The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by Ernest J. Gaines
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553131885
- ISBN 13
- 9780553131888
- Seller
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, New York, Toronto: Bantam Books, 1979. Reprint . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Firmly bound with light handling wear. A television film tie-in edition showing image on the cover of the CBS TV special Tomorrow Entertainment Production starring Cicely Tyson.
Synopsis
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The book was made into an award-winning television movie in 1973. The film holds importance as one of the first films to deal with African-American characters with depth and sympathy. It preceded the ground-breaking television miniseries Roots by four years. The story depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065513
- Title
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Author
- Ernest J. Gaines
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553131885
- ISBN 13
- 9780553131888
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Toronto
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 246
- Keywords
- novel
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.