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van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, UK, 1952.
Price: US$1.93 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The authors' tale of his travels in Africa in the post-Second World War period. 241pp. Blue cloth boards faded at edges and spine. Corners lightly turned. Private bookplate of Norman Methven to fixed end paper and name written on free end paper. There is a foxed type shadow to free end paper.
Seller: All Lost Books, Wollaston, United Kingdom
Laurens Van Der Post. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$2.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: BARDICBOOKS, armagh, Ireland
Price: US$3.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fading on cover and spine. Foxing on closed page edges. Jacket has some small tears and chipping on the corners and at the top and base of the spine, not price clipped
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture To The Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$3.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cloth, G. xiv+241pp, b/w frontis, spine faded, cloth damaged to rear board, a good reading copy. Account of the author's travels in Africa to Nyasaland, carried out at the behest of the British Government. The trip sees the author exploring the remote Mlanje mountain & then on to the Nyika plateau. 400 grams.
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
POST , Laurens Van Der. VENTURE TO THE INTERIOR.. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$3.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. No dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to blue cloth boards. A mild tan to the page edges. A previous owner's name on the ffep. Contents clear and firm throughout. A lovely copy.
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press Ltd, 1952.
Price: US$3.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Good condition, spine rather faded (sunned), private bookplate (not filled) inside, clean and bright. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel.
Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United Kingdom
van Der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$4.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: jacket is worn, chipped and price clipped. edge wear, sunning and knocking on boards. tanning, soiling, foxing and marks. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
VAN DER POST, Laurens. Venture to the interior. Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$4.94 + shipping
Description: Brief inscription; blue cloth slightly white-flecked; dust jacket worn at edges with chipping at head of spine. First edition, second impression in same month as publication. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Laurens Van Der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$5.13 + shipping
Description: Grubby spine.Please e-mail for further details and don't hesitate to ask if you require pictures Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$5.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952 Hogarth Press first edition hardback; Good+ clean copy, lightly aged, faded spine, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
VAN DER POST, Laurens. Venture to the interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$5.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 6th impression 1952 on blue cloth
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture To The Interior. The Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The boards are rubbed and sunned.One gift inscription.Some foxing.Excellent binding.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Post, Laurens van der. VENTURE TO THE INTERIOR. The Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$6.41 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Hogarth Press,1952, 2nd impression. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, xiii,241pp, frontis. D/j a little marked and chipped with loss. A fair copy. /0.4
Seller: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture To The Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$6.41 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Imitation cloth, dj, G/G. xiv+241pp, b/w frontis, spine faded at the head, dustjacket chipped with a little loss along the edges, a good reading copy. Account of the author's travels in Africa to Nyasaland, carried out at the behest of the British Government. The trip sees the author exploring the remote Mlanje mountain & then on to the Nyika plateau. 400 grams.
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
Laurens van der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$6.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. Shelf wear to the extremities. Light foxing to the closed page edges and some tanning to the inside boards. Pictorial unclipped dust wrapper, small tears to the top and bottom of the spine. Repairs have been made to the inside of the jacket at the top of the spine and at the bottom front edge. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 241pp, clean pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request).
Seller: Books Written By (PBFA Member), Northampton, NTH, United Kingdom
Laurens van der Post. Venture To The Interior. The Hogarth Press and the Book Society, 1952.
Price: US$7.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Corner unclipped, some wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges and corners a little creased and worn, a few small rips and nicks, hole in surface of spine 1cm x 1 cm, some light wear to covers and spine, top and bottom of spine a little bumped, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but some light foxing on edges / fore edge, previous owners book plaque on front end paper
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United Kingdom
Van der Post L. Venture to the interior. The Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$7.70 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Note: this is a 1953 edition copy, and has been rebound by library into a hardback. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Laurens Van Der Post. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 241 pages spine faded.
Seller: LOTSABOOKS, HAMILTON, New Zealand
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press Ltd, 1952.
Price: US$8.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fifth Impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$8.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 241 pages. Dustjacket which has moderate wear to edges and corners. Clean blue hardback binding with colour-fading to top of spine. Light wear to boards' corners & spine-ends. Bokoplate pasted loosely to flyleaf o/w pages clean and tidy.
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
Post, Laurens Van der.. VENTURE TO THE INTERIOR.. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$8.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Sixth impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press 1952, 1952.
