Burn, Baby, Burn! The Watts Riot
Language: English
Published by Avon, New York, New York, 1967
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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View this seller's itemsCondition: Used - Near fine
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Written shortly after what was then "the most vivolent, destructive race riot in American history,'' the 6 days of unrest that besieged what was then referred to as "the Negro ghetto" in the Watts neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles, CA. Orig. published in hardcover in 1966 with the subtitle, "The Los Angeles Race Riot, August 1965"), this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Avon (V2167), the First Printing from Feb. 1967. In 287 pages + 8 pages of black-and-white photos in center. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright--looks & feels never read! Binding straight & strong, pages modestly tanned, commensurate with age, heavier around edges. Just a hint of rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Burn, Baby, Burn! The Watts Riot
- Author
- Cohen, Jerry; Murphy, William S.; Kirsch, Robert (Introduction)
- Publisher
- Avon, New York, New York
- Publication year
- 1967
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Californiana, Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature::African/Black Americans, Vintage Paperbacks
Gargoyle Books, IOBA
La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
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