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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1946. Hardcover. x, 300p., boards lightly edgeworn else very good condition. No dust jacket. African American author. "An editor at a national magazine portrays her early life in Iowa and North Dakota, her education at Dawn College (Iowa), her various jobs in North Dakota and Minnesota, her work in government in Chicago, and her career as a journalist." *Brignano 375.
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American Daughter
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Beth El Jacob Synagogue, 1885-1985
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[Des Moines, Iowa]: n.pub, 1985. Pamphlet. 46p. staplebound booklet, very good. An overview of the temple's history.
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Beware of dogs
by Bello, Jumiko
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Grinnell: Grinnell College Press, 2012. Paperback. 112p., paperback, 5.5x8 inches, very good. Only one copy found in OCLC as of June 2022. Collection of poetry published by a senior at Grinnell. Name given as Jumi Bello on spine. Bello's debut novel, The Leaving, was scheduled for release in July 2022 but was pulled by the publisher in February after she admitted plagiarizing other work. A later statement by the author owning up to this was subsequently retracted after this too was found to contain plagiarism.
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Bruja [broadside]
by Rodriguez, Aleida
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Iowa City: The Spirit That Moves Us Press, 1978. Broadside. 16x11 inch broadside with a poem by Rodriguez, illustration by Cary Kann; very good.
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Caltrop, vol. i no. i, Mon. Aug. 27, 1973
by Hladky, William G., editor
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Iowa City: the tabloid, 1973. Newspaper. 4p., common tabloid format (double-fold, a 17x11 inch page) but beginner's work and quite abbreviated (single folded folio leaf); text is reproduced from typewriter-set mss, the few cartoons amateur. Toned, a very good copy. Cover headlines runs "Investigation yields Ottens suspect" [murder]; "Who rules the trailer court rulers" (mobile home despots). Inside find rumors about school board, about women on the local baseball team, and the ending of the military draft. Banner includes a definition: "caltrop - an ancient military device with four prongs one of which is always straight up." The aforementioned murder investigation involves a white female victim, two African American male suspects; and difficulty sorting out the clues. A front page statement from a UI (University of Iowa) journalism instructor states that "Caltrop will attempt to fill a need in the Iowa City community toward which no other publication is exclusively directed: investigation, analysis…
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The Caravan Vol. 3, No. 2. May, 1929
by Eckel, Edna and Paul Engle (editors)
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Cedar Rapids, IA: Writers' Club of Coe College, 1929. Pamphlet. 24 pp., illustrations, wraps. 8.25 x 4.5 in. Includes ads for local businesses. Covers soiled; edge wear. Poetry by students and alumni of Coe College. Paul Engle, then a sophomore at Coe, was assistant editor, and this issue includes his cycle of sonnets "Better than Granite." Predates the author's first book by three years. Engle was the director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop from 1941-1965 and made considerable contributions to its prestige and reputation. Scarce; only two locations for this serial in WorldCat as of May 2023 (both in Iowa).
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The Chicken Dilemma: And Other (Animal) Problems
by Melby, June
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n.p.: Rhubarb Custard Pie Press, 1998. Staplebound. 24 pg. staplebound chapbook, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, very good. No copies in OCLC as of January 2022. Melby's memoir, My Family and Other Hazards, was a New York Times Best-seller. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa.
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Columnas. Vol. 2 no. 5 (May 28, 1971)
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Davenport, Iowa: Columnas, 1971. Newsletter. 17p., 8.5x14 inch sheets stapled at corner, horizontal fold crease, minor toning and edgewear, some pen underlining. The volume number has been crossed out with pencil and replaced with 1. Most of this issue is devoted to discussion of a Raza Unida conference in Davenport, with discussion of the organization's history. Front cover is a poem signed Abelardo, titled La Raza.
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Come Taste the Sugarcane: A View from the Staircase with Dialogue
by Hopson, Mary Louise Vaughn Shirley
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West Des Moines, IA: Palindrome Publishing, 2004. Paperback. 99p., trade paperback, as new. Second collection of poetry by the Iowan African American poet.
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Common Lives/Lesbian Lives: a lesbian quarterly; #35, Summer 1990
by Allister, Arian, Jan Hardy, Betty Cie, et al.
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Iowa City: Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective, 1990. Paperback. 128p., illustrations, poetry, stories, good ex-library copy with taped call numbers on spine, trade paperback in pictorial wraps.
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Den Danske Evangelisk-Lutherske Kirke i Amerika. 1871-1921
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Cedar Falls IA: Dannevirke''s Trykkeri, 1921. Hardcover. 120p., printed on semi-alkaline glazed stock and furnished with scattered period photographs. A binder's error has allowed the staplebound textblock to partially separate from its casing, causing unsightly tears in the titlepage; paper bears occasional flecks of foxing; the flexible oilcloth casing, 10.5x7.5 inches, is worn at head, tail and corner-tips. Good (good-only) copy.
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The Empty Window Review: #2/3 August 1981: Harry Brody Feature
by Cummings, Michael, editor-publisher, Harry Brody, John Ditsky, Carrie Mckee, Carla Kandinsky, Jon Daunt, et al.
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Iowa City: New Wave Press, 1981. Pamphlet. 58p., 5.5x8.25 inches, poetry, photos, interview, bios, very good poetry booklet in stapled blue pictorial wraps.
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Freedom in Iowa: The Role of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union
by Allen, Edward S.
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1977. Hardcover. xvi, 180p., blue boards, 6.25x9.25 inches, very good.
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From gambling table to pulpit; the personal experience of Dr. D. J. Bunce the Quaker evangelist
by Bunce, Dr. D. J.
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Chicago :: Boston: The Christian Witness Co, 1903. Hardcover. 158p., 4.75x7 inch original red cloth boards with titling stamped in black, second edition ; frontis., portrait, in very good condition.
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Gleanings
by Stewart, Clarence, editor
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Grand Junction, IA: The Globe Hand Print, 1920. Pamphlet. 81, [3]p., wraps. 6.5 x 4.5 in. First Edition. Bound in textured wraps. Poetry anthology.
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Greek coins: poems. With memorabilia by Floyd Dell, Edna Kenton and Susan Glaspell
by Cook, George Cram
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New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. Hardcover. 142p., frontis. portrait of Cook, boards edgeworn and frayed, spine label worn, front hinge cracked, else good first edition. No dj. Cook was Socialist (converted by Floyd Dell), Rideout author and co-founder of the Provincetown Players.
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Guide to Cedar Rapids and Northeast Iowa. Sponsored by The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration, State of Iowa
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Cedar Rapids, IA: Laurance Press, 1937. 79, [i]p., illustrated wraps, folded map tipped in front, illus., two page map in black & red, very good condition. American guide series.
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How it was in the community kitchen; Amana colonies, Amana, Iowa
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Middle Amana, IA: Marie's Gift Shop, 1976. Pamphlet. [20p.], stapled wraps, illus., very good condition, 6x9 inches.
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How the Sow Became a Goddess [inscribed & signed]
by Heynen, Jim
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Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1977. [28p] 5.5x8.5 inches, personal inscription signed by the poet, very good first edition chapbook limited to 300 copies in stapled wraps with lightly-worn cream pictorial dj. A Confluence Chapbook. Iowan transplanted to Oregon.
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Hunk House [signed]
by Tyler, Ben
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New York: Kensington Books, 2002. Hardcover. 279p.,signed on half-title page by the author, near-fine first edition, first printing stated in boards and unclipped dj. "Six gay men...one house...let the games begin" A Gay reality TV show in Iowa.
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