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Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Jacques Auger (Design Director); Peg Faimon, Jacques Auger Design Associates, Inc. (Designer) (illustratore). Fall 1989, No. 14. 154 pp. Essentially flawless copy with minimal shelfwear. ISSN: 0888-7314.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. revised subsequent edition. 2 pages. 9.50x5.50x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Near Fine. Ansel Adams, John Muir, David R. Brower, Marion R. Parsons, Norman Clyde, Ervin P. McEvoy, Leland Curtis, W.B. Wheeler, Francis P. Farquhar, Walter Starr, Arthur Blake, Howard Gates, Charles Webber,Albert J. Adams,Howard Koster,George Shochat (illustratore). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1938. First Edition. April, 1938 [Vol XXIII, No. 2]. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". Photographs. Near Fine - and in this case, the near fine is just about as near to fine as it can get. No salient flaws. Very, very high grade example. Binding is, of course, sturdy. 124 numbered pp. + 41 B&W Plates, most of them photographs but some sketches & maps, three 16th-17th century engravings, + ads. Eight photographs are by the great Ansel Adams. Other serious contributors from the army of photographic and illustrative talent in this issue were: John Muir, David R. Brower, Marion R. Parsons, Norman Clyde, Ervin P. McEvoy, Leland Curtis, W.B. Wheeler, Francis P. Farquhar, Walter A. Starr, Arthur H. Blake, Howard S. Gates, Charles S. Webber, Albert J. Adams, Howard Koster, and George Shochat. Articles (see scan of contents page) by Merrill Moores, Francois E. Matthes, William E.Colby, Walter A. Starr, Carl P. Jensen, Norman Clyde, David R. Brower, W. Kenneth Davis, Elmo A. Robinson, Vernon Bailey, Joseph Grinnell and Arthur H. Blake. And as always a variety of regular and special departments. Please review all scans. l-sc2.

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.

Hardcover. First Edition. 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).

Hardcover. First Edition. 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.