A Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest J
A Lesson Before Dying was published in 1993 by author Ernest J. Gaines.
This novel provides a glimpse into the Jim Crow South between WWII and leading up to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Grant is the only formally-educated black man in the area and is frustrated over the limitations set upon him because of the color of his skin, as well as the overwhelming obligations to use his knowledge to help his townspeople. It is based on the true story of Willie Francis, a young black American man best known for surviving a failed execution by a malfunctioned electrocution in the state of Louisiana, during 1945 and 1947.It was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1993. It was also the October 1997 choice of Oprah's Book Club.
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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Orange, Virginia, USA
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Trade paperback in Very Good condition. Set in post-war Louisiana, the story follows a young black teacher, Grant Wiggins, and a condemned black prisoner, and the tenuous friendship they establish before the man's wrongful execution. Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Gaines, Ernest J
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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A Lesson before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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- 1998
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 1998. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A Special Limited edition, SIGNED by author Ernest J. Gaines. A wonderful book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; From the author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, a deep and compassionate novel. … Read more about this item Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
by Gaines, Ernest J
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Vintage. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Oprah's Book Club edition. Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- Reprint
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679414773
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San Diego, California, USA
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New York: Knopf. A clean, sound, bright copy in like dust jacket, SIGNED by Gaines on title page. Thirteenth printing of the first edition of this incredibly popular novel by the author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman" and "Driving Miss Daisy". . Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 13th. 1993. Item Price
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A Lesson before Dying (In Slipcase)
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1993
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Alfred A Knopf Inc. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition. Softcover. Tiny, minor nick to lower corner of front and back covers, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . This is the slipcased edition; slipcase is in NF condition, with faint crease to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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- very good
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- Cloth/dust jacket Octavo
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679414773
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Paris, FRA
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1995. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. white cloth spine, black papered boards, 256 pp
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING
by ERNEST J. GAINES
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A Lesson Before Dying (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Vintage. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- Used - Good
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679455615
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- 1993
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- Soft cover
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Southold, New York, USA
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Knopf, 1993. Soft cover. New. . Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Signed by Author. Wrapper, slipcase in publisher's shrink wrap.
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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- New
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- No Jacket as Issued
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- Collector's Edition
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- 1998
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- Full Leather
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SANDY, Oregon, USA
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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1998. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. A very handsome dark green leather Collector's Edition of Ernest Gaines' masterpiece signed by him on the book's signature page. In the original shrinkwrap with moire silk endpapers, gold-gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Easton… Read more about this item Item Price
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING.
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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- Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679414773
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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NZ$172.10
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NY: KNOPF.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679414770 . First edition. FIne in fine dust jacket. . Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1994
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- Paperback
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- 9780679741664
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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NZ$10.95
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest J
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Edition. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Signed by Author. Wrapper, slipcase in publisher's shrink wrap. Fine condition.
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A Lesson Before Dying (Signed Advance Reading Copy)
by GAINES, Ernest J.
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- 1993
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Softcover. 256 pages. Advanced Reading Copy. National Book Critics Circle Award winning novel and Oprah Book Club selection. A fine unread copy in wrappers and in afine cardstock slipcase and still in the original shrinkwrap slit open to verify signature. Signed by Gaines on the front free endpaper. An as new… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Lesson Before Dying (Uncorrected Proof)
by GAINES, Ernest J.
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- 1993
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. National Book Critics Circle Award winning novel. The basis for a movie with Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson and Mekhi Phifer. A fine and tight copy in a printed wrappers. Much less ommon in the proof state than the advanced reading copy. Item Price
NZ$86.05
A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- Used - Good
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679414773
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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NZ$10.67
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1993. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
NZ$10.67
A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679455615
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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NZ$10.57
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
NZ$10.57
A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 9780375702709
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Vintage. Acceptable. Acceptable. Heavy wear. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported Item Price
NZ$6.59
