Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
A beautiful collection of short stories that explores modern racial inequity, Elbow Room is alive with warmth and humor. Bold and very real, these twelve stories examine a world we all know but find difficult to define.Whether a story dashes the bravado of young street toughs or pierces through the self-deception of a failed preacher, challenges the audacity of a killer, or explodes the jealousy of two lovers, James Alan McPherson has created an array of haunting images and memorable characters in an unsurpassed collection of honest, masterful fiction.
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Little, Brown & Co. published the First US Edition, First Printing in Boston, 1977.
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The Franklin Library published a First Edition, Limited Edition in 1980. The edition is bound in Red Leather with decorative gilt, raised bands, and silk ribbon.
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- 1977
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company (1977), 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [8], ix, [3], 3-241, [1] pp. Green paper-covered boards quarter bound in pale green paper with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $8.95 on front flap of jacket. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. McPherson was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elbow Room
by MCPHERSON, James Alan
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- 1977
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London, Ontario, CAN
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. ix, 241 p. 22 cm. Green cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Pultizer Prize label on front cover. Front flap price-clipped. Some offsetting to endpapers. Cracked at p. 239.
Twelve stories about black Americans that explore relations between blacks and whites in the 1960s and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPHERSON, James Alan
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Gutter cracked before title page with title page coming loose, offsetting on endpapers, small stain on front fly, still a very good copy in a good only dustwrapper with closed tear mid-spine, bottom edges of dustwrapper dampstained and narrow lengthwise tear with loss on bottom edge of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. Little, Brown & Co, 1977. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Octavo. Hardcover with dust jacket. x, 241 pages. Old store price sticker stuck to the right front flyleaf. Dust jacket is price clipped. Item Price
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red with gold decorations and letters. I see no defects but NF in case I miss something, not signed Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- 1986
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Fawcett, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Elbow Room
by James Alan McPherson
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- 1977
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Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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Atlantic-Little Brown, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Price Clipped Jacket First Edition Stated Beautiful Copy of a Difficult Book. Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Elbow Room: Stories
by McPherson, James Alan
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- 1977-09-01
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Moorpark, California, USA
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Little Brown & Co, 1977-09-01. Hardcover. Dust jacket has some wear and te. Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Elbow Room: Stories (Scribner Signature Edition)
by James Alan McPherson
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- January 1987
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- Paper Back
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- 0684188228
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Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Scribner, January 1987. Paper Back. Very Good. Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- New
- Edition
- first printing
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- 1975
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 0449241351
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Monroe, Michigan, USA
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NZ$67.55
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Fawcett Crest, 1975 unused book / old store stock; clean, tight and square, no spine crease, no tears or other creases, text is clean and unmarked, pages are lightly yellowed, corner tips are very gently bumped, page edges are yellow-tipped Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- Limited
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, Florida, USA
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Franklin PA: Franklin Library, 1980 304 pp. Bound in red leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Red moire endleaves, gilt edges all three sides. Silk place-marker.no defects i can see. Limited. Leather. Fine. Item Price
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Elbow Room
by James Alan McPherson
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 304, red/gilt embossed leather, 4 raised bands, silk ribbon, silk endpapers, AEG. A limited edition of this Pulitzer-Prize-winning collection of short stories. ""A beautiful collection of short stories that explores blacks and whites today, Elbow Room is alive with warmth and humor. Bold and very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elbow Room: Stories (Scribner Signature Edition)
by McPherson, James Alan
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- 1987-04-01
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- Paperback
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- 0684188228
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San Diego, California, USA
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Scribner, 1987-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- Later Printing
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- 1987
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- Paperback
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Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987. Later Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Like all books in the "Scribner Signature" edition, this has a printed version of the author's signature on the title page, but it is ALSO signed by the author in blue ink, with a warm inscription to a named individual, on the dedication page. Crisp, bright pages with no… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- Used:Good
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- 1986-10-12
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- Mass_market
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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Fawcett, 1986-10-12. mass_market. Used:Good. Item Price
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Elbow Room : Stories
by James Alan McPherson
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684188228
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Cengage Gale, 1987. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elbow Room
by McPherson, James Alan
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- 1986
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- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0449213579
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Fawcett, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. Item Price
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Elbow Room
by James Alan McPherson
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- Used: Good
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- 1986-10-12
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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