Recent Arrivals from Quagga Books

A D Donker. A comprehensive collection of 86 characters from South African history who in various ways have shared in the making of the country. Includes a time chart showing the life-span of the individuals at the rear. Some mild foxing to the prelims. 392 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket:… Read more about this item

Lovedale Press. Text: Xhosa. A guide for teachers to teach beginners to read. Vignettes to each page. 39 Pages. Contents clean. 19th Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Thin cardwraps with toning and light foxing. Staplebound.

Purnell & Sons. A record of the plants growing in their native habitat. Lacks title page. Some foxing to the front and rear prelims and to all edges. Colour photographs. 220 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. Binding: Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth boards. with some mild edge-wear. Red… Read more about this item

Purnell & Sons (Pty) Ltd, 1972. An authoritative study of the 200 trees of the Park. Numerous colour plates and b&w illustrations. Vol 1: Reinforcement with clear tape to header, footer and flap folds of dust jacket. Vol 2: Some scattered foxing to contents with foxing to all edges. Bookseller's label to front fixed end paper in both… Read more about this item

Human & Rousseau. A selection of Bosman's stories, essays, chronicles and poems chosen by Lionel Abrahams, an authority on the writings of Bosman. 304 pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Some light edge-wear. 1cm closed tear to top edge. Binding: Hardcover. Some edge-wear. Abrasions to lower edge.

Howard Timmins, 1958. Tropical islands, coral atolls, Madagascar with its savage tribes, lost monarchy and lurid pirate past. Sea of Zanj, slavery, pagans and islanders. Illustrated map as end papers. Birthday inscription to fep. Coloured photographs. Scattered foxing throughout. 346 Pages. Binding firm. 2nd Edition. Condition: Fair. No dust jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Edge-wear to all extremities some with… Read more about this item

Human & Rousseau. The author bases this book on the celebrated trip by Lady Anne Barnard into the interior of the Cape Colony. Travelling over the Hottentots Holland Mountains, to Hermanus, Stanford, De Kelders, Caledon, Genadendal, Swellendam, Worcester, Tulbagh, Saldanha Bay and back to Cape Town. Numerous illustrations with colour and b&w photographs of buildings. Some toning to end… Read more about this item

Smithsonian Books. Celebrating and appreciating the role of books in human society. From clay tablets and papyrus rolls of antiquity to the book of today. 350 mostly colour photographs capturing our age-old love of books. 320 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good to very good. 1cm closed tear to lower… Read more about this item

Howard B Timmins / George Allen & Unwin Ltd. True South African ghost stories and tales of the supernormal. Some toning and foxing to front and rear prelims with light scattered foxing to contents. B&w photographs. Lightly shaken. 208 pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good-. Hardcover. Cloth boards with discolouration marks. Corners bumped. Some edge-wear.

T V Bulpin Publications (Pty) Ltd. Drama, excitement, problems, misadventures and triumphs of professional conservationists who work in the reserves of Zululand. Map of Umfolozi and Hluhluwe game reserves as end papers. B&w photographs. Numerous illustrations. Inscription in blue ink to title page. Foxing to front and rear prelims with some scattered throughout. Some foxing to all edges. 230… Read more about this item

James Gemmell. Observations of people and daily life in South Africa by the author who spect 3 years in the Cape whilst studying at the Theology institute in Stellenbosch. Contents include: The Karoo; Natal; Boer war battles; Slavery and serfdom; Herosim and tragedy; Africander Bond and the Empire; Religious Life; Diamond and goldfield; and politics. Discolouration mark from an… Read more about this item

Purnell. Fully illustrated. 80 charming full coloured plates covering some 360 wild flowers of the country. Each specimen has its accompanying locality description. Bookseller's label on front fixed end paper. 166 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good-. Edge-wear to extremities. Sunning to spine. Abrasions to rear cover. Some mild foxing… Read more about this item

Howard Timmins. The rough and ready birth of South African's gold mining industry and the first payable gold found in the country. 187 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. New and Revised. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. Edge-wear to extremities. Closed tear to front fold. Some creasing. Sunning to spine. Discolouration marks from old cellotape on the… Read more about this item

Spring Books. Some of the most resplendent species of butterflies. 56 colour plates of 80 butterflies of 71 species. The author discusses their structural variations, special characteristics, life histories and migrations as well as capturing methods. Some foxing to prelims. 130 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 3rd Impression. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good. Price clipped. Sunning to… Read more about this item

The Department of Nature and Environmental Conservation. An authoritative book by a competent botanist. 4 Colour plates. Map as end papers. A spot of foxing to rear fep. 276 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 2nd Edition. Condition: Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear. Handling marks with a few specks of foxing to the covers.

Hutchinson. The remarkable life of Dr James Barry, the woman who served as an officer in the British Army from 1813 to 1859. B&w illustrations. Marks from old cellotape on fixed end papers. Previous owner's name on front fep. 160 pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. 3.5cm closed tear to spine. Light edgeware… Read more about this item

J P van der Walt. Text: Afrikaans. The rise and fall of the ostrich feather trade. The story of Oudtshoorn, its people, architecture and trade. Some b&w illustrations. Some light pencil underlining and ticks. 196 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Fair to poor. Edge-wear with some creasing to edges. Lacks small piece of the… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press. Delightful book with vivid descriptions of the adventures had by the author and his dog, Dassie. The stories and sketches in this book are all concerned with animals. Childhood adventures on a farm on the Basutoland border of the Orange Free State. Later adventures with gun and fishing rod and an account of the strange… Read more about this item

Books of Africa. The story of the frontiersmen and settlers of Southern Africa and especially of the Eastern Cape. Colourful personalities and amazing incidents in the story of the flaming frontier. Illlustrated map of the area as end papers. Some light foxing to Page 130 - Page 135. 286 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition:… Read more about this item

Central News Agency. A comprehensive and critical scientific revision of the marine fishes of the region. Beautiful coloured illustrations. Some light foxing with some toning to edges of prelims. Pale yellow tinge to edges of plates. Toning to edge of text pages. Some scattered foxing throughout. Long split at the gutter between frontispiece and title page. Green tint to… Read more about this item