These Wonders To Behold By Lawrence G. Green
These Wonders To Behold (Collectible True First Edition in New Protective Sleeve)
A Beautifully Maintained Account Tracking Africa's Strangest Tales, Witch Doctor Lore, and Unsolved Continental Enigmas
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: These Wonders To Behold: Experiences and Discoveries of an Author in Search of the Grain of Truth in Africa's Strangest Tales
- Author: Lawrence G. Green
- Publisher: Howard Timmins, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1959
- ISBN: Not Applicable (Pre-ISBN Era / Issued Without ISBN)
- Edition Details: True First Edition, First Printing. The highly coveted and spellbinding original release of Green's most mysterious African investigations.
- Binding: Original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 237 pages detailed with historical photographic illustrations.
- Language: English.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used – Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The hardboards are robust, flat, and square. The spine remains completely undamaged, solid, and firmly bound. This book has clearly been well maintained thus far.
- Interior: Outstanding. The internal pages are remarkably clean, crisp, and fully intact. Free of modern user highlighting, margin notes, or splits.
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The Dust Jacket: Used – Very Good (VG)
- Report: The original pictorial dust jacket has been highly looked after, showing only some limited, minor signs of light edge and spine wear from careful handling. It is now beautifully preserved behind a brand-new, clear cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published as a definitive 1959 first edition, These Wonders To Behold embodies a lifetime of intensive African travel and research, covering the Dark Continent from the Nile to the Cape. Widely considered by contemporary reviewers to be the most remarkable book Lawrence Green has ever written, the narrative searches for the grain of truth behind Africa's strangest tales. Within these spellbinding pages, Green investigates whether native telepathy and clairvoyance are real, explores the mysteries of tribal rainmakers, evaluates the medicinal value of witch doctors, and tracks the legend of Hendrik Spoorbek—the wizard of Humansdorp. Traveling deep into the Sahara and Kalahari deserts and mingling with the hidden gypsies of Egypt, this true first printing serves as an invaluable historical record of heritage preservation.
Author Profile: Lawrence G. Green
Lawrence George Green (1900–1972) was one of South Africa’s most prolific and widely read authors, journalists, and travel biographers. Over his long career, he penned dozens of bestselling historical retrospectives, capturing the folklore, hidden corners, maritime mysteries, and eccentric characters of the African continent with an exceptionally accessible and deeply immersive prose style.
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