Het Leven van Petrus Jacobus Joubert Author: J. A. Wormser (Johan Adam Wormser)
Het Leven van Petrus Jacobus Joubert (Collectible 1916 Antiquarian Africana)
The Rare Contemporary Biography of the Transvaal Republic’s Famous Commandant-General Piet Joubert, Issued in the Historic De Bussy Green Series
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Het Leven van Petrus Jacobus Joubert
- Author: J. A. Wormser (Johan Adam Wormser)
- Publisher: J. H. de Bussy, Amsterdam / Pretoria
- Publication Date: 1916
- ISBN-10: None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)
- ISBN-13: None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)
- Edition Details: Tweede en Vermeerderde Druk in Vereenvoudigde Spelling (Second and Enlarged Edition in Simplified Spelling). Issued as Number 5 in the highly collectible De Bussy's Groene-Serie.
- Binding: Original publisher's period green cloth or heavy card binding distinctive to the Groene-Serie design template.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), approximately 180 pages. Adorned with a historic frontispiece portrait of General Joubert and contemporary archival plates.
- Language: Dutch (Simplified Spelling / Vereenvoudigde Spelling)
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good (VG)
o Exterior / Covers: The original period cover displays very well, retaining its structural strength and classic green series styling. The boards and spine show only normal, completely natural signs of historical aging, with minimal shelf friction along the corners and tips appropriate for a century-old volume.
o Interior: The text block remains tight, sound, and robustly bound. The internal pages exhibit mild, uniform natural aging and light browning characteristic of the paper stock used during the First World War era, but are free of heavy foxing, deep staining, tears, or text annotations. - The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued in Series Format)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Originally compiled in the early 1900s and expanded in this scarce 1916 second printing, Het Leven van Petrus Jacobus Joubert is a vital, primary-era biographical study of Commandant-General Petrus Jacobus "Piet" Joubert. Written by J. A. Wormser, the narrative chronicles the sweeping military and political career of the man who served as the iron hand of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) military forces for over two decades.
Originally compiled in the early 1900s and expanded in this scarce 1916 second printing, Het Leven van Petrus Jacobus Joubert is a vital, primary-era biographical study of Commandant-General Petrus Jacobus "Piet" Joubert. Written by J. A. Wormser, the narrative chronicles the sweeping military and political career of the man who served as the iron hand of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) military forces for over two decades.
The text charts his early life, his pivotal leadership during the First Anglo-Boer War (including his sweeping tactical triumphs at Majuba Hill in 1881), his political rivalry with President Paul Kruger, and his opening strategic moves during the early phases of the Second Anglo-Boer War up until his death under siege conditions in 1900. Published in the historic simplified Dutch spelling to assist the educational development of the post-war South African generation, this scarce Groene-Serie printing is a highly sought-after, investment-grade acquisition for any collector of rare Transvaal history and antiquarian Africana.
Author Profile: J. A. Wormser
Johan Adam Wormser (1845–1916) was an eminent Dutch author, publisher, and fervent supporter of the Boer republics. Operating from Amsterdam, Wormser dedicated a massive portion of his career to publishing sympathetic accounts of the Afrikaner struggle against British imperial expansion. His carefully researched biographies, including his famous multi-volume works on President Kruger and General Joubert, are highly respected by contemporary historians for preserving intimate, primary-era testimonies and authentic political perspectives that would otherwise have been lost during the turmoil of the early 20th century.
Johan Adam Wormser (1845–1916) was an eminent Dutch author, publisher, and fervent supporter of the Boer republics. Operating from Amsterdam, Wormser dedicated a massive portion of his career to publishing sympathetic accounts of the Afrikaner struggle against British imperial expansion. His carefully researched biographies, including his famous multi-volume works on President Kruger and General Joubert, are highly respected by contemporary historians for preserving intimate, primary-era testimonies and authentic political perspectives that would otherwise have been lost during the turmoil of the early 20th century.
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