The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman

by Gaines, Ernest J

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The book was made into an award-winning television movie in 1973. The film holds importance as one of the first films to deal with African-American characters with depth and sympathy. It preceded the ground-breaking television miniseries Roots by four years. The story depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman.

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by Gaines, Ernest J.

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1971
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Dial Press, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. A wonderful First Printing [so stated] of Ernest Gaines' important book. Near Fine in faux brown leather binding with only the slightest of wear at the corners and "Esther G. Parker, 1971" on the front free endpaper. The Near Fine dustjacket is complete with the original price ($6.95)… Read more about this item
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The Dial Press. Like New. 9th printing in 1975...Ex-library book w/stickers on 1st-page and stamps on outside page edges...Like New Inside and Outside. Clean and crisp pages w/no markings! You will be pleased. ( z1s162B ) Some very minor shelf wear on mylar cover. ** Fast Shipping**
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1971
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NY: The Dial Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's name on the fep. Small stain on the right edge of the pages, affecting maybe 8 or 10 pages; looks as if a drop of coffee hit it. DJ is rubbed at the corners, with a closed tear at the lower right… Read more about this item
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by GAINES, Ernest J.

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New York:: The Dial Press,, 1971.. First edition; uncorrected galley proofs.. publisher's printed wrappers.. Very slight sunning at top edge; very nice.. Tall 8vo,. Publisher's printed press release laid in.
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

by Ernest J. Gaines

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1974
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Bantam Books, 1974. Paperback. Good. 1974. 14th Printing. 246 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. TV tie-in covers. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some… Read more about this item
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by Gaines, Ernest J

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the hardcover stated Dial First Edition from 1971. Other than a clipped front cardholder flyleaf (ex libris) and a bit of scoliosis, both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight as a drumVery Good
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New York:: The Dial Press,, 1971.. First edition; uncorrected galley proofs, with publication date and price added by hand to front wrappers.. publisher's printed wrappers.. Very slight sunning at top edge; very nice.. Tall 8vo,. Publisher's TLS laid in.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN

by GAINES, ERNEST J

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NEW YORK NY: DIAL PRESS (THE). FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1971. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. FIRST PRINTING . D.J. HAS A FEW SHORT TEARS AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT PANEL WITH A SHORT TEAR WITH ASSOCIATED CREASE AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL NEAR THE SPINE CORNER. A VERY NICE COPY. .
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by Gaines, Ernest J.

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1971
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New York: Dial, 1971. First American Review. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First American Review. Hardcover. Short closed tear junction of heel and front panel of dust jacket, wrinkle on mid lower portion of front panel. Review copy w/materials laid in along w/promotional picture of author.
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Q7181)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Q7181)

by Gaines, Ernest J

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1974
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New York: Bantam, 1974. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. Tie-in to the Emmy Award-winning CBS-TV special starring Cicely Tyson. Reprint. Faint toning, lightly rubbed. 1974 Mass Market Paperback. A fictional autobiography of a former slave recounts true-to-life historical events.
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The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman

by Ernest J. Gaines

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1974
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Fourteenth printing USA paperback, 1974 Bantam Books. It is in very good condition with no creasing to the spine.
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman : And Related Readings

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman : And Related Readings

by Ernest J. Gaines

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0395869935
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1971
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New York: The Dial Press, 1971. First printing. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First edition of this expansive novel that recounts the experiences of a Black woman over the course of an eventful century. Epic in scale but personal in tone, this novel spans the 100-year life of the formerly enslaved Jane Pittman, a century… Read more about this item
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN

by ERNEST J. GAINES,

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1982
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Michael Joseph 1973. First UK edition, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 252pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing & tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges & corners with some surface loss, small water stain to top… Read more about this item
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

by Ernest J. Gaines

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by Ernest J. Gaines

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The Dial Press, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Ex-library but no outside markings.
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

by Ernest J. Gaines

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by GAINES, Ernest J.

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1971
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New York: Dial Press, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in price-clipped and lightly rubbed near fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author: "To ---- ---- I will always remember San Antonio, fondly, because of the two of you. Ernest J. Gaines. February 14, 1989." The author's best-known work, the fictional oral autobiography of a woman born… Read more about this item
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