{"product_id":"murrayfield-en-daarna-jan-fourie-1952","title":"Murrayfield — en Daarna by Jan Fourie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurrayfield — en Daarna (1952 Springbok Tour Account in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Afrikaans Account of the Triumphant 1951–52 Springbok Rugby Tour of Britain and Ireland\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 Murrayfield — en Daarna: Die Springbok-Rugbytoer van 1951—1952 Breedvoerig Saamgevat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jan Fourie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Die Afrikaanse Pers Beperk (printer), Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1952\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards, title and author stamped in dark ink on the front board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small octavo hardcover, approximately 210 x 140 mm. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates.\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 Green cloth boards with the title and author stamped in dark ink on the front. The spine and corners are clean, with some lighter mottling to the cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is tight, with the stitching visible at the gutter. The pages are toned. The front free endpaper carries rust-coloured stains and a ghost mark from old tape, together with a pencil name and address. The plates and text examined are clean. A bookseller's label of Unie-Boekhandel (Edms) Bpk, Pretoria, is affixed inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pencil name and address on the front free endpaper: L.J. de Lange, Villieria, Pretoria. Bookseller's label inside: Unie-Boekhandel (Edms) Bpk, Kerkstraat 236, Pretoria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated green and yellow jacket, showing a Springbok on a rugby ball, is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. There is chipping and tearing at the spine head, which exposes the green cloth beneath, a long tear and creases along the front fore-edge, small chips at the foot, and a brown spot at the top corner of the back panel. The back panel is toned and spotted. The inside flaps show old yellow tape stains and the front flap is clipped.\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 Johannesburg in 1952, Murrayfield – en Daarna: Die Springbok-Rugbytoer van 1951–1952 Breedvoerig Saamgevat is an Afrikaans account of the Springbok rugby tour of Britain and Ireland. It was written by the team's travelling correspondent and combines match reports, glimpses of life on tour and photographic plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tour opened with a 44–0 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on 24 November 1951. Across the wider tour the Springboks played 31 matches, winning 30 and losing only one, which has made the side one of the most celebrated in South African rugby history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of South African sporting history and Afrikaans rugby literature, this is a contemporary Afrikaans record of that remarkable tour, offered in its original illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpringbok tour 1951–52 · Murrayfield en Daarna · Afrikaans rugby book 1952 · Jan Fourie rugby tour · Fourth Springboks tour book · vintage Springbok rugby history\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Die Afrikaanse Pers Beperk (printer)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58780193194287,"sku":"TCB-000315","price":175.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/murrayfield-en-daarna24426_cover_1.jpg?v=1793793613","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/murrayfield-en-daarna-jan-fourie-1952","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}