Lois Calhoun (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Uncommon Good+ copy with tight binding and clean, unmarked pages. The 1961 Iowa State University Press reprint of the original 1954 edition. Light edge wear and rubbing to covers, sunning to spine, lightly bumped corners, one page corner has small closed tear, pencil notation to front. Illustrated with numerous B&W photos of the digestive tract of the chicken. Printed green wraps (softcover), 110 pp, illus, 23 cm. [1].…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Oversized grey cloth. Bright and crisp copy with only the slightest bit of shelf-wear and no markings. Will cost extra to ship priority mail or overseas.

Hardcover. Ex-library copy. Large, oversize hardcover stated first edition. Sound, serviceable. .

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Hardcover Lacks d/w. Heavy, so for sale only within GB.

Condition: BUONO USATO. IED. Da revisionare INGLESE Volume in lingua inglese ricco di illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Coperta rigida, protetta da acetato trasparente (mostrante piccoli strappi a ridosso dei margini), ingiallita dal tempo, presentante sdegni di usura ai bordi. Pagine fruibili anche se ingiallite dal tempo con piccolo timbro precedente ai primi due ed agli ultimi due fogli. Numero pagine 190.…

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, limited issues. Number 235 of 250 copies and Number 153 of 200 copies printed. 20; 20 pp. Bound in publisher's respective yellow and orange printed wraps, with black and white illustrations. Ownership inscription of Black Opal contributor, stage director, playwright and actress Gertrude Parthenia McBrown (1898-1989) to Number III; "Return to Lois M. Jones" inscribed to front cover of Christmas issue with an additional gift inscription to Volume IV that reads, "To Miss L. M. Jones with sincere affection of the Editorial Staff - Xmas 1928." Very Good with soiling, wear and stray marks to wraps, chipping and several closed tears to covers, stitching of Vol. III perished. A few stray marks to contents of Vol. IV, manuscript copy of James Weldon John's poem "The Awakening" on the inside rear cover. Two scarce issues of short-lived Philadelphia literary magazine in the same vein as Harlem's FIRE!! Features work by Harlem Renaissance luminaries such as Jessie Fauset and Gwendolyn B. Bennettt, paired with lesser known young black authors from local public schools and nearby universities. Originally intended as an outlet for young black writers, it was seen as a way for older established authors to encourage and foster younger talent, with a slogan of "Hail Negro Youth," and a list of editorial staff and contributors being a veritable who's who of the Harlem Renaissance--Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Alain Locke and Arthur Huff Fauset. The June issue also includes a review of Nella Larsen's recently published novel Quicksand. Quite scarce. Signed.…