{"product_id":"howard-street-by-nathan-c-heard-first-paperback-edition-1970-signet","title":"Howard Street by Nathan C. Heard [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1970 • Signet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHOWARD STREET by NATHAN C. HEARD \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST PAPERBACK EDITION [1970] SIGNET BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFifth printing \/ 1970. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVintage paperback in very good reading condition with a few flaws:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFaint yellow stain on front cover (and some general cover wear)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePages read perfectly well.   Date of publication handwritten on title and half-titlepage.  Remainder mark to top of text block.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoward Street is a street of doomed souls - whores, junkies, pushers, winos, thieves and corrupt cops. This novel relates and entwines individual stories revealing a community whose lives and aspirations are tempered by poverty and the omnipotence of drugs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOriginally published in 1968, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHoward Street is the searingly powerful novel written inside of Trenton State Prison and based on first-hand Newark street experiences of one of the most accomplished black American writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHoward Street provides a shocking insight into the lives of prostitutes, johns, pushers, drug addicts and other lost souls who have never known any other way of life. What many have coined a literary masterpiece, is a paradoxical story of triumph and tragedy, hope and hopelessness that many face living on or near Howard Street.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270379876601,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/howardstreet-1.jpg?v=1775797208","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/howard-street-by-nathan-c-heard-first-paperback-edition-1970-signet","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}