The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Grove Press, 1965 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 10th printing, 455 pages, black cloth, gilt on spine, epilogue by Alex Haley, short essay "On Malcolm X" by Ossie Davis. Minor corner bumping or rounding, tips of a few upper page corners creased. Dust jacket has a large slug-sized chip still present but nearly disconnected on the top front edge, a kaleidescope of creases on the same edge, long meandering tear from the upper spine to the portrait of Malcolm on the front; otherwise, minor chipping..
Synopsis
The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written by Alex Haley between 1964 and 1965, as told to him through conversations with Malcolm conducted shortly before Malcolm X's death (and with an epilogue after it), and published in 1965. The book was named by Time magazine as one of the most important nonfiction books of the 20th century.
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- Seller
- Else Fine Booksellers (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001664
- Title
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- Author
- Malcolm X
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Date Published
- 1965
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Book Club Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....