Introduction maxwell geismar (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. full leather, gilt decoration. minor wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Five line inscription dated May 23, 1969 by the author on front fly leaf. Dust jacket is lightly darkened on spine, is bumped at top of spine, and is lightly worn at top corners. 189 pages. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Fourth Printing. THE PRISON WRITINGS THAT BECAME ONE OF THE DEFINING VOICES OF THE 1960S. Published while Eldridge Cleaver was incarcerated at Folsom State Prison, Soul on Ice became one of the most discussed works to emerge from the political and cultural upheavals of the 1960s. Combining essays, reflections, autobiography, and social commentary, the book presents Cleaver's examination of race, identity, prison, politics, and personal transformation. A DOCUMENT OF ITS MOMENT. Introduced by literary critic Maxwell Geismar, the volume captures the intellectual atmosphere of the late 1960s and the debates surrounding race, activism, and American society. Its blend of personal experience and political writing made it an influential and controversial work of the period. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Black cloth hardcover with white and green spine and cover lettering. Octavo, approximately 8.5 inches. 210 pages. Original dust jacket priced $5.95. CONDITION: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. The binding is tight and square. Text is clean with light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust jacket retains the original $5.95 price and shows light handling wear consistent with age. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: A Voice Of The 1960s. Soul on Ice remains an important document of the American civil rights era and the political movements of the 1960s. Written from prison and published during a period of intense national debate, Cleaver's essays reflect the personal, social, and political conflicts that shaped a transformative decade. SUBJECTS: Eldridge Cleaver, Soul On Ice, Black Power Movement, Civil Rights Era, African American History, American Politics, Prison Writing, Social Movements, 1960s America, Cultural History, African American Literature; Political Writing; Social History; Memoir; Cultural Studies.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 5-5/8" x 8-1/2", li + 599pp. Printed on alkaline paper and bound in sewn signatures in russet cloth boards. Minor shelf wear, edge wear to boards. Jacket is lost. Binding is loosened from reading, and split at pp. 120-121, but remains sound. Previous owner's inscription in ink on front free end paper. Pages are clean and bright unmarked.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Contents: On becoming -- Soul on ice -- Initial reactions on the assassination of Malcolm X -- The white race and its heroes -- Notes on a Native son -- Domestic law and international order -- The allegory of the black eunuchs -- The primeval mitosis -- Convalescence. xv, 210 p. ; 22 cm. First UK edition, second printing. Black boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Shelf wear to edges, small puncture near spine, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. …

Karton /Leinen Sehr gut. Text Englisch. Gestalteter Schutzumschlag mit Rückentitelei, kleine Läsur am Kapitalband. Kartonierter Einband, goldgeprägter Leinenrücken, TADELLOS. XVIII, 259 Seiten, nahezu NEUWERTIGER ZUSTAND. +++ Text in english. A hardbound edition with its original dust-jacket, the latter with a small scratch on lower spine, else excellent condition. XVIII, 259 pages. "This is a magnificent collection of Twain's topical writings, mainly and most eloquently concerned with the themes of social justice, the American civilization in its dawning age of imperialism and the corrupt nature of man in general". +++ 13,5 x 20,7 cm, 0,4 kg. +++ Stichwörter: Amerikanische Literatur Humor Essays Gewicht in Gramm: 400.…

Hardcover. Revised Edition. Octavo, 599 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine light orange and white with black and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$5.95". Mylar covering of dust jacket adhered to pastedowns. Spine shaken. Library stamp to top edge of text block. Mild staining and scuffing to edges of text block. Minor staining to some interior pages. Slight water damage to several interior pages. Library card adhered to rear free endpaper. Shelved Hardcover Fiction. 1405612. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, xv, 210 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with blue lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$5.95." Creasing and chipping along edges of dust jacket. Scuffing to covers. Toning to interior pages. Signature of previous owner on front free endpaper. Shelved in African Americana. 1387521. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Eldridge Cleaver on the front free endpaper with date 10-2-68 and inscribed "For Jack Jones, in Absentia. All Power to the People." xvi, 210, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth lettered in white and green. Very Good with light rubbing, toning, and mottling along edges, light toning to contents. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light toning, soiling, and edgewear. A signed copy of the Black Panther Party leader's best-known work, a political manifesto comprising autobiographical essays written while Cleaver was incarcerated in Folsom Prison. "I'm perfectly aware that I'm in prison, that I'm a Negro, that I've been a rapist, and that I have a Higher Uneducation," he writes. "I never know what significance I'm supposed to attach to these factors." Cleaver was paroled in 1966 and was selected as the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party shortly after this book was published, though his campaign was derailed by a shootout between members of the Black Panther Party and the Oakland police. Signed.…

Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Eldridge Cleaver on the front free endpaper and inscribed "To Gitelle, at a P+F [Peace and Freedom Party] meeting. Best Wishes for the future. [signed] Eldridge Cleaver 3-26-68" xvi, 210, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth lettered in white and green. Good with slight lean and toning to spine. Moderate rubbing, soiling and mottling to covers, fraying to extremities, and light soiling to textblock edges, and endpapers. Contents with occasional stains. In a Good dust jacket with light toning and soiling, moderate edgewear, 2 1/4 inch tear to lower right edge of front panel, and light but pernicious blue staining from cloth dye to verso. A signed copy of the Black Panther Party leader's best-known work, a political manifesto comprising autobiographical essays written while Cleaver was incarcerated in Folsom Prison. "I'm perfectly aware that I'm in prison, that I'm a Negro, that I've been a rapist, and that I have a Higher Uneducation," he writes. "I never know what significance I'm supposed to attach to these factors." Cleaver was paroled in 1966 and was selected as the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party shortly after this book was published, though his campaign was derailed by a shootout between members of the Black Panther Party and the Oakland police. Signed. …