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Amherst, Massachusetts: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1987. BS2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has taped label on the spine. wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, inside flaps taped on the top and bottom to the book cover, and light shelf wear otherwise good. Book has some rubbing on the cover edges, some soiling on the bottom near the spine, some stains on the page edges, library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, reading wear with wrinkling, crease, some pencil writing and underlining, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

San Diego, California, USA: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1992. BX5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good condition with no dust jacket as issued. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light creasing of the front cover plus some very light soiling of the bottom right corner of the outside paper edges. A novel by a notable African American author. It has been described as a blues tapestry of America. This is the story of a couple and the cafe they run. It draws in a wide variety of society's rejects. The cafe exists in 1948 but the story moves back in time, sometimes centuries, as it looks at the stories of people, usually of color, down on their luck By the author of "The Women of Brewster Place," "Linden Hills," and "Mama Day." The author is a winner of the American Book Award for First Fiction. 200p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6"x9".… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking/Penguin Group, 1993. BZ2 - A hard cover 2nd printing withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in gray paper covered boards quarter bound in white cloth with silver lettering and graphics on the spine with minor overall shelf wear with some tape staining on the outside surfaces of the front and back boards from where the dust jacket endflaps were taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and labels on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, the title page, and the copyright page plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked plus there is some very, very light glue residue on the front free endpaper from a library pocket. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel set in 1930s Mississippi about the death of a girl in an accident and the state's killing of one… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1980. AP2 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has open tear on the spine, patch peeled on the lower front, wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, some rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some chipping/peeling and glue stains on the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. P4 - An ex-library first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies, Number 123, John W. Blassingame and Henery Louis Gates, Jr., Series Editors. 9.5"x6.5", 181 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New Haven, Connecticut, USA: Yale University Press, 1981. BZ2 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A sequence of numbers with the "1" present appearing on the copyright page with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front and back free endpapers, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a library label on the spine plus the front and back mylar sleeve endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve endflaps. Works cited, indexed, 209p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6"x8.5". Ex-Library.

Amherst, Massachusetts: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1996. BZ0 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners and light shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.5"x6.5", 260 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., 2003. CB5 - A first edition advance reading copy/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in light blue wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A story about an absentee father from a "no good family." He was sent to prison and his wife was left to raise their son alone. The son needs the father now. The young man is on Louisiana's death row for the murder of a young white girl. His father is determined to not let his son suffer in jail, and, convinced of his innocence, seeks a way to overcome the overwhelming evidence against his son and his ex-wife's resistance to his involvement. By the author of "A Life for a Life." 277p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6"x8.75". Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 2001. CB6 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket is in very good+ condition with very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form very slight edge wear around the spine top and bottom edges. A book about a large, cantankerous but deeply loving family in which there is no dysfunction that cannot be overcome with a bit of work, love, talk and of course advise. 379p.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75"x8.5". Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1969. BL2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label, wrinkling, crease, discoloration, and shelf wear. Book lightly coked, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tape stains, discoloration, and shefl wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Doubleday, 1993. CG4 - An ex-library trade paperback book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), laminated spine and sides near it, some bumped corners, tanning, and light shelf wear. A collection of memories, moods, ideas, and opinions about the complexities of the American experience from the perspective of an African American. 8"x5.25", 266 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Viking Penguin, 1996. CH4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book about a modern superwoman who has everything except a man and she is convinced she can well do without one. She decides at the last minute to take a Jamaican vacation during which she meets a man half her age and is surprised to find that her world is well and truly rocked by him. This causes her to realize that she has come to a pivotal moment in her life where she must now deal with new and difficult questions about both her passions and life expectations. By the author of "Mama," "Disappearing Acts," "Breaking Ice," and "Waiting to Exhale." 368p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1992. CA3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white, black, and orange wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very light edge wear along the front cover's bottom edge. A novel that is a portrait of the black woman's experience in two different generations and the betrayal of promises in a country still divided by race. This is a title in the publisher's Contemporary Fiction series.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. P4 - An ex-library first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 8.75"x5.75", 256 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. P4 - An ex-library first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 8.75"x5.75", 256 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1987. CT4 - An ex-library hardcover book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), has bumped corners, rubbing, light scratches, some stains, pencil writing and marking, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Studies in Art and Relgious Interpretation, Volume 6. 9.25"x6.25", 174 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

South Royalton, Vermont, USA: Steerforth Press, 2003. BG3 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A novel originally written in 1963 but not previously published. It is set in Kansas City in the years just before and during World War II. The main character is an African-American boy and his experiences paint a picture of an era and place marred by racial segregation and relentless, daily injustices. It is also about a vibrant, burgeoning, and widely influential culture which contains a fierce feeling for family and community. This is the author's first novel. 537p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).