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Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Book is clean with a tight binding and off white pages. Book has evidence of moisture damage to bottom corner page edges and creases to both covers and spine. Book has considerable wear on the edges and covers that is difficult to see in the scans. Jack Johnson was a black militant 50 years before his time - and it was Jack London who started the call for "The Great White hope" - a white boxer who could defeat him and "Uphold the honor of the white people." The life of Jack Johnson - the first Negro Heavyweight Champion of the World - is the story of Civil Rights in the first half of the twentieth century. Single-handedly he stood up against the KKK, the establishment and the U.S. Government. The book you see in the image is the actual book we have for sale. When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). Los Angeles, California: Nigritian Inc., Publishing, 1969. Very Good condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Ink stamp on the front free endpaper of the United Nigritian Society, Compton, CA. Previous owner's name on the front. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO underlining, margin notes or highlighting. Bound in the original light blue and white wraps, lettered in black and red. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. v, 285pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). Los Angeles, California: Nigritian Inc., Publishing, 1969. Laid-in is a letter from Goa's Sovereign United Nigritian Society, Compton, CA, John L. Kincey, Chief. Very Good condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Ink stamp on the front free endpaper of the United Nigritian Society, Compton, CA. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO underlining, margin notes or highlighting. Bound in the original light blue and white wraps, lettered in black and red. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. v, 285pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).

Los Angeles: Holloway House, 1970. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. Sixth Printing. Wraps slightly darkened and barely rubbed, else very good with a flat, straight spine.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1987 Holloway House mass market paperback looks unread tight binding light even age tone.B65 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

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Zustand: Good. Los Angeles, CA: Holloway House, 1969. 4th printing. 16mo mass market paperback. 304pp. Good book. Spine and covers creased. [9780870671500] Inquire if you need further information.

1970. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. 304pp. 16mo. Sixth printing stated to copyright page. Light wear to covers as may be anticipated. Else is clean and bright. Near fine copy. A First Book. The most important book of our generation! Slashes through hypocrisy to reveal a seething, shocking truth all men know but none has dared to express. Dynamite! Most volatile voice since Malcolm X!

Zustand: Good. First Edition. First Holloway House printing. Light wear and soiling to cover, slight age toning to edges. Spine free of reading creases but slightly wrinkled near foot. 0.5cm closed tear to front cover near foot of spine. Pages crisp and clean. A very well-preserved copy. Mass market paperback, 304 pages.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Fifth Printing. Light edge and corner wear with small chip at top left of rear cover and 1" closed tear to right front edge. Even toning on pages and wrappers. Spine is not cracked; book appears to be unread. Pencil notations on RFEP. Fifth Holloway House printing of famous 60's work by black author. Book begins as a study of the word "nigger, " seeking to de-mystify the term but becomes a free-form exploration of the power of language and culture. Previously privately publsihed by deCoy. Important work published as a paperback original by Holloway House, #HH150. Not in Blockson; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 304 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 7 x 4", pict wraps, 304pp + publisher's ad, covers quite worn, creased and soiled with tears to edges of front cover, ink ownership inscription of former owner on front blank, pp toned and used. A rather well-worn copy, but "First Printing" so stated. SWAF.

Original wraps. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 304 PP. Stated "First Printing, 1967" on the copyright page. Original price of 95 cents on front cover. Important Civil Rights era discussion of race relations intended for an African American audience. An underground classic of literature of the African American Black experience. Described as a "key statement" (Mark Bould) in the Black Power movement, it is a social and linguistic analysis of the word "nigger" and of the origins and contemporary circumstances of the black peoples of America. Light scuffing and wear to covers and edges. A scarce book in commerce as the title and subject matter is just as controversial today as they were in 1967 (unfortunately).

Rare first-edition boxing biography of the legendary champion heavyweight Jack Johnson, written with first-hand knowledge of the fighter and attempting to redress "many viscious lies" about him. 8vo. 312pp. Paperback. Cover rubbed, particularly to edges, and previous dealer's stamp to inside. Good condition.