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Rope of Wind and Other Stories
by Dumas, Henry
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition. First edition. (First printing with full number line ending at 2 as per publisher's practice and stated "First edition.") x, 181 pp. Bound in publisher's cream-colored boards with purple cloth backstrip, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with dust-soiled edges, remainder mark on top edge, lacking jacket.
An uncommon posthumously-published collection of short stories by the African American poet and writer shot dead at age 34 by a New York Transit Police Officer in 1968.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942937
- Title
- Rope of Wind and Other Stories
- Author
- Dumas, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- African American, Black, writer, writers, short stories, Black Lives Matter
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Remainder Mark
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