Ekwensi (Cyprian) People of the City, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Laurence Gilliam "We heads must stick together" to endpaper, small paperclip indent to head of endpaper, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corner, a few slight marks to upper cover, dust-jacket, slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light surface soiling to lower panel, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1954.

⁂ An excellent association copy of Ekwensi's breakout debut novel. Laurence Gilliam (1907-64) was a BBC radio producer who, as head of Radio Features, had trained Ekwensi as a professional broadcaster whilst in London. Ekwensi returned to Nigeria from London where he was employed as Head of Features at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.