{"product_id":"langs-die-pad-van-suid-afrika-yge-foppes-de-witte-1939-first-edition","title":"Yge Foppes de Witte -  Langs die pad van Suid-Afrika","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLangs die Pad van Suid-Afrika (Rare Antiquarian First Edition)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Pre-WWII Travelogue and Cultural Survey of South Africa's Interwar Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Langs die pad van Suid-Afrika\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Yge Foppes de Witte\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e J.L. van Schaik, Bpk., Pretoria\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e 1939\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Rare First Edition \/ Antiquarian Release.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Publisher's original hardboards (hardcover).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Octavo (8vo). Richly enhanced with vintage monochrome photographic plates capturing rural communities, early transport networks, and urban architectures of the late 1930s.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Book: Very Good (VG)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The publisher's original hardboards are exceptionally rigid and beautifully preserved for an item of this vintage era. The corner tips exhibit only minor shelf wear, while the cover edges remain straight and stable.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The structural binding is completely secure and tight. The text block displays standard, light age-browning and uniform paper toning to the preliminary pages, exactly as expected of 1930s wartime-adjacent paper stock. Free from modern user underlining, highlighting, or aggressive foxing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dust Jacket: Good (G)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition Detail:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e The original, scarce dust jacket survives—a rare occurrence for late-1930s South African releases. It shows expected historic age wear, minor surface rubbing, and delicate, slightly frayed edges. The jacket has been safely preserved, stabilized, and bound together inside an archival clear plastic protective cover sleeve to prevent any further deterioration.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublished on the cusp of the Second World War in 1939, \u003ci\u003eLangs die pad van Suid-Afrika\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating antiquarian travelogue that profiles the social fabric, geography, and cultural heartbeat of interwar South Africa. Yge Foppes de Witte documents his extensive journeys across the country's backroads, offering modern readers an irreplaceable, firsthand historical time capsule. This collectible copy provides deep observations on rural development, early transport routes, and localized community traditions during a period of intense economic transformation, making it a critical primary source for social historians and Africana bibliophiles alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Profile: Yge Foppes de Witte\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eYge Foppes de Witte was an insightful Dutch-South African writer and documentarian active during the early-to-mid 20th century. Writing for prestigious publisher J.L. van Schaik, his works served a vital role in documenting the expanding infrastructure and evolving cultural landscape of Southern Africa, capturing historical perspectives that are now largely lost to time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.L. van Schaik, Bpk, Pretoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58164142670127,"sku":"Yge Foppes de Witte -  Langs die pad van Suid-Afrika","price":850.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/1000607721.jpg?v=1784121462","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/langs-die-pad-van-suid-afrika-yge-foppes-de-witte-1939-first-edition","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}