Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann
David Champlin is a black man born into poverty in Depression-era New Orleans who achieves great success and then sacrifices everything to lead his people in the difficult, day-by-day struggle of the civil rights movement. Sara Kent is the beloved and vital white girl who loved David from the moment she first saw him, but they struggled over David's belief that a marriage for them would not be right in the violent world he had to confront. Likening the struggle of black Americans to the “five smooth stones” the biblical David carried against Goliath in lieu of arms, this novel’s range encompasses decades and continents—but that range is insignificant compared with the intimate picture of its hero’s irresistible warmth and inner conflicts. First published in 1966, this epic has become one of the most loved American bestsellers.
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Five Smooth Stones
by Ann Fairbairn
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- 1966
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New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1966 Crown Publishers, New York. 1966. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; bumped tail and upper tips; light shelfwear; moisture stain on textblock top with no color penetration to pages but has light warping of pages at their tops. DJ: Fair; missing pieces at head, tail, and panel… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
by Ann Fairbairn
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Peter Davies, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. First Edition. 756 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann
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Crown Publishers, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Full black cloth binding stamped in silver & red, under black dust jacket priced at $6.95, 9-3/4" x 6-1/2", 756 pp. Inscribed (no name) by author on front endpaper, second printing before publication. Minimal smudging to page edges, DJ has moderate wear to head of spine panel, closed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
by Ann Fairbairn
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Five Smooth Stones
by Ann Fairbairn
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BANTAM BOOKS, 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
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Five Smooth Stones
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New York: Crown No dust cover, hard cover, black with red and silver motif on cover and silver lettering on spine, cover and spine bumped, price pencilled on FLEP, loose text block, clean pages, Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition . First edition. This is not an ex-library book or book club edition. 1 88 stamped inside front board. No other marks. Foxing inside boards, on endpapers and top edge of tex block. Jacket is edgeworn with some soiling and foxing. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann
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- 1977
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Bantam, 1977. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones: A Novel
by Fairbairn, Ann
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- 1966-06-01
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Five Smooth Stones (A Bantam Book, Q3576)
by Ann Fairbairn
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- 1968
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann
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- 1966
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Crown, 1966. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Very scarce title, this is the true first printing, no additional printings given, as customary for Crown Publishers. Pretty nice solid book with a slight spine lean. Jacket has a tiny tear ro rear panel and shows just a little stressing to head of spine. $6.95 price intact.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann (aka Dorothy Tait)
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- 1966
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1966. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition, Gutter Coder I68. Hard cover 8vo in brown cloth w/white dec. and titles. Near Fine/No DJ. Soft heel, bookplate front pastedown, else Fine and unmarked. 853pp.
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Five Smooth Stones [Hardcover]
by Ann Fairbairn
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This is the hardcover only stated Crown Edition from 1966. Other than a clipped back cardholder flyleaf (ex lib), both the library cover and the book are in very good condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones: A Novel (Rediscovered Classics)
by Fairbairn, Ann
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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Five Smooth Stones: A Novel
by Ann Fairbairn
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Five Smooth Stones
by Fairbairn, Ann
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- 1966
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, CAN
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New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1966. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Only light wear to book ; A tight solid book. Minimal information on copyright page identifies this as a book club edition ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 853 pages; This gripping bestseller, first published in 1966, has continued to captivate… Read more about this item Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones
by Ann Fairbairn
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780517506875
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Crown Publishing Group, The, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Five Smooth Stones (A Bantam Book, Q3576)
by Ann Fairbairn
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- January 1968
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Bountiful, Utah, USA
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Bantam, January 1968. Paperback. Good - Cash. Light rubbing and edge wear to the cover. Still great condition. Cover has creases. Unmarked pages. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Item Price
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