Blyden Jackson (35 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A very good copy of the softcover edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with remainder strike to top edge of volume. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. Reprint. Pap. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy.

hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 626 p.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Louisiana State University, 1989. Hardcover, Very Good. Dust Jacket, Very Good. First Edition, first printing, complete number-line. Navy publishers cloth with silver titles to spine. Minor spotting to boards, minor dust stains to page edges, particularly top edge. Binding square and tight , text block clean and bright. Free from markings save prior owners embossed ex-libris stamp, Henry Luce, at ffl. And similar markered notation at rear endpaper. Dust-jacket, now in mylar, unclipped, does show original retailers sticker beneath mylar on rear wrap. From the front flap: Many literary histories of the United States have tended to ignore or at best provide only cursory treatment of black writers. In this major work, Blyden Jackson, a lifelong student and teacher of literature, a friend and colleague of such seminal figures as Langston Hughes, and an eminent survivor of his generation of critics of black literature, provides the first full-scale, in-depth study of the Afro-American literary tradition. . . .this projected four-volume series, covers the first 150 years of Afro-American literature. It begins with the first known piece of Afro-American writing, 'Bars Fight,' a poem about a 1746 skirmish between Indians and whites in Massachusetts, written by a sixteen-year-old West African slave named Lucy Terry. Jackson's narrative proceeds through the work of the little known and the famous, from Briton Hammon and John Marrant to Frederick Douglass. Jackson considers slave narratives, poetry, sermons, histories, folk literature (including spirituals), and novels. He divides the first 150 years of black writing into two ages. The Age of Apprenticeship, lasting from 1746 to 1830, was a time when uprooted Africans concentrated on learning to express themselves in a new language. During the Age of the Abolitionists, from 1830 through 1895, blacks found their own voice - a voice of protest against their exclusion from American life. Jackson takes a biographical approach through much of this volume. He asks the reader to judge many of his subjects more for what they accomplished than for the polish and sophistication of their writing. Jackson demonstrates that Afro-American literature is a coherent body of work and that black writers have their own unique picture of the land that claimed their muscle and their blood. He puts 150 years of literature into sharp historical focus. THE LONG BEGINNING, which includes a remarkably thorough bibliographical essay, gives both the academic audience and the inquisitive general reader a comprehensive understanding of the early years of the Afro-American literary tradition.

perfect. Condition: Very Good. Appears to be unread. No markings.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1989; signed. Blue cloth covered boards with silver spine titles; minimal wear; spotting/foxing to edges; jacket is lightly worn, now in Brodart cover; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author on free front endpaper; interior is unmarked; 461 pages. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. vi, 461p., introduction, bibliographical essay, index, very good later printing in cloth boards and unclipped dj.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. XIV; 119 Seiten Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung altersentsprechend sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. Einige Bleistift-Anstreichungen im Text. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 340.

Hardcover. vi, 461p., introduction, bibliographical essay, index, very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0807100757.

xiv, 119p., dj, former library bookplate on the front flyleaf.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Albert Crochet (Designer) (illustrator). Louisiana Paperback Edition: 1990. 626 + xiv pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Minor stains on top edge.

First printing. Hardcover. Ex-library, with usual indications; internally clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by both authors on the freont free endpaper. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 216 pp.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Baton Rogue. 1989. Louisiana State University Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0807115118. This publication has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency which supports the study of such fields as history, philosophy, literature, and languages. 461 pages. hardcover. keywords: African American Literature History. DESCRIPTION - Many literary histories of the United States have tended to ignore or at best provide only cursory treatment of black writers. In this major work, Blyden Jackson, a lifelong student and teacher of literature, a friend and colleague of such seminal figures as Langston Hughes, and an eminent survivor of his generation of critics of black literature, provides the first full-scale, in-depth study of the Afro-American literary tradition. THE LONG BEGINNING, VOLUME I of this projected four-volume series, covers the first 150 years of Afro-American literature. It begins with the first known piece of Afro-American writing, 'Bars Fight,' a poem about a 1746 skirmish between Indians and whites in Massachusetts, written by a sixteen-year-old West African slave named Lucy Terry. Jackson's narrative proceeds through the work of the little known and the famous, from Briton Hammon and John Marrant to Frederick Douglass. Jackson considers slave narratives, poetry, sermons, histories, folk literature (including spirituals), and novels. He divides the first 150 years of black writing into two ages. The Age of Apprenticeship, lasting from 1746 to 1830, was a time when uprooted Africans concentrated on learning to express themselves in a new language. During the Age of the Abolitionists, from 1830 through 1895, blacks found their own voice - a voice of protest against their exclusion from American life. Jackson takes a biographical approach through much of this volume. He asks the reader to judge many of his subjects more for what they accomplished than for the polish and sophistication of their writing. Jackson demonstrates that Afro-American literature is a coherent body of work and that black writers have their own unique picture of the land that claimed their muscle and their blood. He puts 150 years of literature into sharp historical focus. THE LONG BEGINNING, which includes a remarkably thorough bibliographical essay, gives both the academic audience and the inquisitive general reader a comprehensive understanding of the early years of the Afro-American literary tradition. inventory #16840.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy.

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Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Reprint. Octavo (24cm). Brown cloth in black dust jacket; [viii],216pp. Lightly tapped at extremities, else Near Fine. Jacket lightly rubbed, else Very Good or better.

Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.8.

Hardcover. xiv, 119p., introduction, references, index, signed by both authors on dedication page, Saunders Redding's copy, very good first edition cloth boards and unclipped lightly-edgeworn dj.

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