African Stories
by LESSING, Doris
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition. Good/good. Hardcover : pp. [1-4], 5-636 : Mustard paper boards : Beige cloth spine with lettering in black and grey : Olive dust jacket with lettering in black and white : Author portrait inside back dust jacket : Green dye top edge : Untrimmed fore-edge : Card loosley inserted from publisher.
Boards a little foxed : Some marking to fore-edge and foot : Endpapers fox marked : Inside dust jacket foxed and toned : Head and tail of dust jacket tender and a little torn : Unclipped dust jacket. African Stories is long considered Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing's best collection of short stories.
Boards a little foxed : Some marking to fore-edge and foot : Endpapers fox marked : Inside dust jacket foxed and toned : Head and tail of dust jacket tender and a little torn : Unclipped dust jacket. African Stories is long considered Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing's best collection of short stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1718
- Title
- African Stories
- Author
- LESSING, Doris
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Short stories, Africa,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Archives Fine Books
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Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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