Tussen die Berge - Die geskiedenis van n landstreek en sy mense 1848 - 1998 by E Greyling
Tussen die Berge: Die geskiedenis van 'n landstreek en sy mense 1848–1998 (Numbered Limited & Signed Association Copy)
An Exceptionally Scarce and Authoritative Regional Chronicle of the Dordrecht District and the Greyling Family Lineage
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Tussen die Berge: Die geskiedenis van 'n landstreek en sy mense 1848–1998
- Author: E. Greyling
- Publisher: J. Wessels, Pretoria
- Publication Date: 1998
- ISBN: None Issued (Privately and Posthumously Printed)
- Edition Details: First Edition, Numbered Limited Print Run. Copy number 100 of only 150 copies ever printed. Unique presentation/association copy dedicated and signed by the late author’s daughter, Jennie Wessels.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium printed heavy-gauge hardboards (geprente hardeband). Issued without a dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large Quarto (4to), 200mm x 270mm, 270 pages. Lavishly illustrated with archival monochrome local photographs, regional maps, historical land/farm records, detailed indices, and ancestral family trees.
- Language: Afrikaans (with regional historical documentation)
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus to As New (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The original printed hardboards are remarkably flat, bright, and sharp-cornered. Minimal, microscopic shelf friction at the base of the spine, entirely consistent with pristine archival storage. The glossy surfaces retain all of their original factory sheen.
- Interior: The internal text block is completely square, unread, clean, and immaculately tight. Pages and photographic arrays show no natural oxidation or browning. Free of highlighting, dog-ears, or standard bookstore inventory markings.
- Provenance & Collectible Enhancements: Features a pristine, highly collectible ink presentation dedication on the preliminary page written, signed, and dated by the late author's daughter, Jennie Wessels, who oversaw the private publication of her father's manuscript. The book is protected by a brand-new, high-grade removable archival cellophane sleeve.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Posthumously and privately published in an ultra-limited run of 150 copies, Tussen die Berge is an extraordinary local history (kontreigeskiedenis) focused explicitly on the northeastern perimeter of the Dordrecht district in the Eastern Cape's rugged Stormberg region. Spanning a critical century and a half from 1848 to 1998, E. Greyling’s exhaustive work meticulously details the settlement patterns, agricultural development, and family histories of this mountainous frontier territory.
Lying in the shadow of the Western Drakensberg range, the sub-alpine Dordrecht district became a sanctuary for early pioneer stock farmers who carved out homesteads amidst extreme high-altitude weather conditions. Greyling tracks the complete socio-cultural evolution of the area, providing an invaluable farm-by-farm analysis of local properties, civic establishments, and conflicts. Crucially for regional genealogists, the volume acts as a comprehensive repository for the family lines of the region, featuring an extensive genealogical breakdown of the prominent Greyling family. Filled with rare, captioned black-and-white local photographs, this volume is an irreplaceable asset for collectors of specialized Eastern Cape Africana.
Author Profile: E. Greyling
E. Greyling was a dedicated regional archivist, community historian, and family genealogist whose deep roots in the Stormberg mountains granted him unique access to family journals, municipal ledgers, and oral histories that would have otherwise vanished. Working for decades with quiet academic focus, Greyling assembled a monumental narrative of the high-altitude territory. Following his passing, his daughter, Mrs. Jennie Wessels of Pretoria, completed his lifelong project by editing and personally funding the private, limited print run of his manuscript in 1998. Because of this restricted familial distribution, Greyling's work has become a legendary and highly sought-after rarity in South African local history circles.
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