Description: THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA Written by Elspeth Huxley. Published by William Morrow, New York. Copyright 1959; fourth printing is printed on the dust jacket flap. The book is unillustrated except for the frontispiece. From Wikipedia: Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE (née Grant; 23 July 1907 – 10 January 1997) was an English author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser. She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika, and , The Mottled Lizard,, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya. Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley. DESCRIPTION: 288 pages 8 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches 4th printing hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in good condition with a good dust jacket. The red cloth hardcover has unfortunately suffered from water damage as the lower part of both boards show staining—about the lower 1/4 of both boards and 3/4 of the way up the spine. The cover isn’t significantly worn or soiled. The front endpapers show some browning—perhaps someone left a newspaper article in there a bit too long. The interior is otherwise excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The paper is slightly toned with age. The hinges and binding are very good with no loose or missing pages. The dust jacket is complete with price intact on the front flap, but shows some chipping at the head and tail of the spine area. It is rubbed and worn at the edges and corners. Looking at the inside of the jacket water staining is visible. There are several places that have Japanese paper repairs over chipping or small tears. From the dust jacket description: Mrs. Huxley was a child of six when she trekked out with her gallant mother in an ox cart to join her charming but improvident father in the wild Kikuyu country of Kenya. Through her young eyes we become participants in a family’s pioneer existence and share their indomitable spirit. The young couple built their house of grass, cleared the virgin land, and began the planting that they hoped would turn their home into a thriving coffee plantation. They came to know and love the world of farm and bush, with its rich abundance of tame and wild life, its hauntingly lovely scenery, its big-game thrills. Beyond that, they grew to an understanding of the vivid, lively and unsophisticated world of the native, with its witchcraft and sudden death, its charms and spirits. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
End Time: 2025-01-07T18:10:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Autobiography
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: Elspeth Huxley
Subject: African Memoir
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
