20 Great Springboks 1949-1987 by Chris Greyvenstein
20 Great Springboks 1949-1987 (Inscribed Softcover Springbok Rugby Profiles)
Twenty Profiles of South Africa's Rugby Immortals, from Hannes Brewis to Naas Botha, by Chris Greyvenstein
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: 20 Great Springboks 1949-1987
- Author: Chris Greyvenstein
- Publisher: Don Nelson, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1987
- ISBN-13: 9781868060313
- ISBN-10: 1868060314
- Edition Details: Don Nelson softcover edition, 1987. Inscribed and signed by an unidentified hand, dated 21.7.89.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback wrappers (perfect bound), glossy green with colour photograph of rugby players and yellow lettering to spine.
- Physical Format: Medium softcover, roughly 200 x 130 mm. Illustrated with photographs.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The glossy illustrated green wrappers are clean and bright. The spine is straight and clean, with crisp yellow lettering. A faint crease is visible on the front cover photograph near the right edge. The page edges are toned yellowish-brown.
- Interior: The text block is tight and the text clear. The pages show uniform age toning. No foxing or markings were noted on the pages examined. A handwritten presentation inscription appears on a front page.
- Provenance: Handwritten inscription on a front page: "To Bob, Regards and best wishes", followed by a signature and dated 21.7.89.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
20 Great Springboks 1949-1987 gathers twenty chapters profiling outstanding South African rugby players of the post-war era. Its central question is what lifts a good player to the level of the immortal.
Among the players featured are Hannes Brewis, Hennie Muller, Tom van Vollenhoven, Danie Gerber and Naas Botha, spanning almost four decades of Springbok rugby.
Written by journalist Chris Greyvenstein and published in Cape Town by Don Nelson in 1987, it is a handsome piece of South African sporting history and a natural companion for collectors of Springbok rugby literature. This copy carries a warm handwritten inscription dated 1989.
Author Profile: Chris Greyvenstein
Chris Greyvenstein was a South African sports journalist and author who wrote extensively on Springbok rugby. His Springbok Saga series was especially popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
His other titles include Rugby in South Africa: A History, 1861-1988 (1989) and Springbok Rugby: An Illustrated History (Sable Media, 1995).
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