Lot 0270

Specimens of Bushman Folklore; 1st ed 1911.

Similar Sale History

View More Items in Books

Sold

1881 1st ed Uncle Remus Harris Slavery Song of South: 1881 1st ed Uncle Remus Harris Slavery Song of South Brer Rabbit Br’er Rabbit and crew are the basis and inspiration for Disney’s black folklore, controversial tale “Song of the South” and pop

20181881 1st ed Uncle Remus Harris Slavery Song of SouthSee Sold Price

Sold

Dr. Seuss Signed 1st Ed., "The Cat In The Hat," With Dust Jacket: Dr. Seuss Signed 1st Ed., "The Cat In The Hat," With Dust Jacket A first edition, third printing hardcover copy of Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" (New York: Random House, 1957), boldly signed and de

2022Dr. Seuss Signed 1st Ed., "The Cat In The Hat," With Dust JacketSee Sold Price

Sold

1578 PLATO 1st ed. by Henri Estienne's PIGSKIN FOLIO antique PLATONIS PHILOSOPHI: Plato PLATONIS AUGUSTISS PHILOSOPHI Omnium Quæ Extant Operum, Tomus Secundus: Græce Et Latinè Volume 2 (of 3). (Geneva, H. Estienne, 1578) Folio: 10 by 15.5" With some woodcut initials

20221578 PLATO 1st ed. by Henri Estienne's PIGSKIN FOLIO antique PLATONIS PHILOSOPHISee Sold Price

Sold

1727 1st ed Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift English: 1727 1st ed Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift English Literature Classic Laputa “Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.” ― Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels Jonath

20181727 1st ed Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift EnglishSee Sold Price

Sold

1927 RARE 1st ed Winnie the Pooh Milne Now We Are Six: 1927 RARE 1st ed Winnie the Pooh Milne Now We Are Six Illustrated Poems CLASSIC “Some people care too much. I think it's called love.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh A rare first edition of c

20201927 RARE 1st ed Winnie the Pooh Milne Now We Are SixSee Sold Price

Sold

1889 1st ed Mark TWAIN Connecticut Yankee: 1889 1st ed Mark TWAIN Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Magic Novel “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ― Mark

20191889 1st ed Mark TWAIN Connecticut YankeeSee Sold Price

Sold

1949 1st ed George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four: 1949 1st ed George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four Dystopian Sci-Fi Fantasy +DJ “But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved

20201949 1st ed George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-FourSee Sold Price

Sold

20211889 1st ed Mark TWAIN Connecticut YankeeSee Sold Price

Sold

1881 1st ed The Bells Edgar Allen POE Plates Esoteric: 1881 1st ed The Bells Edgar Allen POE Plates Esoteric Occult Horror Literature “Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells, what a world of merriment their melody foretells!” – Poe, ‘The Be

20191881 1st ed The Bells Edgar Allen POE Plates EsotericSee Sold Price

Sold

RFK Signed 1st Ed. "To Seek A Newer World": RFK Signed 1st Ed. "To Seek A Newer World" A first edition of Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), "To Seek A Newer World" (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967), signed and inscribed

2022RFK Signed 1st Ed. "To Seek A Newer World"See Sold Price

Sold

1911 1st ed Peter Pan and Wendy JM Barrie Children’s: 1911 1st ed Peter Pan and Wendy JM Barrie Children’s Literature Illustrated “Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else f

20201911 1st ed Peter Pan and Wendy JM Barrie Children’sSee Sold Price

Sold

1910 1st ed Richard Wagner Rhinegold Valkyrie: 1910 1st ed Richard Wagner Rhinegold Valkyrie Ring of Nibelung Rackham ART “Joy is not in things; it is in us” ― Richard Wagner Richard Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (or “The Ri

20201910 1st ed Richard Wagner Rhinegold ValkyrieSee Sold Price

Sold

1856, HOLY BIBLE ,Split Double 4 Edge painting, 1st ed: HOLY BIBLE, 1856 (Bound With) THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS depicting the baby Jesus and the Magi, and the other depicting the crucifixion. Gold edges show when closed and pa

20191856, HOLY BIBLE ,Split Double 4 Edge painting, 1st edSee Sold Price

Sold

1st Ed 1939 Signed Dr. Seuss The Seven Lady Godivas: Adorable signed Dr. Seuss book called The Seven Lady Godivas published in 1939. It is one of the few books Dr. Seuss wrote for adults and discusses the Godiva sisters.. Retains the original dust jacke

