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Cape Landscapes: Sir John Herschel's Sketches 1834-1838 Hard Cover First Edition 2006 In 1834, Sir John Herschel, perhaps the most celebrated astronomer of his time, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope to spend four years observing the southern sky. Among his many other talents he was an accomplished artist, skilled in the use of an optical device known as a camera lucida. During these four years Herschel produced more than a hundred exquisite landscape sketches, some depicting the Feldhausen estate in the suburb of Wynberg, where he and his family lived, others meticulously recording scenes that enlivened his trips to Cape Point, to Table Mountain, to Hout Bay and to places in the farther reaches. Among the latter were Caledon, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl. These Herschel landscape drawings are an almost unmatched contribution to the artistic and historical record of the Cape in the early nineteenth century. They are reproduced in this title, together with a narrative text and background material that firmly set the illustrations in their social and geographical context. The result is an evocative picture of the Cape Peninsula and its environs at a time when they were still largely wild, but beginning to develop agriculturally and culturally in directions that culminated in the late Victorian period Cape Landscapes UCT Press A compilation of Sir John Herschel’s camera lucida landscape sketches (1834–1838). These drawings, together with a narrative text and background are an almost unmatched contribution to the artistic and historical record of the Cape in the early nineteenth century.

  Cape Trams - from Horse to Diesel.  (1949) Numbered 162/1000. Plastic protective cover over original dust cover which has shelf wear. Some tanning and small water marks on back of dust jacket.  Postage is R45.00.  

 Cape Trams 1861-1961 From Horse to Diesel - Fraser Gill - 1961 - Hard cover in good condition - Dust cover shows wear -- Internally a very clean and tight copy.  

  Cape Drives Hope, C   Item Description: London Magazines Edition, London, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. 50 pp.Spine of the dust-jacket, faded. A copy of the Author's first book that won the Thomas Pringle Prize and the Cholmondeley Award. Very good with minimal shelf wear. The following information is taken from the Contemporary Writers website. Christopher Hope's poems were first published in Whitewashes (1971), but his first significant publication was Cape Drives (1974), which won the Thomas Pringle Prize and a Cholmondeley Award. His published poetry also includes In the Country of the Black Pig (1981) and Englishmen (1985). His first novel, A Separate Development (1981), was banned in South Africa. A rich, comic satire of the apartheid system, it won the David Higham Prize for Fiction. His other novels include Kruger's Alp (1984), which won the Whitbread Novel Award; The Hottentot Room (1986), set in a London drinking club, a home from home for South African exiles; and My Chocolate Redeemer (1989), the story of an unlikely friendship between a 15-year-old girl and an exiled dictator. More recent novels include Serenity House (1992), a black comedy set in an old people's home in London, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Darkest England (1996). Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Black Boards + Gilt Spine. Jacket: Very Good +. Bookseller Inventory # 00740 Tall  Stories  Price: R 250.00 Ordinary  postage  within  South  Africa: R 40.00

Cape of Good Hope A Place of Refuge - Robin M. Pinard The Cape of Good Hope. 1688 - 2025? R&R Publications, 2009 Condition: Good (gift message on back of front cover).

  Cape of Good Hope Government, Cape Town, 1906. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Red cloth-boards, gilt to upper panel and spine, endpapers with advertising, maps, 8 pp of advertisements, xlviii + 437 pp of text + a further x pp of advertisements. The covers are stained, bumped and torn, with the staining carried over to the front and lower edges of several early leaves; the binding is loose, with several between-section breaks, but the hinges are still intact. Colour maps present but appears to be missing title page. Text is complete, unmarked and otherwise undiscoloured. "Surveyor Northern De Aar" neatly inscribed in black ink on the upper cover. A mine of useful information and hard to find. NO OVERSEAS SHIPPING

Cape Town Coolie by Reshard Gool, signed by Rayda Jacobs Soft cover 1989 Good condition.

Cape Cookery Old & New by Hilda Gerber A revised edition hardcover published by Howard Timmins in 1982 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is as new. Postage within South Africa will be r30-00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote Abe #

Cape Antique Furniture by Michael Baraitser and Anton Obholzer Hardcover in good condition except that the dust jacket has stuck to the cover so you can't remove it. Othewise it is in excellent condition.

