James Howard Readus (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Holloway House #BH218, 1975. First printing, paperback original. Fine condition. Tanning to the covers' versos.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 224 pp. light cover wear, spine creased, small abrasion on spine, stamps on outside top & bottom page edges.

Paperback. first edition. 450 very good, creases paperback,

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Unread, "new old stock", Very lightly toned pages, much less that usual on HH titles. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 221 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Unread, "new old stock", Very lightly toned pages, much less that usual on HH titles. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 222 pages.

First Edition. [Blaxploitation Pulp] Black Renegades. James-Howard Readus. First edition. Holloway House: Los Angeles, 1976. Measures 4.25 x 7 inches. 221 pages. Cover photo shows 4 figures interposed on one another, two of them holding guns, another in recognizable pimp's hat. The story follows brothers known as the black renegades as they build their dope empire. Holloway House was a publishing imprint of Kensington in operation from the 1960s until 2008 and best known for its proliferation of novels like this one that fall into the pop cultural subgenre of blaxploitation. The term describes work that relies on racial stereotypes for its plot points, although it is often embraced by African American pop culture. Holloway House was beloved by artists like Dave Chapelle and Ice T for being a "culturally authentic" part of the "black literary underground" (Black Perspectives). Light Shelfwear. Textblock tight and clean. In good condition.

First Edition. [Blaxploitation Pulp] The Black Assassin. James-Howard Readus. Holloway House: Los Angeles, 1975. First edition. 4.25 x 7 inches. 224 pages. Soft front cover shows a man looking through the crosshairs of a rifle with the scope view pictured above him showing 2 white men, one dropping a briefcase as the bullet enters his body. Text beneath title reads "An international conspiracy murders to put a black president in the White House!" Holloway House was a publishing imprint of Kensington in operation from the 1960s until 2008 and best known for its proliferation of novels like this one that fall into the pop cultural subgenre of blaxploitation. The term describes work that relies on racial stereotypes for its plot points, although it is often embraced by African American pop culture. Holloway House was beloved by artists like Dave Chapelle and Ice T for being a "culturally authentic" part of the "black literary underground" (Black Perspectives). Many of these works use the form as a vehicle for cultural criticism. Light sunning to front and back covers. Textblock clean and tight. Overall good condition.