The Sweet Flypaper of Life by DeCarava, Roy; Hughes, Langston - 1967

New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. Third printing (February 1969) (stated). Softcover. Fair. Trade-size. B&W photos by DeCarava. 5F. BInding is tight with uncreased spine; no marks to text. However, condition is rated "Fair only" because there is significant wear (including reading crease) and staining to covers, and the title and facing pages are marked where leaves were pressed between the pages. Name in ink on half-title page, and small mark in red ink inside back cover. Page-edges are browned. A few spots to pages here and there.

Hill and Wang, 1969 (3rd Hill and Wand Printing). Stated third printing of the hard-to-find Hill and Wang bedside edition of DeCarava and Hughes's 1955 collaboration. Some light shelf-wear and yellowing to back panel, as well as some other minor shelf-wear. Interior is pristine. Includes over 140 B&W photographs by DeCarava. 96 pp. Art/Poetry.

New York: Hill and Wang, 1967 Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. this is the first Hill and Wang November 1967 edition, wraps have light rubbing.

New York: Hill and Wang / Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1967. 3rd Printing. Paperback. Very good/No Jacket. 96 pp. Trade paperback. Third printing, 1969. Photos by Roy DeCarava. Text by Langston Hughes. Originally published in 1955. Very Good. Wear to covers and light shelfwear. Else bright, tight and clean; no names, marks or cover tears. Glass case.