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Africa Under My Heart
by Hennessy, Maurice N
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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VALATIE, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1965. 1965 Edition, printing unstated.NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD, price-intact, dust jacket. INSCRIBED by author on front endpaper "To: Gerry Lillie in appreciation of her never failing courtesy. Mr. Hennessy, April '66." A warm and perceptive account of the author's 20 years in Africa as British soldier and official - and his strong belief in the African's right to be free of colonial rule. No other markings to book and pages are clean and fine, bound in brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, otherwise cover is fine. Dust jacket, price intact on front flap, is clean though lightly toned and moderately edgworn with small chips, creases and short tears. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding strong, hinges intact, spine and board straight. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4". 181 pages plus 8 pages of B/W photos. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Knickerbocker Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002109
- Title
- Africa Under My Heart
- Author
- Hennessy, Maurice N
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ives Washburn, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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Knickerbocker Books
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VALATIE, New York
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