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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings -- Signed Second Printing

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings -- Signed Second Printing

by Angelou, Maya

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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New York: Random House, 1969. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing with 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 number line on copyright page but lacking the statement of "First Edition." Near-fine with a trace of shelf wear, otherwise bright and clean inside and out. In a near-fine dust jacket ($5.95 price intact) with slight rubbing at the spine ends and corners. INSCRIBED BY MAYA ANGELOU on the blank page opposite the title page. Includes the flier from the Barnes & Noble event in New York City where Angelou signed the book in October 2007. A beautiful signed copy of Angelou's famous autobiography.

Synopsis

Titled after a stanza from Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy,” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first of a series of seven autobiographical novels by African-American poet and writer Maya Angelou. Personally deeply involved and affected by the civil rights movement, the volume explores racism and identity in her early life.   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for the National Book Award in 1970. However, due to its depiction of controversial subjects such as sexuality, lesbianism and rape, the use of the novel in classrooms has been frequently challenged.

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Bookseller
Magus Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
008750
Title
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings -- Signed Second Printing
Author
Angelou, Maya
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition 2nd Printing
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1969

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