20231st Ed 1939 Signed Dr. Seuss The Seven Lady GodivasSee Sold Price

Sold

1781 1st ed Life of Louis XV of France Seven Years War: 1781 1st ed Life of Louis XV of France Seven Years War d’Angerville 4v French Barthélemy François Joseph Mouffle d'Angerville was an 18th-century French lawyer known for his letters and historical

20201781 1st ed Life of Louis XV of France Seven Years WarSee Sold Price

Sold

1943 1st ed Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Objectivism: 1943 1st ed Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Objectivism Dystopian Philosophy Fascism “I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you.” ― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead A rare first edi

20181943 1st ed Fountainhead by Ayn Rand ObjectivismSee Sold Price

Related Books

Early Architecture of Western PA 1st ed leather 1936: Stotz, Charles Morse, The Early Architecture of Western Pennsylvania: A Record of Building Before 1860 Based Upon the Western Pennsylvania Architectural Survey, 1936, first edition, one of 1000 copies

6 days LeftEarly Architecture of Western PA 1st ed leather 1936

$50

1821 TAKINGS or LIFE OF COLLEGIAN A POEM ILLUSTRATED 26 ETCHINGS antique 1st ED.: Takings or, the Life of a Collegian. A Poem. Illustrated by Twenty-Six Etchings from Designs by R Dagley London, Warren & Whittaker, 1821 First edition Size 6 1/4 by 9 3/4" viii, 32p, [viii], 184 page

5 days Left1821 TAKINGS or LIFE OF COLLEGIAN A POEM ILLUSTRATED 26 ETCHINGS antique 1st ED.

$160

Kinky Friedman Book Lot set of 7: Title: Kinky Friedman Book Lot set of 7 Date/Period: NA Dimension: NA Materials: NA Additional Information: All in excellent condition All have dust jackets Roadkill 1st Ed 1997 The Love Song of J. Ed

May 24, 2024Kinky Friedman Book Lot set of 7

$70

Frederic Remington American West and Great Masterpieces Books set of 2: Title: Frederic Remington American West and Great Masterpieces Books set of 2 Date/Period: NA Dimension: NA Materials: NA Additional Information: Frederic Remington American West and Great Masterpiece

May 23, 2024Frederic Remington American West and Great Masterpieces Books set of 2

$35

1596 FRENCH HISTORY Etienne PASQUIER antique FOLIO LES RECHERCHES DE LA FRANCE: LES RECHERCHES DE LA FRANCE, REVEUES & AUGMENTEES DE QUATRE LIVRES. by PASQUIER, Etienne Paris; 1596 Folio: 9 by 13.5" [4]-377 [ 379]-[16] ff. Monument of French historiography by the humanist magistr

5 days Left1596 FRENCH HISTORY Etienne PASQUIER antique FOLIO LES RECHERCHES DE LA FRANCE

$380

$1674 HISTORY of REFORMATION by G. BRANDT 4 VOLUMES VELLUM antique ILLUSTRATED: \GEERAERT BRANDT Historie der reformatie, en andre kerkelyke geschiedenissen, in en ontrent de Nederlanden. (History of the Reformation, and other ecclesiastical histories, in and about the Netherland$

5 days Left1674 HISTORY of REFORMATION by G. BRANDT 4 VOLUMES VELLUM antique ILLUSTRATED

$550

Fortunato Depero Futurista The Bolted Book Facsimile ed.: Depero, Fortunato, Depero Futurista, Dinamo-Azari, 2017 facsimile edition reprint of this famous design book originally published in 1927, printed on various color papers, bolted covers, 9.5 x 12.5 in

6 days LeftFortunato Depero Futurista The Bolted Book Facsimile ed.

