PINKTOES (First edition - PBO)
Chester Himes
From Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 11 January 2000
From Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 11 January 2000
About this Item
Olympia Press - The Traveller's Companion series No. 87. First impression of the true first edition - published by the Olympia Press in Paris as a paperback original (PBO). ***Very good in the standard green thin card covers. The covers are clean, but have the author's name "C. Himes" neatly hand-written in black ink to the head of the spine. Edges of covers slightly creased and rubbed. Faint ink price 'NF 18' stamped to bottom of rear cover above the original printed price '15 N.F'. Spine slightly faded. No tears. Light reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Pages clean. No foxing. No dustwrapper as issued. ***176mm x 112mm. 208 pages. ***'Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 - November 12, 1984) was an American writer. His works, some of which have been filmed, include "If He Hollers Let Him Go", published in 1945, and the Harlem Detective series of novels for which he is best known, set in the 1950s and early 1960s and featuring two black policemen called Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. In 1958 Himes won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the true first edition of Chester Himes' novel "Pinktoes", published as No. 87 in the Olympia Press 'Traveller's Companion' series. An uncommon book, especially in the UK. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 6145x
Bibliographic Details
Title: PINKTOES (First edition - PBO)
Publisher: The Olympia Press, 7 Saint-Severin, Paris 5
Publication Date: 1961
Binding: Original Wraps
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued
Edition: First Edition
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