Author: Jack Cope
Title: The Road to Ysterberg
Description: London, Heinemann, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Jack Cope's work of fiction, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, Scarce.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is a work of fiction by Jack Cope, which follows a young farmer named Tim Brand and his attempt to run a successful business in Ysterberg. After he illegally hires an African man to help him break into a cave in the mountainside, he has to lay low and be wary of the police and an 'unscrupulous' lawyer named Ewart Eckmann. Jack Cope, otherwise known as Robert Knox Cope (1913-1991), was a South african novelist, poet, and editor. He published over eight novels and more than one hundred short stories, many of which considered the racial and political conditions in South Africa. Later novels, such as 'The Golden Oriole', chronicled how white men had destroyed black culture and their sense of pride and identity. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Minimal edgewear to extremities with a mark to the front board. Light spotting to text block. Dust wrapper is very smart, with a bit of edge wear which has resulted in a small closed tear to the front wraps. Light age-toning to fly leaves and reverse of wraps, with a few spots. Fading on spine region of front wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: The Road to Ysterberg Jack Cope The Golden Oriole The Dawn Comes Twice Jack Cope South Africa modern fiction None
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Title: The Road to Ysterberg
Description: London, Heinemann, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Jack Cope's work of fiction, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, Scarce.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is a work of fiction by Jack Cope, which follows a young farmer named Tim Brand and his attempt to run a successful business in Ysterberg. After he illegally hires an African man to help him break into a cave in the mountainside, he has to lay low and be wary of the police and an 'unscrupulous' lawyer named Ewart Eckmann. Jack Cope, otherwise known as Robert Knox Cope (1913-1991), was a South african novelist, poet, and editor. He published over eight novels and more than one hundred short stories, many of which considered the racial and political conditions in South Africa. Later novels, such as 'The Golden Oriole', chronicled how white men had destroyed black culture and their sense of pride and identity. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Minimal edgewear to extremities with a mark to the front board. Light spotting to text block. Dust wrapper is very smart, with a bit of edge wear which has resulted in a small closed tear to the front wraps. Light age-toning to fly leaves and reverse of wraps, with a few spots. Fading on spine region of front wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: The Road to Ysterberg Jack Cope The Golden Oriole The Dawn Comes Twice Jack Cope South Africa modern fiction None
Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 811D9
- Book number: 811D9
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