first edition Softcover
1973 · New York
by BEBEY, Francis
New York: Lawrence Hill and Company, 1973. Softcover. Very Good. First American edition, wrappered issue. Translated by Joyce A. Hutchinson. Cover by George Ford. Bookplate of author and African scholar Prosser Gifford on the front fly, foxing on page edges, wrappers lightly age-toned and rubbed, a very good copy. Winner of the Grand Prix Litteraire de l'Afrique Noir. The Cameroonian author and musician's most popular novel, with a nice association. (Inventory #: 588769)