Catcher of the Sun
by Claerhout, Frans;Strydom, Leon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0624022935
- ISBN 13
- 9780624022930
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Tafelberg, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. signed. Signed by Author(s)A unique copy of this rare book. Claerhout has signed the book on the half-title page and hand-drawn a woman in black ink. Further, tipped in opposite "Catcher of the Sun", plate 29, the author has handwritten a poem thus: "Joy I will find, I'll catch the sun, I'll yawn at moonlight - the night will pass, I'll spit the vulture from my throat, Africa is more than blossoms and birds, Vultures and lions, Man needs the sun, warmth. I will be your sun, I no longer fear death. - F. Claerhout". The jacket is shelf-worn and there are a couple of small closed tears. Still presents well in cellophane. The book has no other inscriptions. The binding is excellent.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41dv
- Title
- Catcher of the Sun
- Author
- Claerhout, Frans;Strydom, Leon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0624022935
- ISBN 13
- 9780624022930
- Publisher
- Tafelberg
- Date Published
- 1983
- X weight
- 1 oz
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...