first edition, 1963.
book containing two essays, "my dungeon shook: letter to my nephew on the one hundredth anniversary of the emancipation" and "down at the cross: letter from a region of my mind." both were first published in magazines in 1962: the former in the new yorker.....
scarce. 1995.
shannon bell traces the history and evolution of sex work through essays, interviews and "pleasure texts" by the likes of annie sprinkle, candida royale and dominatrix "the marquesa".
new york: semiotext(e). isbn: 1-57027-022-8. 7 x 4.5 inches. 286 pages. softcover. bound in purple and.....
first edition, 1970.
modern masters series.
new york: viking press. sbn: 670-327-14-x. 7 x 4.5 inches. 116 pages. hardcover. bound in jet black cloth covered boards with blue and silver lettering.
book condition: stain to text block. near fine. jacket condition: lightest scrattling and .25 inch chip.....
first edition, 1966.
new york: farrar, straus and giroux. 5.75 x 8.25. 304 pages. hardcover. bound in white cloth-covered boards. book condition: loss to foot of front free end paper. heavy toning to block. toning and staining to head of boards. very good-. jacket condition: ownership markings to inner.....
later printing. scarce.
yogi publication society. isbn: 0-911662-38-3. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. hardcover. bound in black cloth-covered boards with gold stamping. book conditionL minor edgewear, shelfwear, and rubbing. very good+.
first edition, 1978. scarce.
"this is the third in a series of pamphlets documenting ideas important in the evolution of lesbian/feminism."
brooklyn: out & out books. isbn: 0-918314-09-7. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 8 pages. softcover. stapled in paper wrappers. book condition: notable dampstaining and creasing wrappers. foxing and.....
first edition,1988.
madras & new york: hanuman books. isbn 0-937815-14-4. 3 x 4.5 inches. 79 pages. softcover. bound in red textured card wrappers. book condition: photographic leaf between page 64 and 65 torn out. else fine. very good -. jacket condition: mild shelf wear to jacket light rubbing.....
[three issues], 2004-2006.
includes the following issues:
no. 2: we are old (fall 2004), no. 4: emirates now (spring/summer 2005), no. 8: interview (fall 2006). all edited by editor-in-chief lisa farjam.
new york: bidoun. all issues 9 x 11 inches. no. 2: 122 pages. no. 4: 148.....
signed hand numbered 22 of 22 clothbound copies. 1989.
charlottesville, virginia: university press of virginia. isbn: 0813911370. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 139 pages. hardcover. bound in maroon cloth-covered boards. book condition: fine. no jacket as issued.
first edition, 1985. scarce.
ann arbor, michigan: umi research press. isbn: 0835716678. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 319 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: near fine. no dust jacket at issue.
first edition, 1972.
jacket design bob giusti.
new york: simon and schuster. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. 231 pages. hardcover. bound in blue cloth covered boards. book condition: fading to extremities. some discoloration to boards. foxing to block. very good. jacket condition: some shelf-wear. some rubbing. small loss to.....
eighth printing, 1966. scarce in hardcover.
new york: grove press. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 255 pages. hardcover. bound in grey cloth-covered boards. book condition: some shelf-wear. soiling to block. very good. absent dust jacket.
from the library of richard perlbinder.
1904. limited edition of 500. with cutout image of whitman, "the good gray poet."
boston: small, maynard & company., 6.25 x 9.75. 35 pages. hardcover. bound in black paper-covered boards with vellum tips and spine. book condition: soiling to spine and small stains to front and back cover. cockled.....
first edition, 1995.
cambridge: cambridge university press. 5.85 x 8.85 inches. 275 pages. hardcover. bound in rust red cloth covered boards. book condition: gentle bumping to spine. mild edgewear and shelfwear. near fine. jacket condition: scrattling to panels. some light staining to back panel. edgewear. very good-.
first trade edition, 1967.
a social and linguistic analysis of the 'n-word' in the context of the black power movement. in the preface, dick gregory writes: "in abolishing and rejecting the caucasian-christian philosophical and literary forms while recording his 'black experiences,' this writer has removed himself from their double-standard.....
second printing, 1969.
pamphlet containing two essays: the national question and the black liberation struggle in the united states by george breitman and malcolm x, black nationalism, and socialism by george novack.
new york: merit publishers. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. 30 pages. softcover. stapled in pictorial.....
signed first edition, 2007.
with drawing by author.
new york: ecco editions. isbn: 0-06-087882-7. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 128 pages. hardcover. bound in slate gray cloth covered boards. book condition: light bumping to spine. gentle toning to boards. edges lightly bowed. very good. jacket condition: edges.....
signed first edition, 1935.
new york: the macmillan company. 6 x 9 inches. 320 pages. hardcover. bound in seafoam cloth-covered boards. book condition: toning throughout. hinges loose. very good. jacket condition: toning and spotting, bumping to spine with small tears to extremities of spine and back flap. jacket edges.....
out of print, 1993.
new york: alfred a. knopf. isbn: 0679434372. 4.25 x 7 inches. 37 pages. hardcover. bound in red cloth-covered boards with gilt stamping. book condition: fine.
first edition, 1961.
"this book is an attack on current city planning and rebuilding." - jane jacobs.
an iconoclastic classic of urban design from the famed activist best known for her opposition to robert moses and his lower manhattan expressway.
jacket design by sam marsh.
new.....
2015.
asheville, north carolina: chiron. isbn: 9781630519605. 6 x 9 inches. 511 pages. softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: small crease to upper back flap. near fine+.
from the library of richard perlbinder.
first american edition, 2013.
edited, translated, and with an introduction by richard f. calichman.
new york: columbia university press. isbn: 978-0-231-16386-6. 6 x 9.25 inches. 191 pages. hardcover. bound in black cloth-covered boards. book condition: light bumped spine. else fine. jacket condition: edges bumped. gentle shelfwear throughout. very good+.
second pocket books printing, 1982.
collection of witty essays that examine the absurdity of modernity. like the author herself, these writings have become iconic for their sharp observations and humorous take on the complexities of contemporary life.
new york: random house. isbn: 0-671-45047-6. 4 x 7 inches. 157.....
first mass market paperback edition, 1970.
george jackson (1941-1971) became involved in revolutionary politics while doing time at san quentin state prison for armed robbery. with w.l. nolen he founded the black guerrilla family, describing himself as a "marxist-leninist-maoist-fanonist."
in 1970 jackson and two other prisoners were charged.....
1979.
edited by george butterick.
bolinas, california: four seasons foundation. isbn: 0-87704-040-0. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 217 pages. softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: toning and mild soiling throughout. very good-.
this copy comes from the collection of american singer and television frontman tom verlaine.