Published by Random House (edition First Edition), 1970
ISBN 10: 0394429869 ISBN 13: 9780394429861
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
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Published by Virago, 1984
ISBN 10: 086068511X ISBN 13: 9780860685111
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
First Edition
Condition: New. 1984. 01st Edition. Paperback. One of America's most important classics, the first and best loved volume of Maya Angelou's bestselling seven-volume autobiography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248. . . . . .
Published by Harper's Magazine, Inc., New York, 1970
Seller: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Saddle-stapled softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Periodical. 122pp [missing pages 59-62, center pages - probably advertisement, not affecting any of the content listed here; mild edgewear; address label on front cover; scattered markings] Includes: Edward Grossman - IN PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN; David Halberstam - THE QUESTIONS WHICH TEAR US APART; Edwin Shrake - THE LAND OF THE PERMANENT WAVE; Wright Morris - HOW I FIRST MET JOSEPH MULLIGAN, JR.; Maya Angelou - I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS; Michael Harrington - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SOCIALISM? Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Published by Virago,uk, 2015
ISBN 10: 0349005990 ISBN 13: 9780349005997
Seller: S.Carter, NEWPORT, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing thus-first printing of this new edition with introduction by oprah winfrey/near fine hardback in near fine dustwrapper.
Published by Paperview UK Ltd, London, 1000
Seller: Garden City Books, Herts, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. first edition in Paperview's Banned Books Series, of which this is number 15. Hardback with unclipped dustjacket, book is in excellent clean condition, appears hardly used. Dustjacket very clean and unscuffed.
Published by New York: Random House, 1997
Seller: Michael Laurence Fine Books, Whitby, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition thus of this commemorative issue: "A Modern Classic Featuring The First Edition Cover Design. First printing with the exterior boards matching the dust wrapper design. A lovely copy.
Published by Bantam Books, 1997
ISBN 10: 055338001X ISBN 13: 9780553380019
Seller: Enterprise Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Yes, a 1st printing, stated. NO notes, names or ANY markings. Square, tight, clean with a dog ear to a REAR corner else FINE. No stickers. ; 290 pages.
Published by Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 1989
ISBN 10: 0929631048 ISBN 13: 9780929631042
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. P.B.Original of this selection, made for school use, about Fine with slight tanning of pages, but scarce in this condition.(VV5/2).
Published by Penguin, 2011
ISBN 10: 1408274248 ISBN 13: 9781408274248
Seller: ECOSPHERE, Champs sur marne, France
First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Neuf. Edition originale.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Larkin, Shabazz (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First printing thus, slipcased hardcover, has a tiny skew to the binding, and a hint of shelfwear to the spine ends and cover corners. Overall, this is a solid, tight and bright, Near Fine copy in a like slipcase, which has mild bumps to the corners, and very faint rubbing to the panels.
Published by Bantam Books, 1991
ISBN 10: 0553279378 ISBN 13: 9780553279375
Seller: the good news resource, Park Forest, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 102nd printing, tight, sound, clean text.
Published by Folio Society,, 2020
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and 5 coloured illustrations (one double-page); pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A nice early printing of the author's seminal work. In black cloth with bright gilt and red foil. Faint spotting to top page ends. Sharp corners, clean interrior and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped($5.95) with some creases to flaps, shallow scratches to panels and light wear to spine ends. 3rd Printing.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: bmyguest books, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Price Clipped, Clean With No Remainder Mark Or Gift Inscription. The Book Is Good Condition. Price Clipped. Inscription At The 1St End Paper. Random House 1St Printing Stated At The Copy Right Page. Creased. Book.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 2000
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Fine. First Edtiion. A very fine, clean and tight copy in slipcase. First Folio Edition. A very nice copy in like new and unread condition.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0195116070 ISBN 13: 9780195116076
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order direct from the distributor.
Published by Random House, 2002
ISBN 10: 0375507892 ISBN 13: 9780375507892
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. original 1969 Random House hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - some wear to dust jacket (now in mylar cover) some staining to cover and closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy.
Published by Random House, 1969
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . First printing (stated) 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in vg+ dj. Previous owner's name/date on front endpaper. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. Dust jacket not price-clipped (5.95). now in a removable mylar protector. Earliest ptg. points present: textblock top edge stained red, number line ending in 2. First printing (stated). American, Fiction, Literature, Modern,
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Numberline (2-9) Copyright 1969 Indicates Random House 2Nd Printing Of First Edition At This Time. (Small Tear At Bottom Of Copyright Page And Tiny Hole Near Numberline) Still Clear And Readable. Hard Cover: Good. Black Cloth Wrapped Boards With Gilt Initials On Front And Title On Spine. Top Edge Of Pages Tinted Red, Red A Bit Faded Near Edge. The Pages Are Clean, Bright, Tightly Bound. Back End-Sheet Has Some Wear Along Side Edge. Dust Jacket Poor Due To Wear, Tears, Pieces Missing Near Edges. Original Price On Front Flap. Flap Has Stain Near Price. Dust Jacket In Clear, Plastic, Protective Cover.
