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A Turn In The South
by Naipaul, V. S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394564774
- ISBN 13
- 9780394564777
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Near Very Fine. Large, heavy book, spine lightly slanted, dark blue cloth spine, dark blue boards with gilt embossed title on front, gilt lettering and borders bright on spine, spine lightly sunken, 307 pages of travels through the Southern states. DJ glossy white, yellow illustration of sun at top front, a Confederate flag at bottom front, photo portrait of author on back. Near Very Fine DJ/Good book.
Synopsis
A Turn in the South is a travelogue of the American South written by Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul. His first book about the United States is a revealing, disturbing, elegiac book about the hidden life and culture of the American South — from Atlanta to Charleston, Tallahassee to Tuskegee, Nashville to Chapel Hill. The book was published in 1989 and is based upon the author's travels in the southern states of the U.S..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54216
- Title
- A Turn In The South
- Author
- Naipaul, V. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394564774
- ISBN 13
- 9780394564777
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Southern States Travel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
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New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
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