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New York: Vantage Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0533102006 . Text clean. Cover shows virtually no wear. Dust jacket is pristine. Doubt if this book's ever been read. ; From dust jacket flap: Be My Daddy, by author Lamar Dodson, is a sensitive portrayal of the traumas of growing up from a child's eye view. No little angel, Larry is a kid like most - and his problems are those many children face. Like most of us, Larry must find his own way out of the labyrinthine world of childhood. And along the way he learns an important truth: life holds some rewards even when things seem bleakest. He also learns that although grownups may be tough on him sometimes, they do care very much about him. ; 80 pages .

New York: Coward Mc Cann & Geoghegan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0698110439 . Text is clean. Gift inscription by author on front free endpaper. "For Michelle Cowan, who lost her easy shot at posterity when the acknowledgement was cut from this book she helped get born. But for what it's worth, I'm glad, proud to tell posterity and people she was there, and she is my friend. Jim Grady 1980." brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Upper corner of front corner bumped. Ends of spine gently bumped. Dust jacket shows some wear, light chipping along top edge, small closed tear at top of front flap. NAP. ; 383 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped dust jacket. Text is clean. Dust Jacket shows normal wear, price-clipped with chipping especially at head and base of spine. ; 307 pages .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear. Spine ends gently bumped. Dust jacket shows some shelfwear and minor chipping at spine ends. NAP. This title was the second winner of the Intercollegiate Literary Fellowship. Author was a student at Pomona College at the time the book was written. .

Xlibris Corp. Very Good. 2003. Paperback. 1401079164 . Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, minor spine roll. ; 8.3 X 5.8 X 0.8 inches; 312 pages .

New York: Vantage Press. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0533086418 . Text is clean. Dark blue boards with silver spine lettering. Cover shows almost no wear. Condition downgraded due to removal of front free endpaper. Dust jacket shows almost no wear. ; 125 pages .

New York: Penguin Books. Very Good. 1984. Paperback. 0140068899 . Text is clean. Pages tanning. Cover shows normal shelfwear. ; Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series; 7.7 X 5.0 X 0.5 inches; 224 pages .

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9780811845366 . Text is clean. Inscribed by author to previous owner. Cover shows light wear, dust jacket shows gentle bump to head/base of spine. Debut novel. ; 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.8 Inches; 320 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Small inked mark on front pastedown, erasure marks on front free endpaper. Cover shows light wear. Dust jacket shows some soiling and minor chipping to spine ends. Scribner's "A" present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.9 inches; 207 pages .

New York: Henry Holt & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805047379 . Text is clean. Cover shows limited wear. Dust jacket shows light faint edgewear. States First Edition with full number line including '1'. Signed by author on title page. ; 6.75 X 1.25 X 9.5 inches; 352 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good. 2004. Paperback. 0375760881 . Text is clean. Cover shows normal wear, light bump at corners. ; Ballantine Reader's Circle; 0.73 x 8.02 x 5.18 Inches; 336 pages .

New York: Vantage Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0533032016 . Text is clean. Cover and Dust jacket show normal shelfwear. Light rubbing along dust jacket folds. Small square in center of front cover, where color lifted off with removal of a sticker. ; From Dust Jacket: Why So Many of Us? Is the story of Arne Duncan and the most important years of his life. Growing up near the turn of the century in the middle west, Arne in some respects resembles other young men - he works hard to help himself through high school and college, then takes his first job. But he is conscious from the beginning that something sets him apart, that the land is calling him back from the grimy, hurried city that surrounds him. . . . Arne Duncan's story is the story of the coming of age in America - its vitality, its hurried quest for prosperity, its search for roots, and the violence that eurpts when people betray themselves. ; 8vo; 253 pages .