Kantlynkaviaar by Steve de Villiers
Kantlynkaviaar (First Edition, First Printing in Dust Jacket)
Steve de Villiers's Anecdotal Afrikaans Radio Talks on South African Sporting Icons and Great Moments
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Kantlynkaviaar: Radiovertellinge oor sport
- Author: Steve de Villiers
- Publisher: Perskor, Johannesburg en Kaapstad
- Publication Date: 1985
- ISBN-10: 0628030096
- Edition Details: First Edition (Eerste uitgawe), First Printing (Eerste druk).
- Binding: Publisher's dark blue cloth boards with dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Medium-sized hardcover, roughly octavo (8vo).
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The plain dark blue cloth boards are clean, with square corners and no visible marks or wear to the front board.
- Interior: The text pages are clean and free of foxing or markings, on cream paper. The binding is tight. The page edges are lightly toned.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The cream jacket with orange binoculars and black and red lettering carries a black and white sports photo montage on the back. There are some light dust marks and soiling to the front panel, near the lower right and upper left edges, and the spine is lightly toned. The jacket edges are intact. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published by Perskor in 1985, Kantlynkaviaar ("Touchline Caviar") with the subtitle Radiovertellinge oor sport is a collection of radio talks on sport by Steve de Villiers, delivered in his distinctive, sharply turned Afrikaans.
The talks cover boxing, cricket, golf, rugby and other sporting figures and moments, told in an anecdotal style. They capture the personalities and great occasions of South African sport in the voice of a broadcaster who knew the field.
Kantlynkaviaar belongs to a popular series of Afrikaans sports reminiscences, and is a pleasing collectible for those who enjoy the sporting history and spoken Afrikaans of the period.
Author Profile: Steve de Villiers
Steve de Villiers is a former director-general of the SAUK, the South African Broadcasting Corporation. He was known for capturing South Africa's sporting icons, major achievements and events in vivid, carefully chosen Afrikaans, a style that gave his radio sports talks their lasting appeal.
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