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BLACK LEOPARD / RED WOLF; Marlon James
by James, Marlon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0735220174
- ISBN 13
- 9780735220171
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead Books, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (6 1/2" x 9 5/8"), brown quarter cloth with bright green lettering on spine over red boards with bright "MJ" on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Pablo Gerardo Camacho, black endpapers, 620 pages + [2] Acknowledgements. Marlon James (born 1970) is a Jamaican novelist who has written four novels: John Crow's Devil (2005), The Book of Night Women (2009), A Brief History of Seven Killings (2014:, winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize), and BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF (2019). The last is first book of a planned trilogy. It blends African history, mythology, and fantasy. Michael Jordan purchased film rights pre-publication.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5209
- Title
- BLACK LEOPARD / RED WOLF; Marlon James
- Author
- James, Marlon
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0735220174
- ISBN 13
- 9780735220171
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2019
- Keywords
- Africa, hunter, tracker, mercenary, kingdom, fairy tale, myth, danger, magic,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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