Search Results: Nadine Gordimer from Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA

Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 210 x 145 mm), 244, [2] pages in gray cloth, titles to spine, in an illustrated, unclipped dust jacket (hard cover).
INSCRIBED by Nadine Gordimer on the front free end paper. The South African Nobel Prize winner's first book to be published outside of her native country, a collection of stories.
CONDITION: Some rubbing to the spine, small ink spot to page 157 (bleeding through to 158), small stain to top edge. The unclipped dust jacket has some soiling to the panels, a one-inch (22 mm) tear to the front flap fold, a pin hole to the rear flap fold, and a closed tear to the top of the spine. Very Good or better in a Good only dust jacket.

Small Quarto (9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches; 240 x 160 mm), 504 pages, in quarter cloth over illustrated boards, in an unclipped, illustrated dust jacket.
SIGNED by Nadine Gordimer on the half title. A novel about an Englishman who returns to the African country where he once worked as a colonial administrator. A white liberal, he had supported the country's independence movement and now he's back to see what has happened in the 10 years since independence.
This is a review copy of the first American edition, with a photo of Gordimer and promotional material laid in. The novel won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in Britain in 1971. SCARCE SIGNED.
CONDITION: Small stain on bottom edge, upper board slightly bowed, but internally bright and unmarked. The dust jacket has very light edge wear and a crease in the rear flap. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Small Quarto (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 240 x 160 mm), 277, [1] pages, in blue cloth, titles to spine, in an unclipped, illustrated dust jacket.
SIGNED by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Set in South Africa (like most of Gordimer's novels), this is the story of how a family is drawn into the struggle against apartheid. Gordimer (1923-2014) won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, one year following the publication of this novel.
CONDITION: Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket that has light edge wear and a couple of scratches on the lower panel. Overall, a beautiful copy.

Small Quarto (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches; 233 x 157 mm), 145, [1] pages, in quarter-cloth and boards, titles to spine, in an illustrated dust jacket.
SIGNED by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. The author's reflections on the writing life. SCARCE SIGNED.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy.