Cry, the Beloved Country

by Alan Paton

$700 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

First edition

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. First edition, first impression. 269 pp. Oatmeal cloth with crimson lettering. Very Good with front free endpaper excised, light bumping to corners and small stain to back board, in unclipped 9s. 6d. net Good+ dust jacket with chips at head and tail, some small closed tears, light wear, and a little dulling to spine panel. The uncommon first edition of one of the best-known South African novels

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