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Beautiful Feathers.
by EKWENSI, Cyprian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson,, 1963. Inscribed to an esteemed Nigerian civil servant First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Stan, hope this will thrill & delight a devoted 'servant' of my country. Cyprian". This is Ekwensi's fifth novel: it is rare inscribed, and this is a particularly excellent association. The recipient is almost certainly Chief Stanley Olabode Wey (1923-2004), Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria at the time of publication, the first Nigerian to be appointed to the role. Ekwensi had a brief governmental career during the First Republic, becoming Director of the Ministry of Information in 1961, and both he and Wey were presented with respective awards for contributions to arts and culture and for public service to celebrate Nigeria's Centenary in 2014. Octavo. Original pale green boards, spine lettered in green and blue. With dust jacket. Spine a little sunned, head of spine and corners bumped, single spot of foxing to front board and tiny mark to fore edge, endpapers, edges, and prelims lightly foxed. A very good copy indeed, clean and firm, in jacket, light foxing to verso, loss to head of spine and front panels, corners a little chipped, a few marks to rear panel with one short closed tear to head, edges a little nicked and rubbed, unclipped, very bright indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156516
- Title
- Beautiful Feathers.
- Author
- EKWENSI, Cyprian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Hutchinson,
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Sunned
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- Octavo
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Edges
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fore Edge
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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