Middle Passage – Charles Johnson
NF/NF Early Printing

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, early printing of Middle Passage by Charles Johnson. First Edition unstated, 1990 Atheneum. Fourth Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4.

The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild  spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price intact on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new archival wrap.

National Book Award Winner, 1990

In 1830, seeking to escape an unwanted marriage, Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave, becomes a stowaway aboard “The Republic,” unaware that the ship is a slave clipper bound for West Africa

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