The Woe Shirt

Port Townsend WA Graywolf Press, 1982, paperback. The author was born in Haiti and lived across the Caribbean. Translator Norman A. Howard used "native Creole and Dahomey cadences" to create a musical, sing-song English here. Drawings by Norman Laliberte. -- Softcover. Condition: near fine. ISBN 09155308363

Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1980. Paperback. 62p., b&w illustrations (photographs of what look like soft sculptures), rubricated titlings throughout, a very good copy of the unlimited wraps edition of the original 1980 letterpress run done by Penmen Press. Barton a Trinidadian folklorist; Norman's introduction incorporates a pagelong excerpt from Peter Matthiessen's memories of him. Matthiessen blurbs the back cover… Read more about this item

Port Townsend: Graywolf Press. Very Good. 1982. 1st Thus. Softcover. 0915308363 . 62 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Front corners lightly bumped. A couple of small soil marks. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A selection of thirteen folk tales from the islands of the… Read more about this item

Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1980. 62p., b&w illustrations (photographs of what look like soft sculptures), rubricated titlings throughout, unlimited wraps edition of the original 1980 letterpress run done by Penmen Press. Cover bears a vertical crease and a small sticker shadow. Barton a Trinidadian folklorist; Norman's introduction incorporates a pagelong excerpt from Peter Matthiessen's memories of him. Matthiessen blurbs… Read more about this item

Lincoln: Penmaen Press, 1980. Hardcover. First edition. Half cloth and decorated paper boards as issued. Illustrated by Norman Laliberté. Fine, with the faintest touch of darkening to the front edge. An attractive volume designed by Michael McCurdy. This is one of 100 numbered copies designated to be Signed by Norman and the artist, but instead has been signed by… Read more about this item

Port Townsend WA: Graywolf Press, 1982. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. 62 pages, b&w drawings by Norman Laliberte, translated by Howard Norman. Softcover. Record # 405789

Port Townsend,WA: Graywolf Press, (1982). First Paperback edition. Original wraps. Fine. 62p octavo, illustrated A fine copy in green printed wraps

Lincoln: Penmaen Press, 1980. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Half cloth and decorated paper boards as issued. Illustrated by Norman Laliberté. Fine, with the faintest touch of darkening to the front edge. An attractive volume designed by Michael McCurdy. This is one of 100 numbered copies designated to be signed by Norman and the artist, but instead has been… Read more about this item

Graywolf Press, 1982 First paperback edition, clean solid copy, light edge-wear, tanning at spine, else fine.

1980. BARTON, Paule. THE WOE SHIRT. Carribean Folk Tales. As Translated by Howard A. Norman with Drawings by Norman Laliberte. Lincoln: Penmaen Press, (1980). First edition, 1/2000 copies 100 of which were specially bound, signed by the translator and artist. 8vo., green cloth-backed green paper-covered boards. Fine.

1980. Trade Paperback. Used - Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Penmaen Press, 1980. Fine/Near Fine. signed by translator Howard Norman. 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches 62 pages brown DJ in mylar cover. DJ is price clipped.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Penmaen Press, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Graywolf Press, 1988. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Graywolf Press, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.