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Lot #03/01 Adventures in Nyassaland: a two years’ struggle with Arab slave dealers in Central Africa by L. Monteith Fotheringham. Account of fighting slavers in Malawi. Published in a limited edition of 1000 copies. Blantyre, Central Africana, 1987. Second edition. 8vo. Dust jacket. Cloth. Pp. (xiv),xiii,(1) 304, plates, illustrations, portraits. Pieces out of dust jacket, dust jacket very worn, with some repairs. Good. …. TOGETHER WITH …. Further memories of Malawi: expatriate recollections edited by Ann Scarborough and Derek McLinden …. illustrated by Theo Campbell-Barker. N.p., Privately published, N.d.. First edition. 8vo. Thin card covers. Pp. 134, black / white illustrations. Covers bit creased, some foxing. Good+ For the two books sold as a pair: Reserve price: R240.00 PH @ R300.00 JvdS @ R400.00

Lot #03/02 Through Matabeleland: the record of a ten months’ trip in an ox-waggon through Mashonaland and Matabeleland by Joseph Garbett Wood. Account of travels in Botswana & Zimbabwe. “Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Gold Series” volume 33. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1974. Facsimile edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. . Pp. (xv),(ii),iv,(i),198,(5, adverts.), plates, portraits, folding maps. Dust jacket slightly rubbed & browned, light foxing. Good+ Reserve price: R300.00

Lot #03/03 Memories of Mashonaland by G.W.H., Knight-Bruce. Account of many years work as missionary to the Mashona of Zimbabwe. “Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Gold Series” volume 13. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1970. Facsesimile reprint. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. (v, vii),242 + adverts., frontispiece (portrait), folding map. Foxing. Good+ Reserve price: R300.00

Lot #03/04 Matabele Thompson: an autobiography edited by his daughter Nancy Rouillard. Thompson travelled, hunted, prospected & fought in Rhodesia in pioneer days. He was one of the group sent by Rhodes to Lobengula, to obtain a mining concession for the British South Africa Company. Contains a new foreword by J.G. Storry. “Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Silver Series” volume 13. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1977. Facsimile edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. (x),293, photo-plates, portraits, facsimiles, folding map. Dust jacket slightly rubbed. VG. Reserve price: R320.00

Lot #03/05 Raiders and rebels in South Africa by Elsa Goodwin Green. Facsimile reproduction of the 1898 edition with a new foreword and index. The author served as a nurse at Krugersdorp hospital among the Jameson raiders and in Rhodesia at Salisbury & Umtali during the Mashona uprising. Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Silver Series” vol. 9. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1976. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. (xii),x,(i),209,(4), plates. Dust jacket slightly chipped & rubbed & with piece out at back. Good+ Reserve price: R330.00

Lot# 03/06 Pauling, George The chronicles of a contractor: being the autobiography of the late George Pauling [edited by David Buchan]. Pauling, an engineer was instrumental in construction of much of the South African and Rhodesian railway lines of the late 1800s. This reprint has extensive appendices. Inserted at front & back of this volume are two Rhodesia Post Office, First Day Covers concerning a special event relating to railways, this was done by the publisher in a certain quantity of the reprint. Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Gold Series volume 4. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1969. Revised facsimile reprint. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. 8,xii,264, photo-plates, portraits, folding colour maps. Dust jacket slightly soiled. Good+ Reserve price: R400.00

Lot #03/07 Old Rhodesian days by Hugh Marshall Hole. Hole went to Rhodesia as a member of Jameson’s staff and these are his recollections of his early years in that country. “Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Silver Series” volume 8. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1976. Facsimile reproduction of the 1928 edition with a new foreword & frontispiece. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. (xii),ix,140,(2), photo-plates, portraits, folding map. Dust jacket spine sunned, slightly rubbed. Good+ Reserve price: R250.00

Lot #03/08 One man’s vision: the story of Rhodesia by W.D. Gale. The story of the first six years of European influence on Rhodesia’s history, from occupation to rebellion. Told from manuscripts & interviews with pioneers, including Pioneer Column & both Matabele & Mashona Rebellions. “Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Silver Series” volume 12. Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1976. Facsimile reproduction of the 1935 edition to a reduced format and incorporating new author’s preface and illustrations. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. (ix),288, photo-plates, portraits, maps. Dust jacket a bit rubbed along edges, previous owner’s details on end-paper, faint browning. VG. Reserve price: R240.00

Rhodesiana. Publications of the Rhodesiana Society. Salisbury, 1957 – 1973. The following issues, all first editions cricinfo

Lot #03/09 Publication no. 16. July, 1967. Pp. viii,98, photos, portraits, map. Includes “Pat Judson: first Rhodesian born airman” by J. McAdam; “Notes on some historic baobabs” by G.L. Guy & “Marandella and the Mashona Rebellion” by R. Hodder-Williams. Some browning. Good+ Reserve price: R150.0

Lot #03/10 Publication no. 19. December, 1968. Pp. viii,124, photos, portraits, maps. Includes “Antonio Fernandes: Rhodesia’s first pioneer” by Hugh Tracey & “Notes on the Mazoe Patrol and Salisbury Laager photographs” by G.H. Tanser. Front cover a bit marked.. Good+ Reserve price:: R150.00

Lot #03/11 Publication no. 20. July, 1969. Pp. x,118, photos, portraits, facsimile. Includes “John Norton-Griffiths: a Rhodesian pioneer” by Dick Hobson & “Rev. Paul Nel. A Rhodesian pioneer” by Janie Malherbe. Tape-marks on end-papers. VG. Reserve price: R150.00

Lot #03/12 Publication no. 21. December, 1969. Pp. viii,108, photos, portraits. Includes “The Umtali Tramways Limited” by Clyde L. Shoebridge & “‘Discovery of Simbaye’: the story of Karl Mauch, 1873-75” part 1 by F.O. Bernhard. Slight browning. VG . Reserve price: R150.00

Lot #03/13 Publication no. 25. December, 1971. Pp. x,114, photos, portrait, maps. Includes “Mazoe and the Mashona Rebellion, 1896-98″ by E.E. Burke & H.H.A. de Laessoe: pioneer, administrator and explorer in Rhodesia from 1896 to 1914” by B.M. Randles. VG. Reserve price: R150.00

Lot #03/14 Zambezi odyssey: a record of adventure on a great river of Africa by Stephen John Edwards. Adventurous solo trip down the Umfuli, into the Sanyati to Lake Kariba & thence along the Zambezi to the Indian Ocean. 1600 kilometres of wild country, tackled on foot & with canoe during the time of the bush war in Southern Rhodesia. Cape Town, T.V. Bulpin, 1974. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. Pp. ix,230, VG. Reserve price @ R370.00 current bid JvdS @R370.00

Lot #03/15 Soldiers in Zimbabwe’s liberation war …. volume one …. Society in Zimbabwe’s liberation war …. volume two edited by B. Bhebe & T. Ranger. These two volumes contain essays on the way the Zimbabwean formal defence force & the liberating opposition were viewed by various sectors of the population, such as religious groups. Difficult to find. University of Zimbabwe Publications, 1995. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. Card covers. Pp. xi,211 + xii,250, maps. Spines & covers severely rubbed, previous owner’s name-stamps & signature on half-titles. Fair+ Two books sold as a pair reserve price: R350.00 current bid DC @ R350.00

Lot #03/16 Three books on political change in Portuguese colonial territories. The tradition of resistance in Mozambique: anti-colonial activity in the Zambesi Valley, 1850-1921 by Allen F. Isaacman. A history of resistance by the people on the ground to Portuguese colonialism during this period. This resistance had important implications for the more recent struggle. London, Heinemann, 1976. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. xxiv,232, tables, maps. Dust jacket torn at folds, previous owner’s details, tape-marks & name-stamp on end-paper, high-lighter has been used in the text. Good. …. TOGETHER WITH …. Portugal in Africa: the last hundred years by Malyn Newitt. This history deals with political change in African territories and the way the colonial government dealt with the changing situation. Harlow [UK], Longman, 1981. First paperback edition. 8vo. Thin card covers. Pp. viii,(ii),278, maps. Spine slightly torn at foot, foxing. Good. …. TOGETHER WITH …. Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi: exploration, land tenure and colonial rule in East Africa by M.D.D. Newitt. A history of Portuguese London, Longmans, 1973. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket. Cloth. Pp. (vi),434, black / white photo-plates, maps. Not quite falling apart, but a working copy only, with previous owner’s details. Reserve price for the three books sold as a collection. R250.00 current bid DC @ R250.00

