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Title: The World Atlas Of Exploration. Edition: 1982 Edition. By: Eric Newby. Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Publishers Limited 1975. AH Artists House, London, 1982. Format: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Description: A 4000 Year Journey in the Company Of Heroes. Condition: Good, repair on Dust Jacket Since earliest times, men have stepped beyond the horizons accepted placidly by their fellows. With each step the world has grown larger and so has man’s knowledge of himself. The gripping story of these pathfinders is told in The World Atlas of Exploration – but with a new depth and appreciation. The book also looks at the consequences of discovery. Where the new land was prepared to accept the presence of man, new nations have been created. Some, unhappily, have been destroyed. All this – the motives, the means, the consequences – is to be found in The World Atlas of Exploration; 288 pages of text, illustrations and specially drawn maps, which have been designed to form self-contained stories in their own right Price: R 295.00 Inc Vat. For Sale in South Africa Only. Please note that this item is not for sale to International Buyers. This product will not be sent via the South Africa Post Office delivery service. Courier, Postnet or Collection only. NB! Please Note:   Additional Courier Delivery Charges will apply due to the size of the package if sent by courier. Please enquire for courier charges according to your location before purchasing online.

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Hardcover. English. Horace Cox, London. 1876 2nd ed. ISBN: n/a. 734 pp & 6pp ads at back, frontispiece, illustrated title page, 14 plates, numerous text illustrations, tables. Original somewhat scuffed green cloth over bevelled boards, front ep taped, with ownership stamp. Title page, facing illustration and title page heavily foxed. Page 455 is loosely inserted. This was published in seventeen parts, and is a guide to travellers, explorers, and settlers, founded on the experiences of the authors, and referring incidentally to South Africa. Wallis (J.P.R.) Thomas Baines, second edition, Cape Town 1976, pages 157-8. 'Apparently through the undertaking (the publication of Nature and Art) he came to know an ex-artillery officer, W.B. Lord, who had travelled in Canada and Asia and now proposed that he and Baines should collaborate to put out a travellers' handbook, something on the lines of Galton's Art of Travel. It was a bulky work of some eight hundred quarto pages issued serially towards the end of 1868, and involved Baines in a great deal of exacting preparatory work. He contributed the major part of the text and practically all the illustrations, some of which he cut on wood, having taught himself the art.' 'William Lord and Thomas Baines intended Shifts and Expedients to be a wide-ranging manual of instruction on the art of surviving in, and enjoying, the great outdoors of the nineteenth century. Pooling their considerable experience of strange lands they produced an encyclopaedia of practical living for the aspirant explorer of a hundred years ago. Everything is explained: wagons and boats, horses and oxen, tents and firearms, hunting and fishing, observing and collecting, carpentry and metal-working, camping requisites, bush cuisine, medical improvisation, the best ways to cross rivers, to move heavy objects, to build huts. The work is lavishly illustrated with wood-engravings by Baines. Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography Vol. 1 Book No: 2501231

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Bateleur Press, Johannesburg, 1979. Hard cover, 178 pages. Very good condition. Neat and clean. Tightly bound. The cover has minor marks. Under 1kg. Conversations is an exploration of the lives and inner world of twenty seven artists of the 1970s, created by Avril Herber after extensive interviews with each person. A fascinating book providing an interesting perspective on the artistic world of South Africa in 1979.   

CAN ONLY POST ON SATURDAYS. Condition as per pics!   There is some water damage as per pics.  Large, oversized book with many beautiful pictures, photos and drawings documenting South Africa during the age of exploration, the Portuguese, the early Dutch settlers, the Bushmen and Hottentots, the age of British Imperialism, the Great Trek, Paul Kruger and the Boer Republics, the Boer War, the Union of South Africa and the Afrikaner victory in 1948 with the accession to power of the National Party and the institution of apartheid.       