Price: US$8.98 + shipping
Description: 8vo. hardcover. 241pp. b/w frontis. very good, foxing to endpapers. / good d/w.
Seller: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia
Laurens van der Post. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$9.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. Hogarth Press. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE DJ; Acceptable, edgewear. Taped. 9x6
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Price: US$10.20 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo frontis. 7th Prtng. [1952]. [Cat. 64-782.] Fine in About Good DJ.
Seller: ADAMS ANGLING BOOKS, BERKELEY, CA, U.S.A.
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$10.26 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, fourth impression, published later the same year. Some edge wear and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket, some small loss to top and bottom of spine, corners rubbed with small loss, some browning and time staining to back jacket, some slight foxing to page fore edges. Not price clipped (12s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 241pp. Sir Laurens van der Post's (1906-96), second book of travel in which he describes his expedition explore and report on two mountainous, little known and little inhabited regions of British Nyasaland (later Malawi). With the help of colonial officers and numerous African guides and porters he completed the assignment, filed his report and later wrote this short book. 'Venture to the Interior' is a thoughtful, philosophical, and introspective account of the expedition.
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$10.26 + shipping
Description: 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 241pp. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked with spine fade
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Van der Post, Laurens.. VENTURE TO THE INTERIOR.. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$10.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952. Hogarth Press. First. Good, spine and top sunned. Gilt titles on spine. 8x6. 241pp. B/w frontis. 3 maps.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$11.76 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover in dust jacket. Fifth impression. Spine somewhat discolored. "Withdrawn" stamp to front endpaper, and some foxing to endpapers and edges. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar unclipped dust jacket showing some slight loss to extremities and a little darkening to spine (now in new removeable archival protector). Very neat. xiv,241p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the interior / Laurens van der Post. London : Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$12.07 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Tanned endpapers. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 240 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: Van der Post, Laurens Travel Africa, Central; Van der Post, Laurens; Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Africa, Central; Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Malawi; Travel; Travel writing; Indigenous peoples Africa; British colonies; Discoveries in geography; Indigenous peoples; Management. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Laurens van der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press and The Book Society, 1952.
Price: US$12.77 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Book Society edition issued on First Publication in conjunction with The Hogarth Press. Hardback with unclipped jacket. In overall good condition - dj is tanned to spine and is chipped and worn to edges with small loss at spine head and tail but is complete. Blue cloth boards are stained to leading edge front and rear and spine is a little tanned. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions - owners name in ink to ffep, slight age-tanning to page-ends but text clean and clear throughout.
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
POST , Laurens Van Der. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 241pp, 3 maps, portrait, blue cloth. *Wonderfully written book.SIXTH EDITION PRINTED IN 1952. HARD COVER, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, VERY GOOD CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE .
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, United Kingdom, 1952.
Price: US$14.70 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression 1952 hardback in a 3rd impression dust wrapper. Very good hardback, foxing and browning to page edges and endpapers, in a good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed, small closed tears, top and bottom of spine rubbed, spine browned, foxing inside cover. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 241 pages. Maps.
Seller: M. C. Wilson, Perth, WA, Australia
Price: US$17.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, 1952. "This edition issued on first publication by The Book Society Ltd in association with The Hogarth Press Ltd. January, 1952". 241 pages printed and bound on blue cloth boards with gold, gilt titles to the spine. Previous owner's 'ex libris' bookplate to left hand side of f.e.p. B. & w. photos of author opposite title page. In VGC throughout - clean, tidy and tightly bound. With non-clipped, illustrated, colour dust-jacket in overall Good-minus condition - chips, rubs, small pieces from rear of jacket missing (see photographs) and foxed to inner spine area. 8vo. [Inclusive of a number of loose-leaf cuttings from newspapers of the era, including 'The Bookman' magazine, the original Book Society order slip for 12s, 6d + other pieces as shown in the photographs].
Seller: Le Plessis Books, LISKEARD, CORNW, United Kingdom
van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, London, UK, 1952.
Price: US$17.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, second impression. xiv, 242pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; top text block edge sprayed brown. 8vo. Sun-faded rear board close to spine and spine, lightly rubbed spine ends, corners rounded. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket rear and spine sun-faded, has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped.
