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The African Witch
de Joyce Cary
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Victor Gollancz: London, 1936. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Joyce Cary's third novel, set in Nigeria in the interwar period. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Set in Nigeria against the background of a struggle for supremacy between different factions, Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial administrator Joyce Cary presents a study of the clash of tradition and modernity in a rural village, when a ten-year-old is accused of witchcraft.An early work from Cary, whose most notable novels include Mister Johnson and The Horse's Mouth. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper back strip age toned, with chipping to back strip head and tail. Small hole to back strip tail. Light marks to wrap perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 851F7
- Título
- The African Witch
- Autor
- Joyce Cary
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- London
- Lugar de publicación
- Victor Gollancz
- Fecha de publicación
- 1936
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary Mister Johnson The Horse's Mouth Mister Johnson
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
