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Fragments
by Armah, Ayi Kwei
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Harcourt Brace, 1970. 287pp. Green cloth boards, orange titles on spine and front board. Solid binding, slight corner wear. Long gift inscription on FFEP. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has wear to spine ends and gutters, is missing a chip at upper front corner, but has original price on front jacket flap, crossed out in ink. Dust jacket in mylar. Armah's second novel, following 1968's The Beautiful Ones Are Not Born Yet, "takes its major theme from the shattered spiritual vision versus the grotesque material expectations of Africa today." Hard to find, particularly in dust jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034090
- Title
- Fragments
- Author
- Armah, Ayi Kwei
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Ayi Kwei Armah, Fragments, African Literature, First Edition
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....