{"product_id":"david-malan-darbez-1917-de-bussy-vyffontein-school","title":"David Malan – D'Arbez","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Malan – D'Arbez (Copy A – Vyffontein School Provenance Copy)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHundred-Year-Old Dutch-Afrikaans Historical Fiction with Pre-WWII School Markings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e David Malan: Een Verhaal uit de Grote Trek (Zuid-Afrikaanse Historie Bibliotheek, No. V)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e D'Arbez (Pseudonym of J.F. van Oordt)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e J.H. de Bussy, Amsterdam, Pretoria, Johannesburg \/ Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij (HAUM), Kaapstad\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e 1917\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \"3e verbeterde druk\" (Third Improved Edition). Scarce antiquarian printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Original publisher's highly decorative, stamped cloth hardcover boards.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Octavo (8vo). A staple volume in the landmark South African History Library series.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e High Dutch (incorporating early regional South African idioms and linguistic variants).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e None issued (Pre-ISBN Antiquarian Era).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Book: Very Good (VG)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The antiquarian cloth-wrapped boards are remarkably flat, sturdy, and rigid. The front and back covers present beautifully. Displays minor, uniform spine fading and standard, light age-related wear consistent with a century of careful private storage.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The internal text block is exceptionally clean, tight, and completely square. The original binding joints and hinges remain perfectly intact. The pages are free from splits or loose leaves, displaying only a light, uniform natural paper toning.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Issued without a dust jacket; protected and presented in the publisher's ornate decorative cloth boards.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProvenance \/ Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Bears a prominent, highly collectible historical association. The previous owner's name, school location, and reading date are neatly penned in vintage fountain pen ink on the second page: \u003ci\u003e\"PL Bezuidenhout, Vyffontein skool, Vereeniging, 30 April 1935\"\u003c\/i\u003e. This pre-WWII rural educational marking adds genuine heritage and exceptional character to this specific copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFirst published during a crucial era of cultural awakening, \u003ci\u003eDavid Malan: Een Verhaal uit de Grote Trek\u003c\/i\u003e is an important antiquarian historical novel detailing the trials, migrations, and human drama of the Great Trek.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWriting under his celebrated pen name D'Arbez, J.F. van Oordt was instrumental in romanticising early South African history to foster a shared cultural identity. This 1917 edition captures a fascinating linguistic window, printed in High Dutch but heavily influenced by local South African syntax. It serves as both a primary literary source and a tangible artifact of the early 20th-century South African school system, as evidenced by its unique Vereeniging provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Profile: D'Arbez (J.F. van Oordt)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJoan Frederik van Oordt (1856–1918), universally known by his pen name D'Arbez, was one of early South Africa’s most prolific and influential historical novelists, journalists, and cultural chroniclers. Born in the Netherlands and educated in classics, he immigrated to South Africa where he dedicated his life to documenting the country's turbulent past. His historic fiction series, the \u003ci\u003eZuid-Afrikaanse Historie Bibliotheek\u003c\/i\u003e, became foundational reading material across schools in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, bridging the gap between colonial Dutch literature and the birth of written Afrikaans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij (HAUM)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58205499392303,"sku":"David Malan – D'Arbez","price":650.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/1000607691.jpg?v=1784109773","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/david-malan-darbez-1917-de-bussy-vyffontein-school","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}