{"product_id":"farmboy-and-industrialist-albert-wessels-1987","title":"Farmboy and Industrialist by Albert Wessels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarmboy and Industrialist (Autobiography of the Founder of Toyota South Africa)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of the Free State Farm Boy Who Founded Toyota South Africa\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 Farmboy and Industrialist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Albert Wessels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perskor, Johannesburg and Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0628031416\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, Second Impression, 1988.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's maroon cloth hardcover with a blind-stamped rearing horse emblem to the front board, supplied with dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover, approximately 220 x 140 mm. With a black and white portrait photograph facing the title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\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 Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The maroon cloth boards are clean, with a blind-stamped rearing horse emblem to the front. The spine is straight and the corners are sharp as far as can be seen. The top and fore-edges show light toning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages seen are clean and legible with no markings. The binding feels tight, and the page edges are slightly cream-toned. No inscriptions, bookplates or stamps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The jacket shows rubbing and scuffing to the back panel, some whitish wear marks to the lower back and a few small marks to the lower left of the front panel. The spine is intact. It 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\u003eFarmboy and Industrialist is the autobiography of Albert Wessels, published by Perskor in 1987. Wessels tells the story of his boyhood on a Free State farm and his rise into business, including trips abroad to source textiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is best known for its account of how Wessels founded Toyota's South African operations. In 1961 he obtained a permit to import ten Toyopet Stout pickup trucks from Japan, the step from which Toyota South Africa traces its roots. The volume opens with a foreword by Dr Willem van Heerden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been cited as a primary source on the industrial links between Japan and South Africa, which makes it of interest to readers of South African business history as well as collectors of Afrikaner-era biography and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Albert Wessels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbert Wessels (1908-1991) was a South African industrialist and the founder of Toyota South Africa. He worked in banking and clothing before entering the motor industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe married the South African poet Elisabeth Eybers in 1937; the couple divorced in 1961. He was succeeded as chief executive of Toyota South Africa by his son Bert in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbert Wessels autobiography · Farmboy and Industrialist Perskor · Toyota South Africa founder book · South African business biography · Albert Wessels first edition · Afrikaner industrialist memoir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perskor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58787095576879,"sku":"TCB-000394","price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/farmboy-and-industrialist28099_cover_1.jpg?v=1793867919","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/farmboy-and-industrialist-albert-wessels-1987","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}