Standing at the Scratch Line
by Johnson, Guy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375501584
- ISBN 13
- 9780375501586
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Random House, 1998. First edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth with copper-colored lettering embossed on spine over olive green boards, textured endpapers, 548 pp. This is a sweeping novel that heralds the arrival of Guy Johnson, a bold new voice in fiction. In King Tremain, Johnson has created one of the most stalwart characters to walk the pages of fiction, as well as a brutally honest depiction of the African-American experience during the first half of the twentieth century. Near fine in a fear fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..
Synopsis
After completing college in Ghana, Guy Johnson managed a bar on Spain's Costa del Sol, ran a photo-safari service from London through Morocco and Algeria, and worked on oil rigs in Kuwait. Most recently he worked in the local government of Oakland, California, for more than twenty years. He lives in Oakland with his wife and son. He is the son of the author Maya Angelou.
Reviews
On Nov 18 2015, a reader said:
One of the best books I've read. Johnson is a great story teller
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Details
- Bookseller
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EM-B1215-06
- Title
- Standing at the Scratch Line
- Author
- Johnson, Guy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375501584
- ISBN 13
- 9780375501586
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AFRICAN AMERCICAN WORLD WAR I LOUISIANA FRANCE KU KLUX KLAN JAZZ AGE MOB HARLEM
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Military History;
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