Virago, London, 1984. 6th Edition or Higher. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Quarto. 293 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Aviation; Africa; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0860685411. ISBN/EAN: 9780860685418. Dewey Code: 629.13/092/4 19. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB13754. . 9780860685418

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West With the Night is a 1942 memoir by Beryl Markham, chronicling her experiences growing up in Kenya, in the early 1900s, leading to a career as a bush pilot there. It is considered a classic of outdoor literature, in 2004 National Geographic Adventure ranked it number 8 in a list of 100 best adventure books. There are some questions of whether Markham is the real author of her memoir West With The Night.

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RB13754
Title: West with the Night (Virago 1984)
Author: Beryl Markham
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 6th Edition or Higher
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0860685411
ISBN 13: 9780860685418
Publisher: Virago
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1984
Keywords: BZDB1 women, africa, independent women, trips and journeys, memoirs, memoirs - correspondence - interviews, nonfiction, women writers Aviation; Africa; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0860685411 EAN: 9780860685418 Beryl Markham West with the Night
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