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About this title: } Black Magic Langston Hughes's last book, presents the vast, sweeping story of African-American entertainers--the artists and the musicians, the singers and the dancers, the obscure and the illustrious--from the tragic beginnings in slavery to he triumphant artistic achievements of the late 1960s. Long considered the most comprehensive history ... read more

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Black Magic a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Langston And Milton Meltzer Hughes

price: $7.42

Ships from IN, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Better World Books, IN, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic: a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Langston Hughes And Milton Meltzer

price: $12.00

Ships from AR, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza Date Published: 1967 ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: Good in Good jacket. History. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Ex-lib; usual markings. Moderate edgewear to DJ and book; ffep cut out; spine sunned. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

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Name: Vintage Books, AR, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic, a Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment

by Milton Meltzer Langston Hughes; Illustrator-Illustrated

price: $12.95

Ships from MA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: prentice-hall Date Published: 1971

Description: Good Condition in Good Condition jacket. HardCover, X-library copy with usual markings, other wise Good Condition, clean/unmarked textblock, tight binding, some edge/jacket wear. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Cambridge1, MA, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic. a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston & Milton Meltzer

price: $15.00

Ships from OH, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza Books (1967)

Description: HB. 4to. 353p + App & Index. Previous owner's name. G-VG. NO DJ. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Dan Nagle, OH, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic A Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston and Meltzer, Milton

price: $15.00

Ships from NJ, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First edition. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza Books, New York Date Published: 1967

Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. 375 p. read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: White Papers, NJ, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Langston And Milton Meltzer Hughes

price: $16.50

Ships from CA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza/Crown Date Published: 1967 ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: Good. Good condition, pages contain some marks or highlighting, some shelf wear, ex library book with usual library stamping and markings, small tear on dust jacket. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: rimrockbooks, CA, USA

Reliability: Best

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts used book

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts

by Hughes, Langston; Meltzer, Milton

price: $19.50

Ships from AR, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A. Date Published: 1990 ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: Very Good. Drama & Entertainment. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Tight; clean; unmarked text; minor edgewear. Bottom right corner of front cover is creased. 375 pages. read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: Vintage Books, AR, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic: a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston

price: $25.00

Ships from GA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 6th prntg., 375p, 4to, cloth, d.j., heavily illustrated, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Date Published: 1971

Description: VG/VG, d.j. chipped at head of spine, light stain mark at top of blank flyleaf, read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Robert Murphy, Bookseller, GA, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic-a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston And Milton Meltzer

price: $28.00

Ships from NY, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: 1967th edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza Books ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: Very Good+, Very Good. 4TO, 374 pgs., B/W Photos, Hardcover. Hardcover: Two-toned binding with title on spine in gold. Light edgewear. Paste-downs and endpapers are spotless. Double page illustrated title pages are crisp and clean. This is the first comprehensive history of Black entertainment in America and includes a brilliant collection of hundreds of rare photographs, many never before published. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Black and white Bojangles photo on front. Sticker residue. Light ... read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: Koster's Collectible Books, NY, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic, a Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment

by Milton Meltzer Langston Hughes; Illustrator-Illustrated

price: $36.21

Ships from OH, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: prentice-hall Date Published: 1971

Description: Good. A former library book in protective mylar cover with the usual library markings. (Even though we list all former library books as only good, most are Good+ or VG condition! ) No writing or highlighting noted inside. Most books have only expected handling, reading, shelving wear. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: BD Books, OH, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston & Meltzer, Milton

price: $50.00

Ships from CA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza, New York, NY Date Published: 1967 ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: 0517170205. VG+ in a VG+ DJ; First Bonanza; Cloth backed boards; 4to; DJ. read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

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Name: Optical Insights, CA, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic: a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston And Milton Meltzer

price: $65.00

Ships from MA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First Thus Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza/Crown Date Published: 1967 ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. Tan cloth boards with black cloth binding. Book near fine. DJ good with some edgewear, creasing and one 1/2" open tear at back. 375 pp. read more

condition:

Book: Fine/Like New

 

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Name: citynightsbooks, MA, USA

Reliability: Best

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts (Da Capo Paperback) used book

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts (Da Capo Paperback)

by Milton Meltzer, Langston Hughes

price: $170.67

Ships from MD, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: UNKNOWN Binding: Softcover Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 10/1/1990 ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: Good. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

