The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by Gaines, Ernest J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Dial Press, 1971 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 245 pages, introduction. Inscribed cordially by the author on the front endpaper: To Linda- Heard about you from Jim Mcpherson, a mutual friend. Hoping that you like"Miss Jane Pittman." James McPherson was a fellow African-American writer who received the Pulitzer Prize in 1978, a blurb from McPherson, and Alice Walker on the rear panel of the jacket. Photo of Gaines by Fran Ortiz on the back. Slight wear at the spine ends, moderate foxing on the edges, occasional erasable pencil mark in the margins and notes, in pencil on the rear endpaper. The jacket is complete and unclipped but has several flaws: wear tothe extremities, two or so sticker scrapes on the lower front panel partially obscuring the author's last name, 4 inch tear and a series of creases at the head of the spine, small closed tear on the upper front edge. Light rubbing otherwise..
Synopsis
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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- Else Fine Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001705
- Title
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Author
- Gaines, Ernest J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dial Press
- Date Published
- 1971
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