Laughing to Keep from Crying and 25 Jesse Semple Stories
by Hughes, Langston
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Book. VG. Hardback. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in green leather-covered boards with gilt decorations with raised band and gilt title on the spine., all edges gilt, silk end pages with ribbon marker. No defects to note on the book. Limited Edition published for subscribers to The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. Frontis is a photo of the author. 269 pages. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- K. L. Givens Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017989
- Title
- Laughing to Keep from Crying and 25 Jesse Semple Stories
- Author
- Hughes, Langston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Novel; Short Stories; African Americans
Terms of Sale
K. L. Givens Books
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About the Seller
K. L. Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Bella Vista, Arkansas
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About K. L. Givens Books
Our home-based business is located in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. We began selling books in 1992 and still enjoy searching for treasures to list on the internet. We are not mega-sellers; instead we select our inventory for condition and rarity. Among our favorites are 19th century classics in decorative bindings; regional histories and genealogies; and military history.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....