New Arrivals: First Edition of FOR LOVE OF IMABELLE (1957), by Chester Himes. A paperback original n
New Arrivals: First Edition of FOR LOVE OF IMABELLE (1957), by Chester Himes. A paperback original novel.Sharp copy of the author’s first crime novel, introducing the characters Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones. Basis for the 1991 film adaptation A Rage In Harlem, directed by Bill Duke and starring Forest Whitaker, Robin Givens, Gregory Hines and Danny Glover. Terrific cover by Mitchell Hooks. -- source link
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