{"product_id":"jurie-steyns-post-office-herman-charles-bosman-1991","title":"Jurie Steyn's Post Office by Herman Charles Bosman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJurie Steyn's Post Office (Human \u0026amp; Rousseau 1991 Bosman Marico Stories)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerman Charles Bosman's Marico post-office tales, in the 1991 Human \u0026amp; Rousseau uniform edition\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 Jurie Steyn's Post Office\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Herman Charles Bosman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Cape Town ; Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780798129039\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0798129034\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second, completely reset edition. First impression, 1991. One of eight Herman Charles Bosman titles reissued by Human \u0026amp; Rousseau in a uniform edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated glossy card wrappers, perfect bound (trade-format paperback).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trade paperback format, slim volume. Cover illustration is a Dan Swart watercolour, 'Dwarsberge'.\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 \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy illustrated wrappers with a blue-green watercolour design. The front cover is clean and the spine is intact and free of creasing. The back cover shows minor spotting or mottling, and the wrappers are slightly curled at the edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is sound and tightly bound, with clean cream-toned pages that are evenly toned at the edges. No markings, foxing or tears to the pages examined.\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\u003eJurie Steyn's Post Office is one of Herman Charles Bosman's Marico stories. It is set in a farmhouse front room that doubles as the local post office, where the men of the district gather each week to swap news and talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tales unfold largely as conversation among the regulars at Drogevlei post office. Woven through the talk is the story of Pauline Gerber, a striking young woman recently returned from finishing school in the Cape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1991 Human \u0026amp; Rousseau paperback belongs to the publisher's uniform reissue of eight Bosman titles. It is a pleasing, affordable way into the Marico world that made Bosman one of South Africa's best-loved storytellers, and a useful companion for collectors building a set of the uniform edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Herman Charles Bosman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerman Charles Bosman (1905-1951) was born at Kuils River, near Cape Town. After university he taught in the Groot Marico district, an experience that gave him the setting for his best-known stories. In 1926 he was imprisoned following a fatal shooting, and he later worked as a journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other notable works include Mafeking Road (1947), Cold Stone Jug (1949), Bosman at His Best (1965), Unto Dust (1963) and A Bekkersdal Marathon (1971). 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