palace of the peacock
by wilson harris
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
london: faber and faber, 1960. first edition, 1960.
the author's first novel, written after his move from london back to guyana. considered a canonical text in caribbean literary studies and an essential early postcolonial work. part of the author's "guyana quartet" of works published between 1961 and 1963.
london: faber and faber. 5 x 7.5". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: fading to bottom of spine. near fine. jacket condition: chips to front and back covers. toning to back cover. tear and chips to spine. clipped. very good.
the author's first novel, written after his move from london back to guyana. considered a canonical text in caribbean literary studies and an essential early postcolonial work. part of the author's "guyana quartet" of works published between 1961 and 1963.
london: faber and faber. 5 x 7.5". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: fading to bottom of spine. near fine. jacket condition: chips to front and back covers. toning to back cover. tear and chips to spine. clipped. very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- leaves (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841
- Title
- palace of the peacock
- Author
- wilson harris
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- faber and faber
- Place of Publication
- london
- Date Published
- 1960
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...