Devitt Napier (58 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 202 pages, a lovely book in its maroon brushed cover with gilt writing and design. Foreword by Ethelreda Lewis. "To General J B M Hertzog, Prime Minister and Minister for Native Affairs for the Union of South Africa, these stories are, with permission, dedicated". Contains 20 stories, augmented by pencil drawings, including "The Dagga Smokers", "The Tax Payers" and "The Game Patrol" as well as the eponymous title. Mild bumping to corners, free end papers have browned over time, the odd other mark, but generally VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fresh looking copy with lovely clean cloth boards. Gift inscription on the front free end paper, dated 1946 in neat ink pen. Toning/browning to the end papers and page block edges, whilst the rest of the book looks very bright. Terrific copy of a very scarce book.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Boards have some wear. Content is clean and has light toning. No DJ.

Condition: Fair. 1928. First Edition. 202 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1928. Original maroon brushed cloth gilt VG. Gift inscription on dedication page. Pages a little age-browned, but very clean & tight. 202 pages. Mentioned in Hocken's bibliography on page 60.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The Concentration Camps of South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. A clean and tightly bound booklet. 60 pages. Reprint of original 1941 book.

Condition: Good. Title: The Blue Lizard & Other Stories of native Life in South AfricaAuthor: Napier DevittPublisher: J L Van Schaik Ltd PretoriaPublication date/edition (if known): 1928Binding: HardbackIllustrated: Monochrome drawings throughoutPages: 202Description / Condition: Burgundy boards with faded gilt titles at front and spine, wear, discolouration and grub marks , bumps to corners. Foxing to fore-edge, light browning to endpapers, grub marks to some pages, shipped from the UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. 202 S. Oktav. Oln. Mit Titelprägung. Auf dem vorderen Vorsatzblatt kleine Reste eines Etiketts. Einband sehr frisch. Gelesenes Exemplar. Insgesamt ein gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Buch.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. boards are shelf rubbed and a bit knocked. foxing and marks. ownership inscription. binding is intact. fairly good copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF17][SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Marked and worn. A reading copy. Ex-library. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A hardback volume (1928) in Good condition, ffe. removed, attractive crimson and gilt cloth boards, interior clean and bright. No dustjacket, believed as issued. Becoming scarce. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair - Shelf Bumped. First Edition. Contents: 1. A Libel of a Hundred Years ago. 1829. 2. The Douwenis Murder. 1837. 3. The Tragedy of the Barque "Blake". 1838. 4. The Ratelsvlei Affair. 1871. 5. The Great Conspiracy Case. 1874. 6. A Countryside Drama in the Eighties. 1883. 7. The Matjes River Murder. 1890. 8. The Death of Jooste. 1891. 9. The Dorosier Case. 1892. 10. The Case of Blind Adam. 1892. 11. The Trial of the Reformers. 1896. 12. The Edgar Case. 1898. 13. The Von Veltheim Case. 1898. 14. The Case of the Princess Radziwill. 1902. 15. The Swartz Case. 1903. 16. A Famous Street Robbery. 1903. 17. The Mc.Loughlin Case. 1909. 18. The Murder of Thomas Mathibe. 1911. 19. The Port Shepstone Murder. 1913. 20. The Rain Goddess. 1923. ------------------------------------------------ 194 pages redolent of pre-Apartheid South Africa in the 20th century ---------- Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 5½" Wide and 7¾ " Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are shelf rubbed with scuffing, tanning, and a recently repaired spine. The binding is secure. The pages are lightly tanned, with foxing throughout, not affecting text. No inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. boards are rubbed and edge worn, spine is partly torn. foxing, tanning and marks. fair copy. [S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Internally clean and tightly bound. Some foxing. the boards are a little rubbed. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed with creasing around the edges and a chip on the top of the spine. The boards are slightly edge rubbed. The binding is secure. No ink inscriptions or annotations. No ink inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. the jacket is edge worn. a bit marked, ownership plate. contents are intact and presentable. very good copy, also considering its age. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Name of the previous owner. Bright Red top page edges. Publication of 194 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small chipped pieces on the spine of the book. The boards are in good condition. The pages are complete and the text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 216pp, illustrated, red cloth spine grreen clothe covers with protected dustwrapper, d/ spine sunned with top part missing [ now covered by d/w protector] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The linen covered boards are in an excellent condition, except for a few minor marks. Internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 202 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 202 pages (complete). Ex-library (Union Dept of Education Agricultural Training School Ausburg Clanwilliam) copy with consequent stamps, debris, wear, marks, usage. The cloth cover is benign with some wear about the edges. The faces are scuffed and marked. The frontispage is missing. The pages have evidence of readership, but are placid and assured. They are clear, occasionally marked, comfortable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The boards are rubbed and marked.Some foxing.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is marked and worn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The jacket rubbed, worn and torn. There are chips and creases along the edges and taped on the inside of the jacket. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, lightly tanned pages. Clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*03/06/2023. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Foreword dated, August, 1944. Bookplate tipped in on the front inner board. Publication of 199 pages. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and small closed tear along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Crown 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in black to spine; no dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 199 + (vii); plates. Cloth a little rubbed, and sunned on backstrip; regular, light browning; occasional fox spot. Good condition. The author, formerly First Criminal Magistrate, Johannesburg, here shares some fascinating historical sketches, ranging from "Forts and Castles in South Africa" and "Pirates in South African Seas", to "Tales of the Transkei" and "Mysteries of the Pondoland Coast".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. b/w Illustrations (illustrator). Not Indicated.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Joyce Rutherfoord (illustrator). 8vo. Royal red cloth with gilt lettered spine and front board. Offsetting to endpapers, bookplate to front endpaper with gift inscription in ink. A clean and tight copy, illustrated throughout by Joyce Rutherfoord. Dust jacket with lightly toned edges, lightly darkened spine and a shallow chip at edge of rear panel with a small finger print smudge near chip. A very nice and clean jacket and very good copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. boards are worn, sunned and knocked. thorough foxing and marks. a rather fair reading copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. boards are edge worn and a bit sunned. foxing and marks. front and rear end pages have been removed. binding has been neatly repaired. a few annotations in text.contents are clear and in sound reading order. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.