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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1937. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth lettered in black; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with light lean to binding, cloth soiled and worn at the corners and spine ends, rubbing to corner of textblock bottom edge. Pages toned with several corner creased, rear inner hinge just slightly exposed. Hurston's best-known work, which took her seven weeks to write in Haiti. Upon publication it generally received bad reviews, especially from fellow African American writers like Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison. It fell out of print and was nearly forgotten until Alice Walker's 1975 essay, "Looking for Zora" in Ms. magazine revived interest in it. Over the next four decades since then its reputation and sales have increased steadily. It is now one of the most widely read and critically examined novels of the 20th century.

New York: Library of America, 1995. First editions of the Library of American compilations of the works of both fiction and non-fiction of Zora Neale Hurston. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Edited by Cheryl A. Wall. Fine in fine dust jackets. These volumes bring together for the first time all of Zora Neale Hurston's best works in one authoritative set.

Folio Society,, 2022. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 7 colour illustrations; pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in yellow, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.

London:: Folio Society,. Fine. 2022. Hardcover. Introduced by Zadie Smith. First printing thus. Fine in a fine slipcase. ; 203 pages .

Folio Society,, 2022. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 6 coloured illustrations; pictorial boards, a near fine copy in publisher's printed board slip-case.

London: Folio Society, 2022. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ejaita, Diana. New copy in the publisher's wrapping, as received directly from The Folio Society. First printing of the first Folio Society edition. Bound in paper printed and blocked with a design by the artist. Set in Garamond with Nidex display. 232 pages. Frontispiece and 6 full-colour illustrations. Printed slipcase. 8¾'' x 5½''. One of the defining African-American novels of the 20th century, Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is beautifully illustrated by Diana Ejaita in this striking Folio Society edition. "Janie Mae Crawford's been gone a long while, so tongues start wagging when she casually strolls back into town one evening. Her third husband is nowhere to be seen, but there's more to Janie than first appearances imply. When her kissin-friend Phoeby arrives with a rice… Read More

New York: Library of America, 1995. New York: Library of America, 1995. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 1054 pp. New in new dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo.

New York: Library of America, 1995. New York: Library of America, 1995. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 1054 pp. New in new dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo.

New York: Library of America, 1995. First Printing . Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Very Good. 8vo. As-new, in publisher’s shrink wrap. The definitive American literary series encompassing all periods and genres of American writing, published in exceedingly handsome hardcover volumes with sewn bindings and ribbon markers, printed on a premium acid-free lightweight opaque paper that exceeds the requirements for permanence set by the American National Standards Institute.

Library of America, 1995. 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New. (No. 74) Sturdy book, quality dark blue cloth, sewn-in blue satin bookmoar, dark blue color inside covers and adjacent end papers with logo pattern, gilt lettering bright on spine, 1041 pages. As New.

Library of America, 1995-01-31. hardcover. Like New. 5x1x8. Brand new slip cased first printing. Please email for photos.

Library of America, New York, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket as issued. Library of America series. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0940450836. ISBN/EAN: 9780940450837. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23090. . 9780940450837

New York: Harper Collins, 2000. First Thus. Hardcover. As New/As New. Octavo. Richard L. Aquan. A new edition with a foreword by Edwidge Danticat, design by Aquan, and jacket art courtesy of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. A clean, unmarked copy in a Mylar jacket protector.

Perennial Classics. Collectible - Very Good. 1998. First Perennial Classics Edition. Soft Cover. 0060931418 (F322) .

New York: Harper Collins, 2000. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Octavo. Richard L. Aquan design. A new edition with a foreword by Edwidge Danticat and a note on the publishing history of the book, and with striking jacket art from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. A fine, clean, unmarked copy.

the OVERSIZED softcover stated Perennial Classics First Edition from 1998. Other than a clipped back cardholder flyleaf (ex libris) and cover to spine could use some glue (fully intact!), the mylar-covered book is in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages are tight as a drumVery Good

Library of America, 1995-01-31. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5x1x8. [Stated First Printing] Bound in green cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. <br> Part of a two-volume set of works by Zora Neale Hurston, Novels and Stories features the acclaimed 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God-- plus Jonah's Gourd Vine, Moses Man of the Mountain, Seraph on the Suwanee, and selected stories. Includes a newly researched chronology of Hurston's life, detailed notes, and a brief essay on the texts.

Library of America, 1995-02-01. Stated first edition . hardcover. fine /slipcase fine. 5x1x8. NOT an ex library book. Book with dark green cloth binding, ribbon marker. Slipcase has no splits or tears.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. First edition. 21.5 cm x 14.5 cm, black boards, pp. x, 191. Contains scholarly essays on this African-American literary classic. Fine copy, no dust jacket..

Virago Modern Classics, London, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Third impression of the First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. 297 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Edges browned slightly. No crease marks on spine. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Introduced by Holly Eley 'One of the greatest writers of our time' Toni Morrison 'She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her . . .' When sixteen-year-old Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages… Read More