Laughing to Keep from Crying, and 25 Jesse Semple Stories (Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers.) by Hughes, Langston - 1981

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Book. VG. Hardback. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in green leather-covered boards with gilt decorations with raised band and gilt title on the spine., all edges gilt, silk end pages with ribbon marker. No defects to note on the book. Limited Edition published for subscribers to The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. Frontis is a photo of the author. 269 pages. .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Book. Illus. by Duke, Chris. Fine. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. A Limited Edition. Full green leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. Illustrated. This is the higher quality full leather binding published by The Franklin Library. BB.

Franklin Library, 1981. Leather Bound. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1981. Leather. 8vo . Bound in full leather with raised bands, gilt tooling to spines and covers, and satin end papers. . The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. H12 .

Franklin Center PA Franklin Library, 1981, First Edition. hardcover. Limited Edition, First Printing of this special Franklin Library content, with photographs provided by Raoul Abdul, friend and associate of Lanston Hughes. -- Hardcover, full leather with raised spine bands, gilt stamped decoration, ribbon placeholder, and AEG all-edges-gilt. Condition: near fine (small white spots on bottom-cover-edge).

Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1981. First edition. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.269.3 raised bands, Full leather ,AEG, Silk marker, Silk end pages

Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1981. (Hardcover) Fine. Issued without dust jacket. 269pp. Green leather with gilt decoration and raised spine bands. All edges gilt, moire endpapers, ribbon page marker, illustrations. Includes the 'Notes from the Editors' booklet. Publisher series: Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. (Fiction).

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1981. 269 pp. Three sides gilt. Green silk endpapers. Full green leather with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration. Corners lightly bumped. Small booklet, a biography of Hughes, printed by The Franklin Library laid in. VG+. Limited. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.