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HTFX6760, Nunns, Theodora
Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Boards are shelf worn and rubbed. Pages yellowed. Number of library cachets.
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9781485301004, Agnes de Lestrade
There is a country where people almost never speak. In this strange country you have to buy words and swallow them before you can pronounce them. Little...
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HTFX30775, Vincent Jr, Frank
Condition: Poor. Ex-library. Rebound in quarter leather incorporating the original front and back cloth. Library plate pasted on the front board. Foxed....
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148 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm, Book, English, 264, 06/09/2006, 350000 gr
The extent to which indigenous people were dispossessed of their land by whites in South Africa under colonial rule and apartheid has no parallels on the...
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9780143530336, Alistair Morgan
After an unexpected request from his father Henry Knott returns to the Karoo farm on which he spent a fractured childhood.
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9781770103177, Higginson,C
It is winter in London in 1947. When Arthur Bailey an elderly painter who lives alone catches sight of a young woman Felicity about to move into the...
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9781770101005, Craig Higginson
It is winter in London in 1947. When Arthur Bailey an elderly painter who lives alone catches sight of a young woman Felicity about to move into the...
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9781869140373, Musa Zulu
The language of me is a narrative and 'personal scrapbook' selection of sketches poems and private reflections it offers a frank and intimate portrait of...
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9781941337097, Victor Kuligin
A study of thirteen different terms used in the Bible all of which combine to convey the richness of a single concept: salvation. While explaining what each...
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9781138870338, Frans Wiering
The Language of the Modes provides a study of modes in early music through eight essays each dealing with a different aspects of modality. The volume...
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9780375414824, Diane Ravitch
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9781604593471, Martin Luther
The Large Catechism of Martin Luther was written to aid the spiritual leaders of the Lutheran Church. Martin Luther wanted to remind his followers that they...
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9781860497971, Anne Barnett
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R245.00
29 x 20.9 x 3.5 cm, Softcover / Paperback, English, 576, 1994, Geoffrey Hindley (editor)
This comprehensive encyclopedia edited by Geoffrey?Hindley (based on Norbert Dufourcq’s original French work) spans 576 richly illustrated pages. Covering...
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9780857868800, Jonathan Grimwood
A story of revolution and one man's insatiable hunger
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9780620141932, Rhoodie, Eschel
Condition: Very Good. First edition. Head and tail lightly worn. School prize plate on the front free endpaper. Pages yellowed.
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R470.00
9781501181825, Tiffany Haddish
The stand-up comedian and actress examines her life and career from constantly-rotated foster child to breakout star of Girls Trip.
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9780099572138, Matthew Pearl
'An ingenious thriller' (Sunday Times) from the author of The Dante ClubA reclusive writer...A stolen manuscript...An adventure at the ends of the earth On...
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9781509878390, Andrew Gross
A thrilling novel about three brothers and the Mafia in 1930s New York by Andrew Gross the bestselling author of The One Man and The Spy.
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9780593068526, Henry Venmore-Rowland
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9780140437522, Anthony Trollope
When Mr Crawley curate of Hogglestock is falsely accused of theft he suffers bitterly with his family. Crawley is an ambiguous character however and he...
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9780712666145, Jane Kramer
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9780745399539, Jeffery R. Webber
An all-encompassing Marxist assessment of the economics and politics of the Latin American Left from 1990-2015
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126 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm, Paperback / softback, English, 288, 02/08/2007, 196 gr, Scott Westerfeld
Scott Westerfeld the award-winning author of MIDNIGHTERS rewrites the vampire myth in this stunning new novel
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9780330491679, Anita Diamant
A wonderfully rich historical novel from the author of the phenomenally bestselling THE RED TENT
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9780099272793, Imogen De la Bere
Dangerously charming Palliser Wentwood has run away to England leaving his farm in New Zealand his beautiful wife Salome his daughters and his debts. He is...
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9780747271093, Bernie Chowdhury
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9780330352130, John McKenna
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130 mm x 200 mm, Paperback / softback, English, 192, 28/02/2004, 145 gr, Mia Couto
In Tizangara the only facts are supernatural ones. 'To put it crudely and rudely here's what happened - a severed penis was found right there on the trunk...
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9781610390675, Roger Thurow
Africa's small farmers who comprise two-thirds of its population toil in a time warp living and working essentially as they did in the 1930s. This title...
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9780857899194, Tim Leach
A brilliant and strikingly original debut novel The Last King of Lydia imagines the bloody rise and fall of Croesus 'the richest man on earth' and powerfully...
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9781841496269, Chris Bunch
The first instalment of a riotous military-SF adventure.
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9780008313425, Ben Lewis
In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. But is it a real da Vinci? In a thrilling narrative built on formidable research Ben Lewis tracks...
