Tietiesbaaikos by Pieter Pieterse

Tietiesbaaikos (First Edition, First Printing, Afrikaans West Coast Tales)

Pieter Pieterse's humorous Afrikaans yard journal of campers, cooks and anglers at Tietiesbaai

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Tietiesbaaikos: 'n werfjoernaal
• Author: Pieter Pieterse
• Publisher: HAUM Literêr, Pretoria
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN-10: 0798613750
• Edition Details: Eerste uitgawe, eerste druk (First Edition, First Printing), 1985.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated laminated pictorial hardcover boards, with the cartoon artwork printed directly on the boards. Issued without a separate dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Small hardcover, roughly mass-market to medium size, with cartoon illustrations. 115 pages in 10 chapters.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The illustrated laminated boards are clean and bright, with light rubbing to the board edges and corners. The spine is intact, with title and author printed in colour. The back board carries a price/barcode sticker and a small pink label near the lower right, partly covering the artwork, and the lamination is slightly lifted or glossy at the back right edge.
• Interior: The text pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight. A tiny white speck is visible on the copyright page near the lower centre.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued). The artwork is printed on the laminated boards.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in Pretoria by HAUM-Literêr in 1985, Tietiesbaaikos: 'n werfjoernaal is a humorous collection of stories about life at Tietiesbaai, a seaside spot near Paternoster on the South African West Coast. The author tells them from his caravan, with the local characters and the seafood cooking of the coast at the centre.

It is the first of Pieter Pieterse's food-and-travel books, filled with tales of cooks, campers and anglers alongside practical tips. It can also be read as a record of a way of life that was disappearing. A follow-up, Baai baai Tietiesbaai, appeared in 1987.

A warm, funny piece of Afrikaans West Coast writing, and a pleasing first edition, first printing, for collectors of Afrikaans literature and Africana.

Author Profile: Pieter Pieterse

Pieter Pieterse (1936–2002) was born in Pietersburg and died in Marlothpark. He worked as a writer, storyteller and television personality. He began writing full-time in 1974 and farmed in the Soekmekaar district. He wrote dozens of books and scripts and received several literary awards, including the HAUM youth-literature prize in 1984 for Geheim van die reënwoud.

Tietiesbaaikos brought him recognition as a storyteller and cook. His best-known title on Goodreads is Manaka – Plek van die Horings.

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