Bruce Chatwin's debut novel: "Conrad's Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope" ( The Atlantic ) In this vivid, powerful novel, Chatwin tells of Francisco Manoel de Silva, a poor Brazilian adventurer who sails to Dahomey in West Africa to trade for slaves and amass his fortune. His plans exceed his dreams, and soon he is the Viceroy of Ouidah, master of all slave trading in Dahomey. But the ghastly business of slave trading and the open savagery of life in Dahomey slowly consume Manoel's wealth and sanity ...
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Bruce Chatwin's debut novel: "Conrad's Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope" ( The Atlantic ) In this vivid, powerful novel, Chatwin tells of Francisco Manoel de Silva, a poor Brazilian adventurer who sails to Dahomey in West Africa to trade for slaves and amass his fortune. His plans exceed his dreams, and soon he is the Viceroy of Ouidah, master of all slave trading in Dahomey. But the ghastly business of slave trading and the open savagery of life in Dahomey slowly consume Manoel's wealth and sanity.
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First printing with promotional material and author photograph Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Hardcover in good to very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket wrapped in protective cellophane. Ex library.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x0; Minor wear & soiling to binding & edges of text block. Light staining on page 3 otherwise Text and images unmarked. Price clipped dj lightly worn with foxing. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
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Near fine in good jacket. 155 pages. Slim 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards, d.w. (chipped & several tears repaired with tape). New York: Summit, (1980). First Edition. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper.
