conton william (34 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. An African novelist tells the moving story of a young man who leads his country toward independence in the surging upheaval of modern Africa. Condition: covers have some edge rubbing; pages are clean with some age tanning and binding is secure.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. (West Africans, Fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardback. Zustand: New.

Hardback. Zustand: New.

Small Softcover. Zustand: Very Good Minus. Book is very slightly bent. Slight cover wear. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. African Writes Series. Book.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Interior good, some stains to bottom portion of binding, only affecting a small corner of the prelims and last few pages.Corners and spine extremities a bit worn.Cut-up dustwrapper pieces laid-in. Good reading copy only.244 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st edition. Gift inscr., Very Good, Dust Jacket torn, foxed, Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Category: literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 15057.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. ( african literature, west africans, gambian fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Good. 1961. First Edition. 192 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are heavily tanned. Mild cracking to hinges, however binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Heavy tanning to spine. Notable scratching and marking to covers. Visible stains to front cover.

First Edition, First Printing in U.S. -- Hardcover. Condition: near fine, with very good dust jacket (small scuff, tiny hole). -- Author was born 1925, Gambian/Sierra Leonean novelist. This novel follows a native of a remote village in West Africa, educated by missionaries, becoming political leader.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Reissue Edition; Second Printing. 213 pages; slightly cocked spine. Light foxing on the top exterior edge of textblock. Few speckles on the fore-edge. Minor fading and rubbing on the covers and spine. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. 192pp. Soft pictorial cover with title and title on spine. First Printing, February, 1961. Heavy foxing. "An African novelist tells the moving story of a young man who leads his country toward independence in the suring up heaval of modern Africa.".

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. THE AFRICAN by William Conton: Published by Little Brown, 1960. hardcover in dustjacket. state 1st edition. William Conton sets the scene of his novel in an imaginary country. Lokko, Kisimi Kamara's home village, is not even on the map of Africa. But the dusty houses, and the men and women who work incessantly around them, and the mothers, on whose sweaty backs the baby is lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sounds and movements of threshing rice - these are the real images of today's Africa. Just as many sad and happy interesting and exciting events in the life of the Kisimi Chamber could have happened anywhere in the awakening Africa. A new voice, a new perspective appears in William Conton's novel: the African man confesses about himself, his life, his love for a white girl, and the hatred he feels for the murderous white man."some jacket wear and tear,book inside is very good, clean and tight" GRAYPLAS.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. THE AFRICAN, William Conton, Little Brown, 1960, 244p, hc w/dj, xlib., usual lib. stamps/marks---novel of Ghana--15.00.

First Printing. Signet D 1906. Very Good condition.

Zustand: Very Good. 1965. Paperback. First edition. Dustwrapper with some nicks and tears. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Very Good. 1965. Paperback. First edition. Dustwrapper with some nicks and tears. . . . .

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Stated First Edition. FINE BOOK IN VERY GOOD+ DUST JACKET WITH MINOR RUBBING TO CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS. NO WRITING OR NAMES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Near fine in a very good (minor shelf wear) dust jacket.

Hardcover. 244p., ownership signature, very good first US edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped, edgeworn dj.

Zustand: Good. 1964. First edition thus. 213 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Zustand: Good. 1960. Hardcover. Fine copy. Good, clean condition. Some shelf wear on dust jacket and page edges. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Good. 1960. Hardcover. Fine copy. Good, clean condition. Some shelf wear on dust jacket and page edges. . . . .

213pp VG+ (blue cloth sl.soiled,sl.foxed contents and edges,cracked spine) in g+ d/w (sl.soiled,sunned and foxed,sl.bumps to extrems,price clipped).

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. PB/ pub. 1966/ VG condition/ 213 pages Kisimi Kamara, meets Greta, a white South African girl, but prejudice puts an end to their growing friendship and, shocked and embittered, Kisimi returns home to dedicate his energies to the struggle for inde pendence. (B1598). Book.

Boston (1960). 8.5x5.5", two-tone cloth, 244pp, ink name, lower corners bumped else good in edge frayed dw. FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. jacket is worn, torn and chipped. edge wear and knocking on boards. thorough tanning, foxing and marks on both book and jacket. unevenness on page ends. well bound. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.