Black Manhattan
by James Weldon Johnson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good only, with weakened hinges, soiling, toned spine, heavy fray to crown of spine, dust jacket cut up and taped in to first an
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Third Printing. Hardcover [octavo]. Gray cloth with red lettering and brown illustrated chains, pictorial endpapers. 284 pp. Good only, with weakened hinges, soiling, toned spine, heavy fray to crown of spine, dust jacket cut up and taped in to first and last blank pages, previous owner signature in black ink to rear pastedown.. Third printing (January 1940) of James Weldon Johnson's classic history of the African-American experience in New York City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1931
- Title
- Black Manhattan
- Author
- James Weldon Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover [octavo]. Gray cloth with red lettering and brown illustrated chains, pictorial endpapers. 284 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Good only, with weakened hinges, soiling, toned spine, heavy fray to crown of spine, dust jacket cut up and taped in to first an
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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