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Alice Princess--An Autobiography
by Siwundhla, Alice Princess
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Mountain View, California: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1965. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inspirational, true story of an orphan girl from Lake Nyassa (now Lake Malawi), Africa, who grew up in abject poverty, but began to lift herself up to remarkable achievements, eventually pursuing doctoral studies in CA, after attending a mission school, being adopted by an American couple & coming to the US, where she appeared on a segment of "This is Your Life." A FIRST EDITION, First printing from 1965, SIGNED by AUTHOR with a personalized gift inscription to former owner Elsie Lurance (whose bookplate is also present) on ffep. Additional clippings & paper ephemera from her numerous personal appearances laid in. With glossy pictorial cloth over boards showing the Princess on front cover, matching design on accompanying dJ, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages white with mild tanning to all outer edges, heavier tanning to front endpapers. The unclipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to rubbing to extremities, spine fading, light soil, minor paper loss at head of spine; nicely protected in new nonreflective mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020599
- Title
- Alice Princess--An Autobiography
- Author
- Siwundhla, Alice Princess
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Pacific Press Publishing Association
- Place of Publication
- Mountain View, California
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN ROYALTY PRINCESS IMMIGRANTS AFRICA GIRLS WOMEN ORPHANS ADOPTED ADOPTION SIGNED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / African/Black Americans;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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