Goodwin Ruby (10 results)

DVD. Condition: Used - Good.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 60 anv edition. 257 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The author inscribed on the ffe and under her inscription is more writing and I cannot tell who from. The covers and spine have moderate wear and light soiling. The pages are clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 256 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with yellow and pink lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$6.95." Mild general shelf wear. Bumping to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Bumping and chipping to edges of dust jacket. Scuffing to dust jacket. Significant tear to bottom right edge of dust jacket. Spine cocked. Foxing to text block. Shelved in African-Americana. 1412936. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Red Cloth Hardback. Condition: Good Plus. Patron's Edition. A good or better copy with darkening to the interior gutters and light interior crack at back joint. Still very tight. The jacket is missing the back panel and spine and the tattered front and flaps are still here. A scarce Patron's copy #82. Signed in fountain pen by the author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Good+. 1st edition. 1st edition, 1953. A Good+ copy. 8vo., 256 pp., bound in green decorated buckram. Ex-library with all faults: stamps inside front cover, blind stamp on title page, various stamps on copyright page, pocket inside rear cover. Text appears unmarked, binding is solid. A collection of personal essays. Ruby Berkley was born in Du Quoin, Illinois, the daughter of Braxton Berkley and Sophia Jane Holmes Berkley. Her father was a coal miner and union organizer. The family moved to California when Ruby was a teenager. She trained as a teacher at San Diego State Teachers' College. Later she attended Fullerton Junior College. In 1949, she earned a bachelor's degree studying "world peace and understanding" from San Gabriel College.

Hardcover. Condition: VG / G +. 1st. Hardcover in heavily toned and shelfworn but intact dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. FIRST. NSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN YEAR OF PUBLICATION. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION NO DUST JACKET. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. 256pp. Attractive bookplate on the front pastedown, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed on front flyleaf: "To my good friends Dick and Lil and who in their own way are proving 'It's good to be a member of the Human Race.' Best wishes, Ruby Berkley Goodwin." Memoir by the Illinois-born African-American poet.