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2008 first edition hardcover with dust jacket and 344 pages in good condition. R65 postage in SA. The fifth volume of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful serial novels set in Edinburgh's New Town To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. And soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; the gloriously vain Bruce discovers a wrinkle and confronts rejection; and Angus finds himself facing the grave consequences of unbridled bliss, not to mention a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts... Biographical Notes Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects, and his books have been translated into forty-five languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife.  

About the product 8vo; original salmon-coloured boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxii + 192; text illustrations; colour plates. Dustwrapper lightly sunned on spine panel; occasional fox spot; earlier owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Very good condition."CRY FOR THE LIONS, destined to become a classic in its field, leaves one with a sense of awe for the beauties and complexities of Africa's wild places and a more enlightened realisation that, because of developing circumstances throughout the African continent, man must now be the final guardian of the lion." Books: Cry for the Lions. A story of the lions of Mashatu epitomising the need for the conservation of the lions of all Africa

About the product 8vo; original salmon-coloured boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxii + 192; text illustrations; colour plates. Earlier owner's name on the front free endpaper, endpapers, edges and reverse of dustwrapper lightly foxed. Very good condition."CRY FOR THE LIONS, destined to become a classic in its field, leaves one with a sense of awe for the beauties and complexities of Africa's wild places and a more enlightened realisation that, because of developing circumstances throughout the African continent, man must now be the final guardian of the lion." Gareth Patterson: Cry for the Lions. A story of the lions of Mashatu epitomising the need for the conservation of the lions of all Africa