NY. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Pages crisp and tight, appears unread. . African-American author's highly regarded First Book. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. S1 .

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An evocative, delicately comic story of a girl’s coming of age. From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized as a special child, with the power to see ghosts and predict the future. Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.

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Bookseller: Sweet Beagle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19097
Title: Baby of the Family
Author: Ansa, Tina McElroy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition. 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 015110431X
ISBN 13: 9780151104314
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Place of Publication: NY. NY
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: First Book
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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