Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers and Sons, Race and Society
by Wideman, John Edgar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679407200
- ISBN 13
- 9780679407201
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. A meditation on "fathers, color, roots, time, and language." A memoir and the story of an American family. Black boards, black cloth spine, gilt titling to front and spine, INSCRIBED TO EVELYN C. WHITE AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to title page, 197 pages. Minor edge wear, two pages have crease at upper corner. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, shows light edge wear and a crease to front flap. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012573
- Title
- Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers and Sons, Race and Society
- Author
- Wideman, John Edgar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0679407200
- ISBN 13
- 9780679407201
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- INSCRIBED COPY, ASSOCIATION AFRO-AMERICAN AUTHOR, BIOGRAPHY, RACE RELATIONS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FATHERS AND SONS,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social Sciences;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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