SIGNED Mary An Autobiography Mary E Mebane 1st Edition Hardcover 1981 DJ Vintage

Mary An Autobiography by Mary E Mebane Signed by the author Inscribed with best wishes First Edition Hardcover 1981 Dust jacket Awarded the Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author Honor - 1982 The autobiographical novel of Mary Mebane born in 1933 in North Carolina - "a world without options". Chronicles her life in the rural South during 1930s and 1940s. "Mebane recalls the joys and chores of her country childhood, the pain of her alienation from her family and community, and her dawning awareness that in her gifts for language and learning lay her key to freedom. With her graduation from college comes a triumph that is both hard-won and bittersweet." Pre-owned Bumped corners Dust jacket is faded along the spin and front & back covers, has a rip on the front cover above the A in Mary, shows signs of wear included scratches, scuffs, indentations, and stains End pages and interior covers have some discoloration and creases The page with the author signature has an ink stamp with "C81$1295" Interior pages are clean with no creases Thanks for checking out this listing Carefully packed and shipped out Bundle with other items to save on shipping and get a 10% discount on the price of the items New to Posh? sign up with code DRAGONFLYTHRILL to get $10 off first Poshmark purchase Mary Mebane Nonfiction Young Adult Women Literature African American Biography