Proud Empires by Clarke, Austin - 1988

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Viking Canada, 1988. First Canadian Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp.224 clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Markham, Ontario: Viking, 1988. 224 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). Boldly inscribed and dated by author on title page. "In sight of green sugar-cane fields and the sea, the Rum Shop and the Tailor Shop are awash with buckshee rum and male talk. While Sarge (known to have broken an innocent man's legs with his truncheon) holds forth about blasted 'properganda', Seabert the Tailor has ambitions for a seat in Parliament and his eye on a big car. As a young man, Michael William Wilberforce Thorne - 'Boy' to the villagers - learns about life from these vibrant characters. Coming of age in the Barbados of the 1950s, he is both horrified and fascinated by the political scheming that surrounds him. After spending several years at a Canadian university on a scholarship, Boy returns to his country with a sharper awareness of its people and possibilities. When an election is called and this tiny, colonial island hovers on the brink of a new political dawn, he is treated as a political saviour,… Read More

Markham, London ......: Viking - Penguin, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a tight clean copy but for previous owner name on front free end paper. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. 224pp.

Viking Canada (AHC). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670817562 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Light bumping to tips of d/j and boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Viking Canada (AHC). Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670817562 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. .

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Toronto, : Penguin Group (Canada), 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Signed by Author. pp. 224, Signed by the author on the title page.

Markham, ON, Canada: Turtle Bay Books/Random House, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed By Author/Fly Leaf. First Canadian Edition, First Printing. A gift copy Inscribed and signed bythe author and several other friends of the previous owner. Inscribed & Dated By Author on fly leaf. Book and dust jacket have minor wear. Dust jacket is unpriced. Inscribed by author "To ______ _____ _______-With all of our love and in appreciation of your very gracious presence amongst us. _ 15 April 1989 With Love" then signed by the author. Beneath the authors signature is the signature of 4 others as well as three brief inscriptions signed with first names. Dust jacket is protected by removable Brodart cover..

Viking Canada (AHC). Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670817562 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. PO name in ink on ffep. Inscribed and dated by author to previous owner - another Canadian author - on title page. Dated in '89.; Signed by Author .