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Alston Anderson; Robert Graves (foreword)
Lover Man (Pyramid G538)
Kokinos, Tony
Pyramid New York, NY 1960 First Paperback Soft Cover Very Good
Short story collection on African-American themes. Writer's first collection. First paperback edition. Painted cover art by Tony Kokinos and interior B+W line at start of each story (artist uncredited). Cover copy reads: "They knew ecstasy and hate, violence and laughter--and sometimes the terror of being black." / Cover bright but with faint reading-crease near spine and a 1/4" chip from upper corner of cover and to first few page edges. Binding solid. Pages lightly age-tanned but clean and supple.
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20.00 USD
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Carter, Hodding
The Winds of Fear (Popular Library 300)
Belarski, Rudolph
Popular Library New York, NY 1950 First paperback Soft Cover Very Good
Vintage mass market/pocket mystery paperback with colorful Belarski GGA painted cover art. Cover copy reads: "An angry novel that probes deeply into the ugly causes of racial tension in the south"/ Cover bright.Light reading-wear. Small rubbing and a few faint finger creases. Pages lightly edge-tanned but supple. Binding square and solid.
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7.50 USD
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Lewis, Sinclair
Kingsblood Royal (Bantam 705)
Avati, James
Bantam New York, NY 1949 Second Printing Soft Cover Very Good
Second Bantam Printing. Cover copy reads: "He learned he was a negro--could he tell his boss, his friends, his woman?" / Very Good condition. Glossy cover. Ppper corner creased with some fainter reading creases. Slight laminate separation at edges and over spine. Binding square and solid. Pages very lightly edge-tanned but clean and supple.
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6.00 USD
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Mayfield, Julian
Hit, The (Belmont B95-2048)
Belmont New York, NY 1970 First paperback Paperback Very Good
Vintage African-American paperback. A few long but faint creases to upper corner. Binding square and solid. Light bumping to corners and spine edge. Pages lightly age-tanned but clean and supple. Cover copy reads: "A novel of the Harlem numbers game and a man who risked everything to win."
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6.50 USD
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Payne, Robert
The Blue Negro and Other Stories (Avon 373)
Hilbert
Avon New York, NY 1951 Paperback Original Soft Cover Very Good
Attractive, vintage mass market/pocket paperback with colorful painted cover art. Paperback original story collection. Cover copy reads: "Cross the Carribbean Sea in an open boat...Enter the land of head-hunters where a few drops of blood bring a weird ending to an illicit love affair!" / Cover is bright with some bumping and nicking to corners and small laminate peel at edges. Pages edge tanned, but supple. Binding square and solid.
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12.00 USD
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Petry, Ann
Street, The (Signet Giant S1123)
Meese, Ed
Signet New York, NY 1954 First Paperback Soft Cover Good
Harlem , African-Americana novel. First Paperback Printing. Attractive, vintage mass market/pocket paperback with colorful Meese painted cover art. / Cover is bright and glossy. Gently read condition. Would be fine/near fine but for pervasive but faint damp-stain affecting the front and back cover and the red-dyed page edges of the text block. Binding square and solid.
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8.50 USD
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Redding, J. Saunders
Stranger and Alone (Popular Library 327)
Popular Library New York, NY 1951 First paperback Soft Cover Very Good
Abridged edition. Attractive, vintage mass market/pocket paperback with colorful painted cover art. African-American Interracial romance themes. Cover copy reads: "He couldn't escape the color of his skin." / Light bumping and rubbing to edges. Faint bend/crease to back cover. Pages lightly edge-tanned but clean and supple. Binding square and solid.
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9.50 USD
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Smith, William Gardner
South Street (Berkley G-4)
Nappi, Rudy
Berkley New York, NY 1955 First Paperback Soft Cover Very Good
Attractive, vintage mass market/pocket paperback with colorful GOOD GIRL GGA cover art. African-Americana interracial romance themes. Cover copy reads: "Love and violence in Philadelphia's Harlem." / Cover is bright and sharp with some shallow scratches/indentations to covers. Light bumping to corners. Pages edge- tanned, but supple. Binding square and solid.
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65.00 USD
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Wright, Richard
Black Boy (Signet 841)
Avati, James
Signet New York, NY 1951 Stated First Printing Paperback Good
Classic African-American, Black experience nove. First paperback, stated first printing. Avati painted cover art. / Cover attractive but shows some mottling/speckling. Short (closed) split to foot of spine. Rubbing and wear to hinges. Foxing to inside covers and edge of text block. Binding square and solid. Pagesedge-tanned but supple.
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8.00 USD
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