A Journey to East Africa via the Cape 1764
R20,000

By Nikolaus von Oelreich.

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Lake Regions of Central Africa 1860
R17,500

First edition 2 vols.

By Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, KCMG, FRGS, (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) a British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar.

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The Transvaal Observer Christmas Annual 1889
R7,500

Very early Johannesburg.

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Bushman Art: Rock Paintings of South-West Africa 1930
R7,500

By Hugo Obermaier and Herbert KühnBased on the photographic material collected by Reinhard Maack. Published by Oxford University Press. Foxed. Rare with dust jacket.

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Manica-Sofala guide to the Mozambique Company's Territory 1902
R5,000

The Mozambique Company (Portuguese: Companhia de Moçambique) was a royal company operating in Portuguese Mozambique that had the concession of the lands in the Portuguese colony, corresponding to the present provinces of Manica and Sofala in central Mozambique.

The company was established on February 11, 1891.

For more info and images, go to the website: https://jamesfindlaycollectablebooks.com/books-on-africa/manica-sofala-guide-to-the-mozambique-companys-territory-1902

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The Witwatersrand Goldfields 1892
R4,000

The Financial, Statistical and General History of the Gold and Other Companies of Witwatersrand South Africa

By Charles Sydney Goldman of Johannesburg. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Royal Colonial Institute.

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Sketches of Durban and its Harbour in 1891 
R3,500 

By Cathcart William Methven FRSE (24 September 1849 – 30 August 1925) a Scottish civil engineer who was Engineer-in-Chief at Greenock on the Clyde, and appointed in 1888 as Harbour Engineer in Durban. Besides being an architect and able musician, he was, unusually, a gifted landscape artist and produced many fine paintings of Natal scenery. He founded the Durban Art Gallery in 1892. 

First Edition, 1891. 

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The Four Books of the Prophet Ignoramus - Life in Natal 1869
R3,500 

The Four Books of the Prophet Ignoramus, being the Chronicle of the Reign of Er Keet in Ophir, by 'Eureka'.

This rare work, a satire on life in Natal under Lieutenant Governor R. W. Keate (1867-1872), first appeared in instalments in the Natal Witness, beginning in July 1869.

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Notes on the Cape of Good Hope 1821 
R3,000

By Edward Blount  
Notes on the Cape of Good Hope, made during an Excursion in That Country in the Year 1820.  
Published in London by John Murray, 1821.  

207pp. Rebound. 
Mellowing to pages. 
 
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The Eastern Hunters 1866
R3,000

By Captain J.T Newall
First Edition.

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Join James Findlay in The Cape Town Club Library for a very special edition of Rare Finds with guest speaker Mark Inman.
Saturday 2 August

James will discuss a few of his favourite antique pieces, after which Mark will take us on a journey through the fascinating history of the Cape Town Harbour between 1840 and 1910, including a showcase of unique documents and original photographs he has recently uncovered.

Guests are invited to bring their own rare books and antique items for discussion.
View more details on the website: https://jamesfindlaycollectablebooks.com/events/rare-finds-james-findlay-mark-inman

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+27 (0) 79 779 4574
jamesfindlaycollectablebooks@gmail.com

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