{"product_id":"the-sky-and-the-forest-c-s-forester-1st-edition-2","title":"The Sky and the Forest, C.S. Forester — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Michael Joseph Ltd., 1948\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 219.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original red cloth boards remain structurally sound and square, boasting a tight binding with only negligible shelf-wear to the extremities. Internally, the text block exhibits mild, uniform toning alongside very faint foxing, primarily to the top and fore-edges, but the pages remain clean, supple, and highly legible throughout without obscuring marks. The original dust jacket presents admirably despite minor chipping and rubbing at the spine ends and corners, including a slight area of loss at the upper-left edge of the front panel, ultimately retaining its strong visual appeal and structural integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition, first printing of Forester’s mid-century departure from his renowned nautical adventures. The unillustrated text is notably encased in its striking original dust jacket, featuring cover typography designed by A.E. Barlow and a rear-panel photographic portrait of the author by Ralph Crane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eExamples that retains a largely intact and vibrant dust jacket from the immediate post-war era is becoming increasingly uncommon. It stands as an excellent, highly presentable addition for dedicated collectors of mid-century British literature and Forester’s broader bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eSet in the impenetrable depths of 19th-century Central Africa, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"70\"\u003eThe Sky and the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e follows the life of Loa, an African tribal chief revered by his isolated people as a living god. His unquestioned divinity and absolute power are brutally shattered when Arab slave traders violently raid his village, placing the immortal leader in chains. Stripped of his godhood and forced to confront his own profound physical vulnerability, Loa embarks on a harrowing journey of survival and escape. Forester masterfully chronicles this physical and psychological odyssey, exploring the brutal collision of isolated antiquity with the encroaching, unforgiving outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53764734615891,"sku":"3406-RM-F-VG-6","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260605_170158.jpg?v=1781253716","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-sky-and-the-forest-c-s-forester-1st-edition-2","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}