GUERRILLAS
by Naipaul, V.S. (Vidiadhur Surajprasad)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good to Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345252969
- ISBN 13
- 9780345252968
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. First Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage Paperback, Ballantine 25296: Trinidad-born, Nobel Prize-winning British author, Naipaul, wrote this bleak novel of political corruption, terrorism and revolution in the Caribbean, a story that has been compared to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," after covering the murder trial of black revolutionary, Michael X, in Trinidad in 1972. The character, Jimmy Ahmed, in "Guerrillas," is believed to be modeled after Michael X. Mass Market Paperback, First Printing, First Edition Thus. 292 pages, with 4 pages of publisher's ads. Grey wrappers with green lettering featuring small pictorial illustration of woman and reptile. Wrappers show reading crease on spine, other very minor surface and edge wear. No significant tears, chipping or bumping. Text is clean and unmarked, tight and square. A collectable copy of an important Naipaul work.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005419
- Title
- GUERRILLAS
- Author
- Naipaul, V.S. (Vidiadhur Surajprasad)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good to Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345252969
- ISBN 13
- 9780345252968
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, NOBEL PRIZE, CARIBBEAN, REVOLUTION, RACISIM, TERRRORISM, POLITICS, CORRUPTION,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Intrigue; Crime; England;
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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