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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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Gamebird Shooting in Southern Africa – Colin Vary’s large-format book on shooting gamebirds in the region, with photographs by Lionel Soule. The 2001 Chris van Rensburg Publications hardcover, second impression, in its…
San Rock Engravings - Marking the Karoo Landscape – A 2010 first edition hardcover in dust jacket from Struik Travel & Heritage, pairing Neil Rusch's photographs with text by archaeologist John Parkington…
Ouma's Cookery Book – The classic South African cookery book compiled by Mrs. Roy Hendrie of Natal, in the December 1976 Cape Town reprint of the seventh edition by Juta & Co.…
Roots of a Game Ranger – The true-life story of game ranger Graham Root, known as ‘Mkhonto’, privately published in paperback by The Roots of Vryheid and printed in Pietermaritzburg. This copy…
Die Grondbeginsels van Rugby – Danie Craven's classic Afrikaans guide to the fundamentals of rugby, published by Nasionale Pers Bpk. in light blue cloth with a sand-coloured spine.
Pretoria Will Provide and Other Myths – Clem Sunter's sharp and often humorous essays challenging the everyday beliefs of South Africans, illustrated by Margaret Sunter. First edition, first impression paperback, published jointly…
ART AFRICA Magazine – Issue 06, December 2016 – The "What Really Matters?" issue of South Africa's leading contemporary art magazine, published by Bell-Roberts Publishing in Cape Town. Features on Africans in…
Art South Africa Magazine – Vol. 07 Issue 01, Spring 2008 – The "Weighing the Africa in South Africa" issue of the Cape Town contemporary art magazine published by Bell-Roberts, the forerunner…
Pietermaritzburg Central Area Survey – Volume 2 of the Natal Town & Regional Planning Reports, a detailed 1961 study of buildings, land use, workers and parking in central Pietermaritzburg, with 20 fold-out…
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…
The Red Squad Story – Ross Meurant's account of the New Zealand Police Red Squad during the 1981 Springbok rugby tour, in the September 1982 South African hardcover issue from Don Nelson…
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…
