Something of Value
by Ruark, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp, with small cloth tear on bottom. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped with light soiling and edge wear. This collectible, " VERY GOOD" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy.
Synopsis
Something of Value is a novel based on events that took place in Kenya Colony during the violent Mau Mau insurrection of the 1950s, an uprising that was confined almost exclusively to members of the Kikuyu tribe. It is a powerful, gripping, and sometimes shocking novel that presents an enlightening glimpse into the lives of all sections of the population in Colonial Kenya fifty years ago.
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Details
- Bookseller
- rarefirstscom
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003414
- Title
- Something of Value
- Author
- Ruark, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Remainder
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