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  • A TASTE OF POWER: A Black Woman's Story by [Black Panthers] Brown, Elaine
    [Black Panthers] Brown, Elaine
    A TASTE OF POWER: A Black Woman's Story

    Edition: 4th printing.

    New York: Pantheon, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Autobiography of the woman who took over leadership of the Black Panther Party in 1974 when Huey Newton fled the country. A vivid story of the period, of one woman's struggles to survive and to define herself, and of the conflict between black men and women. SIGNED on the title page. Photographs. 452 pp. ISBN: 0-679-419446.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63613
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  • Flowers, Charles.
    IT NEVER RAINS IN LOS ANGELES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Coward-McCann, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tennessee-born author's first novel, arising in part out of his experience teaching in a Los Angeles high school. Winner of the Thomas R. Coward Memorial Award in Fiction. From the dj: "Far more than a suspenseful story of murder and its solution, [this novel] is a probing examination of life in an American ghetto and of people, both good and bad, black and white, who would like to see changes made - either through violence ot peaceful means." 256 pp. Striking red and green dustjacket by Charles Milolaycak.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good+ dustjacket (some minor edgewear to the dj, but overall an exceptionally tight and attractive copy.)

    Book ID: 36871
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  • IT NEVER RAINS IN LOS ANGELES. by Flowers, Charles.
    Flowers, Charles.
    IT NEVER RAINS IN LOS ANGELES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Coward-McCann, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tennessee-born author's first novel, arising in part out of his experience teaching in a Los Angeles high school. Winner of the Thomas R. Coward Memorial Award in Fiction. From the dj: "Far more than a suspenseful story of murder and its solution, [this novel] is a probing examination of life in an American ghetto and of people, both good and bad, black and white, who would like to see changes made - either through violence ot peaceful means." 256 pp. Striking red and green dustjacket by Charles Milolaycak.

    Condition: Ex-library with markings, missing front endpaper and significant reading wear, but in a good unmarked dust jacket (tape reinforcement to dj at ends of spine.)

    Book ID: 49244
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  • SOLEDAD BROTHER: The Prison Letters of George Jackson. by Jackson, George L. [1941-1971] (introduction by Jean Genet.)
    Jackson, George L. [1941-1971] (introduction by Jean Genet.)
    SOLEDAD BROTHER: The Prison Letters of George Jackson.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: Jonathan Cape, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of the most influential books in the Black Power movement, a book which is a condemnation of both the racism of white America and of the injustices of the prison system. Introduction by Jean Genet, translated by Richard Howard. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-224005383.

    Condition: Very good in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a very good dust jacket (some foxing to the edges of the textblock, and a bit of creasing and wear to the bottom edge of the front cover of the dj, but overall a tight and straight copy.)

    Book ID: 80724
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  • SOLEDAD BROTHER: The Prison Letters of George Jackson. by Jackson, George L. [1941-1971] (introduction by Jean Genet.)
    Jackson, George L. [1941-1971] (introduction by Jean Genet.)
    SOLEDAD BROTHER: The Prison Letters of George Jackson.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Coward-McCann, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of the most influential books in the Black Power movement, a book which is a condemnation of both the racism of white America and of the injustices of the prison system. It remains to this day essential reading; the injustices continue. Introduction by Jean Genet, translated by Richard Howard. 320 pp. Photographic endpapers.

    Condition: Very good in black cloth with silver lettering in a good dust jacket. Some edgewear to the dj, creasing to the bottom edge and at the top of the dj spine, but overall a clean, tight and sturdy copy, and a book which is becoming difficult to find in the first edition..

    Book ID: 81467
    View cart More details Price: $500.00