iroaganachi john (9 risultati)

Condizione: New. GrandPré, Mary (illustratore).

Condizione: As New. GrandPré, Mary (illustratore). Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New. GrandPré, Mary (illustratore).

Condizione: As New. GrandPré, Mary (illustratore). Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: Fair. Softcover. Oblong 8vo (14cm by 22cm), 48pp. Illustrated throughout in colour by Adrienne Kennaway. Original illustrated card wrappers. The covers are rubbed, and there is some foxing and thumbing of the contents; overall, this book is just about in good condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Per Christiansen (illustratore). First Edition. Stated first printing in the original illustrated boards. Includes The Lament of the Deer by Christopher Okigbo. An African folk tale by the author of Things Fall Apart. Fine, clean and unmarked. Rare; at this listing, no other copy listed online.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Adrienne Kennaway (illustratore). First edition thus with the striking illustrations in colour. Oblong octavo. 48 pages. Original card covers. Wire stapled booklet. Creases to the rear cover else very good+ condition.

First Edition. First edition. The scarce, true first edition, preceding the UK and U.S. editions. Children's book with illustrations by Per Christiansen. An allegorical fable developed from a story by Iroganachi, which Achebe completely revised and rewrote to reflect the political upheaval of the Nigerian Civil War (Nigerian-Biafran War), incorporating a short, plaintive poem by Okigbo, who died while fighting for the independence of Biafra. Small 4to white paper-covered boards with illustrations of the head of a leopard on front and back; 35 pages. Near fine with light foxing to upper board edges and minor bumps to spine ends and corners. Quite scarce. OCLC records less than 30 copies.

Hard Cover. First Edition. (Enugu, Nigeria: Nwamife Publishers Limited 1972). First Edition and TRUE FIRST PUBLICATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Not issued with a dustwrapper. Illustrations and cover artwork by Per Christiansen. A VG copy (a couple of bumps to the boards, a strip of tape reinforcement to the spine, a small hole to the right-hand edge of the back board, and a couple of neat inscriptions to the front paste-down Clean interior. An exceptionally rare children's book by Chinua Achebe. "In a riveting fable for young readers about the potency and dangers of power taken by force, Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of THINGS FALL APART, evokes themes of liberation and justice that echo his seminal novels about post-colonial Africa" (GoodReads). At the time of listing it is the ONLY TRUE FIRST EDITION AVAILABLE FOR SALE. A GENUINE RARITY. NB: Not to be confused with later editions from other publishers. Photographs/scans available upon request.