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Sale 741 - Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Jun 23, 2020
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[AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE]. ACHEBE, Chinua (1930-2013). Things Fall Apart. New York: McDowell Obolensky, 1959.
8vo. Original publisher’s gray cloth (spine slightly sunned). Provenance: Johnson Publishing Company Library (library stamp).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, INSCRIBED BY ACHEBE: “With salaams Chinua Achebe, June 13, 1963.” A scarce signed copy of the Nigerian writer’s first published book, considered one of the most significant works of twentieth-century African literature.
Property from the Collection of the Johnson Publishing Company Library