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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Angelou, Maya
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. First issue with red topstain. Signed by Maya Angelou and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in gilt and metallic red. Near Fine with light foxing to textblock edge, browning to endsheets and light staining to front free endpaper slightly affecting Angelou's inscription. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, light toning and a crease to the front flap. A lovely signed copy of the author's best-known work.
Synopsis
Titled after a stanza from Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy,” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first of a series of seven autobiographical novels by African-American poet and writer Maya Angelou. Personally deeply involved and affected by the civil rights movement, the volume explores racism and identity in her early life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for the National Book Award in 1970. However, due to its depiction of controversial subjects such as sexuality, lesbianism and rape, the use of the novel in classrooms has been frequently challenged.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942688
- Title
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Author
- Angelou, Maya
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- fine
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- inscribed
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- gilt
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- jacket
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