Die einde van die pad, en ander oorlogsverse
by Krige, Uys
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1947). 12mo; original cream papered boards; dustwrapper; pp. 38 + (i). Dustwrapper a little edgeworn and partially tanned; neat gift inscription from year of publication to front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. First edition of this slim collection of war poetry by an influential Afrikaans poet. 'Oorlogsgedigte (1942), met wysigings en die toevoeging van een gedig herdruk as Die einde van die pad en ander oorlogsgedigte (1947), bevat gedigte wat Krige kort voor en tydens die veldtog in Oos- en Noord-Afrika tydens die Tweede Wêreldoorlog geskryf het. ... Die beste van hierdie gedigte is "Ouverture", "Die soldaat" en "In die siekevertrek", wat met hulle vrye assosiasies die voorlopers is van latere digters in die sestiger- en sewentigerjare.' - Kannemeyer: Die Afrikaanse Literatuur 1652-2004, pp. 166-7 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12446
- Title
- Die einde van die pad, en ander oorlogsverse
- Author
- Krige, Uys
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1947)
- Keywords
- Uys Krige. War poems. Western Desert Afrikaans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Afrikaans;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
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