Unforgivable Blackness; the Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson [Signed by Ward and Ken Burns]
by Ward, Geoffrey C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0375415327
- ISBN 13
- 9780375415326
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375415327 . B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 512 pages; [SIGNED] 1st edition. Signed by both Ward and Ken Burns on the title page. Burns' 2005 documentary film of the same title, using a script adapted by Ward from the book, was awarded the 2005 Emmy for documentary. Snugly bound and fresh in sharp and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $26.95 issue price intact to the unclipped front flap. Whisper of dust soiling top edge. Jacket has mild ruffling along the top edge and a stress crinkle around the bottom 2 inches of the spine panel. Illustrated with b&w photographs printed on glossy stock. Attractive copy, infrequently seen signed by either Ward or Burns. NF/VG+ ; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Geoffrey C. Ward won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989. With Ken Burns, he is coauthor of The Civil War and Jazz . He lives in New York City.
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42988
- Title
- Unforgivable Blackness; the Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson [Signed by Ward and Ken Burns]
- Author
- Ward, Geoffrey C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0375415327
- ISBN 13
- 9780375415326
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 0375415327
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American Studies;
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About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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