Notes from my Diary by A.M. van Schoor

Notes from my Diary (Author-Signed & Inscribed Copy in Dust Jacket)

A Signed Presentation Copy of A.M. van Schoor's Diary-Style Recollections, Inscribed to a Colleague in 1979

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Notes from my Diary
• Author: A.M. van Schoor
• Publisher: Makro Books, Pretoria
• Publication Date: 1979
• ISBN-10: 0909231621
• Edition Details: Signed and inscribed by the author, with a dated presentation inscription.
• Binding: Publisher's cream cloth hardcover boards, issued with a dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Octavo-sized hardcover. Dust jacket with black and white portrait to the front panel.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: Cream cloth boards, seen beneath the jacket, with a few small brown spots to the front board and slight marking along the lower edge. The spine and corners appear intact.
• Interior: The text pages are clean and tight, with a little light toning. A blue ink presentation inscription appears on the title page.
• Provenance: Inscribed and signed by the author in blue ink on the title page: "Aan my vrend en kollega Jan Morais. Uit waardering vir sy dinamiese rol ter bevordering van Suid-Afrika se status en belange in die buiteland en met die hoop dat hierdie beskeie werkie ook in bydrae sal kan lewer tot 'n beter begrip van Suid-Afrika en Suid-Afrikaners in die groot Engelssprekende wêreld. 28/8/1979"
• The Dust Jacket: Present, in a durable archival-type plastic cover. The green jacket with portrait shows noticeable wear: rubbing and scuffing, with small chips and losses along the edges, at the head of the spine and to the back panel.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in Pretoria by Makro Books in 1979, Notes from my Diary gathers diary-style recollections by A.M. van Schoor, a South African political journalist. The book draws on his early newspaper career and the public figures he encountered along the way.

The author's own presentation inscription, written in Afrikaans to a friend and colleague, expresses the hope that the book will contribute to a better understanding of South Africa and South Africans in the wider English-speaking world. It gives this copy a personal link to the book's purpose and to the diplomatic and public circles of the late 1970s.

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