Item #737 Reuben. John Edgar Wideman.

Reuben

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. First Edition, First Printing.

Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 6 inches; 235 x 155 mm), 215, [1] pages, in quarter cloth and boards, titles to spine, in an illustrated dust jacket (hard cover).

SIGNED by John Edgar Wideman on the title page. An Advance Review Copy with the publisher's materials laid in.

This is the story of Reuben, a lawyer, who represents people in a Black area of Pittsburgh in their dealings with the white authorities downtown. (Wideman grew up in Pittsburgh.) "Wideman's anger and sadness evoke a series of powerful images that will burn long in the mind and conscience." (Booklist)

CONDITION: A Near Fine copy, with a small bump to the bottom edges of both boards and light dark mark on the top edge, in a Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket with only slight edge wear. Overall, an attractive copy. Item #737
ISBN: 0805003754

Price: $75.00

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