Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences

New York, NY: Random House: Pantheon. Near Fine. 1997. First Trade Edition; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1997) . First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows the mildest rubbing to the panels of the self-wrapper covers; a tick of wear to the lower front corner tip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear. Bright and clean. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.65 inches). Index. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. First published in 1995 in hardcover. Trade Paperback. Richard Pryor Sr. (1940 – 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 257 pages .