Boyd, William

A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1981. First Edition. Item #7348

First Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); tan paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; [10],11-251,[5]pp. Faint, tiny gray smudge to lower edge of textblock, else Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £6.95 net), with just a hint of sunning to spine. A sharp copy of Boyd's second book and first novel, set in the fictional West African country of Kinjanja. Basis for Bruce Beresford's 1994 film adaptation, starring Sean Connery, John Lithgow, and Louis Gossett, Jr.

Price: $450.00