Phil Plessis (19 results)

212 x 136 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 51. Light browning. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. Uncommon fourth collection from this member of the so-called Wurm group, named for the influential avant-garde literary magazine.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Afrikaans text. a neat copy. 51 pages, all clear and intact. mild foxing. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 80pp. pristine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Afrikaans text. The boards are edge rubbed. The binding is excellent. Spotting throughout, not affecting text. No inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Afrikaans. 67 pages (complete). Boards edge worn and marked. Previous ownership inscriptions, minor markings. Still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: Very good.

Condition: Very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Afrikaans text. Publication of 80 pages. Gift inscription written by previous owner. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and edge worn. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ex-lib with usual stamps etc. Boards plastic protected but plastic perished at spine. 50pp seemingly unread. Scarce.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No dustwrapper, slight fading to top edge of green boards, a slight smell suggesting that the book has been kept in a shed though this should fade, but otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's second collection of his poems, all written in Afrikaans. The title translates as something like "Deep Sweet Rounded Voice of my Dead". 50pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)Wraps are rubbed and marked.Signed by author.Tightly bound.Afrikaans text.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Afrikaans text. boards are rubbed, bumped and edge worn. ownership inscription and stamp. foxing and marks. inscribed and signed by author. 63 pages. binding is intact. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)Afrikaans text.wraps are lightly shelf rubbed.80 pages.inscribed and signed by Daniel Hugo. well bound.fine copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed by the Author Phil du Plessis on the title page, Dated, 1979. Publication of 71 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and minor insect damage to the edges of the book. Internally there are light marks. The text is legible. Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and Warmly inscribed by the author. Soft cover. Afrikaans text. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The text within the book is bright and clear. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

IZWI (Stem/Voice) South African Literary Arts Magazine. Four Rare Issues 1972-74 IZWI is the literary arts magazine that provided a voice that went against the grain of Apartheid - publishing the works and opinions of writers who contributed their subversive and progressive worldviews. The bilingual magazine was published in both Afrikaans and English and was edited by Phil de Plessis and other co-editors in Crown Mines, Johannesburg. The publication had several unique qualities: One was that it was usually forty pages in length and the paper was handcrafted. In addition to its many literary contributors, IZWI also featured the original works of visual artists. For their contribution, these writers and artists were regularly terrorised and even imprisoned by the apartheid government, which caused many of them to escape into exile. Print run for the magazine was just 250 copies each, which makes the magazines very rare indeed. Publication of the magazine eventually ceased in 1974 with the final memorable double issue (included in this listing). It was due to the legacy of IZWI that other publications such as Donga, Staffrider, and Inspan emerged to carry on the legacy of agitation. Issues for sale - all had a print run of just 25 copies: Issue no.4 (1972) Issue no. 6 (1972) Issue no 12 (1973) Issue no 19 & 20 - double issue (1974) Enquire for price of individual issues.

Hardcover in good condition, 22 x 14 cm. Text in South African language (Afrikaans). Complete first edition.

Softcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First edition. Vol.3 No.13. 4to. Original pictorial wrappers. IZWI (Voice/Stem) was an avant-garde South African literary-arts magazine published from Johannesburg (specifically Crown Mines), notable for its community of writers and artists operating outside mainstream (i.e., apartheid) norms. It's culturally significant for its role in fostering South Africa's literary counter-culture, its aesthetic and socio-political commentary marking a shift from earlier European-derived poetic forms to distinctive Southern African voice. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrations. Cover design by Wopko Jensma. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo. Original stapled pictorial wrappers with cover design by Wopko Jensma. Wurm was a South African avant-garde literary periodical, with this the eighth issue published in March 1968. This edition was co-edited by Marié Blomerus, Phil du Plessis, and Hugo Neirinckx, and featured illustrations by notable artists such as Anna Vorster, Walter Battiss and Wopko Jensma. Wurm emerged during the 1960s as a platform for experimental Afrikaans literature, embracing concrete and visual poetry, and fostering connections with the international avant-garde. From its fifth issue onward, under the editorial leadership of Blomerus and du Plessis, the magazine expanded its scope to include interviews with visual artists and a broader range of literary forms. The magazine's open editorial policy attracted young, free-thinking individuals, particularly Afrikaans speakers critical of the state and government policies. The publication's name, Wurm, was inspired by a poem by Eugène Marais titled "The Soul of the White Ant," symbolizing a worm demolishing the walls of establishment a metaphor for challenging the foundations of traditional Afrikaans literature. Some tanning to covers, particularly spine, some rubbing. Book.