History (SA)
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A Dictionary of Southern African Place Names - P. E. RaperA Dictionary of Southern African Place Names by P. E. Raper takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the highways and byways of Southern Africa, discovering the origins of the names of the cities and villages, mountains, valleys and rivers. |
ZAR 125.00 |
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Helen Suzman - Robin RenwickHelen Suzman: Bright star in a dark chamber by Robin Renwick is a short but concise volume on the veteran anti-apartheid campaigner and parliamentarian. |
ZAR 90.00 |
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Mission to South Africa - Robin RenwickMission to South Africa: Diary of a revolution by Robin Renwick is an extraordinary insider's account. Renwick draws on his diaries of the time, as well as previously unpublished material from the Foreign Office and Downing Street files. On 2 February 1990, FW de Klerk made a speech that changed the history of South Africa. |
ZAR 80.00 |
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The Critic Vol.II - No. 1 - H. A. ReyburnThe Critic Vol.II - No. 1 was a South African Quarterly Journal edited by H. A. Reyburn and this edition was published in September 1933. This volume contains the following articles: |
ZAR 250.00 |
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With the Da Gamas in 1497 - E. Forbes RobinsonWith the Da Gamas in 1497: A story of adventure told from the South African point of view by E. Forbes Robinson, MA was originally planned as a school text-book but at the time presents a story of adventure and discovery, which will appeal to all lovers of Historical Romance. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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Gold! Gold! Gold! - Eric RosenthalGold! Gold! Gold!: The Johannesburg gold rush by Eric Rosenthal is an account of the South African gold rush in the Rand, and how it changed the world's economy. A small strip of veldt in southern Africa has produced more than half the world's gold reserve. It is known as the Rand, and around it has grown the great modern city of Johannesburg. |
ZAR 300.00 |
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Runner & Mailcoach - Rosenthal & BlumRunner & Mailcoach: Postal History and Stamps of Southern Africa by Eric Rosenthal and Eliezer Blum is a comprehensive account not only of the postage stamps, but also of the romantic and exciting postal developments in the entire sub-continent. |
ZAR 300.00 |
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The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law - Albie SachsThe Strange Alchemy of Life and Law by Albie Sachs is an autobiography of Albie Sachs, who played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. The book provides unique access to an insider's perspective on modern South Africa, and a rare glimpse into the working of a judicial mind. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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Long, Long Ago - R C SamuelsonLong, Long Ago by R C Samuelson is a book on the lives of the early settlers especially in Natal. Illustrated with b&w photos. |
ZAR 900.00 |
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The Jews in South Africa - Gustav Saron and Louis HotzThe Jews in South Africa: A history edited by Gustav Saron and Louis Hotz describes the immigration of Jews, their settlement, and their adaptation to the cultural and economic life of South Africa. This remarkable work is a history of Jewry in South Africa from the earliest white settlement till the mid 1950s. Illustrated with b&w photos. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Marianhill - F. SchimlekMarianhill: A Study in Bantu Life and Missionary Effort by F. Schimlek is a description of the efforts of the Catholic missionaries in South Africa to influence African education and culture. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Churchill's South Africa - Chris SchoemanChurchill's South Africa: Travels during the Anglo-Boer war by Chris Schoeman covers the future statesman's travels across the Great Karoo and through the green hills of Natal, his capture by the Boers, his escape to Delagoa Bay and his triumphant return to the Natal front as an officer in the SA Light Horse. |
ZAR 110.00 |
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Kitty and the Prince - Ben ShephardKitty and the Prince by Ben Shephard is the story of the doomed love affair between Kitty Jewell, the white daughter of a Cornish mining engineer and Prince Lobengula, a black man. He was a member of a travelling show called Savage South Africa comprising African natives and wild animals brought from South Africa for the entertainment of the British public in 1899. |
ZAR 75.00 |
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From the Land of The Zulu Kings - J L SmailFrom the Land of the Zulu Kings by J L Smail is a book on the history of European involvement and conflict in the Natal area, focusing on the 19th century. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos, maps and drawings. |
ZAR 450.00 |
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Silverrandjie - MTR SmitSilverrandjie deur MTR Smit is die geskiedenis van die dorp Ugie in Oos-Grikwaland. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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Africana Byways - Anna H SmithAfricana Byways edited by Anna H Smith contains 8 essays on topics of interest to the Africana collector: photographs, pictures, reprints of Africana books, botanical illustrations, newspapers and periodicals, book plates, Ndebele arts and crafts and early cartoons. Illustrated in b&w. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Images of Defiance - South African History ArchiveImages of Defiance: South African Resistance Posters of the 1980s by South African History Archive presents a visual record of grassroots mobilisation and resistance. Ex-libris copy. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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The Natal Carbineers - John StalkerThe Natal Carbineers: The History of the Regiment from its Foundation, 15th January, 1855 to 30th June, 1911 by John Stalker is an early detailed history of one of South Africa's most famous regiments. The Natal Carbineers participated in the invasion of Zululand in January 1879, and on 22 January, 23 members of the Regiment perished in the famous battle of Isandlwana. |
ZAR 3,000.00 |
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The Unification of South Africa: 1902-1910 - L.M. ThompsonThe Unification of South Africa: 1902-1910 by L. M. Thompson tells of the events in the inauguration of the Union of South Africa and gives a comprehensive analysis of the South African Constitution of the time. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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Transvaal Epic - Paul Tingay and Jill JohnsonTransvaal Epic by Paul Tingay and Jill Johnson is an exceptionally well illustrated history of the Transvaal from the cradle of humankind to the 1970's |
ZAR 275.00 |
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Parcel of Death - Gaongalelwe TiroParcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro by Gaongalelwe Tiro recounts the little-told life story of the first South African freedom fighter the apartheid regime pursued beyond the country’s borders to assassinate with a parcel bomb. |
ZAR 125.00 |
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No Future Without Forgiveness - Desmond TutuNo Future Without Forgiveness: A Personal Overview of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission by Desmond Tutu is a quintessentially humane account of an extraordinary life. Desmond Tutu describes his childhood and coming of age in the apartheid era in South Africa. |
ZAR 95.00 |
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Penpricks - Ken VernonPenpricks: The Drawing of South Africa's Political Battlelines by Ken Vernon is a fascinating and informed look at the world of SA's political cartoons. It covers the period prior to 1900 to 2000. |
ZAR 125.00 |
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An I.D.B. In South Africa - Louise Vescelius-SheldonAn I.D.B. In South Africa by Louise Vescelius-Sheldon is a novel written during the booming diamond mining era in South Africa. |
ZAR 550.00 |
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O B: Traitors or Patriots? - George Cloete VisserO B: Traitors or Patriots? by George Cloete Visser is the story of the Ossewabrandwag between 1938 and 1948, particularly during the Second World War. |
ZAR 165.00 |