QUAGGA RARE BOOKS & ART

84/86 Main Rd, Kalk Bay, Cape Town 7975, South Africa

With its scarlet red walls and glass cases full of precious and sometimes odd objects, Quagga Rare Books & Art in Kalk Bay is a collector’s paradise. Quagga was founded over 25 years ago by George Curtis, who now runs the store with his son Simon, and boasts an eclectic selection of books, maps, prints and art. Book lovers will find first editions and rare volumes on everything from poetry to anthropology and maritime history, while art aficionados will delight in unique lithographs, etchings and paintings. Browse under the watchful eye of a mounted zebra (a relative of the store’s namesake species) and peer inside displays of natural and historical artifacts.