About this title: These eight stories share many of the themes and interests found in West withthe Night--Ms. Markham's lifelong fascination with horses, her experiences asa pilot, and her deep love for Africa.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Not Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Pointe Press, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Short Fiction. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Compiled and introduction by Mary S. Lovell. Short stories set in Africa. This book is in very good condition and appears unread. The dust jacket is also in very good condition. read more
Description: VG+ Used, Like New in VG+ jacket. HARDCOVER, VG+/VG+, North Point Press, 1987, 0.7 in. H x 8 in. L x 5.3 in. W, 10.1 oz. This copy has very mininmal signs of use, appears to have been very lightly read, is in Excellent Condition Overall. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 1st ed with with no marks or names(C1) Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 139 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco, CA
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo. Hardcover, with DJ (now in archival sleeve. ) Book condition fine. DJ price-clipped, spine panel sunned. Maroon cloth binding, xv + 139 pages, 8 stories. Stories about horses, horseracing, aviation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean, tight, with no marks, notes, highlighting. Small bookplate of prev. owner on front endpaper. Dustjacket is clipped, + has some very minor edgewear & very minor scuffing/scratching. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 139 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press, California
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR IS LIGHTLY SOILED. RED CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD" WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Binding: Cloth Hardback
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, San Francisco
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Very Good/Very Good+ 0865473013 139pp Previous owner's inscription on front facing page, otherwise book is AS NEW Dust jacket is price clipped. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 139 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Hard Back Second Printing. Compiled and Introduced by Mary S. Lovell. Hardcover Book and Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar Jacket Cover. Short stories previously published only in magazines. These stories reflect Ms. Markham's interests-Africa, horses and horseracing, aviation. All are set against her beloved Africa. 139 pages. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Hard Back Third Printing. Compiled and Introduced by Mary S. Lovell. Hardcover Book in Fine Condition with a Very Good Jacket. Mylar Jacket Cover. Jacket has a small smudgy area, otherwise fine-clean, no edgewear. Short stories previously published only in magazines. These stories reflect Ms. Markham's interests-Africa, horses and horseracing, aviation. All are set against her beloved Africa. 139 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. This book is in fine condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. It appears to have had very little if any use. The 1st page has been corner clipped. The dust jacket is in fine condition with some minor scuffs. The dust jacket is covered with a removable mylar jacket (Gaylord/Brodart cover). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987. 1st edition. 1st printing....
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: I don't see any statement of later printing so I'm assuming its a first. Tiny bit of dj spine fade, very nice copy. Fine+ in Fine dj. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780865473010ISBN:0865473013
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0865473013. Compiled and introduced by Mary S. Lovell. First edition. Fine in a very near fine (very slight sun fading along the spine) dust jacket. read more
"BERYL NOT ONLY CAN WRITE WONDERFUL STORIES BUT SHE CAN CAPTURE THE PASSIONATE SOULS OF BOTH HORSES AND HORSE LOVERS. LAURA HILLENBRAND'S MASTERY OF THE EXCITEMENT OF RACING IN SEABISCUIT PROBABLY WAS CHANNELED TO HER THROUGH MARKHAM'S SPIRIT."
"I rated it 2 stars, which is defined as "it's OK". In this case, that's "OK for some value of OK". I read some of her horse stories in anthologies of "horse stories for girls" as a child, and read "West with the Night" in my 20s. I'm imprinted, so I enjoyed some of this collection. Your mileage may vary."
"After West With the Night, this book was a tremendous let down. There are a few gems of short stories in this book, but they are few and far between. Some of the short stories are co-written with another author and they lose the poetic beauty that was found in WWTN. The characters are mostly flat and stereotyped. I would not recommend reading the entire book, but rather picking out the worthwhile selections."
"Consider this a distilled "Out of Africa." The same type of story of a strong woman making a name for herself in the wilds of colonial Africa, with romantic entanglements along the way, is here in "Splendid Outcast." There's even airplane piloting, as in "Out of Africa," but this time the woman is driving. I liked Beryl Markham better than Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen because she was a little spunkier and more charming. I read this as a young adult and it has stayed with me all these years - definitely a memorable read."
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