Another country
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, front-rear corner extremely gently bumped and sunned,
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Published in 1962, this is an emotionally intense novel of love, hatred, race and liberal America in the 1960s. Set in Greenwhich Village, Harlem and France, ANOTHER COUNTRY tells the story of the suicide of jazz-musician Rufus Scott and the friends who search for an understanding of his life and death, discovering uncomfortable truths about themselves along the way.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91243
- Title
- Another country
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, front-rear corner extremely gently bumped and sunned,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing
- Publisher
- M. Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
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