{"product_id":"die-grootste-reeks-rufus-papenfus-1970-signed","title":"Die grootste reeks by Rufus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDie grootste reeks (Signed \u0026amp; Inscribed 1970 Springbok Series Picture Book)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Illustrated Afrikaans Record of the 1970 Springbok and All Blacks Test Series, Inscribed in 1971\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Die grootste reeks: Suid-Afrika teen Nieu-Seeland 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rufus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Malherbe Edms Bpk, Kaapstad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans text, published Cape Town, 1970. Signed by the author, with a dated presentation inscription.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's cream cloth hardcover, oblong format, with a brown springbok and fern 1970 emblem to the front board, in an illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oblong large-format picture book, roughly A4 landscape. With full-colour illustrations and Afrikaans text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cream cloth boards carry a brown springbok and fern 1970 emblem. The back board shows child's orange and green crayon or marker scribbles and a small black ink mark. Edges and corners are lightly toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean and tightly bound, with coloured illustrations throughout. The orange endpapers carry many printed facsimile team signatures. A green scribbled mark appears on the title page, and there is some toning and slight staining at the fore-edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed on the preliminary pages in blue ink: \"Louis, Met waardering vir wat jy gedoen het om ons spoot en ons land, Suid-Afrika. Jou vriend, [signature] JOHANNESBURG 24.2.1971\". A further signature in black ink appears on the title page. Child's crayon scribbles to the boards and title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated rugby artwork on the front and back is intact. There is wear to the edges and spine, with chipping and scuffing with colour loss at the foot of the spine, some creasing and toning. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Cape Town in 1970 by John Malherbe, Die grootste reeks: Suid-Afrika teen Nieu-Seeland 1970 is an illustrated Afrikaans account of the Test series between the Springboks and the All Blacks. Drawings and text bring the key moments of the matches to life in an oblong, full-colour picture-book format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series carries real historical weight. The All Blacks had never won a series in South Africa, and the tour is noted for the first inclusion of Maori and Pacific Island players in a New Zealand touring party to the apartheid republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy adds a personal layer in the form of a warm Afrikaans inscription to a friend named Louis, dated Johannesburg, 24 February 1971. It will appeal to collectors of Springbok rugby literature and Afrikaans sporting Africana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Rufus Papenfus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRufus Papenfus was a South African artist, commentator and illustrator, and the creator of the drawings and text in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also illustrated Basjan en Wilhelm: Die houtperd, en ander verhale, written by Jan Geldenhuys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie grootste reeks Rufus · 1970 Springbok All Blacks series book · signed Rufus Papenfus · Springbok rugby history Afrikaans · South Africa vs New Zealand 1970 rugby · illustrated rugby book 1970 · Afrikaans rugby Africana\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Malherbe Edms Bpk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58786856796463,"sku":"TCB-000360","price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/die-grootste-reeks13995_cover_1.jpg?v=1793864171","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/die-grootste-reeks-rufus-papenfus-1970-signed","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}