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London: Putnam, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 416 pp. First edition, first printing. Publisher's maroon cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Very Good with foxing to pages, light lean to spine, light rubbing to cloth at extremities. In a Good+ first issue dust jacket with publisher's price intact, vertical crease to front panel, darkening to spine with chipping at ends, and a tear to the bottom of the rear flap fold with heavy associated creasing to the rear panel. This British edition precedes the American edition, which was published under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen.

Out of Africa is Karen Blixen's poignant memoir that details her life on a coffee plantation in Kenya. Through lyrical prose, Blixen reflects on the beauty, challenges, and friendships experienced during her stay from 1914 to 1931.