Ishmael John a (12 results)

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Fine. Souvenir program for the World Poetry Bout Association's 19th annual Taos Poetry Circus. CONTENTS: Special Thanks; Program Notes; World Heavyweight Championship Poetry Bout (Regulations); Capsule biographies and poetry by: Alexie, Holman, Rothenberg, Sakaki, Reed, Trudell, MacAdams, Jacobus, Solis, Friedrich, Snyder, Guzman, and Gill, with photos of the poets and local advertisements. 40 pages. CONDITION: A Fine unmarked, uncreased booklet with negligible shelf-wear - now nestled in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. first edition,4pt; 10987654 pt line. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK,CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT; THIS BOOK HAS SEVERAL COVERS.THIS COPY SHOWS A MOODY B&W PHOTO OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WITH FOG & LIGHT TRAFFIC.ALL ON A BLACK & WHITE COVER.(not red, not steep cliff edge) ; Cover Photograph bridgeGG; 199pg pages; COMPREHENSIVE ANTHOLOGY; collects the most outstanding writings about the city from some of the most distinguished authors of the last 150 years. Jack Kerouac on working on the railroad to Anne Lamott on getting kicked out of the cafe scene, and from Jack London on the 1906 earthquake to Tom Wolfe on the acid tests of the 1960s.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: FINE++, Almost New! Dust Jacket Condition: FINE Dust Jacket. Mike Cark & Azaleta Ishmael-Newry. Cover. (illustrator). FIRST Edition Hardcover. 250 pages; ( 555 grams); **** [ INTERNATIONAL ORDERS (Non-USA & NON-Canada) = SURFACE ONLY Please; SORRY, NO overseas AIRMAIL Orders will be accepted on this HEAVY Book]; **** A political action thriller about a Biochemical Warfare plot in South Africa. Illustrated by Maps. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New.

New in fine dust jacket! Hard bound, v + Pp250. New and unread in pristine dust jacket. 560 grams.

paperback. Condition: New. New from the publisher.

Second issue of Y'Bird, Ishmael Reed and Al Young's follow up to their acclaimed and influential Yardbird Reader. This issue guest-edited by novelist John A. Williams and featuring a heavy focus on pre-Columbian and African history, alongside memorials to Rahsaan Roland Kirk and unpublished poetry from Melvin Tolson. Contributors include Chancellor Williams, Gerald Massey, Cheikh Anta Diop, Ivan Van Sertima, and more. Very Good. Wraps lightoy soiled and edgeworn, corner creased to rear wrap; contents clean. Perfectbound [octavo] in blue pictorial wraps. 130 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 500 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 500 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a very rare, highly collectible CHAPBOOK for an event (ball) hosted by Lauren Bacall, William Styron and George Plimpton in 1980, "Tenth Birthday Party of Poets & Writers, Inc." In this chapbook, there are 31 famous writers and poets, half of which have signed their name underneath the piece of writing presented in this book. Among the honored poets & writers are 17 signatures including: Margaret Atwood, Louis Auchincloss, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, Gail Godwin, John Irving, Galway Kinnell, Maxine Kumin, Peter Matthiessen, William Meredith, James Merrill, W.S. Merwin, Grace Paley, Judith Rossner, Louis Simpson, William Jay Smith and John A. Williams on the page of their presented piece of writing. The program in the forefront presents the benefactors, patrons, sponsors and board of directors and in the rear 'Happy Birthday' ads; to list a few: The Swallow Press, Inc., CBS, Inc. The New York Times, The Paris Review, etc. The other 16 authors presented in the program that did not sign are: Paul Bowles, Rita Mae Brown, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Richard Eberhart, John Hawkes, Arthur Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Ozick, Carl Rakosi, Samuel Beckett, Ishmael Reed, Ntozake Shange, William Stafford, John Updike and Derek Walcott. Roseland, CA, October 22, 1980, 1980 Poet's & Writers, Inc., New York, New York. Helen Handley, General Chair, President, Friends of Poets & Writers, Inc.; Galen Williams, Founder and Executive Director. 4to. Unpaginated ~64pp. RARE. COLLECTIBLE. MORE PICS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST- B.R. Box 162.