Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, early printing Paperback copy of I Love Myself When I Am Laughing… And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive by Zora Neale Hurston. First Edition stated, 1979 Feminist Press of CUNY. Eighth Printing stated with pasted on new copyright of the Alice Walker and the highlighted imprint of Walker’s 1983 Pulitzer Prize on the front cover. $9.99 cover price.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with some marks and rubbing and no creases. Also, a few marks on page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a straight spine, a tight binding with one spine crack, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
I Love Myself When I Am Laughing… And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive established Hurston as an intellectual leader for future generations of black writers. A testament to the power and breadth of Hurston’s oeuvre, this edition—newly reissued for the Feminist Press’s fiftieth anniversary—features a new preface by Walker.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
