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Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems (SIGNED)
by Walker, Alice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151770905
- ISBN 13
- 9780151770908
- Seller
-
Monkton, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
HARDCOVER. SIGNED. Hand Signed and Inscribed by the author, Alice Walker, to the Half Title page in her earlier clear script style signature. She wrote: "To John Don, Sincerely, Alice Walker 4/73". FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING copy. Very Nice condition and well-preserved book with a first state Dust Jacket. First Edition/First Printing copy with "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. NOT Remaindered. NOT otherwise Inscribed, NOT Ex-library, NOT Book Club Edition, NOT Price clipped ($5.95). Looks like it was never read and only opened to Sign. The book cover shows slight toning and handling wear but has no tears or creases. NOT signed on a PUBLISHER tipped-in, laid-in page, or bookplate as many books are today! (Note: Publishers are now attempting to pass off books as "Signed" by inserting author-signed sheets at the time of printing!). Dust jacket is in great condition for a book 40 years old! First Edition, First Printing copy, hand SIGNED to the half-title page by Alice Walker. Publication date: 1973. No foxing on the edges. Interior pages are white, clean, and unmarked with just a hint of toning to the page edges. The boards are tight. No names, writing, underlining, highlighting, creases, prior owner inscriptions, bookplates, etc. Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her novel The Color Purple. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., Publishers, New York, NY, Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems, Alice Walker, 1973, Hard Cover, 70 pages, ISBN: 0151770905. FREE USPS tracking and book shipped in a box. ALWAYS wrapped securely for added protection. I welcome any questions you might have. ISBN: 978-0151-7709-08. BS000169C.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charm City Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BS000169C
- Title
- Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems (SIGNED)
- Author
- Walker, Alice
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER w/ Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151770905
- ISBN 13
- 9780151770908
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 1st edition (1973)
- Place of Publication
- UNITED STATES
- Date Published
- Jan 01, 1973
- Pages
- 70
- Keywords
- American Poetry, Poetry Anthologies, Cultural Heritage Fiction, American Literature, African American Authors
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED BOOKS;
Terms of Sale
Charm City Books
100% Refund Policy if not completely satisfied, minus postal shipping expense. I ship worldwide except for a few exceptions. Please inquire.
About the Seller
Charm City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Monkton, Maryland
About Charm City Books
I sell mostly Modern First Editions. Most of my inventory is Hand Signed First Edition/First Printing Hardcovers. I also carry a collection of Brand New & Like New, Signed and Unsigned Franklin Library & Easton Press Books. I will accept offers on any book I have. If your offer is accepted, you are committed to buy. I will then reduce the price of the item ON THIS SITE so you can purchase the item or book on this site using their check-out...
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