Die Bittereinde Vrede - M.C.E. van Schoor (Afrikaans)

Die Bittereinde Vrede (Limited Hand-Numbered Edition, No. 817/1000)

Die Erwe van Ons Vaad’re Reeks — Nommer 2

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Die Bittereinde Vrede
• Author: Prof. M. C. E. van Schoor
• Publisher: Kraal Uitgewers, Brandfort / Centurion
• Publication Date: 2005
• ISBN-10: 062034105X
• ISBN-13: 9780620341059
• Edition Details: True First Edition. Limited release of 1,260 total copies (26 full leather, 200 half leather, and 1,000 standard cloth copies). This is copy number 817/1000, hand-numbered on the limitation page. Volume 2 in the collector's “Die Erwe van Ons Vaad’re” series.
• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover with gold gilt lettering.
• Physical Format: Large Quarto (Groot Hardeband), 256 pages. Supplemented with archival maps, letters, and historic photographs.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

The Book: Very Good to Fine (VG/F)

• Exterior: Hardcover boards are flat, clean, and structurally square. Minimal rubbing at the extremities from shelf placement.
• Interior: In clean, beautiful condition. Text block is tight, pages are bright, crisp, and entirely free of inscriptions or markings.

The Dust Jacket: Very Good to Fine (VG/F)

• Condition: Complete with rich colour preservation. Displays light shelf wear and soft creasing along the top edge, with no structural tears.

Synopsis & Historical Significance

Written by one of South Africa’s foremost historical minds, Die Bittereinde Vrede is an authoritative account of the complex negotiations that brought an end to the Anglo-Boer War.

The book traces the political, physical, and emotional journey of the Boer leaders from the active battlefields to the conference tables at Vereeniging and Pretoria in May 1902. Prof. van Schoor delves deep into the agonizing decisions faced by the Bittereinders, balancing the total destruction of their republics against the preservation of their people. Richly illustrated, it captures the dramatic end of an era with exceptional detail.

Author Profile: Prof. M. C. E. van Schoor

Marthinus Marthinus "Marthinus" C. E. van Schoor (1920–2010) was an eminent South African historian, author, and academic who spent decades serving as the head of the History Department at the University of the Free State. A leading expert on the Orange Free State and the Anglo-Boer War, his rigorously researched books remain cornerstones of Afrikaner historiography.