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The African Queen
de C.S. Forester
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 323.62EUR 291.26
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Heinemann, 1936. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The scarce 'cheap edition' of C.S. Forester's thrilling novel about the adventures of a Christian missionary and a steamer captain who travel up a treacherous river in German East Africa. The scarce 1936 cheap edition of this work, which was the second edition to be published in the UK, and is preceded only by the first edition and first US edition. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Contemporary UK editions of this work in the original dust wrapper are scarce.Forester's novel, set in WWI East Africa, follows a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by an English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river to attack a German gun-boat.With eight pages of advertisements to the rear.The novel was adapted into a 1951 motion picture starring Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to the cloth. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Losses of paper to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with significant losses of paper to tail of front wrap. Rear wrap age toned. Spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting and instances of foxing throughout. Very Good
Sinopsis
The African Queen is the story of a jerry-rigged attack on a German gunboat in Central Africa during the early days of World War I. An important subplot is the love story between the Charlie Allnutt, captain of the small launch named The African Queen, and Rose Sayer, the sister and companion of an Anglican missionary who dies in the first part of the novel. Rose's personality is the driving force of the attack, and the novel. Interestingly, the original UK edition has a happy ending, with the couple surviving to be married, but in the US edition, Allnutt dies during the attack. -
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 872F42
- Título
- The African Queen
- Autor
- C.S. Forester
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William Heinemann
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1936
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Katharine Hepburn Humphrey Bogart adventure novel hornblower Humphrey Bogart
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
