Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton. 1st 1953. H/C with jacket. 253 pp.

Paton's second novel, described as surpassing Cry, the beloved country.

A tragedy caused by a white man succumbing to the very temptations he might have been thought strong enough to resist. His downfall is recorded by his father's sister who watched the train of events, half foreseeing the disaster yet unable to prevent it, and now in anguish blames herself.

First published 1953 by Frederick L Cannon, Cape Town, for Jonathan Cape, London. Condition: Fair to good. Foxing on top of book block. First and last flyleaf stained. Jacket has slight wear and tear at edges.