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Pocket Books. Paperback, in Good condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, paper is tanning with age, covers have some scuffing and a little edge wear, good binding, unmarked pages, a good reading copy, An Angry Novel of American Negroes at War, . Good. Paperback. 1964.

Panther 1965. paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Howard. Good. 1983. Clean & Tight Contents. Soft Cover. (J377) .

Howard University Press, 1984-05. Paperback. Good.

Knopf, 1963. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Pages unmarked. Tape stains on inside front and rear covers. No jacket. Covers moderately worn. Binding firm..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. Pp. [vi]+486(last blank); bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips, small surface graze and tear to front panel near bottom edge, both flaps slightly foxed; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Jonathan Cape, London, 1964. First U.K. edition. *Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, 'this big, robust novel tells the story of an American negro company in the Second World war, from its basic training in Georgia to the hellish war in the Pacific and to a mutiny in which coloured soldiers shoot it out with white soldiers in an Australian city' [wrapper blurb].

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1963.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, light blue tinting to top edge in a a fair only dust jacket with a large chip at the top of the spine extending to the back cover, over tears and edgewear, rear flap almost separated and toning to the dj, especially the back cover (original price of 5.95 still present).. First printing. The second novel by this important author, founder of the Harlem Writers Guild, civil rights activist and educator. Like all of his books this was based on Killen's own experiences - "he joined the Army early in the war and never got his law degree. Instead, inspired by his years in the service and the discrimination he encountered there, he embarked on a career as writer and political activist. He helped found the Harlem Writers Guild in 1950 and came under the influence of W.E.B. Du Bois. What the black men affirm in this novel is their manhood and their right to assert it, by violent… Read More

New York: Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. Very Good in Good DJ. 8vo. A novel. Covers dull, sunned at edges, some soiling to page edges, pages tanned. Jacket sunned, edgeworn, with several chips and nicks.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964 price clipped DW has short split at tail of the upper spine fold 30mm long, short edge tear at top edges of rear panel and head of lower spine fold, small pen name to fep, 485pp, story of a negro company of soldiers fighting in the Pacific during the Second World War. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London, Jonathan Cape 1964.. 486pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Bookplate on front pastedown. A near fine copy.. First UK edition.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964 Book. Very Good ++. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. VG++, Ink Inscr, Bumping/VG++, Wear, Chips, Sp Brown. 1st UK Edition. 'Story of an American negro company in the Second World War'. Jacket by Leigh Taylor. Expanded condition report/photo on request..