Search Results: knock on any door by motley willard

Brand: Northern Illinois University Press, 1989-03-01. paperback. Used: Good.

D. Appleton-Century, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

D. Appleton-Century, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York and London: D. Appleton-century, 1947. Sixth printing. The boards are dampstained. The leaves are tanned around the margins. In a square, sound binding with hinges intact.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1977. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1977. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text.

New York: Northern Illinois University Press, 2001. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps, 503 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

SIGNET BOOKS, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Appleton Century Crofts, 1947. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later printing. Octavo. 504pp. Near fine with wear at the edges and subtle tidemark to one corner the rear endpaper. Motley's first book. A Chicago native whose fiction was often race-blind, he was considered one of the leading African-American novelists of his time. Also the basis for the 1949 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and the source of the immortal line: "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.".

New York: Appleton-Century Co., [1947].. Dust Jacket. Good+. Losses and creases at head of spine. One-inch tear at tail of spine. Half-inch tears and losses on corners of both flaps. Price unclipped. In protective Mylar wraps. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).

Mexico: Compania Editorial Continental S.A., 1955. Softcover. Fine. First Mexican edition. Pages a bit browned, else fine in fine self-wrappers. The author's first book. Humphrey Bogart financed and starred in the hard-hitting film noir adaptation by Nicholas Ray, in which he played an attorney trying to keep a young, embittered criminal (played by John Derek in his debut) from the electric chair. Dooley Wilson (Sam of *Casablanca*) also had a small role as a piano player, his only re-teaming with Bogart. At his death the Chicago-born Motley, whose fiction was often race-blind, was considered one of the leading African-American novelists of his time.

NY: D. APPLETON-CENTURY CO.. NICE CLERAN COPY, UNCLIPPED DJ. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition, 6TH PRINTING. 1947.

New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1947. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. 504 pp novel that became the source for a great movie starring Humphrey Bogart. Later printing (6th). A handsome very good or better copy in price-intact dustwrapper which shows several small chips and tears at edges. Still, presents quite well.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

D. Appleton-Century Company, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good Copy, Clean Pages, Piece of back dust jacket flap laid in, Spine creased with stains on cover, 8vo, 504 pages

New York & London: Appleton Century. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Tan cloth stamped in red. 6th printing ( last text page. ) Faint corner wear; slight foxing to block edge; bookplate. The DJ in mylar is chipped, rubbed to joints, sunned to spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 504 pages .

mass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Author's first book. Very Good in a Good trimmed dust jacket, several chips and tears, creasing top front panel with a large closed tear, small owner inscription.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: D. Appleton- Century Company, Inc., 1947. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; Near Fine condition. SIGNED & inscribed by author (""For the mother and father of my good friend xxxx- Hoping you will both like this- my first attempt. Sincerely Willard Motley/ June 11, 1947"") on 1st blank page. First Edition, 2nd printing; c. 1947, ""(2)"" on last page of text. Gray- tan cloth binding tight, bright, square & clean w/ little to no wear. NO bumps, frays, scuffs or spine discolor. All blue lettering (w/ shadowed title) crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ only very light toning. NO brown spotting, hinge splits, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well.

Appleton-Centur. DJ in archival cover price clipped edge ware. . Fine. Hardcover. 1947.