Buy this book on-line

THOMPSON**, E[rnest] V[ictor]: : HARVEST OF THE SUN. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.MACMILLAN,1978.

ISBN 0333243382.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,dedicated+dated, 1st edn.VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten black ink signature/ dedication/date: 'To Diana With very best wishes - E.V. Thompson 15th Jan 1979.' to title page, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Liz Moyes,illustrated dw/dj,with slightly sunned/ faded spine/backstrip - as usual/normal; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Head+ foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/grubbed with some sporadic foxing/spotting to both,contents though,bright,tight,unaffected and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Bright,clean,publisher's original,plain tan cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,7-380pp [paginated] includes Books1+2,comprising 9,and 19 chapters+ epilogue respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED,dedicatd+dated title page,and 2pp historical background notes to rear. Author's 2nd novel.Uncommon,and SCARCE, particularly SIGNED.Sequel to author's best-seller first novel,'Chase the Wind',continuing the story of Josh Retallick, Miriam Thackeray and their son Daniel in a landscape far removed from the brooding moors of Bodmin where 'Chase the Wind' was set. The ship transporting Josh and Miriam to a convict's life in Australia in 1846 is wrecked off the Skeleton Coast of South West Africa.This is the story of how they came to survive,how they found a new way of living and how the years treated them. Here is a vivid evocation of an alien land at a crucial stage in its development.The tribes of the little Bushmen,who used to roam the land unmolested are being harassed to extinction by rival groups and tribes: the Hereros,a powerful tribe itself threatened by a ruthless Afrikaner Chief: the occasional forays of Boers trekking away from the Cape in search of land: and greedy traders of many nationalities seeking huge profits from elephant tusks and ostrich feathers destined for Whalefish Bay where - hostile tribes and naval frigates permitting - guns are smuggled in exchange. Josh too is threatened: the sentence of transportation still hangs over him.If news of his conviction becomes known in this wild land it is still certain that the long arm of British justice will stretch out to drag him back to the prison hulks. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'To Diana With very best wishes - E.V. Thompson 15th Jan 1979.'

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.