Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, later printing paperback copy of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. First Anchor Books Edition stated, 1994 Anchor Books. 48th Printing with partial number line, 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, bright covers with no creases, soiled and foxed top page block, mild surface wear, strong title on an un-cracked spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, heavy edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s name and the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers 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.
