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Buy Karoo Characters Portraits & Sketches in A South African Town by Bruce Clemence & Karin MacGregor for R70.00

ISBN - HTFX4074 Title - They Made This Land. Eighty Six Characters from South African History Author -Heale, Jay Publisher - AD. Donker Dimensions - 255x182 Pages - 392 Format - Hardcover Extra Info - Condition - Condition: Good. Dust Jacket: Good. Dust jacket is shelf worn, chipped and rubbed. Red cloth boards. Front board badly bowed. Owner signature on the front pastedown. Initials written on the lower edge.

Buy Portraits of Power: Profiles of a Changing South Africa for R120.00

 David Philip, 1996, 1st edition. Good+ PB. Details 40 profiles of South Africans at the time of political transition. 175 pp.

About the product Signed by the author on the title page, with his gift inscription, dated Christmas 1966, to front free endpaper. 12mo; original purple boards, lettered in gilt on upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 32; illustrations by John Lawrence. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn; scattered foxing. Good condition."Butler's poetry brings into clear focus qualities he has variously shown as a man, a soldier, a teacher, and a dramatist - among them his humanity, warmth, and joie de vivre. How remarkable is its unforced naturalness: this is the hard-won product of a whole culture and a mature talent. From the impressionability of his boyhood and adolescence comes his intimate sense of place and atmosphere, and from his good nature such affectionate portraits as those of Uncle Danby and the Farmer."- From the Introduction by William Plomer

About the product 8vo; original dark blue cloth; laminated dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 300; black-and-white portraits of contributors. Inscribed"To Mark, With my best wishes. Gideon Jacobs."Slight browning to endpapers; soiling to top-edge and fore-edge. The views of 19 prominent South Africans.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days This is a fascinating collection on the life and times of Brenda Fassie, which includes a Foreword by Hugh Masekela and contributions from people who knew Brenda in both professional and personal capacities. It is being published in the year of the tenth anniversary of her death and is intended as both a tribute and to give fresh insight into Africa's biggest pop star. The collection includes reminiscences, criticism, elegies, essays and appreciation by friends, ex-lovers, critics, poets, academics and musicians, reflecting the endless and boundary-crossing legacy of Brenda Fassie. Funny, crazy, poignant, insightful and tragic, I'm Not Your Weekend Special traces the highs and lows of Brenda Fassie's life, celebrating the significance of this South African icon. Features Summary This is a fascinating collection on the life and times of Brenda Fassie, which includes a Foreword by Hugh Masekela and contributions from people who knew Brenda in both professional and personal capacities. Author Bongani Madondo (Editor), Hugh Masekela (Foreword by) Publisher Pan Macmillan Release date 20140429 Pages 255 ISBN 1-77010-366-X ISBN 13 978-1-77010-366-5

Buy Im famous in South Africa. Celebrity portraits by Robin Fryer. Words by Nicky Greenwall for R95.00

Buy Another Country: South Africa: New Portraits - new for R450.00

Volumes 1-7 complete. These hardcovers are more than 100 years old. Volumes 1 & 2 printed during the time of the Anglo-Boer War, the rest following. All volumes have some foxing and browning to some pages. Name in ink in front. Many maps, portraits, battle plans and pictures. Nearly 450 pages per volume. Volume 7 is an index. These were loose volumes from collections making up a new collection now, so the spine colours not all the same. R100 postage in SA. R120 courier. Two volumes are ex-library, one other has been rebound on spine. I would say this set is a good working copy for research. Please ask questions.

Buy Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters for R1,250.00

    Oxford University Press, 1979, Cape Town, Dee Shirley Deane, (250 x 190 mm); illustrated, limp red boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxiii + (i) + 210; full-page photographic portraits; map. Dustwrapper rubbed and a little edgeworn; slight ripple to pages. Very good condition, in a modest dustwrapper. "Black South Africans mirrors the lives of 57 outstanding Blacks of Natal. It documents the life, thoughts and attainments of men and women in every field of endeavour: musicians, physicians, businessmen, artists, politicians and more. Only a few are celebrated, such as Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, who wrote the preface, and Bishop Alphaeus Zulu.. This is not a usual Who's Who. Apart from comprehensive biographical data and a full-page photograph of each personality, an in-depth profile provides insight into ethos, early struggles, achievements, aspirations and attitudes. Black South Africans is invaluable for everyone interested in the lives and achievements of members of a largely unknown people, and in the fabric of those who serve their fellowmen through deed and example.". (Image has shadows.)  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 15 working days In this meticulously researched family history of Francois Renier Duminy and his descendants, Andrew Duminy has succeeded in weaving together a rich tapestry of events and characters that will reward everyone interested in South African genealogy with a magnificent piece of history. This is the only detailed research work on the life of a flamboyant Frenchman, whose life story reads more like a Hollywood screenplay than historical facts. Features Summary In this meticulously researched family history of Francois Renier Duminy and his descendants, Andrew Duminy has succeeded in weaving together a rich tapestry of events and characters that will reward everyone interested in South African genealogy with a magnificent piece of history. Author Andrew Duminy Publisher Protea Boekhuis Release date 20050505 Pages 91 ISBN 1-86919-060-2 ISBN 13 978-1-86919-060-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days On 12 June 1922 King George V received at Windsor Castle representatives of the six disbanded Irish regiments. While five had long and distinguished service records, the South Irish Horse (SIH) had only been raised in 1902, as a result of the second Boer War, but too late to take part. On the outbreak of The Great War a single squadron of the SIH was sent to Flanders which was involved in the retreat from Mons and the Marne and the early battles of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle. The remainder of the Regiment followed and over the next four years, won ten battle honours including Loos 1915, Somme 1916 and 1918, Albert, St Quentin, Courtrai and finally France and Flanders 1915-1918. Losses were severe and there were many acts of gallantry. This book, while not an official history, fills a void by describing the achievements of this unique and short-lives regiment and the colourful characters who served in it. Certainly there is a fine story to tell and it will be invaluable to those researching former members. Features Summary First accessible history of this Irish based cavalry regiment. Author Mark Perry Publisher Pen & Sword Military Release date 20181101 Pages 176 ISBN 1-5267-3695-0 ISBN 13 978-1-5267-3695-6

Subtitle: The Yom Kippur War: South Africa's Involvement Author: Desmond Blow Publisher: Howard Timmins (1974) ISBN-10: 086978093X ISBN-13: 9780869780930 Condition: The dust jacket is edgeworn and rubbed with light scratches and a chip to the spines tail and near the head also stains to the back flap.Light Edge-wear to the boards. P.O.S in pen to the front Free-end paper, light Stains to the back free endpaper. Internally a very clean bright copy, tight binding. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 192 Dimensions: 22 x 14.3 x 2.4 cm +++ by Desmond Blow +++ This is the first book on the Yom Kippur War to tell the story of the war through the people of Israel themselves; those who died, those who survived and those who were bereaved. It has an added interest to South Africans because most of the characters in the book have South African backgrounds. There is also a prologue on the large contribution made by South Africans to the founding of the Israel Air Force in 1948, during the War of Independence.