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Auction archive: Lot number 243

African Americans in Los Angeles, Lot of 13 Books

Estimate
US$200 - US$400
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 243

African Americans in Los Angeles, Lot of 13 Books

Estimate
US$200 - US$400
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Lot of 13 books relating to African Americans in Los Angeles, California, many by Black authors, comprising: FENTY, Philip (b. 1939). Super Fly. New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Illustrations from the film the novelization is based on. Mass market paperback. FIRST PRINTING. FLOWERS, Charles (b.1942). It Never Rains in Los Angeles. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1970. Original red cloth, original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. GREENE, Joseph Perkins ( "B.B. Johnson," 1915- 1986). Death of a Blue-eyed Soul Brother. New York: Paperback Library, 1970. Mass market paperback. FIRST PRINTING. GREER, Robert (20th Century). The Devil's Backbone. New York: Mysterious Press, 1998. Original boards, original dust jacket. FIRST PRINTING. JACKSON, Aurilda (20th Century). Untangled. New York: Vantage Press, 1956. Original lime green cloth, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. JEFFERSON, Roland S. (20th Century). Damaged Goods. Los Angeles: Milligan Books, 2003. Original boards, original dust jacket. FIRST PRINTING. JEFFERSON, Roland S. A Card for the Players. Los Angeles: New Bedford Press, 1978. Original red cloth, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. LAMBERT, Mercedes (1948-2003). Soultown. New York: Viking, 1996. Original boards, original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. LAMBERT, Mercedes. Dogtown. New York: Viking, 1991. Second printing. PHILLIPS, Gary (b.1955). Violent Spring. Portland, Oregon: West Coast Crime, 1994. Trade paperback. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. SCHULBERG, Budd (1914-2009), ed. From the Ashes: Voices of Watts. New York: The New American Library, 1967. Original boards, original dust jacket. Second printing. MOSLEY, Walter (b.1952). A Red Death. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1991. Original boards, original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. WOODS, Paula L. (b.1953). Inner City Blues. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1999. Original boards, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED. Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, all FIRST EDITIONS except where noted, 8vo, all in publisher's bindings with dust jackets except where noted, all in very fine condition. Condition: All dust jackets are wrapped in protective mylar. All in very fine condition.

Auction archive: Lot number 243
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2020
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

Lot of 13 books relating to African Americans in Los Angeles, California, many by Black authors, comprising: FENTY, Philip (b. 1939). Super Fly. New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Illustrations from the film the novelization is based on. Mass market paperback. FIRST PRINTING. FLOWERS, Charles (b.1942). It Never Rains in Los Angeles. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1970. Original red cloth, original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. GREENE, Joseph Perkins ( "B.B. Johnson," 1915- 1986). Death of a Blue-eyed Soul Brother. New York: Paperback Library, 1970. Mass market paperback. FIRST PRINTING. GREER, Robert (20th Century). The Devil's Backbone. New York: Mysterious Press, 1998. Original boards, original dust jacket. FIRST PRINTING. JACKSON, Aurilda (20th Century). Untangled. New York: Vantage Press, 1956. Original lime green cloth, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. JEFFERSON, Roland S. (20th Century). Damaged Goods. Los Angeles: Milligan Books, 2003. Original boards, original dust jacket. FIRST PRINTING. JEFFERSON, Roland S. A Card for the Players. Los Angeles: New Bedford Press, 1978. Original red cloth, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. LAMBERT, Mercedes (1948-2003). Soultown. New York: Viking, 1996. Original boards, original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. LAMBERT, Mercedes. Dogtown. New York: Viking, 1991. Second printing. PHILLIPS, Gary (b.1955). Violent Spring. Portland, Oregon: West Coast Crime, 1994. Trade paperback. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. SCHULBERG, Budd (1914-2009), ed. From the Ashes: Voices of Watts. New York: The New American Library, 1967. Original boards, original dust jacket. Second printing. MOSLEY, Walter (b.1952). A Red Death. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1991. Original boards, original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. WOODS, Paula L. (b.1953). Inner City Blues. New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1999. Original boards, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED. Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, all FIRST EDITIONS except where noted, 8vo, all in publisher's bindings with dust jackets except where noted, all in very fine condition. Condition: All dust jackets are wrapped in protective mylar. All in very fine condition.

Auction archive: Lot number 243
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2020
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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