THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE.
by Hughes, Langston and DeCarava, Roy
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fair condition - usual rubbing and some toning to the covers, small slit across spine to front cover, not affecting the binding.
- Seller
-
Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1955.. First edition -. Fair condition - usual rubbing and some toning to the covers, small slit across spine to front cover, not affecting the binding. . First printing, a small trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A picture of Harlem life in words (by Hughes) and photographs (by DeCarava), uncommon in all editions. A moving and beautiful book. 98 pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88142
- Title
- THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE.
- Author
- Hughes, Langston and DeCarava, Roy
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair condition - usual rubbing and some toning to the covers, small slit across spine to front cover, not affecting the binding.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1955.
- Keywords
- photography, harlem,
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Ione, California
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.