$80

2 books on German mid-War Furniture and Design: Schneck, Adolf G., Der Stuhl - Die Baubucher Band IV, 1928, first edition, Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart, softcover, 11.5 x 9 inches, German text, illustrated throughout in black and white, 60 pp., from

6 days Left2 books on German mid-War Furniture and Design

$40

1592 HISTORY OF ITALY F. Guicciardini antique 16th century LA HISTORIA D'ITALIA: LA HISTORIA D'ITALIA Di M. Francesco Guicciardini Ed. T. Porcacchi by Guicciardini, Francesco Venice, P. Ugolino, 1592 Size 6 1/2 by 8 1/2" 2 parts in one volume. (36),(17),488; 112 lvs. 3 woodcut pri

5 days Left1592 HISTORY OF ITALY F. Guicciardini antique 16th century LA HISTORIA D'ITALIA

$500

1570 SPEECHES of GREEK & LATIN HISTORIANS antique Estienne edition VELLUM FOLIO: Estienne, Henri, ed. (1528 or 1531-1598) Conciones sive Orationes ex Graecis Latinisque Historicis Excerptae. [Geneva]: Henricus Stephanus, 1570. A digest of speeches from the works of Greek and Latin

5 days Left1570 SPEECHES of GREEK & LATIN HISTORIANS antique Estienne edition VELLUM FOLIO

$800

First 6 issues of Verve with many lithographs 1937: Teriade, E. (editor), The first 6 issues of Verve, complete in 5 books (numbers 5-6 are a double issue), softcover, original wraps, 14 x 10.5 inches, 1937-1939, includes the following lithographs (in

6 days LeftFirst 6 issues of Verve with many lithographs 1937

$325

Memoirs of Ulysses Grant 2 vols. 1885 First Edition: Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, complete in 2 volumes, 1885 and 1886, First edition, Charles Webster, hardcover, 8vos., original green cloth with shoulder strap spine design, gilt

6 days LeftMemoirs of Ulysses Grant 2 vols. 1885 First Edition

$375

1st Edition: Book of The Homeless (Le Livre Des Sans-Foyer) : E Warton, 1916: First Edition: Book of The Homeless (LE LIVRE DES SANS-FOYER): Edith Warton, 1916. The Book of the Homeless is a 1916 collection of essays, art, poetry, and musical scores. Proceeds of its sales were

2 days Left1st Edition: Book of The Homeless (Le Livre Des Sans-Foyer) : E Warton, 1916

$22

2 rare Pittsburgh art catalogs First AAP Exhibition and Kaufmann's: Pair of very rare Pittsburgh Art catalogs, both staplebound booklets, includes: First Annual Exhibition by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 1910, listing work by Aaron Gorson, George Hetzel, Lila

6 days Left2 rare Pittsburgh art catalogs First AAP Exhibition and Kaufmann's

$20

9 First Editions by David Foster Wallace: Wallace, David Foster, Lot of 9 books, all First American Editions, first printings, hardcovers in dust jackets (except for Broom of the System, which is PB), largest book 9.5 x 6.25 inches, includes:

6 days Left9 First Editions by David Foster Wallace

$50

David Foster Wallace Signed 1st edition plus 2 ARCs: Wallace, David Foster, Lot of 3 books: Girl With Curious Hair: Stories, signed by the author on the title page, 1989, first edition, hardcover in dust jacket, Norton, 8.5 x 6 inches; TOGETHER WITH Adv

6 days LeftDavid Foster Wallace Signed 1st edition plus 2 ARCs

$125

More Items in Books

1960s &1970s Vintage Playboy Mags: Large lot of 1960s and 1970s Playboy Magazines. Includes 1970s Penthouse Magazines and The Playboy's Hanbook Hard cover. We are a veteran owned company. Please look at the pictures carefully to determ

2 days Left1960s &1970s Vintage Playboy Mags

$61

Surrealisme en 1947 complete with 25 original prints: Breton, Andre and Marcel Duchamp (editors), Le Surrealisme en 1947, number 357 of 950 copies of the deluxe edition, complete with all 25 original prints bound in, softcover, original wraps with printe

6 days LeftSurrealisme en 1947 complete with 25 original prints

$650

Harper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird 1960 First Book Club Edition: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (American, 1926 - 2016). First Book Club Edition by J. B. Lippincott, NY, 1960. The 1960 J.P. Lippincott First Book Club Edition with a First State Book Club Dust J

5 hrs LeftHarper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird 1960 First Book Club Edition

$160

19 issues of rare Gay Magazine METRA 1985-1986: [Queer interest], Metra: Midwest America's Leading Free Gay Magazine, 19 issues, published 1986-1987, a few duplicates, softcover, staplebound wraps, illustrated throughout in black and white, publish

