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Archive Documenting the Life of a Queer African American Couple

Archive Documenting the Life of a Queer African American Couple

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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller
Title
Archive Documenting the Life of a Queer African American Couple
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Some fading, but everything very good
Description
Calfornia, 1980. Approx. 270 chromogenic prints, 20 pieces of ephemera. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Some fading, but everything very good. Approx. 270 chromogenic prints, 20 pieces of ephemera. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. An intimate archive of approx. 270 personal snapshots documenting the life of a queer Black couple in California in the late-1970s and early-1980s. They appear to live in San Francisco, but travel to Napa, Los Angeles, San Jose, Las Vegas, and other places with friends. The photographs, ephemera, and greeting cards record the couple's affection, their celebrations - birthdays, holidays, even a wedding - group vacations, and casual gatherings among a small circle of friends An extraordinary archive with more than 240 snapshpts documenting the life and story of a Black queer couple in the 1970s. The photographs record the couple's affection, celebrating birthdays, traveling to LA and Las Vegas, and holidays together, as well as day to day casual socializing at home with friends and family. The ephemera lays out the background to the photos, with tender Valentines and birthday cards, the invitation for the 1980 same-sex wedding pictured, as well as souvenirs from travel and Tina Turner and Lola Falana concerts.
Societe des Droits de L'Homme et du Citoyen, [Proclamation]

Societe des Droits de L'Homme et du Citoyen, [Proclamation]

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Societe des Droits de L'Homme et du Citoyen, [Proclamation]
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Fine, printed on tinted paper
Description
(Paris): Imprimerie Dondey-Dupre, rue Saint-Louis, 46, au Marais, 1848. 1 vols. Folio Broadside (17 1/2" x 12"). Fine, printed on tinted paper. 1 vols. Folio Broadside (17 1/2" x 12"). Declaration of the Society of the Rights of Man formed during the Revolution of 1848- asserting defense of the rights of the individual ennunciated by Robespierre-with the demand for a new constitution. Rare bit of ephemera.
The Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer

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The Book of Common Prayer
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
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Bound in contemporary red straight grained morocco, gilt spine. a.e.g. Fine
Description
Cambridge, Stereoyped and Printed by J. Smith, Printed at the University. Cambridge Stereotype Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary red straight grained morocco, gilt spine. a.e.g. Fine. Cambridge Stereotype Edition. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Disinherited by CONROY Jack

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Title
Disinherited
Author
CONROY Jack
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1933. First Edition. Signed. CONROY, Jack. The Disinherited. (New York): Covici Friede, (1933). Octavo, original orange cloth, original dust jacket. $2400.First edition of a memorable presentation copy inscribed by Conroy with a nod to his birthplace in Moberly Missouri, dated within days of publication, ""For My Friend & Comrade, Leo Lipp, with sincere regards, Jack Conroy, Moberly Mo. Nov 30, 1933 (That's Thanksgiving day for some people!)""—this rare copy accompanied by two laid-in photographs also inscribed by him, one of a young Conroy in a black-and-white photograph, inscribed below the image, ""For Leo Lipp with fraternal regards, Jack Conroy Sept 4, 1933,"" the other a color photograph of him nearly three decades later, standing beside a large commemorative plaque noting Moberly as ""the birthplace of writer Jack Conroy,"" with his inscription on the right corner of the image, in faint red ink reading, ""for my friend Leo Lipp, Jack Conroy, Chicago 10-2-61.""Conroy, ""a premiere midwestern novelist, editor, and folklorist,"" was linked ""with the region from the time of his birth in the Monkey Nest coal camp on the outskirts of Moberly, Missouri. His Irish immigrant father, who had studied for the priesthood, died in a mining accident,"" along with three of his brothers when Conroy was still a boy. Later known as the ""Sage of Moberly,"" Conroy worked throughout the 1920s as a migratory worker, and one of his first published works, Hard Winter, ""was accepted by H. L. Mencken's American Mercury in 1931, when he was digging ditches and sleeping on a sandpile. He went on to organize and edit from his Moberly home two significant journals, the pioneering Rebel Poet (1931) and the influential Anvil (1933),"" which ""published Richard Wright for the first time"" (Buhle, Encyclopedia of the American Left, 163, 51). In 1933 he published his first book, Disinherited. ""A major American novel"" (New York Times), it ""has a driving vitality… [that] springs from authentic experience"" (Rideout, Radical Novel, 184). In Disinherited, we can't help but shrink ""from the blast of the steel furnace, the stench of the rubber plant, the heat of a mid-western street"" (Madden, Proletarian Writers, xxvii-xxviii, 32). To esteemed critic Daniel Aaron, Conroy's autobiographical novel does not flinch from showing how ""excessive work brutalizes and breaks down the human spirit and how chronic unemployment can sap a man's self-respect"" (Introduction to Disinherited).Conroy's writings are particularly ""nourished by Midwestern currents of radicalism, the old labor press, and homegrown varieties of populist and socialist culture and politics… his sources are Southwestern humor, vernacular protest and indigenous radicalism""(Wixon, Worker-Writer, 72). Disinherited notably led to works co-authored with Black writer Arna Bontemps, including They Seek a City (1945). He returned home to Moberly in 1966, where he ""continued to play an important role encouraging younger writers, during a career in which by his own account he ''must have written a million letters,'"" including the recipient of this copy, radical writer Leo Lipp. Looking back, Conroy noted that he hoped, above all, that he ""succeeded in conveying something of the times, something of the terror and the uncertainty, and the actual desperation."" He tried, he said, ""to follow Whitman's injunction of vivifying the contemporary fact"" (Madden, xxix). ""In 1984 Moberly honored her 'Sage' with a day of celebrations"" (Buhle, 164). Six years later he died in Moberly. First edition, first printing. This distinctive copy with both the first printing dust jacket and a later printing yellow dust jacket laid beneath it: the latter with quotes by Erskine Caldwell, Granville Hicks, Albert Halper and others. Rideout, 182-84. Book fine; light edge-wear with small bit of chipping to spine head of very scarce dust jackets. An excellent near-fine copy with a memorable provenance.
Photograph and Marketing Archive of White's Pit Stop, a Custom Drag Racing & Motorcycle Shop

