The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company,, 1968. First edition, first printing, of the author's debut novel. While the Ghanaian author published short stories and essays, it is his novels that have built his reputation and have "been central in the shaping of the canon of African literature" (Gikandi). Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt, black roundel to front with… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company,, 1968. First edition, first printing, of the author's debut novel. While the Ghanaian author published short stories and essays, it is his novels that have built his reputation and have "been central in the shaping of the canon of African literature" (Gikandi). Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt, black roundel to front with… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Miflin Company, 1968. First printing. 8vo. 213 pp. Black cloth. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. A few small spots of fraying to extremities of boards. Some small tears and chips to jacket at spine ends. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Tight, square, uncreased spine has some light sunning. Clean, unmarked interior. Only very gentle shelf-wear. Intro by Christina Ama Ata Aidoo. Lovely cover to this one, featuring a reference to the Ghanaian bus art witnessed by the book's unnamed narrator as he wearily walks home: a brief moment of transcendence after a night spent helping his friend escape the aftermath… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New. The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn.

Heinemann, 10/23/1989 12:00:01. paperback. Acceptable. 0.5906 in x 7.7559 in x 5.0787 in. Contains water or spine damage. May contain highlighting/underlining/notes/etc. May have used stickers on cover. Overall, still a fine copy for classroom use! Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed to be included with used books.

Heinemann Publishers (Pty) Ltd , 1988. Reprint . Softcover. Good. 5x0x7. Reprint, 1988. Publication of 183 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and minor creases. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

Heinemann, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Collier. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. (west africa, literature ) 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy… Read more about this item

Heinemann, October 1989. Trade Paperback. Used - Good.

Juta & Co., Limited, 1989. 4th Edition. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 491 pages (complete). A much used but still highly competent copy. The cover is worn and creased by usage. It is still acceptable and secure. The contents have residue marks to the frontis and end papers from scotch tape. The pages have evidence of regular, assured use… Read more about this item

Heinemann. Good. 180mm / 120mm. Paperback. 1969. 215 pages. Cover worn<br> .

Paperback. Good.

Houghton Mifflin, 1968. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 0x0x0. Boston, 1968; black cloth covered boards; corner and spine edge wear; dust jacket missing; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; flaps of dust jacket pasted to paste-downs; interior is clean and unmarked; 215 pages.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Author's debut novel. While the Ghanaian author published short stories and essays, it is his novels that have built his reputation and have "been central in the shaping of the canon of African literature" (Gikandi). Simon Gikandi, Encyclopedia of African Literature, Routledge, 2002, pp. 38-40. … Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Heinemann, 1989-10-22. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!