A Far-Off Place (1974)

Van der Post, Laurens

Description:

This and the next two lots are first editions of Laurens van der Post's 15th, fourth and 23rd book, respectively written in his 68th, 49th and 85th years and all set mainly in Africa. Fontein Bookshop, in Philippolis, where Van der Post was born and has a memorial, specialises in this author's work.

The Brodart-type sleeve was added to the dustjacket after it had suffered two small holes; a CNA five-star sticker is also under the sleeve. The binding and the iv + 311 pp of the book itself are all in better than very good condition.

 

Details:

  • Publisher: The Hogarth Press
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1974
  • Edition: First
  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: VG+
  • Overall Condition: VG+
  • Size: 220 x 145
  • Lot No: 18
  • Hammer Price: $20
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 20
  • Estimate: $40
  • Reserve: $20

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Seller Details:

  • Name: Fontein Books
  • Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: fontein@wol.co.za
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  • Preferred Payment Methods: Internet bank transfer or Visa or Mastercard
  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: Fontein Books has for several years participated in Antiquarian Auctions and its predecessor. It specialises in historical and contemporary books on the Free State and Northern Karoo, and is also an active buyer and seller on commission in these and other fields. Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, was an editor, writer and small publisher until 2005, when he moved from Johannesburg to Philippolis, the first settlement (1822) north of the Gariep or Orange River, where he opened his first physical bookshop (to which buyers and sellers are welcome), with reasonable holdings in Africana, both Anglo-Boer wars, biography, history, military history, natural history and travel. He regularly visits Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and offers to deliver heavy or valuable books or sets to these cities on such visits. Richard Proctor-Sims retains the copyright of Fontein's Antiquarian Auction descriptions and these may not be reproduced without permission and acknowledgment.