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The African Queen
by Forester, C.S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Mission Viejo, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. First American Edition. Basis for the classic film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn directed by John Huston in 1951. Very light foxing to page edges. Book Is fresh and clean with no marks except for light rubbing to bottom edges. The unclipped dustjacket is beautiful, virtually as new. A lovely copy of this classic novel. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..
Synopsis
The African Queen is the story of a jerry-rigged attack on a German gunboat in Central Africa during the early days of World War I. An important subplot is the love story between the Charlie Allnutt, captain of the small launch named The African Queen, and Rose Sayer, the sister and companion of an Anglican missionary who dies in the first part of the novel. Rose's personality is the driving force of the attack, and the novel. Interestingly, the original UK edition has a happy ending, with the couple surviving to be married, but in the US edition, Allnutt dies during the attack. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cahill Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1843
- Title
- The African Queen
- Author
- Forester, C.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1935
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Cahill Rare Books
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Mission Viejo, California
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We have been in business for 33 years n Southern California.
Glossary
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- New
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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