The Boer on Commando
R15,000

A commentary written after the Boer War by Raymond Maxwell M.D. c.1902-1905. This commentary consists of 14 manuscript pages.

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The Quran, translated into German
R10,000

The Quran or The Law For Muslims by Muhammad the Son of Abdull
By Friedrich Eberhard Boysen
1773
First Edition of this translation.

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Exploration and Hunting in Central Africa 1895-96
R6,000

By Capt A. St. H. Gibbons
1898 First Edition

Alfred Saint Hill Gibbons (1859 – France, 1916 ) was a British explorer.

From 1895 to 1896 he sailed thousands of kilometres up the Zambezi before reaching Egypt on a second journey (1900), starting from the Congo.

He also wrote some entries for the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911 edition. He died in the First World War.

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The Lantern Plates 1877-1879 
R4,500 

Incomplete collection of political cartoons published in ‘The Lantern’ weekly newspaper.

The Lantern (also known as the Cape Lantern) was a weekly newspaper published in the Cape Colony between 1877 and 1889. Featuring a populist and pro-imperial slant, The Lantern was one of the first South African newspapers to publish political cartoons.

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Railway Map of South Africa 1947
R4,500

Printed in the Union of South Africa by the Government Printer, Pretoria.

The Union of South Africa was a British Dominion and, later, a Commonwealth realm in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961.

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George Bernard Shaw: Man of the Century
R4,000

By Archibald Henderson, 1956

Fine binding (Sangorski & Sutcliffe London) of the Limited Edition, signed by the author. No. 18 of 100.
2 Volumes.

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My First Voyage to Southern Seas 
R3,000

By W. H. G. Kingston 1860

William Henry Giles Kingston (1814 – 1880), often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels.

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Three Years' Wanderings of a Connecticut Yankee  
R2,500 

In South America, Africa, Australia and California with descriptions of the several countries, manners, customs and conditions of the people including miners, natives etc.

Also, detailed account of a voyage around the world, attended with unususl suffering, hardship, privation, disappointment and dangers arising from fearful storms; threatened wrecks on rocky coasts and amid reefs; by fire, deception, mutiny, etc. Also various incidents of life on shipboard.

By C.M Welles
1859
First Edition

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Place Names in the Cape District 1917
R1,500 

Their Early Origin and History by C. Graham Botha of the Cape Archives.

Printed for the SA National Society for the preservation of places of historic interest.

Signed by C. Graham Botha.
Ex Libris author Jose Burman.
 
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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
R1,500 

By Agatha Christie
1960 First Edition

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan (1890 – 1976), was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre.

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Prof Phillip Tobias Autograph
R1,000

Phillip Vallentine Tobias FRS (14 October 1925 – 7 June 2012) was a South African palaeoanthropologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He was best known for his work at South Africa's hominid fossil sites. He was also an activist for the eradication of apartheid and gave numerous anti-apartheid speeches at protest rallies and also to academic audiences.

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