Cry, the Beloved Country
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.
First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by Alan Paton on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original oatmeal cloth with crimson lettering. Near Fine with hinges slightly shaken at pastedowns, bookseller ticket to front pastedown, former owner name to front free end paper and pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light crease near front spine joint, toning; thin strip of brown residue to spine panel at verso. The uncommon first edition of one of the best-known South African novels of all time. Item #140944353
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