THE LOST WORLD OF THE KALAHARI LAURENS van der POST ( Hardcover )

THE LOST WORLD OF THE KALAHARI LAURENS van der POST ( Hardcover ) ; The Hogarth Press  London ; First Published / First Edition  1958 ; FOURTH IMPRESSION 1959   ; 256 pages .

From Goodreads; The distinguished explorer and writer recounts his rediscovery of the Bushmen, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. Faced with constant attack from all the peoples who followed them, the last of the Bushmen have retreated to the scorching depths of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. After a gruelling trek, van der Post finds the Bushmen, thriving in one of the worlds most inhospitable landscapes, with their physical peculiarities, their cave art and their joyful music-making intact.
Condition of book and dust jacket ;  good ; please see photographs ; About 2CM MISSING FROM THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE   ; NOTE - A SECTION FROM THE BACK - TOP TORN OFF - Please see the photographs  ;  minor / small tears to the edges of the dust jacket   . Book ; very strong binding  , no tears to the pages , writing added - Gift note written on the first page  ; Note some light browning of the paper of the first and last blank pages only . Also note a previous owners " stamp " with  name. .