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First edition of Maria Hugo’s Piet Retief, published by Voortrekkerpers in 1961 as part of its historical reading series. An Afrikaans account of Retief’s life, the Great Trek, Natal and his dealings with Dingane. This copy retains its original illustrated dust jacket, protected in plastic.
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Piet Retief by Maria Hugo is an Afrikaans historical biography of one of the best-known leaders associated with the Great Trek. Published in Johannesburg by Voortrekkerpers in 1961, this is the first edition and forms part of the Voortrekkerpers se Historiese Leesboekreeks.
Written as an accessible historical narrative, the book traces Piet Retief’s life from his earlier years in the Cape through his activities in the Albany district and the Winterberg region, his involvement with Andries Stockenström, and his eventual participation in the Great Trek. Later chapters follow his role as a Voortrekker leader, his period as governor, the movement into Natal and his fateful dealings with the Zulu king Dingane.
The contents include chapters titled Bolandse Dae, Werksaamhede in Albanie, Onder die Winterberge, Retief en Stockenström, Trek, Goewerneur, Natal, Retief en Dingaan, Afskeid and Kwa Matiwane.
Maria Hugo was a South African historian and educator. Her Piet Retief was written as a historical biography intended to introduce younger readers to the Great Trek and its personalities.
Condition – Near FineÂ
Near fine 1961 hardcover in a very good dust jacket, which has been protected in a clear plastic covering. The dust jacket shows age-related discolouration, light soiling and general shelf wear. The brown cloth-covered boards underneath remain particularly well preserved, with black titles and decoration.
Internally, there is a prior ownership inscription in ink on the front endpaper. The pages are otherwise well preserved overall with expected light age-related toning.
