Zacharia Botha

I collect antique books

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Extract from Book Stories #1 with Andrew Lowry, nature conservationist and fellow book collector. Check out the full video on YouTube https://t.co/a2keY67dMm #bookstories #books

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We also cleaned out the kitchen in #zachjoubertbookcollection’ house. There was a fridge, but no books inside :(

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This room with 5000+ books opened to the public this past weekend . Some left very happy with a boot full of books #zachjoubertbookcollection #books #oupabooks

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Memory of Russian volunteers who participated in the second Anglo-Boer war (1899-1902) was honoured on May 31, 2022, in Midrand, as part of the event to commemorate the anniversary of the Treaty of Vereeniging

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Some late 1700’s/early 1800’s #antiquarian #books in various languages in need of some love. #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Before and after #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Another antiquarian #book set from 1701, damaged by moisture and rain. I’ve been told to let it dry outside and page through it now and then, as to asses the damage. Will have to rebind it. #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Beetle larvae that we found

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After several days of digging through mouldering, rotting shells of former books, crawling with black widows, roaches and beetle larvae, we find a mint condition reprint from the SA national library, C.E Boniface’s De Tempiratisten , 1832 #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Today, while cleaning my grandpa’s book garage, I found some of the oldest #books probably in the house,too bad about the mould on the last book, but I’ve definitely seen worse . #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Some pictures of the #illustrated Dutch bible #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Dutch family Bible - printed in Johannesburg around 1910. Beautiful #illustrations #zachjoubertbookcollection

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More #brasseybooks containing the following bookplates: Anna Brassey, Baroness Brassey Of Bulkeley, Thomas Baron Brassey . #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Works Of Hogarth #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Book highlights for this month’s antiquarian book auction. Auctioneer Filip showed me his top pic for this month’s auction. Featured books from #zachjoubertbookcollection includes the State Family Bible and The Dutch Antelope Book.

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Here’s a preview of the #ZachJoubert remembrance video . You can watch the full video here: https://t.co/QcQQe5w3ce #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Zach Joubert Remembrance https://t.co/QcQQe5w3ce via @YouTube. I filmed this awhile back, just wasn’t ready to put it together until now . #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Book collector, scientist, athlete. These were some of the many things #ZachJoubert pursued during his life. The main reason as to why I started this page, to honor his memory and celebrate that which he was passionate about in his later years, #books #zachjoubertbookcollection

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A collection of #SirPercyFitzpatrick books and biographies in the #zachjoubertbookcollection

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Most #JockoftheBushveld #collectors who collect the scarce 1st editions #books with the incorrect dung beetle #illustration, know little of the reappearance of the dung beetle which was discovered by #ZachJoubert in the #Afrikaans Brandwagte . #zachjoubertbookcollection