This auction is now available for bidding. There are 22 lots of books, mainly to do with Africa. The auction runs until 7.00 pm SA time on Thursday 12 May. This is a low technology auction. If you wish to bid, please email me at dennisslotow13@gmail.com or my cell on +27 (0) 833217872. I will respond to your email or message as quickly as I can. The auction is run in South Africa and any successful bids will be sent courier in South Africa or air to foreign destinations. This is an additional cost. Send me an email before you bid and I will give approximate delivery costs. Payment is in South African Rands and they will be converted to US Dollars for foreign purchases. Payment into our Nedbank account is preferred, but we do accept PayPal as well.
Enjoy your reading and good luck with your bids.
Dennis
ABC Bookshop
Pretoria, South Africa
Lot #22/01 Food from the veld: edible wild plants of Southern Africa botanically identified and described by Francis William Fox and Marion Emma Norwood Young …. in collaboration with Desmond Hallowes, Rena Segal & Ruth Wustrow …. with botanical descriptions by Gerrit Germishuizen. Descriptions of over 1000 wild plants used in preparation of food. Johannesburg, Delta Books, 1982. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. 400, black / white photos & line-drawings. Dust jacket foxed on reverse, foxing in the text. Good+ Book on auction at a reserve price of R290.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R300.00
Lot #22/02 Prehistory of the Transvaal: a record of human activity by Revil Mason. Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University Press, 1962. First edition. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. xxiv,498, photos, illustrations, tables, maps. Dust jacket a bit worn, now with wrap-around plastic cover, hinges weakened internally, tape-marks on dust jacket flaps & end-papers. Good+ Book on auction at a reserve price of R280.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/03 Indaba, my children …. and …. Africa is my witness by Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa. Mutwa was a Shaman, poet, Zulu historian and political commentator. These books deal mostly with the migration of the Zulu and other African people to Zululand and Natal and are essential books for a Zulu collection. Two volumes were published and have become quite scarce and this is a better than average deluxe set. Copy no. 1102 of 1212 collectors copies & copy no.156 of 800 collectors copies [respectively], specially bound in matching half green leather. Johannesburg, Blue Crane Books, (c. 1965) – 1966. First editions. Two volumes. 8vo. Half-leather. Pp. xxix,562, colour-plate, photo-plate, line-drawings, map + vii,(i),344. Covers a bit marked & some cover-edges rubbed, light foxing. VG. Books on auction at a reserve price of R1200.00 for the pair. Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R1200.00
Lot #22/04 Nine lives: memoirs of a maverick conservationist by John Varty …. with Dominique le Roux & Lesley Hay Whitton. A fascinating book of adventures with wild animals on private land alongside KNP. Pinetown, Southbound, 2014. Reprint. 8vo. Card covers. Pp. 224,(1), colour photo-plates. VG. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R140.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R150.00
Lot #22/05 Return to the wild: a story of two lions by Norman Carr …. with a foreword by the Earl of Dalhousie. A book I enjoyed as a young boy, written about the return of two lions to a game reserve in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). London, Collins, 1962. Third impression. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. 127, plates (some colour), portraits, map. VG in price-clipped dust jacket. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R140.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R150.00
Lot #22/06 The chemical capture of animals: a guide to the chemical restraint of wild and captive animals by A.M. Harthoorn. A standard book on working with chemicals with wild animals in Africa, including the capture, care and transport of Rhinos. Inscribed to Ian MacFadyen, Pretoria, 1976 & signed by the author. London, Bailliere Tindall, 1976. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. xvi,416, black / white photo-plates, illustrations, tables. Price-clipped dust jacket slightly rubbed. VG. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R280.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/07 Souvenir of the Kruger National Park. An undated, 1950’s or earlier, small souvenir pamphlet for visitor’s to the KNP., with 20 or so black & white photos (1 of Numbi Gate & one of Pretorius Kop). Three double column pages (English & Afrikaans) brief history. Pretoria, National Parks Board of Trustees, (c. 195-?). 8vo. Landscape format. Printer wrappers. Unpaginated. Pages a bit creased. Good. Book on auction at a reserve price of R230.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R230.00
