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The Confessions of Nat Turner. A Novel
by Styron, William
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- Black cloth, some lean to the spine, and marking on top of text block, else a fine copy in fine, bright, dust jacket
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New York: Random House, 1967. First trade edition, publisher's signed issue; signed issue, with an extra publisher's leaf signed by William Styron [as issued by publisher]. 428, [2]pp. 8vo. Black cloth, some lean to the spine, and marking on top of text block, else a fine copy in fine, bright, dust jacket. First trade edition, publisher's signed issue; signed issue, with an extra publisher's leaf signed by William Styron [as issued by publisher]. 428, [2]pp. 8vo. SIGNED ISSUE. A fictional account, based on the life of African-American slave Nat Turner, who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 329684
- Title
- The Confessions of Nat Turner. A Novel
- Author
- Styron, William
- Format/Binding
- 428, [2]pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Black cloth, some lean to the spine, and marking on top of text block, else a fine copy in fine, bright, dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First trade edition, publisher's signed issue; signed issue, wit
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- African American History | American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Literature;
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