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The Life Story of a Gemsbuck

By: Aschenborn, H Ant.

Price: $34.20

Publisher: Juta & Co.., Ltd., Cape Town: 1921

Seller ID: byag

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

26 pages with coloured and b/w plates (complete). A neat, satisfying copy. The green boards are mild-mannered, genial, secure. They have some wear, a little scuffing. The contents are fresh and agreeable. The pages are clean, clear, generous, beneficent and utterly charming. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Kivet of the Bush

By: Barlow, Arthur

Price: $7.60

Publisher: A C White P & P Co., Ltd., Bloemfontein: 1950

Seller ID: 75iy

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

120 pages (complete). A resolutely affable copy. The boards are much worn, marked, scuffed all about. They are steady and benign. The contents have aging fore and aft. However, the pages and colour illustrations are pleasing. They are clean, clear, most generous, welcoming and fresh-faced. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Fly Cemetry and Other Juicy Stories

By: Brain, Helen

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Human & Rousseau (Pty) Ltd: 1999

Seller ID: cbxp

ISBN: 0798139870

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

92 pages (complete). A tidy, bright copy. The covers are most agreeable. They have some light wear along the edges. They also have very light scuffing. The contents are most pleasing. They are clean, clear, generous, most ready. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Lucy Moonflower

By: Cloete, James

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg: 2002

Seller ID: chbo

ISBN: 0620361670

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Complete. Picture flat. An amiably owned copy. The covers have user wear, creases and marks. They are comfortable, secure. The contents are bright and enjoyable. They have some user wear to the edges. The pages are certain, clean, clear, enchanting. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Little Man in the Land of the Littler Men

By: Connolly, Anna Mae

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Central News Agency, South Africa: 1943

Seller ID: 97jo

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

39 pages (complete). A resolutely cheerful copy. Stapled spine. The covers have much wear, marking, creasing, scuffing. The spine has much wear, however the staples are rigorous in their duty and the binding is strong. The covers are hale and sturdy. The contents are mild-mannered and amiable. Four coloured plates (bright and playful). The b/w illustrations are bold - some have been aided by a well-meaning artistically-inclined childish hand. These contributions are unobtrusive. pages 31 and 37 have closed tears (again these do affect the facility of the page). However, the pages are ...
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Ten Tickeys: A Short Story about a Long Walk and a Small Boy - for Christmas, that brings tidings of joy - or for any other day in the year which, like this story, does the same

By: De Bosdari, C

Price: $32.30

Publisher: AA Balkema, Cape Town: 1954

Seller ID: 76ce

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Complete. A slim booklet in contented condition. It is contained in a neat handmade case, the faces of which have some storage marks. It is otherwise sturdy and sound. Included: invitation to a reception to mark the fiftieth anniversary of AA Balkema as a bookseller and publisher. A tear-sheet from 'Nederlandse Post' about Balkema. The covers of the story have storage marks, stains and wear. They are comfortable and secure. Whilst the contents have some mild evidence of happy use, the pages are welcoming. clean, clear, affable, engaging, sweet, tidy, welcoming. fk. Our orders are shi...
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Our Young Writers : An Anthology of Stories and Poems by South African Girls and Boys

By: de Freitas, Frank ; Hodes, Lionel (compilers and eds)

Price: $38.00

Publisher: Unie-Volkspers Beperk, Cape Town: 1943

Seller ID: 40oa

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

105 pages (complete). A much owned copy. The boards and spine are much worn, scratched, scuffed and marked all about from use, storage, shelving. The boards and spine are comfortable. The contents are placid. There are handling, storage marks here and there principally to the earlier and later pages. In general and by far, the pages are mild-mannered, clean and clear, contented, convivial, agreeably certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Diamond Coast

By: Divine, A D

Price: $16.15

Publisher: Methuen & Co., Ltd., London: 1936

Seller ID: bwrm

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

172 pages (complete). A scruffy even if benign copy. The boards are worn, marked and stained. They are secure, comfortable. The contents have some previous owner annotations to the frontispages. The pages in general, are contented, genial, companionable, clean, clear, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Jock of the Bushveld

By: Fitzgerald, Sir Percy

Price: $6.65

Publisher: Longman, Green and Co: 1947

Seller ID: btva

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

317 pages (complete). A much owned, passive copy. Linen-card covers. The covers are worn, sunned, marked. The book has, at some stage, been subjected to mild damp conditions, the consequences of which are wrinkles and mild waving to the covers and pages. The covers are secure. Within, the pages, aside from the damp consequences are clean, comfortable, comforting, clear, certain, congenial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Jock of the Bushveld (abridged)

By: FitzPatrick, Sir Percy

Price: $10.45

Publisher: Kestrel Books: 1976

Seller ID: bpao

ISBN: 0722652380

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

276 pages (complete). A new abridged edition with colour plates by A J Butler. The dustjacket has a clear plastic protective cover (scruffy). The dj is benign and contented and assured. Within, there are storage related marks about. There are splashes of foxing fore and aft. The page trims have a stain mark - this transfers to the page edges (but avoids the text by a wide margin). The pages are amiable, clear, certain, companionable and may be read with complete enjoyment and relish. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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"Mother Goose" of Helderberg : The legend of Peggy

