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Groote Schuur: Woning van Suid-Afrika se Eerste Minister; Residence of South Africa's Prime Minister

By: N/A

Price: $10.45

Publisher: The Department of Information: 1970

Seller ID: bzax

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

The dust jacket is shelf rubbed, edge worn and torn. It has minor marks as well as on the front flap. It will still look good with cellophane though. The boards are in a very good condition, except for a slight knock on the front. There is also a rubber stamp within the front board. This tall book is internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 127 pages. Afrikaans and English language.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Cape Town Triennial 1985

By: N/A

Price: $28.50

Publisher: 1985,

Seller ID: bytj

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Used: Very Good

Wraps are rubbed and marked.One inscription crossed through.Excellent binding.Programme.Stapled format.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Riviersonderend: Water Augmentation Scheme, City of Cape Town / Wateraanvullingskema, Stad Kaapstad

By: N/A

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Waterworks Branch, City Engineer's Department, Cape Town: 1983

Seller ID: 57iz

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

16 pages (complete). In English and Afrikaans. Booklet, in landscape format, to mark the opening Riviersonderend scheme in 1983. The covers are mild-mannered. They have some wear from use, some scuffing and light marking. They are secure and sure. The pages are clean, clear, diligent, careful, neat. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Image for Order of Proceedings - at the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Buildings at Groote Schuur - Friday, 1st May, 1925 - University of Cape Town / Program - van die Hoeksteenlegging van die Nuwe Geboue by Groote Schuur - Vryday, 1st Mei 1925 - Uniwersiteit van Kaapstad

Order of Proceedings - at the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Buildings at Groote Schuur - Friday, 1st May, 1925 - University of Cape Town / Program - van die Hoeksteenlegging van die Nuwe Geboue by Groote Schuur - Vryday, 1st Mei 1925 - Uniwersiteit van Kaapstad

By: N/A

Price: $47.50

Publisher: University of Cape Town: 1925

Seller ID: 9kk

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Complete. In English and Afrikaans. Ceremonial programme for the laying of the foundation stone by The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor). This marked the building of the Mens and Womens Residences and to anticipate the construction of Jameson Memorial Hall, University Library, Hiddingh Hall and other buildings. The covers have some mild handling marks, some even lighter handling wear. They are benign. The contents are most pleasing. They are clean, clear, certain, confident, proud. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Birthday Book 1939 : Groote Schuur Hospital

By: N/A

Price: $57.00

Publisher: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town: 1939

Seller ID: 67kr

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

58 pages (complete). An amicable copy. The cloth covered boards are much marked from handling, age and storage. There is amiable wear and scuffing all about. They are comfortable. The front cover and frontispage have previous owner signatures. The contents are amiable and cheerful. They have some few handling marks and wear. However, they are by far, clean, clear, convivial, companionable, contented. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Celebration of Peace: August 2 to 5, 1919 - Official Programme and Souvenir Booklet

By: N/A

Price: $142.50

Publisher: Cape Town Peace Celebrations Committee: 1919

Seller ID: osrc

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

The title page has been signed by William Thorne, the Mayor of Cape Town at the time and the book appears to be limited edition number 6. The boards are rubbed and edge worn, with the corners and top and bottom edges of the spine chipped and fraying. Aside from this, the boards remain strong and square, with bright gold gilt to the front. Internally, the pages are mildly tanned throughout, but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, legible and complete. The binding is sound. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Rhodes Cottage Museum - Opened by His Worship the Mayor, Fritz Sonnenberg, MPC - Muizenberg, Cape Town, 4th July, 1953

By: N/A

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Rhodes Cottage Museum, Cape Town: 1953

Seller ID: 76qh

Condition: Good

7 pages (complete). A mellowed copy of this short guide to Rhodes' Cottage. The covers are mottled with foxing, they have wear about the edges, some creasing. They are comfortable and secure. The front and end pages are flushed with foxing. The pages are clean, clear, convivial, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Mountain Tramway Ride round Lion's Head, Twelve Photographic Postcards in sepia illustrating the

By: N/A

Price: $33.25

Publisher: Valentine and Sons Publishing Co., Ltd.,. Cape Town: 1905?

Seller ID: 94re

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Complete. A fustily genial copy of this small set of postcards of Cape Town at the turn of the 19th/20th Century. The covers are marked, worn by handling and age. The glued binding does have some wear but is secure and sure. The postcards are a trifle aged, but are still clear, evocative, firm, healthy, sturdy, fascinating. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Van Riebeek Hotel - Cape Town - Architectural Plans - Cape Town Foreshore Plan 1947

By: N/A

Price: $57.00

Publisher: Robin Summers, Cape Town: 1947

Seller ID: 85ru

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Complete. Photo-folio in landscape format. Ring binding (strong but worn). Plans for a hotel that was never built! It was to have been part of the very ambitious plans for the reclaimed land along the city's foreshore. These plans were somewhat stymied by the arrival of the Nationalist government who were suspicious of the effects of the plans on racially decided 'borders' in the city. Board covers that are tatty and worn. Despite the wear and the ring binding wear, the covers and contents are secure and sure. The pages (card) have wear and marks about the edges. Otherwise, the conten...
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Cape Town from the heart: Prominent people talking about Cape Town

