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The Sorcerer's Apprentice - A Journey through East Africa
by Huxley, Elspeth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fourth impression of the first edition. Orange cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Front inner hinge cracked but holding firmly. The front endpaper bears the inscription "Elspeth Huxley - Correction Copy". The book came via descent through the Huxley family. There are approximately twenty corrections in ink within the book (presumably in Elspeth Huxley's hand) the majority very minor. Also loosely enclosed with the book is an an incomplete letter(two pages only) dated 1951, addressed to Mrs Huxley from a reader with a suggested correction to the book. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general shelfwear and a couple of small tears to head and tail of spine of jacket. Not price-clipped. 366pp. 32 b/w photographic plates and a folding map to rear..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007401
- Title
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice - A Journey through East Africa
- Author
- Huxley, Elspeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- elspeth huxley, kenya, east africa, tanganyika, zanzibar
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Biblio member since 2019
Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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