From Memphis & Peking by CHASE-RIBOUD, Barbara - 1974

NY: Random House, 1974. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Previous owner's ink stamp on front free endpaper, else a very good hardback in a tanned and lightly edgeworn jacket.

Random House, 1974. hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 8x5x0. 1974; New York; tan paper over black cloth; light shelf wear; dust jacket is rubbed and edge worn; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; 112 pages

New York: Random House, (1974). First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Fine in dust jacket with very minor edge rubbing and a few barely noticeable imperfections in finish (production error). Review copy with publisher's slip laid in.

New York: Random House, [1974]. 1st. Author's first book. Cloth spine and paper boards. Dust jacket. Fine condition.

New York: Random House, 1974. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Fine. Wrappers. First book by an author also well-known for her novels, sculpture, and her treatment of the Amistad mutiny.

NY: RANDOM HOUSE, 1974 Book. Good. Hardcover. TITLE: FROM MEMPHIS & PEKING: POEMS By BARBARA CHASE-RIBOUD 1974 First Edition AUTHOR: BARBARA CHASE-RIBOUD PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: RANDOM HOUSE, NY 1974 EDITION: First Edition stated CATEGORY: Poetry, Rare, First Edition BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: GRAY WITH A BLACK SPINE CONDITION: Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings present. The dust jacket is inside a protective cover and appears to be in good condition; the original $5.00 is still on the front flap near the upper corner edge; the flaps are light glued to the boards. Book is without marks or writings other than those of the library, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 112 pages. Good/Good dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings present. This is the author's first book.… Read More

New York: Random House, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Remainder stripe on the bottom edge else very near fine in a just about fine, price-clipped dustwrapper. Controversial author's first book.

New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth and boards. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. The first book from this Afro-American poet and sculptress, inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: " For Louise with great love & admiration...Barbara!".

New York: Ramdom House, 1974. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 112p. Original cloth backed boards. dj. 21 cm. Former owner' name ("Yvette E. LeRoy" who was then operatin Liberty House, a bookstore in Harlem). Some browning on rear endpaper from an old New York Times clipping about Chase-Ribaud's jewelry being exhibited at the Betty Parsons Gallery) INSCRIBED by Chase-Riboud on front free endpaper. ("Barbara Chaseriboud 79 with warmest wishes and wait for Sally Hemings [followed by her addresses in New York and Paris]." Poetry. Her first book. Her, then controversial, novel "Sally Hemings was published in 1979 (apparently after this book was inscribed).

New York: Random House, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A bit of foxing to the endpapers, else near fine in fine dustwrapper. First book, a collection of poetry, by an author also well known for her novels, sculpture, and her treatment of the *Amistad* mutiny. Inscribed by the author to author James Jones and his wife: "For Jim & Gloria - Who are going home again... One for the road - with love, Barbara.