Thirty years ago Laurens van der Post led an expedition across the Kalahari Desert in search of some last remnant of the pure aboriginal Bushmen of southern Africa. As well as a spiritual and physical exploration, it is a portrayal of the Bushmen's way of life - their customs, music making and intimate participation in the world of nature - and in contrast, the fate they have suffered at the hands of their human persecutors. This book was originally published in 1958. For this new edition, van der Post has written a long ...
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Thirty years ago Laurens van der Post led an expedition across the Kalahari Desert in search of some last remnant of the pure aboriginal Bushmen of southern Africa. As well as a spiritual and physical exploration, it is a portrayal of the Bushmen's way of life - their customs, music making and intimate participation in the world of nature - and in contrast, the fate they have suffered at the hands of their human persecutors. This book was originally published in 1958. For this new edition, van der Post has written a long account of the Bushman's final Kalahari home and has collaborated with the photographer, David Coulson, whose visions and feeling for Africa he feels match his own. Dramatic desert scenes and powerful rock-paintings are combined with authentic images of stone-age Bushman life. Laurens van der Post was awarded the CBE and was knighted in 1981. Since 1949 he has taken part in many expeditions to Africa and is author of 21 books including "The Heart of the Hunter", in which he continues the Bushman story started here. David Coulson has two previous books to his credit, "Mountain Odyssey in Southern Africa" and "Different Drums: Reflections on a Changing Africa".
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Illustrated by Photography By David Coulson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0701132957. A clean and pristine copy of this illustrated edition of a classic book, with a new epilogue by the author, titled The Great and Little Memory. There are no inscriptions or signs of prior use. The jacket has a touch of wear at the base of the spine. A mylar Brodart cover now protects it. Fast shipping, and careful packing in a box. Surcharge on Priority and International shipping, due to size.; Oversize.
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First Illustrated Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 4to. pp 261. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Signed presentation from the author on half title page, 'For Hugh, Laurens van der Post'. Previously published in London by Hogarth, 1952. ISBN: 0701132957 Fine in near fine dust wrapper.
