Separate Development by Hope Christopher, First Edition (23 results)

MassMarket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. London: Granada 1983. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. 0586057676 . First edition thus. 224 pages. Very good copy with rear cover creasing, text paper tanning bx243.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. 1st. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1981. Scribner's. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684173085. 1st Novel by Prize Winning Poet. Banned In South Africa At Publication Time. 199 pages. hardcover. Cover: David Gatti. keywords: Africa South Africa Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - This first novel by a prize-winning poet was banned in South Africa soon after publication. It is a part comic, part tragic tale of misadventure and injustice: a scathing, lyrical, bitterly funny, truly haunting indictment of senseless prejudice in the tradition of Alan Paton and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Harry Moto, a young boy about to come of age, lives in increasing fear of being different in a world where equality means privilege- Harry has no ID card, and no ID card means identity, no protection under the law. It is the law, not the faint tan of his skin, that sets Harry apart. Caught in a compromising position with a rich white girl at a school dance, Harry feels it is necessary to flee in order to avoid charges under the Immorality Act. Displaced and misclassified, he tries to escape by disappearing into a squalid lifestyle forced upon the underprivileged. But Harry isn't a busboy safe anywhere. Working as in a road house, he runs into the girl he took to the dance. Living in constant dread of rape and robbery, she confuses her friend with her fear. Trapped by misunderstanding and lunatic justice, Harry lands in jail, where he is made to write his confession, for if he is to have any hope of freedom, he must collaborate with the system that has denied him the dignity and security of a normal development. Like Holden Caulfield, Harry Moto will join the pantheon of memorable characters who, in the face of confusion and restraint, not only survive but triumph. inventory #4742.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st US Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by author on a plain bookplate decal on front end page (signature only). Ex-Lib copy with no markings but has glue residue on pastedowns and end pages. r/m onbottom. Sunning to DJ spine. $10.95 price on DJ flap. Author's first work of fiction. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. The author's first novel. First American edition, first printing. Fine in a very near fine (slightly sun faded spine, tiny closed tear at the top of the rear panel) dust jacket.

Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition, First printing. "1" in number row. Review copy with slip and publicity release. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET WITH ORIGINAL $10.95 PRICE.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The wraps are rubbed and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Mainly a reading copy. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book shows rubbing to top and bottom edges. Dustwrapper shows rubbing to top and bottom edges. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1981 winner of the David Higham Award, "wickedly laying bare the absurdities of apartheid". Three items of correspondence laid in reflecting this, one from the National Book League and two from David Higham Associates. Light dust spotting to top of block and minor foxing to edge, but otherwise all in VG, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart yellow boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly marked and a little faded. 8vo. [4] 199pp.

first edition, authors first novel, ex lib, minimal markings, light orange cloth, 199pp, VG(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w in plastic & attached to book at flaps, VG(sl sunned, vsl soiled).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Authors, first book. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small chipped piece. The boards are in good condition. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Fine in near fine but spine faded dustjacket.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. The first novel from this South African writer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with none of the usual fading. A superior copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Page edges faintly foxed and a gentle bump at the spine base, very near fine in a spine-sunned else just about fine dust jacket. Winner of the David Higham Prize for Fiction for best first novel, *A Separte Development* was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the Apartheid government. Christopher Hope received the Whitbread Prize in 1984 and was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 1992.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. Dust Jacket 8vo. Signed by the author on title page. ISBN: 0710009542 Pages: 199 Fine in slightly sunned near fine dust jacket. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. The author's first novel. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright and complete. It is unclipped. The front panel is bright, clean and unfaded, showing trivial rubbing to the leading edge corners. The spine is bright. The spine has lost some of its lustre and the orange lettering has faded - as ever - to a uniform yellow. The spine is very, very slightly rubbed to the ends. The back panel is bright, showing gentle fading at the borders and insignificant bruising at the spine corners. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and bright. The corners are sharp and the spine ends are gently bruised. The pages are clean and bright. No foxing. The closed page edges are fresh. No dog-eared pages. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. This copy comes with SIGNED bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. A nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good ++. 1st Edition. VG++, Hinge Crack, Browning/VG++, Edgewear, Sl Browning. 1st Edition. Drama, set in South Africa. Author's first novel. Interesting jacket art not credited. Photo on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed and the edges are a little knocked. the book has a previous owner's initials and a small price mark. the binding is excellent square and tight. true first edition of the author's first novel. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit shelf rubbed.Mild tannning.No inscriptions.Well bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Fine in alike dust-jacket; Christopher Hope's A Separate Development tells the story of two brothers in Harlem, one born to a Jamaican mother and a white American father, and the other born to a Trinidadian mother and a white American father. Their paths diverge early on, and their families struggle to maintain any semblance of a united front. But even more troubling is the way that their respective backgrounds have affected their understanding of themselves and the world around them. As the brothers grow into their twenties, they must confront the legacies of their families' histories, and decide whether they're content to remain separate or if they can finally find a way to connect. This powerful and introspective novel explores the ways that race, class, and identity can shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.; 8vo; $6.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First English edition, A fine copy in slighty spine-faded near fine dust jacket. *A Separate Development* won The David Higham Prize for Fiction for best first novel, and the novel was banned in South Africa for its criticism of the Apartheid government. He is also the recipient of Whitbread Prize in 1984 and was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 1992. Author's first novel. Signed by Christopher Hope on the title page.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Spine a little faded; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over ; Harry Moto was born in South Africa, one of the privileged few, playing in the pools of the rich. A sexual escapade plunges him into the nightmare that lies beneath that calm suraface: passing as a coloured, and haunted by the accusation of rape, he lives like a fugitive on the underside of society, moving from one bizarre job to another,until his destiny catches up with him at last. 199pp. Size: 8vo Demy (8½" x 5½") || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #107246 ||.