The Hit

New York: Vanguard Press, 1957. (1st Edition). Hardcover. Very good/good. 212p. Rubbed jacket has chips and tears to edges. First novel from this African-American civil rights activist and actor centers around the numbers game in Harlem and represents "an important transition between earlier black writers, such as Langston Hughes, and the more militant voices" from the 1960s and… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1959. Hardcover. 190p.,very good first UK edition in boards and unclipped dj. African American author. Debut novel.

1957 Vanguard Press first edition. Mayfield's first novel. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Julian Mayfield was a critically acclaimed actor, playwright, and novelist. Signed books by Mayfield are uncommon. Condition of the book is Near Fine. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. Condition of… Read more about this item

New York : Vanguard Press, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Black cloth spine over black boards with titles in three colors. 212 pages.Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. A novel of Harlem.

U.S.: Pocket 1229, 1959. Square and solid with light wear on the covers.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +.

E-194: The Vanguard Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Vanguard Press. 1957. 212 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present (chip present to the crown of the DJ spine). Bound in half cloth boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks… Read more about this item

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Michael Joseph, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First UK edition. Black cloth, octavo. Interior clean, no marks. Some dark spotting to front cover. Very Good copy in a very good dust jacket with a closed tear at top right corner and some soiling to rear panel. Jacket is in a mylar protector. A novel… Read more about this item

New York: Belmont Productions, Inc, [c. 1970]. First Belmont printing. Mass-market paperback. 12mo; pictorial wrappers (softcover); 220,(4)pp. Text uniformly toned throughout; touch of wear at crown of spine, still a tight, clean, Near Fine copy, with no reading creases or significant wear to wrappers. Mass-market reissue of Mayfield's highly-regarded first novel, a gritty and realistic tale of… Read more about this item

New York: Vanguard Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Author's FIRST book. Novel of the numbers racket in Harlem. ; 5 3/4" x 8 1/2"; 212 pages .

CollectibleAcceptable. POCKET 1959, 1st printing, (1229). tanned and fragile pages, chipping endpages, Reading copy only, has significant to heavy reading/age wear and tear, may have some staining or water damage, pages may be tanned or fragile, may have loose hinges, may have light to heavy markings, not collector/gift quality. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition… Read more about this item

Dover Publications, 2020. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Michael Joseph, 1959. Paperback. 190p., advance uncorrected proof of the first British edition, wraps somewhat browned and soiled. African American author.

Dover Publications, 2020-02-12. Paperback. Like New.

New York: Pocket Books, 1959. Pocket Books #1229 - "A novel of the numbers racket - and what happened to a gambler, his life and his family the day his number came up." Covers show some wear, pages a bit browned. 4.25 x 6.5 inches with 154 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4"x7".

Dover Publications, 2020-02-12. Paperback. New.

The Vanguard Press, 1957T. hardcover. Good. 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000. Wear and tear to the jacket.

Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012-05-19. Paperback. Good.

NY: Vanguard Press, nd (1957). black boards and black cloth back. Light stains on covers, else clean tight copy: VG/no dj. 8vo. 1st edition of author's 1st book

Pocket Books. Paperback. Binding sound, text clean, moderate shelfwear. . Good+. Paperback. 1959.