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A Bar of Shadow by Van der Post, Laurens

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A Bar of Shadow

by Van der Post, Laurens

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The Hogarth Press, London 1954. 1st ed., first printing. Small 8vo. A short story based on his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese. Partial browning to the free endpapers, otherwise a fine copy in an unclipped dustwrapper, now with a very slightly browned spine and some light foxing to the lower panel

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Hogarth P, 1954 VG/VG good clean dj. some rubs to top ends of the dj over the spine. not price-clipped. full plastic sleeve. no inscripions or marginalia. 1st edition.
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A Bar of Shadow

by van der Post, Laurens

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Hogarth Press. A vg copy in a like unclipped jkt which shows minor chipping to top edge and some fading to the rear. Signature of former owner neatly to prelim. No other markings. Giuaranteed condition . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1954.
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A Bar of Shadow

A Bar of Shadow

by Laurens Post Van Der

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Hogarth Press, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Reprinted. 58 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper covered boards with cloth spine. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and rubbing to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is heavily dulled. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.
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A bar of shadow

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Morrow, 1956. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A Bar of Shadow

by Laurens van der Post

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Wilmington, New York, United States
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New York: William Morrow & Company, 1956. Hard Cover. Fair/Poor. Book nice but for wet stains near top of spine which have bled to some pages and eps. Book text unmarked otherwise.
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A Bar of Shadow

by Laurens Van Der Post

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Nottingham, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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20-4: The Hogarth Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover.
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A Bar of Shadow

by Laurens van der Post

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First Edition
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The Hogarth Press, London, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Blue and white paper-covered boards and dark blue linen spine with dulled lettering. Fresh covers, tight binding, clean pages and end-papers. No dust-jacket. Previous owner's name, architectural historian Kerry Downes, in pencil at the front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10122111014. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service..
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A Bar of Shadow

A Bar of Shadow

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The Hogarth Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 58 pages (complete). Jacket torn, tapped , chipped, marked. Boards edge worn and marked. Tanning, minor markings. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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A Bar Of Shadow

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hogarth Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Jacket is worn and marked.Tanning.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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A Bar of Shadow

A Bar of Shadow

by Van Der Post, Laurens

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First Edition
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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London: The Hogarth Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 16mo. Orig. quarter-cloth backed bords, 59pp. Light rubbing on cloth and edges, o/w near fine in worn d/w, a small chip to jacket spine. Originally published as a short story in The Cornhill, Laurens van der Post's story features Hara, a Japanese Sergeant in command of a POW camp.
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