Annie Allen
by Brooks, Gwendolyn
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949. First edition. First edition. Signed by Gwendolyn Brooks on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner. x, 60 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Former owner's name on front free endpaper, else Fine in a Fine unclipped, unsunned dust jacket. A beautiful copy.
In 1950 Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for this book, making her the very first African American person to win the award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945263
- Title
- Annie Allen
- Author
- Brooks, Gwendolyn
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- signed, Pulitzer Prize, African American, Black, poetry, poems
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...