Buy this book on-line Ploeger, Jan and H. Orban : Besonderhede in verband met de Volksstem en Wallachs' Drukkers & Uitgewers Maatskappy Beperk (1873-1960)(Pretoria: Wallachs' Drukkers & Uitgewers Mpy. Beperk, 1960)
Die Staatsbiblioteek, Pretoria. Monografieë van die Drukkunsmuseum Nr. 1. 150 x 240mm; original grey card wrappers; pp. 40; black-and-white photographs. Edges of wrappers a bit browned. Very good condition. Afrikaans text with English summary. The newspaper, De Volksstem (later De Volkstem then Die Volkstem), was first published in Pretoria in 1873 under the editorship of Jan F. Cilliers. In 1895 De Volksstem became the first daily newspaper in South Africa. Subsequent editors included Dr F.V. Engelenburg, Gustav Preller and N. Levi. In addition to the newspaper, Cilliers also engaged in commercial printing, and Wallachs' Printers & Publishing Company Limited was formed in 1905. An important contribution towards the history of the Afrikaans language and of Pretoria. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Ploeger, Jan and H. Orban : Besonderhede in verband met de Volksstem en Wallachs' Drukkers & Uitgewers Maatskappy Beperk (1873-1960). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, libri antichi, livres anciens, collectables and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |