photo, 179p. Original red boards. dj. 21 cm. INSCRIBED by Rhodes on title-page ("Yvette Alicia Keys"). Yvette Le Roy, the inscribee, was a librarian who lived in Harlem and had owned Liberty House, a bookshop in Harlem between 1969 and 1979, which offered a place during that decade for a lot of African American authors, including Toni Morrison, Jayne Cortez, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Toni Cade Bambara, to promote their books. Seller Inventory # 94320

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Title: Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st ed.

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The Grammy Award-winning musician presents a collection that incorporates the complete lyrics for all twenty-eight songs on her CDs The Diary of Alicia Keys and Songs in A Minor, along with a selection of her original poetry that explores such themes as empowerment and the lasting need for loyalty, honesty, and love. 175,000 first printing.

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Alicia Keys, one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters, pianists, arrangers, and producers of her generation, has won numerous major awards. The daughter of a single mother, at age four she began the intensive Suzuki method of classical piano study. She's a graduate of the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City.

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We started our business in 1971 as mail-order specialists on Africa and African-Americana. We soon expanded to include material on Asia and the Middle East. We also purchase antiquarian and rare books and libraries in all fields. A suite of offices at 2348 Whitney Avenue is open by appointment and contains 15,000 volumes. Easily accessible from I-91 or the Wilbur Cross Parkway. Catalogs are issued occasionally on listed specialties.

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