Lot #22/08 Tourist map Kruger National Park Cover by Clem Haagner, artist: Hans Kumpf. Map opens to 59 cm x 45 cm, folds into thin card covers 23 cm x 15 cm. An attractive full colour map, showing caravan roads, hills, windmills, rivers, etc.. On the reverse of the map are maps of geology, rainfall, vegetation, a brief history and paintings of some iconic landmarks in the KNP. English and Afrikaans. Pretoria, National Parks Board, (c. 1966). VG. Map on Auction at a reserve price of R280.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/09 The Zulu War by David Clammer. A useful history of the Anglo-Zulu War, with good maps. Cape Town, Purnell, 1973. South African edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. 239, plates, portraits, tables, maps. Dust jacket slightly rubbed, faint foxing. Good+ Book on Auction at a reserve price of R180.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/10 The last Zulu Warrior by David Clammer. This book has the most impressive collection of illustrations put together on the Anglo-Zulu War. Collected from many sources and including some original oil paintings and many specially reproduced for this volume, and including the magic lantern slides of the Anglo-Zulu War. A fairly brief text gives an account of all the battles as well as the death of Prince Napoleon. This book was printed in a limited edition of only 1000 copies, of which this is no. 562 and it will not be reprinted. Has become quite difficult to find. Cape Town, Purnell & Son, 1977. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. 240, many colour and other illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, maps. Dust jacket torn along lower and upper edges, end-papers marked, slip-case not present. Good. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R1900.00. Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/11 A brief history of the Wild Coast by Clive Dennison. Reasonably detailed history of the Transkei Coast. Signed by the author. Ashburton, Brevitas 2008. First edition. 8vo. Card covers. Pp. vi,174, colour plates, illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, maps. Previous owner’s signature inside front cover. VG. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R300.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R300.00
Lot #22/12 Rhodesian History…. The Journal of the Central Africa Historical Association …. volumes 2, 7, 9, edited by R.S. Roberts & P.R. Warhurst. Includes articles such as “Rhodes’s grasp for Bechuanaland, 1889-1896” by A.J. Dachs; “Manyika’s relationship with the Portuguese and the Gaza-Nguni” by H.H.K. Bhila; “Asian political activity in Rhodesia” by H.H. Patel. Salisbury [Rhodesia]. The Association, 1971 – 1978. First editions. 3 issues. Printer wrappers. Pp. 126 + 111+134,. tables. maps. Covers soiled & creased, previous owner’s signature at the top of title-pages. Good. Books on Auction at a reserve price of R300.00 for the three. Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/13 The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt and in the Egyptian Sudan by E.A. Wallis Budge …. with maps, plans of the temples and numerous illustrations. All the information, the well travelled expert would have required in about 1910. London, Thos. Cook & Son, 1910. Eleventh edition. 8vo. Decorative limp cloth covers. Pp. xx,(2),976, illustrations, facsimiles, tables, plans, maps (1 folding). Covers rubbed, front inner-hinge loose, tape-marks on end-papers, some old newspaper clippings attached to prelim pages, some browning. Good. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R250.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/14 Guide to the trees and shrubs in the Natal Botanic Gardens, Durban compiled by J. Medley Wood, Curator. 551 plants are listed & described. SABIB, 3/455 (first item top of first column 4 – copies listed). Durban, Bennett & Davis, 1897. First edition. 8vo. Printer wrappers. Pp. 70. Back wrapper & plan are missing, pen writing on front wrap, foxing. Fair+ Book on Auction at a reserve price of R170.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/15 Two South African Pesach / Passover recipe books …. [1] Kitchen Glove recipe book, incorporating, Passover “Palatables” recipes These are difficult to find South African cook books. This one is undated but probably from 1960s. Johannesburg, Magen David Adom, (n.d.). New edition. 8vo. Spiral bound in card covers. Pp. 104. Well used, with corner s worn, some margin tears. Fair+ [2] The gourmet’s guide to Passover. Includes information plus recipes. Undated, probably 1970s. Cape Town, Oranjezicht Branch of the Union of Jewish Women, (n.d.). Reprint. 8vo. Thin card covers. Pp. 85. Corners creased, oil stains. Fair+ Two books on Auction at a reserve price of R180.00 for the pair Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R200.00
