Wilson Harris — Heartland
London, Faber and Faber, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Wilson Harris's novel about gold panning in the rivers of Guyana. The scarce first edition, first impression of this novel, in the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.A fascinating short novel by the Guyanese writer, his first published work following the conclusion of his 'Guyana Quartet&apos. This work depicts the 'pork-knockers' who pan for gold in the Guyanese rivers.With an inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. A touch of rubbing to spine tail, otherwise externally fine. Inscription to front free endpaper. A touch of edgewear to dust wrapper spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
