The Heart of the Hunter AND Testament to the Bushmen
by Laurens van der Post
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, Penguin Books, 1961. Good/Fair. 8vo. 200 x 135mm, 256 pages/4to. 250 x 185mm, 176 pages. Line drawings by Maurice Wilson, Colour photos. Book condition: Good, mainly clean red boards, fade to spine, tight binding, name/date on endpaper - Fair, clean covers, not faded, crease to front cover, bumping to corners, tight binding, no inscriptions, includes original sales invoice; Heffers, Cambridge. Comments: Two books by Laurens van der Post - The Heart of the Hunter continues his travels about the Kalahari Desert in Africa and the ability of the bushmen to survive. - the second, mostly by Jane Taylor, Testament to the Bushmen, shows how life has changed (for the worse) for the Kalahari bushmen. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001645
- Title
- The Heart of the Hunter AND Testament to the Bushmen
- Author
- Laurens van der Post
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press, Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Pullet's Books
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About the Seller
Pullet's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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