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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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Page Numbering Requests > [Done] Incorrect Page number: 978-1-5290-6920-4

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message 1: by Conrad (last edited Sep 09, 2025 06:24PM) (new) - rated it 4 stars

Conrad Pinto | 6 comments The book is listed as having 160 pages. However, I have the physical copy of the book. The last numbered page is 161 and the story/content ends on the page after that. This last page is, however, not numbered.

While my copy doesn't have the number 162 printed on the last page, I would suggest updating the page count to 162.

Page 161

Last Page


Conrad Pinto | 6 comments Bump


message 3: by Laura (new)

Laura | 62 comments Amazon + Abebooks listing page count as 176.

Alibris lists page counts as 160.


Conrad Pinto | 6 comments It doesn't matter what they list it as. I have the physical copy and I have put photos of that for reference.

Those sites you mentioned most likely have the incorrect page numbers. The 176 maybe the sum of the actual 162 pages + 14 other pages (12 intro roman numbered and 2 blank pages before page number 1)


message 5: by Greg (new)

Greg | 9492 comments Done - changed to 162 pages.

WorldCat.org is the preferred source for page counts for printed books. They have this edition listed with 161 pages but they are often off by one page (a last unnumbered page).

Laura, Alibris is not an approved source for page counts. Plus, a reader's book in hand trumps all other sources.

https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

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