Green Thursday

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. First Edition. First Edition. One of 2000 numbered copies (this being No. 1595). Publisher's patterned paper boards with green vellum spine and paper spine label. The author's first book, written four years prior to her 1928 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "Scarlet Sister Mary." The first entry in this collection of stories about… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African-American experience. In her novels and stories, she taps the richness of rural southern black culture and oral traditions to capture conflicting realities and reveal grace and courage.

New York: Knopf, 1924. Limited Edition. 1/4 cloth. Fair. Paper covered boards with 1/4 green cloth, part of paper cover is missing at bottom and and sides are chipping away. Age toning to front and spine, where spine is not readable. A chip is missing from top right hand corner and preliminary pages also have chips at top… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Signed by Author. A signed copy of the limited First Edition of Peterkin's first book, this being #134/2000. A white Southerner who lived a pretty sequestered life on a cotton plantaiont in South Carolina, Peterkin was known for giving voice to African American experience… Read more about this item

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR BETTER DETAILS. This is a special edition in green leather and gold highlights. Kind of like the Scarlette Sister airland edition. This book will be paired with the Airplane Edition but is also available here for sale for those who have to have it.

Hardback. New. Julia Peterkin pioneered in demonstrating the literary potential for serious depictions of the African-American experience. In her novels and stories, she taps the richness of rural southern black culture and oral traditions to capture conflicting realities and reveal grace and courage.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. First Edition. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's first book, "a collection of linked short stories about a black farm laborer named Killdee; his wife, Rose; and their foster daughter, Missie. Peterkin drew on what she knew about the lives of real people at Lang Syne, rendering some of them so acutely that the portraits… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1924. First. hardcover. very good. 188 pages. Small 8vo, batik boards and green cloth spine with paper label (a bit shelfworn; spine and edges somewhat sunned). New York: Alfred Knopf, 1924. Limited First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/> Limited edition -- number 1705 of 2000 copies. Fictional chronicles of the lives of African Americans on South Carolina… Read more about this item

Univ of Georgia Pr, 1998. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 188 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.50 inches.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Decorated boards and green cloth back with paper spine label. Front hinge cracked, cover extremities rubbed, else clean tight copy: VG/no dj. 8vo. #858 of 2,000 copies of the 1st edition of which 1950 copies are for sale

New York: Knopf, 1924. Limited ed. Hardcover. Good; boards are faded & rubbed with small chip in front board edge; title block very faded; first signature is partially detached (includes title pg., limited ed. notice, contents pg.; all else-clean, tight, & attractive.. 8 vo; decorative boards with green spine strip; title block on spine; 188 pgs. deckled edges;… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Green Thursday: Stories.