THE CONSERVATIONIST

First edition in this form. Signed by the author and the artist. Original red cloth with paper title inlays lettered in red and grey to the spine and upper board. With a signed, numbered print by Cyril Coetzee, in a cloth chemise. The book and print are housed together in a red cloth slipcase. Illustrated with three black and white plates by Coetzee, two of which are printed on a fold-out leaf. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight. There is a small ink smudge on the last plate that appears to have occurred during the printing process. The contents are otherwise clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. The print is in fine condition. Complete with the fine slipcase. A lovely copy.

Issued in a limited edition of 160 copies, this example is numbered 111 and signed and dated by Nadine Gordimer in black ink on the title page. The print is signed by Cyril Coetzee in black ink along the bottom edge. A further 185 signed copies were issued without the print, and 15 hors d' commerce unsigned copies were also issued. A special edition of the first chapter of Gordimer's Booker Prize-winning novel 'The Conservationist', issued by the Oak Tree Press, a private press that donates its profits to organisations assisting children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, as the fourth volume in their 'First Chapters' series.