Tutuola (Amos) My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
£275
London, Faber & Faber, 1954.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 12s.6d
The tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. A key work of modern African literature, a companion-piece to Tutuola’s first book The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952).
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Cloth VG; jacket chipped at corners and spine ends with slight loss, but otherwise VG.
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