Dessa Rose by Sherley Anne Williams ISBN 13: 9780688051136

HarperCollins Publishers, 1986. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

William Morrow & Co, 1986-07. Hardcover. Good.

William Morrow & Co. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York: William Morrow & Co, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good/Good/Very Good. Type: Ex-Library 1986/1st Edition. This story tells how two women, one white, one black, confronted their time. In 1829 in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman helped lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. She was sentenced to death, but her hanging was delayed until after the birth of her baby. In North Carolina in 1830, a white woman living on an isolated farm was reported to have given sanctuary to runaway slaves.The book has the usual library markings on the edge pages and inside the book indicating it is ex-library. The library removed the first blank page.

William Morrow & Co, July 1986. Hardcover. USED Good.

New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1986. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages; Book Tight, Dust Jacket Lightly rubbed. Book Club Edition. ; BX50 .

William Morrow & Co, 1986-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.9000 8.3000 5.7000. First edition. Minor wear on the covers, corners, and the edges. Like shelf wear.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1986. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Later Printing. 2nd printing. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service..

William Morrow & Co, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. Signed by Author. Fourth printing. Signed by Williams on the title page and inscribed by her on the half-title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. Some foxing on the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 236pp.

New York. 1986. Morrow. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0688051138. 236 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Vittoria Semproni. Jacket painting - ‘The Cotton Pickers’ by Winslow Homer. keywords: Literature Black America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This acclaimed historical novel is based on two actual incidents: In 1829 in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman helped lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. She was sentenced to death, but her hanging was delayed until after the birth of her baby. In North Carolina in 1830, a white woman living on an isolated farm was reported to have given sanctuary to runaway slaves. In Dessa Rose, the author asks the question: 'What if these two women met?' From there the story unfolds: two strong women, one black, one white, form a forbidden and ambivalent alliance; a bold scheme is hatched to win freedom; trust is slowly extended and cautiously accepted as the two women unite and discover greater strength together than… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1986, 1986. Book. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. ISBN:0688051138. A verry nice copy.

W. Morrow, 1986. 2nd. Very Good. Based on the lives of two nineteenth-century women, this portrait of the South during slavery focuses on the slave Dessa Rose and her relationship with a white woman, Miss Rufel Second edition
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. Hardcover. 236p., inscribed by Williams, then signed by her on the title page, very good second printing in cloth-backed boards and unclipped dust jacket. First novel by the African American author. Powerful, haunting evocation of the relationship between two women, a slave and the woman who 'owns' her.

William Morrow & Co, 1986-07-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

William Morrow & Co, 1986-07-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Foxing on the top page edge else near fine in a fine dust jacket.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Binding very slightly cocked, faint foxing on the topedge, else near fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front fly: "For Beverly, Who must inherit our brave new world, with all best wishes, Sherley Anne Williams, 15 July 1987.