{"product_id":"joost-for-love-and-money-edward-griffiths-1998","title":"Joost by Edward Griffiths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoost (Collectible 1998 Springbok Rugby Biography)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Career of a Springbok Scrum-Half Legend, Told by the Former Chief Executive of South African Rugby\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 Joost: for love and money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Griffiths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e CAB, Auckland Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780620223430\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 062022343X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in 1998.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a photographic cover of the rugby player in a Springbok jersey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback), 208 pages. With a section of colour photographic plates.\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 Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy illustrated card wrappers are bright, with no tears or creasing. The spine is orange and intact, with no cracks or lean, and the corners are square. The back cover is clean. Very faint marks near the top of the front cover are minor. The page edges are lightly toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is tight and the pages photographed are clean. There is a small, faint brownish spot in the right margin of page 139. The page edges are lightly toned. The colour photographic plates are clean. No inscriptions, stamps or bookplates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\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 1998, Joost: for love and money is a biography of Joost van der Westhuizen, the Springbok scrum-half, written by Edward Griffiths. It follows his rugby career, including the World Cup win, the Tri-Nations series and his time in the Springbok jersey, and is illustrated with photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan der Westhuizen made 89 Test appearances for South Africa, scoring 38 tries, and was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007. This book covers his story up to 1998, at the height of his playing career, and so records the player as he was in the years just after South Africa's return to international rugby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGriffiths wrote as an insider, having served as chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union. For collectors of South African sporting history, the book is a useful contemporary record of one of the country's best-known players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Edward Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Griffiths is a sportswriter and former chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu), who later became head of the English rugby club Saracens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe co-authored The Springbok Captains and is also credited with Woosie: My Autobiography and A Royal Cookbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoost van der Westhuizen biography · Edward Griffiths Joost · Springbok rugby biography · Joost for love and money · South African rugby book 1998 · Springbok scrum-half book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58777567953199,"sku":"TCB-000294","price":145.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/joost98600_cover_1.jpg?v=1793776360","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/joost-for-love-and-money-edward-griffiths-1998","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}