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(Kimberley: the author, 1985). 297 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial wrappers in clear plastic sleeve; pp. 32; contemporary photographs, diagrams, maps. Fore-corners of upper cover creased; scattered foxing. Good condition. Trams remained in operation in Kimberley long after they had ceased to be used in other South African cities. This is a history of the famous trams of the Diamond Fields town. .

(Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1994). Second edition. 212 x 137 mm; laminated wrappers; pp. (vi) + 330. Earlier owner's name signed on first page. Near-fine condition. "This edition has been thoroughly revised and considerably enlarged. What has been added is a large number of expressions that have come into everyday, general use in recent decades. The main source has been the daily press and other media." .

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) 9780199571796. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xiv + 306, incl. index; colour frontis. Dustwrapper partially sunned. Very good condition. "As his term on the Court approaches its end, Sachs here conveys in intimate fashion what it has been like to be a judge in ... unique circumstances, how his extraordinary life has influenced his approach to the cases before him, and his views on the nature of justice and its achievement through law. The book provides unique access to an insider's perspective on life as a member of a modern judiciary, and a rare glimpse into the workings of a judicial mind." .

(Johannesburg: Kayor Publishing House, 1955). 8vo; original pale blue cloth, lettered in black on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 240. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; front free endpaper removed; endpapers and outer leaves a bit foxed; archival tape strengthening to tail of lower hinge. Good condition. Bernard Sachs was an early biographer of Herman Charles Bosman, and has dedicated this book to Bosman's memory. Bernard Sachs (1905-1985) was "educated at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg. Best known as a journalist and leader writer for the South African Jewish Times, he was editor of the now defunct literary magazine Trek, and is also noted for biographical writings on prominent South Africans, particularly Herman Charles Bosman, whom he knew well ... Has also written a novel The Utmost Sail (1955), based on the life of Bosman ... " - Adey, et al: Companion to South African English Literature, p. 173. .

(Johannesburg: The Dial Press, 1961). 8vo; original blue boards, lettered in gilt on spine; dustwrapper; pp. 218. Dustwrapper foxed and edgerworn; spine slightly cocked and corners a little bumped; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; moderate foxing throughout. Fair to good. "The Road to Sharpeville is a study of the present stressful political situation in South Africa. The contents are unique. Not only does Mr. Sachs offer his own expert opinion, but he has gone to great lengths in getting the opinions of leading South African personalities, in the form of comprehensive interviews." .

(London: Geoffrey Bles, 1937). 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; tinted top edge; no dustwrapper; pp. 280; frontis. Earlier owner's name, with date "July 1938" signed on front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Good to very good condition. 'The author, a distinguished psychoanalyst at present practising in Johannesburg, was for purposes of research anxious to find a native who would be willing to become the object of a deep and protracted psycho-analytical study. In "John," the chief character of this book, he at last found such a person. ... In Black Hamlet perhaps for the first time, the soul of the negro is laid bare.' .

(London, Batsford, new edition, 1913). Original blue cloth, little scuffed, pp. xi + 194, frontispiece, plates. Brown tape-marks on the endpapers, some foxing on the preliminary pages and edges. History of furniture. .

([Johannesburg]: South African Jewish Board of Deputies, 2011) 9780620506137. 4to; original grey cloth with black cloth back, lettered in silver gilt on spine and in black and blind on upper cover; pp. (ii) + vii + (i) + 259 + (iii), incl. index; profusely illustrated. Fine condition. The best photographic record we have yet seen of the life of Mandela, this book also provides a vivid reminder of how many members of South Africa's Jewish community played an important part in the anti-apartheid struggle. "Jewish Memories of Mandela offers a fresh perspective of the story of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid struggle as seen through the lives and recollections of Jewish South Africans who were a part of it. It gives new insights into such well-known personalities as Helen Suzman, Ali Bacher, Joe Slovo, Sol Kerzner, Tony Leon and Arthur Chaskalson and their role in South Africa's democratic transformation." .

(Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg Publications, 1978) 0908393237. 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 156, incl. index; line drawings; photographs in colour and monochrome. Boards very slightly rubbed; foxing to endpapers, edges and outermost leaves. Good to very good condition. (Curtis, 40) This book has a good chapter on trout fishing, with contributions from specialist flyfishermen. "There is ... a useful colour photographic fly identification guide featuring 39 of the popular flies of the time." - Paul Curtis: Fishing the Margins, p. 130. .

(London: Collins, 1973) 0002119471. 4to; original maroon boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 112; many photographs. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed, and sunned on spine panel; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "A true Maasai will not even consider breaking ground for cultivation purposes neither will he bury his dead or dig for water. He regards the raising of cattle as a sacred trust and is unsuited by habit and conviction to the acceptance of 'modern ways'. ... The two collaborators have succeeded in their attempt and in doing so have added further and invaluable details to our knowledge of these remarkable people." .

(London: Harper Collins, 1999) 0002558297. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxvi + 678, incl. index; plates; map. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed; earlier owner's bookplate to front free endpaper; regular light browning; trace of foxing to edges. Very good condition. "The life of Nelson Mandela, from the personal and the global perspective, is one of the epic stories of the twentieth century. It is also one of the most inspiring. Twenty years ago, Mandela was an almost forgotten figure languishing in jail on Robben Island: today, as he leaves office as President of South Africa, he is one of the most widely admired leaders on earth. By giving Anthony Sampson unprecedented access to 27 years' worth of unpublished correspondence from prison, as well as to other unpublished writings including his original, suppressed, autobiography, Mandela has enabled to write the most comprehensive account of his life to date." .

