- Author = Paule Marshall
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PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by this African American writer, the story of the spiritual regeneration of a 62 year old widow. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-399-127542.
Condition: Near fine in a just about fine dustjacket ('P" top edge of textblock, but a nice tight copy)
Book ID: 5177More details Price: $50.00 -
DAUGHTERS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Complex novel about the relationship between a father and daughter, set in the Caribbean and in New York City, by this writer who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Writing in the NY Times, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer called this "Flawless in its sense of place and character, remarkable in its understanding of human nature, a triumph in every way." SIGNED on the title page by the author. 408 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121393.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 18816More details Price: $40.00 -
PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1983. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on title page by author. ISBN: 0-399-127542.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dustjacket (upper corners slightly bumped, and some dampstaining to the edge of the rear endpaper, nick to dj at top of spine.)
Book ID: 18817More details Price: $85.00 -
PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Virago Press, 1983. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the title page. A somewhat smaller format and a very different (and more colorful) dustjacket from the more often found US edition. ISBN: 0-86068-4539.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dustjacket (top edge dusty, stamp on copyright page re "powys library service" but no other markings.)
Book ID: 18818More details Price: $70.00 -
DAUGHTERS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Complex novel about the relationship between a father and daughter, set in the Caribbean and in New York City, by this writer who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Writing in the NY Times, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer called this "Flawless in its sense of place and character, remarkable in its understanding of human nature, a triumph in every way." 408 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121393.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 19689More details Price: $18.50 -
DAUGHTERS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the title page by the author with the words' in sisterhood' and dated in 1992. Novel set in the Caribbean and in New York City . 408 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121393.
Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (publisher's defect: front free endpaper is partially pasted down - otherwise book is in fine condition.)
Book ID: 24304More details Price: $30.00 -
THE FISHER KING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set against the backdrop of contemporary Brooklyn, New York and Paris and of those cities in the late 1940's, this is a story of family estrangement, love and hope for the future, when the young grandson of a great jazz pianist, an ex-patriot who lived and died in Paris, comes to the US for the first time and meets both sides of his warring family. A warm and appealing book. ISBN: 0-684-872838.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 29397More details Price: $16.00 -
THE CHOSEN PLACE, THE TIMELESS PEOPLE.
Edition: 3rd printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, (1970.). Hardcover - Important third novel by this Brooklyn-born African American writer, who has spent much time in the Caribbean. Set in a remote, devasted part of a small Caribbean island, this is the story of an advance team for an ambitious American- funded redevelopment project, and of the ambivalent relationships which these Americans form with the islanders. 472 pp.
Condition: Near fine condition - a lovely early printing, bound in turquoise cloth with black lettering - lacking the dj.
Book ID: 38279More details Price: $12.50 -
PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by this African American writer, the story of the spiritual regeneration of a 62 year old widow. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-399-127542.
Condition: Fine in a very good dustjacket (tear to front cover of dj, book appears unread)
Book ID: 45739More details Price: $55.00 -
PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Putnam, (1983.) dj. Hardcover - The third novel by this African American writer, the story of the spiritual regeneration of a 62 year old widow. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-399-127542.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (P stamped on bottom edge, chip to dj at top of spine.)
Book ID: 59002More details Price: $18.50 -
DAUGHTERS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Complex novel about the relationship between a father and daughter, set in the Caribbean and in New York City, by this writer who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Writing in the NY Times, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer called this "Flawless in its sense of place and character, remarkable in its understanding of human nature, a triumph in every way." 408 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121393.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (a tight copy but some bleeding from base of spine to interior of dj)
Book ID: 59005More details Price: $15.00 -
REENA AND OTHER STORIES.
Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.
New York: The Feminist Press, (1983). SIGNED first edition - An uncommon Marshall title: the first time her short stories appeared together in book form. Included are new commentaries by the author, a wonderful autobiographical essay entitled "From the Poets in the Kitchen" and a new novella "Merle" which is a reshaped excerpt from her novel "Chosen People." SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-935312-242.
Condition: Very good overall in glossy illustrated wrappers ( a little wear to the covers, crease to lower corner of front cover, sunning to the spine.)
Book ID: 62292More details Price: $40.00 -
DAUGHTERS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Complex novel about the relationship between a father and daughter, set in the Caribbean and in New York City, by this writer who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Writing in the NY Times, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer called this "Flawless in its sense of place and character, remarkable in its understanding of human nature, a triumph in every way." SIGNED on the title page by the author. Publisher's promotional postcard laid in 408 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121393.
Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (some light foxing to edges of textblock)
Book ID: 90195More details Price: $40.00
