Search Results: black april by peterkin julia

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair DJ; p.o.'s bookplate remainder inside front board; moderate chipping to dj edges; all else-clean, tight, & attractive; dj protected by new Mylar wrap.. 8 vo; black boards with publisher blind stamp logo at bottom right of front board; front board gilt lettering; gilt spine lettering; 316 pp; illust. dj. Author's first book first published by Bobbs-Merrill.

University of Georgia Press, 1998. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Georgia Press, 1998. 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 quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 316 pages. Hardcover bound in black cloth. The binding shows moderate rubbing and wear. Prior owner's 1933 inscription on the front flyleaf. A sound copy and clean within.

Triangle Books, 1940. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Collectible; Good/Jacket present as described. This hardcover book is Good, being square and tight. The boards and spine have minor color loss spotting wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is Good with minor losses to the edges and extremities at the spine. There is color fade to the spine but still sharply legible. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Two-inch by one-inch chip at bottom of front panel; chipping to spine ends..

NY: GROSSET AND DUNLAP, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Good +. 5 1/2 x 8 in. Black cloth with brown lettering. Blindstamped. 1927, printed by arrangement with the Bobbs-Merrill Co. Condition is GOOD+ ; edges worn, corners and ends of spine have slight fraying. Covers clean and rubbed, binding tight. Text clean with two PO's names on ffep, sides of text block foxed. Fiction. Stax.

Grosset & Dunlap. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (historical fiction, american south, african americans, slavery, fiction) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/No Jacket. Text/As New w/faint margin discoloration. Embossed black linen boards/NF w/fraying to upper/lower spine edges. DJ/None. Historical nove. The story of Africa-America April, "tall, lean, black, broadshouldered", "a man among men", named by his grandmother for the lucky month of April at a moment of rising tide, and in captivity of slavery. Written in the Gullah dialect (a unique blend of Creole and African dialects with an English base), the dialogues capture rich vitality of language ("I ain' use to shoes an' dey hinders my feet in dis sand"). First 1927; this is the First Edition of Grosset & Dunlap,1928. First novel of Julia Peterkin (1880 - 1961). Poignant portrait of daily life and folk beliefs of the Gullah African-American of the South Carolina coast and nearby islands. Julia Peterkin received the Pulitzer Prize for Scarlet Sister, 1928.

N.S. Berg, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

N.S. Berg, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1927. Book. G+. Hardback. Early Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in reddish brown cloth-covered boards with blind stamped title on the front and spine with illustrated end pages. Book has light edge wear with small bump on lower corner and light age toned pages. Dust jacket has edge wear and chipping with a large chip missing on lower spine. This is an early printing with the blurb and $2.50 price on the dust jacket. 316 pages..

Triangle reprinted 2nd 1941, spine ends have tears, and the pages moderately age-toned, fragile and worn. Stained red on all page ends.

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NY: Triangle. VG Hardack DJ edge wear. (1927). This is life, not versimilitude, Veracity, " Harry Hansen in the New York World"superlatively good" from dj. .

No DJ, bruised spine ends and wear, brown top stain, soiled spine as well, very tight and square and unmarked. the main title page has black and brown ink. unknown printing or issue.

Bobbs-Merrill /Grosset 12mo 7 - 7½, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. PON in ink inside cover. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. New. Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African-American experience. In her novels and stories, she taps the richness of rural southern black culture and oral traditions to capture conflicting realities and reveal grace and courage.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of Georgia Pr, 1998. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 315 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches.