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  2001. Hard cover with dust cover. Good condition. Small rust marks on front end-paper. Parcel over 1kg.   When he died in 1996, Laurens van der Post was a celebrated polymath: war-hero, writer, explorer, mystic, Jungian, behind-the-scenes diplomat, and sage to Mrs Thatcher and Prince Charles. He was a secular saint. After J.D.F. Jones's authorised biography, he will be most famous for one skill: storytelling. His books and stories - of the bushmen of the Kalahari, of his friendship with Jung, of his diplomatic importance - may be inspiring. They are also largely fabricated.  

Old Christmas will bring you back to the Solemn and non-consumerist Christmas of the old as our fathers knew it. Of all the old festivals, Christmas awakens the strongest and most heartfelt associations. There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality, and lifts the spirit to a state of hallowed and elevated enjoyment. The services of the church about this season are extremely tender and inspiring.   They dwell on the beautiful story of the origin of our faith, and the pastoral scenes that accompanied its announcement.

The play is intended, not only for acting, but also for reading. It is so arranged that boys and girls can read it to themselves, just as they would read any other story.   The play has been acted more than once, and by different groups of people. Practical suggestions as to costumes, scenery, and some simple scenic effects will be found at the end of the play.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father.Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. `Hapless Kullervo', as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny.Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and who tries three times to kill him when still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and guarded by the magical powers of the black dog, Musti. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruellest of fates.Tolkien wrote that The Story of Kullervo was `the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own', and was `a major matter in the legends of the First Age'; his Kullervo was the ancestor of Turin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. In addition to being a powerful story in its own right, The Story of Kullervo - published here for the first time with the author's drafts, notes and lecture-essays on its source-work, The Kalevala, is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien's invented world. Features Summary The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father. Author J. R. R. Tolkien (Author), Verlyn Flieger (Editor) Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20150827 Pages 168 ISBN 0-00-813136-8 ISBN 13 978-0-00-813136-4

Author: J. D. Taylor Publisher: y Repeater (2016) ISBN-10: 1910924202 ISBN-13: 9781910924204 Condition: As new Binding: Softcover Pages: 493 Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.5 x 3.9 cm +++ by J. D. Taylor +++ What is life like in England? Island Story weaves history and ideas telling a story of rebellion (think Brexit) and retail parks, migration and inertia, pessimism and disappearing ways of life, and a fiery, unrealized desire for collective belonging and power. Skeptical and inquisitive, Taylor cycled all round Britain with only a rusty bike and a tent, interviewing and staying with strangers from all walks of life. Without a map and travelling with the most basic of gear, the journey revels in serendipity and schadenfreude. Think you know the island? Island Story will have you think again.

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  The Story Of The Zulus - J Y Gibson - 1970, reprint - Hard cover (no dust cover) - Ex-library book still in good condition. The Story Of The Zulus by J Y Gibson is a history of the Zulu peoples from after their first contact with the colonialists to the latter part of the nineteenth century. Illustrated with b&w photos and illustrations.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis-now in paperback. The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence-and the end of faith. Yet for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been noHobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis. Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, Tolkien and Lewis produced epic stories infused with the themes of guilt and grace, sorrow and consolation. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions. This is the first book to explore their work in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict. Features Summary The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment... Author Joseph Loconte Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers Release date 20170323 Pages 256 ISBN 0-7180-9145-0 ISBN 13 978-0-7180-9145-3

Usutu  A Story about the Early days of Swaziland By: H.J. Filmer & P. Jamison A first edition hardcover published by CNA in 1960 A reading copy, blue hardcovers with black writing to a sunbrowned spine, binding is tight & strong, gift inscription on front flyleaf. no dustjacket Postage within South Africa R30.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation  

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. SAPO and PostNet packages Dispatched within 4 business days. PAXI and Aramex packages Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. Struik, 1968 - Cape Town - 188 pp. including the Index. dust jacket shows signs of shelf-ware. Stain to title-page with name of previous owner inside. "Though not officially named Herrengracht until the middle of the eighteenth century, the link between Van Riebeeck's old fortress and vegetable gardens was from the very beginning of the Cape settlement the " walk" taken by the gentlemen of the Dutch East India Company for the pursuit  of their commercial and social activities. Round this GENLTLEMAN'S WALK the town was built-initially reluctantly, afterwards with a purpose.The gist of the story has been told when in 1850  Heerengracht became Adderley Street and as such was not a gentleman's walk any longer." Picard dresses the factual story of Cape Town's streets, lanes and squares in the colourful robe of South Africa's historical background. Description Subtitle:  The Romantic Story of Cape Town’s Oldest Streets, Lanes and Squares Author:  Picard, Hymen W.J. Publisher:  C. Struik Edition:  1st Year Published:  1968 Free and discounted shipping on bulk purchases (postal and courier) within the RSA. See shipping for details.   Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling.

