Manchild in the Promised Land
by Claude Brown
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Signet, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. This is a Signet Book, 95 cent cover price, Q2938, lightly rubbed all around, light full-length crease to spine, tanning pages, signed and inscribed by Claude Brown on inside front cover.
Synopsis
Manchild in the Promised Land is an autobiographical novel written by Claude Brown. It tells about the author's coming of age amidst poverty and violence in Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. The book has frequently appeared on banned book lists for offensive language, violence, and degradation of women.
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On Nov 25 2009, Emmanuel2009 said:
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Battery Books & Music (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4373B
- Title
- Manchild in the Promised Land
- Author
- Claude Brown
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 429
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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....
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...