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THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR
by Walker, Alice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0151885338
- ISBN 13
- 9780151885336
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first printing of this epic novel of love and relationships across centuries, including appearances of two characters from THE COLOR PURPLE. 9.25'' x 6''. Original quarter teal cloth, tan paper boards, gilt-lettered spine and gilt-stamped lion ornament on front board. In original unclipped ($19.95) color pictorial dust jacket designed by Lambert Davis. [10], 416, [4] pages. Signed by Walker on the title page. Some faint toning to pages. Touch of fading to top edge. Else bright, clean, and sharp overall.
Synopsis
First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Alice Walker’s follow-up novel to her iconic The Color Purple, spent more than four months on the New York Times Bestseller list and was hailed by critics as a “major achievement” ( Chicago Tribune ). Described by the author as “a romance of the last 500,000 years,” The Temple of My Familiar follows a cast of interrelated characters, most of African descent, and each representing a different ethnic strain—ranging from diverse African tribes to the mixed bloods of Latin America—that contribute to the black experience in America.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47223
- Title
- THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR
- Author
- Walker, Alice
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151885338
- ISBN 13
- 9780151885336
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1980s,US American,African American author,African American subject,Woman Author
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