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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.. 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, 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.