Search Results: sweet flypaper of life by hughes

First Print Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. 4th edition. 98 pages. 7.00x5.00x0.25 inches.

David Zwirner Books, 2018-09-03. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. Softcover First Printing 1955. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear text. Minor shelf-wear. Some paper loss on spine. Age tanning on cover. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Signature-bound [duodecimo] in pictorial wraps. 98 pp. Good, with dampstaining, toning, edgewear, and soiling to wraps. Opens easily at a few gatherings, but a sound binding. Clean within.. First Printing paperback (the authors' preferred format to the simultaneous cloth) of Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes' classic work of Harlem street life, with DeCarava's photographs interplaying with Hughes' poetic and imaginative storytelling of the subjects depicted.

Washington: Howard University Press, 1984. Hardcover. 112p., profusely illustrated with works by the African American photographer, first printing of the Howard University Press reprint edition, very good in buckram cloth boards and unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine. Originally published in 1955 & 1967.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1955.. First edition -. Fair condition - usual rubbing and some toning to the covers, small slit across spine to front cover, not affecting the binding. . First printing, a small trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A picture of Harlem life in words (by Hughes) and photographs (by DeCarava), uncommon in all editions. A moving and beautiful book. 98 pp.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. 1st paper ed. [issued simultaneously in hardcover]. Paperback. Good. photos, 98p. Softcover in original wrapper. 18 cm. Cover browning and soiling with some minor spots along right edge of front cover. Contents sound and clean. A photographic essay about life in Harlem.

Washington D.C.,: Howard, , 1984. This is a fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket that has some wear at the top of the spine, also spine rubbed and sunned. Completely clean. Text by Langston Hughes and black & white photographs by Roy Decarava. First edition thus, after the earlier editions of the 1950's. 11" high X 10" wide, 112 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

E-345: Howard University Press. Very Good. 1984. First, thus. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Howard University Press, Washington, DC. 1984. 112 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First, thus. DJ has light shelf-wear present with a chip present to the crown of the spine. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the subway alone at night, about picket lines and artist work spaces. This renowned, life-affirming collaboration between artist Roy DeCarava and writer Langston Hughes honors in words and pictures what the authors saw, knew and felt deeply about life in their city. EB; 10.70 X 9.60 X 0.90 inches; 112 pages .

Washington D.C.: Howard, 1984. First edition thus. Hardcover. 112 pages. A larger and more accessible edition than the previous editions. Hughes provides the text for this book and with DeCarava's beautiful black and white images. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has some sunning to and along the spine and edges.

Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition (1955.) Paperback, 12mo (measures 7 1/4" by 4 3/4") with 98 pages. The book is in very good condition very slight shelf wear. Some toning to edges due to age. Interior is clean and tight. Profusely illustrated. Pictures available upon request. "pictorial narrative of family life in Harlem with photographs by DeCarava and text by Langston Hughes...Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance...A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays." Black spine/White text. #033797. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Roy DeCarava (photos). 12mo. Photo Essay / Harlem.

VERY GOOD condition — COVERS: Minor scratches and stress rubbings to face and hinges, respectively. Minor soiling, front and back. Top right front, and bottom left back corners slightly dogeared. BOOK: Age toning to text pages. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a very nice copy of Roy DeCarava's and Langston Hughes' The Sweet Flypaper of Life, a photographic essay of life in Harlem in the 1940s and 50s. The story is narrated by the fictional character Sister Mary Bradley. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1955. It is bound in softcovers.
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"The people in these photographs had no walls up. They just accepted me and permitted me to take their photographs without any self-consciousness." —Roy DeCarava
The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very good copy. 1955. 1st. softcover. 8vo, 98 pp., Wrappers slightly soiled, else about fine. .

New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. First edition thus. Hardcover. 96 pages. A reissue of this classic collaboration. A very important book with text by Hughes and 141 photographs by DeCarava. A near fine copy in cloth boards in a very good plus dust jacket with a small abrasion to the front panel, some other light wear, and some faint spotting to the verso. Still a very nice copy of this seemingly quite uncommon book.

"The Sweet Flypaper Of Life" by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes1967 - First Edition, First PrintingVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/4" x 5 3/4"96 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with small edge tears and wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good to good minus condition, free from rips, tears, bends, and writing. There is toning on both the front and back end pages and the previous owner's name is written in ink on the front and back end pages.The boards are in good to good minus condition with minimal wear. There is a light scratch on the back board. The binding is tight and square.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Roy Decarava - Photography. Hardcover/ no DJ; Fair (to possibly Good) condition. First Edition- 1955; Stated First Printing; same year on title page. 98 pages, 7 x 5"", b/w photo illus. by Roy Decarava. Ex library w/ inkstamps on top & bottom of text block, 7 digit stamped no. in bottom right corner of half-title page- no other library marks. Binding of black paper over board covers & white cloth spine is Good+: square & shows only light rubbing, 2 small bumped & frayed cover corners at top right. Spine just a bit tanned, all lettering crisp & intact. Copy actually displays well. Fixed endpapers have remains of side edges of DJ glued to them (basically white on white). Crude & light printing, ""Honesty Pays Big"" (to me, kind of adds to copy) in gray semi-indelible pencil (I think) at top of front free endpaper. Front endpapers also have 2 scribbles (1/2"" to 1"" dia.) in light green colored pencil. Title page has same… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First edition. Softcover. The simultaneous paperback issue. A classic collaboration with text by Langston Hughes and black and white images by Roy DeCarava. A very good copy in photo illustrated wrappers with light soiling and minor wear. Internally a clean copy of this increasingly uncommon book that was printed much better than subsequent editions. (Parr & Badger v1, 242; Roth 138-139).

Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor wear to cover boards and spine. The text block includes extensive photographs to supplement the text. The text block is clean and free of staining. No markings or notations. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. 1st paper ed. [issued simultaneously in hardcover]. Paperback. Near Fine. photos, 98p. Softcover in original wrapper. 18 cm. An appealing copy with minor soiling and almost no wear. A photographic essay about life in Harlem.

Hill and Wang, 1967. Hardcover. Very good/Good. tall case. First Hill and Wang printing. Inscribed by deCarava on a slip of paper taped to the front endpaper, dated 1986. Dust jacket worn and chipped. Name written on front endpaper.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An unusually crisp, bright copy of the 1955 stated 1st paperback printing (issued simultaneously with the hardback). Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of scratching and the faintest hint of offsetting/soiling at the front panel. Internally clean as could be, with no wrting or markings of any kind. Langston Hughes's incisive text complemented by a young Roy DeCarava's deeply moving black-and-white photos.