Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 272 p. Copyright 1981. First edition. Second printing. Book description: Black publishers cloth hardbound, gray boards, gilt red title/design stamped/embossed on spine cover/front board, color illustrated dust jacket, transparent mylar protector over dust jacket. Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 1 1/8". Book and dust jacket condition: gently bumped spine crown/heel, sporadic dust jacket edge wear, rear dust jacket at top has soft crease and 1/8" tear, price clipped dust jacket. An attractive copy.

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Poet, writer, performer, teacher and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then went to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , she has also written five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? , as well as the celebrated poem "On the Pulse of Morning," which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bookseller: De Coux and Associates Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001831
Title: The Heart of a Woman
Author: Angelou, Maya
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 2nd Printing
ISBN 10: 0394512731
ISBN 13: 9780394512730
Publisher: Random House Inc
Place of Publication: Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
Pages: 272
Keywords: General, General, African-American, General

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