Lot #03/17 Two books on Mocambique by C.F. Spence. Mocambique (East African province of Portugal) by C.F. Spence. Information on wildlife, conservation, education, economy, mineral resources, etc.. Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1963. First edition. 4to. Dust jacket. Hardcover. Pp. 147, black / white photo-plates, tables, maps. Price-clipped dust jacket, worn, browning. Good. …. TOGETHER WITH …. The Portuguese Colony of Mocambique: an economic survey by C.F. Spence. Economic research of Mocambique. by the same author Cape Town, A.A. Balkema, 1951. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. 133, black / white photo-plates, tables, 3 folding maps (1 colour). Covers a bit rubbed, previous owner’s details on end-paper, light foxing. Good+ For the two books sold as a pair: reserve price: R200.00 currenr bid DC @ R200.00

Lot #03/18 Portuga2l and the scramble for Africa, 1875-1891 by Eric Axelson. Summarises the colonial effort in Mozambique, East Africa and Central Africa in the late 1800s. Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University Press, 1967. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. ix,318, portraits, maps (1 folding). Dust jacket very worn, covers a bit stained, previous owner’s details on end-paper, browning. Fair+ …. TOGETHER WITH …. The Portuguese seaborne empire, 1415-1825 by C.R. Boxer. A study of Portuguese maritime exploration, including expeditions into the interior of east & west Africa. This was the height of14 Portuguese colonialism. “The History of Human Society” series. London, Hutchinson, 1989. Paperback reprint. 8vo. Card covers. Pp. xxvi,426, black / white plates, portraits, facsimiles, maps. Covers creased & rubbed, text shaking loose, previous owner’s details inside cover, some browning. Fair. For the two books sold as a pair: R430.0 current bid DC @ R430.00

Lot #03/19 The Cape Odyssey #107 …. a selection of essays inspired by maps of the Cape by Roger Stewart. A gorgeous ly illustrated book of maps & illustrations, accompanied by essays on the effect & influence of maps on the expansion of colonies & the culture & history of the country concerned. There is a lot of biographical material, particularly on Burchell, his travels & cartography. Deals with the period from 1500-1900. Cape Town, Historical Media cc, 2016. First edition. 8vo. Card covers. Pp. 191, photos, portraits & illustrations (many colour), facsimiles, maps. VG. Reserve price: R330.00

 Lot #03/20 Golgotha van die oseane: skeepsrampe van die Agulhas-kus by Jeannette Grobbelaar. A well researched, detailed study of the many shipwrecks on the southern coast of Africa. Afrikaans text. Eversdal [South Africa], Inset-Uitgewers, 2012. First edition. 8vo. Thin card covers. Pp. (viii),132, photos, illustrations, portraits, facsimiles. Covers slightly rubbed. VG. Reserve price: R150.00

Lot #03/21 The life of a South African tribe by H.A. Junod.  Ex-library, mixed set of this major two volume, well illustrated study of the Thonga people of the Transvaal & Mocambique volumes: volume 1 is the second edition, revised & enlarged; London, Macmillan, 1927; volume 2 is a first edition [Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1913. Two volumes. 8vo. Decorative cloth. Pp. 559 + 574, portraits, illustrations, tables. Covers rubbed & creased, hinges volume 1 splitting, ex-library books, with the usual stamps, envelopes, etc., previous owner’s details in both volumes, the colour map is missing. Fair, working set only. Reserve price: R300.00 W/D

