Polisiediens in die ZAR (Gepubliseer in die Argiefjaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis, 43ste Jaargang - Deel I) - Dr. G. N. van den Bergh

Polisiediens in die ZAR (Argiefjaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis)

A Pristine Academic Record of Law Enforcement in the Late 19th Century South African Republic

     Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Polisiediens in die ZAR (Gepubliseer in die Argiefjaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis, 43ste Jaargang - Deel I)
• Author: Dr. G. N. van den Bergh
• Publisher: Die Staatsdrukker (The Government Printer), Pretoria
• Publication Date: 1980 (First Edition)
• ISBN: None Issued (Standard serial registry for national archives)
• Edition Details: First Edition. Elite governmental archival printing issued exclusively for research libraries.
• Binding: Original publisher's premium full-cloth gold-stamped hardcover binding, featuring the stylized embossed seal of the South African Archives on the front board face.
• Physical Format: Large Octavo (Royal 8vo), 312 pages. Enhanced with comprehensive structural organizational flowcharts, historical rosters, and legal code extracts.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The original dark brown archival cloth binding is exceptionally straight, flat, and square. Gold gilt lettering across the spine is crisp, completely unrubbed, and gleaming. Left and right face boards show zero storage friction.
• Interior: Very Good Plus (VG+). The book interior is immaculate. The heavy-gauge paper stock remains bright white, clean, and tight. Free from internal edge foxing, school library markings, dealer prices, personal signatures, or text highlights.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued in deluxe cloth boards without a jacket).

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in 1980 by the Government Printer as a headline feature of the prestigious Archives Year Book for South African History, Dr. G. N. van den Bergh’s Polisiediens in die ZAR remains the definitive academic treatise on the policing systems of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal Republic) from 1844 through 1902. The work covers the evolution of law enforcement from early local field cornet networks into the formal creation of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie (ZARP). Van den Bergh examines their tactical training, defensive setups during the Johannesburg gold rush, enforcement of early pass regimes, and eventual military role during the Anglo-Boer War. This is an elite, scarce collectible copy indispensable for legal historians and Boer Republic militaria researchers.

Author Profile: Dr. G. N. van den Bergh

Dr. G. N. van den Bergh was a respected South African archival scholar, historian, and academic researcher who specialized in the constitutional and institutional histories of the 19th-century Boer Republics. His exhaustive deep dives into original state circulars, presidential decrees, and court records earned him high praise from the national archives board, making his reference volumes essential reading for modern legal historians.