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours The South African government has prioritized a reduction of poverty and increased food security in rural parts of South Africa through agrarian transformation. As the bearers and beneficiaries of rural development initiatives, smallholder farmers, including those keeping livestock, loom large in this arena. Likewise, on international development agendas steered by bodies such as the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), smallholders are prioritized as the engines of national economies. This book, based on a pilot study of two livestock keeping communities along the Mpumalanga-Limpopo border, explores smallholder households in order to paint a picture of the challenges faced by smallholder livestock farmers, the practices and knowledge of primary animal healthcare (PAHC) among these farmers, relationships between the state and the smallholders, gendered issues, and the relationship between poor socioeconomic conditions and the keeping of livestock. This book opens up a variety of research and policy questions that encourage further exploration and study. Features Summary The South African government has prioritized a reduction of poverty and increased food security in rural parts of South Africa through agrarian transformation... Author Vasu Reddy (Author), Safiyya Goga (Author), Furzana Timol (Author), Stanley Molefi (Author) Publisher HSRC Press Release date 20160301 Pages 151 ISBN 0-7969-2519-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7969-2519-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Introduce your students to the new generation of Microsoft Office with the new generation of Shelly Cashman Series books For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students. With Outlook 2010, we're continuing our history of innovation by enhancing our proven pedagogy to reflect the learning styles of today's students. In Microsoft Office Outlook 2010: Complete, International Edition you'll find features that are specifically designed to engage students, improve retention, and prepare them for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages students to expand their understanding of the Outlook 2010 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead. End of chapter exercises prepare students to become more capable software users by requiring them to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create real-life documents giving them skills to use in both their personal and professional lives. Features Summary Encourages students to expand their understanding of the Outlook 2010 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead. This title includes end of chapter exercises that prepare students to become more capable software users by requiring them to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create real-life documents.. Author Jill Romanoski (Author), Gary B. Shelly (Author) Publisher South Western Educational Publishing Release date 20101203 Pages 488 ISBN 0-8400-5476-9 ISBN 13 978-0-8400-5476-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days As the engines roar and the green flag waves, these stories tear across their rural landscape with the energy of a Winston Cup race. Like W.P. Kinsella's minor league ballplayers, Jonis Agee's drivers, pit crews, mechanics, and their families live in small towns, eat at truck stops, and have a hard time keeping their dreams from destroying their lives. From the garage to the kitchen table, from demolition derby to nascar, Agee's hapless heroes open our eyes as they take the wall. The wildly popular sport of auto racing is a backdrop in these stories for exploration of the creative and destructive aspects of obsession. In farmhouses, mobile homes, and roadside trailer courts, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters all try to figure out how to keep their families running as smoothly as their cars. Taking the Wall is rich with details about racing and rural life, and richer yet in insight into that part of the human spirit that just doesn't know how to quit. Agee takes a personal and compassionate look at a grab bag of individuals linked by obsession. Reviews Novelist (South of Resurrection) and short fiction (Bend This Heart) writer Agee's collection of bittersweet stories dissects the rough world of auto racing from the working-class perspectives of drivers, pit crews, fans, family and other hangers-on. While "taking the wall," crashing into it, is the worst possible scenario, Agee's characters secretly wish for the excitement, horror and suspense it offers: will the driver walk away from the fiery wreck? Domestic life unfolds around the racetrack throughout the collection. "The Pop Off Valve" is a monologue in which an unnamed narrator recounts her naovet in marrying a man obsessed with racing, and the wake-up call she received on her honeymoon 15 years ago at the Motor Speedway in Irish Hills, Mich., when not even a terrible accident could thwart her husband's devotion to his hobby. Her description of the crash is chilling: "the rescue workers used the jaws of life to pry what was left of the driver from the shattered burnt shell of the car." Nonchalantly, she adds, "We grilled steaks on the hibachi at dark, unable to see the bloody raw meat until we cut into it." Agee's parsimonious language is sta Features Summary Engines roar and checkered flags wave in these stories about the conflict between families, cars, and obsession. Author Jonis Agee Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 19991031 Pages 256 ISBN 1-56689-088-8 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-088-5

Images of Gitanjali- A Malaysian Photo Exploration of Tagore's Nobel Prize Work By: O. Don Eric Peris  ***Signed Copy***** A first edition hardcover published by Angsana in 1984 Grey cover boards with silver writing to the front cover, binding is tight & strong, SIGNED with a gift inscription from the author on he title page, dustjacket is complete but with closed tears to spine top & bottom 3cms. Postage within South Africa R40.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote Abe #  

  Written by Mat Johnson Art by Warren Pleece Photo cover "[An] engrossing graphic novel, with its smart dialogue and sharp images." - The New York Times Writer Mat Johnson, winner of the prestigious Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction, constructs a fearless graphic novel that is both a page-turning mystery and a disturbing exploration of race and self-image in America, masterfully illustrated with rich period detail by Warren Pleece (THE INVISIBLES, HELLBLAZER). In the early 20th century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could pass for white. They called this dangerous assignment going "incognegro." Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald, is sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay "incognegro" long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother - and himself. 136 pg, B&W, mature readers

