{"product_id":"s-j-du-toit-vegter-vir-sy-taal-van-der-walt-1963","title":"S. J. du Toit by P. D. van der Walt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS. J. du Toit (First Edition Afrikaans Biography in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Biography of the Paarl Pastor Who Fought for Afrikaans as a Language in Its Own Right\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 S. J. du Toit: Vegter vir sy taal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e P. D. van der Walt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Kaapstad · Pretoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1963\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\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eerste uitgawe (First Edition). Die Profielreeks, fifth volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's pale green cloth boards with a pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo (8vo), small-format biography. 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 Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pale green cloth boards beneath the jacket are clean, with sharp corners and no obvious damage. The pictorial dust jacket, a portrait photograph on green, shows wear: chipping and fraying at the spine head and top front corner with small tears, light rubbing and speckled wear along the edges and hinge, and some creasing at the top edge. There is also a small tear at the mid-point of the jacket spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page and the pages examined are clean. One blank page shows light toning and faint staining near the top, with a couple of tiny dark specks. The spine appears sound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The jacket is chipped and frayed at the spine head and top corner, with light rubbing, speckling and a small spine tear, as described above. 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\u003eS. J. du Toit: Vegter vir sy taal (\"fighter for his language\") is the fifth volume in Die Profielreeks, a series of biographies of well-known South African figures. It is a biography of Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (1847-1911), the Paarl pastor who became one of the earliest and most determined champions of Afrikaans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDu Toit was a founder of the Afrikaner Bond and a prominent figure in the Afrikaans language movement that began in 1875, when he sought recognition of Afrikaans as a language distinct from Dutch. He launched the first Afrikaans-language newspaper, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, and is remembered for his Bible translation into Afrikaans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was written with young South African readers in mind, and gives an accessible portrait of a man central to the story of Afrikaans and early Afrikaner nationalism. It is a useful companion piece for collectors of Afrikaans cultural history and of this biographical series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS. J. du Toit biography · Vegter vir sy taal · P. D. van der Walt 1963 · Afrikaans language movement book · Die Profielreeks · Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners founder biography · Afrikaans biography first edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human \u0026 Rousseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58761767649583,"sku":"TCB-000125","price":185.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/s-j-du-toit42582_cover_1.jpg?v=1793477317","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/s-j-du-toit-vegter-vir-sy-taal-van-der-walt-1963","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}