The Sweet Flypaper of Life Graham greene medium format hardback in new

medium format hardback in new condition

It takes its name from the community’s central landmark—the railroad switch where farmers loaded their cotton bales onto trains headed out of the Delta

and is a word that means “dream” or “reverie

but this book also uses photos laid out in chronological order

The Sweet Flypaper of Life Graham greene medium format hardback in newFirst edition, second printing of The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes. Medium format hardback in near fine condition. Some very minor shelf wear to the top edge of the dust jacket, otherwise the book is in fine condition with clean and intact pages and spine. Signed by the artists on the title page. About Photographs and text describe daily life in Harlem during the early 1950s, and focus on families and street scenes.