Lot #03/22 Karl Mauch: African explorer edited & translated by F.O. Bernhard. A collection of papers by German explorer, Mauch, translated into English. Gives details of Mauch’s exploration & mapping of parts of South Africa & Zimbabwe (including the first description of the famous ruins). He accompanied Henry Hartley on some of his hunting expeditions. There are also descriptions of his extensive travels in the Transvaal lowveld up to the Zoutpansberg. Copy no. 1058 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Cape Town, C. Struik, 1971. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. (xv),247, plates, portrait. Dust jacket rubbed & faded along spine & head & foot, binding good, previous owner’s signature on end-paper, foxing. Good. Reserve price: R300.00 current bid T/S @ R300.00

Lot #03/23 The journals of Carl Mauch: his travels in the Transvaal and Rhodesia, 1869-1872 …. transcribed from the original by Mrs. E. Bernard …. and translated by F.O. Bernhard …. edited by E.E. Burke. Journals kept by this important explorer, on his travels through the Transvaal to the Zoutpansberg, Lourenco Marques & into Matabeleland & Mashonaland. He was a scientist & describes, natural features, botanical specimens, wildlife & the native people of the areas he travelled. He was the first European to view the Zimbabwe Ruins & to traverse much of Mashonaland. Salisbury, National Archives of Rhodesia, 1969. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. x,314, 2 colour plates, illustrations, diagrams, facsimiles, tables, maps (2 loose folding maps inserted into pocket inside back cover. Dust jacket rubbed, tape-marks on reverse, previous owner’s details on end-paper covers unevenly faded, text pages browned.ir+ Reserve price: R330.00

Lot #03/24 Alone in an African swamp by J. Granville Squiers. An account of the author’s travels in the swamps of the Rufiji River delta in East Africa. “Philips’ “New-Prospect Readers.” London, George Philip & Son, Ltd., 1936. Second edition. 8vo. Printer wrappers. Pp. 64, photos, illustrations, maps. Some light browning of cover edges. Good+ Reserve price: R220.00

Lot #03/26 Child of Storm by H. Rider Haggard. A novel of adventure in Zululand just before the Anglo-Zulu War, loosely based on7real events. “Collection of British Authors, Tauchnitz Edition” vol. 4391. “Haggard” #58. Latest Tauchnitz publications listed on back wrapper, dated May 1922. Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1913. Copyright edition. 12mo. Printer wraps. Pp. 319. Spine slightly torn, lightly browned. Good+ Reserve price R330.00

Lot #03/27 Glory which is yours: a tribute to pioneer ancestors by Alice M. Ralls. An account of some of the author’s 1820 settler ancestors. Includes information on frontier clashes with Xhosa & Hottentot, as well as mining experiences at Kimberley & Witwatersrand. Pietermaritzburg, Shuter & Shooter, (c. 1949). First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. xii,200, photo, portraits. Dust jacket & covers slightly rubbed, dust jacket splitting at spine, faint browning. Good+ Reserve price: R350.00

Lot #03/28 The Cape herders: a history of the Khoikhoi of Southern Africa by Emile Boonzaier, Candy Malherbe, Andy Smith & Penny Berens. This modern study of the Khoikhoi combines the insights of archaeology, history & anthropology, ranging from origins to contemporary policy. Cape Town, David Philip, 1996. First edition. 4to. Card covers. Pp. viii,147, illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, maps. Some light foxing. Good+ Reserve price: R140.00

Lot #03/29 Bericht der Südafrikanischen Bischofskonferenz zur Lage in Namibia A study of the attitude of the South African government towards Namibia & SWAPO, as well as black Namibian attitude towards the South African government, security forces, etc.. “Stimmen der Weltkirche” #14. Bonn, Sekretariat der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz, 1982. First edition. 8vo. Printer wrappers. Pp. 37,(iii), map. Name-stamp on title-page & inside front cover. VG. Reserve price: R120.00

Lot #03/30 Pray for peace in Namibia: a collection of forty addresses given in St George’s Cathedral, Windhoek by Murray Dell, Dean of Windhoek. A selection of Anglican sermons, with some political overtones. Windhoek, Gamsberg Publishers, 1979. First edition. 8vo. Printer wrappers. Pp. 91, portrait. Covers & text lightly browned. Good+ Reserve price: R140,00