Dear Collector This month we offer a marvellous selection of books, with lots of Hunting, Natural History, Geology and Mining. Several of the books give one an almost palpable sense of contact with the protagonists and the events they describe. When next you sit down to a plate of hake and chips, think of John …
Newsletter 113 (This Month at Christison Rare Books) Read More »
Dear Collector This month’s newsletter is exciting for several reasons. Firstly, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our new website, which you can view here:http://www.christison.co.za. The site has a number of features, including its own search facility which is not reliant on an external listing site, a secure payment arrangement, and an archive of …
112 – This Month at Christison Rare Books – Launch of Website Read More »
Dear Collector One of the most remarkable amateurs to grace South Africa’s shores was Harry Bolus, pioneering botanist. No fewer than five genera have been named after him. Born in Nottingham in 1834, Harry Bolus arrived at Algoa Bay in 1850. He spent the next twenty-six years in the eastern Cape, both in …
Dear Collector Psst! This month we offer our Rosetta Stone, our own Tutankhamen’s tomb, our very own Egyptian treasure, the best thing we have had since Ptolemaic times. The glossy brochure of a modern specialist in cultural tourism appraises the appeal of Egypt in these terms: “Indeed, the sheer antiquity and breadth of Egyptian civilization …