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9780393325270, Janette Turner Hospital
A story of high tension and terrifying allure....Her writing has perfect pitch.-Richard Eder Los Angeles Times
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9781927890028, Peter Bayer
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9780803263840, Maryse Conde
Intertwines the themes of exile lost origins memory and hope. This book set mainly in the Americanas begins with the regal Behanzin an African king who...
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9780099285595, Andre Schwarz-Bart
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R130.00
107 mm x 175 mm x 24 mm, Paperback / softback, English, 377, 01/01/1920, 208 gr, James Fenimore Cooper
Hawkeye a scout leads a small band of Americans fleeing from the British and their Indian allies in the French and Indian War.
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129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm, Paperback / softback, English, 384, 05/05/1992, 240 gr, James Fenimore Cooper
Across north-eastern America the armies of Britain and France struggle for ascendancy. This book contains vivid incident - pursuits through wild terrain...
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9781925266801, Dominic Smith
An utterly gripping story set between 17th century Holland 1950s Manhattan and 2000s Sydney following a trail of art forgery and deception.
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R225.00
22 x 15 x 3 cm, Hardcover with dust jacket, English, 319, 1969, 0.530 kg, Hugh McLeave
A fascinating biography tracing the rise and fall of Farouk I, the last reigning king of Egypt, this book paints him first as the hope of an independent...
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9780141042695, Luis Miguel Rocha
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9781846880292, Carmen Posadas
Rafael Molinet feels that life is not worth living when his mother dies. Hoping to make a stylish exit from this world he plans an elegant setting for his...
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9781447203803, Lawrence Anthony
Another extraordinary story of life on a South African game reserve from the authors of The Elephant Whisperer.
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9781471135934, Santa Montefiore
Summer is not complete without a new novel from number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore
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9781928337638, Tumelo Buthelezi
Come to me... she said, softly, and I will make your pen sing again. Bandile Ndala is a once-successful scriptwriter who now struggles with substance abuse...
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9780953656462, Austin J. Stevens
Aims to take you into the extremes of nature as experienced by a wildlife photographer and adrenaline junkie.
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9781847677754, Jay Parini
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9781928337430, Thabiso Mofokeng
Set in the taxi industry the story's main characters are a poor taxi driver a wealthy taxi owner and the taxi driver's girlfriend. Crime fiction featuring...
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R207.00
9780141324920, Jeff Kinney
You know how you're supposed to come up with a list of resolutions at the beginning of the year to try to make yourself a better person? Well the problem is...
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9781852429805, Pawel Huelle
Set in Gdansk the story in this title centres on a single day in the future when twelve men have been invited by their mutual friend an artist to model at a...
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9781431402533, Zapiro
South Africans calling for our moral compass to be reactivated need look no further than Zapiro's latest annual The Last Sushi.
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9781920590550, Margaret Clough
The Last to Leave is Margaret Clough's second collection of poetry. These poems follow on from her first extremely popular collection At Least the Duck...
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9780141029597, Paul Theroux
Heading north from Cape Town through South Africa Namibia Botswana and Angola the author makes a final journey along Africa's western edge.
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R240.00
HTFX2212, Patterson, Sheila
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Poor. Dust jacket is missing large chunks. Price clipped. Green cloth boards are lightly edgeworn. Small trader's plate on the...
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R235.00
23 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm, Hardcover, cloth bound, with dust jacket, English, 243, 1990, 0.600 kg, Edward Riou, MD Nash (Ed)
Lieutenant Edward Riou commands HMS?Guardian, a supply ship to the Botany Bay colony, which strikes an iceberg on Christmas 1789. Despite dire flooding, Riou...
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9780753828083, Kei Miller
From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014 a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will...
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R200.00
9780571277537, Hanif Kureishi
Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England - but now in his early 70s his reputation is fading sales have dried up and his new...
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9781868428687, HAYSOM,S
In 2012 Angy Peter was bringing up her young children with her husband in Bardale Mfuleni on the Cape Flats. Angy was an activist and spent her days...
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R185.00
9781409147558, Michael Connelly
First there was Harry Bosch. Then Mickey Haller changed the legal thriller. Now meet Michael Connelly's brand new detective: Renee Ballard.
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R240.00
9780281063864, Steve Moyise
This book meets the need for an accessible introduction to the various ways that Scripture is used in the later writings of the New Testament: Acts Hebrews...
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9780099407621, Quentin Blake
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9781875093380, Margaret Roberts
The lavender book is a guide to the lavender types and varieties suitable to local conditions and is intended to get you outdoors and growing your own...
