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Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Limited edition. SIGNED by the author. Endpapers are Moire fabric with silk ribbon marker. Gilded page edges, clean and unmarked. All pages are intact and binding is tight. Bound In full leather with hubbed spine.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Book. Illus. by Rogers, Howard. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Limited. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A Limited Edition. Signed by Paton on second preliminary page at front. Full tan leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. This is the higher quality full leather binding published by The Franklin Library. BB.

Franklin Library/ Oxford University Press, 1978. Leather Bound. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Illustrated by Howard Rogers

The Franklin Library. A beautiful clean crisp leather bound limited edition hardcover copy in near fine condition, tiny scuffs to raised bands at spine. Signed by author. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1978.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1978. Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library signed edition of Alan Paton's classic 1948 novel which tells of the racial strife in South Africa in the 1940s from both points of view. With illustrations by Howard Rogers and an introduction by Lewis Gannett. Includes a special introductory note by the author. Signed by Mr. Paton on a leaf near front of volume. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. Publisher's Notes from the Editors booklet is included. --- Bound in full tan bonded leather covers with two raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers, with orange silk moire endpapers and matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: bright, tightly-bound and probably not previously read.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxxii, [6], 297… Read More

Franklin Library, 1978. No additional printings . Hardcover. fine/no jacket. signed by author. NOT an ex library book. Book with brown leather binding, print and decoration in gold, raised bands across spine, gilt on all three edges. Moire endpapers. Signature of an author on a front endpaper. Clean pages.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Book. Illus. by Howard Rogers. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xxxii (iv) 297 (4) pp, illus. Limited Edition with Special contents, 1978. Tissue Protected Signature on prelim. 6.75" x 9.5". Tan full-leather with decorative gilt pattern on boards and spine, two raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, gilt text block, and satin ribbon. Minor traces of prior use on exterior gilt, tight & square binding, pages unmarked, clean, paper well preserved. This Limited Edition has been privately printed, and individually signed by the author..

Eurographica, 'Contemporary Authors in Signed Limited Edition' series, Helsinki 1985 [i.e. 1984]. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First edition thus, one of 350 numbered copies signed by the author (this being the very final number). 8vo. Plain card wrappers. Top- and fore edges untrimmed. In fine state with virtually fine dust wrapper. A limited edition re-issue of three of the stories from the author's debut collection of short fiction: the title story followed by 'Ha'Penny' and 'Death of a Tsotsi', the last presented as a reduced facsimile of the author's original corrected holograph manuscript. Very good indeed..

Cape 1953 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first impression. Paton's second novel. Laid in is b/w photo of the author signed to the bottom left hand corner. Book has slightly dusty edges and the wrapper has a mended tear and slight edgewear. Overall a very nice example. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ d/w.

PATON, Alan. Signed Photograph. A 3.5-inch by 4.5-inch black and white photograph of Paton, signed in light blue ink on the lower left-hand corner. With the imprint of Crown Studios, Durban, [Australia] on verso. $75.00.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Book. Illus. by Rogers, Howard. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 297 pages, 8vo. SIGNED by the author Alan Paton. Limited Edition. Bound in full leather boards with gilt lettering along spine, gilt design on front and rear covers. Full gilt page edges, bound ribbon bookmark, silk moire endpapers and inside covers. Shelfwear: light rubbing along edges, spine fade. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition..

Rex Collings, London, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. The UK issue of the first edition, printed from the South African sheets. This copy signed by the author on the title page. 8vo. xii, 296pp. Blue cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine. Half a dozen tiny pinpricks of spotting to the top edge, and a touch of very light spotting to two blank concluding leaves. Former owner name inked to the head of the front free endpaper. Very good indeed in lightly faded, chafed, rubbed and marked dust wrapper. Over seventy stories, poems, essays and autobiographic pieces, plus a short play; about a third of which is hitherto unprinted with much of the remainder appearing here in bookform for the first time..

Original silverprint, single weight, 9-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches. Fine condition. Signed by Paton, dated 1965, and by photographer Katherine Young.

Cape Town: David Philip. Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover; Second Printing. The dustjacket is now protected in a new, removable mylar sleeve. ; SIGNED by Paton: "With best wishes Alan Paton 27 May 1984" on the half-title page. Also includes two typed-letters signed by Mrs. Paton. ; 8vo; 320 pages; Signed by Author .

Jonathan Cape, London, 1949. 9th impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Signed. Signed and dated by Alan Paton, 11/12/53. Name of the previous owner. 9th impression, 1949 The year offer the first. Publication of 269 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and a chipped piece on the spine. There are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. R* GK 2023/04/06. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First editions thus. Leather_bound. Very good+ to near fine condition. A lot of 7 volumes. All are attractively bound in elaborately gilt decorated leather of various hues with all edges gilt. Each volume is signed by the author on preliminary leaf with a tissue guard. The 7 volumes are in very good + to near fine condition, with 4 showing some faint water spotting on the gilt at the top edge of the text block, and one (the Stegner) with a few pages slightly bumped and a tiny paint spot at the head of the spine, and one (the Catton) with a white paint stain at the top of the gilt edge and another (the Roth) with a faint tide mark at the top fore-corner of some early and late leaves.

in black ink on printed P.O. Box 278, Hillcrest, 3650 Natal (South Africa), Phone 752720 letterhead, April 13th, 1987. 8vo. 1 page. Fine, fresh example. Uncommon. To Ms. Gaby Ginsberg Editor & P.R. South African Writers’ Circle P.O. Box 10558 Marine Parade Durban (South Africa) 4056 "Dear Ms. Ginsberg Thank you for your letter of April 10th. I shall be glad to write an introduction to the booklet, giving my support 'to local writers and writing amongst all the race groups.' When is your deadline? I shall decide later whether to attend the seminar. I must confess that is find such things tiring. Yours sincerely." Paton (1903-1988), South African Author, Political Activist; writings depict racial conflict in South Africa. Writings include "Cry, the Beloved Country" 1948; founded doomed Liberal Party in 1950's.. Signed by Author(s). F. Soft cover.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; Signed by author on 2nd FEP. ; First Franklin Library Edition. .

Natal, South Africa, 1980 - 1981. Letters. Edgewear with some chipping and a few stains. Very Good. Group of 4 Letters, SIGNED in full to Sylvia Lyons, comprised of four pale blue airmail letters (7-3/4" x 11-3/4") addressed on the versos with canceled RSA stamps. Excellent content including the current political situation. Some excerpts: 2 December 1980: "My house was not 'off limits' and I never experienced house arrest. This is the most grievous punishment that this government can impose. I suppose you know that it is imposed by a Minister of State and the victim has no appeal to the courts. Something which would not happen in the United States. Less serious than house arrest is what is called 'banning,' which means that you are confined to a certain area, that you are not allowed to attend any gathering, that nothing you say can be published, that you may not enter any court or dock area or school.... I did however lose my passport for 10 years.... I was very interested in your story that 'We… Read More