THE MOTTLED LIZARD. By Elspeth Huxley.
1962 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp335. B/w vignette to title page. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Terracotta cloth, spine titled in gilt.
A first edition copy of the sequel to The Flame Trees of Thika, which sees the family return to Kenya after the First World War. "The reader shares her regret for the loss of this wild, exciting country that has vanished for ever, and whose magic is preserved in pages written with insight, wit and love."
A first edition copy of the sequel to The Flame Trees of Thika, which sees the family return to Kenya after the First World War. "The reader shares her regret for the loss of this wild, exciting country that has vanished for ever, and whose magic is preserved in pages written with insight, wit and love."
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Book Code
57127
| Author | Huxley (Elspeth). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 57127 |
| ISBN | 0701108282 / 0701108282. |
| Book Description | Previous owner's signature to front end-paper. Uniform slight browning but good-plus in slightly rubbed, price-clipped dust-wrapper. Presentation copy from the author to J. Monty Brown and his wife Barbara. Dedication to title page reads, "For Monty a |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1962 |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus. |
| Place | London. |