dead lecturer by jones, leroi

Softbound. Fine. Poems. 8th printing. NY (Grove) 1964. Pictorial wraps. Fine.

New York: Grove Press, 1964. 4th Printing. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Evergreen edition. 79pp. Edges rubbed but decent. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

Grove Press, 1964,79 pp. former owner name on front end page, some soil stain not affecting text. tight solid good copy. Black literature. Poetry.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Former owner name in ink to inside front cover, nut interior is else clean and unmarked. Only very light shelf-wear. Cover photo by Leroy McLucas. 'We don't know if he ever died,' Baraka, née Jones, once cracked when asked what he would write for his own epitaph. He cofounded the Black Arts Movement, was a member of the Umbra Poets Workshop alongside Ishmael Reed and Lorenzo Thomas, once threw a party where Allen Ginsberg was introduced to Langston Hughes while Ornette Coleman played saxophone, and due to what Naila Keleta-Mae calls his legacy of 'saying the unsayable', spent much of his decades-long career mired in controversy. 79 pp. Poetry.

New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1964. Paperback. Very good +. Second printing. Wraps, clean unmarked text, very good+ copy, some discoloration to the covers, minor edgewear to the covers as well.

Grove. Good. 1964. Soft Cover. (C376) .

RARE 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Hardcover, Dust Jacket, in pristine condition.Dust Jacket: Mylar-covered and protected dust jacket (photo). The DJ still has its original new sheen. Flap unclipped with original retail price (photo). Some shelf wear but it's limited to the protective mylar covering.Book: Moderate uniform toning on pages and edges, otherwise, the book is in Fine + condition. The spine and boards are firm and sturdy, the book lies plum and square (photo).LeRoi Jones was a controversial civil rights activist who expressed his views through numerous published poems, essays, and plays. This book was his second published book of poetry.

NY: Grove Press, 1964. 1st printing. 8vo, pp. 79. Paper wraps. VG. Poems.

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1964 The cover has a little wear. The page edges are a bit tanned and foxed. The top page edges have a a few spots of insect damage.There is an inscription in black pen in the top margin of the first page. 79 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Good.

The Grove Press, 1964. Hard cover. Very good/Good. Jacket is worn, particularly along the outer edges and back cover. One inch tear on front jacket cover, does not affect legibility of text. Cover is sunned along outer edges, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.