Longer Ease by Achebe, Signed (6 results)

Knopf, New York, 2010, Everyman's Library 327. Flat signed by the author on the title page. A fine book in a fine dust jacket in mylar since new. Hardcover book with red cloth boards and ribbon marker. This is the only signed example of this edition that I have been able to locate. Absolutely no disappointments here.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition paperback. Zimbabwe Educational Books, 1985. SIGNED boldly, by the author on the title page. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of the African Writers Series edition. Illustrated by Bruce Onobrakpeya. Small octavo. Bound with wrappers into two-tone cloth with the title and author inked on the spine. Binding with some edgewear and page edges a bit spotted, wrappers tanned, and text with a tiny bit of occasional foxing and a couple of tiny brief inked notes, very good. Inscribed to author Joseph Bruchac on the title page: "For Joe with every good wish Chinua March '91." Bruchac's ownership Signature is also on the front blank. Bruchac has had a longtime interest in African literature; as a young man he taught in Ghana, taught African literature at Skidmore College, and published African literature and poetry through *The Greenfield Review* and the Greenfield Review Press. He is quoted as saying of Achebe: "He is one of my greatest inspirations and dearest mentors." The Nigerian author's second novel, and the second volume in his African Trilogy, which includes *Things Fall Apart* and *Arrow of God*. A nice association.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Heinemann Educational Books, Softcover (1963). Revised edition of Achebe's second novel after Things Fall Apart published as part of the African Writers Series. Inscribed and signed by the author. Condition is 'very good. From the library of Kaye Whiteman whose signature is included on page which reads 'With greetings from Chinua Achebe'. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. Reprint. Signed by Chinua Achebe on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's original cloth boards. Near Fine with light bumping to corners and tanning to pages. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with soiling, tanning and wear, and a tape repair made to the blindside.

(London: Heinemann African Writers Series 1963). First UK Edition Thus. A Softback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. African Writers Series No. 3. Illustrated by Bruce Onobrakpeya. A VG+ copy with a slightly darkened spine. Inscribed by the Author to the title page: "For Adelaide Hill/ with regards/ Chinua Achebe". Scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.