{"product_id":"notes-from-my-diary-van-schoor-1979-signed","title":"Notes from my Diary by A.M. van Schoor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes from my Diary (Author-Signed \u0026amp; Inscribed Copy in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Signed Presentation Copy of A.M. van Schoor's Diary-Style Recollections, Inscribed to a Colleague in 1979\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 Notes from my Diary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e A.M. van Schoor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Makro Books, Pretoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0909231621\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed and inscribed by the author, with a dated presentation inscription.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's cream cloth hardcover boards, issued with a dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo-sized hardcover. Dust jacket with black and white portrait to the front panel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\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 Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and tight, with a little light toning. A blue ink presentation inscription appears on the title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes from my Diary van Schoor · A.M. van Schoor signed · signed South African journalist memoir · Makro Books 1979 · inscribed South African memoir · South African journalism memoir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Makro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58787107930415,"sku":"TCB-000400","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/notes-from-my-diary41939_cover_1.jpg?v=1793868485","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/notes-from-my-diary-van-schoor-1979-signed","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}