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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Huxley, Elspeth

Forks and Hope ( With Signed Letter )

An African Notebook

Published: Chatto & Windus, London, 1964

Edition: 1st

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Published by Chatto & Windus,, 1964. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, dust wrapper offset to back strip else a very good, bright copy in unclipped dust wrapper, the latter lightly faded.

With signed letter by Elspeth Huxley tipped-in on the front free endpaper.

"No other living writer knows East Africa better than Elspeth Huxley does, or is a more eloquent observer of its complexities. In this present volume, her perceptions sharpened by a three month's visit in 1963, she reports on the posture of the region today - a state of rapid, critical change".

This is Huxley's third memoir on her experiences in Africa. This one is focused on her three month trip in 1963 to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika. Jacket design and illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon. 272 pages'

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good +
  • Binding Condition: Very Good plus
  • Overall Condition: Very Good +
  • Size: 8 Vo
  • Sold By: White Eagle Books
  • Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 020 8997 9894
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