{"product_id":"voortrekker-wetgewing-gustav-s-preller","title":"Voortrekker Wetgewing – Gustav S. Preller","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoortrekker Wetgewing – Gustav S. Preller (Copy A – Archival Record Copy)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerbatim Minutes of the Natalse Volksraad with Authentic Stabilized Dust Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Voortrekker Wetgewing Notule van Natalse Volksraad 1839-1845\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Gustav S. Preller\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e J.L. van Schaik, Beperk, Pretoria\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e 1924\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e First Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Original publisher's dark cloth hardcover with square binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e None issued (Pre-ISBN Antiquarian Era)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Book very Good.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Cloth boards are exceptionally clean, flat, and robust, with tight joints and uncrushed corners.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInterior:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Text block is square, clean, and firmly bound. Original leaves are completely intact with no thumbing, ink spills, or library stamps.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Good (G)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e GOOD with edge wear and slight paper loss. Displays expected age related wear, surface darkening, and edge wear with slight paper loss localized precisely at the spine tips.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePreservation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Carefully stabilized and now protected with a plastic cover to prevent further surface friction or edge chipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis critical archival volume prints the exact, verbatim official legislative minutes, regulatory acts, and policy decisions of the short-lived Republic of Natalia’s Volksraad from 1839 to 1845. Compiled from fragile original documents, it offers an unedited look at how the early pioneer government managed frontier law enforcement, localized tax systems, land allocation policies, and early territorial treaties before British military forces annexed the territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHistorically, this 1924 first edition represents a landmark achievement in early 20th-century archival preservation. Commissioned by the \u003ci\u003eSuid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns\u003c\/i\u003e, it showcases the intense post-Union push to locate, organize, and publish primary source historical records before they were lost to decay or fire. Preller's detailed footnotes and expert editing bridge the gap between early raw data and formal academic research, making this book a highly scarce and indispensable resource for legal historians studying early South African statecraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGustav S. Preller was a legendary journalist, historian, and archivist dedicated to uncovering, sorting, and printing vulnerable frontier administrative papers before they were lost. His fierce devotion saved thousands of fragile pieces of ephemera from structural decay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. L. van Schaik Beperk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58159896953135,"sku":"Voortrekker Wetgewing – Gustav S. 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