1. Angove, John.

In the Early Days – The Reminiscences of Pioneer Life on the South African Diamond Fields.

Kimberley and Johannesburg, Handel House, 1901. 12.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Frontispiece, 212 pages. 21 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with stamped lettering on spine and front board. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private giftinscription on front free endpaper: “To Ernest James Weaver – with best wishes from…27.10.12”. Rare !

2. Hillegas, Howard C.

Oom Paul’s People – A Narrative Of The British-Boer Troubles in South Africa, with a History of The Boers, The Country, And Its Institutions. Illustrated with Eight Photographs and a Map of South Africa.

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1899. 12.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece, XI, 308 pages. 8 plates. Map of South Africa at front. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Lettering and pictorial on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Preowner’s details on front endpaper.

3. Johnston, Harry.

Britain Across the Seas – Africa, A History and Description of the British Empire in Africa.

London, National Society’s Depository, no year [1910]. 15.5 cm x 23.5 cm. XIX, 429 pages. 238 illustrations. 7 maps. [Sketch Map of Kaffraria / Political Map of Africa (in colour) etc.]. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Internally exceptionally tight, bright and clean with sharp edges. Front pastedown carries presentation bookplate of Leyland Parish Church Sunday School and Bible Classes awarding prize to J. Pickles for regular attendance.

4. [Rhodes, Cecil] Jourdan, Philip.

Cecil Rhodes – His Private Life by his Private Secretary.

London / New York, John Lane The Bodley Head / John Lane Company, 1911. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 285 pages. 16 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Preowner details on front endpaper.

5. [Rhodes, Cecil] Maurois, André.

Cecil Rhodes. Translated from the French by Rohan Wadham.

London, Collins, 1953. 13 cm x 19 cm. Frontispiece, 140 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Hint of foxing to fore-edge. Preowner’s name on front endpaper. [Brief Lives – No. 8]