When the Journey's Over Author: Lawrence G. Green
When the Journey's Over (Collectible True First Edition in New Protective Sleeve)
The Final, Intimate, and Deeply Reflective Masterwork Narrative Recounting the Lifetime Memoirs and Vanished Landscapes of an Incorrigible Wanderer
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: When the Journey's Over
- Subtitle: An Incorrigible Old Wanderer's Memories of Travel in the Cape and Far Beyond the Cape; Life in Cities and Solitudes; Rare, Strange and Curious Experiences
- Author: Lawrence G. Green
- Publisher: Howard Timmins, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1972
- ISBN-10: 0869780301
- Edition Details: True First Edition, First Printing. Published posthumously in the final release cycle marking the author's ultimate manuscript contribution.
- Binding: Original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 256 pages detailed with photographic plates and vintage illustrative layouts.
- Language: English.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used – Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The original cloth boards are robust, flat, and square, showing minimal overall wear. The corners are crisp and the spine remains completely undamaged, solid, and robustly bound.
- Interior: Outstanding. The internal signatures and pages are exceptionally clean, bright white, and fully intact. Free of typical vintage foxing, owner names, or reader pencil annotations.
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The Dust Jacket: Used – Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Report: The original pictorial dust jacket has been beautifully preserved, showing only the lightest hints of handling along the extremities with minimal overall wear. It is now professionally enclosed and protected behind a clear plastic sleeve.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1972, When the Journey's Over serves as the poignant, final volume of Lawrence G. Green's storied publishing career. Standing alongside Where Men Still Dream as one of the closest approximations to a formal autobiography the fiercely private writer ever allowed, this text reflects a lifetime of travel in the Cape and far beyond its borders. Green guides the reader through a brilliant collection of rare, strange, and curious experiences, revisiting the legendary flying and railway pioneer days of South Africa, the inner history of the Paarl wagon industry, and early frontier life in Calvinia. Filled with vivid encounters ranging from mushroom gatherers to the famous Russian herbalist Joe Masurek, this volume acts as a final monument to a vanished era 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 a legendary career spanning nearly forty books, he published roughly one volume per year, documenting the natural wonders, maritime lore, and eccentric characters of the African continent. His dynamic, immersive prose style shaped public understanding of 20th-century geography, leaving an irreplaceable legacy that remains heavily prized by Africana bibliophiles.
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