{"product_id":"fah-nama-nama-nama-lah-a-tale-of-one-elephant-and-three-continents","title":"Fah-nama-nama-nama-lah. A Tale of One Elephant and Three Continents","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFah-nama-nama-nama-lah. A Tale of One Elephant and Three Continents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVancouver: The Savuti Press, 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e8vo., sparkly blue card wraps with integrated gold card cover; butterfly devices to both flaps; onlaid paper labels with title and watercolour image showing the boy and his elephant in an embrace; decorated direct with bamboo borders; hand stitched at spine; pp. [iv], 3-16, [ii]; with decorative title page, scalloped rules and initials printed in brown throughout; numerous illustrations in both black and white and full colour; including double page centrefold image, and four plates tipped-on to gold card; passenger and zoo tickets additionally tipped-in; fine, as issued. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eTHE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT of this wonderful children’s tale by Charles van Sandwyk, each copy \u003cstrong\u003esigned by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e These touring editions produced in a very limited run of unnumbered copies in the early months of 2025. Printed by ‘the tousle-headed lads and tender-hearted maidens at Contact Printing’, with the bindings individually hand stitched by Waisiki Doughty.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eSeven years in the making, these editions tell the heartfelt tale of enduring love between a little boy and his childhood elephant, Fah-nama-nama-nama-la, set between the exotic, butterfly-filled streets of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and Canada.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe true story of the author’s friend Neil Hershfield, who passed away in 2022, with this publication dedicated to his memory. Hershfield recounted the tale to Van Sandwyk over a number of years, and it appears here in print for the very first time. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55917393117508,"sku":"SQ4820633","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/509_Foldthecornerbooks_02232.webp?v=1762864003","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/fah-nama-nama-nama-lah-a-tale-of-one-elephant-and-three-continents","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}