Boston New York London: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Fine black binding with gilt titles, very clean, as new. Internals are very clean and completely unmarked. The last two pages were not bound in square so they extend out a bit from the text block--a defect in the publishing process. The black and white jacket with gold titles is very clean with slight wear to extremities. A man at Charles Blakey's door wants to rent the basement in his beautiful home that has been in his family for generations. He is hesitant but financial issues decide this for him and the man moves in. Chalres is black and his new tenant is white. . Charles gets some very peculiar requests from his tenant, Anniston Bennet, and is gradually drawn into a role he never dreamed of. It turns into an exploration of inconceivable worlds of power and manipulation, into hidden realms of justice and morality, as he learns of the white world. Compelling story. 249 pages. 5.25 x 7.25 inches. 2004, Little, Brown and Company, Boston London NewYork.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 025577
Title: The Man in My Basement: A Novel
Author: MOSLEY, WALTER
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0316570826
ISBN 13: 9780316570824
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: Boston New York London
Date Published: 2004
Size: 12mo - over 6?" - 7?"
Keywords: LOS ANGELES SOCIAL SCIENCE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN RACE RELATIONS HOME OWNERSHIP LANDLORDS AND TENANTS
Bookseller catalogs: African American;
X weight: 0 oz

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