SOUTH AFRICA
White Man Boss: Footsteps to the South African Volk Republic.
London: 1951. London, 1951. Spine soiled. More
South Africa.
Maps. 134pp. 12mo, cloth. London, (1934). More
Seaports South of Sahara: the Achievements of an American Steamship Service.
New York: 1959. Illus. Tall 8vo, cloth. N.Y., (1959). Very good. More
Curtain-Up on South Africa: Presenting a National Drama.
London: T.V. Boardman, 1960. Photos. 276pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: T.V. Boardman & Company Ltds., (1960). Very good. More
The Law of the Vultures.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. 206pp., 12mo, cloth, d.w. (cloth lightly worn at top and bottom of spine, d.w. chipped and worn). London: Jonathan Cape, (1954). Fourth impression. A very good(-) copy. More
South Africa in the Sixties: A Socio-Economic Survey.
Cape Town: 1962. Color Illustrated. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w; ex-lib. Cape Town, 1962. More
The Mistaken Land.
London: 1951. Small 8vo. London, (1951). More
Goeie-more! Mit Reck und Barren Durch Suedafrika.
Bern: 1948. Illustrated, maps. Bern, (1948). More
General Chart of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope; Constructed from bearings, estimations of distances, and frequent observations for Latitudes in traveling through the country, during the years 1797-1798
1802. Engraving. 13.75" x 19". Showing some expert repairs on verso and upper left corner. In very good condition. Beautiful and scarce, this 1802 map shows South African terraine from the technical surveys of Barrow's travels. Reduced for the first American Edition by Arthur Joseph Stansbury. John Barrow surveyed the area on foot to investigate the potential Colonial interests of the British. More
Report from the Rhodesias.
London: Andrew Melrose, 1953. Illustrated, 288pp. 8vo, cloth. London: Andrew Melrose, 1953. First Edition. Very good in torn dust jacket. More
Rule of Fear: The Life and Times of Dingane, King of the Zulu.
London: Longmans, 1964. 2 maps. 283pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; previous owners signature on flyleaf. London: Longmans, 1964. More
The African Patriots: The Story of the African National Congress of South Africa.
London: 1963. Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London, (1963). More
A Future South Africa; Visions, Strategies and Realities
Tafelberg: Human and Rousseau, 1988. 344 pages. 8vo, glossy boards, sunned wrapper. Tafelberg: Human and Rousseau, (1988). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. More
"Tomorrow is Another Day" (An Historical Romance of South Africa - 1652 to the present day).
Cape Town: 1951. 420pp. Cape Town, 1951. More
Living Apart: South Africa Under Apartheid.
New York: Phaidon, 1996. Illustrated throughout in b/w. 256pp. Thick, wide 4to, black boards, d.w. (New York: Phaidon, 1996). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Forward by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Text compiled from interviews by Chris Boot. More
This Is South Africa.
Pietermaritzburg: 1947. Many Illus. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1947. More
Aethiopia Inferior, vel Exterior
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Image measures 15" x 19.5". Sheet measures 20.75 x 24.5". Striking map of south Africa from Congo and Mozambique to the Cape of Good Hope. Dates to circa 1636. Part of Madagascar included. Identifies the mythical Mountains of the Moon or 'Lunae Montes'. The source of the Zambesi River (Zachaf Lacus) is also identified. The map includes beautiful illustrations of wildlife, including elephants and monkeys, four ships..... More
Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Abissinorum sibe Presbiteri Ioannis Imperium
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Image measures 15 1/4" x 19 3/4". Sheet measures 20 3/4 x 24 7/8". Fascinating map of central Africa including the legendary fictitious kingdom of Prester John. Published circa 1600, the map depicts the region from Sudan to Mozambique. The map includes many illustrations of wildlife, including elephants, ostriches, and monkeys. Title cartouche features two figures with babies, and have been beautifully hand colored. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638)..... More
Central African Survey: Facts and Figures of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
London: 1961. Illus. Thin 8vo. London, (1961). More
Carte du Canal de Mosambique, Contentant L'Isle de Madagascar avec Les Cotes D'Afrique, depuis le Cap de Bonne Esperance, jusqu'a Melinde.
Paris: Bonne, Rigobert, 1788. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 8.25" x 12.5". Part of the Atlas Maritime, this map of Mozambique includes an inset of South Africa from Cape Colony to St. Helens Bay as well as Madagascar. More
My Beloved Country: South Africa as Others See Us.
Cape Town: 1959. Illus. 204pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cape Town, 1959. More
Last Days in Cloud Cuckooland; Dispatches from White Africa
New York: Random House, 1997. Illustrated (b/w). 299 pages. 8vo, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper (paperclip impression at top edge). New York: Random House, (1997). First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Southern Africa
Boston: W.D. Ticknor, 1835. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. Image measures 7.5" x 10". Early map of South Africa with elevations shown pictorially. Tribal notations included along with major towns. Extends as far north as the fictional 'Mountains of Kong and Mountains of the moon. Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. He was best known for his important contributions to..... More