Seller: BookAddiction (ibooknet member), Canterbury, United Kingdom
VAN DER POST, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$19.24 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression. VG in Good jacket which has a few closed tears and chips and is rubbed at the spine ends
Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$19.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition / Fourth Print (first published same year). Hardback copy in blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (12s 6d net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 240pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, some tanning to endpapers, wear and missing sections to dustjacket edges. (46/2)
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the interior / Laurens van der Post. London : Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$19.84 + shipping
Description: Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 240 pages ; (8º). Subjects; Van der Post, Laurens Travel Africa, Central. Van der Post, Laurens Journeys Africa, Central. Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Africa, Central. Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Malawi. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Laurens van der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 241 pages. Good, tightly bound copy. ------------ Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 5½ " Wide and 8" Tall
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
van der Post, Laurens.. VENTURE TO THE INTERIOR.. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$21.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1952. Hogarth Press. Hard Cover. Book - VG. Dj - Good, edgewear. 8.5x5.5. 240pp. Some b/w line illus.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Post, Laurens van der.. VENTURE TO THE INTERIOR.. Hogarth Press, 1952., 1952.
Price: US$21.17 + shipping
Description: 3rd impression. 8vo. xiii + [241pp.] B/w. portrait frontispiece. Some occasional light foxing. Original cloth. Rubbed and chipped pictorial d/w. lettered in white and orange. US$20
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the interior / Laurens van der Post. London : Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$23.14 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Tanned endpapers. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 240 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: Van der Post, Laurens Travel Africa, Central; Van der Post, Laurens; Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Africa, Central; Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Malawi; Travel; Travel writing; Indigenous peoples Africa; British colonies; Discoveries in geography; Indigenous peoples; Management. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$23.39 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original pale blue cloth boards, gilt lettered on spine. Tinted red top edge. Superficial marks. Cloth faded, dulled, minor foxing. Uneven fading back board. Christmas stamp pasted on front free endpaper. Portrait of Author frontispiece. Pp.xiv (last blank, verso) 242 (last, colophon) with 3 Maps, Preface. Author Signature on Title Page. Part One: The Journey in Time Part Two: The Journey Through Space Part Three: Encounter with the Mountain Part Four: Beyond the Mountain
Seller: D. A. Horn Books, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Laurens van der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$27.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, first impression. Very nice illustrated dust-jacket, some light chipping at spine ends, not price clipped, preserved inside clear protective (removable) cover. Book bound in blue cloth with gilt title, clean and bright. No markings or inscriptions, pages smooth, clean, appears unread. A very nice copy indeed.
Seller: David's Bookshop, Letchworth BA, Letchworth Garden City, HERTS, United Kingdom
VAN DER POST, Laurens. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing. Gutter cracked, foxing on page edges, owner's name on front fly, about very good in a good only edgeworn dustwrapper with internal tape repair. The author's investigative journey through Nyasaland (Malawi).
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Van der Post, Laurens. Venture to the interior / Laurens van der Post. London : Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$31.60 + shipping
Description: Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 240 pages ; (8º). Subjects; Van der Post, Laurens Travel Africa, Central. Van der Post, Laurens Journeys Africa, Central. Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Africa, Central. Van der Post, Laurens 1906- Journeys Malawi. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Laurens van der Post. Veture To The Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$32.07 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Venture To The Interior, Laurens van Der Post, Hogarth Press, 1952, First Edition, First Impression A rare first edition first impression copy of van der Post s second travel work recounting adventures in Nyasaland in Africa, a trip carried out at the behest of the British government. The binding is tight and straight, the boards fine a little sunned where exposed and the endpapers and pages clean without marks tears and inscriptions. The red tint to the top edge has been retained. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear removable cover is bright but has suffered loss to the top and bottom of the spine and top of the front cover. Will be dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Price: US$32.07 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: UK hardback issued on first publication, a first impression of the joint release by Book Society and Hogarth Press. SIGNED at title page with name only. Good with fade to blue spine cloth, and slight knocks to top corners. No jacket.
