walker a b illustrator (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG-. No Jacket. Walker, A. B. (illustratore). 5th or later Edition. Collection of "pseudo-African-American folktales" that invited comparisons to the tales of Uncle Remus when originally published in 1928. Later adapted into the play & film, "Green Pastures." This is the 23rd edition from Oct. 1944 (K-T), with wartime paper notice in front. Small 8vo (4.75" x 7.75") has matte black cloth-covered boards with almost completely faded gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG-: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen inside front cover. Mild toning to same endpapers. Modest rubbing to extremities & slight bumping to spine tips & corners. No DJ (Missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Eleventh printing (as stated upon copyright page; per Harper's "K-D" letter code indicating October 1929; originally published 1928). [10], 264 pages. Hardcover: H 19.75cm x L 13.25cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking).Half-cloth binding - black cloth spine and patterned paper boards with black cloth corners. Spine's paper title label toned; slight scuffing to spine ends; boards rubbed with slender wear to edges (particularly bottom edges); small surface peeled abrasion at front board's upper left. Black top edge; some toning to fore-edge and bottom edge. Ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper; light toning/foxing to endpapers; a few scattered minor foxing and soiling spots to interior leaves which, overall, remain clean; Seattle, Washington bookseller ticket for Harry Hartman discreetly affixed at rear pastedown's bottom left. Binding is firm. Bibliographical reference: Archibald Hanna "A Mirror for the Nation" #412: "Old Testament stories told in terms of Louisiana Negro life.".