KONCH Spring, 1990; Vol. 1, No. 2; Spring, 1991; Vol. 2, No. 1

Berkeley, CA: Ishmael Reed Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. SIGNED EDITION. Both issues of Konch have been signed by the author (one on the front cover, the other on the first inner page). These are two oversized paperback books with self covers and stapled spines. The books are in Very Good+ condition and were issued without dust jackets. The books are mostly clean and bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Reed has continued to champion the work of other contemporary writers, by founding and serving as editor and publisher of various small presses and journals since the early 1970s. These include Yardbird Reader (which he edited from 1972 to 1976) , and Reed, Cannon and Johnson Communications, an independent publishing house begun with Steve Cannon and Joe Johnson that focused on multicultural literature in the 1970s. Reed's current publishing imprint is Ishmael Reed Publishing Company, and his online literary publication, Konch Magazine, features an international mix of poetry, essays and fiction. Among the writers first published by Reed when they were students in his writing workshops are Terry McMillan, Mona Simpson, Mitch Berman, Kathryn Trueblood, Danny Romero, Fae Myenne Ng, Brynn Saito, Mandy Kahn, and John Keene. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author .