Lot #22/16 Three South African cook books …. [1] The new cookery book: quick and Easy! A small cook book, with English recipes (pp. 29) + Afrikaans (pp. 24). One of the adverts is for Linnware pottery. Johannesburg, Mrs M. Carr & Mrs N. Westcott. (c. 1960?). New edition. 12mo. Printer wrappers. Pp. (ii),29 + (i),24. VG. … [2] Illovo Sugar Limited: best home style recipes by Carolie de Koster …. photography Volker Miros. How to prepare your recipes so that they look and taste home-made. Hout Bay, Lannice Snyman, 2001. First edition. 4to. Thin card covers. Pp. 111,(5), colour photos. Covers a bit rubbed and corners creased. Good. [3] The Defy cookbook for South Africa: countrywide cooking by Sue Ross in association with Leonie van Heerden. Celebrates the variety of South African cooking. Cape Town, David Philip, 1981. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 184, colour photo-plates, sketches. VG. Three Books on Auction at a reserve price of R160.00 for the three Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/17 Die ontstaan, ontwikkeling en betekenis van die Gereformeerde Kerk op die Witwatersrand by Dr. B.R. Krueger. History of the Reformed Church in Johannesburg. Pretoria, Craft Drukpers, 1956. First edition. 8vo. Limp linen covers. Pp. 87, photos, portraits. Covers rubbed, text pages browned. Good+ Book on Auction at a reserve price of R150.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/18 The origin and history of the Oruuano Church in Namibia by Ehrenfried Kandovazu …. with a foreword and introduction by Johanna Kahatjipara. Looks at the historic involvement of the Rhenish Mission Society missionaries in the late 1800s. Translated from Otjiherero. Windhoek, Klaus Hess Publishers, 2000. First English edition. 8vo. Printer wrappers. Pp. 88, black / white photos & portraits. VG. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R220.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/19 Account of a journey made overland from Quelimane to Angoche in 1753 by Francisco Raymundo Moraes Pereira …. edited and translated by M. Newitt. Newitt suggests that this pamphlet in translation filled a gap in works on 18th century Portuguese in East Africa in English. “The Central Africa Historical Association” Local Series 14. Salisbury, Central Africa Historical Association, 1965. First edition. 8vo. Printer wrappers. Pp. 40, map. Covers a bit creased, some stains, signature inside front cover. Good. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R300.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, bidding open
Lot #22/20 Handy Royal Atlas of empires Modern Geography: exhibiting the present condition of geographical empires and states of the world by the Late Alexander Keith Johnston …. with additions and corrections to the present date by G.H. Johnston …. Geographer to the Queen. A fine atlas, with quality maps of the period. Issued just before the Anglo-Boer War. Edinburgh & London, W. & A.K. Johnston, 1898. First edition thus. Folio. 38 cm tall. Original half red leather, title “The handy Royal Atlas” within compartment on spine & on front cover. 52 lithographed maps, some double-page, all with at least outline colour, including 2 world charts, continental maps, North Polar chart & 100 page index. Leather and cloth covers are a bit worn, with some age marks, there is a small chip out of end-paper, but this is a VG copy, with impeccable maps. Book on Auction at a reserve price of R3000.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R3300.00
Lot #22/21 A trout rod in Natal: fishing for the complete beginner and others by Helen B. Hilliard. The only book by a woman angler on trout fishing in South Africa. [N.P], Central News Agency, (c. 195-?). First edition. 12mo. Cloth backed boards. Pp. 76, sketches, portrait. Covers rubbed. Good+ Book on Auction at a reserve price of R300.00 Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R300.00
Lot #22/22 Two books on slang, a really nice pair …. A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: slang – including the language of the underworld, coloquialisms and catch-phrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalized by Eric Partridge. A first edition of this standard and interesting work. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1937. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. xv,999,(1). No dust jacket, cloth scarred. Good+ …. TOGETHER WITH …. A dictionary of American slang by Maurice H. Weseen. London, George G. Harrap, (c. 1934). First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. xiii,543. No dust jacket, end-papers browned with a nick out at bottom of front end-paper. Good+ Two Books sold as a pair on Auction at a reserve price of R250.00 for the pair Auction finishes 7pm SA time Thursday 12 May, CURRENT BID = R300.00