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New York: Random House, 1973. Hardcover. 163p., faint Random remainder stamp on bottom edge else a very good first edition, stated, number line ending in 2 as called for with Random House firsts of this time (Zempel & Verkler) in bright unclipped dust jacket. First novel by the African American author.
There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden by Forrest, Leon - 1973
by Forrest, Leon
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There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden
by Forrest, Leon
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New York: Random House, 1973. 163 pp. Green boards, mild edgewear. Bottom right front corner is bent. Dust jacket is pictorial and unclipped, with no tears but moderate visible rubbing and soiling. Crease on bottom right inner dust jacket. Some foxing on the interior of the dust jacket. Pages are bright and unmarked. An enclosed card indicates that this copy is a review copy. This is Leon Forrest's first novel, with a foreward from Ralph Ellison, who calls the book "a delight" and praises Forrest's engagement with high and low culture, from the classics to "slum-street jive." An uncommon edition.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo.
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition Very Good
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Random House
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1973
- Keywords Black Literature American Ralph Ellison
- Size 8vo
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There is a tree more ancient than Eden a novel
by Forrest, Leon, foreword by Ralph Ellison
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There is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden
by FORREST, Leon. (Ralph Ellison)
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New York: Random House, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by Ralph Ellison. Very faint spot on front board, a few faint pencil notes in the text, else near fine in about fine dust jacket. Rear panel of jacket prints a nine-line blurb by Ralph Ellison. Leon Forrest's first book. Inscribed by Ralph Ellison at his foreword: "For Phyllis Levita, somewhat amazed but with pleasure. Ralph Ellison. Nov. 5, 1989". Laid into the book is a request from Choice magazine for a review, along with a page of reviewer's notes in an unknown hand, and a brief typed review of the book.
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