New Acquisitions – P.G. Nel, ‘JH Pierneef’
J H Pierneef; His life and his work Nel, P.G. (ed.) Perskor, Cape Town, 1990 Very Good/Very Good Hardcover, 1st Edition Dark green cloth with white stamped decoration and lettering to front and spine, clean dw, comprehensively illustrated with black/white and colour plates/illustrations throughout, pp. 262, octavo. The standard scholarly work on Pierneef undertaken in … Read more
Latest Binding: Melville, ‘Three Stories with Wood Engravings’
Melville, Herman Three Stories with Wood Engravings by Garrick Palmer Folio Society, 1967, first thus (first Folio ed.), eight wood cut engravings throughout text. Bound in full reindeer, top edge dyed and speckled blue/black, title/author tooled in 23c gold, title label and front decoration on lacunose blue dyed pig, front panel inlaid, leather and acrylic … Read more
Latest Bindings: Dore & Mallory’s ‘Story of Elaine’
The Story Of Elaine Dore, Gustave & Mallory, Sir Thomas E. Moxon, Son & Co., London, 1871 Very Good/No Jacket Hardcover, First Edition Description: Red/brown blind stamped cloth with gilt decoration/lettering to front and spine, complete with 9 large full page plates, elephant folio (540mm by 390mm), hand marbled end papers, top edge dyed and … Read more
New Acquisitions: Carter & Connock
South African Sports…An Official Handbook with Portraits of Leading Athletes and Officials Parker, G.A. Sampson Low, Marston, and Company, London, 1897 Good No/Jacket Hardcover, First Edition Red cloth with black lettering to front and gilt lettering to spine, black/white plates and frontis, 16 mo. Spine sunned, head & tail shelf worn, very slightly cocked, corners … Read more
New Acquisitions: Pierneef & Jonker
Pierneef, Die Man En Sy Werk Grosskopf, J.F.W. van Schaik, Pretoria, 1945 Good/Good Hardcover, First Edition Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration in a simple dw, illustrated in colour and black/white, quarto. Head & tail shelf worn; Dw loss at head and tail, shelf worn and rubbed; front & rear end papers foxed. ZAR … Read more
New Acquisitions: Reynolds
Reynolds, G.W. The Aloes of South Africa ISBN: 0 86961 128 3 A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1982 Very Good/Very Good Hardcover 4th Edition Green cloth with gilt lettering in a pictorial dw, 650 illustrations of which 31 in colour, pp. xviii & 538, large 8vo.1982 augmented and revised edition. Previous owner’s name ffep. ZAR 750 … Read more
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