This significant philological work, compiled and introduced by the esteemed South African linguist Professor H. J. J. M. van der Merwe, serves as a scholarly collection of early Afrikaans word lists dating from 1844 to 1908. Published in Pretoria by J. L. van Schaik for the Patriotvereniging vir Afrikaanse Teksuitgawes of the S.A. Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, the volume includes historical linguistic contributions from figures such as Changuion, Pannevis, and S. J. du Toit. This first edition hardcover is in very good condition, featuring a clean green cloth binding with sharp typography and only minor shelf wear. The internal pages are remarkably crisp, tightly bound, and free from markings or foxing, though there is a small remains of a price sticker on the top right of the front cover.