Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mass market paperback, published by Heineman, 1981. The story of Eddy, who makes a living washing car in the slums of Nairobi. He starts a relationship with Zakia, who is from a much more affluent area of the city. 182 pages, 4-3/4" x 7-1/4". Some sun fading to the spine. Light crease mark to the spine. Couple of rubbing wear marks to the front cover. No writing on the text pages. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. Attached are some photos of the copy we have in our inventory.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
US$ 152.27
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.
Published by Heinemann. (African Writers series, no. 241.) 1981, 1981
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 53.99
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFIRST EDITION. Orig. pictorial limp card wrappers; a little sunned in places. Price sticker to rear wrapper. A gritty portrait of Nairobi's backstreets. Akare's characters are largely powerless, but by no means docile or ignorant.