Baraka Amina (10 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine first printing. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Very minor wear, and slight fading, to spine ends. Jacket near fine. Not price clipped. Minor wear to spine ends and slight age toning to flaps. A collection of essays on jazz musicians, jazz history and jazz trends by the noted poet and author of two other classics in the field: Blues People and Black Music.

First edition. 332 pp. Illustrated. Hard cover with dust-jacket. Cloth spine slightly creased, light rubbing on dust-jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Very good or better. First Edition. First Edition. Softcover. Variant issue with a different size typeface on the front cover and simple crayon-like drawings, likely by Baraka. Published in 1995 or 1996. Inscribed by Amiri Baraka to John LeBow, a small press publisher of several Baraka editions. Nice association. Original stapled wrappers. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. 332pp; b&w illus. Gray boards backed with blue cloth; dust jacket. Mild sunning to edges of boards, faint soiling to textblock edges, slight bump to front bottom fore-corner; near fine in an unclipped jacket with light rubbing, and toning to flaps. Signed and inscribed by Amiri Baraka at half-title. Writings on jazz and blues by Amiri Baraka (1934-2014) and his second wife, Amina Baraka (b. 1942). With sections of poems by both writers, along with music essays and a jazz musical, "Primitive World" by Amiri. Signed, inscribed, and dated ("1989") by Amiri in felt-tip marker. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. no markings, over two pounds.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. Stapled printed blue wrappers. About fine. Signed by Amiri Baraka inside the front wrap. One of an unknown number of copies produced by the Barakas.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo, black wrappers lettered in pink, orange and blue, stapled, as issued; minor soiling. First edition, first printing. A remarkable presentation copy, inscribed: "For Ed Bullins, a Comrade in struggle, a Fellow Cultural Worker & Revolutionary Artist. Amiri Baraka, 2/1/91," on the front pastedown. A quintessential presentation copy linking the two great African American dramatists of 20th century. Inscribed by Author(s).