Photograph and Marketing Archive of White's Pit Stop, a Custom Drag Racing & Motorcycle Shop by [no author]

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Photograph and Marketing Archive of White's Pit Stop, a Custom Drag Racing & Motorcycle Shop
Author
[no author]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
[Chicago Area]: [no publisher]. Unbound. Very Good. [Chicago]: [ca. 1970s]. A large archive documenting motorcycle and custom car culture, centering around White's Pit Stop, a Chicago-area auto retailer, and its sister store Chopper Corner. Containing roughly 175 unbound original photographs, varying in size, including roughly 75 8" x 10" prints and 100 snapshots, one illustrated company catalog, a catalog of motorcycle-themed clip-art designs, and various articles of ephemera. An archive of product, marketing, and race photos compiled and utilized by White’s Pit Stop, a retailer and distributor of auto parts for hot-rodders and drag racers. White’s first opened its doors in 1967 amid a nationwide boom in drag racing. Its proximity to the storied U.S. 30 Raceway in nearby Hobart, Indiana (a frequent location for the included images of its sponsored drag cars in action) likely supplied it with a steady stream of customers. The post-Easy Rider popularity and commercialization of outlaw biker culture spurred White’s to open Chopper Corner immediately next door to its original location in Bolton, Illinois. That business sported plenty of chrome, fork extensions, custom leather, and accoutrements that catered to the growing “chopper” enthusiasts including the Chicago branch of The Outlaws, the notorious 1% biker club profiled in Danny Lyon’s 1968 photobook The Bikeriders as well as for its longstanding feud with the Hells Angels. The photos include images of the shops interiors, special promotional events, various shop sponsored drag race cars, as well as product photography and layout materials likely used in the company’s counter and mail order catalogs. A rich visual record of the post-WWII rise of custom motorcycle and automotive cultures.
A New Treatise on the Game of Chess, on a Plan of Progressive Improvement, Hitherto Unattempted: Containing a Very Considerable Number of Rules, Explanations, Notes and Examples: The Object of These Rules, &c. Is to Enable Unpractised Players to Avoid

A New Treatise on the Game of Chess, on a Plan of Progressive Improvement, Hitherto Unattempted: Containing a Very Considerable Number of Rules, Explanations, Notes and Examples: The Object of These Rules, &c. Is to Enable Unpractised Players to Avoid by Jacob Henry Sarratt (c1772-1819)

