NIGGA IN THE WOODPILE
by Phillips, J.J
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About This Item
Berkeley: Serendipity Books, 2008.. [16]pp. Small octavo. Sewn blindstamped wrappers with diecut holes. Woodcut frontis. Gatefold center sheet. Folded facsimile typescript letter laid in back, as issued. Fine. First edition in book form. One of 140 regular (unsigned) copies from a total edition of 150 copies printed by Alastair Johnston at the Poltroon Press. A corrective presentation of the author's poem, first published online, in Ishmael Reed's magazine, KONCH, in a format not her intention due to the vicissitudes of its conversion to html ("I had composed a rant that was, with premeditation, left-locked and loaded, and this rigid, left-defined form was integral to the poem"), accompanied by an explanatory essay and notes by the author providing context, as well as a supplementary facsimile of a letter, also contributing to context. Price reduced:.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT63096
- Title
- NIGGA IN THE WOODPILE
- Author
- Phillips, J.J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Publisher
- Serendipity Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 2008.
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William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...