Color
by Cullen, Countee
First Edition Identification
The first edition of Color by Countee Cullen was published by Harper & Brothers, New York, in 1925. First editions, first printings show at month and letter code [H-Z].
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On Jul 22, 2017, Anonymous said
I've never read poetry before, it just did not hold my interest, until I accidentally picked this book up, while thumbing through a box of books I was going to donate. Needless to say, it will now stay on my office shelf for inspiration, calmness and a small taste of spirituality.
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Color
by Countee Cullen
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
- Item Price
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A$206.75
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New York, New York: Harper and Brothers Publishing, 1925. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is extremely fine with very interesting patterned paper over boards, quarter bound with beige with a slightly faded binding bottom of boards and lower corners show some wear. Countee Cullen's (1903-1946)… Read more about this item Item Price
A$206.75
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Color
by Countee Cullen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good, tight square binding, soiling to boards, fray to corners and extremities of spine, light foxing and soiling to endpap
- Jacket Condition
- Fair jacket, with fairly heavy chipping to edges and spine. Flaps have fairly neatly split from panels, and spine is close to fo
- Edition
- First Edition, second printing
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- 12mo Hardcover, quarter yellow cloth over patterned boards with a mounted title plate to top board and spine, 108 pp
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ridgewood, New York, USA
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A$352.24
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. First Edition, second printing. 12mo Hardcover, quarter yellow cloth over patterned boards with a mounted title plate to top board and spine, 108 pp. Very Good, tight square binding, soiling to boards, fray to corners and extremities of spine, light foxing and soiling to endpapers, very light scattered marks from Doris Funnye Innis,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$352.24
Color (Mint Editions)
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- New
- ISBN
- 9781513282381
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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A$10.71
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Mint Editions. New. Special order direct from the distributor Item Price
A$10.71
Color
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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A$313.96
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Drawings by Charles Cullen. Tenth Printing. Very Good in a Good jacket, clipped, generally faded and soiled, chipped at the edges. Black cloth, lightly bumped, with pastedown labels on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, lengthy gift inscription on the front endpaper, clean otherwise.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$313.96
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Color
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1925
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, USA
- Item Price
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A$153.15
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. 8vo, 108pp. Early printing of the author's 1st book. Orig. yellow cloth spine & black decorated papered boards, paper title label, front & back panel of green dust jacket present but heavily chipped. A nice copy, with a slew of newspaper clippings loosely inserted. Item Price
A$153.15
Color
by Countee Cullen
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781609622701
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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A$25.36
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Paperback / softback. New. Item Price
A$25.36
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Color
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1926
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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A$1,837.80
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. Signed by Countee Cullen on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner in Albany, NY, dated Feb. 10, 1928. xvii, 108 pp. Bound in publisher's decorated boards with yellow cloth backstrip, title labels. Early printing, but not the first, of the first edition, dated January 1926. Very Good with typical offsetting… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,837.80
Color (Mint Editions)
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- New
- ISBN
- 9781513282381
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
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A$6.74
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Mint Editions. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER! Item Price
A$6.74
Color
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Collectible - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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A$295.44
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Harper & Brothers. Collectible - Acceptable. SIGNED! NY: Harper & Brothers 1925. Early printing with I-C code (Sept '28). Hardcover 12mo 108 pgs. B/w frontis and illustrations. Cullen signed his name on title pg and crossed out his printed name. Near very good with no dust jacket. Black cloth spine with black, red and yellow pictorial paper covered… Read more about this item Item Price
A$295.44
Color
by CULLEN, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
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A$61.26
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Later printing with publisher's code "A-C". Ink inscription on the front fly, boards rubbed and bumped, with a toned spine, loss to the front pastedown, rear gutter with some separation, good or better, lacking the dust jacket. Item Price
A$61.26
Color
by CULLEN, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1926
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
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A$114.86
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. Fine. Later printing with publisher's code "C-A". Former owner's ink name (dated May 1926) on front pastedown, and the former owner has neatly written an eleven-line poem, in ink, on blank rear flyleaf, else a fine copy lacking the dust jacket. Item Price
A$114.86
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Color
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
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A$68.92
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo. xviiii, 108 pp. Bound in quarter black cloth over decorative paper covered boards, paper title labels pasted to front cover and spine, top edge stained orange, deckle edge, lacking dust jacket. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations throughout by Charles Cullen. Later printing with Harper's code 'I-C… Read more about this item Item Price
A$68.92
Color
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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A$61.26
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Harper & Brothers, 1928. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good hardcover in original black cloth over decorative boards, paper labels (lower corners of boards rubbed, spine label darkened; tiny ink initials on front pastedown). Early printing, with Harper date code 'I-C' (September, 1928). Item Price
A$61.26
Color
by CULLEN, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
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A$536.02
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing with proper code ("H-Z": August, 1925). Neat ink owner inscription and bookplate of Arthur and Emily Gardiner. Very good with general toning and moderate edgewear. Arthur served as U.S. Director of Operating Mission in Vietnam from 1958 to 1962 and later resigned from government work… Read more about this item Item Price
A$536.02
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COLOR
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
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A$137.84
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 108 pages. In Good condition. Quarter bound in yellow cloth with patterned paper boards and black text on paper spine label. Boards have sunning to spine, fraying to spine edges, boards exposed at corners and edges, and small scratch on front cover. Textblock has light age toning,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$137.84
Color
by CULLEN, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
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A$536.02
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Early printing (publisher's code "F-A" = June, 1926). Small octavo. 108pp. Quarter yellow cloth and black patterned paper-covered boards with printed cream paper labels. Small bookseller label on the rear paste-down, near fine in near fine dustwrapper with a small owner name stamp on the front flap, sunning… Read more about this item Item Price
A$536.02
Color (Mint Editions (Black Narratives))
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Like New
- Published
- 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM
- ISBN
- 9781513282381
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Medford, New York, USA
- Item Price
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A$9.19
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Mint Editions, 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM. Used - Like New. Used Like New, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. Item Price
A$9.19
Color (Mint Editions (Black Narratives))
by Cullen, Countee
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM
- ISBN
- 9781513282381
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Medford, New York, USA
- Item Price
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A$9.19
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Mint Editions, 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM. Used - Very Good. A copy that may have been read, very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark. Item Price
A$9.19
Color
by CULLEN, Countee
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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A$84.23
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Yellow cloth spine with paper label and red, blue and yellow decorated paper over boards with paper label. xvii, 108pp. Good plus. Age toned about the edges. Later printing of Cullen's first poetry collection, tight and decent. From the library of Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III (b. 1930), son of… Read more about this item Item Price
A$84.23
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Color (1st illustrated edition)
by Cullen, Countee (1903-1946)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Elizabethtown, New York, USA
- Item Price
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A$68.92
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NY: Harper & Brothers, [1928.] 2nd edition, with striking Art Deco illustrations not in the 1925 1st. Copyright page date code I-C (September 1928.) The first illustrated edition of Cullen's debut book of poetry, a work that established him as a leading African American poet and important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Illustrated in b&w by Charles Cullen (no relation),… Read more about this item Item Price
A$68.92