THE SONGLINES (First edition - first printing)

Bruce Chatwin

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Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 32 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EL, 1987

0224024523 / 9780224024525

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A first printing of the true first edition - a popular book that was reprinted four times in 1987, the year of first publication. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just very slightly creased. Corners sharp. Edges of page block slightly foxed, and the top edge is slightly dusty. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with a neat contemporary ownership name and date to the top of the front free endpaper. Pages clean and bright with no foxing, but the paper stock has tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £10.95 net. No chips or tears to the dustwrapper, just a light crease to the top corner of the front flap, which also has a slight stain. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***293 pages. 224mm x 145mm. ***'In his new book, which far surpasses even his award-winning "In Patagonia", Bruce Chatwin has used a form common enough in the eighteenth century, rare in ours; the novel of ideas.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Charles Bruce Chatwin FRSL (13 May 1940 - 18 January 1989) was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, "In Patagonia" (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel "On the Black Hill" (1982), while his novel "Utz" (1988) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945." ***The Songlines is a 1987 book written by Bruce Chatwin, combining fiction and non-fiction. Chatwin describes a trip to Australia which he has taken for the express purpose of researching Aboriginal song and its connections to nomadic travel. Discussions with Australians, many of them Indigenous Australians, yield insights into Outback culture, Aboriginal culture and religion, and the Aboriginal land rights movement. Chatwin develops his thesis about the primordial nature of Aboriginal song. The writing engages the hard conditions of life for present day indigenous Australians, while appreciating the art and culture of the people for whom the Songlines are the touchstone of reality. The book's first half chronicles the main character's travels through Outback Australia and his various encounters, while the second half is dedicated to his musings on the nature of man as nomad and settler. (Wiki) ***A near fine first printing of the first edition of Bruce Chatwin's fifth published work "The Songlines". First printings of this work are elusive now in decent condition, and even the 1987 reprints are quite hard to find. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Bibliografische Details

Titel
THE SONGLINES (First edition - first printing)
Autor
Bruce Chatwin
Verlag
Jonathan Cape, 32 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EL
Veröffentlichungsjahr
1987
Zustand
Near Fine
Schutzumschlag
Near Fine
Einband
Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0224024523
ISBN-13
9780224024525
Illustrator
Jeff Fisher (Jacket design)
Ausgabe
First Edition
Druck
First Printing
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