Flame Trees of Thika . . . (1959)

Huxley, Elspeth

Description:

". . .Memories of an African childhood"

This copy of a famous book widely available in later editions is offered because (dustjacket apart) it is an excellent, perhaps even unread, copy of the second impression of the first edition, printed in the same month as the first publication fifty-one years ago, with the fine Kinsey frontispiece and Rosemary Grimble's evocative dustjacket painting. The dustjacket itself is essentially complete though chipped and torn, especially at the head and foot of the spine. For the rest, there are no inscriptions, bookseller labels or other marks and the endpapers and text pages are undiscoloured. The original green cloth covers are slightly bowed.

 

Details:

  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1959
  • Edition: Second impression
  • Jacket Condition: Fair to Good
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 225 x 145
  • Lot No: 336
  • Hammer Price: $20
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 15
  • 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.