Cape Town Triennial 1991 - Rembrandt van Rijn Art Foundation A first edition softcover published by Rembrandt in 1991 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, an as new copy Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #

CAPE TO CAIRO One familys adventures along the waterways of Africa   soft cover 207 pages this book is in good condition POSTAGE:PAXI R55 SAPO R75 POSTNET R100 (I do combined shipping)

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.      

1977. large hard cover with dust cover,  184  pages. Very good condition. The dust cover has a tear. Rust spots in front and back. Over 1kg. Told in narrative anecdote and illustration, History of Cape Town and the Cape of South Africa from the first explorers, first settlers landing at Algoa Bay in 1820, merchants, buildings to the Anglo-Boer War etc.  

  2000. Hard cover with dust cover, 256 pages. Very good condition; like new. Under 1kg. An integral part of the renowned beauty of South Africa's Southwestern Cape are the Cape Dutch houses that date back 200 to 300 years. Most are thatched, gabled and whitewashed; some are flat-roofed, double-storeyed and classically inspired. This historical and photographic record explores 150 old houses, paying tribute to the architects and craftsmen who created them.  

  Hoberman Collection, South Africa, 1998. Soft cover, Good+, some creasing to front cover. Book Condition: New. 94 x 74 mm. Simultaneously city and wilderness, Cape Town is a place of haunting natural beauty and captivating urban charm. This insightful portrait of the city's history, architectural heritage, scenic wonders, people and diverse cultures will appeal to all those who share an interest in and a love for South Africa's Mother City. 36 pp, stapled.

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. Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. 135 Cape Homes Of Historical & Architectural Interest - Edited By Juliet Meadowcroft. 1st Edition, Struik, 1987. Hard Cover with pictorial boards,  22cm x 12cm - Architecture - Index,  numerous b/w photos, maps of areas, 208 pp. Ex Library copy. Bibliographic information: Title Cape Dutch houses: a concise guide Author Phillida Brooke Simons Publisher C. Struik, 1987,   Hardback,   1st ed. ISBN 0869774271, 9780869774274 Length 208 pages Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling. Follow PTO Books on Facebook.

 HARD COVER BOOK WITH DUST JACKET.  THIS IS AN EX SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK. THE BOOK IS IN A NEAT CONDITION AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED....WHEN ONE COMPARES THE CAPE TOWN OF TODAY WITH THAT OF A CENTURY AGO, ONE REALISES HOW APT IS THE TITLE OF THIS IMPRESSIVE BOOK! (HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF CAPE TOWN, GERALD E FERRY)    

  National Botanical Gardens, Kirstenbosch, 1979. Soft cover. Book Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A guide to the fern species of the Cape Peninsula, with black and white drawings and identification keys of all recognised species. Foreword with 66 pages text/illustrations. Lightly rubbed wraps. Ex Library with usual stamps and markings. 

 In this short history, Peter will take you through the evolution of Cape Town harbour from Jan van Riebeeck's wooden jetty to the first safe haven for ships, the Alfred Basin Soft cover book with 45 pages 

Bowler's Cape Town: Life At The Cape In Early Victorian Times, 1834 1868 by Thomas Bowler 1977 - 132 pages.First Edition.Limited Edition number 61 Large Hard Cover with Dust Jacket in Fair Condition. Dust Jacket has slight wear. Binding good. Pages intact,some foxing.  Signed by the author. Inscription and writing in pen on inside cover and first page.As per photographs.      

  THE OLD COMPANY'S GARDEN AT THE CAPE and its Superintendents. Involving an historical account of early Cape botany with a paper on some drawings of South African Proteaceae in the Government Herbarium at Leyden (Holland), ascribed to Hartog, by Dr S.J. Van Ooststroom. Karsten, Mia C: Published by  Maskew Miller, Cape Town, 1951, First Edition, 1951.   Good Hard cover and Good DJ in plastic protector. Ex Library with usual marks and stamps. Pages yellowing and some tape residue on endpapers, Dust Jacket chipped at head and foot of spine.  Green cloth cover shelf worn. Numerous B&W photographs, fold-out map of garden. 188 pp.

AA Balkema. 1980. Hard cover with dust cover. A4 size. 456 pages. Very good, clean and neat condition. Tightly bound. Over 1kg. A comprehensive survey and description of old buildings from Cape Town to Calvinia in the north and to Graaff-Reinet, Colesberg and Uitenhage in the east. Covers 18th and 19th century styles: Cape Dutch, Cape Regency, Georgian and Victorian. 

