Black Fire An Anthology of Afro-American Writing by Jones, Leroi; Neal, Larry (editors) - 1969

Morrow, 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. 1969 William Morrow & Company, paperback. Cover has moderate wear and creasing, binding solid, text unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Second printing. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.5", shows shelfwear, with creasing to spine and rear cover. Spine edges displays rubbing. Binding is sound. Name and address of previous owner have been stamped in red on half title page and blacked out. Pages are otherwise clean and bright. xviii/670 pages.
"The defining work of the Black Arts Movement, "Black Fire" is at once a rich anthology and an extraordinary source document. Nearly 200 selections, including poetry, essays, short stories, and plays, from over 75 cultural critics, writers, and political leaders, capture the social and cultural turmoil of the 1960s."

William Morrow & Company, 1971. Soft Cover. Good/No jacket. Cover and spine are rubbed, especially at edges and corners. Binding is tight. Corners of front cover are creased. Top and side edges of pages are lightly stained. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Morrow, January 1969. Hardcover. Good - Cash/No Jacket. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. the top and bottom of the spine has some slight chipping and tears. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1970. 670 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Page edges are lightly darkened. Bound in black card covers with orange and yellow titles. Lightly faded on the spine. Worn and creased around the edges. Lightly smudged on the lower cover. 2nd Edition. VG. 2nd Edition. Softcover. Very Good.

William Morrow. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1968. First Edition. 8 1/2" x 6." 670pp. Black and yellow cloth over boards. Ink titles to spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Unclipped ($8.95). General, mild edgewear to jacket, small section of paper loss near spine title, faint dampstaining at lower end. Page block with small section of dampstain at lower corner. Red top stain a bit discolored. Attractive still, internally clean, sound, and unmarked. A tick less than very good overall. A decent copy of the uncommon hardcover trade edition of Amiri Baraka and Larry Neal's 1968 compliation of Black Arts Movement writing. 200 works by more than 70 contributors including both editors, Stokely Carmichael, Sun-Ra, Charles Cobb, and more.

An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Edited By: LeRoi Jones and Larry Neal
New York: Morrow, 1968. First Edition. Octavo; hardcover, black and yellow quarter cloth boards. Bright, clean, dust jacket covered in protective mylar 670pp. Features the writings of: Stokely Carmichael, Keorapetse Kgositsile (Earl Sweatshirt's Father), Sun Ra, Sonia Sanchez and many others. This copy belonged to the civil rights activist Dorris Funnye Innis (1933-2015). This copy, presumed to have been a gift from an associate; on the title page it bares the inscription "From Johnny Johnston, to Doris Innis 10/68". In very good condition, minimal shelf wear, dust jacket is in excellent condition, covered in protective mylar. An excellent collector's copy.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. 670pp. Owner name on the front pastedown else fine in a very good dust jacket with some creasing, tiny tears, and toning.