By: Harling, Ann

Price: $13.30

Publisher: The Author, Somerset West, South Africa: 1993

Seller ID: bwra

ISBN: 0620176172

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

11 pages (complete). A sweet short booklet about the "Mother Goose" of Helderberg. The covers are neat and tight. The pages are clean, amiable, friendly, clear, tight and fresh. Most pleasing. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Oom Willem se Droom

By: Jansen, Beverley

Price: $15.20

Publisher: Trust for Community Outreach & Education, Athlone, Cape Town:

Seller ID: 15hp

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

19 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. One of series of stories from the West Coast of South Africa published by the Trust for Community Outreach & Education (founded by the late Steve Biko and some of his peers in 1983). A gentle copy. The book is housed in a portfolio style envelope. This is a little worn, marked. It is comfortable and secure. There is a resource sheet for classes. The booklet itself is heartwarming, clean, clear, benevolent, amiable, assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Kanesia of the Gourd : An African Fairy Story

By: Kingdon, Dorothy (compiler)

Price: $14.25

Publisher: The Author:

Seller ID: 32ll

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

16 pages (complete). A placid copy. Pocket sized. Card covers. The covers are scruffy, marked by handling and storage. They have wear. However, the covers are sure and secure. The contents are amiably aged. They have storage and handling marks, very light user wear. In general and by far, the contents are kindly, gentle, clean and clear and benevolent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Desert Magic : Stories from a soldier in the Western Desert to his little daughter

By: Leviseur, Herbert

Price: $35.15

Publisher: Central News Agency Ltd., South Africa: 1943

Seller ID: bnve

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor

64 pages (complete). A grubby, much owned (and loved) copy of these charming, sentimental stories from a father at war to his daughter. The covers are intact and secure. They are very worn, scuffed, marked, resolute. The cloth spine is worn and tight. The contents are much worn, marked, creased. However, the charm of the endeavour shines through irresistibly. The pages are tight, patient, utterly engaging. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Young Springbok Souvenir Book / Die Jong Springbok Gedenkboek - South African Stories, Articles and Pictures / Suid-Afrikaanse Verhale, Artikels en Prente

By: Lighton, Conrad (Compiler / Editor)

Price: $23.75

Publisher: The National Thrift Organisation / Die Nasionale Spaarorganisasie, Cape Town: 1944

Seller ID: 49hx

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

107 pages (complete). A placid copy of this small book, published to mark the Silver Jubilee of the National Thrift Movement in South Africa. Inscribed by the founder of the movement in South Africa, Cecil J Sibbett to a fellow Lodgeman, Thomas Cranstoun-Day (dated: 22/9/44). Sibbett was considerably energised by civic involvement, and the Movement was just one of his contributions to the well-being of his fellows. The boards are worn and creased and marked from handling and storage. They are secure and healthy. The contents are agreeably fresh. They are clean, clear, orderly, neat, grat...
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UMvundlana nethanga (Mmutlanyana and the Pumpkin)

By: Liguori-Reynolds, Rosalie

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Educum Publishers, Johannesburg: 1988

Seller ID: cegu

ISBN: 0798008911

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Complete. In Xhosa throughout. Ex-library (Orsmond Primary Hospital School, Uitenhage, Orsmond PrimÃªre Hospitaal Skool) with consequent stamps, marks and wear. The dustjacket has some wear, marks from handling, scuffing. It is secure and sure. The boards are smart and neat. The contents are very pleasant. They are clean, clear, sweet, benevolent, good-natured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Uzungatsho: Gr 7 - 12: Reader (Xhosa Edition)

By: Mbovane, W.N.

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Oxford University Press Southern Africa: 2012

Seller ID: 6iy

ISBN: 0195713117

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

61 pages (complete). In isiXhosa throughout. A benign copy. The covers have wear, creasing and scuffing. They are comfortable. The contents have evidence of happy use throughout. The pages are clean, clear, congenial, keen. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Pieter Marits: Lotgevallen van een Transvaalschen Boerenjongen

By: Niemann, August

Price: $17.10

Publisher: D Bolle, Rotterdam: 1910

Seller ID: 58rz

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

452 pages (complete). In Dutch throughout. Illustrated cloth covered boards. The boards are worn about the edges from shelving, handling. They are scuffed, have handling and storage marks. They are comfortable and secure and cheerful. The early and later pages are tanned. Otherwise, despite some mild evidence of use, the contents are clean, clear, dull, tidy. Please note that should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Blossomland

By: Penrose, Sally E

Price: $95.00

Publisher: The Speciality Press of SA Ltd., Johannesburg, Cape Town: 1923

Seller ID: 52hn

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

77 pages plus 12 tipped in coloured plates (complete). An elderly copy of this sweet book of folk-ish tales of various South African trees, plants and flowers. Most charmingly, wistfully and creatively illustrated by the Irish artist, Lilian Davidson (who had never visited Africa). The plates are healthy and contented. The boards are much worn all about. They have scuffing, storage marks. Nonetheless, the boards are steady and sound. The contents have aged. They have foxing and age-related mottling throughout. The front pages and end papers have a previous owner's stamps and notations....
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Joyce Visits Granny (Tswiri Book No. 2)

By: Solomon, Joan

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Biograph Co Pty Ltd., Johannesburg: 1975

Seller ID: bzxj

ISBN: 0620014202

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Complete. A much owned copy of this South African early reader. The boards and contents are much worn and marked. They are however, amiable, clear, engaging, competent, gentle. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Category: Africana - Childrens