Very clean black cloth boards with burgundy title box, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 421 pgs. with index. Clean unfaded dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, unclipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A comprehensive interpretive history of the African-American novel (more than 150 novels are discussed). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black ... more information

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Charcoal gray boards with black spine, red metallic lettering on spine. Tiny bump to one corner tip. Slightest hint of surface wear to spine edges. Binding is tight and crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Award winning journalist provides astonishing insights into the meaning of American race relations. Ultimately he presents a vision of... more information

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Stated First Edition in clean unclipped, unchipped jacket. Clean blue boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 292 pp. Dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped (22.95 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Author's first novel, which was made into a movie (1977) directed by Steven Spielberg, starred Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hop... more information

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Very clean unfaded maroon cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 272 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has a few small edge nicks and very short closed edge tears, slight vertical surface wrinkle due to manufacturing on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Authentic and appalling study of government syphilis medical... more information

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Clean green cloth boards have light dust-soling, hint of sunning to spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Tasteful previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. 324 pgs. 8vo. Black History. ... more information

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First Edition, First Printing, signed by author. Clean black boards with black cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean. SIGNED by author (Best Wishes! - Nelson Perry). 340 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Black History. ... more information

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Clean gray cloth boards with blue-black lettering on cover and spine. Slight surface wear to top and bottom spine edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean; clean endpapers -- no names, writing or marks. 267 pgs. Color illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight edge wear and short closed edge tears, slightest hint of light soiling. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. First book appearance of "Boysi" ... more information

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Very clean bright red cloth boards with metallic deep blue lettering on spine. Very slight bow to front board. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages, edges and endpapers are very clean, crisp and bright; no previous owner names or bookplates. Title page SIGNED BY AUTHOR (Paul Bauer). 230 pgs. with index. Clean, bright dustjacket has some very light edge wear, no chips, tears or creases. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 Vo. Sports. ... more information

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Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages & edges are clean and bright. Clean gold endpapers have lightly stamped i.d. number on front free endpaper. No names or bookplates. 280 pgs. Dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, with one very small closed edge tear (under 1/2"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The story of a young African American who attempts to reach beyond his surroundings, which have alway... more information

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First Edition, with "A" on copyright page in original unclipped jacket. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with white and black unchipped stamped lettering on cover and spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper, with small circular red sticker from "The Dramatic Publishing Co. - Chicago" in upper right corner of front free endpaper. Dustjacket featuring photo from the play is clean, not price ... more information

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Stated First Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Clean maroon boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean burgundy endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 466 pp. with index. Illustrated in black & white. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An astonishingly detailed look at the voy... more information

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First Edition" stated on copyright page, in clean original unclipped jacket. Clean red cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Very slight surface wear at top and bottom spine edges, no fraying, no bumping. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, but tanned. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 295 pp. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (3.95 on front inside flap), unchipped, with a few short closed edge tears. Author's photo on rear panel. Enc... more information

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First Edition of an historical novel dealing with abolition. Copyright by D. J. Snyder 1889 on copyright page. Unfaded dark green cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. Faintest hint of surface soiling. Tiny spot of wear at base of spine, very light surface wear at spine corners. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 432 pp. ... more information

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Stated First Edition. Very clean rust brown cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Endpapers are clean and decorated with maps. 333 pgs. Translated by Francis Price. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; slight shallow crease at base of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality cover. A beautiful collectible copy of an historical novel based on ... more information

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Clean green cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear; slight fading to top and bottom board edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper. No other marks. 173 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap); unchipped, with very slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Pulitzer prize winning play about the black life in ... more information

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Modern Library #338. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with bright unchipped silver lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Fujita decorated endpapers have "H" in circle stamped on front free endpaper (size of a nickel), otherwise endpapers are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. Toledano spine no. 13. 439 pgs. Clean unfaded dustjacket is not price clipped (2.45 on front inside flap), unchipped, 1/16" cl... more information

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Green cloth boards with black lettering, unchipped circular color paste-on illustration of African American with martini shaker in his gloved hands. Hint of very light soiling, a few light spots of wear to top and bottom spine edge. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. 270 pp. A story told through the eyes of a black servant in New York. ... more information

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Clean dark green boards with black spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 368 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction. ... more information

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First Edition" stated on copyright page, inscribed and signed by author on half-title page. Clean beige cloth boards with clean green cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. 2-1/2 inches along bottom edge of board has tiny bit of nibbling to extreme edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean olive green endpapers; no previous owner writing or bookplates. Inscribed by author: "To John & Phyllis - "Treasure" is only other words for &q... more information

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Clean black cloth boards with blue lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying, hint of surface wear to spine corners. Binding is tight, no cracking, with very slight slant. Pages and edges are clean. No names or bookplates. 250 pgs. Dustjacket is not price clipped, has light soiling, slight edgewear, short closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Author's second novel, the story of a black jazz musician. 8vo. Fiction. ... more information

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