Napier Devitt (64 results)
More imagesPublished by J.L. Van Schaik, 1928
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United KingdomBoundlessBookstore
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Condition: Good. Good condition. Boards have some wear. Content is clean and has light toning. No DJ.
Language: English
Published by J.L. Van Schaik, Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: M RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member), Ashby cum Fenby, NE Lincolnshire, LINCS, United KingdomM RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member)
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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.
Language: English
Published by J.L. van Schaik Limited, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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 le…gible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by J L Van Schaik Ltd, Pretoria, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Carvid Books, Cranbrook, United KingdomCarvid Books
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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+.
Published by J.L. Van Schaik, Pretoria, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: michael diesman, Fresh Meadows, NY, U.S.A.michael diesman
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Not Indicated. b/w Illustrations (illustrator).
Published by J.L. Van Schaik, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Published by Witherby, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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.
Published by The Knox Publishing Company, 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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 servi…ces.
Published by Knox Pub., 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
More imagesPublished by J. L. Van Schaik, Ltd., Pretoria, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Somewhat patronizing tales of "aboriginal" life in South Africa, now perhaps as important as an exposition of white attitudes towards the "Natives". Hardcover, full burgundy cloth, gilt titling & decoration. Light wear to book; jacket shows light rubbing, m…inor edgewear; BUT someone had taped a vinyl cover over the whole thing, leaving the jacket and book looking very nice externally, but ugly stains & scuffs to the jacket flaps & endsheets, more internal non-archival tape 'mends'; ink note & small label on the free endsheet; foreedge lightly foxed; ugly stain, apparently a printing error, to pages 6/7. Text clean; 202 pages; line drawings. Size: 6¼" by 8¼". Joyce Rutherfoord (illustrator).
More imagesSeller: Devils in the Detail Ltd, Oxford, United KingdomDevils in the Detail Ltd
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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 a…nd 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.
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The boards are shelf rubbed, bit edge worn and bit marked. Slight creasing. Book plate on the opposite page of half-title. Minor foxing. Light marks. Internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped usin…g tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Witherby, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Published by (Cape Town: Unie-Volkspers, 1944), 1944
- Hardcover
Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Gqeberha, South AfricaChristison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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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, ra…nging from "Forts and Castles in South Africa" and "Pirates in South African Seas", to "Tales of the Transkei" and "Mysteries of the Pondoland Coast".
Published by J.L. van Schaik, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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. Ou…r orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by J.L. van Schaik, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Published by J.L.Van Schaik LTD, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Published by J L van Schaik, Ltd., Pretoria, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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 mi…ssing. 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.
Published by J. L. Van Schaik Ltd, 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Published by Witherby, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Language: English
Published by Unie-Volkspers Beperk, 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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.
Published by Knox Publishing Co., 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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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.
Language: English
Published by Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg., 1941
- Softcover
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South AfricaEaglestones
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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.
Language: English
Published by J.L.van Schaik, Pretoria, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South AfricaEaglestones
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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.
Language: English
Published by HF & G Witherby, London, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Snookerybooks, Philippolis, South AfricaSnookerybooks
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. The dw is browned and rubbed with most of the spine absent. Some bleaching marks to the boards. 244pp. with light foxing to prelims and endpapers. Spotting and stains to textblock edges. Binding sound. Bookplate and a name to ffep.
Published by Pretoria J L Van Schaik Ltd, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quagga Books ABA ; ILAB, Cape Town, South AfricaQuagga Books ABA ; ILAB
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Condition: Good. 20 Stories. With illustrations. Previous owner's details to front fep. Small blemish to front prelims. Pale green tide-mark to rear prelims and to the top and fore-edges. 202 Pages. First Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Bound in full burgandy cloth with gilt.
Language: English
Published by H.F. and G. Witherby Limited, 1935
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint . Reprint, 2nd edition 1935. Publication of 244 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in…cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by H.F and G. Witherby Limited, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Publication of 263 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks, but remain in strong condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by J. L. Van Schaik, Ltd, Pretoria, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, CanadaKarol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 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 da…rkened 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. Joyce Rutherfoord (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by J.L Van Schaik, 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Michael Moons Bookshop, PBFA, Whitehaven, CUMBR, United KingdomMichael Moons Bookshop, PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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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.
