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About the product Number 458 of an edition limited to 510 copies. Text facsimile of the Saul Solomon printing of 1885. 8vo; original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with publisher's device in blind to upper cover; pp. (vi) + 107 + (i) + 5, incl. index. Occasional fox spot. Near-fine condition."Louis Henry Meurant combined enterprise and ability with high ideals, and his activities during his long and varied life illuminate many aspects of the history of South Africa during the nineteenth Century.. In 1828 he moved to Graaff-Reinet, and from there accompanied a party of hunters across the Orange River. On his return he bought the printing press of Godlonton and Stringfellow, which had previously been confiscated by Governor Donkin, and set up a Printing Works in Grahamstown, when only twenty years of age. The border Settlers immediately implored him to bring out a newspaper, and he decided to establish the Graham's Town Journal. Sixty Years Ago gives an interesting account of all that this involved, and includes many light-hearted anecdotes of life on the frontier in those perilous days. The first number appeared on December 30th 1831, and in 1832 Godlonton joined Meurant as partner, and was thus re-united with the printing press that had originally been his." L. H. Meurant: Sixty Years Ago; or, Reminiscences of the Struggle for the Freedom of the Press in South Africa and the Establishment of the First Newspaper in the Eastern Province

Into the Millennium Anglo Boer War Today and 100 Years Ago Compiled by: Maureen Richards The images provided form part of the description Hardcover with no Dust Jacket. I Send by Ordinary mail and supply a tracking number. Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies. For Book Condition see images below. Please quote Username or order number when making a payment  

 Life at the Cape over a hundred years ago - By a lady - Illustrations by Thomas Bowler - Struik - 1998 - Paperback in god, clean and tight condition.  

Life At The Cape A Hundred Years Ago... by a Lady illustrated by Thomas Bowler A reprint hardcover published by Centaur in 1983 Brown cover boards with white writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete but with nick & tear to spine top & bottom & fade to spine, Postage within S Africa R60 thru P Office Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote

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About the product Small 8vo; original paper over boards, with pictorial onlay and title label on spine, a little sunned, and slightly worn at extremities; past owner's hand stamp on front free endpaper; pp. viii + 108; some browning to endpapers; black-and-white plates. Good condition."The Cambridge undergraduate of to-day would hardly recognise his prototype of a hundred years ago, if the latter could be brought to life. The past century has wrought a vast change in his appearance, vernacular, sobriety, diversions, and general behaviour. We can congratulate ourselves, however, that a better type has been evolved, although we can still recognise to-day modified (and improved) specimens of the men who were in residence in the early twenties." Books: The Cambridge Undergraduate 100 Years Ago. Compiled, with Extracts and Illustrations from Contemporary Sources by Oskar Teichman D.S.O., M.C., M.A.

The history of the establishment of the first S A Newspaper and the struggle of the freedom of the press. Hardcover. English. Africana Connoisseur Press. 1963. ISBN: 0. 107 pp plus index. Very good condition in hardcover, no dw. Book No: 1024062

