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Up for sale is the scarce and TRUE 1ST EDITION 2nd printing of OUT OF AFRICA by Karen Blixen (pseudonym Isak Dinesen used in the US). First published by Putnam in 1937 in the UK (not the common 1st US edition which was published a year later by Random House). ***Rarely found in this high of collectible grade with its original dust jacket.*** Published in May 1938 by Putnam in its original blue cloth covered boards with black text. Date of publication listed on copyright page. Octavo. 516 pp. CONDITION: VG+/VG The book is in VERY GOOD+ condition - Tightly bound with firm hinges and joints and a very slight spine lean. Rubbed edges, corners and spine tips, foxing on text block edges, aged toned edges. INTERIOR IS NEAR FINE - Spots of foxing to front endpapers and very faint erased pencil writing on front flyleaf otherwise clean and free of writing, stickers, marks, damage or wear. Sharp, crisp pages with no bent corners. The unclipped dust jacket is in VERY GOOD condition - jacket art is still vibrant with rich colors, rubbing, soiling in spots and edge wear: chipping, some light creasing, a few small tears. A price sticker was placed on top of original price mark on front flap. Please see pictures as they are an important part of the condition description. Overall, a beautiful VG+ copy in a VERY GOOD original, unclipped dust jacket of a RARE TRUE 1st/2nd Putnam edition. ABOUT THE BOOK From 1914 to 1931, Danish aristocrat Baroness Karen Blixen owned and operated a coffee plantation in Kenya. After the plantation failed, she returned to Europe and began to write under the pen name Isak Dinesen. Out of Africa reads like a collection of stories in which she adheres to no strict chronology, gives no explanation of the facts of her life, and apologizes for nothing. Basis for the film bearing the same name, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, which went on to win seven Academy Awards. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Her account of her African adventures, written after she had lost her beloved farm and returned to Denmark, is that of a master storyteller, a woman whom John Updike called 'one of the most picturesque and flamboyant literary personalities of the century'. Book will be shipped fully insured using Priority Mail with signature on delivery for your protection. I have bought and sold books and art on eBay for over a decade and have a 100% satisfaction rating. I am now selling on ABE Books. I m a collector first and know what it's like to receive items not matching the seller s descriptions or that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. That is why I offer a 100% satisfaction, money back guarantee, and go to great lengths to accurately describe my rare, signed and collectible books and post pictures of the "actual book." I carefully package and ship your newly acquired treasure(s) and ship within 1 business day of receiving your order.

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.