  Limited edition of 1000 copie, this is nr 308 Candlelight poets of the Cape - Nerine Desmond - Howard Desmond - 1967 - Hard cover with dust cover: Good - Internally: one name, rest clean and tight.   An anthology of poetry written during the early days of the Cape of Good Hope.    

 Tony Grogan's Cape Town Sketchbook - Don Nelson - 2002 - Hard cover with dust cover. An annotated sketchbook, showing the Mother City in all its moods and displaying all its rainbow people, 128 pp sketches and watercolours, with captions and snippets of impressions Fine condition, oblong quarto, with dust cover.

The Cape Kitchen By: Mary Alexander Cook A first edition hardcover published by Stellenbosch Museum Yellow cover boards with brown writing to the spine & front cover, binding is tight & strong, foxing to front & rear flyleaves, dustjacket is complete, slight crinkle front cover from liquid stain. Postage within South Africa R30.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote Abe #

 The Old Houses of the Cape - Hans Fransen & Dr. Mary Cook - AA Balkema - 1965 - Hard cover without dust cover still in good, clean and tight condition. The Old Houses of the Cape by Hans Fransen and Mary Alexander Cook is a comprehensive survey with pictures and desciptive text of the existing houses and farm buildings in the traditional Dutch style of the 18th century.   

Hard cover with dust cover, 124 pages. Good condition. Tightly bound and clean.  Under 1 kg.   Shipwrecks of the Western Cape  by Brian Wexham covers 23 of the more spectacular wrecks that have occurred round the Cape of Storms between 1773 (de Jonge Thomas) and 1983 (Castillo de Bellver), described in words and pictures.

About the product 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt publisher's monogram to upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. xiii + (i) + 248, incl. index; plates; some illustrations in text. Very good condition."The arrival at the Cape of Good Hope, early in 1834, of Sir John Herschel and Thomas Maclear initiated for them a period of intense scientific endeavour. Herschel was graced by a name which, from the astronomical discoveries of his father, Sir William Herschel, was already a household word. The younger Herschel was arguably the most famous scientist ever to spend a significant portion of his life in the beneficial clime of the Cape. Much has been written about Herschel's scientific work at the Cape. The picture is far from complete, however.. This gives some justification for the publication of what is in fact the majority of the letters written by Herschel during his residence at the Cape. For Maclear the situation is quite the reverse. Completely unknown on his arrival at the Cape, he had steadily to build up fame on the foundations of industry and public service. By the time of his death in 1879 his repute was such that his passing moved even the Cape Parliament to a salutation.. Yet the nature of the man is hardly known in the country of his adoption, and his contributions are largely forgotten in his chosen profession. Although a full-scale biography is required to do justice to Maclear, the diaries and letters reproduced here will go some way towards establishing his character." Maclear&Herschel. Letters&Diaries at the Cape of Good Hope 1834-1838 (Books)

About the product 8vo; original green rexine, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pp. (viii) + 116, incl. index; plates; maps, incl. folding. Very good condition. Uncommon. The author attempts"to describe how, between 1871 and 1881, the Cape government on behalf of the British Government, performed the task of ruling the Basotho, who had become British subjects in March 1868. Several problems arose from this exercise in government by proxy. The attitude of the Basotho towards the Cape, for example, hinted at their dissatisfaction with the arrangement. From time to time their spokesmen said they would have preferred direct rule by England, and were a little unhappy to find themselves wards of the Cape Colony. The Cape's relations with the republic of the Orange Free State were in danger of becoming less cordial because of the treatment of the Basotho by the officials and/or ordinary citizens of that country, which sometimes elicited protests from the Cape authorities. Then there was always the question of the Cape's administration of the Africans within its borders, which could influence it to manage the affairs of Lesotho in a manner likely to be unpopular with the Basotho." J. M. Mohapeloa: Government by Proxy. Ten years of Cape Colony rule in Lesotho 1871-1881

Buy 1968 HARD COVER PLUS DUST COVER - FRONTIER FLAMES BY F.C. METROWICH (SETTLERS OF THE EASTERN CAPE) for R85.00