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Fiction
The African Queen
C. S. Forester
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- Author
- C. S. Forester
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co Ltd
- Year
- 1961
- Edition
- Longmans abridged edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
The abridgement was a school edition, designed for student readers. The original novel was first published by Michael Joseph in 1944. This copy is a former school library book, bearing institutional stamps of Marley County Secondary School for Boys and Girls, Barking.
Cloth binding with decorative striped pattern in yellow, cream and brown. No dust jacket. Printed in Hong Kong by Dai Nippon Printing Co.
Condition
- Book
- Good – cloth binding is clean and sound. Text block is firm and securely bound. Some age-related foxing visible on endpapers and opening/closing pages, as expected for a volume of this age. Cloth shows minor wear to spine and corners from gentle handling and use. Two institutional library stamps present on front and back endpapers.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Longmans abridged edition, distinct from the original 1944 Michael Joseph first edition
- Fourth impression 1967 of Longmans' 1961 abridged edition
- Published by Longmans, Green and Co Ltd in association with Michael Joseph Ltd, London
- Abridgement and introduction by G. M. Gore Little
- Ex-school library copy (Marley County Secondary School for Boys and Girls, Barking)
- Printed in Hong Kong by Dai Nippon Printing Co (International) Ltd
- Mid-century school edition, now out of print A sound, collectible copy of this once-popular abridged school edition.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