By: N/A

Price: $28.50

Publisher: City of Cape Town: 1988

Seller ID: 15rx

ISBN: 0947439404

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

54 pages (complete). A smart copy. Included: a signed letter from the departing mayor of Cape Town (Peter Muller) to the historian and energetic Capetonian, Frank Bradlow. The covers are shiny, fresh. The contents are most pleasing. They are bright, very clean and clear, eager, tidy, neat - as if almost new throughout! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Woodstock - A selection of articles from The Woodstock Whisperer 2003-2007 : A Journey into the Colourful and Fascinating Character of South Africa's Earliest Suburb

By: Athiros, Gabriel & Louise

Price: $66.50

Publisher: Historical Media cc., Tokai: 2007

Seller ID: budp

ISBN: 0620399244

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

140 pages (complete). Signed by both Gabriel and Louise Athiros on the title page. A pleasant copy. The illustrated matte covers are benign. They have shelf rubbing and some wear. They are pleasing. Within, the contents are in excellent condition. The pages are amiable, companionable, clean, clear, generous, confident, generous. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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A West Coast Odyssey : a Journey into the Colourful and Fascinating History of the Cape's West Coast Peninsula

By: Athiros, Gabriel, Louise and Nikolai ; Turner, Mike

Price: $47.50

Publisher: Historical Media: 2008

Seller ID: c155j

ISBN: 0620410043

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

the pictorial boards are a touch shelf rubbed. the book has no inscriptions and actually appears unread. a lovely book with no flaws to speak of. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Spirit of District Six

By: Barrow, Brian

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Human & Rousseau (Pty) Ltd: 2003

Seller ID: 100jb

ISBN: 0798143878

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

64 pages (complete). A comfortable copy of this engaging book about the energy and life within District Six (later wilfully destroyed (by the apartheid government)) Cape Town neighbourhood. The boards have some light sunning from storage. There is some light wear and scuffing. They are otherwise pleasing. The contents are gratifyingly healthy and fresh-faced. The pages are clean, clear, energetic, assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Argitektoniese Skoonheid in Kaapstad se Kompanjiestuin 1777 - 1805

By: Bax, D en Koemaqn, C

Price: $13.30

Publisher: Tafelberg - Uitgewers: 1963

Seller ID: 32ih

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

The boards are in a very good condition. There is a previous owner's inscription within the front board. Afrikaans language with English summary. This oblong book is internally clean and complete with 111 pages. Please note: Unless posted in South - Africa we will need to ask for extra postage as this is a heavy book. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Texture and Memory: The Urbanism of District Six

By: Bezzoli, Marco ; Marks, Rafael ; Kruger, Martin

Price: $190.00

Publisher: Urban Housing Research Unit, Cape Technikon: 1997

Seller ID: cagf

ISBN: 0620208821

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

numbered edition. #38 of 100 copies printed. signed by all 3 contributors. there is also a small gift inscription. the pictorial boards are a touch shelf rubbed. the binding is excellent and this very large book appears very little used.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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French Speakers at the Cape in the first hundred years of Dutch East India Company rule: The European background

By: Boucher, Maurice

Price: $70.30

Publisher: University of South Africa: 1983

Seller ID: c324j

ISBN: 0869812874

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

the jacket is rather marked, worn and torn. there are 2 holes in the spine and the edges are frayed. it still presents decently in cellophane. the book, however, is very well preserved. there are no inscriptions and the binding is excellent.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Narrative of an Exploratory Tour to the North-East of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope by the Revs. T. Arbousset and F. Daumas of the Paris Missionary Society

By: Brown, John Croumbie

Price: $209.00

Publisher: John C. Bishop & George and Robert King: 1852

Seller ID: 56sf

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

the book has been rebound in recent full leather. new end papers and label to the spine. the fold out map is present. the book shows signs of much handling and use. there are small marks, tears and creases. it is complete and well bound with no previous ownership marks.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Cradle of Commerce: The Story of Block B - Privately Published by Woolworths (Pty) Ltd at Cape Town on October 1, 1974 at the Inauguration of its New Store on Block B

By: Cairns, Margaret (text); Grutter, Wilhelm (Ed)

Price: $42.75

Publisher: Woolworths (Pty) Ltd., Cape Town: 1974

Seller ID: 74pk

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

64 pages (complete). Numbered 17 of a limited edition of 1000. However do take note of this further advice: "Twenty-five copies [of which this is one] were printed on Zerkall-Butten paper and bound in linen." Signed by Cairns on the certification page. Inscribed to the esteemed Africana historian and expert, Frank Bradlow, from Margaret Cairns on the opp-title page. The book is housed in a smart slipcase (also covered in linen). This has some wear and storage marks, but is overwhelmingly attractive. The boards are handsome, healthy. The spine has a small storage blot. The conten...
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Among the Vineyards: The story of Christ Church, Constantia

By: Carter, R R Langham

Price: $28.50

Publisher: The Author: 1986

Seller ID: 4ra

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

32 pages (complete). A neat copy. Included: a rough note from Langham Carter to Frank Bradlow (a well known Africana specialist and historian). The covers are tidy and smart. The contents are tight, bright, clean, clear, diligent, keen. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Sultan on Safari

By: Chadwick, W.S.

Price: $52.25

Publisher: 1945

Seller ID: blfv

Condition: Very Good

The dust jacket is still in a good condition, except for a minor damp mark. The boards too, look very presentable. Internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 134 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Category: Africana - Cape Town