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The Macmillan Company, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1973. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). ill. by Ray Prather. Mama Luka has learned that her building is to be torn down and she knows that she will soon have to move from her "tight little room in a fine good place called Harlem." But once Mama Luka reaches into the air to "catch" a Jahdu story, the encroaching world is closed out and magic prevails. 87pp.

Macmillan , 1973. Book. Illus. by Prather, Ray. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

NY: Macmillan, 1973. 1st. Good/Very Good. Ray Prather. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Black & white illustrations. by Ray Prather. Ex-lib with marking, residue to rear end papers, cover. Award winning-Hamilton's second "Jahdu" book of tales, in which Mama Luka who introduced young Lee Edward to the magical stories, must leave her tight little place in Harlem because her building is being torn down. The boy is sad but he knows that she will move where he can visit and grab a new Jahdu story for him out of the air. Record # 62163

New York:: Macmillan,, 1973.. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with pocket, stamps, but overall tight and clean in sturdy illustrated cloth covered boards and a very good dj.. First printing. Although Mama Luka has learned that her building in Harlem is to be torn down, she is still reaching into the air to "catch" Jahdu stories. Illustrated by Ray Prather.

New York: Macmillan, 1973. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ray Prather. Hardcover, 85 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear, small closed tear to dust jacket. Stamp on front fly leaf. Else a very clean, tight copy. Record # 852074

NY/London: Macmillan, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Ray Prather. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Stamp on front endpaper and on a couple other pages. Text clean. Cover clean. Dustwrapper spine brown. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

The Macmillan Company, 1973-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x7x0. The Macmillan Co, 1973; First Printing with full number line. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of brown cloth boards, stamped black titling remains bold; illustrations and text also very good. Small closed tear at top edge of rear panel, else wear to edges is light; unclipped ($4.95) jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service

NY Macmillan 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine in a FINE Dustjacket. First Edition. Sequel to TIME AGO TALES. Illustrated by Ray Prather..

New York: MacMillan. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Owner name, boards bowed. Soiling and rubbing to DJ. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

New York: The Macmillan Company [1973], 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Small 4to. [8], 84, [4] pp. Brown cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $4.95 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated with several full-page and in-text drawings by Ray Prather. A small abrasion on the free front endpaper, else a Fine book in a like jacket.

NY: Macmillan, 1973 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+, clipped dustjacket. Dustjacket. First Edition. SIGNED by Author. 85 pages, cloth. Bookstore stamp and previous owners ink name of front free end paper. Some age darkening to gutters of book..

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1973. First edition. Near fine in near-fine jacket.. First printing of the second Jahdu book of Harlem-based mythologies - this copy inscribed by Hamilton to Elizabeth Shub, one of the editors with whom Hamilton was working on M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT which would go on to win the Newbery Medal. Early in her career, Hamilton released her first Jahdu book, THE TIME-AGO TALES OF JAHDU to much acclaim. Over the years, she added more stories about her beloved trickster; this was the first entry in what would become something of a leitmotif publication in Hamilton's career. This copy came from the library of editor Elizabeth Shub, and is inscribed by Hamilton to her as "Libby." Shub was thanked by Hamilton by name in Hamilton's Newbery Medal acceptance speech for M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT, published the year after this book's publication - and the first book by a Black author to win the Medal. 9'' x 7''. Original brown cloth lettered in black. In original unclipped ($4.95)… Read More