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Name: Ukazoo Books, MD, USA

Reliability: Best

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Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment

by Langston & Milton Meltzer Hughes

price: $5.06

Ships from IN, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Prentice Hall Date Published: 1968

Description: Acceptable. Dust Jacket is quite worn. Stamp inside front cover. Stain on top of page upper right corner area only page 95-306. Still a lovely book. read more

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Name: Goodwill Industries of Indy, IN, USA

Reliability: High

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts used book

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts

by Hughes, Langston; Meltzer, Milton

price: $13.45

Ships from IL, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: PAPERBACK Publisher: Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: Good. 0306804069 Item has some cover wear but otherwise in good condition! ! Used texts may not include supplemental matieral. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: SellBackYourBook, IL, USA

Reliability: High

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Black Magic a Pictorial History of Black

by Hughes, Langston

price: $13.74

Ships from OR, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: H HARDCOVER Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE TRADE @ ISBN-13: 9780517170205 ISBN: 0517170205

Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. read more

condition:

Book: Fair

 

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Name: Powell's Books, OR, USA

Reliability: High

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts used book

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts

price: $13.75

Ships from VA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Softcover ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: Good. CHARITY SALE! Light reading wear and moderate wear on the cover. Light highlighting scattered throughout. "USED" sticker on spine. 100% of the proceeds benefit the literacy efforts of Books for America. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Books for America, VA, USA

Reliability: High

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Black Magic; a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston

price: $20.00

Ships from NY, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: paperback

Description: Many illus. 4to, pr. wrs. N.Y. : Da Capo, (1990). vg. read more

condition:

Book: Poor

 

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Name: Argosy Book Store, NY, USA

Reliability: High

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Black Magic a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston And Meltzer, Milton

price: $25.00

Ships from NY, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Bonanza, NY Date Published: 1967

Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Black and tan cloth boards, HC, first ed thus, b&w photos, 375 pgs, no marks or underlining, DJ clip wear top bottom spine small chip bottom edge, interior tight and clean, near fine/g+ read more

condition:

Book: Fine/Like New

 

seller information:

Name: Rose and Laurel Bookshop, NY, USA

Reliability: High

Black Magic-a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts used book

Black Magic-a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts

by Hughes, Langston And Milton Meltzer

price: $30.07

Ships from UNITED KINGDOM Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York Date Published: 1990 ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: 0306804069. 4to (8" x 11"), 375pp. Vg+. Illustrated b/w thin card wrappers; light wear; light creasing to corners; previous owner's notes inside rear wrapper. B/w illustrations. A reprint of the 1967 edition. As per the title, an important study of the evolution of the portrayal and casting of black actors on stage and screen. ISBN 0306804069. read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: Walden Books, UNITED KINGDOM

Reliability: High

Black Magic (Da Capo Paperback) used book

Black Magic (Da Capo Paperback)

by Langston Hughes

price: $36.10

Ships from TX, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 1990-08-21 ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: Acceptable. 0306804069. read more

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Name: Found Books, TX, USA

Reliability: High

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Black Magic a Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America

by Hughes, Langston; Meltzer, Milton

price: $50.00

Ships from NM, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardbound Publisher: Bonanza Date Published: 1967

Description: Fine. Dust Jacket Fine. Rare photographs. Fine/ Dust Jacket Fine. Rare photographs. Black entertainer's history from the earliest days. Langston Hughes was one of the greatest black poets. He died in 1967. His Fine/ Dust Jacket Fine. Rare photographs. read more

condition:

Book: Fine/Like New

 

seller information:

Name: Simmons & Simmons Books, NM, USA

Reliability: High

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts new book

Black Magic: a Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts

price: $55.56

Ships from NY, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Softcover ISBN-13: 9780306804069 ISBN: 0306804069

Description: New. New, great condition. read more

condition:

Book: New

 

seller information:

Name: City Footprints, NY, USA

Reliability: High

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Black Magic-a Pictorial Portrait of the Negro in American Entertainment

by Hughes, Langston & Meltzer, Milton

price: $150.00

Ships from NY, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Publisher: PRENTICE-HALL, NJ Date Published: 1967

Description: Vg+/vg+; first edition. Copiously illustrated with photos of prominent african american--and a few white--entertainers. read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: Julian's Books, NY, USA

Reliability: High


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