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AVAILABLE JUNE 2013

eBOOK - The Men who would not March 

R99.00

REVISED AND UPDATED WITH NEW RESEARCH

NEW PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS INDEX

 


 

 

EXCLUSIVE PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER




bumble books

Vumile and the Dragon

CLAERWEN HOWIE

with illustrations by Lisa Strachan and Meg Jordi

 

Finally, after a long drought, here is an intelligent book aimed

at young South Africans in the eight-to-12 age group. 

Vumile and the Dragon is well written and enhanced by

exquisite artwork in colour by botanical illustrator Lisa Strachan

and halftones by Meg Jordi. 

Pat Schwartz – Mail & Guardian March 28 – April 4 2013

 

BOOKCHAT AWARDS 2012 TOP TEN

for the most outstanding

contributions to South African children’s literature.

http://www.bookchat.co.za

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be

donated to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF South Africa)

in support of its rhino conservation work.


A V A I L A B L E   N O W

James Hartlief lives in the village of Nieu Bethesda,

in the heart of the Great Karoo.

In this inspiring book he tells his story,

through his extraordinary lino prints,

and scraps of conversation with Jeni Couzyn.

associate imprint: Firelizard


... one of the 2011's finest visual publications...

NOW R349.00

associate imprint: Wild Almond Press


In Freetown, Sierra Leone, on presenting his passport at immigration,

the official returned Don Oliver’s passport with the remark:

“There’s a page missing.”

After a few perplexing moments, Don got the message and slipped

a US$20 note into his passport whereupon it was stamped with a visa.

scamp non fiction


 

The South African photographer Cedric Nunn began

working professionally as a photographer when he was twenty-five.

It was 1983 and South Africa was entering one

of the darkest periods in its history ...

associate imprint: Fourthwall Books



32 leading South African executives

take time out to give you the best advice they got,

plus their advice to YOU and to the WORLD!

For every copy of this book you buy, we will donate a
copy to a young South African learner on your behalf.

associate imprint: MRI Books

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EXCLUSIVE - LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE

Siya Mapoko's best-selling first book



Paul Nel's acclaimed debut novel

For its range and depth, this novel deserves comparison with

Patrick White’s great novel of Australian becoming, The Tree of Man..

... a story that speaks to the present and the future ...

Ross Leckie - Reviewer for The Times, London

NOW R149.00

scamp fiction


Delpierre’s The Principal offers a unique setting for an inflammable mix of

academic intrigue and international skulduggery whose violent climax

may well upset readers with sensitive souls...

scamp fiction


I N   P R O D U C T I O N

Zulu Beadwork - is the third volume in the Print Matters Zulu Crafts series comprising Zulu Basketry and Zulu Pottery. Superbly illustrated, this book is the definitive guide to traditional Zulu beadwork - Social history and context, Materials and techniques, master beadworkers, profiles, markets. Zulu Woodwork will complete the Print Matters Zulu Crafts Quartet.
JULY 2013 - print matters art & crafts

South African Flowering Trees  - a botanical adventure through history  by Rob Wood has been written for lovers of the tree rather than for botanists, dendrologists, historians, or art lovers. Millicent Frean was a botanist who on her retirement channelled her formidable energies into botanical art, combining precise accuracy with the joy of botanical beauty.

SEPTEMBER 2013 - print matters art & crafts

The Collected Poems of Don Maclennan Dan Wylie's definitive collection of the work of one of South Africa's greatest - yet often overlooked - poets, Don Maclennan.               

RELEASE TO BE CONFIRMED - print matters heritage

Cricket, War and Empire in South Africa: Logan of Matjiesfonetin - Dr Dean Allen's remarkable biography explores how James Logan, the 'Laird of Matjiesfontein', made his fortune in nineteenth century South Africa through business, politics and a high profile association with the British Empire’s favourite sport – cricket. Unique photographs and documents from the Logan family archives, many of which have never been published before, form an integral part of the publication. 

SEPTEMBER 2013 - print matters heritage

Letters from Camdeboo - edited by Professor Paul Walters - a selection of the correspondence between Sita and Eve Palmer - illustrated.
RELEASE TO BE CONFIRMED - print matters heritage

Table Mountain's Holiday - written and illustrated by Lucy Stuart-Clark. Artwork from the book has been selected for the 2013 Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition

RELEASE TO BE CONFIRMED - bumble books


 

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Publishers of South African books that matter

Imprints:

  • print matters art & craft – books about overlooked South African artists, crafts and craftspeople who have important stories to tell and vision to share.
  • print matters heritage – books about South African individuals who have been marginalised or simply forgotten by history, yet made a positive contribution to our heritage.
  • print matters planet – non-academic, important, accessible and useful subject matter about the environment.
  • scamp fiction – innovative, challenging, relevant and rewarding new South African writing.
  • scamp nonfiction – accessible, informative, useful, value-added South African nonfiction including biography and autobiography.
  • bumble books – illustrated childrens books that add value to pre- and primary schoolers and parents alike.

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latest titles

print matters heritage

Logan of Matjiesfontein - Cricket, War and Empire in South Africa
by Dr Dean Allen

Dr Dean Allen’s Cricket, War and Empire in South Africa is a unique social history of the workings of the British Empire in South Africa...More info


'No other world' - essays on the life-work of Don Maclennan
by Dan Wylie and Craig Mackenzie

No one who encountered Don Maclennan (1929-2009) during the more than three decades of his teaching career at Rhodes University is likely to forget the...More info


The Men who would not March - The Surrender of Concordia, Namaqualand, 4 April 1902
by David Thomas

A fateful decision with momentous consequences, courage, struggle and redemption ­ all the ingredients of good fiction which here all happen to be true. A true...More info