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Jonathan Cape, 1938. brown blotching to most pages, faded and scuffed cover and spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Beating about the bush. by O'BRIEN, Brian - [1938].
by O'BRIEN, Brian
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Beating about the bush.
by O'BRIEN, Brian
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New York: Lee Furman, Inc., [1938]. 8vo. 352 pp. Brwn cloth, blue lettrng (mnr shlfwr, frmr ownrshp stmps of Gus Yakimchick, War Dept. on ffep), w/ d.j. great cover art of African porters treking through the jungle (mnr edgewear, vry mnr chppng hd & ft of spine), VG-/G. First edition of this adventure novel based on the author's experiences as a young Irishman, shipping off to Cameroon as an employee of the British Prince Trading Company.
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- Book Condition Used
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Lee Furman, Inc.,
- Place of Publication New York:
- Date Published [1938].
- Keywords Travel, Adventure, Cameroon, Africa, British Prince Trading Company, Cover Art, Brian O'Brien, Literature
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Beating About the Bush
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Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH
by O'Brien, Brian
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jonathan Cape, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, slightly marked, small chipped piece and edge worn. The condition of the book is given in terms of the book's age. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH
by O'Brien, Brian
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- Hardcover
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good. (1938). Hardcover. Inscribed by the Author on the half-title page. 320pp., tan cloth with green printing. Spine ends and cover corners are just sightly scuffed and bumped. Otherwise a Very Good copy. .
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Beating About the Bush
by O'BRIEN, Brian
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Lee Furman, 1938. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in attractive and bright, near fine dustwrapper with tiny nicks and tears. Tipped top the front fly is a Typed Note Signed by the author summarizing the book as the memoir of the young Irishman's two years in the Cameroons working for the British Prince Trading Company, and his adventures with the natives and the odd white folk who were attracted to the jungles. Nice jacket art.
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