{"product_id":"ons-politiek-van-naby-van-rooyen-1971","title":"Ons politiek van naby by Jan J. van Rooyen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOns politiek van naby (First Edition in Original Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Political Journalist's Close-Up Account of Afrikaner Statesmen and Parliament in the Verwoerd Era\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 Ons politiek van naby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jan J. van Rooyen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tafelberg, Kaapstad en Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition (Eerste druk), Tafelberg, 1971.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's hardcover boards with printed dust jacket, spine titled in gilt or yellow lettering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-sized octavo hardcover. No maps or 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 The dust jacket is dark green and black with orange title lettering. It shows chipping and small tears at the top of the spine, with flaking and nicking along the spine edges and hinges. The top corners and edges of the front and back panels show wear and light creasing, there is a crease across the back panel photograph, and some small marks to the front. The boards beneath the jacket are not described.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page and imprint page are clean and legible with light toning. A few small brown spots appear on the endpaper beside the stamp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rubber stamp to the endpaper: 'SUE-NITA'S GEORGE WALK 044 - 873 6118', a George bookshop stamp. No handwritten inscription or signature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present but worn: chipped and torn at the top of the spine, with edge wear, creasing and general rubbing. The back panel carries a black-and-white photograph of the author with Dr Verwoerd. Once the jacket is fitted, it is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Tafelberg in 1971, Ons politiek van naby (roughly, 'Our Politics from Close Up') is an Afrikaans memoir of contemporary history by the political journalist Jan J. van Rooyen. It draws on about twenty years of reporting at Die Transvaler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book looks at the statesmen, leaders and members of parliament who shaped the period, setting out their thoughts, decisions and actions. Van Rooyen writes as an eyewitness, and the back-panel photograph of the author with Dr Verwoerd reflects his personal acquaintance with the Prime Minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is cited by academics as a primary source on the Nationalist Party in the apartheid era. It is a useful first-hand document for collectors and students of Afrikaner political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Jan J. van Rooyen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan J. van Rooyen was a political reporter and later co-chief editor of Die Transvaler. Scholarly sources also describe him as parliamentary correspondent for Nasionale Pers, the group behind Die Burger and Die Volksblad, from 1948 to 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOns politiek van naby · Jan J. van Rooyen Tafelberg 1971 · Afrikaans political memoir · Die Transvaler journalist memoir · Verwoerd era Nationalist Party history · first edition Afrikaans politics book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tafelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58761775612207,"sku":"TCB-000124","price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/ons-politiek-van-naby12987_cover_1.jpg?v=1793477625","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/ons-politiek-van-naby-van-rooyen-1971","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}