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AVAILABLE JULY 2013

eBOOK - The Men who would not March 

R99.00

REVISED AND UPDATED WITH NEW RESEARCH

NEW PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS INDEX

 


 

 

EXCLUSIVE PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER


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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


 

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


I N   P R O D U C T I O N

 

bumble books

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 Exhibitio. JULY 2013

print matters art & crafts

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 Woodcarving will complete the Print Matters Zulu Traditional Crafts Quartet. SEPTEMBER 2013 

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. OCTOBER 2013

print matters heritage

Collected Poems - Don Maclennan Dan Wylie's definitive collection of the work of one of South Africa's greatest - yet often overlooked - poets, Don Maclennan. Companion volume to 'No other world' - essays on the lifew-work of Don Maclennan (AUGUST 2012) edited by Craig Mackenzie and Dan Wylie. AUGUST 2013              

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. NOVEMBER 2013

forthcoming in 2014 - release to be confirmed

Letters from Camdeboo - edited by Professor Paul Walters - a selection of the correspondence between Sita and Eve Palmer - illustrated.


 

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rt. craft and heritage with a particular focus on those artists, craftspeople and individuals who have been overlooked yet made an impact on South African culture: they have stories to tell and vision to share that can empower our youth and restore pride in our collective heritage.

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print matters art & craft

South African Flowering Trees - a botanical adventure through history
by Rob Wood

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Clifford M'Pai - a way of seeing
by Elisabeth Anderson

COMING SOON


Zulu Beadwork
by Eleanor Preston-Whyte

COMING SOON Volume 3 in the series of the Print Matters Zulu Crafts Series


Zulu Pottery
by Dr Elizabeth Perrill

A brief history of and guide to contemporary Zulu Pottery Long held as one of the most spiritually charged Zulu art forms, Zulu ceramics have entered...More info


The Artist in the Garden - The Quest for Moses Tladi
by Angela Read Lloyd

In December 1931 Moses Tladi became the first black artist ever to exhibit in the South African National Gallery. During the 1930s Tladi achieved a...More info


Zulu Basketry
by Jannie van Heerden

The definitive guide to contemporary Zulu basket weaving. Long overlooked, Zulu Basketry is the first comprehensive pictorial record of a craft form that has endured...More info


Sandra McGregor - ‘Onse artist' in District Six
by Dolores Fleischer

In 1966, under the Group Areas Act of 1950, District Six was declared a white area by the Nationalist government. Between 1966 and 1982 approximately...More info







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