The Path of Minor Planets - Andrew Sean Greer by Andrew Sean Greer Faber and Faber 2011 Softcover  273 pages ISBN 978-0-571-26023-2 Minimal damage or chafing. Secondhand but ALMOST AS GOOD AS NEW.  Clean inside. In 1965, on a small island in the South Pacific, a group of astronomers gather to witness the passing of a comet, but when a young boy dies during a meteor shower, the lives of the scientists and their loved ones change in subtle yet profound ways. Denise struggles for respect in her professional life, married Eli becomes increasingly attracted to Denise and her quixotic mind, and young Lydia attempts to escape the scientists' long-casting shadows. Andrew Sean Greer' s remarkable and sweeping first novel is an exploration of chances taken and lost, of love found and broken, and of time' s subtle gravitational pull on the lives of everyday and extraordinary people.      

Author: David Goldblatt With Essays by: Antjie Krog & Ivor Powell Publisher: Umuzi (2007) Edition: First Edition ISBN-13: 9781415200254 ISBN-10: 1415200254 Condition: Very Good. The cover has rubbing, a few light scratches and slight wear to corners and spine-ends. Binding: Softcover Pages: 235 Dimensions: 27.7 26 1.9 cm +++ by David Goldblatt +++ The work of David Goldblatt, recipient of the 2006 Hasselblad Foundation Award, reflects a life-long exploration of the relationship between individual South Africans and the society they live in. His first extended photographic essay was compiled in the 1960s. When it was finally published in 1975 as Some Afrikaners Photographed, the book created quite a stir locally.  Some Afrikaners Revisited  offers an additional twenty images from the period, which were not included in the original book; notes by Goldblatt on how the book came into being; a contextualizing essay by Ivor Powell and Antjie Krog's impressionistic response to the images.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Extraordinarily wealthy and influential, Stephen Duncan (1787-1867) was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier with a remarkable array of social, economic, and political contacts in pre-Civil War America. In this, the first biography of Duncan, Martha Jane Brazy offers a compelling new portrait of antebellum life through exploration of Duncan's multifaceted personal networks in both the South and the North. Duncan grew up in an elite Pennsylvania family with strong business ties in Philadelphia. There was little indication, though, that he would become a cosmopolitan entrepreneur who would own over fifteen plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana, collectively owning more than two thousand slaves. With style and substance, Martha Jane Brazy describes both the development of Duncan's businesses and the lives of the slaves on whose labor his empire was constructed. According to Brazy, Duncan was a hybrid, not fully a southerner or a northerner. He was also, Brazy shows, a paradox. Although he put down deep roots in Natchez, his sphere of influence was national in scope. Although his wealth was greatly dependent on the slaves he owned, he predicted a clash over the issue of slave ownership nearly three decades before the onset of the Civil War. Perhaps more than any other planter studied, Duncan contradicts historians' definition of the southern slaveholding aristocracy. By connecting and contrasting the networks of this elite planter and those he enslaved, Brazy provides new insights into the slaveocracy of antebellum America. Features Summary Extraordinarily wealthy and influential, Stephen Duncan (1787-1867) was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier with a remarkable array of social, economic... Author Martha Jane Brazy Publisher Louisiana State University Press Release date 20061201 Pages 232 ISBN 0-8071-3141-5 ISBN 13 978-0-8071-3141-1

 A Country at War with Itself - Antony Altbeker - Jonathan Ball - 2007 - Paperback in good, clean and tight condition. Whether it is hijacking or rape, a home robbery or a husband’s explosion of rage, violence is so common that few lives have been left untouched by it. The result is a society deformed by its fears. Closeted behind locked doors and high walls, panic buttons at the ready, members of the middle classes live lives haunted by fear. The poor, who are both more likely to be victimized and less able to secure themselves, are just as traumatized. A Country at War with Itself is a penetrating exploration of South Africa’s crime problem. Getting behind the statistics to offer a sober and sobering account of the scale of the problem and its evolution, it describes how government has sometimes sought to deal with the crisis and sometimes sought to deny its existence. The book ends with some suggestions of what needs to be done to deal with this scourge.

