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A Good Man in Africa
by Boyd, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688008208
- ISBN 13
- 9780688008208
- Seller
-
Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Wm. Morrow, 1982. First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. 342pp. 8vo. Author's debut novel about political shenanigans in Africa. Won the Whitbread Prize. Stated First U. S. Edition with a complete number line from 1 to 10. Book is tight, square, unmarked, and shows the original price of $14.50. Book has some mild shelf wear, spine ends are ever so slightly bumped, and there is slight soiling to top edge of text block. Sunning to top edge of book front and verso (see photos). Jacket has a couple of small crinkles and the back, which is white, shows a slight darkening. Jacket is Brodart protected.
Synopsis
A Good Man in Africa is the debut novel of Scottish writer William Boyd, a black comedy that follows the career of Morgan Leafy, a drunken English diplomat being blackmailed by an African politician as the country slowly descends into chaos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001116
- Title
- A Good Man in Africa
- Author
- Boyd, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688008208
- ISBN 13
- 9780688008208
- Publisher
- Wm. Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Collectible Very Good; Dust Jacket - Like New; First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Items offered are subject to prior sale. All books are First Editions unless stated otherwise. First Editions are the first printing of a book. We guarantee all signed books. They may be returned at any time if proven not to be authentic. Returns: Please contact us for instructions. Customers may return books for any reason as long as they are in the same condition as sent, and we will provide a full refund (buyer pays shipping). If books are not as described we will also reimburse return shipping (book cost plus initial shipping plus return shipping). We, as seller, are also responsible for lost or damaged items in transit.
About the Seller
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2007
Port St. Lucie, Florida
About Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Specializing in modern mystery, fantasy/science fiction, general fiction, Subterranean Press books, and photography books. Many of these are signed by the authors.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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