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Volume 2 1971. Hard  cover with dust cover, 527 pages. Very good condition. Over 1kg. Compiled and translated by R.Raven-Hart During the first fifty years of Dutch colonisation at the Cape of Good Hope many travellers arrived in Table Bay, on their way to the East:some came voluntarily, others by force of circumstance.   They came ashore, looked around, observed strange,indigenous people, interesting plants and animals, they visited the little settlement, met the local personalities, wondered at the way-of-life. They also consulted and negotiated with the Dutch officials, and sought help in their difficulties.   And, most frequently, they recorded their impressions so as to inform and astonish their firneds in Europe with the wonders they had seen. These impressions were sometimes published; but more often they appeared in ships' log books and other mss, unpublished, and available to the researchers of today in archives and special liabraries only.   Such recorded impressions are the subject matter of this book: Major Raven-Hart has selected, transcribed and meticulously translated a total of 104 accounts by visitors to the Cape between 1652 and 1702. They are taken from the original Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Danish and German; with one exception, the list is exhaustive for this period.   The language styles are varied; quaint and vivid, penetrating, and sometimes quite coarse.   To accompany the transcribed texts, and to help the reader enjoy and understand, Major Raven-Hart has provided background and context notes to describe contemporary happenings in Europe, official records by the Cape commanders and governors and biographical notes on the writers.   In the index the reader will find references to animals, plants, persons, names, etc; a glossary of foreign words, definitions of various sea-faring and navigational terms and expressions; identifications of flora and fauna, bibliographies; and explanatory notes. This index is not just a valuable and practical working tool-it is virtually a concentrated commpanion-book or vade mecum for late 17th C history of the Cape.   A feature of this book are the illustrations: the author has been able to find 65 engravings, maps, title pages, portraits-most of which have been reproduced as full-or double-pages.      

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 Track and Trackless Omnibuses and Trams in the Western Cape - P.R. Coates - Struik - 1976 - Large format hard cover with dust cover in good, clean and tight condition. P. R. Coates traces the development and decline of a colourful era of road transport. His research also included material from libraries and archives all over the world.

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer.  Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing. Books dispatched within 3 business days. Our books are protected with a removable plastic cover and sent with care. Jonathan Cape 1980 First Edition UK Hard Cover Very Good clean copy, in very good dust-w rapper. Price-clipped. ' The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five' is the second volume in Doris Lessing's celebrated space fiction series, 'Canopus in Argos: Archives'. In this interlinked quintet of novels, she creates a new extraordinary cosmos where the fate of the Earth is influenced by the rivalries and interactions of three powerful galactic empires, Canopus, Sirius and their enemy, Puttiora. Blending myth, fable and allegory, Doris Lessing's astonishing visionary creation both reflects and redefines the history of our own world from its earliest beginnings to an inevitable, tragic self-destruction. 'The Marriages' is set in the indeterminate lands of the Zones, strange realms which encircle the Earth. Zone Three, a peaceful, contented, matriarchal paradise, is ruled by the gentle Queen Al. Ith.; the neighbouring Zone Four is a land given to war and chaos, controlled by the brutal warrior-king, Ben-Ata. Their marriage, a melding of the extreme male and female principles, threatens to destabilise the entire galactic empire. Bibliographic information: Title The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five: (as Narrated by the Chronicles of Zone Three) Volume 2 of Canopus in Argos - Archives Series, Canopus in Argos - Archives Series Author Doris May Lessing Publisher Cape, 1980 ISBN 022401790X, 9780224017909 Length 245 pages Subjects Fiction  ›  Literary Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling.

ISBN - HTFX68491 Title - Argief-Jaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis 1994 / Archives Year Book for South African History: Die Children's Friend Society in England en die Kaap die Goeie Hoop 1830-1841; The Growth of Cape Town Commerce and the role of John Fairbain's Advertiser 1835-1859 Author -Brown, M. M.; Meltzer. J. L. Publisher - Government Printer Dimensions - 268x215 Pages - 250 Format - Hardcover Extra Info - Condition - Condition: Very Good. Owner inscription. Green cloth boards are lightly shelf worn. Text in Afrikaans and English. Contents: Die Children's Friend Society in England en die Kaap die Goeie Hoop 1830-1841; The Growth of Cape Town Commerce and the role of John Fairbain's Advertiser 1835-1859

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours It is April 1997, a Monday. A young mother gives birth to a girl in Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital. On the Wednesday, 48 hours later, the mother's life is turned upside down when it is discovered that her baby has been stolen. Then, 17 years later, the girl is reunited with her biological family in the most unlikely manner imaginable after she was discovered at school by her younger sister - a split image of herself. This book tells the tale of what is called "an extraordinary story of hope and serendipity" by M-Net's award-winning Carte Blanche programme. It is a story that touched newspaper readers, website visitors, radio listeners and television viewers across the globe: "Such an amazing story," commented Oprah's best friend, Gail King, the co-anchor of This Morning on CBS in America. A Home For Zephany records the tale, as it played out until now, through the voices of the girl's biological parents, Morne and Celeste Nurse, extended family members, neighbours, newspaper archives, Facebook posts, letter and SMS writers, radio and television presenters, politicians, clinical psychologists and journalists. This book also offers a gripping appreciation, growing up on the Cape Flats, by Professor Jonathan Jansen; and an insightful foreword by the renowned actor and playwright, Christo Davids, and afterword by the director of Molo Songololo, Patric Solomns. Features Summary It is April 1997, a Monday. A young mother gives birth to a girl in Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital. On the Wednesday, 48 hours later, the mother's life is turned upside down when it is discovered that her baby has been stolen. Author Heindrich Wyngaard Publisher Naledi Release date 20151116 Pages 114 ISBN 0-928316-09-2 ISBN 13 978-0-928316-09-4

About the product Reprinted from ARCHIVES YEAR BOOK, Vol. II, 1942. 272 x 179 mm; saddle-stitched booklet; pp. 19. Cover leaves worn and foxed; longitudinal central crease. Fair. William Duckitt (1768-1825) was an agricultural pioneer of the Cape colony.