(Bloemfontein: National Museum, 1972). National Museum Memoir No. 6. Edition limited to 1000 copies. 4to; original green cloth, lettered in black on upper cover; pp. vii + (i) + 288; numerous line drawings, tables, maps. Fore-corners of boards a bit bumped; a little foxing to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good to very good condition. 'The primary aim of this work is to integrate the sequence of "industries" (groups of similar samples) from the O.R. Scheme area with the sequence of industries established for Southern Africa as a whole. The groups with which the work is concerned are: the Acheulian, the "Fauresmith", the "Middle Stone Age" sequence, and the "Later Stone Age" sequence, each of which forms the subject of a separate chapter. The task of the individual chapters falls into four sections: an appraisal of the state of knowledge of the industry and particularly the validity of present terminology of the industry and its… Read More

(New York: Academic Press, 1974) 0127857591. Studies in Archeology Series. 4to; grey pictorial cloth; no dustwrapper; pp. xiv + 518 (including index); figures and tables. Slightest wear to extremities of boards; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "I have attempted to take the best of the literature, extract from it what seems to me to be the most useful facts and to present them in the most complete format which space will allow. So, the book is in part a compendium of information about stratigraphy, artifacts, fauna, skeletons, and sediments which should be of use to professionals, students, and amateur archaeologists alike. ... The references in it have been selected for their factual basis and the text deals mainly with the critical evaluation, organization and interpretation of the facts, such as they are." .

(Johannesburg: Voortrekkerpers, 1969). 8vo; pictorial boards; pictorial dustwrapper (housed in removable protector); pp. 146, incl. index; some illustrations. Dustwrapper a bit rubbed and edgeworn, with old tape repairs; endpapers browned; some foxing. Good condition. " ... these sketches of criminal cases tried in the Transkeian Circuit Courts should be enlightening. It is in the courts that a spotlight is cast on the primitive African mind against a background of reality. Verbatim quotations from the evidence of witnesses and the accused, with their vernacular forms of expression, are more eloquent than any objective description of their life and thought could be, and are freely given in these pages with all the characteristic repetition and simplicities of speech. Witchcraft is a predominant theme because it is still a predominant influence. The cases reveal the casual brutality with which it is practised, usually on the nearest old woman when sickness befalls a kraal. A mere word of suspicion… Read More

(Bloemfontein: National Museum, 1970). National Museum Memoir No. 5. Edition limited to 500 copies. 4to; original green cloth, lettered in black on upper cover; pp. vii + (i) + 172; numerous line drawings, tables, photographs, maps, including folding. Cloth slightly stippled; a little foxing to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good to very good condition. "This volume completes the series of monographs describing excavation in Later Stone Age deposits of the Orange River Scheme area." The excavations mentioned in the text include Ventershoek, Lemoenfontein, Holmsgrove, Goodlands, Glen Elliot, Damplaas, Blydefontein and Merino Walk. .

(Unterägeri: Edition Sven Erik Bergh, 1982) 3716301896. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 134 + (ii); profusely illustrated with photographs, largely in full colour, from the lives of Silvia Sommerlath and Crown Prince Carl Gustav. Very good condition. German text. An appealing celebration of the life and accomplishments of charming Queen Silvia, a commoner of German-Brazilian parentage, who has won over the Swedish nation. .

(Johannesburg: The Country Club Johannesburg, 2006). 4to; laminated pictorial boards and matching laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 183; lavishly illustrated, largely in full colour, with photographs and artwork from throughout the Club's history. Near-fine condition. A thorough and tastefully presented history of "how a small group of energetic citizens of a young mining town established and with succeeding members developed our property and expanded the membership." .

(Supplement to the South African Medical Journal, 20 April 1974). 270 x 210 mm; saddle-stitched booklet; pp. 15 + (i); map. A little creased and browned. Very good condition. English and Dutch texts in parallel columns. Extracts from Lichtenstein's 'Diary of a Journey through the Karroo'. "The manuscript upon which this article is based is housed in the Cape Archives, Cape Town, and gives a detailed account of a journey undertaken by Lichtenstein in 1805 with the object of vaccinating a number of inhabitants in the interior of the Cape." .

(Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1980) 0869656074. 8vo; blue skivertex; pp. xiv + 948. Very good condition. Sentrum vir Afrikaans. Akkumulatiewe Uitgawe saamgestel deur Unitia Sandrock uit die bronnegidse van P.J. Nienaber 1900-1968; K.H. Schmidt 1969; Louisa Coetzee 1970. .

(London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994) 1856194310. 4to; original maroon boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; ribbon marker; pp. 224, incl. index; profusely illustrated with facsimiles and reproductions of contemporary photographs and artwork, with much colour. Dustwrapper's spine panel and a little of upper panel sunned; faint trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "This is a delightful and illuminating journey through Winston Churchill's early years. Churchill himself is the guide, leading his granddaughter Celia Sandys down avenues previously unexplored. From the separate strands of her grandfather's early writing, his mature recollections of childhood and her own comment, she weaves a fascinating story of the impish, lonely and sickly little boy who by his own tenacious attitude to life survived against all odds to fulfil his earliest dreams and fantasies. Drawing on fresh material from the family archives Celia Sandys makes the first… Read More