The Street
por Petry, Ann
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. 436pp, gray cloth boards with titles in black on spine and black line drawing/scene on front and back boards. The 1946 date is on the title page and the copyright page, indication a First Edition. Spine is faded and upper edge of boards is slightly faded, but binding is tight, spine is straight, and corners are square. Some shelfwear to spine ends. Pages are clean and unmarked, with only the faintest toning. No dust jacket. In 2019, Petry's novels were added to the Library of America series, placing her work among the giants of American literature. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.
Sinopse
THE STREET tells the poignant, often heartbreaking story of Lutie Johnson, a young black woman, and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and racial dissonance of Harlem in the late 1940s. Originally published in 1946 and hailed by critics as a masterwork, The Street was Ann Petry's first novel, a beloved bestseller with more than a million copies in print. Its haunting tale still resonates today.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 033564
- Título
- The Street
- Autor
- Petry, Ann
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin
- Local de publicação
- Boston
- Data de publicação
- 1946
- Palavras-chave
- Ann Petry, The Street, African-American Literature, Twentieth Century Literature, Library of America
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Membro de Biblio desde 2005
Madison, New Jersey
Sobre The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Shelfwear
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