Two Wings to Veil My Face by FORREST, Leon - 1983

New York:: Random House,, (1983.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a very good+ dustjacket (binding flaw with the front board slightly shorter than the rear board, short closed tear to upper edge of dj, some sunning to spine). First printing. Third novel by this African American writer - among the comments about his writing are those of Ralph Ellison who called his prose 'furiously eloquent' and Anatole Broyard who said 'he speaks to us like a fallen angel.' This novel - a 'tale of horror, wonder, woe' is the story of a 91 year old woman, Sweetie Reed, as she tells the story of her passage from slavery to freedom to her spoiled 21 year old grandson.

Random House, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

NY: Random House, 1983. First edition, review slip laid in. 8vo, pp. 296. Paper over boards wtih cloth spine. A nice copy in scuffed and slightly soiled dj. A novel. The story of a 91 year old woman, Sweetie Reed, from slavery to freedom.

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over off-white boards with imbossed "LF"; archvial mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with a black person's face behind two white angelic wings, 286 pages + [2] About the Author. Leon Forrest (1937 - 1997) was an African-American novelist. At Northwestern University, he headed its Afro-American Studies Department from 1985 to 1994.<br /> <br /> His novels concerned mythology, history, and Chicago. His first novel, There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden, was published in 1973. His next two novels The Bloodworth Orphans, and Two Wings to Veil My Face were known as the Forest County Trilogy.<br /> <br /> INSCRIBED with feeling. SUPERIOR OVERALL CONDITION! Tight, bright, clean copy and unclipped dj. No previous owner or remainder marks.

New York: Random House, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Forrest's third novel. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and with a contemporary B. Dalton wraparound band. Signed by Forrest on the title page. A very fresh copy.

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 296 pages. In Good plus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Yellow and tan spine with black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has chipping to corners, tearing to spine edges, bending to front flap, and mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have tearing to tail edge of spine. Textblock has stamp and brown stain on front endpaper. Inscribed by author on title page. Shelved Room A. 1373013. Special Collections.