Possessing the Secret of Joy (SIGNED)
by Walker, Alice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, signed on title, d/j (v.g.), orange boards, gilt spine titling, text block firm, pages unmarked and tigh
- ISBN 10
- 0224035274
- ISBN 13
- 9780224035279
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1992. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, signed on title, d/j (v.g.), orange boards, gilt spine titling, text block firm, pages unmarked and tight.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). When Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purple she realised that she needed to tell the story of Tashi, a minor character, who had ""left Africa but had taken her wound with her to America"". This is Tashi's story, told in her words and the voices of the people who loved her. This extraordinarily courageous and compelling novel explores the tragic consequences of Tashi's decision to go through the female initiation ceremony.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132357
- Title
- Possessing the Secret of Joy (SIGNED)
- Author
- Walker, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, signed on title, d/j (v.g.), orange boards, gilt spine titling, text block firm, pages unmarked and tigh
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224035274
- ISBN 13
- 9780224035279
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 270
- Keywords
- Signed, 1st, fiction, Alice Walker
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.46 g
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.