The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Hughes, Langston; Roy DeCarava [Photographs] - 1955

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.

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.

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.

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.

Howard Univ Pr, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Washington D.C.,: Howard, , 1984. This is a fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket that has some wear at the top of the spine, also spine rubbed and sunned. Completely clean. Text by Langston Hughes and black & white photographs by Roy Decarava. First edition thus, after the earlier editions of the 1950's. 11" high X 10" wide, 112 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

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

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.

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

Hill and Wang, 1967. Hardcover. Very good/Good. tall case. First Hill and Wang printing. Inscribed by deCarava on a slip of paper taped to the front endpaper, dated 1986. Dust jacket worn and chipped. Name written on front endpaper.