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A New Treatise on the Game of Chess, on a Plan of Progressive Improvement, Hitherto Unattempted: Containing a Very Considerable Number of Rules, Explanations, Notes and Examples: The Object of These Rules, &c. Is to Enable Unpractised Players to Avoid
Author
Jacob Henry Sarratt (c1772-1819)
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Printed for R P Moore, 1821 2 volumes:xxviii+[1]+313pp; 395pp with leaf of errata. Octavo (8" x 5") rebound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. (Whyld Ravillous 1821:4) First edition. Jacob Henry Sarratt was a London schoolmaster who learned his chess from Verdoni and established himself as Professor of Chess. He was the leading English chess master from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. He was a frequenter of the London Chess Club which met at Toms Coffee House in Cornhill. His fee was a guinea a lesson. Under his influence stalemate was accepted as a draw. He was the first great English author on chess. His reputation was high and a revelation to English players. His works were of a pioneering character as to chess and the English language. His first excellent books were A treatise on the Game of Chess Vol 1 and Vol 2 1808. There is a prefix listing books on chess from Damiano onwards and some friendly criticism of Philidor. Vol 1 contains Different Methods of Opening the Games then follows 75 Critical Variations. Vol 2 is Teaching the Player who does not have the move how to frustrate his adversarys attack. Then there are instructions how to checkmate and a section on endings with pawns only. His next book introduced in translation the works of Damiano, Lopez and Salvio. Published in London in 1813 it deals with those old authors extensively. His next book was Vol 1 Gianutio, Vol 2 Selenus with a preface giving some details of the authors. In 1821 was published A New Treatise on the Game of Chess. It is a more exhaustive work than the 1808 publication. He was assisted in this work by his pupil W Lewis. Sarratt died in 1821. His widow then went to Paris and taught chess. In 1844 following an article in Le Palamede, describing her as aged 85 and destitute an appeal was launched which enabled her to live in comfort for the rest of her life.Condition: Former library copy from the Brooklyn Public Library with perforated stamp to title and some stamps through out. A very attractively rebound in very good condition. . First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Www.bookcollectorshop.com. Octavo.
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Encyclopedia of World Art. In 15 volumes complete

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Title
Encyclopedia of World Art. In 15 volumes complete
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: McGraw-Hill, 1959. Hardcover. Fine. Fifteen volumes bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spines stamped in navy, red and gilt. Front covers ruled in blind. Profusely illustrated with many color plates. Original pamphlet and brochure are included. 8 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches.
Filmex / The Los Angeles International Film Exposition -- a complete set of its catalogues (1971-1985)

Filmex / The Los Angeles International Film Exposition -- a complete set of its catalogues (1971-1985)

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Filmex / The Los Angeles International Film Exposition -- a complete set of its catalogues (1971-1985)
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Los Angeles: Filmex / The Filmex Society. Very Good+. 1971-1985. First Edition. Softcover. (all 14 catalogues in printed wraps; the first six are staple bound) [overall the set is rated VG+, although with only a few exceptions the condition of individual items is generally Near Fine; the exceptions are 1972 (with some notable wear along the spine), 1974 (with some soiling to the thinner-than-usual paper covers), and 1980 (with some scuffing to the front cover); otherwise, most have picked up only some light handling wear]. (B&W photographs, ads, graphics) A complete set of 14 catalogues, covering the entire lifespan of what was, throughout the Seventies and a bit beyond, a major cultural event for L.A.-based cinephiles, presenting an electic mashup of new international cinema, independent features and shorts, retrospectives, gala premieres, and special programs and tributes. After its first three iterations in Hollywood (twice at Grauman's Chinese, then once across the street at the Paramount (later redubbed the El Capitan, its original name), the festival settled in to what was (in my opinion) its best venue, the Plitt Century Plaza Theatres in Century City. Not only did the Plitt's two screens permit an expansion of the programming repertoire, but the theatre's expansive lobby, the convenient parking, and the outdoor-ish-mall milieu made it an ideal gathering spot. The additional screen also made possible such glories as the 50-Hour Movie Marathon (a continuous screening of classics from a chosen genre: science fiction, westerns, musicals, etc.) that presented an annual challenge to the most hard-core film lovers. (How long could you go without sleep? Could you make it to the restroom and back between "The End" and the beginning of the next film's action? (Remember, these were the days before 15-minute end-credit rolls.) What were your eating and drinking strategies? How best to score a good seat, and hold it throughout the marathon? With apologies to Abe Lincoln, this much-beloved event called upon you to give the last full measure of your devotion to the cinema -- and was a shared-audience experience like no other.) Filmex remained ensconced in its Century City home for six festivals (1975-1980), which were definitely its best years; subsequent presentations, all of which were scattered amongst multiple venues, often miles apart, simply never achieved the same feeling of excitement and/or community, and by the middle of the Eighties Filmex -- by then plagued by political infighting and financial troubles -- was in its death throes, the final rattle being the cancellation of the 1986 festival, announced in January of that year. The festival's co-founder, Gary Essert (who had been ousted in 1983), was by then involved in setting up the American Cinematheque (which has had its own difficulties, but continues today); the annual festival itself was "reborn," after a fashion, in 1987 under the auspices of The American Film Institute, and continues to operate today under the name "AFI Fest" -- but trust me, nobody ever speaks the name "AFI Fest" with the same mixture of warmth, nostalgia, and civic pride that can be evoked by any mention (to film buffs of a certain age) of Filmex. We shall not see its likes again -- but here, in these 14 beautifully-produced catalogues, is a chance for you to revisit its glorious history. ****NOTE that the cumulative weight of these catalogues (generally printed on glossy paper stock) will require additional postage charges for international shipping; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** .
The Injustice Collectors

