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African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe ( SIGNED COPY )
by Doris Lessing
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002550199
- ISBN 13
- 9780002550192
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: HarperCollins, 1992. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) "A rich and penetrating account of Doris Lessing's Homeland. Recounts the visits she made to Zimbabwe in the 1980s & '90s after a 25 year ban. SIGNED by the AUTHOR "To Katherine, Doris Lessing" on title page. No other inscriptions. First Edition, First Printing. Grey cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 442 Pages, 940g, 9 1/2" Tall. A few specks of light browning on top and fore page edges. Very light marginal tanning on paper. Slight edge wear to jacket with a few nicks at spine ends. Jacket unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Synopsis
A highly personal story of the eminent British writer returning to her African roots that is "brilliant...[and] captures the contradictions of a young country."--New York Times Book Review
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017044
- Title
- African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe ( SIGNED COPY )
- Author
- Doris Lessing
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002550199
- ISBN 13
- 9780002550192
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/LITERARY/TRAVEL/AFRICA/ZIMBABWE/SIGNED BOOKS
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