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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Hughes, Langston; Decarava, Roy - 1955

by Hughes, Langston; Decarava, Roy

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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

by Hughes, Langston; Decarava, Roy

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Simon & Schuster, 1955. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition.. A nice, tight, square copy of this first edition there is a stain affecting the front cover and lower margin of some of the pages, but does not obscure the text. There is some age discoloration to pages. This renowned, life-affirming collaboration between artist Roy DeCarava and writer Langston Hughes honors in words and pictures what the authors saw, knew and felt deeply about life in their city.Hughes' heart-warming description of Harlem in the late 1940s and early 1950s is seen through the eyes of one grandmother, Sister Mary Bradley. We experience the sights and sounds of Harlem through her learned and worldly eyes, expressed here through Hughes' poetic prose. As she states, "I done got my feet caught in the sweet flypaper of life and I'll be dogged if I want to get loose.".
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Edition 1st Edition.
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Date Published 1955

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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

by DeCarava, Roy; Hughes, Langston

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9780809013388
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080901338X
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Hill and Wang, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The sweet flypaper of life

The sweet flypaper of life

by Hughes, Langston; Roy DeCarava [Photographer]

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Hill and Wang, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 7x5x0. Hill and Wang paperback published 1967 (not 1955). Bar code sticker and small piece of tape on front cover. Spine fading, wear along spine edges. No text markings noted.
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life (hardcover)
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life (hardcover)

by Hughes, Langston, DeCarava, Roy

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9780999843826
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0999843826
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Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

by Roy DeCarava, Langston Hughes

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New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. Paperback. USED Good. First Hill and Wang edition, 1967. Some creasing and minor chipping to the cover, with moderate chipping to the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean, except that the back of the cover and the page facing it (the half-title) have a glue stain and previous owner's information scratched out. Cover price $1.50.
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

The Sweet Flypaper of Life

by Roy DeCarava; Langston Hughes

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. Very Good. New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. Reprint with "First Hill and Wang Edition, November 1967," to copyright page. Paperback issue. Octavo. 96 pp. Black and white photographs. Printed paper wraps. Covers worn along edges and joints with some creasing at corners and a small patch of black marker scribbling along top edge of front cover. Binding is sound. Blue star stamped to half title, otherwise pages unmarked. Paperback re-issue of DeCarava and Hughes' fiction and photography book depicting life in Harlem through Sister Mary Bradley. Originally published in 1955.
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THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE
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THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE

by DeCarava, Roy; Hughes, Langston

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Second Edition
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Hardcover
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9780882581521
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088258152X
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Washington, D.C.: Howard University Press, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 112 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine gray-green with black and red lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$24.95." Minor scuffing to front cover. Light creasing along edge. Textblock clean. Shelved on Front Table. 1376718. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

by Decarava, Roy; Hughes, Langston

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Fine
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Hardcover
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9780882581521
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088258152x
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Howard Univ Pr, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

by Decarava, Roy; Hughes, Langston

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Hill and Wang, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. [From the library of Dr. Ralph Gomes, Howard University.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Light foxing to top edge. Pages unmarked. 96 p., ill., 21 cm. <br> Born in New York City's Harlem neighborhood in 1919, Roy DeCarava came of age during the Harlem Renaissance, when artistic activity and achievement among African Americans flourished across the literary, musical, dramatic, and visual arts. DeCarava did not take up photography until the late 1940s, after working in painting and making prints for the posters division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). He used his camera to produce striking studies of everyday black life in Harlem, capturing the varied textures of the neighborhood and the creative efflorescence of the Harlem Renaissance. Resisting explicit politicization, DeCarava used photography to counter what he described as… Read More
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life.

by Langston Hughes ; Roy DeCarava

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Paperback
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Hill and Wang,, 1967.. Paperback. Collectable, very good. Nice condition. Original 1967 Hill & Wang softcover, 3rd (1969) printing, brown cover with B&W photo. Cover has slight rubbing along spine, back cover a little tanned due to age. minor surface dampstain on a small proportion of page edges; no marks or writing. Solid "very good" condition. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life ( True Hard Cover First Edition )

The Sweet Flypaper of Life ( True Hard Cover First Edition )

by Hughes, Langston; Decarava, Roy

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Used - Fair
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First Edition
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Roy Decarava - Photography. Hardcover/ no DJ; Fair (to possibly Good) condition. First Edition- 1955; Stated First Printing; same year on title page. 98 pages, 7 x 5"", b/w photo illus. by Roy Decarava. Ex library w/ inkstamps on top & bottom of text block, 7 digit stamped no. in bottom right corner of half-title page- no other library marks. Binding of black paper over board covers & white cloth spine is Good+: square & shows only light rubbing, 2 small bumped & frayed cover corners at top right. Spine just a bit tanned, all lettering crisp & intact. Copy actually displays well. Fixed endpapers have remains of side edges of DJ glued to them (basically white on white). Crude & light printing, ""Honesty Pays Big"" (to me, kind of adds to copy) in gray semi-indelible pencil (I think) at top of front free endpaper. Front endpapers also have 2 scribbles (1/2"" to 1"" dia.) in light green colored pencil. Title page has same… Read More
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