Limited Edition No 742 of 1850. Autobiography of South African politician, Piet van der Byl. From playground to battlefields deals with his early life until the end of World War I; he was a South African soldier and statesman. In South African politics, he was a member of the liberal South African Party and then the United Party from 1929 to 1966 and a member of Jan Smuts\' cabinet from 1939 to 1948, during which time, he was minister of Native Affairs. Major Piet (as he was commonly known) was a chevalier de la Légion d\'Honneur, Honorary Colonel of the University of Cape Town Regiment, as well as receiving the Military Cross and the King George VI Coronation Medal. Our book is photographed for you to inspect and it is in good condition with a small tear damage to the dust jacket. Light tanning to pages and outer edges