First Edition Points and Criteria for The Black Prince
Year Published: 1955
Author Last Name: Grau
Author First Name: Shirley Ann
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 294
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page, and 1955 is stated on the title page. Boards are light gray with maroon lettering on a yellow cloth spine. Top stain is red. Dust jacket has a photo of the author on the front, with the decription - "Nine stories by a young author who has a joy in writing and a rare vitality. Back of dust jacket has just a single review by Harriette Simpson Arnow, author of The Dollmaker.

Picture of the 1955 first edition dust jacket for The Black Prince.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Black Prince.

Picture of dust jacket where original $3.50 price is found for The Black Prince.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Black Prince.

Picture of the first edition Alfred A. Knopf boards for The Black Prince.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Black Prince.

Picture of the first edition title page for The Black Prince.

Other first edition points for books by Shirley Ann Grau include: The Keepers of the House, The House on Coliseum Street, The Hard Blue Sky.
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Other first edition points for books by Shirley Ann Grau include: The Keepers of the House, The House on Coliseum Street, The Hard Blue Sky.
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