{"product_id":"mist-of-memory-bernard-sachs-1973","title":"Mist of Memory by Bernard Sachs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMist of Memory (Signed Copy of a South African Journalist's Memoir)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of a Lithuanian-Born South African Journalist, Editor and Biographer of Herman Charles Bosman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mist of Memory: An Autobiography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bernard Sachs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vallentine, Mitchell \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0853031738\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain in 1973. Signed by the author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards with a pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo (8vo) hardcover, with a portrait of the author as frontispiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The green cloth boards are clean, with square corners and a straight spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean and bright, with no foxing or markings to the pages examined. The binding is tight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten signature in blue ink to the front free endpaper, reading 'Bernard Sachs'.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The bright yellow-green pictorial jacket carries a portrait of the author. The spine head is slightly chipped and rubbed, with some edge wear at the back top corner, and the back panel and flaps show light toning. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in London in 1973 by Vallentine, Mitchell, Mist of Memory is the autobiography of Bernard Sachs, a Lithuanian-born South African writer and journalist. It is the second of his two autobiographical volumes, following Multitude of Dreams of 1949.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSachs recounts his life and the events he witnessed, including the 1922 Rand strike and its aftermath. As a long-time editor of South African Opinion and a writer on prominent South Africans, he offers a first-hand view of South African public and literary life across much of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA signed copy in its pictorial dust jacket, this will interest collectors of South African memoir, Jewish South African history and the literary circle around Herman Charles Bosman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Bernard Sachs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard Sachs (1905-1985) was a journalist, historian and author. Born in Kamai, Lithuania, he was brought up in South Africa after his parents emigrated and was educated at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg. He worked as a journalist and leader writer for the South African Jewish Times, and was founding editor of South African Opinion and later of Trek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also a biographer of prominent South Africans, particularly Herman Charles Bosman, whom he knew well. His other works include The Utmost Sail (1955), South African Personalities and Places (1959) and The Road to Sharpeville (1961), his short book on the Sharpeville tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMist of Memory Bernard Sachs · signed Bernard Sachs autobiography · South African journalist memoir · Bernard Sachs 1973 first edition · Herman Charles Bosman biographer · South African Opinion editor memoir · Jewish South African autobiography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vallentine, Mitchell \u0026 Co. 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