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Christmas in Biafra: And Other Poems
by Achebe, Chinua
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385016417
- ISBN 13
- 9780385016414
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1973-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. Octavo. Doubleday & Co., 1973; stated First Edition, no later printings indicated; 92 pp. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of orange/black cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text very good; light remainder spray on bottom edge of text block. Light wear to edges of price-clipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240817
- Title
- Christmas in Biafra: And Other Poems
- Author
- Achebe, Chinua
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385016417
- ISBN 13
- 9780385016414
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1973-01-01
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- father|godfather|african|LITERA|novel LITERA
- X weight
- 10 oz
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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