Karen Blixen – Out of Africa – First UK Edition 1937
£1,500.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Out of Africa’ published by Putnam in 1938. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good second state dust wrapper which is edge worn with some chipping and a little toning to the rear panel
A memoir by Karen Blixen (published as Isak Dinesen), recounting her life on a coffee farm in colonial Kenya. Written in a reflective, lyrical style, it evokes the landscape, local culture, and her relationship with hunter Denys Finch Hatton. The 1985 film adaptation, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, transforms the memoir into a sweeping romantic drama, emphasising the love story and visual grandeur while retaining the themes of loss and nostalgia.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘Out of Africa’ published by Putnam in 1938. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good second state dust wrapper which is edge worn with some chipping and a little toning to the rear panel
A memoir by Karen Blixen (published as Isak Dinesen), recounting her life on a coffee farm in colonial Kenya. Written in a reflective, lyrical style, it evokes the landscape, local culture, and her relationship with hunter Denys Finch Hatton. The 1985 film adaptation, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, transforms the memoir into a sweeping romantic drama, emphasising the love story and visual grandeur while retaining the themes of loss and nostalgia.
