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The Temple of My Familiar
by Walker, Alice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0151885338
- ISBN 13
- 9780151885336
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers [0-15-188533-8] 1989, 1st edition. (hardcover) 416pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Tall 8vo. Quarter cloth; turquoise cloth with brown paper-covered boards; lettering in gold to spine. Dust jacket not price clipped. "First Edition" stated on copyright page, full letter-line below. Internally bright, tight, and clean. Illustrations by Jennifer Hewitson..
Synopsis
First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Alice Walker’s follow-up novel to her iconic The Color Purple, spent more than four months on the New York Times Bestseller list and was hailed by critics as a “major achievement” ( Chicago Tribune ). Described by the author as “a romance of the last 500,000 years,” The Temple of My Familiar follows a cast of interrelated characters, most of African descent, and each representing a different ethnic strain—ranging from diverse African tribes to the mixed bloods of Latin America—that contribute to the black experience in America.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118465
- Title
- The Temple of My Familiar
- Author
- Walker, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151885338
- ISBN 13
- 9780151885336
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida
- This edition first published
- 1989
- Keywords
- American Literature, African-American, Literature
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About Spafford Books
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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