The Injustice Collectors by Auchincloss, Louis

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The Injustice Collectors
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Auchincloss, Louis
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Gollancz, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 248pp. Sharp First British Edition of this collection of short stories. Bound in red cloth with spine titles in black. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch of softness at the crown. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (10/6 net), has a few spots of toning but is still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy and surprisingly much less common than the US First.
Libertine Lyrics By Various Authors Mostly of the XVII and XVIII Centuries

Libertine Lyrics By Various Authors Mostly of the XVII and XVIII Centuries by No Author

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Libertine Lyrics By Various Authors Mostly of the XVII and XVIII Centuries
Author
No Author
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Slipcase. Slim 8vo., 159pp. Sharp First Edition of this ribald anthology; one of 1750 copies printed. No date but c.1970. Bound in red cloth with decorative printed labels on spine and front board. Illustrations by Anthony Armour Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Publsiher's slipcases has some toning to edges else Near Fine. A handsome collectable copy at a great price.
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A CHRONOLOGY OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY (1892-1939)

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A CHRONOLOGY OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY (1892-1939)
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
NP: np, 1939. Sheets, 12 by 6 7/8 in., 8 pp., stapled at top margins. Printed on rectos only, paper browned. There appears to be no listing for this publication under the title. A similar item is listed as printed in 1939 but only chronicles the history of automobile development up to 1936. Pencil signature of Eugene Leach at head of first page.
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Playbill for Albee's Adaptation of "Lolita by ALBEE, Edward; (NABOKOV, Vladimir)

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Playbill for Albee's Adaptation of "Lolita
Author
ALBEE, Edward; (NABOKOV, Vladimir)
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
New York: Playbill, 1981. First. pamphlet. fine. Thin 8vo, photographic wrappers. New York: Playbill, February, 1981. First Edition. The play, starring Donald Sutherland & Ian Richardson opened in March, 1981, to devastatingly bad reviews.
All Men Are Enemies: A Romance

All Men Are Enemies: A Romance by Aldington, Richard

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All Men Are Enemies: A Romance
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Aldington, Richard
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Garden City, New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1933. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Kent, Rockwell. Reissue. Stain on jacket spine affecting only small portion of board corner beneath, minor loss from jacket corners, bottom corner of single leaf torn but complete (only affects a couple words of text). 1933 Hard Cover. vii, [1], 574 pp. 8vo. Woodcut frontispiece, headers, and jacket art by Rockwell Kent (the American edition was the first to feature these). A love story that is a "triumphant affirmation of the beauty of life." Set between the years 1900 and 1927. Aldington's World War I poetry is well remembered, and he is also known for his 1929 novel Death of a Hero, and his controversial biography of Lawrence of Arabia.
English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700.

English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700. by Beal, Peter.

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English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700.
Author
Beal, Peter.
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
Bound in publisher's grey cloth boards. Near fine condition in very good d/j. Volume five.
Description
The British Library, 1995. Bound in publisher's grey cloth boards. Near fine condition in very good d/j. Volume five. . 23 cm. vi, 246 pp. b/w photographs of manuscripts
The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln
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The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln by Tripp, C.A

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The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln
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Tripp, C.A
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
ISBN
9780743266390
Condition
Very Good
Description
Free Press, 2005-01-04. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover with two-toned brown cloth-covered and orange paper-covered boards. Externally, appears like new, and dust jacket has archival protective wrapper. Internally, clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. (S.U.) CS
Telling Lives in India: Biography, Autobiography, and Life History

Telling Lives in India: Biography, Autobiography, and Life History by Arnold, David (Ed.); Blackburn, Stuart (Ed.)

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Telling Lives in India: Biography, Autobiography, and Life History
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Arnold, David (Ed.); Blackburn, Stuart (Ed.)
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". x, 323pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Life histories have a wide, if not universal, appeal. But what does it mean to narrate the story of a life, whether one's own or someone else's, orally or in writing? Which lives are worth telling, and who is authorized to tell them? The essays in this volume consider these questions through close examination of a wide range of biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and oral stories from India. Their subjects range from literary authors to housewives, politicians to folk heroes, and include young and old, women and men, the illiterate and the learned. Contributors are David Arnold, Stuart Blackburn, Sudipta Kaviraj, Barbara D. Metcalf, Kirin Narayan, Francesca Orsini, Jonathan P. Parry, Jean-Luc Racine, Josiane Racine, David Shulman, and Sylvia Vatuk.(Publisher).
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We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past by Woodson, Jacqueline

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We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
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Woodson, Jacqueline
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Very Good
Description
Scholastic, 1997. Very Good. Woodson, Jacqueline. We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past. NY: Scholastic, 1997. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good.

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