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Wife of the Gods
by Quartey, Kwei
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400067596
- ISBN 13
- 9781400067596
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2009. First printing of the first Inspector Darko Dawson mystery. Set in Ghana, Inspector Dawson leaves the city to investigate the death of a promising med student in a small rural village. Bumped with correspondig crimps to the Brodart covered jacket. Inscribed and signed by Quartey on the half title page, dated 2009. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
Kwei Quartey was raised in Ghana by an African American mother and a Ghanaian father, both of whom were university lecturers. Dr. Kwei Quartey practices medicine in Southern California, rising early in the morning to write before going to work. He is currently writing his next novel. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C160030
- Title
- Wife of the Gods
- Author
- Quartey, Kwei
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1400067596
- ISBN 13
- 9781400067596
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Half Title
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- Leaves
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- Jacket
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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