The Black Interpreters

Johannesburg, South Africa: SPRO-CAS/RAVAN, 1973 Rare first printing -- includes the censored text excerpts by the poet Mandlenkosi Langa (pgs. 54, 60), which was subsequently blacked out in later printings. Slight browning to glossy pictorial wraps.

Johannesburg, SA: SPRO-CAS / Ravan, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Inscribed by the author on the title page. 1973, Softcover. 76 pp. First Edition, second issue, with blacked out passages on pages 54 and 60; however, this copy includes the laid-in addendum with the text of the censored passages. Very Good copy. Light soil and fading to… Read more about this item

SPRO-CAS / Ravan, 1973. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Poor/No Jacket. 76 pages (complete). In very poor condition throughout. It is yet stoic and resolute and sure. The cover is shabby and grubby but tight and secure. Inside, there is a plate indicating previous ownership by the University of Cape Town Libraries. The book is repaired throughout by scotch-tape.… Read more about this item

Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.A.: SPRO-CAS, 1973 Binding very weak on title page. The cover is a bit worn, torn and stained, with some insect damage on front cover. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. 76 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Spro - Cas / Raven, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 74 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Cover slightly foxed.. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's inscription in ink,… Read more about this item

Johannesburg: SPRO-CAS/RAVAN, 1973. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. First issue, with the uncensored passages by Mandlenkosi Langa on pages 54 and 60. There's a smalll chip to the top right corner of the front cover otherwise near fine. This uncensored first issue is quite scarce.

No DW. Name cut from top of fep. Second issue with text censored (pp54, 60); preferred state, with laid-in Addendum leaf headed: "Spro-cas / Ravan deeply regret that the quotations on pages 54 and 60 were incorrectly deleted, due to a mistaken belief that Mandlenkosi Langa had been banned. It was actually Mr Langa's brother, Benjamin, who was banned in… Read more about this item

Ravan Pr of South Africa, 1973-08. Paperback. Good.

SPRO-CAS / Ravan, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. The wraps are marked and creased. Internally clean, with minor marks. Well bound. r* 2021/02/23. ak.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

(Johannesburg): Ravan Press. (1973). Second issue, with passages by Mandlenkosi Langa censored on pages 54 and 60. Subtitled "Notes on African Writing," with one section on fiction and one on poetry. This copy is signed by the Nobel Prize-winning author. The poet was supposedly issued with a banning order in October, 1973 and the passages quoting him had to be… Read more about this item

SPRO-CAS/ Ravan Press, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 9x5x0. This collection of essays from the late laureate Nadine Gordimer about African fiction and poetry is in general good condition. There are general marks about its covers from usage and shelving. There is little wear. The spine has light discolouration. The front pages have handling marks. Thereafter the… Read more about this item

Johannesburg, South Africa: Ravan Press (Pty) Ltd., 1973. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.