Tambourines To Glory
by Hughes, Langston
Finally available in trade paperback, Langston Hughes's breezy parable of good and evil, friendship and betrayal, is an unforgettable portrait of 1950s Harlem and two women called to the pulpit for very different reasons.For every bustling jazz joint that opened in Korean War--era Harlem, a new church seemed to spring up. Tambourines to Glory introduces you to an unlikely team behind a church whose rock was the curb at 126th and Lenox.Essie Belle Johnson and Laura Reed live in adjoining tenement flats, adrift on public relief. Essie wants to somehow earn enough money to reunite with her daughter and provide her with a nice home; Laura loves young men, mink coats, and fine Scotch. On a day of inspiration, the friends decide to use a thrift-store tambourine and a layaway Bible to start a church.Their sidewalk services are a hit: Laura's a natural street performer who loves the limelight, while Essie is a charismatic singer with a quiet spirituality. Before long they move to a thousand-seat theatre called the Tambourine Temple. The two women are joined in their ministering by Birdie Lee, the little-old-lady trap drummer who can work the congregation to a feverish pitch, and Deacon Crow-For-Day, an impassioned confessor.But then Laura falls for Buddy, a scam artist who suggests selling to the faithful lucky numbers from Scripture and bottles of tap water as "Holy Water from the Jordan." Even with a Cadillac and piles of money from Laura, Buddy won't stay faithful, igniting a crime of passion and betrayal.Harlem Moon Classics is proud to reintroduce readers of all generations to this sparkling gem from the canon of Langston Hughes.
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TAMBOURINES TO GLORY.; a novel by Langston Hughes
by Hughes, Langston
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London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1959. First British Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo, red boards with spine lettered in gold, dust jacket, 188 pages. Author's First Novel in Near Fine condition with a Near Fine & unclipped--thus Rare--dust jacket (with very slight a few abraision & clean nicks near the top of the spine). The first British… Read more about this item Item Price
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NY: Hill and Wang, 1970. This is the first Hill and Wang edition (with number line running to "1" on the copyright page. It was published 12 years after the true first -- but is much scarcer. Housed in a green illustrated dust jacket. Tight, clean copy of this novel by Hughes re: two Harlem ladies who… Read more about this item Item Price
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TAMBOURINES TO GLORY
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NEW YORK: JOHN DAY CO (THE). NF/VG. PUB 1958. FIRST EDITION. D.J. IS A LITTLE WORN AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS AND SMALL PIECE MISSING FROM TOP REAR SPINE-END CORNER. A VERY NICE COPY. . Item Price
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New York: John Day, 1958. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: John Day, (1958). First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Pristine copy of this novel, with a bright pictorial dust wrapper & photo of Hughes on the back panel.<br/><br/> Item Price
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Hill & Wang, 1970. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. - over 7 3/4 in. - 9 3/4 in. 169pp., pictorial green wrappers designed by Leo Manso. A lovely copy in Very Good condition with light creasing to the hinges and light shelfwear. Item Price
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London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1959. 'Tambourines Glory or in other words The Rise & Fall of two hot-gospelling Harlem ladies.' Author's first novel. Dust jacket in fair condition, browned and rubbed along edges, corners and spine ends chipped, spine browned, spine edges worn, price clipped, boards clean and tidy, pp clean and unmarked, text clear to read, binding… Read more about this item Item Price
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