Too Late The Phalarope [INSCRIBED]
Cape Town, London: Frederick L. Cannon for Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1953. Second edition. Hardcover. inscribed to "Mrs. Murray Silverstone a reminder of your visit to the Toe H T. B. Settlement..., Natal, Alan Paton, October 28, 1953." Octavo. 253pp. Original orange cloth with black lettering on cover and spine, in original illustrated dustjacket with whit and blue lettering on spine. Title page with publisher's device and decorative frame. "Alan Paton's second novel is as powerful as his first. Indeed it surpasses "Cry, the Beloved Country" in both the effectiveness of its technique and the emotional intensity of the theme... The setting is again South Africa,..." (Publisher). Price unclipped.Dustjacket with wear along edges, small chips along bottom, medium along top flap, front cover and spine. Some water staining along top. Binding with light wear along edges and some staining along top. Endpapers browned. Dustjacket in overall fair to good-, binding in good-, interior in good condition. f to g. Item #46905
Price: $95.00