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Our Fiction section spans the classics, modern novels, short stories and poetry, with a strong South African backbone. Alongside international favourites you will find South African and Afrikaans authors, signed copies and collectable first editions, so there is something here for the casual reader and the serious collector alike.
What you will find here:
Classic novels and much-loved fiction, from Rider Haggard to modern writers
South African and Afrikaans authors, including signed copies
Collectable first editions and first impressions
Short story collections, anthologies and poetry
Every book is a real book from our shelves in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, with its actual condition described honestly. We pack properly and ship across South Africa and worldwide.
If you are after a particular novel or building a collection, browse the shelves below. We also buy fiction and whole collections, so send Rob a few photos if you have books to sell.
505 products
The Big Fisherman - Scarce 1949 first edition of Lloyd C. Douglas’s celebrated biblical historical novel, presented in very good collectible condition with protective plastic covering.
Agaat - An internationally acclaimed South African literary masterpiece exploring memory, identity, race and human relationships through Michiel Heyns' celebrated English translation of Marlene van Niekerk's award-winning novel.
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler's classic Dirk Pitt sea-adventure thriller in a 1980 Sphere Books paperback, issued as the film tie-in edition with the dramatic painted cover of the liner breaking…
Vuur op die Horison - An epic Afrikaans historical novel by Engela van Rooyen, spanning generations and continents during the turbulent years surrounding the Anglo-Boer War. This substantial 2000 first edition explores…
Allan Quatermain – H. Rider Haggard's classic sequel to King Solomon's Mines, in a compact 1936 Hodder and Stoughton hardcover bound in the publisher's red cloth. Quatermain, Sir Henry Curtis, Captain Good…
The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran - A substantial collected edition of Kahlil Gibran's poetry, prose, parables and philosophical writings, presented in an attractive 912-page hardcover with dust jacket.
Author-signed 1989 first edition paperback of Michael Cassidy's The Passing Summer, examining apartheid, Christian faith, political conflict and reconciliation in South Africa. Includes a handwritten personal inscription by the author.
The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club - A compelling coming-of-age novel set in Johannesburg's West Rand mining communities during the 1950s. Lauren Liebenberg explores childhood friendship, boxing, music, loyalty and the…
The complete scripts of all four original Blackadder television series, spanning British history from 1485 to 1917. Featuring the unforgettable adventures of Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick, together with additional humorous material and…
An entertaining anthology of 29 modern comic stories selected by Malcolm Bradbury, featuring acclaimed authors including Roald Dahl, Dorothy Parker, Evelyn Waugh, Woody Allen, Margaret Atwood and Martin Amis. A wonderful collection…
A landmark of South African literature and early feminist fiction, Olive Schreiner's The Story of an African Farm explores gender, religion, independence and colonial life in the nineteenth-century Karoo. This AD Donker…
For enthusiasts of sailing, naval history and literary thrillers, The Nautical Chart offers an absorbing journey into a world where old maps can conceal dangerous secrets and the past continues to exert…
An excellent choice for readers interested in the American Civil War, historical fiction, military history and the social consequences of emancipation, The March offers an absorbing and deeply human perspective on one…
African Pens is a thought-provoking collection selected by Nobel Prize-winning South African author J. M. Coetzee and published by Spearhead in 2007.
Broken Wings is an unusual blend of action, romance, spiritual reflection and African adventure, making it a distinctive addition to collections of African fiction.
Scarce 1972 first edition of Rumer Godden’s illustrated children’s folk tale, with charming colour artwork by Mairi Hedderwick. A collectible early Macmillan edition despite substantial wear and tearing to the dust jacket.
Tom Solemn - A signed first edition of Matthias Stockenström's unconventional 2023 South African novel exploring death, storytelling, belief, chance and the nature of existence. Fine / Like New condition.
The substantial Fifth Edition of The Norton Anthology of Poetry, containing 1,828 poems by 334 poets and spanning more than a thousand years of English-language verse. An authoritative 2,182-page reference for students,…
The Ranter's Guide to South Africa - An irreverent A–Z guide to South African politics, public discourse and everyday clichés by Bryan Rostron, accompanied by cartoons from Zapiro. A humorous exploration of…
War and Peace - A characterful 1948 Halcyon House hardcover edition of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, issued as the distinctive “Designed to Be Read as a Modern Novel” version and retaining its…
The Ranter’s Guide to South Africa by Bryan Rostron
R75.00