Dodson Owen (74 results)

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. staples rusted, name on title page, otherwise fine, black paper cover. Lazzari, Pietro - Cover and Drawings (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This copy is VG; the text is clear, bright, and unmarked; binding is tight, but pages and edges show age. The covers are also VG: intact, including color and design, but signs of age. We have a five star rating because of our fulfilment success and because our descriptions are accurate. We guarantee: NO NASTY SURPRISES.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition Thus. First mass market paperback edition, has a slight lean to the binding, bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, mild wear to the cover edges, and rubbing with shallow creasing and a touch of staining to the covers. Overall, a solid, Near Very Good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. soft cover has a vertical crease along the spine, small surface nicks; otherwise sound.; Good+ Clean pages except for a few small, inky marks on the first (half-title) page along the spine sides and around the outside edges, a long crease at the bottom right front corner and a shorter one at top right front, and a small ink mark at the upper rear over the publisher's price 103pp.…

Hardcover. 212p., very good condition, no dust jacket. First published 1951.

Paperback. 221p., very good PBO mass-market paperback in pictorial wraps. The second Colin Forman novel, with some gay content. First appearance in book form, not in Young.

Paperback. Condition: New. THE HARLEM BOOK OF THE DEAD with text and photographs by JAMES VAN DER ZEE, OWEN DODSON, CAMILLE ILLOPS, TONY MORRISON, KARLA FC HOLLOWAY. The publication is the most complete record of Van Der Zee's funerary photographs, featuring over three dozen portraits by the artist, who meticulously composed the setting and subjects before using his renowned dark room and retouching skills to superimpose celestial figures, poetry, biblical scenes, or portraits onto the images to compensate for lack of adornments, such as flowers, or to fulfill the requests of his subjects or their families. Billops recognized the singular value in these portraits and collected them for the first time here, choosing to pair them with Dodson's words to replicate a pairing of "death's oldest companionsthe portrait artist and the poet." Further, her introduction and interview provide a valuable service in detailing the history of Van Der Zee's life and work, his compositional decisions in the portraits, and the lives of his subjects and the circumstances of their passing.During his lifetime, Van Der Zee was primarily known as a studio photographer, with an active portrait practice dating from 1916 to his death in 1983. His work took off between the World Wars and he is largely responsible for providing a visual record of the emergent Black middle class in the early twentieth century, capturing weddings, funerals, parades, sports clubs, community groups, and infantrymen (such as the Harlem Hellfighters). Over the years, understanding of Van Der Zee's workwhich was imbued from the start with creative technical masteryhas evolved and he is no longer seen as a mere documentarian but rather a visionary artist who amplified the beauty of the life and community around him. (Publishers desdcription) 108 pages, paper with stiff cover. 9" x 10 1/2". New, in publishers shrink wrap. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Printing. Solid with light wear on the covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a light spine lean and a crease along the right edge of the front cover. The previous owner's name is on the first inside page.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a 2.75 inch corner crease on the back cover, some small dents on the front cover, and the covers show light wear.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: USED Good. Inscribed ( For Nora. ) and dated ( 1979 ) by the author on inside front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Confession Stone: Song Cycles Owen Dodson, Second Edition Paul Breman, London 1971 Volume 13 in Paul Breman's Heritage Series, Breman was a Dutchman living in London who became one of the most important publishers of African-American poetry, being an early publisher of Audre Lord, Ishmael Reed, and other underappreciated Black poets. Printed stapled wraps, pp. 28; Near fine.…

Condition: New.

Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket in very good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Moderate wear to the dust jacket with some creasing and tearing. Moderate wear ot the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. The book has sound hinges and does not lean. Pages are clean and bright without creases, marks, stains or wrinkles. There is a single 1/8" spot near the bottom edge of the back cover, otherwise the brown cloth covers are completely clean. The gilt lettering on the book's spine is slightly faded but still entirely readable. None of the book's corners are bumped. The book's dust jacket is price-clipped. It is very clean with a few light scratches and rub marks. There are a few stress lines or light creases near the top edge and some small chips and tears along top and bottom edges. Still in publisher's shrink-wrap, unopened and unread. Illustrations by Richard Syzk. No wear or damage whatsoever. Beautiful Easton Press edition in full black leather with 22K gilt lettering and design on the covers and spine, 22K gilt outer page edges, barred spine, silk moire end pages and satin page marker. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile edition. Octavo. 212pp. Red cloth titled in gilt. Just about fine, issued without dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket affixed to stiff boards. 8vo, 513 pp., illus. Exterior sunned, dustsoiled, edgeworn, page edges dusty, interior clean and unmarked. George Grosz, John Heartfield, Luis Quintanilla (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. 1st Edition Thus. softbound. SIGNED and inscribed by Dodson on inside cover: "Christmas 1981. Dan Monte, This is a sequel to 'Boy At The Window'. Best holiday. Owen Dodson." Scarce signed. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gray cloth titled in red. Reprint. Tight and square; pages slightly toned. The DJ in mylar is chipped/rubbed/edgeworn. Flap price is $2.50. Poetry. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 103 pages.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback. 103pp. Owner name on half-title, edges rubbed, spine creased, else very good. An important African-American author's first book of poetry. Noonday, N395.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade paperback. 103pp. Edges lightly rubbed, tiny tear on front wrapper topedge, near fine. An important African-American author's first book of poetry. Noonday, N395.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. A signed handwritten postcard on the author's stationery accompanies this 1960s Popular Library edition of the first novel by queer Black poet, novelist, and playwright Owen Vincent Dodson (1914-1983), who was incredibly influential in the development of the Black Theater Movement. Responding to a white fan (with the same surname) of When Trees Were Green on his own stationery (with hand-corrected new address, Dodson wrote: "My dear Mrs. Dodson - Thank you for your letter about my book: When Trees Were Green. It is a wonderful feeling to a writer to know that his work is appreciated and has added his emotions to others. I hope your year will be pleasant. Best Wishes, Owen Dodson, Sept. 6, 1967." Generally considered to be autobiographical, When Trees Were Green, originally published under the title Boy at the Window, is a coming of age novel about a 9-year-old Brooklyn boy named Coin Foreman, called as "vivid as Catcher in the Rye" by the New York Times. Signed handwritten postcard on author's stationery responding to a fan of When Trees Were Green, dated September 6th, 1967, taped in to front endpapers. Copyright states 1951, but more likely this Popular Library edition was published later, around 1967. 6 7/8" X 4 1/4". 143pp, plus ad. Rather heavy wear to color pictorial wraps, with creasing, lean to spine, spot of soiling to upper wrap, and small tear to tail of creased spine. All edges purple. Previous owner's name (same as recipient of postcard) to front pastedown. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are uniformly age-yellowed else clean and unmarked. Signed.…