Search Results: the sweet flypaper of life by hughes langston decarava

First Print Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. 4th edition. 98 pages. 7.00x5.00x0.25 inches.

Hill and Wang, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 7x5x0. Hill and Wang paperback published 1967 (not 1955). Bar code sticker and small piece of tape on front cover. Spine fading, wear along spine edges. No text markings noted.

Hill and Wang, 1967. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 96 pages, full of b/w photos. 1967 printing. Ex-university library book, light discoloring and wear; a sound binding; good shape overall. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 210795. .

Washington, D.C.: Howard University Press, 1984. Hardcover. Good (Ex-Library from the library of the Visual Studies Workshop (VSW) with their sticker to the rear pastedown and a spine label at base of spine and a red library stamp on colophon; boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged/foxed; minimal marks.). No dustjacket; brown boards with yellow and white lettering on the spine; 112 pp.; richly illustrated. Reprint. Originally published in New York by Hill and Wang, 1967, copyright 1955.

New York: First Print Press, 2018. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Duodecimo. 5 x 7.25 in. 98 pp. Profusely illustrated with black & white reproductions of photographs. Fine in original cloth-wrapped paper-covered boards and fine pictorial dust jacket.

Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. Paperback. USED Good. First Hill and Wang edition, 1967. Some creasing and minor chipping to the cover, with moderate chipping to the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean, except that the back of the cover and the page facing it (the half-title) have a glue stain and previous owner's information scratched out. Cover price $1.50.

David Zwirner Books, 2018-09-03. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. Softcover First Printing 1955. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear text. Minor shelf-wear. Some paper loss on spine. Age tanning on cover. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Signature-bound [duodecimo] in pictorial wraps. 98 pp. Good, with dampstaining, toning, edgewear, and soiling to wraps. Opens easily at a few gatherings, but a sound binding. Clean within.. First Printing paperback (the authors' preferred format to the simultaneous cloth) of Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes' classic work of Harlem street life, with DeCarava's photographs interplaying with Hughes' poetic and imaginative storytelling of the subjects depicted.

Hill and Wang, 1969 (3rd Hill and Wand Printing). Stated third printing of the hard-to-find Hill and Wang bedside edition of DeCarava and Hughes's 1955 collaboration. Some light shelf-wear and yellowing to back panel, as well as some other minor shelf-wear. Interior is pristine. Includes over 140 B&W photographs by DeCarava. 96 pp. Art/Poetry.

Washington: Howard University Press, 1984. Hardcover. 112p., profusely illustrated with works by the African American photographer, first printing of the Howard University Press reprint edition, very good in buckram cloth boards and unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine. Originally published in 1955 & 1967.

New York: Hill & Wang, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition by this publisher. About near fine with light edgewear, some toning at the pastedown from the binder's glue and offsetting to the front free endpaper.

Washingon, DC: Howard University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. Second Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 088258152X . B&W Photographs; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 112 pages; 1984 Howard University Press. Square format HC/DJ. 2nd edition, 4th printing. Snugly bound and very neat in crisp edged pictorial dust jacket. Light sun fading to jacket at spine and trace fading top edge of front cover. DeCarava's photographs reproduced handsomely. NF/VG ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Washington, D.C.: Howard University Press, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 112 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine gray-green with black and red lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$24.95." Minor scuffing to front cover. Light creasing along edge. Textblock clean. Shelved on Front Table. 1376718. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Howard Univ Pr, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. 1st paper ed. [issued simultaneously in hardcover]. Paperback. Good. photos, 98p. Softcover in original wrapper. 18 cm. Cover browning and soiling with some minor spots along right edge of front cover. Contents sound and clean. A photographic essay about life in Harlem.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1955.. First edition -. Fair condition - usual rubbing and some toning to the covers, small slit across spine to front cover, not affecting the binding. . First printing, a small trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A picture of Harlem life in words (by Hughes) and photographs (by DeCarava), uncommon in all editions. A moving and beautiful book. 98 pp.

Washington D.C.,: Howard, , 1984. This is a fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket that has some wear at the top of the spine, also spine rubbed and sunned. Completely clean. Text by Langston Hughes and black & white photographs by Roy Decarava. First edition thus, after the earlier editions of the 1950's. 11" high X 10" wide, 112 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

E-345: Howard University Press. Very Good. 1984. First, thus. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Howard University Press, Washington, DC. 1984. 112 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First, thus. DJ has light shelf-wear present with a chip present to the crown of the spine. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the subway alone at night, about picket lines and artist work spaces. This renowned, life-affirming collaboration between artist Roy DeCarava and writer Langston Hughes honors in words and pictures what the authors saw, knew and felt deeply about life in their city. EB; 10.70 X 9.60 X 0.90 inches; 112 pages .

Washington D.C.: Howard, 1984. First edition thus. Hardcover. 112 pages. A larger and more accessible edition than the previous editions. Hughes provides the text for this book and with DeCarava's beautiful black and white images. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has some sunning to and along the spine and edges.