CRIPS: The story of the L.A. street gang from 1971 - 1985
by Bakeer, Donald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Precocious Publishing, 1992. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Second printing thus. Inscribed by Donald Bakeer on the front flyleaf: "From Soweto to South Central - Oppression is dead. Peace, Bakeer 12/28/93". This novel about the gang wars in Los Angeles served as the basis for the Stephen Milburn Anderson film South Central (1992), which was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. Octavo: 195 p. Original black buckram binding, with gilt titles. Light dust spotting to the top edge. The dust jacket is a touch rubbed at the corners and tips; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76138
- Title
- CRIPS: The story of the L.A. street gang from 1971 - 1985
- Author
- Bakeer, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Precocious Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Literature, African Americana, Black Studies, Street Gangs, Los Angeles, Crips, Bloods, True Crime, Books into Film
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...