The Overcrowded Barracoon And Other Articles - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Naipaul, V. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394482905
- ISBN 13
- 9780394482903
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394482905 . First American edition/first printing in Very Good, sunned condition in alike dust-jacket, else Fine. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; The Overcrowded Barracoon is a book by Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul. The book is a collection of essays, some of which were first published in magazines and newspapers. The essays explore the themes of colonialism, race, and identity.; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20892
- Title
- The Overcrowded Barracoon And Other Articles - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Naipaul, V. S
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st US Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394482905
- ISBN 13
- 9780394482903
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Betty Anderson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Legendary Authors / Naipaul, V.S;
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