6 days Left19 issues of rare Gay Magazine METRA 1985-1986

$30

Rare 1953 Isamu Noguchi Exhibition Catalog: Noguchi, Isamu, introduction by Shuzo Takiguchi, et al., Noguchi, 1953, first edition, Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, Tokyo, hardcover, blue cloth, 11.5 x 10.25 inches, text in English and Japanese, illustrated

6 days LeftRare 1953 Isamu Noguchi Exhibition Catalog

$125

Alexander Calder 5 issues of DLM complete with lithos: Calder, Alexander, 5 issues of Derriere le Miroir (DLM), numbers 212 (1975), 201 (1973), 156 (1966), 141 (1963) and 221 (1976), softcover, original wraps, 15 x 11 inches, loose sheets as issued, compl

6 days LeftAlexander Calder 5 issues of DLM complete with lithos

$150

15 books from Homage Series each with at least one Lithograph: Miro, Joan, et al., 15 books from the Homage To series, each with at least 1 color lithograph, 1970s, published and edited by G. di San Lazzaro as special issues of the important XXe Siecle journal. A

6 days Left15 books from Homage Series each with at least one Lithograph

$225

15 issues of XXe Siecle Numbers 1-9, 11-15, 17: Lazzaro, Gualtieri di San (editor and publisher), Group of 15 issues of XXe Siecle Art Journal, Numbers 1-9, 11-15 and 17, 1951-1961, softcovers, 12.5 x 9.75 inches, complete, an incredible collection

6 days Left15 issues of XXe Siecle Numbers 1-9, 11-15, 17

$550

6 days Left2 rare Pittsburgh art catalogs First AAP Exhibition and Kaufmann's

$20

Lot Of 4 Mint Limited Edition Books From The Franklin Library: Lot Of 4 Mint Limited Edition Books From The Franklin Library. With Tooled Leather, Gilt Boards And Page Edges. The Books Are As Follows. 1) The Theory Of The Leasure Class” By Thorston Veblen,

2 days LeftLot Of 4 Mint Limited Edition Books From The Franklin Library

$30

6 days LeftFirst 6 issues of Verve with many lithographs 1937

$325

Saul Steinberg Derriere le Miroir 1/150 Signed 1973: Steinberg, Saul, Derriere Le Miroir (DLM) 205, number 62 of 150 copies signed by Steinberg on the colophon, 1973, Maeght, 15 x 11.5 inches, complete with original lithos, chemise and slipcase, loose s

6 days LeftSaul Steinberg Derriere le Miroir 1/150 Signed 1973

$60

Henri Matisse Special Edition of Jazz Portfolio: Matisse, after Henry, Jazz, 1983, First Edition of the Special Portfolio Edition published for the Museum of Modern Art, loose sheets in printed folder, including brilliant color reproductions after M

6 days LeftHenri Matisse Special Edition of Jazz Portfolio

$125

GROUP OF 2 PCS VINTAGE BOOKS: 2 PCS BOOKS PROVENANCE: These Important Paintings collection all originated from one prominent collector, spanning from Lot-95 to Lot-160 (Day 1), continuing from Lot-402 to Lot-456 (Day 2).

2 hrs LeftGROUP OF 2 PCS VINTAGE BOOKS

$10

Wendingen Life Work of Frank Lloyd Wright 1925: Wright, Frank Lloyd, edited and designed by H. Th. Wijdeveld, Wendingen: The Life Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 1925-1926, seven special numbers bound in a single volume, hardcove

6 days LeftWendingen Life Work of Frank Lloyd Wright 1925

$50

Richard Neutra Amerika Signed by Neutra and his wife: Neutra, Richard J., Amerika: Die Stilbildung des Neuen Bauens in den Vereinigten Staaten, SIGNED by Richard and Dione Neutra on the first page, 1968 reprint of the 1930 original, Mayer KG, softcover,

6 days LeftRichard Neutra Amerika Signed by Neutra and his wife

$60

Recommended Books, Magazines & Papers

2 days Left1960s &1970s Vintage Playboy Mags

$61

Large lot of Risque adult Magazines: Large lot of adult magazines. Mostly Penthouse from various years. Includes other titles as well. We are a veteran owned company. Please look at the pictures carefully to determine what you believe th

2 days LeftLarge lot of Risque adult Magazines

$23

Sizeable Collection Black Americana Ephemera: comprising Jolly still bank, uncle and auntie dolls, Dixie Boy ephemera, two faced black boy bank, Cottolene tray, F&F shakers and more. Please see images. Largest: 6" high, 6 1/2" wide, 6 3/4" deep.

