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New York: Astor-Honor/ An Obolensky Book, 1959. First edition of this "true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world" (Barack Obama). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Chinua Achebe on the title page. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. First editions are rare and desirable signed. Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful… Read More

New York: Astor-Honor/ An Obolensky Book, 1959. First edition of this "true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world" (Barack Obama). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Chinua Achebe on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. First editions are rare and desirable signed. Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more… Read More

London: Heinemann,, 1958. A monument of postcolonial literature A rare uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, with the unpriced proof dust jacket. We can locate just one other proof copy appearing on the market in the last 40 years; the present copy is in superior condition. Things Fall Apart was Achebe's first book and was rapidly established as a watershed publication of postcolonial African literature. It has been hailed as the archetypal modern African novel in English and was one of the first African novels to achieve global acclaim, its success paving the way for numerous other African writers. "The popularity of Things Fall Apart in my own society can be explained simply", commented Achebe. "This was the first time we were seeing ourselves, as autonomous individuals, rather than half-people, or as Conrad would say, 'rudimentary souls'" (cited in Sickels). Octavo. Original orange wrappers lettered in black. With proof dust jacket. Housed in a custom blue cloth box. Edges a little… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1958. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth with spine lettered in gilt.. Very Good. Cloth mottled and spine sunned, textblock edge foxed and pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning, heavy foxing to the white portions and light creasing to the flaps. The Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe's magnum opus, the most widely-read modern African novel.

London: William Heinemann, 1958. First Edition, with second edition dust jacket. 185 pp. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth with sunning to spine and top edge, otherwise very near fine; in pictorial dust jacket, with light soiling and rubbing along the edges, and a scuff to Angus Wilson's review on the back panel. First Edition, with second edition dust jacket. 185 pp. 8vo. A lovely copy of Achebe's first novel and magnum opus, the most widely read and translated African novel, a masterpiece of postcolonial literature.

New York: Astor-Honor,, 1959. First US edition, hardcover issue, of Achebe's first book which was rapidly established as a foundation text of post-colonial African literature. It was first published in the UK the previous year. Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in green and red, green patterned paper strip to front board, top edge brown. With dust jacket. Spine ends a touch bumped, the binding otherwise sharp, faint toning to endpapers, else internally crisp. A near-fine copy in very good jacket, corners a trifle nicked, bright, not price-clipped.

McDowell Obolensky, 1959. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing of the first edition, featuring gray boards, reviews on rear panel of dust jacket, and $3.95 price on front flap (the first printing shows $3.75). Near-fine with slight foxing to endpapers and top page edges, otherwise bright and clean inside and out. In a near-fine dust jacket with slight rubbing to extremities and a touch of soiling to rear panel. A beautiful copy of this scarce title, one of the most important novels to come out of Africa in the 20th Century.

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. SMALL RED STAMP TO REAR INSIDE COVER 'DAMAGED COPY' WITH SLIGHT BLEED TO REAR ENDPAPER. used brown cloth hardcover copy WITH DARK GREEN CENTER BAND, lacking a dust jacket. light shelfwear, corners slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws save for the lack of the original jacket.

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1959. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Octavo, 215pp. A crisp, clean copy in the publisher's grey cloth (the second issue binding; sometimes called the second printing), near fine, with very gentle rounding to the corners. In a very good example of the fragile dust jacket, with a number of small chips at the extremities and attendant creases, but the spine almost entirely unfaded; genuinely scarce thus. Jacket is also the second issue, with $3.95 flap price and five blurbs on the rear panel. A very important debut novel by the Nigerian writer; one of the first post-colonial African novels to be widely read and engaged with by a Western audience. Despite its flaws, an attractive copy with appealing shelf presence.

London: William Heinemann Ltd,, 1962. First edition, second impression, of the author's first book, a foundation text of postcolonial African literature. Things Fall Apart was first published in 1958, the year after Ghana became the first African nation to gain independence. It is the first part of a trilogy set in the late 19th century, in the midst of Africa's colonization by European powers. Octavo. Original orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With C. W. Bacon designed dust jacket. Frontispiece and two full page black and white illustrations by Carabine. Head of spine bumped. A near-fine copy in very good jacket indeed, price-clipped, spine sunned, head of spine a little chipped, spine and edges toned, a few nicks, two short closed tears to foot of rear panel, a bright example.

HEINEMANN, LONDON, 1962 SECOND PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, HALF TITLE & FRONTIS PRESENT, SEVERAL FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 X 5 INCHES WITH 185 PAGES. SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO EDGES OF JACKET WITH A FEW MINOR CHIPS & A COUPLE OF MINOR CREASES TO EDGES OF JACKET, NICE CONTEMPORARY INSCRIPTION TO FRONT ENDPAPER FROM A HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE FROM IBADAN, NIGERIA & DATED 1962, PAGE FORE-EDGES ARE FOXED. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO MAJOR FAULTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY WRINKLES OR REFLECTIONS SHOWN IN IMAGES OF DUST JACKET ARE ON THE SURFACE OF THE REMOVABLE PROTECT COVERING. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Everyman's Library. 1992. Everyman's Library Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679446230 . Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Owner name on FEP marred out. ; Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics; 8.1 X 5.2 X 0.9 inches; 216 pages .

London: Everyman's Library, 1992. First EL Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Octavo. States 'First included in the Everyman's Library in 1992.' The classic 1958 masterpiece of colonialism in Africa in a beautiful edition for the highly collectible Everyman's Library series, in the Mylar jacket with black silk ribbon. A pristine copy.

Fawcett, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Mass market paperback. Good condition. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers and pages. Fawcett T450 1st Printing Thus.

London: Picador. Pan Books Ltd, 1988 A Very Solid Compilation. Marred Only By A Sticker Pull On The Top Front Corner And The Bear Bottom Corner., Clean, No Marks Or Inscriptions. . Binding Still Tight And No Reading Creases. Cream Card Covers With Brown, Green And Red Lettering On The Front Cover,

New York: Penguin, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Near Fine. Wraps lightly rubbed at the edges. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Achebe's classic novel of colonization in 19th century Nigeria. Named to Time's list of 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.

Anchor Books, 1994. First Thus . Trade Paperback. Fine. Trade paperback, Very Fine.

Everyman's Library. 1ST. Very Good. Very Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

Everyman's Library. 1ST. Good. Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

Penguin Publishing Group. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0385474547 . Book is in excellent, possibly unread condition and shows very minor edge wear. Please See Photographs .