The Fountain of the Sun; Unfinished Journeys in Ethiopia and the Ruwenzori

Busk, Douglas

Published by London Max Parrish 1957, 1957

About this Item

1st Edition. 240pp. Quarto. Publisher's blue cloth; spine title in gilt. Spine faded, minor shelfwear to crown and foot, corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front paste-down, dated 1957; hand written card placed loosely in at front with additional detached dust jacket panels and advertisment poster. Illustrated colour frontis; B/W plates from photographs in text. A tight copy; interior bright and clean. very good Association copy; personally inscribed by the author and his wife to their friend, French film director Bernard Pierre. A facsimile of Douglas Busk's obituary in the Times is tipped in with a note from his wife to M. Pierre. Also included is the publicity annoucement for Pierre's film "Montagnes de la Lune", released in 1957. Ephemera and association make this copy one of a kind.

Seller Inventory # 132741

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fountain of the Sun; Unfinished Journeys in Ethiopia and the Ruwenzori
• Publisher: London Max Parrish 1957
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel and Exploration