Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$22.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early reprint with 75 cent price on the cover. Clean and tightly bound in stapled wraps. The contents are fine. The rear cover shows aging to the margins and a 1" scuff, remains Very Good.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Photos available upon request. Staplebound. 75 cent cover. Covers have toning along the edges, minor rubbing and smudging. First six pages have minor foxing. Otherwise the book is in very good condition. Text pages are sharp and bright. Staple binding is flush and tight. Overall a solid cop.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: THE WHITE NEGRO, Siuperficial Reflections on the Hipster by Norman Mailer. 50 cent price on cover. Paper with stiff cover. Unpaginated. Fade to back cover otherwise very good condition.
Seller: 246 Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
MAILER, NORMAN. The White Negro. City Lights Books 1957, 1957.
Price: US$30.40 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING (50c ON FRONT COVER), octavo, illus tsapled light card covers, white lettering to front cover, unpaginated, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to covers with light creasing also, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, occasional sl foxing to some pages)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Mailer, Norman. White Negro. City Lights, 1957.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Tight stapled binding, soiled pictorial wraps with 50cents stamped to lower corner, clean, unmarked pages throughout.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First separate edition reprinted from "Dissent", 2nd printing with 50 cents price; clean square and tight, light age toning around edges, previous owner initials on title page
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. THE WHITE NEGRO. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1957.
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unpaginated. Pages are in very good, clean condition. White soft covers with illustration and white titles. Some yellowing on the edges. Light soiling on the lower cover. Price of 50 cents on the upper cover. VG Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA, 1957.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The White Negro by Norman Mailer. Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA, 1957. Very good book in soft covers. First published in "Dissent" by Dissent Publishing Associates, with permission to reprint, making this a FIRST THUS edition with price of 50 cents on front cover. Covers are sunned and soiled overall, more so along edges and corners. Closed tear of 5/8" at head of spine. External page edges and text pages are age-toned, else internally clean. Text block is secure. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. The White Negro. City LIghts Books, (San Francisco), 1957.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, later issue price. Stapled wrappers. Cover photo by Harry Redl. Slight age-toning else near fine. *The White Negro* was originally published in "Dissent."
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, unpaginated; VG-; softcover; stapled pamphlet; mild shelf wear and soiling; mild age-toning; pages clean; shelved Case 2. 1352562. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books San Francisco 1957, 1957.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Description: 4th printing softback with stiff wrappers Very Good octavo (30)pp., Originally appeared in Dissent Magazine. Loosely inserted a list of other City Lights Books publications. With some interesting & relevant pen annotations in text. Light signs of use o/w a very good copy. Uncommon
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1957.
Price: US$54.81 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: staplebound wraps, unpaginated 2nd printing owner's name written on the title page Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
MAILER, Norman. THE WHITE NEGRO. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1957.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The second issue of the first separate issue, priced at 50 cents. Slightly yellowed, else Fine.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Light Books, 1957.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Softcover Pamphlet. Very Good with minor shelf/age wear. Previous owner name inside, otherwise clear text. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Seller: SatelliteBooks, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$80.87 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Light Books, 1957.
Price: US$84.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original wraps show minor wear, rubbing, tanning and staining. Pages with a few minor stains.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman.. THE WHITE NEGRO.. City Lights Books: San Francisco, CA, 1957.
Price: US$97.75 + shipping
Description: 8.5 x 5.5, pict stapled wraps, unpag, covers worn and soiled and toned, contents used with spot on foredge of text block. 2nd printing (50 cent price) but SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The white negro. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Staple bound pamphlet with the ownership ink of John Sampas (brother in law of Jack Kerouac and executor of his estate) to the inside of the front cover. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman (1923-2007). The White Negro. San Francisco, CA: City Light Books, 1957, 1957.
Price: US$121.68 + shipping
Description: [Hipsterism] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo pamphlet (22 x 14cm), pp.[32]. Including the essay, as well as a series of letters on the subject between the author and various correspondents. Publisher's photographic card covers, priced at 50c, and stapled twice. Some rubbing to spine, otherwise a nice clean copy. Near fine. Mailer's famous essay, first published in Dissent magazine, in which he equates the non-comformity of Post-War Hipsterism and the Beat Generation with Black non-conformist culture since the end of slavery in America.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Mailer, Norman.. THE WHITE NEGRO.. San Francisco: City Lights Books, (c 1957), 1957.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED - Later printing, a slim chapbook. First separate appearance of an article originally published in "Dissent." "Superficial reflections on the hipster" with comments by Jean Malaquais and Ned Polsky followed by Mailer's responses. SIGNED on the title page. Later printing or issue with cover price (on back cover) of $1.00 cents (first printing had a cover price of 35 cents). Unpaginated (32 pp including title page and 1 pp publisher's list of titles) Cover with photograph by Harry Redl of a face in negative. Very good in stapled illustrated wrappers (some toning to back cover)
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1957.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Original printed wrappers, lightly tanned, otherwise fine. First edition, the scarce first printing, priced "35", and with the publisher's address on the title page.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$156.25 + shipping
Description: Unpaginated, 27 pages. Originally published in Dissent Magazine, this is Mailer's 'superficial reflections on the hipster,' with criticisms by Jean Malaquais and Ned Polsky followed by Mailer's responses. First edition (first printing), priced 35 cents on the cover. Very good in stapled wrappers (paperback). Some wear and toning to edges. Underlining on a few pages. With ownership signature of American writer and academic Margaret Randall on the title page dated 1959. Randall was ordered to be deported from the US in 1985 prompting a group of distinguished writers including Mailer, Kurt Vonnegut, William Styron and Alice Walker to join her in a lawsuit against the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) among others. The case resolved in her favor in 1989.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Light Books, San Francisco, 1957.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Some light edge, corner and surface wear with some toning on wraps. Square and securely bound. Overall VG- to VG. ; Cover Photo; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; This important essay by Norman Mailer was originally published in Dissent Magazine. This is the first stand alone printing. It has the $. 35 price that distinguishes the first printing. Very nice copy of this rather scarce Mailer publication.
Seller: The Ridge Books, Calhoun, GA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. THE WHITE NEGRO. City Light Books, 1957.
Price: US$186.92 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.15
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. THE WHITE NEGRO. City Lights Books (1957), (San Francisco), 1957.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. The true first printing with front cover price 35 cents (later printings had price of 50 and 75 cents) Black-and-white, stapled paperwraps. Aging and soling to white portions, including a few small stains to plain rear cover, otherwise very good. TRUE FIRST PRINTING
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$312.50 + shipping
Description: Unpaginated, 27 pages. Originally published in Dissent Magazine, this is Mailer's 'superficial reflections on the hipster,' with criticisms by Jean Malaquais and Ned Polsky followed by Mailer's responses. First edition (first printing) with a cover price of 35 cents. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Uneven toning, light stains to rear cover. Inscribed by Mailer to publisher Bill Targ: 'as ever / Norman Mailer.'.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1957.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, second issue price. Stapled wrappers as issued. Slight age-toning else near fine. Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. City Lights Books, 1957.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Unpaginated, 27 pages. Originally published in Dissent Magazine, this is Mailer's 'superficial reflections on the hipster,' with criticisms by Jean Malaquais and Ned Polsky followed by Mailer's responses. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Stains to covers and page corners, with considerable stains to the center pages with text still visible. Inscribed by the author: 'To Don Kaufmann, I think a year of my life went into writing this essay / Norman Mailer.' Kaufmann published one of the first critical studies of Mailer, Norman Mailer: The Countdown (The First Twenty Years).
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.