Longing for Darkness: Kamante's Tales from Out of Africa
by Peter Beard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight, crisp copy of the 1975 correct 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY PETER BEARD (in Oct. 1976) AND INCLUDING A DRAWING IN HIS HAND OF 2 HIPPOS at the front free endpaper. A very sharp, near-pristine copy to boot. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($19.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of slight wear at the foot of the spine. Tall quarto, Peter Beard's lush, incomparable black-and-white photography thruout as well as "photographs and captions by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)"
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16573
- Title
- Longing for Darkness: Kamante's Tales from Out of Africa
- Author
- Peter Beard
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- rare photography, rare Peter Beard, signed Peter Beard, Peter Beard artwork, rare African hunting, rare land preservation, rare ecology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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