Roll, Jordan, Roll
by Julia Peterkin (text). Doris Ulmann (photographs)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NY: Robert O. Ballo, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Cloth over spine, soiled and faded and partially split on one side, with some loss. PON ffe dated 1936. Edges of leaves gently toned. Candidate for interpretive rebinding, especially given the progressive nature of this watershed work. African American.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013390
- Title
- Roll, Jordan, Roll
- Author
- Julia Peterkin (text). Doris Ulmann (photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Robert O. Ballo
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- ,
Terms of Sale
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
returns within 10 days of purchase
About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....