7 Laurens van der Post First Editions (one signed)

Flamingo Feather
London: The Hogarth Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+ book, no names or inscriptions, tightly bound, only issue being foxing on the top and fore-edge. Vg+ DJ, price clipped, age toned & spotted, clear protective jkt, a few tiny nicks, Author's 2nd novel being a tale of two white hunters : one old , experienced, wise; one young and ardent, who suspects that something evil is being prepared on a vast scale in Africa. They have no idea what it is, but hunter-wise they set out on the only slight spoof they have, to discover & defeat it. Africa, in all its glory of bush, forest, jungle, lake, insects, reptiles, animals & indigenous people are evoked as never before. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

Journey Into Russia
London: The Hogarth Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+book, no names or inscriptions, tightly bound, large folding map, top block edge tinted blue, Foxing to the top and fore-edge and occasional foxing internally. VG DJ, price clipped, age toned internally & on edges, This book describes one of the longest journeys made in Soviet Russia by a writer without political bias. It is not an account of a search for proof of any view or theory. Colonel van der Post's story is of a journey into the hearts of the Russians and into the hearts of places visited, from Moscow to Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara, Baku and Tbilisi, Kiev, and Moscow to Siberia and back. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

The Night of the New Moon
London: The Hogarth Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. NF book, no names or inscriptions, tightly bound, block edges lightly age toned, vg+ DJ, price clipped, crease on front flyleaf, Some foxing on the inside and flaps. This book is the remarkable story of his experiences in the prison camp, but it is also a meditation on the morality of the Bomb, a compassionate and moving contemplation of human violence. Laurens van der Post was in a POW camp in Java when the bombs that ended the war demolished first Hiroshima and then Nagasaki Fascinating reporting of the strategy and actions of the higher officers among the prisoners to maintain psychological strength. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 157 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket.

A Far off Place

1st edit, 1st imp, pub by The Hogarth Press, VG+ book, no names or inscriptions, tightly bound, probably unread, top block edge lightly age spotted, tiny bump to front board bottom edge, vg+ dj, price clipped minor foxing. Charged with the power & magic & beauty of Africa this the story of a boy about to become a man is driven from his home by 'Freedom Fighters' & embarks on a long & terrible journey.

First Catch Your Eland - a Taste of Africa
London: The Hogarth Press, 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread, top block edge lightly foxed, fine DJ, price clipped and slight fading to spine. Jacket now in a protective acetate cover. As Van der Post has 'covered more miles of Africa on my own flat feet than any other man' it is fitting that he's written the first comprehensive book about African cookery, covering the entire range of African food from the Bushman's barbecued antelope to sophisticated pastries of the Cape Colonists. fine book, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread, new, top block edge v.lightly age toned, fine dj, price clipped, As Van der Post has 'covered more miles of Africa on my own flat feet than any other man' it is fitting that he's written the first comprehensive book about African cookery, covering the entire range of African food from the Bushman's barbecued antelope to sophisticated pastries of the Cape Colonists.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket

About Blady - a Pattern out of Time
London: Chatto & Windus, 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book with just a touch of foxing on the top edge, signed by the author without dedication, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread. Mint DJ, un-price clipped (£16.00) , jacket now in a protective acetate cover. In this absorbing autobiographical memoir, Blady is not so much the principal (although she has a crucial part to play) as the core symbol and catalyst. It is a true story of people, events, themes and relationships which together have formed a special pattern in Laurens van der Post's life. Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE (13 December 1906 - 15 December 1996) was a 20th-century South African author, farmer, soldier, political adviser to British heads of government, close friend of Prince Charles, godfather of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 255 pages; Signed by Author. Fine in As New dust jacket.

Yet Being Someone Other
London: The Hogarth Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+ book, no names or inscriptions, tightly bound, long magazine interview laid in (placed in an acid free sleeve) , Only issue being dust staining and foxing on top and fore edge in an otherwise fine book. NF DJ, un-price clipped (£8.95) , with some foxing on the inside. Now in a protective acetate cover. This biographical volume, the title taken from T. S. Eliot's poem "Little Gidding", recounts his childhood love of the ships and sea, and two voyages made as a young man: the first in a whaling ship whose Norwegian captain greatly influenced his world view, and the second, a journey to Japan in 1926. With Polmer in 1926.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket