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Poetry. 1974 Random House. African American poet.
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- PublisherRandom House
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0394489705
- ISBN 13 9780394489704
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages135
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Play Ebony, Play Ivory
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Random House, New York
(1974)
ISBN 10: 0394489705
ISBN 13: 9780394489704
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. First Printing. Review copy with publishers orange review request laid in. Book is Near Fine. Dust Jacket is Near Fine. Jacket is in protective BroDart mylar cover. Digital images available upon request. All books shipped same day or next in a box with styrofoam peanuts. Seller Inventory # 002689
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PLAY EBONY PLAY IVORY
Published by
Random House, New York
(1974)
ISBN 10: 0394489705
ISBN 13: 9780394489704
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Book Description Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition. First printing of this powerful collection of poetry, posthumously published after Dumas was murdered by a police officer in 1968. At age 32, Henry Dumas was a professor at Southern Illinois University and a rising star in the Black Arts Movement. Dumas's life was cut short at the hands of a white police officer in a New York City subway station; the officer claimed Dumas had a knife, but there were no witnesses and the records of the encounter were lost. But Dumas's work lived on: "I was impressed with his boldness of language and his boldness of breadth," recalled Maya Angelou. "[H]e had written some of the most beautiful, moving and profound poetry and fiction that I have ever in my life read," noted Toni Morrison (Beenish Ahmed). Morrison used her position at Random House to champion Dumas's work after his death, which directly led to the publication of PLAY EBONY PLAY IVORY. This is a remarkably sharp example, with original publisher's review slip. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original cloth-backed red boards. Original unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket. Fore-edge machine deckle. xxiv, 136 pages. Publisher's review slip loosely laid in. Jacket with a hint of sunning to spine. Tight. Seller Inventory # 40803
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