The Biafra Story | A Penguin Special No. S276 (Signed)
Forsyth, Frederick [Frederick Forsyth (25th August 1938 - 9th June 2025) Was an English author and occasional political commentator. On 16 February 2012 the Crime Writers Association announced that Forsyth had won its Cartier Diamond Dagger award in recognition of his body of work. He was Awarded the CBE in 1997].
(Book #ID 112128)
Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex First Edition 1969. 1969.
First edition in publisher's original red and white card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7¼'' x 4½''. Contains 237 pp. Forsyth's very first book before he became famous for his thriller books, about the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970) in which Biafra unsuccessfully attempted to secede from Nigeria. Reportedly one of the earliest eyewitness accounts of the war from the Biafran perspective. Slight scuffing and colour fading down the spine, ink name inside 'John Joe O'Sullivan'. SIGNED bookplate by the author to the title page 'Frederick Forsyth - 2014'. Provenance of the author's signature can be provided if required. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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