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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Fairbridge, Kingsley

The Story of Kingsley Fairbridge by Himself (1938)

Published: Oxford University Press, London, 1938

Edition: Second impression of first illustrated edition

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Brown design and lettering on buff cloth-boards. Brown printed endpapers showing a map by R W Fairbridge of \"Part of Rhodesia as Kingsley Fairbridge knew it\". viii + 184 pp + 32 pp of halftone plates.

The cover corners are bumped. The spine is frayed and has 1 cm and 4 cm tears at head and foot respectively. The binding is tight. There is the same owner\'s name on both pastedowns. The contents are sound and undiscoloured.

Born in Grahamstown, Kingsley Fairbridge spent most of his life in the Rhodsian highlands. He died in 1924 at the early age of 39. The epilogue is by R E Fairbridge.

 

  • Binding Condition: Fair to Good
  • Overall Condition: Good +
  • Size: 195 x 140
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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