Death and the King’s Horseman.
by Soyinka, Wole
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1975. First edition of Soyinka's classic play. Small octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Based on events that took place in an Yoruba city, in 1946, Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The classic tale of tragic decisions in a traditional African culture.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145626
- Title
- Death and the King’s Horseman.
- Author
- Soyinka, Wole
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Death and the King's Horseman First Edition Signed
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...