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University of North Carolina Press, 2019-10-14. Paperback. Like New. 10x7x0. Never read, no marks or highlighting in the book. Our copy is paperback showing light shelf-wear.

The University of North Carolina Press, 2019. Soft cover. As New. This book has been in storage since publication and is unread. Hence the description as new .

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2019. Paperback. New. critical edition. 208 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.50 inches.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, [1939].. 4to. Dust Jacket Only. Good with marginal tears, creasing, light staining.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

VG oversize hc, no dj, original edition 1942,

121pp, Very Good. First edition/first printing from UNC Press 1939. No DJ. Orange cloth with blue lettering on cover and spine. Bumped top right corner, chipped at top of spine, previous owner name on ffep. The text block and images are as new (see all photos). With 62 photographs by Charles Ferrell.This children's book about daily life on a working farm and other activities was written and photographed specifically for African-American children. Stella Gentry Sharpe, a longtime teacher in the Hillsborough schools who lived with her husband on a farm just north of Chapel Hill, wrote the book in response to a question from an African-American boy who lived near her. The boy, Clay McCauley Jr., wanted to know why there were no children's books with boys that looked like him. Sharpe set out to prove McCauley wrong. A significant book with charming photographs and text.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Tenth printing. Photographs by Charles Farrell. Faint discoloration on rear hinge else about fine in fine dustwrapper. Wonderful children's book of black life in the rural south illustrated with great photographs, reprinted many times.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Caroline Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1939). Early Printing. Hardcover. Quarto brown cloth, lettered in blue. An early reprint. Very minor wear to the corners and spine ends. Completely unmarked and tight. The dust jacket has minimal edge wear. Light soiling to the rear panel. Price of $3.00 to the front flap. A very clean copy of this classic. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 121 pages .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Caroline Press. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto brick red cloth, lettered in blue. 1939 to the title page. Bumps to the corners and spine ends. Very short owner inscription to the front free endpaper. There is soiling and light wear to some of the pages. Very tight. The dust jacket is well worn with a 1 1/2" piece missing from the lower spine area. Much chipping, soiling, small tears. Also a 3" tear to the lower, front flap fold. There is a large amount of old, clear tape to the verso. A poor jacket. Original price of $1.00 to the front flap. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 121 pages .

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2019. Hardcover. New. critical edition. 121 pages. 10.25x7.50x0.75 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1939. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Charles Farrell. photos (by Charles Farrell), 121p. Original orange cloth. dj. 27 cm. Jacket edges and backstrip chipped with small pieces missing from the top and bottom end of backstrip. Corners and ends of backstrip rubbed. Penciled former owner information on front free endpaper. Modest foxing on both endpapers and a few adjacent leaves. Photo-illustrated children's book about a six-year-old African American boy.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1939. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Charles Farrell. 1st edition, 1st printing. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 4to., 121 pp., illustrated with numerous black & white images. Bound in orange cloth with photo illustrated dust jacket, not price clipped. Jacket is worn and soiled but all in one piece! Interior shows some foxing and finger soiling. Previous owners signature - Hugh Scott - inside front cover. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.