The Sweet Flypaper of Life
by Langston Hughes (Ed.); Arna Botemps (Ed.)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
Item Price
NZ$340.44NZ$255.33
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About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition (1955.) Paperback, 12mo (measures 7 1/4" by 4 3/4") with 98 pages. The book is in very good condition very slight shelf wear. Some toning to edges due to age. Interior is clean and tight. Profusely illustrated. Pictures available upon request. "pictorial narrative of family life in Harlem with photographs by DeCarava and text by Langston Hughes...Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance...A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays." Black spine/White text. #033797. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Roy DeCarava (photos). 12mo. Photo Essay / Harlem.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jero Books and Templet Co. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033797
- Title
- The Sweet Flypaper of Life
- Author
- Langston Hughes (Ed.); Arna Botemps (Ed.)
- Illustrator
- Roy DeCarava (photos)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- The Sweet Flypaper of Life Langston Hughes Roy DeCarava (photos) Harlem Photo Essay
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About the Seller
Jero Books and Templet Co.
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Santa Monica, California
About Jero Books and Templet Co.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...