Hurry Home [Review Copy, Inscribed]
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. First Edition. First Printing, a review copy, with publisher's typed slip, promotional letter, and 1-page TLS from Harcourt publicity manager laid in. Octavo; royal blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 185pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For Peter - John Edgar Wideman." Starting oxidation to spine gilt, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket, with some pinpoint wear to spine ends. The Philadelphia author's second novel, recounting the struggles of a highly-educated interracial man.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21806
- Title
- Hurry Home [Review Copy, Inscribed]
- Author
- WIDEMAN, John Edgar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; African-Americana;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...