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Laurens van der Post. Venture To The Interior. Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$38.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Venture To The Interior, Laurens van Der Post, Hogarth Press, 1952, First Edition, First Impression A rare first edition first impression copy of van der Post s second travel work recounting adventures in Nyasaland in Africa, a trip carried out at the behest of the British government. In very good condition, the binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the gilt lettering on the spine bright. There is some sun damage to the spine and to the top edge of the back board. The slightly toned end papers and pages are free from marks, tears or inscriptions, There is a small booksellers sticker to the rear of the front board. The top edge fully retains its original red tint. There is some foxing to the fore and bottom edges. The clipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in very good condition with shelf wear to the top and bottom edge of the spine and darkening to the back cover. Will be despatched wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: pp 242 An inscribed reprint by the bush-man of Cheyne Walk with an autograph letter from the book's dedicatee, his second wife, laid in. The author has inscribed the book to John and Diana Webel, apparently as a wedding gift', referring to it as 'something born of my own marriage in the same year'. Laid in is a later letter from 1979 which is an effusive thank you note from Ingaret Van Der Post sent in gratitude for the return of a 'white coat', left behind at a signing event: 'I so enjoyed my husband's "signing books" lunch and I meet so many interesting people that I quite forgot my old coat.' The book does not have its jacket and the boards are faded, especially around the spine. Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item
Seller: Christian White Rare Books Ltd, Ilkley, YORKS, United Kingdom
Post, Laurens Van Der. Venture to the Interior (Signed). Hogarth Press, 1952.
Price: US$44.90 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue cloth binding in unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Spine cocked and faded. Jacket worn, spine sunned, with small loss to spine tail, and dulled from handling. Gift inscription, from the author, on the title page. 5th impression.See photos.
Seller: Paragon Books BA FSB, Sidmouth, United Kingdom
Laurens Van Der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press & the Book Society, 12-5, 1952.
Price: US$51.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed by Author
Seller: Quality Books UK, Derby, DERBY, United Kingdom
Laurens Van Der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, 12-5, 1952.
Price: US$51.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed by Author
Seller: Quality Books UK, Derby, DERBY, United Kingdom
Laurens Van der Post. Venture To the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London., 1952.
Price: US$51.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 240 pages, medium blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine, slightly darker spot just about noticed on the spine, dustwrapper a little darker at spine and wear to head of the wrapper again at the spine, small neat inscription in biro on endpaper, price intact on flap, in mylar loose protective wrapper over the original wrapper, not attached and would remove. Wrapper has the name "Foxman" as the designer. Measures a full octavo 20 x 13 cm. 1952. *Government sponsored trip through Nyasaland, the authors 2nd work.
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, United Kingdom
Laurens van der Post. Venture To The Interior. The Hogarth Press and the Book Society, London, 1952.
Price: US$85.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A very well preserved first edition of this work of travel writing. With a black and white portrait frontispiece. Laurens Jan van der Post, (13 December 1906 16 December 1996) was a 20th-century Afrikaner author, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of government, close friend of Prince Charles, godfather of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. In a blue cloth binding with gilt title detailing to the spine, and a clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor shelfwear only. A little bumping to the extremities and slight fading to the spine. The dust wrapper has been preserved in a plastic cover and reinforced with tape in places. A few closed tears and a little loss to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with only a handling mark to the rear pastedown. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Laurens van der Post. Venture to the Interior. The Hogarth Press, London, 1952.
Price: US$89.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition copy of this work on travels through Nyasaland, written by South African writer and explorer Laurens van der Post. In the original pictorial dust wrapper. A fascinating work on travels and exploration in Nyasaland, written by South African writer and explorer, Laurens van der Post. Laurens van der Post (1906-1996) was a prominent twentieth-century writer, explorer, philosopher, and conservationist, and is also known for being the godfather of Prince William.The first edition of this work.Containing three illustrated maps, collated and complete.In the original pictorial dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some minor shelf wear and fading to the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sunned slightly to the spine and extremities, and has some light edgewear. A few light spots and instances of offsetting to the interior of the wrap. Internally, book is firmly bound. Some light spots to the fore-edge as well as to the first few pages, but otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Van Der Post, Laurens.. Venture to the Interior.. London, Hogarth Press and The Book Society., 1952.
Price: US$104.73 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 20.4cm x 13.2cm. XIII 240 (3) pages. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE (13 December 1906 16 December 1996) was a 20th-century african author, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of government, close friend of Prince Charles, godfather of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. Sprache: english.
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland