Description
For sale: a Very Good first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison in a Near Fine un-clipped dust jacket. First Edition stated, 1999 Random House. First Printing with number line starting at 2, as per publisher.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the straight spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with a 1/2″ x 2″ mark on the first free end paper, disguised by a white paper label. 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.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, the $25.00 price is on the front flap, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap. Striking cover photo from the Duncan Schiedt Collection.
With the aid of Ellison’s widow, Fanny, his literary executor, John Callahan, has edited this magnificent novel at the center of Ralph Ellison’s forty-year work-in-progress – Juneteenth, its author’s abiding testament to the country he so loved and to its many unfinished tasks.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
