Too Late the Phalarope by Paton, Alan - 1953

Charles Scribner's Sons. Good. 1953. Softcover. The copy was used as a textbook. The spine and front cover, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages and binding are tight. The front cover and the first page each have a small check-mark on them. The back cover has two diagonal creases. The edges of the covers and spine have slight scuffing from shelf wear. The pages are clean with no tears, but have lots of underlining, brackets, notes and marking that a previous owner did while using the book. It can still can be read and used. There is a last name and a roman numeral written on the top page edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages; A novel about a young white South African police lieutenant, idolized in his community, who violates one of the strictest laws of the country governing the relationship between white and blacks. Racial segregation is odious in concept, impossible in application. To prove it, Paton tells us the story of Pieter, a white policeman, who has an affair with a native girl. He is betrayed and reported, and thus brings shame on himself and his family. Will combine shipping on more than one book. .