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Plum Bun
by Fauset, Jessie Redmon
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. First Edition. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition, first printing of this major contribution to the Harlem Renaissance. Bound in publisher's canary cloth lettered in plum. Very Good with soiling and wear to cloth, cup-ring stains for upper board and fading to the lettering on the spine, pages toned and lightly thumbed. In a supplied unclipped dust jacket, Near Fine or better, with light wear at the extremities, a small corner crease to the front flap and a small closed tear to the rear panel near the bottom edge.
Jessie Redmon Fauset was an editor, poet, essayist, novelist, and educator. During the 1920s, she was the literary editor of the NAACP's official magazine The Crisis. Her literary work helped sculpt African-American literature in the 1920s as she focused on portraying a true image of African-American life and history. Her black fictional characters were working professionals which was an inconceivable concept to American society during this time and her story lines related to themes of racial discrimination, "passing", and feminism.
Synopsis
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral is a novel by Jessie Redmon Fauset first published in 1929. Written by an African American woman who, during the 1920s, was for many years the literary editor of The Crisis, it is often seen as an important contribution to the movement that has come to be known as the Harlem Renaissance.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945027
- Title
- Plum Bun
- Author
- Fauset, Jessie Redmon
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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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.
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