Joost: for love and money by Edward Griffiths
Joost: for love and money (Collectible First Edition)
An Insightful Contemporary Chronicle of South Africa's Legendary Springbok Scrum-Half and the Birth of Professional Rugby
An Insightful Contemporary Chronicle of South Africa's Legendary Springbok Scrum-Half and the Birth of Professional Rugby
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Joost: for love and money
- Author: Edward Griffiths
- Publisher: CAB Publishing, Johannesburg / Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1998
- ISBN-13: 9780620223430 (ISBN-10: 062022343X)
- Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Softcover Release.
- Binding: Original publisher's illustrated card wrappers / paperback.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 208 pages. Enhanced with central glossy photographic sections chronicling key career milestones.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The original illustrated paperback wrappers are flat, square, and structurally sound. The spine is uncreased, tight, and completely intact. Displays minimal, superficial storage rubbing along the edges and corner tips, completely standard for a well-preserved 1998 softcover.
- Interior: The text block is robustly bound, clean, and tight. Internal pages and photographic inserts are crisp and completely free of user highlighting, ink inscriptions, or dog-ears.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1998, Joost: for love and money stands as a vital contemporary record of one of international rugby's most formidable and iconic figures, Joost van der Westhuizen. Written by acclaimed sports journalist and administrator Edward Griffiths, the biography captures a transformative era in South African sports history. It tracks Joost’s phenomenal rise to earning 89 test match caps and scoring 38 tries as a fearless scrum-half. Crucially, it provides an intimate look behind the scenes of the historic 1995 Rugby World Cup victory and details the immense cultural and financial pressures that accompanied the sudden emergence of professional rugby in the late 1990s. A scarce and highly collectible account of a Springbok legend whose athletic genius shaped modern rugby union.
Author Profile: Edward Griffiths
Edward Griffiths is a highly respected South African author, executive, and veteran sports journalist. Renowned for his authoritative writing on South African rugby culture, Griffiths has authored several seminal works, including The Springbok Captains and Kitch: Triumph of a Decent Man. Beyond his accomplishments as a biographer, his extensive professional background inside sports journalism and rugby administration gives him unprecedented access to the sport's innermost structures. His writing is widely celebrated for balancing technical match insights with deep personal empathy, making his work essential reading for collectors of classic South African sports history.
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