THE FORTUNES OF WANGRIN
by Hampate Ba, Amadou; Translated By Aina Pavolini Taylor with an Introduction By Abiola Irele and an Afterword By the Author
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0253334292
- ISBN 13
- 9780253334299
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000. xix, 272 pages. As the author states in the foreword, this is an account of the life of a real man the author well knew. Wangrin's experiences as African interpreter for the French in West Africa, and later as businessman, are given a narrative (almost novelistic) form by the author. Book in as new condition.. First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H1425
- Title
- THE FORTUNES OF WANGRIN
- Author
- Hampate Ba, Amadou; Translated By Aina Pavolini Taylor with an Introduction By Abiola Irele and an Afterword By the Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- Edition
- First U. S. Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0253334292
- ISBN 13
- 9780253334299
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary First Editions;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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