Ask Your Mama
Langston Hughes · Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 · First edition, first printing
Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$2,070
Valued from 3 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
What a copy is worth
| Condition | Unsigned |
|---|---|
| Fine | $1,980 |
| Near fine | $2,070 |
| Very good | $1,760 |
| Good | $1,275 |
| Fair | $1,050 |
How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Ask Your Mama.
✓ Copyright page: “First Edition” stated, with no later printing noted
✓ Title page: dated New York 1961
✓ Dust jacket: date code 1061 at the foot of the front flap; rear panel portrait of Hughes photo by Roy DeCarava
✓ Price: $3.95 at the top of the front flap (unclipped)
✓ Binding: oblong, pictorial boards with cream cloth spine, printed on pink paper
Selling a copy?
We value the exact copy from recorded sales and make a firm cash offer, free and with no obligation. Get an offer.
More by Langston Hughes
- Laughing to Keep from Crying — Langston Hughes · First edition
- The Langston Hughes Reader — Langston Hughes · First edition, first printing