Ladder of Bones

Name: Ladder of Bones
Author: THORP, Ellen

THORP, Ellen

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1956

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FIRST EDITION. 8vo, incl. b/w plates. Original red cloth, spine lettered in silver, black-stamped design of a snake manilla to upper board. Top edge black. Bottom edges bumped, a trifle rubbed, else, clean and tight. In the striking illustrated dust jacket, featuring the Manchester cotton 'Mammy Cloth' design: price-clipped, toned, edgewear, nick to centre of spine. Near fine/ very good A lovely copy of Ellen Thorp's sharply-titled account "of a century's work by Britain in teaching Nigeria 'how to live'" (1853-1953), in the striking original dust jacket, with a design based on Manchester cotton 'Mammy Cloth,' produced for export to West Africa.

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Title: Ladder of Bones
Author: THORP, Ellen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication year: 1956
Condition: Very Good
Dust jacket: Dust Jacket Included
Binding: Cloth
Edition: 1st Edition
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Quair Books PBFA

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Quair Books specialises in modern literary and visual cultures, particularly alternative, different and radical authors/ artists, presses and histories. We also hold a small general stock, with a focus on rare, significant and bonny books. We trade at fairs, online and via catalogue.

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