About this title: This unforgettable novel, first published in 1969 (Delacourt), is a lost classic of American literature written by a major figure in the Black Arts movement and the Harlem Writers Guild. This a searing yet lyrical rendition of a woman's life, set in a Maryland fishing village in the 1930s, is 'reminiscent of the work of Zora Neale Hurston.' -- ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good+ No Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Spine faded, minor creases to cover. A nice clean copy. 276 pages. A novel of hurt, loss, anger and hope in the life of a African American woman field worker married to an indolent man. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Date Published: 1987-03
ISBN-13:9780935312676ISBN:0935312676
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte, New York
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780935312676ISBN:0935312676
Description: Ex-library with relatively few markings, overall tight and clean in a near fine dj. Hardcover First edition-First novel by this African American writer. Set in a fishing village on Maryland's Eastern Shore in the early 1930s, this novel tells the story of Mariah Upshur, the wife of a poor oysterman, and her struggles to keep her land and family together amidst the harsh realities of rural life. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good Only in Good Plus jacket. Ex-Library. Inscribed Dustjacket had once been adhered to endpapers and two rough strips remain on endpapers as well as remains of a pocket. Soft diagonal crease to pages through page 70. Light soiled spots on a few pages. Bottom edge of book is worn. Light edgewear to dustjacket. read more
Edition: First
Binding: paperback
Publisher: Delacorte, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very good(+) Narrow 4to, spiral bound printed wrappers (light edge-wear). N.Y. : Delacorte, (1969). First Edition. Uncorrected galley proof of her first book. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press, [New York]
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. 276 p. 22 cm. "A Seymour Lawrence book. " INSCRIBED; TO MR. FRANK J. WHITLEY, WITH MY VERY BEST WISHES, SARAH E. WRIGHTS. read more
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