Counterculture and the 1960s

Lot #52:

Group of 19 First Edition or Early Edition Books on Black R...

Group of 19 First Edition or Early Edition Books on Black Radicals, including: The Black Revolution: An Ebony Special Issue (1970, first edition in book form of the 1969 Ebony Magazine special issue. Ghosting to the endpapers and slight wear to the unclipped jacket.) And: Black Power and the American Myth (1970, first edition, first printing of this important book on civil rights. Extremely slight wear to the covers otherwise remains a fine copy.) And: Unfinished Revolution (1960, Staple bound booklet, likely first edition. Owner’s name and date inside front cover.) And: The Blackstone Rangers: A reporter’s account of time spent with the street gang on Chicago’s South Side (1971, 2 copies, the first hardcover and first mass market paperback editions, fine.) And: Message to the Blackman in America (1965, possible first edition with no mention of printing history. Minor margin wear to the binding and the front endpaper appears to have been replaced. The unclipped jacket shows chips and creasing. The author, Elijah Muhammad, was the teacher and mentor of Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali.) And: When the Word is Given... A Report on Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Black Muslim World (1963, first edition (stated), first printing. Minor wear to the unclipped jacket.) And: Garvey, Lumumba and Malcolm: Black Nationalist-Separatists (1972, first edition, first printing. Includes the scarce errata slip laid in. Minor overall wear, still very good.) And: Two Speeches by Malcolm X (1965, likely first printing dated March, 1965. Very light aging to covers.) And: The Quotable Karenga (1967, staple bound in green textured wraps. Previous owner’s name and embossed stamp on title page. Small stains to the covers and a few pages. The author is the founder of the Kwanzaa holiday.) And: Tales by Leroi Jones (1967, first edition (stated), first printing. Very slight wear to the jacket.) And: Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note…. by Leroi Jones (1961, first edition, first printing with the correct price and ads in bold type. Very slight aging to the staple bound wraps otherwise fine.) And: Raise, Race, Rays, Raze: Essays Since 1965 (1972, first printing of the first edition in paperback. A tiny tear and slight bump to the front cover otherwise fine. Appears unread.) And more.