do not see what lies beneath the surface. There is no denying that the Jacob Zuma presidency took a significant toll on South Africa, exacerbating tensions and exposing the deep fractures that already exist in our society along the lines of race, class and even ethnicity. The Zuma years were marked by cases of corruption and state capture, unprecedented in their brazenness, and increased social protests - many of which were accompanied by violence - aggressive public discourse, lack of respect for reason and an often disturbing resistance to meaningful engagement. ... Combining analytical insight with personal observations and experience, February highlights the complex process of… Read More

(Cape Town: Federal Information Service of the National Party, no date, but 1982). Dedicated to The Prime Minister the Honourable P. W. Botha, …Sponsored by Loyal Nationalist Friends. Octavo, original blue rexine, gilt-lettered, pp. xviii + 67 + xviii + 65, colour frontispiece portrait of P. W. Botha. Fine. English and Afrikaans texts in one volume. .

(Cape Town: Board of Trustees of the Michaelis Collection / Council of the City of Cape Town, 1955). Small oblong 4to; pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers; pp. 52 + (44); plates; line drawings. Boards and backstrip a bit fishmothed. Good. Text in both English and Afrikaans. A monograph to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the Old Town House. "The story of the Old Town House is necessarily linked with the growth and government of Cape Town from the earliest days of the settlement and Mr. Fehr has admirably succeeded in describing its important place in the history of the Mother City." .

(Cape Town: Board of Trustees of the Michaelis Collection / Council of the City of Cape Town, 1955). Small oblong 4to; pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers; pp. 52 + (44); plates; line drawings. Boards a bit fishmothed and rubbed; endpapers and edges foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good. Text in both English and Afrikaans. A monograph to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the Old Town House. "The story of the Old Town House is necessarily linked with the growth and government of Cape Town from the earliest days of the settlement and Mr. Fehr has admirably succeeded in describing its important place in the history of the Mother City." .

(Cape Town: Board of Trustees, Castle Art Collection, in collaboration with Nasionale Boekhandel, 1966). Folio; original white rexine lettered in grey to spine and upper cover, with pictorial onlay to upper cover; pictorial endpapers; pp. 140, incl. index; profusely illustrated, partially in full colour. Gift inscription to front pastedown; some tape marks to endpapers; a little foxing. Very good condition. Text in English and Afrikaans. 'This book has been planned with an introduction dealing with the "Background to the Collection" and covers the paintings, furniture, china, glass and silver to amplify the brief captions to the illustrations. To create a perspective of the periods into which the various exhibits fall, reference is made to some of the principal events leading to the settlement of the Cape and the historical significance of the Castle itself. Short chapters introduce the visitor to each of the rooms in turn and draw his attention to objects of special interest on… Read More

(Durban: T. W. Griggs, 1973). Number 359 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Text facsimile of the Sampson Low edition of 1887. 8vo; original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper (housed in removable protector); pp. (x) + 364; plates. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn (housed in Brodart protector); gift inscription to front free endpaper; light foxing to edges and endpapers. Very good condition. "Mrs. Feilden and her husband went to South Africa in a sailing ship, and soon after their arrival at Port Natal they established themselves at their farm, 'Feniscowles,' near Durban, where all the hardships and troubles of pioneer life seem to have befallen them. … The Feildens appear to have kept an open house, and the writer comments on the free and easy manner of their self-invited guests … There were, however, plenty of guests of a very different stamp, among the names mentioned being many of the old pioneers of Natal-Bishop Colenso, the Fynns,… Read More

(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005) 9780521616416. 227 x 152 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xxiii + (i) + 302, incl. index; maps; tables. Near-fine condition. "This book is the first economic history of South Africa in over sixty years. Professor Charles H. Feinstein offers an authoritative survey of 500 years of South African economic history from the years preceding European settlements in 1652 through to the end of the apartheid era. ... Special attention is given to the processes by which the black population were deprived of their land, and to the methods by which they were induced to supply labour for white farms, mines, and factories. This book will be essential reading for students in economics, African history, imperial history, and politics." .

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2008) 9781868422623. Author's signed presentation inscription to title page. 232 x 152 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xiv + 287, incl. index. Near fine condition. "Andrew Feinstein became an active supporter of the African National Congress in the 1980s, and campaigned energetically for the party in the first democratic elections. He was elected to parliament where he rose swiftly through the ranks, earning the label 'Mr Clean' for his unstinting work against corruption. But his feelings of euphoria at being part of the new South Africa slowly soured. Disappointed by the constant jockeying for power and the views held by President Thabo Mbeki on HIV/AIDS, Feinstein's disillusionment grew as he sought unsuccessfully to investigate the corruption surrounding the infamous arms deal. Isolated from his former comrades, some of them senior members of government, Feinstein was ultimately forced to choose between his principles and… Read More