Achebe (Chinua) Arrow of God
£350
London, John Day, 1967.
First US edition. 8vo. Original purple cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced $5.50.
In this moving story Chinua Achebe catches perfectly the atmosphere of African village life, the beautiful proverb-laden language of the Ibo and their touching, strangely formal customs of worship and hospitality. (jacket)
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Cloth a little darkened; jacket with some creasing and some chipping, but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Carl Smith.
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