{"title":"Olive Schreiner","description":"\u003cp class=\"tcb-years\"\u003e1855–1920\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor and campaigner, remembered above all for The Story of an African Farm (1883).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"tcb-credit\"\u003ePortrait: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"olive-schreiner-n-lewe-in-suid-afrika-1855-1881-afrikaans-edition-by-schoeman-karel","title":"Olive Schreiner: 'n Lewe in Suid-Afrika, 1855-1881 (Afrikaans Edition) - Schoeman, Karel","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlive Schreiner: 'n Lewe in Suid-Afrika, 1855-1881 (Afrikaans Edition) -Schoeman, Karel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780798124911 \/ 0798124911\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, 1989 First edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has only some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘n Oorsig van Olive Schreiner se eerste 25 jaar van haar lewe, ontwikkeling en werk voor haar vertrek na Engeland in 1881. ‘n Buitengewone vrou wat in buitengewone omstandighede woon en werk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish: An overview of Olive Schreiner’s first 25 years of her life, development and work prior to her departure for England in 1881. A few b\u0026amp;w photographs and illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Hierdie boek is die eerste gesaghebbende biografie van die beroemdste vrou wat Suid-Afrika nog opgelewer het, waarin die vyf en twintig jaar van haar lewe voor haar vertrek na Engeland in 1881 aan die hand van uitgebreide oorspronklike navorsing herskep word. Tewens is dit egter ook ‘n uitbeelding van die wêreld waarin sy grootgeword het en ‘n tydperk wat moontlik die mees dramatiese, opwindende en beslissende kwarteeu in die geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika uitmaak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human \u0026 Rousseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44902921732399,"sku":"Olive Schreiner: 'n lewe in Suid-Afrika, 1855-1881 (Afrikaans Edition) by Schoeman, Karel","price":410.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/products\/20230416_143609.jpg?v=1681754016"},{"product_id":"olive-schreiner-a-woman-in-south-africa-1855-1920-author-karel-schoeman-translated-by-henri-snijders","title":"Olive Schreiner: A Woman in South Africa 1855–1920 Author: Karel Schoeman (Translated by Henri Snijders)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; 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The edges show no curling, and the spine remains remarkably square, crisp, and unbroken with no reading creases.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eInterior:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The thick text block is impeccably bound and tight. Pages are remarkably bright, white, and clean. Free from library stamps, gift dedications, ink underlining, or page folding.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Exceptionally well-preserved private library stock, free from conventional secondhand handling marks.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOriginally compiled by the master researcher Karel Schoeman, \u003ci\u003eOlive Schreiner: A Woman in South Africa 1855–1920\u003c\/i\u003e is widely considered the absolute pinnacle of biographical writing on South Africa's first globally celebrated female novelist and socio-political visionary. Schoeman brilliantly reconstructs Schreiner's complex world—from her isolated childhood in the Karoo to her emergence as the radical author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of an African Farm\u003c\/i\u003e. The biography focuses deeply on her early life, formatting a spectacular tapestry of Victorian colonial life, early feminist awakening, and political free-thought. This scarce collectible copy is an irreplaceable acquisition for any advanced collector of South African literary history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAuthor Profile: Karel Schoeman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eKarel Schoeman (1939–2017) was an absolute giant of South African letters, legendary for his deeply atmospheric historical fiction and unparalleled achievements in archival research. A winner of the prestigious Hertzog Prize, Schoeman produced a monumental body of work that transformed the understanding of early Cape history and literary figures. His biographical works are celebrated by scholars worldwide for their incredible precision, reliance on rare private letters, and elegant biographical pacing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eolive schreiner a woman in south africa, karel schoeman biography, olive schreiner first edition, rare south african biographies, used collectible book, historical africana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Cape Town \/ Pretoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58480889495855,"sku":"Olive Schreiner: A Woman in South Africa 1855–1920 Author: Karel Schoeman (Translated by Henri Snijders)","price":495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/olive-schreiner-a-woman-in-south-africa-karel-schoeman-cover.avif?v=1789580103"},{"product_id":"olive-schreiner-portrait-of-a-south-african-woman-author-johannes-meintjes","title":"Olive Schreiner: Portrait of a South African Woman Author: Johannes Meintjes","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; 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mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e First Edition. Highly valued collectible biography bridging two prominent South African artistic icons.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Original publisher's premium linen cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, featuring the original illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Octavo (8vo), 195 pages. Enhanced with biographical photographic plates and archival references.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The original linen binding remains flat, clean, and rigid with sharp corners. The cloth shows minimal shelf friction at the spine head and tail.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eInterior:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The text block is robustly bound and tight. The internal pages are remarkably crisp, white, and clean, free of annotations, highlighting, or dog-ears.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Poor (P)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The jacket is present but exhibits substantial age-related wear, surface markings, edge tears, and chipping along the spine folds. Now professionally housed and stabilized inside a new archival plastic protective sleeve to arrest further deterioration and preserve its vintage appeal.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublished in 1965, \u003ci\u003eOlive Schreiner: Portrait of a South African Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate, brilliant, and psychologically acute assessment of one of South Africa's most complex literary and political figures. Written after nineteen years of meticulous research by celebrated artist and author Johannes Meintjes, the biography tracks Schreiner's tumultuous journey from the remote Karoo to international acclaim following \u003ci\u003eThe Story of an African Farm\u003c\/i\u003e. Meintjes explores her pioneering feminism, anti-imperialist convictions during the Anglo-Boer War, and the profound personal isolation that fueled her creative genius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAuthor Profile: Johannes Meintjes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJohannes Meintjes (1923–1980) was a celebrated South African polymath, universally recognized as an expressionist master painter and a highly prolific historian. Producing over 1,300 oil paintings alongside 35 published books, Meintjes brought a deeply creative, empathetic perspective to biographical non-fiction. His landmark historical biographies—including works on Schreiner, General De la Rey, and President Steyn—are highly praised for their narrative eloquence and reliance on direct private archives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eolive schreiner biography, johannes meintjes, olive schreiner portrait of a south african woman, rare africana biography, hugh keartland 1965, collectible south african books, vintage literary history, used collectible book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugh Keartland Publishers, Johannesburg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58564265640239,"sku":"Olive Schreiner: Portrait of a South African Woman Author: Johannes Meintjes","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/olive-schreiner-johannes-meintjes-1965-book-cover.jpg?v=1790689135"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/collections\/Olive_Schreiner00.jpg?v=1794325851","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/collections\/olive-schreiner.oembed","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}