The Story of an African Seaport  By: J. Forsyth Ingram  ****Rebound Scarce Copy**** A rebound first edition hardcover published by G Coester in 1899 Original cover boards front & back with original spine writing attached to a rebound spine, binding is tight & strong, new front & rear flyleaves, a very nice copy of a scarce book Postage within South Africa R30.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #    

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Author: Nicola J. Murray With Author's Inscription Publisher: Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie (2015)  ISBN-10: 1903490200 ISBN-13: 9781903490204 Condition: Very Good. Light wear to cover, edges and corners. Binding: Softcover Pages: 232 Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.1 cm +++ by Nicola J. Murray (With Author's Inscription) +++ Conception is often an effortless experience, but for those for whom conception doesn't come naturally, this is an emotionally challenging experience, filled with fraught disappointment, a sense of failure, frustration, despair, and ultimately, hope. Based on a true story, Nicola Murray recounts the mental and physical trials and tribulations and humour involved with the medical intervention of fertility, when things don t go according to Mother Nature's natural plan. A story told from the heart, Not what I had in Mind, is a comfort and an inspiration to those who might need it most.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A book sits abandoned on a living room shelf. While the Blossburn family happily gets on with other things like watching TV and playing video games, the book aches to be read. The longer it sits abandoned, the more it aches. At last the book can't take it any longer. Slowly it starts to swell. Then it starts to leak! At first it's only a small trickle, but eventually the Blossburns can no longer ignore the octopus, crabs and other marine life that are swirling around their suburban home. And when pirates sail out of the book, the family must band together to reclaim their living room. Can J.J. and his parents find a way to get the characters back in the book? And in the process, will they discover that sometimes books are the best fun of all? The Leaky Story is an action-packed adventure into the wonderful world of books, the power of the imagination, the art of storytelling and the importance of family. Features Summary This abandoned book refuses to be ignored! The Leaky Story is an action-packed adventure into the power of the imagination, the magic of books, and the importance of family. Author Devon Sillett (Author), Anil Tortop (Illustrator) Publisher Exisle Publishing Release date 20170329 Pages 32 ISBN 1-925335-39-9 ISBN 13 978-1-925335-39-2

 Storyteller The many lives of Laurens van der Post  - 2001 - 509pp, black and white photographs - Soft cover in good, clean and tight condition. When he died in 1996, Laurens Van der Post had won renown in an astounding range of roles: as war hero, writer, explorer, mystic, environmentalist, Jungian, behind-the-scenes diplomat, and friend and confidant of the great - famously including both Mrs Thatcher and Prince Charles. He seemed to be one of the most remarkable men the 20th century had produced. His conversation influenced thousands, his ideas millions. But he discouraged biographers in his lifetime on the grounds that in his many books he had told his story himself.;After his death doubts soon began to spread, however, as to whether this story presented a true picture. Was his knowledge of the Kalahari Bushmen, as extensive as he led us to believe, and did the Bushman stories he so loved to tell come mainly from books? His standing as some kind of secular saint certainly suffered with the emergence of an illegitimate daughter whose mother he had seduced when she was 15. And his claim to have effectively brokered the Lancaster House agreement on Zimbabwean independence was deflated by those who had actually been there. Nor was that all.;Sir Laurens's famly authorized this biography, giving J.D.F. Jones exclusive access to the Van der Post papers and allowing him complete freedom. A completely different man from that portrayed by the media is presented. This biography looks behind the facade that Sir Laurens so skilfully created and suggests that he became to some extent a prisoner of it. The love he inspired was genuine, but the account of his life that he presented was in the end just another of his wonderful stories.