{"product_id":"meetsnoere-in-lieflike-plekke-smit-1976","title":"Meetsnoere in Lieflike Plekke by A. P. Smit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeetsnoere in Lieflike Plekke (Durbanville Congregation History, 1976 Eerste Uitgawe)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Commemorative History of the Durbanville Dutch Reformed Congregation, Published for Its 150th Anniversary\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 Meetsnoere in Lieflike Plekke: Ned. Geref. Gemeente, Durbanville 1826 – 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e A. P. Smit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Durbanville, K.P.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eerste uitgawe (First Edition), 1976. Issued by the church council to mark the congregation's 150th anniversary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark blue cloth hardcover, gilt lettering to spine, with the gilt-stamped church seal and gilt title to the front board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large octavo hardcover, taller than a standard hardback, with facsimile reproductions of handwritten documents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\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 Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark blue cloth boards with gilt title and church seal to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. The front board shows several patches of pale, speckled rubbing or loss of colour in vertical lines beside the seal and near the title. The back board has a few small pale specks and one small scuff. The spine is straight and clean, and the corners and edges appear sound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and the text block appears intact. There is light brown toning and foxing to the endpaper, with a toned margin to the front pastedown or endpaper. The book includes reproduced handwritten documents. A pencil inscription and an ownership label are present, along with several ink signatures on an endpaper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pencil inscription to the endpaper: \"J. S. KRIEL JULIE 1988 HOSPICE BAZAAR TABLE VIEW\". A small printed Ex Libris John Kriel label with a Table Mountain image is attached. Five ink signatures appear on an endpaper, not fully legible and apparently not the author's.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeetsnoere in Lieflike Plekke (roughly, 'Measuring Lines in Pleasant Places') is the history of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Gemeente of Durbanville, tracing the congregation from 1826 to 1976. It was issued by the church council to mark the congregation's 150th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume reproduces facsimiles of handwritten documents, giving the reader a direct look at the congregation's early records. It serves as a local record of church life in the Durbanville district of the Cape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Afrikaner church and congregational history, Western Cape local history and Afrikaans commemorative publications, this copy carries a personal ownership trail, including a 1988 inscription connected with a Table View hospice bazaar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDurbanville church history · Meetsnoere in Lieflike Plekke · A. P. Smit Durbanville · NG Gemeente Durbanville 1826-1976 · Afrikaans congregation history · Dutch Reformed Church Durbanville book · 150th anniversary church history\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58762786373935,"sku":"TCB-000101","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/meetsnoere-in-lieflike-plekke34227_cover_1.jpg?v=1793510898","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/meetsnoere-in-lieflike-plekke-smit-1976","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}