Emery, John — The Sky People

New York, Soho Press, 1988. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First U.S. Edition. The author of this fine historical novel set in just post-W.W.I. New Guinea grew up there and spoke Tok Pisin before he spoke Tok Inglis (English). From the personal library of a noted Papua New Guinea-based researcher, scholar, activist and teacher, Laura Tamakoshi, who has contributed seminal works and activism on a number of fronts for four decades. Her penned inscription at first fre endpaper. 354 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,