ROBERTSON, T.C. South African Mosaic. Cape Town: C. Struik Publishers, 1984. FIRST EDITION, second issue. Provenance: Johannes Albertus Hermanus Beukes (“Herbert Beukes”) (1913-2004) and Elbe Beukes, serving as Ambassador of South Africa to the United States, gifted to; Edward Perkins and Mrs. Perkins. INSCRIBED BY BEUKES: “To Ambassador Edward Perkins & Mrs. Perkins The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. Abraham Lincoln. As you set out on an historic mission, we pray that God will use you as a builder of bridges and a reconciling force. Herbert & Elbe Beukes South African Ambassador Washington, D.C. 11/11/86.” -- BAKER, Pauline H. The United States and South Africa: The Reagan Years, in South Africa Update Series. N.p.: Ford Foundation and the Foreign Policy Association, 1989. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BAKER: “To Ed- One of the best things to have happened to South Africa. Pauline H. Baker.” -- MEER, Fatima, editor. The South African Gandhi An Abstract of the Speeches and Writings of M.K. Gandhi, 1893-1914. Durban City, South Africa: Madiba publishers and the Institute for Black Research, 1995. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY MEER: “To Ed Perkins – Will all my love – and Ismail’s - thank you for coming to breakfast and bringing your associates --May our friendship remain. 27th, March 2001. Fatima Meer.” With Memorial pamphlet for Ismail Chota Meer laid in. -- FRAZER, Jendayi E. and E. GYIMAH-BOADI, editors. Preventing Electoral Violence in Africa. Pittsburg: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2011. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY FRAZER: “Ambassador Perkins, To one of the greatest diplomats in U.S. history & contributor to Africa’s freedom & democracy! With everlasting Admiration, Jendayi; 1-19-12.” -- And 5 others. Together, 9 works in 9 volumes. All FIRST EDITIONS except where noted, 8vo and 4to, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.