Western Cape

Spine of The Cape House and its Interior by A M Obholzer, M Baraitser & W D Malherbe
The Cape House and its Interior - A M Obholzer, M Baraitser & W D Malherbe

The Cape House and its Interior: An Inquiry into the Sources of Cape Architecture & a Survey of Built-in Early Cape Domestic Woodwork by A M Obholzer, M Baraitser & W D Malherbe the standard work on the subject. Illustrated with 1600 illustrations, 8 in colour.

ZAR 7,000.00
Front Cover of The Cape House And Its Interior by Obholzer, Baraitser & Malherbe
The Cape House And Its Interior - Obholzer; Baraitser; Malherbe

The Cape House And Its Interior by Obholzer, Baraitser & Malherbe is the first comprehensive survey of the architecture of the early Cape of Good Hope, considered by many art-historians to be the major South African contribution to world culture.

ZAR 4,500.00
Front cover of Vintage Cape Town by C. Pama
Vintage Cape Town - C. Pama

Vintage Cape Town: Historic houses and families in and around the old Cape by C. Pama is the story of the interrelationships between the old architecture and the occupants of Cape Town

ZAR 450.00
Front cover of Knysna the Forgotten Port by Margaret Parkes & V.M. Williams
Knysna the Forgotten Port - Margaret Parkes & V.M. Williams

Knysna the Forgotten Port: The Maritime Story by Margaret Parkes & V.M. Williams is a valuable history of Knysna's past as a port because when Knysna port was deproclaimed, the maritime records were sent to Port Elizabeth and destroyed.

ZAR 550.00
Front cover of John Blades Currey edited by Phillida Brooke Simons
John Blades Currey - edited by Phillida Brooke Simons

John Blades Currey, 1850 -1900 edited by Phillida Brooke Simons publishes the memoirs of Curry for the first time. Arriving from England in 1850 he tried soldiering, copper-mining and farming before going into the civil-service. In this position he introduced the first diamond to Europe and was blamed for the diggers rebellion in 1875.

ZAR 700.00
Front cover of Cape Views and Costumes by A. H. Smith
Cape Views and Costumes - A. H. Smith

Cape Views and Costumes: Water-Colours by H. C. de Meillon by A. H. Smith handles the interest and varied collection of water-colours by the important Africana artist Henry Clifford de Meillon preserved in the Brenthurst Library in Johannesburg.

ZAR 1,200.00
Front Cover of Bokaap ... Faces and Facades by Lesley and Stephen Townsend
Bokaap... Faces and Facades - Lesley and Stephen Townsend

Bokaap... Faces and Facades: A record of the passing scene in Cape Town's Malay Quarter with a brief account of its architecture and the Muslim inhabitants by Lesley and Stephen Townsend explores, through photographs and archival material, the architecture, history and peoples of this area.

ZAR 2,250.00
Front cover of Simon's Town: A Postcard History 1900-1913 by Michael Walker
Simon's Town - Michael Walker

Simon's Town: A Postcard History 1900-1913 by Michael Walker provides a visual record through the medium of postcards of the history of Simon's Town at the turn of the century. Copy signed by author.

ZAR 300.00
Front cover of Cape Dovecots and Fowl-runs by James Walton
Cape Dovecots and Fowl-runs - James Walton

Cape Dovecots and Fowl-runs by James Walton deals with a previously unrecorded aspect of cape vernacular architecture. The author spent three years collecting the information. The book comprises of over 130 illustrations and photographs

ZAR 650.00
Front cover of Cape Cottages by James Walton
Cape Cottages - James Walton

Cape Cottages by James Walton describes cottages in the Cape that were mainly built and occupied by the Khoikhoi and "coloured" people.

ZAR 950.00
Front cover of Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795 by C. S. Woodward
Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795 - C. S. Woodward

Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795 by C. S. Woodward is an account of the porcelain trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to ceramics with the V.O.C. Monogram, the Cape market, and South African collectors.

ZAR 375.00

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