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Toni Morrison. Playing in the Dark. Harvard University Press, 1992.
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Condition: Poor
Description: Morrison brings her genius to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Through her investigation of black characters, narrative strategies, and idiom in the fiction of white American writers, Morrison provides a perspective sure to alter conventional notions about American literature. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
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Description: XIII. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures In The History of American Civilization 1998. 91pp. Gray lining papers. Black cloth spine with silver title and gray paper over boars. Pictorial dust jacket. Ex Library with stamp title page and removal mark on rear lining page,.
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Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book content is in very good condition.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
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Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
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Description: Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover.
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Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
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Seller: Michigander Books, Dundee, MI, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Editor's business card laid in.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. xiii, 91 pp. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization, 1990. An as new copy.
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MORRISON, Toni. Playing in the Dark. Harvard University, MA, 1992.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition/first printing of this rather scarce 92 pp. book subtitled "Whiteness and the Literary Imagination". Part of the William E. Massey, Sr. Lectures in the History of Civilization series. Tight, clean copy with bright dust jacket.
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Description: New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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MORRISON, TONI (ROBE. PLAYING IN THE DARK. Harvard University Press, 1992.
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Seller: Speedyhen, London, United Kingdom
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Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New
Description: 1992 Harvard University Press hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - slight foxing to top closed page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover like new binding strong contents clean - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: xiii. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures In The History Of American Civilization 1990. 91pp. Gray lining papers. Black cloth spine with silver title and gray paper over boards. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.
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Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 91 pages. A collection of three essays that were originally lectures at Harvard. Morrison wrote the acclaimed "Song of Solomon" and "Beloved and was the winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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Description: New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Description: New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic.
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Toni Morrison. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination. Harvard Univ Pr, 1992.
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Condition: New
Description: 110 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in a Fine dark sepia dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 91pp. Includes an interesting closing discussion of Hemingway's fiction. Q16444
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Toni Morrison. Playing in the Dark. Harvard University Press, 1992.
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Condition: New
Description: 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284. . . . . .
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Description: Neuware - Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison brings the genius of a master writer to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Her goal, she states at the outset, is to 'put forth an argument for extending the study of American literature.draw a map, so to speak, of a critical geography and use that map to open as much space for discovery, intellectual adventure, and close exploration as did the original charting of the New World--without the mandate for conquest'. Author of Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and other vivid portrayals of black American experience, Morrison ponders the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events, and forms of social decay, economic division, and human panic. Her compelling point is that the central characteristics of American literature--individualism, masculinity, the insistence upon innocence coupled to an obsession with figurations of death and hell--are responses to a dark and abiding Africanist presence. Through her investigation of black characters, narrative strategies, and idiom in the fiction of white American writers, Morrison provides a daring perspective that is sure to alter conventional notions about American literature. She considers Willa Cather and the impact of race on concept and plot; turns to Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville to examine the black force that figures so significantly in the literature of early America; and discusses the implications of the Africanist presence at the heart of Huckleberry Finn.A final chapter on Ernest Hemingway is a brilliant exposition of the racial subtext that glimmers beneath the surface plots of his fiction. Written with the artistic vision that has earned her a preeminent place in modern letters, Playing in the Dark will be avidly read by Morrison admirers as well as by students, critics, and scholars of American literature.
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
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Morrison, Toni. Playing in the Dark. Harvard University Press, 1992.
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Condition: New
Description: Morrison brings her genius to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Through her investigation of black characters, narrative strategies, and idiom in the fiction of white American writers, Mor.
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Condition: New
Description: Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination 0.56
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st printing of 1st edition. Near fine hardcover with very good+ DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Clean text, sharp corners, binding tight/sturdy/square. Unclipped DJ has a quarter-inch closed tear at heel of spine, otherwise in great condition and protected in Mylar wraps. Complete number line. An excellent copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
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Description: First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover as new in fine dust jacket; a crisp square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; a clean, tight, unread copy
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncorrected proof in yellow printed wrappers, fine but for a little fading to spine. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Through her examination of black characters and subjects in American literature, including, Cather, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain and Hemingway, Morrison reveals the racial subtext.
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Toni Morrison. Playing in the Dark. Harvard University Press, 1992.
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Condition: New
Description: 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Toni Morrison. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination. Harvard Univ Pr, 1992.
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Condition: New
Description: 110 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
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Description: first edition, 1992. originating from a series of three lectures at harvard, this is morrison's first work of literary criticism. she illustrates how the american canon is defined by major white writers' understanding and perception of blackness. massachusetts: harvard university press. isbn: 0-674-67377-8. 8.5 x 5.75". hardcover. bound in partial cloth-covered boards. book condition: the slightest of shelf wear else fine. jacket condition: unclipped[$14.95]. fine.
Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: A most attractive first printing of the first edition in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket; Morrison examines the American literary imagination and finds that an African American presence has always permeated white American literature. She ponders the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. Her daring perspective is sure to alter conventional notions about American literature as she considers Willa Cather, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain and Hemingway; 8vo ; xiii, [5], 91, [3] pages
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Morrison, Toni. PLAYING IN THE DARK : WHITENESS. Harvard University Press, 1992.
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Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.6
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
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Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: DJ in archival cover.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, gray boards and black cloth lettered in gilt; unclipped pictorial dust jacket. First edition, first printing. A gorgeous copy of Morrison's influential essay.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, xiii, 91pp. Black hardcover, title in silver on spine. Full number line on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $14.95 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear. Signed by Morrison on the title page.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
MORRISON, Toni. PLAYING IN THE DARK. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA & London, 1992.
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Description: Nobel Prize winner's nonfiction work on "Whiteness and the Literary Imagination." SIGNED on the title page by the author.
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.