Description
On the Edge of the Primeval Forest by Albert Schweitzer, from the library of Dr. Clement C. Chesterman.
Small octavo, 255pp, [1]. Patterned beige cloth, title in black on spine. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, a near fine example. Complete with three full-page illustrations, including frontispiece. Includes the publisher’s dust jacket, 2/- net retail price on the front flap, tape repairs to verso, chipping along top edge, a very good example.
Previous ownership inscription of Clement C. Chesterman on front free endpaper. Inscribed by the author on the title page: “avec mes bonnes pensées [with my good thoughts] / Albert Schweitzer.” Includes a type-written half sheet by Chesterman, previously paperclipped to page 13, in which he states: “… Dr. Schweitzer then addressed me as ‘My African Colleague’ and after our long friendship he still speaks to me in these words.”
A unique association copy.
The recipient of this copy, Clement C. Chesterman (1894-1983) was a medical missionary for the Baptist Missionary Society that served in Yakusu, Belgian Congo.Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) had a multifaceted career as a theologian, philosopher, musician, and humanitarian. He gained renown for his groundbreaking work as a medical missionary in Africa, founding a hospital in Gabon to serve the local population. Schweitzer’s philosophy of “reverence for life” and his commitment to alleviating human suffering earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
