Second Class Taxi by Sylvester Stein (20 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: As New. 1990. Paperback. Clean copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: As New. 1990. Paperback. Clean copy. . . . .

Condition: Good. 2nd impression. DJ is slightly darkened but has little wear. It has been price clipped. Contents are clean but age toned.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Published. 209 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Clipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Page edges tanned. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a pictorial dust wrapper that has tears with loss and is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve, 209pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. the wraps are shelf rubbed. gift inscriptions. tanning. light marks. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The wraps are shelf rubbed and a little crissed.one ownership inscription, lightly marked, mild tanning. well bond.[J.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. the wraps are shelf rubbed. mild tanning. light marks. ownership inscriptions. well bound. good copy.[S.Nor]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. a little shelf rubbed. no inscriptions. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 209 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small chipped pieces. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Faber And Faber, London, UK. 1958. 209 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. When Second Class Taxi was first published by Fabers in 1958 the Nationalist Government of South Africa promptly banned it and it became illegal to own a copy, along with Black Beauty. Why? It mocked the stupidities and barbarities of that Nationalist Government. In terms of the law our hero, Staffnurse Phofolo -- his first name was commonly pronounced 'Stuffness', and how he acquired it was a story in itself -- was Idle and Undesirable, liable to instant arrest for having no Pass. But with his greatcoat to keep him warm and a convenient drainpipe to sleep in he didn't much mind about that. Indeed, if he had had a Pass he would probably never have got involved in all the peculiar happenings and with all the extraordinary people -- both white and black -- with which he did. With Professor and Mrs Hampshire, for example, who were Prominent Liberals and gave 'Liberal lunches' and called him Jackson; or with their daughter Andree; or with the Reverend Nkomo and his daughter Sadie; or with the White Government and the Black Government and boycott and African Congress of Equality; or with the second-class taxi. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 209 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit torn and marked.Previous ownership stamp.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 209p paperback in very good condition, large signature of Stein across half title, this is the novel which was banned in South Africa for 20 years, written by something of a legend! A lovely copy Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. One previous booksellers stamp to the front end page. Mild foxing to the front and back end pages. Dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. Binding is excellent, tight and square. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Rep. "This is the story of Staffnurse Phofolo, a 'Non-European from Non-Europe'. In this novel of the 1950's, young Staffnurse is an 'illegal' black man. He inhabits a concrete drainpipe (a quite illicit dwelling), he frequents shebeens, he takes part in the Rand bus boycotts, and lives in Johannesburg without the requisite permit. He has no permit, in fact, to exist at all." Pp.209, slight toning to pages, name to fep. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.