Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, first printing paperback copy of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. First Paperback Edition unstated, 1959 Astor Honor Books. First Printing with no subsequent printing on four-line copyright page and 59-7114 Library of Congress number, no ISBN number as issued, and a $1.95 cover price.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, bright covers with one crease on the front, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a wrinkled spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
