Laurens van der Post — About Blady: A Pattern out of Time

London, Chatto & Windus, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of Laurens van der Post's autobiography, billed by the publisher as 'testament to mankind's capacity for partnership with the natural world&apos. Flat signed by the author to the title page.The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The work of Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, a South African Afrikaner writer, soldier, journalist, humanitarian, and conservationist, a spiritual mentor the the then Prince Charles, and a confident of his neighbour, Margaret Thatcher. After his death, it was revealed that Post fathered a child with a fourteen year old girl entrusted to his care.This work is Post's absorbing autobiography, discussing episodes from his life including from his childhood in Africa, and the death of his young son from cancer. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper excellent, but with fairly significant spotting to reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.