My Kenya Days.
by THESIGER, Wilfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harper Collins, , 1994. First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the title page. My Kenya Days is a postscript to Thesiger's autobiography, which he dictated because of his failing eyesight, between 1992 and 1993 while staying at Maralal, Kenya. "During more than fifty years spent travelling Thesiger documented magnificently, by his photography and prose, peoples and ways of life which by the time of his death had changed irrevocably or else had vanished altogether" (ODNB). Large octavo. Original dark blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, brown endpapers. With dust jacket. Numerous monochrome photographic illustrations. Slight bowing to covers, rubbing at rear cover, small marks on top edge, contents fresh. A very good copy, in fine dust jacket, unclipped, sharp.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154563
- Title
- My Kenya Days.
- Author
- THESIGER, Wilfred
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Harper Collins,
- Date Published
- 1994
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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