Hardback.Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. (1952) with dust jacket. Not priceclipped. D/J Good, has wear to edges and corners, some loss (see images). Dustjacket. 241 pages. Clean blue hardback binding with some colour-fading. The Hogarth Press and The Book Society. Dust wrapper in loose film protection.

 

This book describes van Der Post’s 1949 expedition survey two little-known mountain ranges in Nyasaland. Laurens van der Post was a spellbinding storyteller, selling millions of books. Born in South Africa he served in Africa and Burma in the Second World War. He was captured by the Japanese and was held for 3 years. His writings on his captivity were the basis for the David Bowie film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence. After the war he became known as 'The Great White Bushman' for his association and writings about the bushmen of the Kalahari. He also became an adviser to Margaret Thatcher and Prince Charles – was godfather to Prince William – and a friend of Carl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology.  After his death in 1996 questions were raised about his life and experiences. However, he remains a master storyteller.