Bol, Laurens J ; Aart SchoumanBiblio.com
Laurens van der PostBiblio.com
About Blady: A Pattern Out of Time
1991930F17London: Chatto & Windus 1991 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 6.5". None. A signed copy of the first edition of Laurens van der Post's autobiography billed by the publisher as 'testament to mankind's capacity for partnership with the natural world'. Flat signed by the author to the title page.The first edition first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The work of Sir Laurens Jan van der Post a South African Afrikaner writer soldier journalist humanitarian and conservationist a spiritual mentor the the then Prince Charles and a confident of his neighbour Margaret Thatcher. After his death it was revealed that Post fathered a child with a fourteen year old girl entrusted to his care.This work is Post's absorbing autobiography discussing episodes from his life including from his childhood in Africa and the death of his young son from cancer. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally fine. Dust wrapper excellent but with fairly significant spotting to reverse. Internally firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages age toned due to paper type but clean. Fine Chatto & Windus hardcover
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