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St. Martin's Press, 1989. Black textured boards, gilt spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages fine, clean. Dj moderate wear, unclipped 15.95. The demon-centered culture of remote hill tribes in New Guinea is the background for much of this exotic novel, the first to be published in the U.S. by Australian playwright Nowra. As he traces the development of Palu, a girl from the highlands who breaks her tribal taboos, into a woman who influences the development of her country as an independent nation, Nowra also develops parallel themes of black/white relationships in the clash of ancient and modern worlds. Palu's precocious sexuality flowers first under the tutelage of an elderly white coffee planter exiled from Australia, who introduces her to Western ways. Later, preparing to become a teacher, Palu meets her soul mate, Emo, a brilliant youth who becomes president of the island on a platform of humanistic ideals, but eventually becomes a despot, corrupted by Australian mentors. Palu's…
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- Date 1989
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New York: New York: St Martins Pr, 1989, 1989. Hb. VG/VG. 1st Am. 222 pp. Light wear. DJ: very light rubbing.. 1st Am.. Hb. VG/VG.
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New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover--paper over boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo,8 1/2" tall, 222 pages, gilt title on spine; with small remainder mark on top edge. A near fine, clean, hardcover first American edition, first printing, one corner bumped, minimal shelf wear, hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. In a very good, clean, lightly edge worn dust jacket with slight soiling at lower fore-tip, with original price.
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New York, NY St. Martin's Pr, 1989. Hardcover First Edition USA (1989); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA (1989); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. The DJ shows only light sunning to the peach-toned background field of the rear panel (the black titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the price is intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.8 inches). 222 pages. Language: English. Weight: 13.9 ounces. Hardback with DJ. The demon-centered culture of remote hill…
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N. Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Hard cover is in fine condition and the dust jacket is in near fine condition with a small tear to rear bottom corner now protected in mylar cover. Is unmarked and tightly bound !!!. First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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