A Turn In the South

by Naipaul, V S

A Turn in the South is a travelogue of the American South written by Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul. His first book about the United States is a revealing, disturbing, elegiac book about the hidden life and culture of the American South — from Atlanta to Charleston, Tallahassee to Tuskegee, Nashville to Chapel Hill. The book was published in 1989 and is based upon the author's travels in the southern states of the U.S..

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Viking Press published a First UK Edition, First Printing in London, 1989. The edition is bound in red boards with silver gilt. 

The Franklin Library published a First Edition, Limited Edition in Pennsylvania, 1989. The edition was bound in Full Leather, with gold-gilt cover illustrations and page edges, along with a bound-in silk bookmark. 

Alfred A. Knopf published the First US Edition, First Printing in New York, 1989.

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1989
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1989
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1989
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London: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670824151 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition with slightly yellowed pages in Fine dustjacket, SIGNED by author V. S. Naipaul directly on the title page; Naipaul travels the American South in an attempt to explore and explain this unique region. In… Read more about this item
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1989
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1989. First edition. Signed by Naipaul as issued. "Special Message" by Naipaul. Frontispiece by Bart Forbes. Gilt-stamped leather-covered baords, all edges gilt, satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. In softcover slipcase. The slipcase has bumped corners, a two inch closed split at one edge, small closed edge tear and beginning edge toning; it's in Good condition. The… Read more about this item
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London: Viking, 1986. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Naipaul on the title page. Usual page toning; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed trade edition copies of this title are less commonly available than the signed Franklin Library edition.
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1989
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1989
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London: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. 1st UK. Hardcover. 0670824151 . Naipaul's fresh look at the South,not of race or colour but of change and changlessness,its music and its faith etc. Slight scrapes/small indentations to dustwrap, NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Red boards, silver titling to spine. 307pp, pages uniformly browning slightly. Apart from… Read more about this item
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1989
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Viking Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 307 p. 24 cm. Red cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Front flap price clipped.
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1989
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First edition. Fine in d.j.. First edition. (xii), 307p. Copper-titled blue cloth spine over copper-titled boards.
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1989. Leather bound. As new. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1989. 307pp. Signed by author on blank end page. 8vo. Full leather with decorative gilt on covers and spine, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. as new lunread leatherbound hardcover with publisher's pamphlet laid-in.
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Publisher: KNOPF Date of Publication: 1989 Binding: Hardcover Condition: This is the stated Knopf First Edition from 1989.Other than a back cardholder flyleaf (ex libris), both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight as a drumAcceptable
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1989
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First UK printing. Book has small crease to the head of the spine and some age tanning to the pages, as is common with this title. The unclipped DJ has light creasing to the head of the spine. Signed by Naipaul on the title page. A reflective journey through the American South involving encounters with politicians, rednecks, farmers, writers and… Read more about this item
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London: Viking, 1989. First British edition. Hardcover. A novel set in the U.S. south. An about near fine copy with some of the usual darkening to the pages and some slight bumping to the top corners in a near fine dust jacket.
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1989
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NY: Knopf, 1989. First trade edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A non-fiction book of Naipaul's tour of the American South & the legacy of the land.
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1989
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0670824151
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London, England: Viking, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. British First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; some age toning to page edges; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..
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1989
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London: Viking, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition… Read more about this item
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