Search Results: The Story Of an African Farm by Ralph Iron

F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1893. Paperback. Acceptable. .

Hutchinson & Co., 1887. Hardcover. Good. .

New York: A. L. Burt Company. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. Condition is Good +. Text is clean & tight. PON on FFEP. Title page has a 3" closed tear next to the hinge. Brown boards are clean & bright with a couple of bumped corners. Undated hardcover from the early 1900s.

M. A. Donohue & Co., 1883. Dark green cloth boards are rubbed at corners and tips. Pages are tanning, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

New York: Crown Publishers Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. 0517568039 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 301 pages; Cover has minor fading and a small dot of white paint on the spine. .

Donohue & Henneberry, 1883-01-01. Hardcover. Good. HARDCOVER: Boards have light soiling, front hinge coming loose. Otherwise binding tight and no markings. Pages are tanned from age. From private collection. Ships same or next business day.

Donohue Brothers, 1883-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. NY: American Publishers, 1883. Second edition. A number of publications of this era bear this date. This title page has Olive Schreiner in parenthesis beneath the pseudonym. Red cloth.

New York: International Book Company 258pp plus Tale of Three Lions (54pp) Pages are age toned Small tear at top of spine Green decorative cloth with gold and black . Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

Very Good. 1900

Philadelphia: John Wanamaker c. 1883, 258pp, nice decorated cover, light wear to cover, bkplt to frnt ep.. Cloth. Very Good -.

New York: Lovell Brothers and Company, 1892. 2nd Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second Edition, no date, ca. 1892. Hard cover 12mo in embossed gray cloth w/gold spine titles. Very Good/ No DJ (as issued?). Cloth rubbed, 1/4" tear at illegible crown, pages toned but supple and unmarked. 391pp inc. Glossary.

Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co.. Blue cloth cover with silver stamp title and design. Moderate edge wear. Clean text. Date not specified on a copyright page. Probable early twentieth century copy. C10 . Good. Hardcover. 1883.

Chicago: W. B. Conkey Company, 1901. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 273 pages. Considered one of the first feminist novels, this semi-autobiographical novel follows the story of three children who live on a farm in South Africa. A long inscription of the passage beginning "And I dreamed a dream" from the book is written on the front free end paper with the former owner's name beneath this reading Cornelia A. Smith, Bethel, Connecticut, 11-31-'01. Brick red cloth binding with gilt and black decorations and titles on front cover and spine., no copyright page. Some fading of cover gilt and decorations, especially at spine, light edge wear with a little spotting, short tear in cloth at top of spine, corners and spine ends bumped, purple stamp and notation on front fixed end paper with 1926 date, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight, small chip in back fixed end paper. Measures 5 x 7 1/2 inches.

Boston: Roberts, 1889. Second edn. 12mo, pp. 375, plus 8 pages of book list. Red cloth printed in black and gilt. cover slightly worn at edges, one hinge half tender, o/w VG.

Pathfinder, D.C: Pathfinder Publishing Co, ND. HB. Black cloth, silver lettering on spine and elaborate silver designs in front cover, 16 mo., 391 pp. No marks in book, covers show minor edge wear, front ant rear hinges cracked, but binding solid. Scuff to front joint. Book condition Good+.

new york: international book company. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. shelf wear corners bumped yellowing pages. the new colombus series

W. B. Conkey Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. 8vo 8"-9" tall. .

1910. Hardcover. Good.

Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry, and Co. Gone are the days, we hope, that women had to use men's names in order to get their works published and then, hopefully purchased. Olive Schreiner writing as "Ralph Iron" presents here a fascinating view of South African farm life, with all the explosive elements of European imperialism and prejudice toward the native population intact, particularly the Boers' less than sympathetic attitudes. Although the dedication page is dated June, 1983, there is no indication of the actual publication date for this volume. The book is in Very Good+ or Near-Fine condition. A small volume, measuring 4 1/4 by 6 inches, this novel is noteworthy for its clean and bright condition and its ornate Art Nouveau front panel and spine, with die stamped silver designs and borders against a pale gray-green woven cloth. (Click on photo.) It includes decorative endpapers. The text pages have no marks, tears, stains, or signatures of former owners. However, the pages do… Read More

Philadelphia,PA: Winston, 1900. Very Good. Reprint. Very good plus. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, cloth covers are rubbed on spine, corners and edges, clean text with yellowed edges and end pgs. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.