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In the Mecca by Brooks, Gwendolyn - 1974

by Brooks, Gwendolyn

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In the Mecca by Brooks, Gwendolyn - 1974

In the Mecca

by Brooks, Gwendolyn

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
New York, Evanston & London: Harper & Row, 1974. The book takes its title from a long poem set in one of Chicago's ghetto apartments called the Mecca. This copy SIGNEDby Pulitzer Prize-winner Gwendolyn Brooks in 1975 on the half-title page. 54 pp. Price cut dust jacket has mild shelfwear but is bright and clean. Bright red cloth covered boards. An exceptionally crisp and clean signed copy from one of America's greatest 20th century poets. . Signed by Author. Fifth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
  • Bookseller RC Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
  • Edition Fifth Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harper & Row
  • Place of Publication New York, Evanston & London
  • Date Published 1974
  • Keywords Gwendolyn Brooks In the Mecca Chicago's Ghetto Areas African American Literature African American Poetry Signed Poetry African American History
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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In the Mecca

by Brooks, Gwendolyn

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780060105372 / 0060105372
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1968. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked interior text. Scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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In the Mecca

by Brooks, Gwendolyn

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  • near fine
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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First Edition
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. vii, [1], 54, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in black. Near Fine with patch of staining at top edge of textblock from cloth dye; age stain to front free endpaper, in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light shelf wear and minor toning; two spots of red staining from cloth on verso. A poetry collection by the first African American person to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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