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PRAYING FOR SHEETROCK.
Edition: Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition).
New York: Addison-Wesley, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover - SIGNED on the title page. The author's first book, this is the story of the political awakening of a tiny black community in coastal Georgia in the 1970's. Shortlisted for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. 335 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-201-550482.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 16338More details Price: $20.00 -
PRAYING FOR SHEETROCK.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Addison-Wesley, 1991. First edition - The author's first book, this is the story of the political awakening of a tiny black community in coastal Georgia in the 1970's. Shortlisted for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. 338 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (splash to upper edge, first page, otherwise tight and uncreased.)
Book ID: 41464More details Price: $15.00 -
PRAYING FOR SHEETROCK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Addison-Wesley, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, this is the story of the political awakening of a tiny black community in coastal Georgia in the 1970's. Shortlisted for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. 335 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-201-550482.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 49190More details Price: $17.50 -
THE EDGE OF RAVEN POOL.
Edition: First or very early printing.
New York: The Century Co., (1924.). Hardcover - Classic Seaman tale of a house with many mysteries - in this case, the mysteries are rooted in the Civil War. Set in Georgia - in Savannah and on an old antebellum plantation near the coast. Illustrated with 3 glossy inserted plates by Harold Sichel. Wonderfully atmospheric illustration on the front cover in black and deep blue with a gold moon rising, a moss-hung tree standing guard over a small pool. 242 pp.
Condition: Good condition overall - gift inscription dated Christmas 1926, slight spine slant, some damage to the cloth on the spine, corners a bit bumped.
Book ID: 81885More details Price: $70.00 -
THE EDGE OF RAVEN POOL.
Edition: First or early printing.
New York: The Century Co., (1924.). Hardcover - Classic Seaman tale of a house with many mysteries - in this book, set around 1910, and featuring two young girls, one from New York and her Southern cousin, the mysteries are rooted in the years right after the Civil War. Set in Georgia - in Savannah and on an old antebellum planation near the coast. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 3 glossy inserted plates by Harold Sichel. Wonderfully atmospheric illustration on the front cover in black and deep blue with a gold moon rising, a moss-hung tree standing guard over a small pool. 242 pp.
Condition: Very good in illustrated boards (previous owner's name in pencil dated 1928)
Book ID: 82037More details Price: $100.00