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9781550027334, Caroline Rennie Pattison
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9781471112553, Herman Wouk
96-year-old author of Pulitzer Prize-winning The Caine Mutinypens an ingeniously witty novel about the life of Moses
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153 mm x 234 mm x 43 mm, Paperback / softback, English, 624, 24/10/2018, 801 gr, Robert Greene
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 2019 Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into...
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9780795703195, H.J. Golakai
Voinjama Johnson28 is an ambitious investigative journalist at the Cape Town magazine Urban. Her life is messy and to top it all Vee's been seeing things: a...
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9781846043079, Sam Parnia
In The Lazarus Effect Dr Sam Parnia a critical care physician and one of the world's leading experts on the scientific study of death uses fascinating...
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9781415200940, Pamela Oberem
Dominee Donges is a pastor in Nylsdorp a small town in the Waterberg district of Limpopo. The dominee's biggest challenge is avoiding the Koeksisters - a...
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9781847497741, Charles Dickens
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices is a charming evocation of the adventures Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins experienced on a walking tour of the...
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9780349124247, Gitty Daneshvari
Hilarious action adventure for readers aged 8 and up featuring the world's most unexceptional spies. You think spies are clever and cool and mysterious?...
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9780670921607, Eric Ries
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9781911631118, Clare Strahan
At the end of the school year fifteen-year-old high-achieving 'good girl' Vanessa Partridge re-invents herself and seeks out new life experiences as she...
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9781854246431, Kevin Desmond
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R220.00
140 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm, Paperback / softback, English, 272, 05/01/2011, 332 gr, Leland Ryken
Honors the 400th anniversary of the book's publication by telling its dramatic story and exploring its inherent literary excellence and unparalleled...
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9780620596411, Delport,M
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9781868882830, Magdel le Roux
The Lemba people regard themselves as Jews or Israelites who migrated southwards into Yemen and later as traders into Africa. Many of their rituals suggest a...
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9780099435075, David Hughes
In spring 1856 Archibald Tait and his wife Catharine suffered the loss of five daughters to illness recorded as memoir. In this novel Hughes explores the...
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HTFX69582, Turnbull-Kemp, Peter
Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Yellow boards are shelf worn, rubbed and soiled.
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9780798149303, Paul Jaco
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R250.00
22 x 16.5 x 5 cm, Rebound. Hardcover, no dust jacket, English, 1056, sine anno, 1.225 kg, William Shakespeare
A chronological presentation of the dramatic canon, this edition offers a comprehensive view of poetic evolution, including rarely printed works. Emphasising...
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R295.00
22 x 16.5 x 5 cm, Rebound. Hardcover, no dust jacket, English, 1056, 1896, 1.245 kg, William Shakespeare
A chronological presentation of the dramatic canon, this edition offers a comprehensive view of poetic evolution, including rarely printed works. Emphasising...
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9781843911555, Henry James
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9780571235094, T. S. Eliot
Covers the period from T S Eliot's childhood in St Louis Missouri to the end of 1922 by which time he had settled in England married and published The Waste...
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9780670919918, Naomi Alderman
Iehuda who was once Yehoshuah's friend recalls how he came to lose his faith and find a place among the Romans. Caiaphas the High Priest at the great Temple...
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22.8 x 14.2 x 2 cm, Hard cover, English, 256, 2002, Kenneth Good
Critically examines the realities of liberal democracy: its elitism and non-accountability; and tis inequalities and injustices. Participatory sysemts and...
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R137.00
9780356502342, Ian Tregillis
Following The Mechanical and The Rising comes the third and final novel in this thrilling series of one individual's struggle for freedom - from the author...
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R105.00
9780747595526, Philip Womack
Compelling modern fantasy that sees modern-day London threatened by sinister ancient forces
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R220.00
9781250236265, Iturbe,A
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken along with her mother and father from the Terezín ghetto in Prague...
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9780300151305, Alberto Manguel
Offers a captivating meditation on the meaning of libraries. This title conducts a library tour that extends from the author's childhood bookshelves to the...
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9781447264101, Frances Hardinge
A deliciously creepy novel from Frances Hardinge the award-winning author of Cuckoo Song and Fly By Night.
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9780755375585, Martina Cole
An unflinching portrait of a family torn apart by violence and betrayal but ultimately bound by loyalty by blood and by a burning desire for revenge . . .
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14x22, Hardcover, English, 393, 1887, 0.785kg, Francis Darwin
The Origin of aspects, by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.
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R650.00
14x22, Hardcover, English, 418, 1887, 0.805KG, Francis Darwin
An Autobiographical chapter edited by his son Francis Darwin in three volumes-Volume III
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R115.50
9780199532896, Laurence Sterne
This revised edition of Sterne's great comic novel retains the first edition text incorporating Sterne's later changes and adds two original Hogarth...
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9789065503848, P Alessandra Maccioni Ruju
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