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London: Philip Allan, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Good. The story of two British men running a plantation in Borneo and falling out over accusations of cheating. At least one reviewer has claimed that the book has echoes of Conrad. Unusually,for the time, the author's respect for Bornean culture is more pronounced than most of his contemporaries. Good Hardback. First Edition 255 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is stained in places. There is a previous owner's name written on the inside front cover. A previous owner has corrected in light pencil perceived errors in transliterating non-English words at various points in the book. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.
THE BACK OF BEYOND by Snell, Edmund - 1936
by Snell, Edmund
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THE BACK OF BEYOND
by Snell, Edmund
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London: Philip Allan, 1936. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] [9-10] 11-255 [256: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], original terra cotta cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. A macabre adventure novel of madness and ultimate death of an alcoholic and unprincipled British plantation owner in the Borneo jungle. Borderline supernatural. In the tradition of Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." Hubin (1994), p. 755 (incorrectly indicating this novel to be a collection of short fiction). A bit of mild foxing to page edges, else a fine copy in a good pictorial dust jacket (illustration by Liffey) with wear along top and bottom edges, several short closed tears at edges, and a chip from the upper spine end the extends onto the front panel and a chip from the bottom edge of the rear panel with loss to part of the publisher's address. An uncommon book, especially in jacket. (#147590)
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- Publisher Philip Allan
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- Date Published 1936
- Keywords Adventure Fiction; Horror; Mystery & Crime
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The Back of Beyond
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The Back of Beyond
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London: Philip Allan, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Edmund Snell's Borneo-set adventure novel, in the very scarce exceptionally bright illustrated dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped. The work of English author Edmund Snell, who specialised in oriental thrillers and mysteries.This work is a macabre adventure set in Borneo, and features the death of an alcoholic and unprincipled British plantation owner in the remote jungle. The tale is noticeably reminiscent of Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with spotting to perimeters of text block. Dust wrapper back strip significantly age toned, with small loss to head of back strip and minor chips to head of front wrap. Light handling marks to rear wrap. Partially removed price sticker to back strip tail. Internally,…
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