For Love Of Imabelle
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Chester Himes
Binding: Hardback
Published: THE CHATHAM BOOKSELLER, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
This hardboiled crime novel, For Love Of Imabelle, plunges readers into the vibrant, dangerous streets of 1950s Harlem. It chronicles the misadventures of Jackson, a naive young man hopelessly smitten with the alluring Imabelle, who vanishes with his life savings. As Jackson desperately seeks his lost love and money, the narrative uncovers a tangled web of con artists, violence, and unexpected twists. The story presents a gritty, suspenseful atmosphere, punctuated by moments of dark humor, as it illustrates the harsh realities of survival in a city teeming with both dreams and deception.
Author: Chester Himes
Binding: Hardback
Published: THE CHATHAM BOOKSELLER, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
This hardboiled crime novel, For Love Of Imabelle, plunges readers into the vibrant, dangerous streets of 1950s Harlem. It chronicles the misadventures of Jackson, a naive young man hopelessly smitten with the alluring Imabelle, who vanishes with his life savings. As Jackson desperately seeks his lost love and money, the narrative uncovers a tangled web of con artists, violence, and unexpected twists. The story presents a gritty, suspenseful atmosphere, punctuated by moments of dark humor, as it illustrates the harsh realities of survival in a city teeming with both dreams and deception.