A Far-Off Place
by Van Der Post, Laurens
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus Plus/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701203862
- ISBN 13
- 9780701203863
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: Hogarth Press/ Clarke, Irwin & Co., 1974. ....Blue cloth with gilt on spine, 311 pages, tight square and clean, former owners name and inscription on ffep, dust jacket has faint edge wear. "....a moving, and even noble, celebration of wonders that have been lost in the flood tide of African nationalism." Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Canadian Edtion. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The story of a long, perilous journey undertaken by four survivors of a massacre: a teenage boy of European descent, a young white girl, and two Bushmen. The basis for a major film release from Walt Disney Pictures.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002904
- Title
- A Far-Off Place
- Author
- Van Der Post, Laurens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Canadian Edtion
- ISBN 10
- 0701203862
- ISBN 13
- 9780701203863
- Publisher
- Hogarth Press/ Clarke, Irwin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- ....Blue cloth with gilt on spine, 311 pages, tight square and clean, former owners name and inscription on ffep, dust jacket has faint edge wear. "....a moving, and even noble, celebration of wonders that have been lost in the flood tide of African
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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