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SIGNED hardcover first edition - First edition. The intellectual history of Ishmael Reed in essay form - a wide ranging group of essays, some autobiographical, others dealing with issues like getting published, and others on such topics as Haiti, Charlie Parker, artists Betye Saar and Doyle Foreman, Mardi Gras, Chester Himes and more. vii, 293 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (light remainder spray on bottom edge, otherwise very tight and clean). Seller Inventory # 34590
Essays deal with Black American art, popular heroes, literature, music, and Mardi Gras
Title: SHROVETIDE IN OLD NEW ORLEANS.
Publisher: New York: Doubleday, 1978. dj
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: VG++. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in red boards with black cloth spine. Boards show a bit of wear, but book is tight and clean -- sans dustwrapper. SIGNED on the half-title page by the author. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 006672
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: VERY GOOD. First edition. SIGNED. The intellectual history of Ishmael Reed in essay form - a wide ranging group of essays, some autobiographical, others dealing with issues like getting published, and others on such topics as Haiti, Charlie Parker, artists Betye Saar and Doyle Foreman, Mardi Gras, Chester Himes and more. vii, 293 pp. Very good in a somewhat worn dustjacket (stamp on bottom edge of textblock. Dj is pc, rubbed, has some loss of paper at ends of spine,and a tape repair on the outside of the spine.). Seller Inventory # 9213
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Ridge Books, Calhoun, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition Stated; First Printing. Signed by Reed on the half-title page. Book has only very light, general wear and aging; feels tight and unread. Jacket has some small nicks and dings along with on small, cloded tear on front bottom edge. The book is a collectionof essays.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 15498
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 292 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with white, yellow, orange, and gray lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$8.95." Rubbing and minor tearing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Age toning to dust jacket. General shelf wear to boards. Speckling and foxing to top and bottom edges of textblock. Mild age toning throughout. Inscribed by Reed on title page. Shelved in Essays & Memoirs. 1392921. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Seller Inventory # 1392921
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Gilbert Trading Company, Shreveport, LA, U.S.A.
Condition: Fine. Signed, 1st ed.; fine condition, DJ fine condition, slight wear at corners and edges. Seller Inventory # GTC3579
Quantity: 1 available