5 days LeftSizeable Collection Black Americana Ephemera

$125

Lot of 13 Art Books, Architecture, Photography, Erotica Nudes: Lot of 13 Art Books, Architecture, Photography, Erotica Nudes. This lot includes the titles Modele by Rawlings; Phaidon Modernism; David Larcher & Philip O. Stearns, Six Nymphets; John Welsh, Modern H

2 days LeftLot of 13 Art Books, Architecture, Photography, Erotica Nudes

$75

1557 Occult SECRETS Magic Alchemy Mysteries Octopus PERFUME Alexis of Piedmont: 1557 Occult SECRETS Magic Alchemy Mysteries Octopus PERFUME Alexis of Piedmont Alexius of Piedmont was the pseudonym of a 16th-century alchemist Girolamo Rescelli who is best known for this book of se

Jun 02, 20241557 Occult SECRETS Magic Alchemy Mysteries Octopus PERFUME Alexis of Piedmont

$205

Pre WW2 German Heer Army and RAD Veterans Person Military Service Photo Album: Beautiful leather bound with amazing pictures

May 25, 2024Pre WW2 German Heer Army and RAD Veterans Person Military Service Photo Album

$130

(56) PHOTOS W/54 AUTOGRAPHED BROOKLYN DODGERS PHOTOS: ALBUM OF (56) PHOTOS W/54 AUTOGRAPHED BROOKLYN DODGERS PHOTOS, 8" X 10"

2 days Left(56) PHOTOS W/54 AUTOGRAPHED BROOKLYN DODGERS PHOTOS

$120

Large D-day Scrapbook and Paper grouping to Major Erling Hangerud: This grouping contains a lot of paperwork when we was a captain during and after D-day. Also included is an exceptional detailed photo album of Judge Advocate Hangerud and his time on omaha beach and

May 25, 2024Large D-day Scrapbook and Paper grouping to Major Erling Hangerud

$455

6 days LeftSurrealisme en 1947 complete with 25 original prints

$650

Playboy Magazines Lot, Pam Anderson: Large Lot of Playboy Magazines. Include Naomi Campbell, The Girls of KISS, Pamela Anderson, Anna Nicole Smith, and Charlize Therone. We are a veteran owned company. Please look at the pictures careful

2 days LeftPlayboy Magazines Lot, Pam Anderson

$24

Rare named WW2 WWII 101st Airborne field Artillery Grouping: He was with 464th before being transferred to 101st. This grouping is named to Cpl Michael F Susko. WIth this grouping you will receive an incredible set of Bullion artillery jump wings as well as bul

May 25, 2024Rare named WW2 WWII 101st Airborne field Artillery Grouping

$145

5 hrs LeftHarper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird 1960 First Book Club Edition

$160

6 days Left19 issues of rare Gay Magazine METRA 1985-1986

$30

6 days LeftRare 1953 Isamu Noguchi Exhibition Catalog

$125

1805 George Washington 1ed Life by John Marshall Revolutionary War AMERICANA 4v: 1805 George Washington 1ed Life by John Marshall Revolutionary War AMERICANA 4v “The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.” ? John Marshall John M

Jun 02, 20241805 George Washington 1ed Life by John Marshall Revolutionary War AMERICANA 4v

$510

c1700s RARE Arabic Handwritten Manuscript Middle East Persia Journal ARABIA: c1700s RARE Arabic Handwritten Manuscript Middle East Persia Journal ARABIA A rare 18th-century, handwritten Arabic manuscript written in a journal-style leather binding. This book contains both black

Jun 02, 2024c1700s RARE Arabic Handwritten Manuscript Middle East Persia Journal ARABIA

$76

Specimens of Bushman Folklore; 1st ed 1911.

Item Details

Description

Specimens of Bushman Folklore; 1st ed 1911. W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd. London: George Allen, 1911. First edition. Folklore One of the most important works on Bushman folklore. Divided into two sections, plus an extensive appendix and index.

Shipping:

Domestic: Flat-rate of $8.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.

International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.

Location: This item ships from Florida

Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.

In the rare event that your purchase from this auction does not meet your expectations, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. If the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, U.S. buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.

Condition

Gilt pictorial cloth, lightly spotted and rubbed at edges and along the spine; light darkening to end papers, otherwise very good. Illustrated with color plates and others.