Op Trek: Die Daaglikse Lewe Tydens die Groot Trek (First Edition) - J.C. Pretorius
Op Trek: Die Daaglikse Lewe Tydens die Groot Trek (Collectible First Edition)
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Op Trek: Die Daaglikse Lewe Tydens die Groot Trek
- Author: J.C. Pretorius
- Publisher: National Cultural History and Open-Air Museum, Pretoria
- Publication Date: 1988
- ISBN-10: 0947025294
- ISBN-13: 9780947025298
- Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
- Binding: Publisher’s original pictorial laminated boards (hardcover issued without dust jacket).
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), features extensive archival black-and-white illustrations, cultural blueprints, and historical source diagrams.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The illustrated boards remain structurally sound, vibrant, and clean. There is very minor handling-related shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends. Minimally visible friction rubbing to the high-gloss laminate finish, entirely consistent with gentle reading and storage.
- Interior: The text block is firm and tightly bound. Interior pages are crisp, white, and clean. Free of foxing, name inscriptions, library stamps, or text underlining.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Op Trek: Die Daaglikse Lewe Tydens die Groot Trek is a definitive cultural-historical study detailing the everyday logistics, social fabric, and survival strategies of the Voortrekkers during the Great Trek. Author J.C. Pretorius bypasses grand political narratives to meticulously document the tangible realities of domestic life on the move. This rare collectible copy covers wagon maintenance, clothing production, culinary practices, frontier medicine, and early educational methods, making it an essential reference book for South African genealogists and social historians.
Author Profile: J.C. Pretorius
Dr. J.C. Pretorius was an esteemed South African cultural historian and academic curator affiliated with the National Cultural History and Open-Air Museum in Pretoria. Renowned for her rigorous material-culture research, Pretorius focused on preserving the domestic, agricultural, and artisanal histories of early Southern African settlers
