Iska
by Ekwensi, Cyprian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1966. Black cloth, blue embossed title, grey endpapers, in mylar protected unclipped dustjacket, (8 x 5.5 inches), 222 pages. First Edition/First Printing ("First Published 1966" stated on copyright page). Ekwensi's scarce postcolonial novel. The author pursues his familiar theme of women and urbanization in contemporary Africa, evoking the mood and atmosphere of a newly independent Nigeria. A clean, tight copy in a lightly worn jacket with hint of chipping at head. A desirable and collectable copy of a scarce work. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005816
- Title
- Iska
- Author
- Ekwensi, Cyprian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Postcolonial Literature
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...