From Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
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About this Item
First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original sepia coloured cloth, the spine lettered in yellow, in the pictorially decorated dustjacket. 256 pp. A handsome and very well preserved copy with minimal mellowing to the cloth and only a touch of shelf wear to the lower tips of the jacket. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL. A FIRST EDITION OF THIS HIGH TENSION STORY FROM ONE OF THE FINEST WRITERS OF THE AGE. 'Not merely the story of a sort of South African Madame Bovary, it is the story of South Africa herself, a merciless study of the relations betwee the white and coloured peoples.' As a first novel it promised an exceptional talent. Seller Inventory # 31031
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE GRASS IS SINGING
Publisher: London Michael Joseph 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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