last conquerors (7 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Fourth printing, July 1949. Signet 706. 191, [1] p. 18 cm. Paperback. Spine ends torn.Some wear to edges. Paper browned. Deals with Negro GI's in Occupied Germany, and their experiences with the men, women and girls of that defeated country.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. First Edition Thus. Not price-clipped ($0.50 price on cover). Published by Lancer Books, 1965. 12mo. Paperback. Code of 72-959 on cover and spine. Purple stained page ends. Book is very good. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Fourth printing, July 1949. Signet 706. 191, [1] p. 18 cm. Paperback. Light wear and creases. Scuff on spine affecting author's name. Small mark on bottom of spine. Paper browned. Deals with Negro GI's in Occupied Germany, and their experiences with the men, women and girls of that defeated country.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Debut novel by the expatriate American journalist and writer, written at the age of twenty while Smith was serving as an Army typist in occupied Berlin. The plot centers on the romance between a Black American solider and a white German woman, and explores the paradox that a member of the segregated Army might finally be accepted as an equal in a country responsible for the most heinous racial genocide of the century. A significant social protest novel, and arguably the first to examine the racism then rampant in the American Army. First edition. Octavo (5.5 x 8.25 in.); 262pp.; gray cloth boards; dark red spine lettering; in dust jacket. Near fine, with light shelfwear at spine ends and tips, mild toning to textblock. Unclipped ("$2.75") jacket in good only condition, with one larger chip affecting top of front panel and spine (where only the "Sm" of Smith's name remains), and numerous small, shallow chips and edge-tears. No fading to spine panel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. Slight toning on the board edges and endpapers thus very good in a good only dust jacket with chips, creasing, and toning. Inscribed by the author to his high school teacher. African-American journalist's first novel. Scarce.

Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 262 pages; G-/G-; spine pink faded to white and grey with white titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.75', fading to spine, chipping to all extremities, including head and tail of spine, front hinge; water-staining to fore and lower edges of boards; Signed flat by Smith in blue ink on the ffep, small bleed onto front flap; First Edition, Second Printing, before publication; extremely scarce signed; shelved case 7. William Gardner Smith's debut novel, it reflects his own experience as an African-American GI serving in the racially segregated United States Army in US-occupied Germany after World War II. It revolves around the protagonist, Hayes Dawkins, having an affair with Ilse, a white German woman. Smith's third book, South Street (1954), is considered to be one of the first black militant protest novels. 1352318. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.