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[African-Americana]. Group of 24 Titles, including: Baldwin, James. Going to Meet the Man. First edition, first printing in the first state black binding with yellow spine titles. The book remains in fine condition except for a small date written on the rear endpaper. The unclipped jacket shows light wear. And: Baldwin, James. One Day, When I Was Lost: a scenario based on Alex Haley’s “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. First printing of the first American edition. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Appears unread. And: Brown, Claude. Manchild in the Promised Land. First edition, first printing. Owner’s name and date (9/65) on the front endpaper. Very slight aging to the unclipped jacket. And the following books by Baraka, Imamu Amiri (Jones, LeRoi). It’s Nation Time. First edition, first printing (stated). Extremely slight cover wear otherwise fine. And: Jello. First edition (stated), first printing. A near fine copy in stapled wraps. And: Three Books by Imamu Amiri Baraka. SIGNED, dated (1983), and personally inscribed on the half title page by Baraka. Second printing of the first Evergreen paperback edition. Light aging minor wear, and four page numbers circled on the Contents page. Bookseller’s stamp on the inside front cover. And: Slave Ship: A One Act Play. Second edition after the self published first printing. Light aging to covers otherwise fine. And: A Poem for Black Hearts. Broadside No. 7, January 1967. Single-sided sheet. A fine copy. And: Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing. First edition, first printing. A review copy with the publisher’s slip laid in. Includes essays, poetry and fiction. A very nice copy. And: Brooks, Gwendolyn. Riot. SIGNED and inscribed by the poet on the inside front cover. First edition, first printing (stated). Very slight wear to the staple bound covers otherwise fine. And: Brooks, Gwendolyn; Kgositsile, Keorapetse; Madhubuti, Haki R. ; Randall, Dudley. A Capsule Course in Black Poetry Writing. Second printing (stated) of the first edition. Laid in is a small flyer for a poetry reading by Madhubuti. Slight aging to the covers. And: Crouch, Stanley. Ain’t No Ambulances for No Nigguhs Tonight. First printing of the first paperback edition. Slight corner bumping and a previous owner’s name, date and embossed stamp to the half title page. Author’s first book. And: Dumas, Henry; Redmond, Eugene B. (editor). Jonoah & the Green Stone. First edition (stated), first printing. Posthumously published novel by this black author and poet. Dumas was shot to death at the age of 33 by a New York City Transit Police officer. There is a gift inscription on the front endpaper otherwise the book remains fine. The jacket is unclipped with very minimal wear. And: Goines, Donald. Dopefiend. The Story of a Black Junkie. First edition, first printing (stated) of the mass market original paperback. Very slight margin wear to the covers and aging to the contents. Appears unread. And: Goines, Donald. Whoreson: The Story of a Ghetto Pimp. First edition, first printing (stated) of the mass market paperback original. Extremely slight margin wear to the covers otherwise very fine. Appears unread. And: Greenlee, Sam. Blues for an African Princess. First edition, first printing (stated). Minor aging and rubbing to staple bound covers. And: Greenlee, Sam. The Spook Who Sat By the Door. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated “27 Jan 70” by the author on the front endpaper. First American edition with matching dates. Slight smudges to the binding otherwise the book remains fine. The unclipped dust jacket shows light wear. And: Hansberry, Lorraine. To Be Young, Gifted and Black. First edition, first printing. Some wear to the price clipped jacket. Laid in is a candid snapshot photo of the author. And: Hight, Lawrence O. My Black Fists. Likely the first edition with no additional printings noted. A fine unread copy in an unclipped DJ. And: Kelley, William Melvin. Dem. Second printing of the Collier mass market paperback edition. Small stain to the spine otherwise fine. Appears unread. And: Rodgers, Carolyn M. Paper Soul. First edition, first printing (stated). Some aging to the covers and page margins otherwise fine. And: Van Peebles, Melvin. Aint Supposed to Die a Natural Death. First edition, first printing of the mass market paperback original. Slight aging otherwise very fine. Appears unread. And: Hughes, Langston (editor). The Book of Negro Humor. Likely first printing of the paperback edition. Title page notes the publisher as Dodd, Mead and Company.