NY: COWARD MCCANN. 1952. Very Good. 1952. First Edition. A very good+ copy in a Vg.+ dj. (A few mild traces of damping at crest of spine on cloth. Couple mild soil spots on edges. 1 1/2"-inch tear along edge of spine & rear panel of dj. Several small chips in folds of dj. flaps. Dime-size soil spot on rear panel of dj. The overall appearance of the book is quite nice. The chips in the dj. are concealed nearly perfectly in the folds) Author's THIRD book. .

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Bookseller: Waverley Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16893
Title: CAST THE FIRST STONE.
Author: Himes, Chester
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: COWARD MCCANN. 1952
Date Published: 1952
Keywords: Black Literature/chester Himes/mystery & Detective Fiction/219
Bookseller catalogs: List172;

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