 First edition published by T.E. & E.C. Jack circa 1920's. The History of the World's Exploration, from the earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole. Fully illustrated. A worthy old antiquarian book.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Alone with himself, even among his flock, a young bird finds an unexpected connection in the eyes of a little girl. He begins to wonder about the nature of life: What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be a bird? Swept up in his exploration of the human world, he doesn't notice that his flock has already migrated south for the season. Written by JonArno Lawson and beautifully illustrated by Nahid Kazemi, this sparse, lyrical story is about community lost and found, and what it means to know one's self. Features Summary What happens when a bird doesn't feel like a bird? Author Jon Arno Lawson (Author), Nahid Kazemi (Illustrator) Publisher Enchanted Lion Books Release date 20190201 Pages 56 ISBN 1-59270-262-7 ISBN 13 978-1-59270-262-6

Sam Collins, a man whose name has become part of the folklore of diamond exploration and mining in South Africa.  1996. Hard cover with dust cover, 176 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Some egde wear at bottom of hardcover.  Under 1kg.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The US debut of one of Italy's great contemporary storytellers: The photographer Hans Heumann travels to southern Italy in search of the light that has long attracted artists. There he meets Giorgio Bellusci, who dreams of rebuilding the south's most famous inn. The dark secret behind Giorgio's obsession will change the course of both men's lives. The first of Carmine Abate's novels to appear in English and winner of the Fenice-Europa Prize for fiction, this is a touching journey that takes readers to the storied heart of Italy and accompanies them on an exploration into the meaning of memory. Features Summary Photographer Hans Neumann travels to Southern Italy in search of the light that has long attracted artists. There he meets Giorgio Bellusci, who dreams of rebuilding the south's most famous inn... Author Carmine Abate Publisher Europa Editions Release date 20071108 Pages 192 ISBN 1-933372-40-0 ISBN 13 978-1-933372-40-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days Permanent Removal is a beautifully written political thriller focusing on the nature of justice, truth, betrayal, socio-political and ethical quandaries, complicity and moral agency. The novel introduces readers to a cast of players whose destinies intertwine in a particularly gruesome murder. The novel is set in apartheid South Africa and the start of the Rainbow Nation. South African security forces set up a roadblock to intercept a car near the city of Port Elizabeth. Two of the four anti-apartheid activists in the car were secretly targeted for assassination. The police abducted the four and murdered them in cold blood. Their burnt bodies were found later near the Port Elizabeth suburb of Bluewater Bay. These murders are one of apartheid's murkiest episodes. On the day of the funeral, President PW Botha declared a State of Emergency. It was the beginning of the end. Works such as Jacob Dlamini's penetrating and discursive Askari and the recent publication on Eugene de Kock as state sanctioned perpetrator of various evils will be complemented in no small measure by this intriguing fictionalised exploration of political executions and culpability/loss during the apartheid heyday. Features Summary ‘‘They will use the flashing patrol light to force the sky-blue Honda to pull over - an old trick, but it often worked. They will manacle their captives and switch license plates... Author Alan Cowell Publisher Jacana Media Release date 20160517 Pages 264 ISBN 1-4314-2343-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4314-2343-9

The Relatively Public Life of Jules Browde I sat there divided. Though my grandfather was visibly shaken by the force of this memory, and I knew I was seeing him more vulnerable than I had ever seen him, I felt a bubbly thrill because this was such good stuff, and I remember turning my eyes away from his distressed face to make sure the wheels of the dictaphone were still turning. When Daniel is tasked with writing the biography of his grandfather, Jules Browde - one of South Africa's most celebrated advocates - he sharpens his pencil and gets to work. But the task that at first seems so simple comes to overwhelm him. As the book begins to recede - month after month, year after year - he must face the possibility of disappointing his grandfather, whose legacy now rests uncomfortably in his hands. The troubled progress of Daniel's book stands in sharp contrast to the clear-edged tales his grandfather tells him. Spanning almost a century, these gripping stories compellingly conjure other worlds: the streets of 1920s Yeoville, the battlefields of the Second World War, the courtrooms of apartheid South Africa. The Relatively Public Life of Jules Browde turns the conventions of a biography inside out. It is more than the portrait of an unusual South African life, it is the moving tale of a complex and tender relationship between grandfather and grandson, and an exploration of how we are made and unmade in the stories we tell about our lives. Author Daniel Browde ISBN 9781868427208 Format Paperback Pages 310p.