Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Collection of 33 poems by Jacques Goode. This chapbook is apparently a self-published effort and is dedicated to his daughter, Kioka. The author says the purpose of the book is to show Black life in the 1960s and '70s in Harlem, the East Village, Brownsville, Bed-Stuy, and Bermuda. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8.25 x 5.5 inches; 208 x 140 mm), 48 pages, in stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight rusting to staples, soiling and light edge wear to wrappers. Very Good or better.
Published by Kioka Publications, New York, 1972
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo. Pictorial card wrappers; 48pp; illus. Small bump to upper corner of text, else a Fine, unworn and apparently unread copy. Harlem author's self-published first (and to our knowledge, only) book of poems.
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 48pp. Illustrated. Stapled pictorial wrappers reproducing photograph of the author on front cover. Illustrated. Small brown stain on rear cover, else a near fine copy. Inscribed by the poet in the year of publication: "Black Expo 11/4/72, Save every drop. Love, Jacques Goode". Scarce volume.
Publication Date: 2024
Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
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