Huxley, E & Curtis, ABiblio.com
Huxley, ElspethBiblio.com
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - A Journey through East Africa
1948rif. 007401London: Chatto & Windus 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fourth impression of the first edition. Orange cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good with light shelfwear to covers. Front inner hinge cracked but holding firmly. The front endpaper bears the inscription "Elspeth Huxley - Correction Copy" almost certainly in Huxley's hand. The book came via descent through the Huxley family. There are approximately twenty corrections in ink within the book presumably in Elspeth Huxley's hand the majority very minor. Also loosely enclosed with the book is an incomplete lettertwo pages only dated 1951 addressed to Mrs Huxley from a reader with a suggested correction to the book. Dustjacket condition: Good with general shelfwear and a couple of small tears to head and tail of spine of jacket. Not price-clipped. 366pp. 32 b/w photographic plates and a folding map to rear. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
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