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THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM A NOVEL. By "Ralph Iron" [pseud].
THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM A NOVEL. By "Ralph Iron" [pseud].
Schreiner, Olive]:
- Publisher: London: Chapman & Hall, 1883.
Two volumes. Original cocoa-brown cloth, pictorially decorated in darker brown, spines lettered in gilt. Tiny nicks to spine crowns, light occasional spotting and soiling to cloth, one rear inner hinge cracked (but sound), spines slightly darkened, but a very good set. First edition of the author's first and most widely known book, originally published pseudonymously in a relatively small edition, suggested by some to have consisted of as few as three hundred copies. An important feminist novel,... containing perhaps the first "New Woman" in British fiction. The publication of "The Story of an African Farm" caused a sensation in the literary world, with the result that much of the edition was read to pieces by patrons of the circulating libraries. Copies in the original binding - in any condition - are therefore extremely uncommon. From the collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, with her "Blairhame" leather book label. Not in Sadleir, and Wolff lists only one of the later yellowback editions. OCLC/Worldcat locates 9 sets of the first edition, 4 in the US (Yale, Morgan, UCLA and Illinois), 3 in South Africa, and two in the UK (BL and Cambridge). A contemporary review from the ST. JAMES GAZETTE (20 March 1883) is laid in. NCBEL III:1077. more
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The Story of an African Farm
The Story of an African Farm
Ralph Iron, pseudonym for Olive Schreiner
- Publisher: Chapman and Hall, Limited
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1883. First edition. Full leather. Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) was a South African author, the ninth of twelve children born to a missionary couple. The Story of an African Farm is regarded as an important feminist novel, published by the author under a male pseudonym. "The tale centres round an ordinary Boer farm and depicts the hard, coarse, unlovely life of some of the Afrikander peasant farmers…the work is certainly the most notable volume of... fiction relating to South Africa undertaken up to this period by any writer of South African birth and education." (Mendelssohn, p.281). This first edition was published in an edition of 300 copies. Since it caused a sensation, first edition copies were often widely read and circulated, with expected wear and loss to the books. Here is the 2-volume first edition uniquely and fabulously rebound by renowned Sangorski & Sutcliff. The publisher's original cloth binding prominently featured ostriches on the spines of both volumes. In a nod to the original binding and a truly striking piece of craftsmanship, this set is rebound in full black ostrich skin with gilt top edge and hand-marbled endpapers. The condition of the binding is virtually as new. The contents are remarkably crisp, clean, and bright with no spotting or previous ownership marks. Even the untrimmed fore and bottom edges are clean and bright. more
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The Story of an African Farm
The Story of an African Farm
Ralph Iron, pseudonym for Olive Schreiner
- Publisher: Chapman and Hall, Limited, London
- Format: Hardcover
Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) was a South African author, the ninth of twelve children born to a missionary couple. The Story of an African Farm is regarded as an important feminist novel, published by the author under a male pseudonym. "The tale centres round an ordinary Boer farm and depicts the hard, coarse, unlovely life of some of the Afrikander peasant farmers the work is certainly the most notable volume of fiction relating to South Africa undertaken up to this period by any writer of South... African birth and education." (Mendelssohn, p.281). This first edition was published in an edition of 300 copies. Since it caused a sensation, first edition copies were often widely read and circulated, with expected wear and loss to the books. Here is the 2-volume first edition uniquely and fabulously rebound by renowned Sangorski & Sutcliff. The publisher's original cloth binding prominently featured ostriches on the spines of both volumes. In a nod to the original binding and a truly striking piece of craftsmanship, this set is rebound in full black ostrich skin with gilt top edge and hand-marbled endpapers. The condition of the binding is virtually as new. The contents are remarkably crisp, clean, and bright with no spotting or previous ownership marks. Even the untrimmed fore and bottom edges are clean and bright. more
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The Story of An African Farm. A Novel
The Story of An African Farm. A Novel
Ralph Iron pseudonym for Olive Schreiner
- Publisher: Chapman and Hall, London
- Format: Hardcover
VOLUME TWO only. 8vo. vi. 318pp. complete with half title. Original Pictorial Cloth, gilt title, black end-papers. Fine Copy. Rarity
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The Story of an African Farm : Published 1883 -
The Story of an African Farm : Published 1883 -
Ralph Iron (Olive Schreiner) -
- Publisher: Donohue Henneberry Publisher -
Donohue Henneberry Publisher -, 1883. Gd. condition - Life on the farm in Africa ... (F1349ml). Hard Cover. Good.
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