New York: Random House, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good to Near Fine/Near Fine. The fourth collection of poetry by the well-known African-American poet and writer, actor and civil rights activist and leader, whose six volumes of memoirs, led by "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," is considered a major milestone of Black American writing. A gift-inscription on the front end-page, light foxing on the fore and top edges of the text, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows a slight bit of rubbing and shelfwear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. A collectable copy.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004875
Title: SHAKER, WHY DON'T YOU SING?
Author: Angelou, Maya
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0394521447
ISBN 13: 9780394521442
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1983
Keywords: POETRY, FIRST EDITION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN,
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry; African American;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
O/W: An abbreviation for otherwise
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...