The Sweet Flypaper of Life (Signed First Edition)

DECARAVA, Roy and Langston Hughes

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ISBN 10: 088258152X ISBN 13: 9780882581521

Published by Howard, Washington D.C., 1984

Language: English

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First edition thus. Hardcover. 112 pages. A larger and more accessible edition than the previous two editions. A classic collaboration that features text by Langston Hughes and black and white images by Roy DeCarava. A clean near fine in cloth boards in a very good plus dust jacket with some small edge tears, minor wear and some slight sunning to the spine. Signed by DeCarava on the title page and with a laid in vintage receipt from Witkin gallery. The original edition was featured in both Parr & Badger v1, 242 and Roth 138-139. A nice association copy.

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Title

The Sweet Flypaper of Life (Signed First Edition)

Publisher

Howard, Washington D.C.

Publication Date

1984

Language

English

ISBN 10

088258152X

ISBN 13

9780882581521

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Photographs and text describe daily life in Harlem during the early 1950s, and focus on families and street scenes

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