Fine Literature & Modern Firsts
Tue, Apr 26, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 77
FORESTER, Cecil Scott (1899?1966). The African Queen. Bosto...
Estimate: $300 - $400
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FORESTER, Cecil Scott (1899?1966). The African Queen. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1935. 8vo. Original publisher?s green?stamped tan cloth embossed with a jungle leaf pattern. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. The American and English editions of Forester?s novel have two 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 the Allnut disappears beneath the waves.
