Write by Dick Gregory (31 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket (paperback). The book is in fair condition, with noticeable wear on the cover and edges typical for a paperback of its age. The spine shows some creasing, and the pages have yellowed over time, indicating its vintage nature. There is no dust jacket, as expected for this paperback edition. Overall, the book remains intact and readable.…

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

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

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Clean and tight with no reading creases. Minor edge wear to wraps. Very light foxing and toning to top edge of text block. Text and images unmarked.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (African Americans, Civil Rights) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

mass_market. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Fair. 1968. No Edition Remarks. 158 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Some scuffing to edges.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. Bantam Books 1968 Fair/ lightly age toned creased cover, previous owner's stamp inside cover, some staining/water marking to margins and page edges o/w Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Mass Market Paperback. Very Good++. Bright and attractive mass market paperback. Light edgewear and light wear to spine. Very nice copy. Illustrated (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Slight shelf wear at corners of cover, no reading creases, appears unread.

mass market paperback. Condition: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 158 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; dam stain and some wavy pages; previous owner name in marker inside front cover and leaking onto front blurb page; spine slanting; tips bumped; few slight nicks and chips to edges cover; stain top edge; scuff and stainback cover; prompt shipping with tracking. …

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Softcover. 158 pages. Part of Gregory's campaign for the U.S. Presidency. Includes numerous black and white images. A tight close to near fine copy in wrappers with some very minute wear and a tiny former owner signature to the verso of the front cover.

Paperback. 158p. + 32p. photos, very good first printing PBO mass-market paperback in pictorial wraps. Bantam Extra NZ24292. Published during Gregory's 1968 run for US president: " . . . the traditional Easter Egg roll on the White House lawn will be replaced by a watermelon roll . . . all White House invitations will be handled by Eartha Kitt . . .".…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Pin-back button measuring 1¼" in diameter. Near fine with some edgewear. Button produced in support of actor and comedian Dick Gregory's 1968 write-in campaign for President of the United Stated with the Peace and Freedom Party.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. An excellent, fine copy of this Bantam paperback original (NZ4292). Appears unread. Printed/illustrated covers, 7 x 4 1/8 inches, 158 pp., b/w photo illustrations. On the back cover: I don't think he's funny. Not any more. (George Wallace). (K062).

paperback. Condition: Good.

Unknown. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Complete 2 volume set. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition Thus. 4.5" x 7" First paperback edition. 157 pp. 20 pp. B&W photos. Rubbing to edges, creasing to joints and spine. VG overall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good(-). Large white duodecimo or small octavo, pocket book, 158 pages, b&w illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback original. Dick Gregory attacks the political and social climate in the United States in this comic-serious effort to be effort to be a write-in candidate for President. Contents: I. Why I want to be president: Politicians and statesman -- Only one qualification -- The country and the college -- II. How I want to be president: Political prostitution -- Peace and freedom -- III. This nation is insane: Nonviolence is a fraud -- The double standard -- Racism-black and white -- The tiger and the cricket -- The corrupt American history book -- Try to understand -- Political psychosis -- Riots help the cause -- Who stinks? -- Mental slavery -- Youth power -- IV. Moral fallout: America's genocide -- Tax loopholes -- Whom can you antitrust? -- Will the real crook please stand up? -- The original American -- V. The Gregory report on civil disorders: The changing attitude -- Mental and physical abuse -- The new black man -- The cop and the hunter -- Political agitators and ghetto revolutionaries -- Calculated revolution -- Cancel the flight -- VI. The Gregory accords: An executive order -- Law and order-at home and abroad -- Pulling out -- The United Nations -- Foreign aid -- VII. Life in these United States -- VIII. Crisis in town and country: Creating a work force -- Toward a better environment -- Starvation at home -- IX. The Gregorian court calendar: Concern for the cop -- A fireside chat -- Kids in trouble -- X. Pencil power. African American wit and humor. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to rear cover, extremely mild wear to corners, light soiling mark to page 117, clipped front cover-top corner, very gentle rubbing to edges, light soiling to fore-edges, else Very Good(-). First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 16mo. 158pp. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Pictorial wrappers. Gentle rubbing on the wraps, near fine. "The most entertaining, provocative and honest campaign book ever written!".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good+. First Edition. 158pp. Pictorial stiff wraps. 30pgs. of photos. This copy appears to be unread, with superficial wear to the extremities, otherwise near fine. "Humorist and comedian Dick Gregory mounted a pointed write-in campaign for the U.S. presidency in 1968. Far from the sort of candidacy mounted primarily for entertainment value (such as Pat Paulsen's), Gregory used his as a vehicle for advancing a national dialogue and awareness of racial issues, and eventually garnered over 47,000 votes. This book served as his campaign platform and manifesto, mixing straight talk with humorous interludes. A fascinating and particularly accurate touchstone for the zeitgeist of America in 1968." Size: Octavo. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback original. Dick Gregory runs for president! A frank dissertation of the political movement of the late 1960's by one of its top iconoclasts'. 30-ppgs photo section bound in. Dust shadow to edge of the white rear cover else just about FINE; a scarce paperback original more so in such a nice collectors copy.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gd. condition - Dick Gregory for president - (ER1a)). Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. This old book is in good condition. This is a Signed paperback book with 158 pages including many photos. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The inside cover reads "To You from Dick Gregory" in sloppy handwriting. There is some faint soiling on the upper and lower corners of the pages. The copyright page shows 1968 as the published date. The covers show light edgewear and there is a crease mark on the top corner of the back. We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Soft covers bear some thumbing, and light markings. Page edges are showing some light discolouration, so too pastedowns and free endpapers. Some heavy discolouration and rubbing of covers. Simple binding neat and tidy, yet showing wear. General handling. This book is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 158-page paperback. Retired library book. tight, sound, clean text. Soft-cover binding reinforced with an applied wrapper158.

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Condition: Good. New York: Bantam Books, [1968]. Third Printing. 12mo (17.5cm); publisher's black photo-illustrated card wrappers; 158pp.; sixteen leaves of halftone illus. Wrapper margins rather rubbed and worn, small chip at spine crown, textblock uniformly toned; a Good copy only. Inscribed and signed by Gregory inside upper cover.…