Generaal de Wet in die Vredefortkoepel (Collectible Regional History)
A Detailed, Rare Historical Account of Guerrilla Maneuvers in a World Heritage Site
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Generaal de Wet in die Vredefortkoepel
- Author: V.E. d'Assonville
- Publisher: Marnix Publikasies, Welgemoed
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN-10: 0620466190
- ISBN-13: 9780620466196
- Edition Details: Scarce First Edition, Limited Regional Printing.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium illustrated heavy card wrappers (trade paperback).
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 96 pages. Richly illustrated with rare local archival photographs, historical area maps, and detailed battlefield topographies.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The card covers remain flat, structurally true, and free of heavy creasing. The spine is unbroken, showing no reading splits.
- Condition Specifics: The outer covers exhibit uniform, sun-related fading localized strictly to the spine section and along the top edge of the front cover face, entirely typical of light exposure on regional card stock.
- Interior: Impeccably preserved. The internal text pages are bright white, clean, crisp, and completely free of marginal notes, highlighter, or library markings.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2010 by regional specialist press Marnix, Generaal de Wet in die Vredefortkoepel is a fascinating, highly detailed study of the strategic military movements of General Christiaan de Wet during his famous 1900 escape through the rugged hills of the Vredefort Dome. Author V.E. d'Assonville uses local family archives and first-hand accounts to track how De Wet utilized the unique, crater-formed landscape to continually slip away from surrounding British columns. This scarce used collectible book is highly sought after by regional historians and specialized collectors of Anglo-Boer War history.
Author Profile: V.E. d'Assonville
Dr. Victor Edouard d'Assonville is a highly respected South African historian, theologian, and author. Renowned for his meticulous biographies of prominent historical figures (including definitive studies on Totius and General de Wet), d'Assonville is celebrated for his ability to uncover hidden regional histories and present them with rigorous academic integrity and clear narrative prose.
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