A Promise to the Sun: An African Story
by Tololwa M. Mollel; Beatriz Vidal
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316578134
- ISBN 13
- 9780316578134
- Seller
-
Kanab, Utah, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Little Brown & Co, Boston, 1992 An excellent hardcover copy of the second printing, with dustcover. Green paper-covered boards, blindstamped front board (a bat), gilt spine lettering, 10 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches, unpaginated, great full-page color illustrations. Book and dustcover near fine. Upper corners of boards modestly bumped. Pages clean, with no marks of any kind, and binding tight and square. "This intriguing pourquoi tale by Maasai author Tololwa Mollel explains why bats fly only at night and why the sun always pauses for a few moments at dust before sinking below the horizon." (K079). Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4384
- Title
- A Promise to the Sun: An African Story
- Author
- Tololwa M. Mollel; Beatriz Vidal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316578134
- ISBN 13
- 9780316578134
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co, Boston
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- BATS, AFRICA, STORIES
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About the Seller
Boojum and Snark Books
Biblio member since 2003
Kanab, Utah
About Boojum and Snark Books
General antiquarian and out-of-print books. Specializing in medicine, history of medicine, science, technology and technical books.
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