Negro Caravan (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Green cloth covers exhibit heavy wear, bumping and fraying on corners and spine ends. Heavy soiling, bumping and wear on all edges. Light wear and soiling on hinges. Heavy shelf wear an soiling to covers and spine. Rebound inside front and back covers. Inside front hinge is cracked but still attached. Yellowing and soiling to page ends. Yellowing to text due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. "Writings by American Negroes. This anthology of writings of American Negroes has three purposes: (1) to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors, (2) to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America, and (3) to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes, and to a lesser degree, that of Americans as a whole." Table of contents has check marks in pencil in front of some of the authors names. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Minimal highlighting. Smallt tear to rear cover. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Some rubbing & bumping to blue boards especially the spine. Offsetting to end papers, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A Good hardcover book without dust jacket. 1941 printed First Edition, blue cloth with silver gilt lettering to front cover and spine, all lettering very much readable. Covers have light shelf and edge wear, a small (~1/3") spot on the top edge at the hinge where the cloth is worn through. Corners lightly bumped, some toning to the spine towards the top. Top text block edge spotted, Internally, previous owner's name to front paste down, indentation from a paper clip on the top edge of pages from the ffep to the beginning of the Introduction. Scattered pencil marginalia throughout the book. A good, solid copy. See attached photos. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Very Good- in Wraps: shows light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing and faint consequent soiling and toning to the white background field of the self-wrapper covers; a faint crease near the lower front corner; the exterior ply of the wrapper cover paper has been removed at the lower rear corner tip, exposing the underlying, unvarnished ply beneath; the expected hint of tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is slightly cocked off square but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A better-than-average reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo ( 8.25 x 5.35 x 1.75 inches). New Introduction by Julius Lester. Language: English. Weight: 36 ounces. First published by the Dryden Press in 1941. Trade Paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xviii, 1082 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First given Citadel Press does not state other printings or dates on first publication. Only 1941 indicated on copy right page. This is anthology of the writing of American Negroes has three purposes: 1) ".to present a body of artistically valid writings by Negro authors; 2) to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in American and 3) to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes, and to a lesser degree, that of Americans as whole." Tan cloth binding are soiled with light shelf wear along edges of boards and along spine. Corners are lightly bumped and lightly fraying. Titling on covers and spine is clear and defined. No DJ. Previous owner name is scratched out at top of FEP; Book plate on back of front cover. Interior pages have NO tears or creases. Random light pencil marks or underlying but this is NOT extensive nor is there any color highlighting. Pages are aged light brown. Occasional smudge marks on pages. Front board is cracked but cover is well attached. Binding firm - no loose pages despite this over size - 1,082 pages. This is NOT an ex-lib or remainder.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A very good copy. Bumping to top and bottom of spine and corners. Some markings to spine and minor markings to front and rear boards. Book is toned. Minor staining to edges. Otherwise a very clean, solid copy.

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Rhe covers have moderate wear as does the spine but is has light soiling and a small light stain. There is light soiling to the page edges, there is a bookplate with a name on it on the front paste-down. On the front end page the former owner whose name is on the bookplate wrote her name that she was in graduate school, the schools name and where it is located and the pages are clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Early reprint, hardcover, has a lean to the binding, which has a bit of flex but remains solid. The book also has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, rubbing with a few smudges and small stains to the covers, sunning to the head, and an inscription from a previous owner penned to the front pastedown. Overall, a Near Very Good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Octavo, 1082pp. A crisp, clean, very good copy in the publisher's blue cloth, stamped in dark blue with silver lettering. Spine gently sunned, a few smudges, else clean and sound, lacking the dust jacket. The first printing is seen in at least two bindings, and we are unaware of any priority. A varied anthology of poetry, short fiction, plays, and novel extracts from African-American writers, many (though not all) of whom were affiliated with the Harlem Renaissance.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light shelf wear and light yellowing.

Hardcover. Octavo, 1082 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's light blue cloth, dark blue rows with silver titling to spine; some rubbing and wear, fading to spine, small tear to middle of spine; mild toning to pages; measuring 20cm high, this copy is 2cm shorter than the more commonly seen issue with blue boards and gilt titling; shelved case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories, Novels (Selections), Poetry, Folk Literature, Drama, Speeches, Pamphlets, and Letters, Biography, and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: (1) to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors, (2) to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America, and (3) to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes, and to a lesser degree, that of Americans as a whole." 1358136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Publisher's blind stamped blue cloth with black ands and silver gilt titles on front and spine. Slight sunning on spine and to top edge of cover. Scarce.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. First Reprint Edition. Afro-American Culture Series. General Editor, Ulysses Lee. Writings by American Negroes and selected and edited by Sterling A. Brown, Howard University; Arthur P. Davis, Virginia Union University; and Ulysses Lee, Lincoln University. Preface. Table of Contents. xviii. Chronology. Index. 1082pp. Black and white cloth boards with title on spine. Like new, never read. A full series was gifted to a friend of the publisher and sat in his library unused. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Thick. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, vii, 1082 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is navy with gilt detailing and black lettering. Boards have moderate general scuffing and rubbing wear, spine mildly cocked, and mild fraying along rear head joint. Text block moderately scuffed and age toned along edges, has mild bending wear p. vii. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories, Novels (Selections), Poetry, Folk Literature, Drama, Speeches, Pamphlets, and Letters, Biography, and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: (1) to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors, (2) to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America, and (3) to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes, and to a lesser degree, that of Americans as a whole." 1395657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Condition: Very good plus. First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans, from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between. Charles Blockson notes that, on its publication in 1941, THE NEGRO CARAVAN was "the most important single volume of Afro-American writing ever published" (58). Its three editors assembled some of the most influential pieces by Black Americans through the 1940s, including songs, plays, narratives of enslaved people, poetry, essays, folk literature and more. Each section is accompanied by a critical introduction contextualizing the pieces in their wider genres and in Black history. THE NEGRO CARAVAN represents a major early effort at defining a canon of Black literature; this is an unusually nice copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering. No dust jacket. xviii, 1082 pages, including index. Owner name in pencil to front flyleaf, "Tyler Long." Binding with mild wear, a touch of dampstaining to lower spine. Leaves with a hint of toning and occasional edgewear. Firm.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (African American Literature, Literature Collections) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Condition: Very Good. New York: The Dryden Press Publishers, 1941. First Edition. Octavo; 1077pp. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt; no dust jacket. Slightly ex-library though with no external markings. Moderate wear to edges with minor fraying; spine faded; general scuffing. Binding gives a bit and front hinge starting but overall sound. Ownership inscriptions tand "Withdrawn" stamp to preliminaries; stamp of DC's MLK Library store to rear, else unmarked and Very Good.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good.

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.