The Sky and the Forest, C.S. Forester — 1st Edition

£55.00

The Sky and the Forest, C.S. Forester — 1st Edition

Name: The Sky and the Forest, C.S. Forester — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 3406-RM-F-VG-6
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Publication: London, Michael Joseph Ltd., 1948

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 219.

Condition Report: 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.

Catalogue Note: 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.

Examples 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.

Set in the impenetrable depths of 19th-century Central Africa, The Sky and the Forest 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.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: C.S. Forester

Book Publisher: Michael Joseph

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 219

Book Publication Year: 1948

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: A.E. Barlow (Dust Jacket)

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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