Le Roi Jones (40 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Original title: Blues people. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Original title: Blues people. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. French language. 6.69x4.25x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Articles on LeRoi Jones, the FBI, the Free Speech Movement, a letter from Joseph Heller, "Superiorman" cartoon, and more. Paper toned around the edges especially at spine, tiny droplet stain, very good.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Chicago, paperback, Very Good (some staining to back cover) , pages 155 - 222, text unmarked. Celia & Louis Zukofsky, Le Roi Jones, Carolyn Kizer, et al. POETRY; G1969 R Poe.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first printing. Includes "Experimental Death Unit 1," "A Black Mass," "Great Goodness of Life," and "Madheart." Playwright Dan Scharffenberger's copy, with his small neat signature on the back of the front cover, A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Toning, soiling to wraps, small marks to inside front o/w solid copy in stapled wraps. BP/Poetry.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+ (Book Condition). A very nice, second hand copy with some shelfwear and some mild creasing to covers. Slight bump to fore-edge. A suggestion of tanning to pages. Text otherwise clean. Binding solid. [ Our rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ] Size: 4to. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+ (Book Condition). A very nice, second hand copy with some shelfwear and some mild creasing to covers. Slight bump to fore-edge. A suggestion of tanning to pages. Text otherwise clean. Binding solid. [ Our rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ] Size: 4to. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. a clean tight copy of this title. apart from pinhole mark to head of front.Now in loose removable, protective, loose clearcover wrapper guard.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. First printing of the Jazz Book Club edition - No. 59 in the series of volumes on jazz. The book was originally published by MacGibbon & Kee. ***Near fine in red cloth-covered boards with black titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked, having been protected by the dustwrapper. Page block edges clean with no foxing. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Some light foxing and browning to the endpapers, otherwise pages are clean. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which is complete and undamaged. Despite being printed on very thin paper, there are no areas of loss and no serious creasing - just some light rubbing and creasing to the edges. There is also some spotting and browning to the spine. Dustwrapper otherwise bright. ***244 pages including an 8-page detailed Index at the back of the book. 203mm x 134mm. ***'Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 - January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for "Tales of the Out and the Gone". Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture. Baraka's career spanned nearly 52 years, and his themes range from Black liberation to White racism. His notable poems include "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature.' (Wiki) ***A first printing of the Jazz Book Club edition in near fine condition, in a very good dustwrapper. An uncommon title in the series. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No marks. Light shelfwear. Pages slightly toned. First edition of author's second book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first impression of this Jazz Book Club edition printed for its members. All pages clear, no internal markings, binding firm. Dust jacket has foxing to back cover, general wearing, some damage to spine and a previous owner's inscription to back cover; it's now in removable protective sleeve. Please see pics. Paypal accepted, any questions get in touch.

Condition: Fine. First English publication. Published as a New Year Greeting, January 1969, for friends of L. A. Wallrich. Designed & printed at Cape Goliard Press. Single folded sheet. An excerpt from The Dead Lecturer. ephemera - Beats.

First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. Small 8vo staple bound collection of poetry from Amirir Baraka, who at the time, was going by Le Roi Jones, published during the Mimeo Revolution. The condition of the collection is Very Good (staples lightly rusted but intact; little to no shelf wear; little to no interior damage; paper wraps generally aged and a little dirty). 47 pgs.

first edition 88pp VG+ (sl.rubbed w.v.minor stains towards sl.bumped edges,top 2cm of ffep cut out,some v.sl.foxing to contents,edges sl.soiled) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained w.sl.sunning,extrems.sl.bumped and worn).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light rubbing to edges of unclipped jacket in protective mylar. From the collection of Peter Dzwonkoski, former Director of Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Rochester, and, before that, Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Inscribed by author on half title page. Tight, square binding. 3/4 gray paper over quarter yellow cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine and decorations stamped in black on front panel. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Good. 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good softcover, no writing or marks. Slight tanning to cover, especially at spine. Small crease bottom front corner. Cover drawing by Basil King. LeRoi Jones' first book, composed between 1957 and 1961. Totem Press was a joint venture by Jones and his wife Hettie. Jones was considered one of the principal leaders of avant garde poetry at the time. 48 pages. M04774.

Wrappers in very good condition. First printing with ads in bold print on back page and $1.25 price on cover. Previous owner's name on f-e-p and book store stamp on inside back cover. Some slight soiling to covers. Scarce.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Journal issue. Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Covers show some scuffing and creasing. Includes work by David Antin, Louis Zukofsy, Le Roi Jones and others. ; Vol. 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

First Edition. Very good in original wrappers. Some wear, two creases and a small stain on the rear panel.

Chapbook Stapled in Wraps. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Covers darkened around spine fold and in a horizontal band at top of the rear cover; book plate of previous owner affixed to inside of front cover. Later issue state with publisher's address on title page given as 17 West Eighth Street, New York, NY. Black American poet and playwright's first book of poetry. One of Robert A. Wilson's fifty most important books of American literature published since the end of World War II.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The cover has a bit of wear, with scuffing, light tanning, and foxing along the edges and spine. The front cover has a small sticker on the bottom-left corner. There is an inscription in black pen in the top margin of the first page. The page edges are tanned and foxed. 47 page pamphlet. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

"An important jazz anthology featuring scarce essays and articles by the aforementioned and others, many never before published in book form. Includes Billie Holiday's had-to-fing "Travelin' Light" and Kerouac's "Just One Big Orooni" and several selections by Hughes and Le Roi Jones. A clean, bright, unmarked copy.

Milano, Feltrinelli, 1968. In 8, pp. 220, br., sovr.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (pc). First Edition. Ex-owner's name on front pastedown; else a near fine copy in a price-clipped else near fine dustjacket (mylar protected). 454 pp. 'First printing' stated on copyright page. A very attractive hardcover copy of this highly influential anthology. Photos available on request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black ink designed white card wraps are lightly soiled from handling; previous owner's name on title page; pencil checks in margins, otherwise; clear, sharp pages throughout. Protected in a plastic sleeve.

4pp pamphlet. Fine copy First English Separate Edition. Printed at the Cape Goliard Press.