{"product_id":"boerewysheid-p-w-grobbelaarproducts-boerewysheid-pw-grobbelaar-1977-first-edition-collectible","title":"Boerewysheid – P.W. Grobbelaar (Copy A – Archival Preservation Copy)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBoerewysheid – P.W. Grobbelaar (Copy A – Archival Preservation Copy)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTraditional Folk Medicine, Weather Lore, and Afrikaner Customs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eTitle: Boerewysheid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eAuthor: P.W. Grobbelaar (Pieter Willem Grobbelaar)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003ePublisher: Tafelberg-Uitgewers, Cape Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003ePublication Date: 1977\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eISBN-10: 0624009920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eEdition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eBinding: Original publisher’s premium cloth-bound hardcover boards with gilt or stamped spine lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003ePhysical Format: Octavo (8vo). Enhanced with detailed cultural registries, traditional remedies, and comprehensive indices of South African folklore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eLanguage: Afrikaans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eThe Book: Very Good (VG)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eo\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003eExterior: The publisher's hardcover boards remain flat, rigid, and structurally sound. Displays minimal, expected softening at the corner tips and spine ends. The binding maintains strong joint integrity with no structural skewing or leaning of the spine panel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eo\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003eInterior: The internal text block is clean, crisp, and firmly bound. Free of split hinges, loose leaves, or previous owner signatures. Page edges show excellent colour preservation with no signs of environmental foxing, damp staining, or marginal thumb-wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003eThe Dust Jacket: Good (G)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eo\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003eCondition: Complete and unclipped. Displays expected handling and shelf-related edge wear, including light superficial rubbing across the panels, alongside moderate creasing localized along the upper and lower borders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eo\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003ePreservation: Now housed and fitted with a removable, high-quality protective plastic archival sleeve to combat future wear, resulting in a highly attractive, well-preserved collectible copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Cultural Value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublished in 1977, Boerewysheid (\"Boer Wisdom\") is the definitive, seminal compilation of traditional Afrikaner folklore, weather lore, agrarian remedies, and rural folk medicine (boererate).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCompiled by the foremost authority on South African folklore, this scarce cultural treasury documents centuries of oral traditions, pioneer survival strategies, and natural remedies passed down through generations of rural communities. The text serves as an invaluable ethnographic record of early South African social history, making it a highly sought-after volume for historians, cultural anthropologists, and collectors of vintage Africana.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAuthor Profile: P.W. Grobbelaar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eProfessor Pieter Willem Grobbelaar (1930–2013) was a highly distinguished South African author, cultural historian, and leading academic authority on Afrikaans folklore. Holding a doctorate in folklore, he served as a long-time Professor of Afrikaans Cultural History at Stellenbosch University. Grobbelaar dedicated his professional career to rescuing oral traditions, children's rhymes, and rural customs from obscurity, publishing over 200 works and cementing his legacy as the ultimate custodian of Afrikaner heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tafelberg - Uitgewers,","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58203987706159,"sku":"Boerewysheid – P.W. Grobbelaar (Copy A – Archival Preservation Copy)","price":450.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/1000607617.jpg?v=1784103195","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/boerewysheid-p-w-grobbelaarproducts-boerewysheid-pw-grobbelaar-1977-first-edition-collectible","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}