The Fruit Theory
by [AFRICAN AMERICANA] [POETRY] JONES, Jymi
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1973. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [vi],86,[4]pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $3.95), with scattered foxing to flap folds and edges. The Philadelphia activist and author's second book of poetry, following his debut volume Guerilla Warfare in Philly. Jones, strongly influenced by the upsurge in Black militancy during the early sixties, speaks through his poetry about the experience of being a Black man in America. BLOCKSON 5318.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48676
- Title
- The Fruit Theory
- Author
- [AFRICAN AMERICANA] [POETRY] JONES, Jymi
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dorrance & Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; African-Americana; Black Arts Movement;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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