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CITY COOL: A Ritual Of Belonging
by De Jongh, James; Cleveland, Carles
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine dust jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1978. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Association publisher's review copy of this powerful novel of youth destroyed by gang violence, with extensive inscriptions from both authors to Harlem Writer's Guild president Bill Ford. The Random House synopsis included with this publisher's review copy of CITY COOL notes that De Jongh and Cleveland wrote the novel in part at the Harlem Writer's Workshop (ie, the Harlem Writers' Guild). The authors' inscriptions make this connection personal: they both penned notes of thanks to Bill Ford, who was the director of the Guild at the time. A important association of this well-received novel about gangs in Harlem. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($7.95) color pictorial dust jacket. 184 pages. Extensive inscriptions from both De Jongh and Cleveland to Bill Ford to verso of dedication page and half title page, Cleveland's inscription dated 3-14-78. Photograph of De Jongh and Cleveland, publisher's review slip, and typewritten synopsis on Random House letterhead loosely laid in. Jacket with mild edgewear. Front pastedown with small abrasion, a touch of soil to front flyeaf. Tight.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40802
- Title
- CITY COOL: A Ritual Of Belonging
- Author
- De Jongh, James; Cleveland, Carles
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1970s,US American,African American author,African American subject,Association Copy
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Jacket
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- Verso
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