{"product_id":"out-of-africa","title":"Out of Africa","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"1337\" data-start=\"1252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1270\" data-start=\"1252\"\u003eDINESEN, Isak.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"1287\" data-start=\"1271\"\u003eOut of Africa.\u003c\/em\u003e New York: The Modern Library, Random House, 1952.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1375\" data-start=\"1339\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1351\" data-start=\"1339\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern Library Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1671\" data-start=\"1377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1393\" data-start=\"1377\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo. Original publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine with Modern Library device stamped in blind on upper cover. Very Good+. Binding square and tight. Cloth clean with light shelf wear. Interior bright and clean. Ownership signature (\"Perry\") on the front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1925\" data-start=\"1673\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1688\" data-start=\"1673\"\u003ePROVENANCE:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the personal working library of anthropologist, educator, and Peace Corps volunteer \u003cstrong data-end=\"1816\" data-start=\"1778\"\u003eThomas Doane Perry III (1942–2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Preserved as part of Perry's lifelong library devoted to African history, anthropology, and world cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2378\" data-start=\"1927\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1927\"\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isak Dinesen's classic memoir of colonial Kenya remains one of the most influential literary works on East Africa. This provenance copy is especially appropriate to Perry's collection, reflecting the interests that shaped his Peace Corps service in Uganda and his later career as an anthropologist and educator. An attractive copy for collectors of African literature, East African history, anthropology, and Modern Library editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"285\" data-section-id=\"1iypyok\"\u003eFrom the Thomas Doane Perry III Collection\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"784\" data-start=\"332\"\u003eThis volume comes from the personal library of \u003cstrong data-end=\"417\" data-start=\"379\"\u003eThomas Doane Perry III (1942–2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e—anthropologist, educator, Yale graduate, Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda, and lifelong scholar of African history, anthropology, archaeology, religion, and world cultures. Over more than five decades, Perry assembled a carefully curated working library reflecting his academic research, teaching, international travel, and commitment to cross-cultural understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"948\" data-start=\"786\"\u003eEach book in this collection is offered with its documented provenance and represents part of a library shaped by a lifetime of scholarship and global engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44262198935732,"sku":"DP-4","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/outofafricacoverandspine.jpg?v=1783360477","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/out-of-africa","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}