The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim by Beck, Robert - 1986

Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Co., 1986. 1986 reissue by the original publisher (first published 1971). Softcover. Very Good+. Pocket-size 4 1/8 x 6 7/8. 3G. A nice copy with no signs of having been read -- no reading creases, no spine creases. Spine not exactly square, but nearly so. This reissue appears to have been printed on acid-free, thick paper, so there is none of the toning or fragility usually associated with pocket paperbacks this old. A little smudging and a small, light pencil markto the fore-edge. Page edges bumped at top corner. Cover still shiny although there is some surface abrasion and minor edgewear, and some cover wear at spine-ends. Bookstore label on back cover.

Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Coimpany, 1971. First printing. Softcover, mass market, illustrated wraps, 248 pp. Very good, rubbing to spine lettering, minor spine creasing, wear at head and tail; lightly creased around joints of wraps, lightly worn and rubbed around edges with additional minor creasing to corners, lightly toned and soiled edges. Cover illustration by Earnie Kollar; design by A. Marshall Licht.

Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Co.. 1st thus. VG copy, slight wear to head of spine . Very Good. Soft cover. 1986.

Mass market paperback edition. First edition. Some scuffing, soiling and age toning to covers; minor bumping to edges and corners; 1/2 inch tear (with loss) to upper corner of front cover; age toning to front and back covers verso; pages are clean and unmarked; binding is tight. Good.

Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Co. 1971. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Dedication copy. Paperback original. Publisher's original white card covers. paper. A very good copy, the binding firm with some rubing and light creasing at the folds, a short closed tear to the fore-edge of the upper cover and a small scuff to the upper left of the rear. The spine and closed text block edge lightly marked. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Inscribed by the author in black ink on the inside upper cover "My best / and strongest wishes / for the survival and the / successful liberation of / The Black Panther Party / and we the People, / Iceberg / 6.24.71". The printed dedication includes founding and leading members of the Black Panther Party [reading in part] "I dedicate this book to the heroic memory of Malcolm X, Jack Johnson, Melvin X, Jonathan Jackson; to Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Ericka… Read More