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Africana is books about Africa, and southern Africa in particular: its history, exploration, wildlife, peoples and politics. It is the heart of what we do, and one of the richest fields in book collecting, with a following that reaches far beyond the continent. Our Africana runs from colonial and pre-colonial history to natural history, hunting and exploration, biography and politics, and it includes the closely related niche of Rhodesiana. You will find affordable reading copies alongside scarce first editions and signed works. Value comes down to rarity, condition, edition and demand, and South African material in particular carries real weight with international collectors. We are based at The Old Mushroom Farm in Howick, KZN, ship Africana worldwide, and list new stock regularly. To understand what makes a book collectible in the first place, read our guide on how to know if your old book is valuable.
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The End of the Story – A privately published 2010 company history by Angela Carr Lambson, recording the final years of the old Cape Town family firm Daniel Mills & Sons from…
A Personal Record of Some Incidents in the Life of Cecil Rhodes – Vere Stent's personal account of Cecil Rhodes, reprinted by Books of Rhodesia in Bulawayo in 1970 from the 1925…
The Golden City – A substantial vintage hardcover on Johannesburg, compiled and edited by Allister Macmillan, F.R.G.S., and published in London by W. H. & L. Collingridge. Bound in brown embossed cloth…
Cry Havoc – Simon Mann's own account of the failed 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, his years as a mercenary in Angola and Sierra Leone, and his imprisonment in Zimbabwe and…
Life on Commando During the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 – Fransjohan Pretorius's acclaimed study of the everyday experience of the Boer fighter, published by Human & Rousseau, Cape Town, in this 2000 second…
Executive Outcomes – Against All Odds offers not just a firsthand account of mercenary life, but also a critical reflection on the privatization of power in post-colonial Africa. Barlow’s perspective is invaluable…
Kalk Bay Historical Association Bulletin No. 20 – The March 2016 bulletin, compiled and edited by Barrie Gasson, with transcripts of the Association's 2015 to 2016 talks. It is led by James…
For anyone researching the South African Defence Force, intelligence services, covert operations or the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s, Warfare by Other Means offers a substantial and thought-provoking addition to…
Children of the Mist - A thought-provoking study of the Griqua people of Southern Africa, combining decades of research with an engaging narrative that explores one of South Africa's most fascinating and…
Whether sought for its historical content, pictorial record or signed status, The Elite Pictorial: Rhodesian Special Air Service is a notable title for anyone building a collection devoted to the Rhodesian Bush…
Wild West Adventures in the Great African Bush - A hilarious and nostalgic account of growing up in Messina, South Africa, during the 1950s and 1960s. David Robert Dalton recalls childhood adventures…
Spanning approximately 256 pages, Manna in the Desert recounts the author’s formative experiences growing up on a Karoo farm, exploring the semi‑arid landscapes, seasonal extremes, and rhythms of life that shape both…
Looking for Goodness – Ann Cluver Weinberg's 2008 first edition hardcover exploring the life of Dr Eustace Cluver and the Cluver family in South Africa from 1657 to 1982. Privately published by…
A Colossus of Roads – Patricia Storrar's 1984 account of Thomas Bain, the Victorian engineer who built many of the great mountain passes of the Cape, with design and photography by Günther…
Cape to Cairo – Kingsley Holgate’s account of his family’s 1993 expedition up the length of Africa by its rivers and lakes, from Cape Point to the Nile. This 2009 Struik softcover…
Letters from Ladysmith – Eyewitness accounts of the Siege of Ladysmith and the Natal campaign of the Anglo-Boer War, edited by Edward M. Spiers with a foreword by Ian Knight. A 2010…
Brieven uit en over Natal, door een Nederlander – The 1978 State Library, Pretoria reprint of the 1856 Dutch letters by a Netherlander who settled in Natal in the 1850s, with a…
The Monuments of South Africa - An important circa 1949 English-language Africana reference work edited by C. van Riet Lowe and B. D. Malan, documenting South Africa's historical monuments, memorials and heritage…
A compelling and controversial account of André de Ruyter's three years as Eskom CEO. Truth to Power exposes alleged corruption, political interference, sabotage and the extraordinary challenges of managing South Africa's embattled…
Running Wild - The extraordinary story of Zulu, an African stallion who survived devastating floods in the Limpopo Valley and went on to lead a herd of wild zebras. David Bristow delivers…
