Niklaas van Rensburg: Die Siener
'n Indringende en Definitiewe Biografiese Ondersoek na die Profeet van die Afrikanervolk
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Niklaas van Rensburg: Die Siener
- Author: A.W.G. Raath
- Publisher: LAPA Uitgewers, Pretoria
- Publication Date: 2011
- ISBN-10: 0799350990
- ISBN-13: 9780799350999
- Edition Details: First LAPA Edition, Deluxe Illustrated Softcover Release.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium heavy-gauge laminated card wrappers with extended French flaps (gatefold softcover release).
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 432 pages. Richly enhanced with glossy, full-colour and historical black-and-white photographic plates, archival letters, and detailed vision records.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The heavy illustrated card wrappers are exceptionally tidy, maintaining strong, bright color tones and flat surfaces. Shows only minimal shelf-related handling wear along the outer cover edges and spine tips, which is typical for a substantial softcover reference book. The spine remains uncreased and square.
- Interior: The text block is robustly bound, tight, and completely sound. The internal pages and high-grade glossy photographic inserts are bright, crisp, and exceptionally clean. Completely free of owner signature inscriptions, retail markings, highlighting, or dog-ears.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2011, Niklaas van Rensburg: Die Siener stands as the definitive biographical study of the famous Boer prophet, Nicolaas "Siener" van Rensburg (18641926). Written by acclaimed historian Professor A.W.G. Raath after nearly two decades of research, this fascinating work explores the life of the quiet, deeply religious man whose visions captured the imagination of the Afrikaner community during and after the Anglo-Boer War.
Raath frames Van Rensburg's predictions within his deep love for his people, mapping his close relationships with prominent historical figures like General Koos de la Rey. Printed on high-quality paper and packed with rare, colorized photographs, this out-of-print LAPA edition is an essential addition for collectors of scarce Afrikaner heritage literature and South African prophetic history.
Author Profile: A.W.G. Raath
Professor A.W.G. Raath is a highly respected senior professor of Law and History at the University of the Free State. He is widely recognized as a leading authority on legal philosophy, pioneer history, and Afrikaner cultural heritage. Raath has written several definitive historical works, praised for their deep reliance on private correspondence archives, meticulous reference to primary sources, and objective academic approach to complex historical figures.
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