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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Fugard, Athol; Stephen Grey (MS editor); Cecil Skotnes (dust jacket illustrator)

Tsotsi

Published: Ad Donker, Johannesburg and London, 1980

Edition: First

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From the [1980] blurb: "Athol Fugard's first - and thus far only - novel, Tsotsi, is a discovery. Written in 1959-60 [when the author was 27] and when he was drafting his first success - the play The Blood Knot - this novel was bypassed as his work in theatre unfolded, and has remained in manuscript form until now."

Yellow-and-black dust jacket with a Cecil Skotnes image to the front and an author photograph to the back, full-bound in mustard boards with white lettering to the spine, 168 pp of text, including Stephen Grey's 1 p appreciation at the back.

CONDITION. The dust jacket is rubbed head and foot, and has been repaired. There is a small nick at the top of the lower board and the boards are lightly shelf-rubbed. The binding is slightly bowed at the top. The endpapers are sunned in register with the dust jacket flaps. The contents are complete and undiscoloured, and there are no ownership or other marks.

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 230 x 160
  • 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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