The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn.
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The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn.
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Fine. Heinemann African Writers Series . In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fair. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved dog eared or creased page s; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (african american, short stories, fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 5x0x7; Ex-library book. The wraps are shelf rubbed with a library marking on the back wrap. The binding is secure. Library markings on the early and late pages. Besides library markings, there are no other ink inscriptions or annotations. r*16/09/2024 JHK.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 1st Printing. Author's debut novel. While the Ghanaian author published short stories and essays, it is his novels that have built his reputation and have "been central in the shaping of the canon of African literature" (Gikandi). Simon Gikandi, Encyclopedia of African Literature, Routledge, 2002, pp. 38-40. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing. 8vo. 213 pp. Black cloth. Very Good in Good dust jacket. A few small spots of fraying to extremities of boards and scuffing on the spine. Some small tears and chips to jacket at spine ends and tips, and along base. Previous owner's name (who was a high ranking State Department diplomat) neatly written in front free endpaper.
