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(Association Copy) Long Drums and Cannons; Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952-1955
by Laurence, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Melbourne, Toronto: Macmillan, 1968. Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page -"John Johnson with best wishes Margaret Laurence". Review Copy, with publisher's review slip laid in. Near Fine, small corner bumps, in a Very Good dust jacket, light edge wear, mainly at corners and spine ends. With Johnson's blind stamp front end page. John William Johnson (1942) is a noted folklorist with a distinguished teaching and publishing career and who spent a year and a half translating and editing for the renowned Somali folklorist and poet Haaji Muuse Galaal. A great folkloric Association Copy. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009856
- Title
- (Association Copy) Long Drums and Cannons; Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952-1955
- Author
- Laurence, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London, Melbourne, Toronto
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Folklore;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Fine
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- Bumps
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- Jacket
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- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
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