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The Games Were Coming.

Stock Code 111849

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968

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Presentation copy. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in blue ink to the dedication page: 'To John La Rose / from / Michael Anthony / April 1968.'

The recipient John La Rose was a political and cultural activist, poet, writer, publisher, founder of New Beacon Books in 1966, the first specialist Caribbean publishing company in Britain, and subsequently Chairman of the George Padmore Institute.

First US edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; else unmarked internally; publisher's purple cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, slightly toned, a few nicks and tears, else very good.

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Provenance: John La Rose (author's presentation inscription).

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The Games Were Coming.

ANTHONY, Michael.

Stock code: 111849

$192.00

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