A Good Man in Africa
by BOYD, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0688008208
- ISBN 13
- 9780688008208
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Morrow, 1982. This is the first American edition of Boyd's first book - winner of the Whitbread prize. Pub. by Morrow. A tight, clean copy. 342 pp. A great read -- in the mode of Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. Lacking the dust jacket but the flaps are laid in. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
Synopsis
A Good Man in Africa is the debut novel of Scottish writer William Boyd, a black comedy that follows the career of Morgan Leafy, a drunken English diplomat being blackmailed by an African politician as the country slowly descends into chaos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7000190
- Title
- A Good Man in Africa
- Author
- BOYD, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688008208
- ISBN 13
- 9780688008208
- Publisher
- Morrow
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- First Book
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- PUB
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- Flap(s)
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- Jacket
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