Mencken, H. [Henry] L., editor. Julia Peterkin, James M. Cain, and other contributors

American Mercury (April, 1925)

New York, Knopf, 1925. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Very good in original wrappers with light wear and foxing on the edges. Very Good.

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Book number: b30246

Peterkin, Julia,

Black April.

NY, Triangle, (1927). VG Hardack DJ edge wear. This is life, not versimilitude, Veracity, " Harry Hansen in the New York World"superlatively good" from dj.

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Book number: BOOKS056543I

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Julia Peterkin

Black April

London, Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1927. Cloth. An English edition of Julia Peterkin's work detailing the plantation South of the United States. 'Black April' tells of an African-American foreman working on a plantation.Julia Peterkin (1880-1961) was an American author hailing from South Carolina. Her works made her an unusual Caucasian author as they focused on the African-American experience of plantations. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1929 for the novel 'Scarlet Sister Mary', a work which caused some controversy in the South. This is an English edition of this work, released the same year as the first American edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, a chip to the head of the spine, which is a little faded, and some slight general wear. Internally firmly bound, pages are a touch age toned but otherwise clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 758R21

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: julia peterkin black april plantation african american history black april None

PETERKIN, Julia

Bright Skin

1932. PETERKIN, Julia. BRIGHT SKIN. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1932. Limited edition, no. 62 of 250 copies signed by the author on limitation page. With note on Peterkin's personal stationery responding to request for an autographed book, probably a different title, dated 1942. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown, else fine. Julia Peterkin (1880-1961), mistress of Lang Syne, a South Carolina plantation, rejected the racial stereotypes common in much of Southern literature at the time and achieved success through her pioneering, realistic portrayals of African Americans in literature. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1929 for her book Scarlet Sister Mary (1928). .

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Book number: 80120

PETERKIN JULIA

Scarlet Sister Mary

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Co. Indianapolis. 1928. Cloth, 8vo. First edition, first impression '' with first edition stated ''. Signature of David Higham, literary agent, on second blank. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with red title labels. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, minor wear. Generally binding in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean. A good clean copy. Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 012381

Catalogue: First Editions

Keywords: julia peterkin

Peterkin, Julia,

Scarlet Sister Mary.

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1928). G in G DJ ex-library. Life of the Gullah negroes on the great Blue Brook Plantation. DJ damp stain, chipped, repaired.

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Book number: BOOKS027526I

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Peterkin, Julia,

Scarlet Sister Mary (Pulitzer Prize winner).

Indianopolis, IN, Bobbs Merrill, (1928). G Hardback slight edge wear. Owner name front endpaper. 2nd copy 56539B second copy published by Triangle Books Nrcj 1941. red bomdomg. VG hardack some tanning to pages 346 pages $10.00.

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Book number: BOOKS056539I

Catalogue: Fiction

Peterkin, Julia,

Scarlet Sister Mary (Pulitzer Prize winner).

Indianopolis, IN, Triangle Books, (1941). Reprint. G Hardback slight edge wear. 2nd copy 56539B second copy published by Triangle Books Nrcj 1941. red bomdomg. VG hardack some tanning to pages 346 pages $10.00.

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Book number: BOOKS056565I

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PETERKIN, JULIA

Scarlet Sister Mary

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Charles Hamrick. Publisher's full maroon leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, elaborate gilt decoration on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smyth sewen. Includes a Preliminary Note about the Book and Author. Illustrated with full-page color paintings and a double-page color frontispiece by Charles Hamrick. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1929. A "tender and moving story of Negro plantation life in coastal South Carolina..." . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. Pulitzer Prize Series. Color Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xvi), 329 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 28839

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Pulitzer Prize Franklin Library African-American Negro Life South Carolina

Julia Peterkin

Scarlet Sister Mary

New York, Pocket Books, Inc, 1949. 7th Pocket Books printing. Paperback. 218p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Spine lightly rubbed, but smooth. Pages tanned with age. Corners are square, text is unmarked, and binding is tight. Pocket Books 48. Very Good .

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 190790

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction