GATURA, Kamante; BEARD, Peter; DINESEN, Isak [BLIXEN, Karen]; POIGNANT, Roslyn and Axel; KAEPPLER; Adrienne. LONGING FOR DARKNESS: KAMANTE'S TALES FROM "OUT OF AFRICA". With Original Photographs (January 1914 - July 1931) and quotations from Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). Collected by Peter Beard.. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich., 1975.

Price: US$226.16 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original black boards in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 168 drawings and 100 photographs. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with mild bumping and a few light marks. The contents, with a presentation inscription from Adrienne Kaeppler to Roslyn and Axel Poignant in blue ink on the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased, price-clipped dustwrapper that has a couple of small nicks and tiny closed tears to the edges. Inscribed in blue ink on the front endpaper "For Ros and Axel / This book's true home / with much love / Adrienne / June '78". A wonderful presentation copy between two world renowned anthropologists Adrienne Kaeppler (1935-1922) and Roslyn Poignant (1927-2019). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom

Peter Beard (collected & Signed by Peter Beard). Longing For Darkness: Kamante’s Tales from Out of Africa. Harcourt, Brace, Jovonovich, New York., 1975.

Price: US$1295.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, boldly signed by Peter Beard on the title page., with a large selection of photographs from Karen Blixen’s private collection. Kamante was Karen’s long time cook. Peter Beard visited Karen Blixen in Denmark and back in Africa, Kamante associated with Beard by recalling his experience as a cook and kitchen help for Blixen. Large format unpaginated and heavy volume printed in high quality stock, and profusely illustrated with vintage photographs from a bygone era Africa. Very good volume in dust jacket, signed by Peter Beard.

Seller: SAFARI BOOKS, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Peter Beard. Longing for Darkness: Kamante's Tales from Out of Africa. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1975.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 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)"

Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.

Beard, Peter. Longing For Darkness with Original Photographs (January 1914 -July 1931 Kamante's Tales and Quotations from Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) from Out of Africa Collected by Peter Beard. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1975.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Quarto, illustrated. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with 2 tiny nicks at the spine head and a crease on the front flap of the dust jacket. Warmly inscribed by Beard "Dear Ed all best as ev(er), keep grazing Peter Beard May 15, '80" Beard has additionally penned a panorama encompassing the entire front fly leaf and inside front panel using red, blue and brown ink. It appears to be 2 warthogs grazing. Some minor foxing on the text block edges. Very faint stain to interior of dust jacket on the back not affecting the board.

Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.