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'Prepare to have your mind blown! A brilliantly written overview of the past, present and future of modern cosmology.' - DALLAS CAMPBELL, author of Ad Astra The Beginning and the End of Everything is the whole story as we currently understand it - from nothing, to the birth of our universe, to its ultimate fate. Authoritative and engaging, Paul Parsons takes us on a rollercoaster ride through billions of light years to tell the story of the Big Bang, from birth to death. 13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that's come to be known as the Big Bang. It was the birth of our universe. What started life smaller than the tiniest subatomic particle is now unimaginably vast and plays home to trillions of galaxies. The formulation of the Big Bang theory is a story that combines some of the most far-reaching concepts in fundamental physics with equally profound observations of the cosmos. From our realization that we are on a planet orbiting a star in one of many galaxies, to the discovery that our universe is expanding, to the groundbreaking theories of Einstein that laid the groundwork for the Big Bang cosmology of today - as each new discovery deepens our understanding of the origins of our universe, a clearer picture is forming of how it will all end. Will we ultimately burn out or fade away? Could the end simply signal a new beginning, as the universe rebounds into a fresh expanding phase? And was our Big Bang just one of many, making our cosmos only a small part of a sprawling multiverse of parallel universes? Features Summary The Beginning and the End of Everything is the whole story as we currently understand it - from nothing, to the birth of our universe, to its ultimate fate... Author Paul Parsons Publisher Michael O'mara Books Ltd Release date 20181101 Pages 288 ISBN 1-78243-956-0 ISBN 13 978-1-78243-956-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries. In this lively history, author Thomas N. Mitchell tells the full and remarkable story of how a radical new political order was born out of the revolutionary movements that swept through the Greek world in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., how it took firm hold and evolved over the next two hundred years, and how it was eventually undone by the invading Macedonian conquerors, a superior military power. Mitchell's superb history addresses the most crucial issues surrounding this first paradigm of democratic governance, including what initially inspired the political beliefs underpinning it, the ways the system succeeded and failed, how it enabled both an empire and a cultural revolution that transformed the world of arts and philosophy, and the nature of the Achilles heel that hastened the demise of Athenian democracy. Features Summary A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later Author Thomas N. Mitchell Publisher Yale University Press Release date 20151003 Pages 368 ISBN 0-300-21503-7 ISBN 13 978-0-300-21503-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 5 - 10 working days Bestselling author O. S. Hawkins offers his newest work in his bestselling Code series with more than 500,000 units sold: The Nehemiah Code,a simple guide for readers to begin again, rebuild their lives, and reinforce their legacy. The next installment in the bestselling series, The Nehemiah Code follows in the prestigious footsteps of The Joshua Code, The Jesus Code, The James Code,and The Daniel Code.This successful series has sold more than 500,000 copies, and O. S. Hawkins has an immense reach with an audience that continues to grow. The Nehemiah Code dives into themes that will resonate deeply with a wide variety of readers - insight during hard times, help to start again, and encouragement to rebuild a life. Topics include: •Taking personal responsibility •Moving out of your comfort zone •Rebuilding team spirit •Holding those around you accountable •Doing what is right •Finishing strong Who of us is not in need of new beginnings as we journey through different periods of life? In one way or another, most of us will spend some or much of the next year trying to rebuild something. Nehemiah lived 2,500 years ago, and he "wrote the book" on rebuilding. God recorded it for us and left it in the Bible for all posterity. Nehemiah was neither a preacher nor a prophet. He was an ordinary guy who applied some universal principles that enabled him to rebuild a broken city wall and, in the process, a lot of broken hopes. He has left us some secrets, a sort of hidden "code" that, if applied to our own experience, can enable us to rebuild some broken walls in our own lives. His message to us across the centuries is plain and powerful... it is never too late for a new beginning! Proceeds of the book go directly to the ministry Mission:Dignity, which helps more than 1,800 retired ministers, church workers, and widows who have faithfully served God's people and now find themselves struggling to meet even basic needs. Features Summary Who is not in need of new beginning? Whether it be broken relationships, integrity missteps, or loss, most of us will spend some or much of the next year trying to restore something... Author O.S. Hawkins Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers Release date 20180920 Pages 224 ISBN 0-7180-9138-8 ISBN 13 978-0-7180-9138-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84 Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning `red pine', and Oumi, `blue sea', while the girls' names were Shirane, `white root', and Kurono, `black field'. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's friends announced that they didn't want to see him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life, unable to form intimate connections with anyone. But then he meets Sara, who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago. Features Summary A mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school... Author Haruki Murakami (Author), Philip Gabriel (Translator) Publisher Vintage Release date 20150601 Pages 298 ISBN 0-09-959037-9 ISBN 13 978-0-09-959037-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A poignant novel of political-religious awakening by one of Germany's literary stars An anonymous phone call, an unattended bag discovered in the station of a small Austrian town, a piece of paper saying, "Repent!" and "Next time it will be for real!" A C.C.T.V. image of a young man. What was it that made the teacher think it was his old student, Daniel? Ten years earlier Daniel had spent time with the teacher in his remote house by the river. The town had talked. Anton had recently returned from two years teaching in Istanbul - he was unsettled, subversive, solitary. Daniel was on the brink of adulthood - idealistic, unrequitedly in love with Judith, vulnerable to influence. Those summer weeks by the river were an idyll. But did they also sow the seeds of Daniel's later obsessiveness, his biblical attitudes, his political dogmatism? As the bomb threat excites the community with all the tension of a witch hunt, and Anton himself becomes a focus for suspicion and gossip, he anatomises his memories of the preceding decade. What went wrong for Daniel, and could he have stopped it? Features Summary A poignant novel of political-religious awakening by one of Germany's literary stars Author Norbert Gstrein (Author), Julian Evans (Translator) Publisher MacLehose Press Release date 20160908 Pages 320 ISBN 0-85705-358-2 ISBN 13 978-0-85705-358-9