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Titles continue: With an enquiry into the complaints of the colonists against the Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel / Met een onderzoek naar de klachten der vrijburgers tegen de Gouverneur Willem Adriaan van der Stel. 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and in blind on upper cover; pp. xlvii + (i) + 367, incl. index; frontis. map and folding map. Bilingual publication: original Dutch text on verso, and English translation on facing recto. Backstrip a little mottled, with light wear to head and tail; earlier owner's name signed on fly-leaf; folding map a little creased, and frayed to fore-edge; occasional fox spot. Good to very good condition. (Hosken, p. 75; SABIB 4, p. 460) "In contrast to earlier work of the same Dutch-Afrikaans nature, whose characteristics and pre-occupations were mainly Dutch, Tas's diary tends to reflect the atmosphere of his new country, and rigidity and stiffness have been reduced by a little of the South African sun. Tas often uses original, though sometimes rough, popular expressions. His criticism of social and religious authority is typical of the eighteenth-century effort to escape from restraint. What Tas wrote is important not only because it reflects the social and political conditions of an early Cape society, but because it reveals Tas's own personality and character. His diary makes him a gay and sociable person, and, especially, an organizer and leader. His dedicated ability was the real force that put W. A. van der Stel and his friends out of office." - DSAB II, pp. 730-1. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Complete 30 Volume set, published from 1970 to 1999. Volume 1 to 18 were produced without jackets, Volume 19 to 30 are in their original jackets. The jackets are neat overall with very little wear. There are bookplates of a previous owner in a few of the volumes. The binding of all volumes remain secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations in any of the volumes. A very well taken care of and attractive set. The volumes that have jackets presents beautifully in cellophane. JHK.[OG][No.11]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

First Edition. Reports on excavations at Mapungubwe (Northern Transvaal) from February 1933 to June 1935. Edited on behalf of the Archaeological Committee of the University of Pretoria. A near fine book with just some fraying to the paper at the top of the front boards in a good DJ, with sections missing, chipping and wear.…