Harbours Of Memory By Lawrence G. Green
Harbours Of Memory (Collectible First Edition in New Protective Sleeve)
A Beautifully Maintained True First Printing Documenting Unusual Waterfront Characters, Maritime Surprises, and Romantic Sea Tales
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Harbours Of Memory
- Author: Lawrence G. Green
- Publisher: Howard Timmins Ltd, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1969
- ISBN: Not Applicable (Pre-ISBN Era / Issued Without ISBN)
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. The highly desirable original release of Green's celebrated coastal and port narrative anthology.
- Binding: Original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 255 pages enhanced with regional text line drawings and customized illustrated endpapers.
- 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 cloth binding remains uniform and well-preserved, while the spine block remains completely undamaged, solid, and firmly bound.
- Interior: Outstanding. The internal pages are remarkably clean, crisp, and fully intact. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Free of typical user highlighting, marginal notes, or heavy coastal text foxing.
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The Dust Jacket: Used – Very Good (VG)
- Report: The original pictorial dust jacket has been beautifully looked after, showing only some limited, minor signs of light wear concentrated primarily along the outer margins, corner tips, and spine areas. It is now fully protected and held together beautifully behind a brand-new, fresh clear cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1969, Harbours of Memory captures Lawrence G. Green's sweeping personal experiences and historical maritime journeys along South African and other romantic global waterfronts. Opening in Table Bay and charting a course through Simon's Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, and beyond, Green introduces an array of eccentric waterfront characters he encountered and records the strange tales they told. From old dockside tavern bars to meetings with North African magicians and journeys through Gibraltar and Marseilles, the text balances the raw joy of life's surprises with culinary and seafaring lore. It remains an irreplaceable piece of mid-century heritage preservation for maritime collections.
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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