Number of Pages : 389 Dimensions: 21.27 cm X 15.24 cm Karen Blixen Out of Africa. 1938. The sought-after true first edition of Karen Blixen’s masterpiece, published in 1938 by Random House, in the original dust-jacket. This American edition, which appeared under the pseudonym of Isak Dinesen. Out of Africa chronicles Blixen's life on a coffee plantation in Kenya. The book was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, with the original unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. “Covers are clean with sharp corners. Cloth shows no wear; binding at spine shows a little wear. Dust jacket shows wear, tears at edges & spine, not price clipped. Has a mylar covering. Ex libris & name/date "Mary Elizabeth Edens 1938 on inside front cover, price on flyleaf. End pages have age discoloration around bindings. No other marks or wear inside. Top page edges have stains; other edges are clean. Bindings are in good condition: complete, no loose pages, no hinge breaks. No odor.” Binding Hardcover Language English Special Attributes 1st Edition, Dust Jacket Author Isak Dinesen Personalized Yes Publisher Random House Topic Memoir Subject Biography & Autobiography Original/Facsimile Original Year Printed 1938 ISBN DOESNOTAPPLY Will be sent by registered mail.