Description:
New York: Shady Hill Press, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 12mo. 63pp. illustrated by the author. Printed paper over boards. Chip at the crown, and edgewear on the spine, very good lacking the dustwrapper. African-American title for juvenile, highlighting notable blacks who succeeded despite formidable odds including Ernest Everett Just, Paul Robeson, Richard Wright, Charles Richard Drew, Mordecai W. Johnson, and Emma Clarissa Clement. Very scarce.
Up-Hill by Else McKean - 1947
by Else McKean
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Up-Hill
by Else McKean
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
New York: Shady Hill Press, 1947. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Else McKean. A very sharp copy of the 1947 1st edition of this uncommon example of African-American juvenile literature. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light soiling along the rear panel. Slim octavo, nicely illustrated by the author herself.
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Bookseller
Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Illustrator Else McKean
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Shady Hill Press
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1947
- Keywords rare African-American, are African-American children's books, rare African-American juvenile books