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Hope For South Africa
by Paton, Alan
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Pall Mall Press, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of Hope for South Africa by Alan Paton.. Small octavo, vii, 94pp, [2pp ads]. Red cloth, title in black on spine. Stated "First Published 1958" on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription above author's signature. In the publisher's dust jacket, 10s 6d net price on front flap, light wear to corners, small chip to top edge of front panel. A bright, near fine example. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper and dated "June 4, 1961.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13304
- Title
- Hope For South Africa
- Author
- Paton, Alan
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Hope for South Africa by Alan Paton.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Pall Mall Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- hope for south africa, apartheid and the archbishop Paton, Cry the beloved country, anti-apartheid, too Late the Phalarope, Alan Paton signed
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- Text Block
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- Octavo
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- Copyright page
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
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