Book Numbers by Pharr Robert (34 results)

First English edition. 8vo, pp. 374. Small clipping of the author's obit laid in. Paper over boards. A nice copy in somewhat soiled dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Author's first novel. DJ is colorful; not price clipped; sunned at spine; 1" tear at upper corner; some light rubbing to edges; now protected in mylar. Green cloth boards are well-bound; lightly bumped at spine ends; pages clean throughout.…

8vo. First UK edition. Fine in VG+ dust wrapper. Review copy with review slip. ISBN:0714506966 First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very scarce in the original unclipped dust jacket. This hardboiled crime novel tells the story of two brothers in the 1930s. The plot centers on themes of power and truth, asking the question who has control. Within this novel, Robert Deane Pharr explores his heritage and personal experiences. The author's most popular novel. Mylar protected.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition stated, Bound in green cloth with gold spine lettering. 8vo size, 374pp. Book is about Fine, lightly rubbed at the spine tips and the corners. Contents are clean, tightly bound, and unmarked. Very Good dust jacket is rubbed with tiny frays at the spine tips and corners. Jacket has One 1 1/2" long closed vertical tear to the inner edge of the jackets front panel.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 374pp. Green lining papers. green cloth boards with gilt title on spine. Green pictorial Dust Jacket rubbed and chipped. School library copy with stamp form and single use on f.e.p. otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First American edition. Hardcover octavo in green DJ. 374 pages 22 cm. Abstract: In the hardboiled tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosely, Robert Deane Pharr's novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. African American neighborhoods -- Fiction. African American men. Gambling. Waiters. Extremely mild rubbing to corners of boards. Mild rubbing to corners and head and foot of spine of DJ. DJ is price clipped to front flap. DJ in archival mylar. Book is fine in very good DJ.…

Paperback. Condition: New. In the tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, Robert Deane Pharr's novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. The new Virginia edition complements Pharr's text with an afterword by the Washington Post editor Jabari Asim. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First UK edition. 5 1/4 x 8 in. 374 pgs. Scarce first UK edition, 1969. Gray cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; no wear to corners or edges, binding tight, text perfect. FINE except extremely faint yellow spotting to cloth, and old Strand price sticker on front pastedown. DJ condition is VERY GOOD ; not price clipped (40s) no chipping or tears and edges hardly worn at all, very clean and bright except again, extremely faint yellow spotting. A fantastic copy overall. Fiction. RG.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. STATED FIRST EDITION.

Condition: good. Green cloth with gilt stamping on spine, pictorial dust jacket. Chip to jacket, mild toning to page edges, else in good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, Robert Deane Pharr's novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. The new Virginia edition complements Pharr's text with an afterword by the Washington Post editor Jabari Asim.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, Robert Deane Pharr's novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. The new Virginia edition complements Pharr's text with an afterword by the Washington Post editor Jabari Asim.…

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. Pharr's first and best known novel, basis for the 1973 film of the same name. The story of two men who create a numbers racket in the Black community of Richmond, Virginia in the 1930s - the two waiters, Blueboy Harris and Dave Greene, briefly achieved almost unimaginable success before seeing it all end in tragedy. When this was published, Pharr was 57 and he had spent many years working as a waiter himself, and was still doing so when the manuscript got to a publisher. His books are as relevant now as when they were published: he depicted policing as an unreformable system built to brutalize and oppress Black bodies and others of color. As one writer said "The very things that keep Pharr obscure - his unwillingness to pander to white readers, his focus on writing about Black life at all levels of American society in a plain-spoken way, his anger at the way Black people have been abused and murdered in different ways by this society -are the reasons we need him right now." (Christopher Smith) Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, tear to dj at top of spine, other edgewear, price-clipped, but still a decent copy of an important but overlooked African American novel.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing. Book has only light wear at corner and spine ends along with a former owner's name in ink on ffep. Light aging, mainly on edges. VG to VG+. Jacket has some wear at corner tips and spine ends with some minor creasing and wear along top edge. VG. This was Pharr's first novel and deals with African-American life on the edge of white society in a Southern city in the 1930's. The main character goes from a small-time numbers dealer to vast wealth. Entertaining and interesting work of fiction. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pages.…

Condition: Good. 12mo. Dust Jacket, Very Good with some staining, creasing. Illustrated. Protective jacket.

Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 374 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Seymour Chwast. Advance review copy with publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. His first book. The story of the African-American sporting life in the South during the 1930s. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the top of the back cover. A beautiful copy.…

Paperback. Condition: New. In the tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, Robert Deane Pharr's novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of Numbers centers on powerful themes of truth and illusion, myth and legend, and vividly conveys a sense of African American life on the periphery of white society. The new Virginia edition complements Pharr's text with an afterword by the Washington Post editor Jabari Asim. …

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Crease to front of jacket, and some minor chipping to jacket base and crown at spine. Stated First Edition in the United States.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce first UK edition of this work published in 1970. The first UK edition. First published in the US the year prior.Very scarce.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This hardboiled crime novel tells the story of two brothers and their story of Richmond in the 1930s. The plot centres on themes of power and truth asking the question of who has control. Within this novel, Robert Deane Pharr explores his heritage and personal experiences. This is thought to be his most popular novel. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Damp stain on the spine of the dust wrapper. Edgewear to the head and tail of the spine. Light marks to the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First British edition. Light foxing on the endpapers else near fine in a very good dust jacket with internal foxing, rubbing, and edgewear. African-American author's first book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST BOOK FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover/Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed copy. Doubleday & Company, New York, 1969. Dust jacket, good condition, slightly worn.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 382.