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Quair Books
Quair Books specialises in modern literary and visual cultures, particularly alternative, different and radical authors/artists, presses and histories. We also hold a small general stock, with a focus on rare, significant and bonny books. We trade at fairs, online and via catalogue. Private Premises.
The Palm-Wine Drinkard: And his dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads’ Town
DescriptionFIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [126]. Original red cloth, spine lettered in green. Spine and boards sunned (latter, unevenly), gentle bruising and wear to spine ends and top corners, rear board a little soiled. Shallow denting to fore-edges of text block, POI in blue ink to POI: “Doreen & Walter Newlyn/ Ibadan. 23.12.53,” offsetting to endpapers. Else, clean and tight. A continent-hopping copy of Tutuola’s first novel with an interesting academic provenance. Good+
Price£75.00
