Ekwensi (Cyprian) Beautiful Feathers
£350
London, Hutchinson, 1963.
First edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A very good first edition of this novel by Nigerian author Ekwensi, with possibly the most extensive “synopsis” to ever grace a dust-jacket’s inner flaps.
In stock
Jacket price-clipped and slightly worn at spine ends corners, but overall a very good copy.
Jacket artwork by Janina Ede.
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