Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Crown Publishers, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Full black cloth binding stamped in silver & red, under black dust jacket priced at $6.95, 9-3/4" x 6-1/2", 756 pp. Inscribed (no name) by author on front endpaper, second printing before publication. Minimal smudging to page edges, DJ has moderate wear to head of spine panel, closed tear at bottom. Overall, an attractive early copy. Despite the popularity of this book, signed copies are uncommon.
Synopsis
David Champlin is a black man born into poverty in Depression-era New Orleans who achieves great success and then sacrifices everything to lead his people in the difficult, day-by-day struggle of the civil rights movement. Sara Kent is the beloved and vital white girl who loved David from the moment she first saw him, but they struggled over David's belief that a marriage for them would not be right in the violent world he had to confront. Likening the struggle of black Americans to the “five smooth stones” the biblical David carried against Goliath in lieu of arms, this novel’s range encompasses decades and continents—but that range is insignificant compared with the intimate picture of its hero’s irresistible warmth and inner conflicts. First published in 1966, this epic has become one of the most loved American bestsellers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002643
- Title
- Five Smooth Stones
- Author
- Fairbairn, Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- inner city african american black urban
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