Published by Random House, U.S.A., 1969
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, La Quinta, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good plus copy in an unclipped ($5.95) and very good plus dustjacket. A tight and clean copy except for a tanned endpaper caused by owner's newspaper clippings about the author--which were clipped into the rear of the book--which caused the darkening of the endpaper. There is also a small owner's name in ink to the front endpaper--light and very small. Otherwise this copy is clean and tight with no other markings--black cloth with gold gilt lettering and red Random House logo to the spine--as new--Gold gilt "M-A" lettering to the black front cloth board--as new. Top red topstain to the upper page edges--as new. Random house "2-9" numberline which the publisher used to signify a first printing--and with "First Printing" on the copyright page. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped and has a light crease to the front flap--top to bottom--light rubbing to the panels and very light edgewear to the top and bottom of the spine. This title is extremely hard to find in the first printing--which had a limited run production--published in 1969--most copies offered have the 1970 publication date. Will be packed carefully and shipped in a box.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Triolet Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 281 pp. Black cloth, lettered in gilt on the front board and spine with red gilt publisher's device on the spine, with the dust jacket. Slight rubbing to head and tail of spine, previous owner name to front free endpaper, jacket shows a bit of rubbing to the corners, spine folds, and head and tail of spine. A very attractive copy of Angelou's classic first book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing, with 'first printing' statement and number line to '2' as is consistent with Random House first printings of this era. Black cloth with gold and red titling and decoration, very good with thin margins of sunning along top and bottom of the spine, light shelf-wear. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with scuffing and light edgewear, small closed tears to either side of spine head. Cover price $5.95 at front inner flap. Red topstain to top of textblock. Interior bright, and free of markings.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. Book Club Edition. 281pp. 12mo, black cloth, gilt and red stamped lettering. Though the verso states 'First Printing,' it bears a BCE punch to the rear cover and lacks the red topstain which the true first requires, points many less scrupulous dealers will omit as the book is identical in other respects. SIGNED by Angelou on the dedication page: 'Stathis & Ralph, / Joy! / Maya Angelou / 5/87.' Ralph & Stathis were the fine-press publishing partners 'Sylverster & Orphanos.'.
Published by Easton Press, 1999, 1999
Seller: Powder River Books, Gillette, WY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. Signed by the author as issued with certificate. Hardcover, bound in full maroon leather, all edges gilt. The endsheets are of moire fabric. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. Bound in Bookmark as placed by publisher. Easton Press Note and unmarked bookplate are laid in. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. First Edition Thus, Easton Press Signed Modern Classics`. Signed.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, clipped. Black cloth with gold and red gilt lettering and rules on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain with one moisture spot at the rear, a thin red mark across the fore-edge, clean otherwise. Angelou's classic autobiography about coming-of-age in the American South during the first half of the 20th century.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st state, $5.95 on flap; top edge red; tiny edge tear on jacket else fine; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 281 pages.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
First Edition
Splendidly bound in finely woven black cloth stamped brightly in gold on the front boards and on the spine. With the Random House design and name in iridescent red. With bright red top-staining. Clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. In an attractive dust jacket that has the original price of $5.95 at the top of the inside front flap and the "2/70" code at the bottom of the rear inside flap. The rear panel features a photo of a reflective Maya Angelou. With a binder's defect of a small snag at the bottom of the read paste-down and a small piece torn out at the adjacent edge as well. However, rather a lovely copy in a glorious jacket, despite the binder's defect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice. Angelou was challenged by her friend, author James Baldwin, and her editor, Robert Loomis, to write an autobiography that was also a piece of literature. Reviewers often categorize Caged Bird as autobiographical fiction because Angelou uses thematic development and other techniques common to fiction, but the prevailing critical view characterizes it as an autobiography, a genre she attempts to critique, change, and expand. The book covers topics common to autobiographies written by Black American women in the years following the civil rights movement: a celebration of Black motherhood; a critique of racism; the importance of family; and the quest for independence, personal dignity, and self-definition. Angelou uses her autobiography to explore subjects such as identity, rape, racism, and literacy. She also writes in new ways about women's lives in a male-dominated society. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Printing" and the correct number line beginning with "2".
Published by Random House, 1969
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing of the author's extraordinary first book. An unusually nice copy in a bright, unclipped and unchipped dust jacket. Black cloth binding with gilt and red spine stamping is also bright and clean. Top edge red staining is unfaded. The only detectable flaw is on the fore-edge, which has a few tiny dark specks. A beautiful book in every way, wrapped for preservation.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Interstellar Bookseller, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing as stated on copyright page. Black cloth boards, gold letters, red publisher logo on spine; top edge of block stained red by publisher, exhibits light spot-fading. Spine cloth bumped, faded just at edge; tiny spot stain on top edge near channel, otherwise the book casing is clean and pretty. Minor foxing/tanning to interior pages, chiefly the endpapers. Previous owner bookplate is mostly covered by front flap of DJ. DJ itself is fully intact, suffering only light edgewear/creasing as well as evidence of previous owner attempted tape repair to small closed tears at bottom front edge (see photo) and spine heel. These are minor flaws to an otherwise resiliently vibrant dust jacket, beautiful under mylar. Interior is free of markings, straight and solid, and as tight in the channel as a new book. A fantastic copy of an American classic.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 281pp. Beautiful First Edition, Stated First Printing with full number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), is fresh and bright with no creasing, toning, tears or chipping. A simply stunning collectable copy offered at a great price.