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1941Best.-Nr. 50650New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. Some wear to the corners of the boards. Early anthology of African American literature this copy has dark boards with gold ribbon containing the title. Unmarked tight and square. loc Gatsby. The Dryden Press hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 1395657New York New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vii 1082 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is navy with gilt detailing and black lettering. Boards have moderate general scuffing and rubbing wear spine mildly cocked and mild fraying along rear head joint. Text block moderately scuffed and age toned along edges has mild bending wear p. vii. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1395657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 49161New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Very good plus. First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between. Charles Blockson notes that on its publication in 1941 THE NEGRO CARAVAN was "the most important single volume of Afro-American writing ever published" 58. Its three editors assembled some of the most influential pieces by Black Americans through the 1940s including songs plays narratives of enslaved people poetry essays folk literature and more. Each section is accompanied by a critical introduction contextualizing the pieces in their wider genres and in Black history. THE NEGRO CARAVAN represents a major early effort at defining a canon of Black literature; this is an unusually nice copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering. No dust jacket. xviii 1082 pages including index. Owner name in pencil to front flyleaf "Tyler Long." Binding with mild wear a touch of dampstaining to lower spine. Leaves with a hint of toning and occasional edgewear. Firm. The Dryden Press unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 1358136New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Hardcover. Octavo 1082 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's light blue cloth dark blue rows with silver titling to spine; some rubbing and wear fading to spine small tear to middle of spine; mild toning to pages; measuring 20cm high this copy is 2cm shorter than the more commonly seen issue with blue boards and gilt titling; shelved case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1358136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 047938New York: Arno/the New York Times 1970. Clean and tight. No creases to the spine. Appears unread. Light shelfwear. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black Literature. Arno/the New York Times Paperback
1941Best.-Nr. 49734New York: Citadel Press / Dryden Press 1941. Very Good. New York: Citadel Press by arrangement with the Dryden Press 1941. Early Reprint. Thick octavo 20.5cm; publisher's light blue cloth lettered and blocked in navy and silver foil; xviii1082p. Cloth a bit mottled and dust-soiled corners nudged endpapers unevenly toned brief pencil check marks to table of contents else Very Good and sound. Important early anthology of Black writing including fiction poetry folklore drama biography and essays. Citadel Press / Dryden Press unknown
Best.-Nr. 100147406The citadel press. circa 1950 intérieur propre. in8. Sans date. Cartonné. The citadel press unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 10146The Dryden Press New York 1941. First Edition. Template on flyleaf stating 'Distributed by the Negro Publication Society of America 1 West 125th St. New York N.Y.' HC Blue cloth with gilt strip and title same on spine. Foxing through but clean copy no writing. A varied anthology of poetry short fiction plays and novel extracts from African-American writers in 1082 pages such as seen in the Table of contents: I. Short stories; II. Novels; III. Poetry; IV. Folk Literature; V. Drama; VII Biography; VIII. Essays; and Appendix. Filled with historical data. Small foxing stains pg 618-625 about size of a quarter. The Dryden Press hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 58370New York NY: Arno Press & the New York Times. Very Good. 1970. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good- in Wraps: shows light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing and faint consequent soiling and toning to the white background field of the self-wrapper covers; a faint crease near the lower front corner; the exterior ply of the wrapper cover paper has been removed at the lower rear corner tip exposing the underlying unvarnished ply beneath; the expected hint of tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is slightly cocked off square but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names dates addresses notations inscriptions stamps plates or labels. A better-than-average reading copy structurally sound and tightly bound showing some wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo 8.25 x 5.35 x 1.75 inches. New Introduction by Julius Lester. Language: English. Weight: 36 ounces. First published by the Dryden Press in 1941. Trade Paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xviii 1082 pages . Arno Press & the New York Times paperback
1941Best.-Nr. 014794The Citadel Press. Publisher's blind stamped blue cloth with black ands and silver gilt titles on front and spine. Slight sunning on spine and to top edge of cover. Scarce. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1941. The Citadel Press hardcover
1838Best.-Nr. 104801Edinburgh:: W.H. Lizars 1838. hardcover. very good rebound in green buckram with gilt titles on spine. marbled page edges. 16mo. not quite seven inches tall. 310 pages. frontis plate of Aldrovandus. illustrated title page. 34 hand colored plates of various mammals. minor toning to front endpapers and on the verso of plates and offset from plates to the verso of each no tissue guards. the memoir of Ulysses Aldrovandus. . Family owned and operated bookstore selling used and out of print books. Open to the public for close to 40 years! W.H. Lizars hardcover
1885Best.-Nr. NS0258New York 1885. Ten stanzas of four lines aabb rhyme scheme. Woodcut portrait in horizontal oval. Broadside. 31 x 23.5 cm. Good folded/ mounted. Stock#NS0258.
Best.-Nr. 008769. Hardcover. As New. B00K: As New/ $6O6.73 The MON0GRAM ELYTIS 0dysseus No Date 0f Publication Glossy White Spine With No Title Hard Cover B00K: As New/ Pages That Appear To Be Lightly Read And Are Clean And Tight To The Spine Minutest Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. Makes Mention Of His Death In 1996. Le Monogramme; The Axion Esti; ; Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis; Little Mariner; Sovereign Sun: Selected Poems; The Oxopetra Elegies; Open Papers; Eros Eros Eros: Selected & Last. D/J: None. Description Applies To This BooK ONLY. This Book Is Hard To Find Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift. World Wide Shipping AVAILABLE. hardcover
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1879Best.-Nr. 1404973Philadelphia: Hubbard Bros 1879. Hardcover. Octavo xxii 599 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth mitred edges gold print; tattering to spine caps and corners toning to spine peripheral toning light smudging/shelf wear. Text block has name in pencil on front flyleaf cracked hinges intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: “Profusely illustrated”— title page; b&w frontispiece portrait and text drawings. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1404973. FP New Rockville Stock. Hubbard Bros hardcover books
1879Best.-Nr. 74637Philadelphia:: Hubbard Bros. 1879. First edition. publisher's rust cloth decorated in gold; all edges gilt. Light wear to the cloth; clean tight and sound. 8vo. Illustrated from engravings. Hubbard Bros., hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. DADAX1163993719Kessinger Publishing 2010-09-10. paperback. New. 7.50x1.52x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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