Lot 249
Lot 249
The African Queen

C.S. Forester, 1935

Price Realised USD 2,750
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USD 1,000 - USD 2,000
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The African Queen

C.S. Forester, 1935

Price Realised USD 2,750
Price Realised USD 2,750
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The African Queen
C.S. Forester, 1935
FORESTER, C. S. (1899-1966). The African Queen. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.

The first American edition, in an lovely example of the dust jacket. The American and English editions of Forester's novel have different endings: in the English, the Royal Navy sinks the Konigin Luise, and Rose and Allnut survive and marry, while in the American edition, they fail to sink the ship and Allnut disappears beneath the waves.

Octavo. Original cloth (a little minor scuffing); pictorial dust jacket (hint of edgewear, a couple tiny closed tears); custom box.
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