Too Close To The Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton by Wheeler, Sara

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(London: Jonathan Cape, 2006) 9780224063804. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper (housed in removable protector); pictorial endpapers; pp. (xvi) + 284, incl. index; maps; plates. A little spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "Conservationist, scholar, soldier, white hunter and fabled lover - Denys Finch Hatton was an aristocrat of leonine nonchalance. After a dazzling career at Eton and Oxford he sailed in 1910 for British East Africa - still then the land of the pioneer. There, concluded his obituary in The Times, 'No one who ever met him, whether man or woman, old or young, white or black, failed to come under his spell ... He was different from everyone else. He always left an impression of greatness - there is no other word - and aroused interest as no one else could.'" .

Jonathan Cape. Very Good. 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75 inches tall. Hardcover. 2006. 1st Edition. b/w plates, index - 284pp. d/j - spine faded, small tear to lower front edge .

UK: Jonathan Cape. Good. Hardcover. 2006. tidy ex library -d/j slight edge wear .

Jonathan Cape, UK, 2006. Hardcover. 8vo, First Editrion. Book Condition: Good. Ex library. Very clean square copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. In protective cover..

Jonathan Cape, UK, 2006. Hardcover. 8vo, First Editrion. Book Condition: Good. Ex library. Very clean square copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. In protective cover. .

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Number string 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creases to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Sharp-cornered,bright,clean,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and scenic colour photographic endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/ dj,1st edn,2nd imp,xpp+1- 284pp includes introduction,10 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs(41) in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp80/1 and pp192/3 respectively,guide to notes,notes,a select bibliography, acknowlegements,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,separate contents+ illus lists/tables,3 b/w maps,Finch Hatton family genealogical tree; plus 4pp blanks at rear.… Read More

London : Jonathan Cape , 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 284 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., ; 24 cm. Subjects: Finch Hatton, Denys George 1887-1931. British Africa, East ; Biography. Africa, East Social life and customs. Genre: Biography. Language: English.

London: Jonathan Cape,, 2006. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by the author. A fine copy in very good indeed dust jacket.