New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. hardcover. Slight bump to heel of spine, very light tanning to the page fore edges at the top only, still a tight near fine copy in a fine unflawed dust jacket which is now covered in mylar.

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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: Books Again, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1243
Title: Baby of the Family
Author: Ansa, TIna McElroy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition: fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 015110431X
ISBN 13: 9780151104314
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1989
Bookseller catalogs: African American;

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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