Faith and the Good Thing [Inscribed]
by JOHNSON, Charles
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. Inscribed and dated (9-18-91) on the title page; Octavo (21.5cm.); black cloth over cream paper-covered boards; dustjacket; 196pp.; Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $7.95); faint dampstain on verso of jacket; Near Fine.
This is the author's first published novel. Later, in 1990, he won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction, making him the second African-American man to receive this prize after Ralph Ellison in 1953.
This is the author's first published novel. Later, in 1990, he won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction, making him the second African-American man to receive this prize after Ralph Ellison in 1953.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52242
- Title
- Faith and the Good Thing [Inscribed]
- Author
- JOHNSON, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; African-Americana;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Octavo
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- Verso
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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