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Ancestors.
by Kamau Brathwaite
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0811214486
- ISBN 13
- 9780811214483
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY New Directions Publishing , 2001. Paperback First Edition Thus [2001], based upon material previously published in 1977, 1982, and 1987, here greatly revised, recast and enlarged for this edition. First Edition Thus [2001], based upon material previously published in 1977, 1982, and 1987, here greatly revised, recast and enlarged for this edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a former bookseller's rubber-stamped logo at the front endpaper and a hint line of faint sunning along the rear hinge of the wrapper covers; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound; showing minor cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New', but this is a REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge of the text block. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo.(9 x 6 x 0.9 inches). 468 pages. Language: English. Weight: 22.4 ounces. New Directions Paperbook, 902. Trade Paperback.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 56002
- Title
- Ancestors.
- Author
- Kamau Brathwaite
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [2001], based upon material previously publis
- ISBN 10
- 0811214486
- ISBN 13
- 9780811214483
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing ,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2001.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry Anthologies; Poetry & Poetics; English Literature;
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