Owen dodson (33 Ergebnisse)

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. soft cover has a vertical crease along the spine, small surface nicks; otherwise sound.; Good+ Clean pages except for a few small, inky marks on the first (half-title) page along the spine sides and around the outside edges, a long crease at the bottom right front corner and a shorter one at top right front, and a small ink mark at the upper rear over the publisher's price 103pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Facsimile edition. Octavo. 212pp. Red cloth titled in gilt. Just about fine, issued without dustwrapper.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Trade paperback. 103pp. Owner name on half-title, edges rubbed, spine creased, else very good. An important African-American author's first book of poetry. Noonday, N395.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Trade paperback. 103pp. Edges lightly rubbed, tiny tear on front wrapper topedge, near fine. An important African-American author's first book of poetry. Noonday, N395.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in lightly soiled and rubbed dustwrapper.

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Small tear at upper staple. Writing inside. (Literature, Poetry).

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . No. 3, July 1952. (American Poetry, Periodicals).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint. 103pp. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with some light soiling to the rear panel and light wear to the ends of the extremities.

Cloth/Boards. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good DJ. First Edition, First Issue. 212 Pp. Red Cloth Spine Over Grey Boards. First Printing, Fsy Logo On Copyright Page. Book With Light Rubbing At Edges, Tiny Pull Tear At Top Of Spine, No Fraying. Dj Not Price Clipped [$2.75], Very Slight Fading To Red Color On Spine, Minor Chipping And Wear To Edges, Some Dust On Rear Pane. Inscribed By Owen Dodson "Dear Hilda, This Is For Thee With The Best Friendship And Admiration Of Owen / Paris, Sept 20, 1951." The Inscription Is To Hilda Simms (April 15, 1918 - February 6, 1994), The African-American Stage Actress, Best Known For Her Starring Role On Broadway In Anna Lucasta In 1944. Born As Hilda Moses In Minneapolis, Minnesota, One Of Nine Siblings, She Studied Teaching At The University Of Minnesota Until Lack Of Money Forced Her To Leave. Anna Lucasta And Ms. Simms' Performance In The Title Role Created A Stir When The Play, Written By Philip Yordan And Produced By The American Negro Theater, Moved From Harlem To Broadway In 1944. In 1943, Ms. Simms Moved Permanently To New York. She Acted In Radio Dramas And Joined The American Negro Theater, Where She Was In Charge Of Sound Effects, Props And Publicity. In 1947 Ms. Simms Went With The Play When It Moved To London. Under The Alias Julie Riccardo, She Sang In Nightclubs In Paris Nightclubs Before She Returned To The Usa In 1953 To Make The Film The Joe Louis Story. Her Other Film Role Was In The Black Widow (1954). She Also Appeared In The Cool World (1960) As Well As A Revival Of The Madwoman Of Chaillot (1970) In New York. On Television, She Was In The Series The Nurses. As The Director Of The Creative Arts Program Of The New York State Division Of Human Rights In The 1960S She Focused Attention On Discrimination And The Lack Of Roles For Black Actors In Film And Television. After Earning A Master's Degree In Education From City College, She Worked For Drug Treatment Programs. Signed by Author(s). …

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). …

Original-Broschur, 4°, 85 Seiten. With a Foreword by Toni Morrison Umschlag gebräunt und etwas fleckig, Kanten bestossen, sonst gut. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illlustrated wraps are mostly clean, with sepia text and photo illustration. Wraps show some edgewear, a scratch to the back cover. Corners are softened. See photos. Spine has sepia text and is bright with bumped ends. Binding is secure. End papers show little sign of age or wear. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges are foxed. See photos.** PS2025.0702** 85 pages. 9 x 10.5 inches** A Very Good copy of this now uncommon book that records death and the rituals surrounding it. Photo-illustrated wraps printed in sepia are very good, with a scratch visible to the back cover. The interior is a little toned, with generously sized photographs and very readable text.** The photographs by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983), together with poetry by Owen Dodson and the conversational text captured by Camille Billops, "reveal the history of a time in Harlem, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values." The setting is Harlem, but stress is laid on the universality of human experience.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010263"**. James Van Der Zee (illustrator).…

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Softcover. 85 pages. A terrific book that looks at this important African American photographer. Features a foreword by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison. Includes the text of a long conversation between Van Der Zee and Camille Billops along with poems by Owen Dodson. A powerful collection of black and white images of funerals. A near fine copy in photo-illustrated wrappers with a small and faint stain to the base of the front cover. Still a lovely copy. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Slim octavo. Just about fine in stapled wrappers. Issued as Volume 13 in the Heritage series.

Single Sheet, Folded. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Single Sheet, Folded, With Printed Poem On First Page: "Open Letter Brothers, Let Us Discover Our Hearts Again . Bury That Agony, Bury This Hate, Take Our Dark Hands In Yours. [Signed In Ink] Owen Christmas, 1945." The Poem Was Reprinted As The Last Poem In His 1946 Book "Powerful Long Ladder." Signed Beneath The Poem "Owen", And Additionally Inscribed Inside By Owen Dodson "Dear Hilda, Thanks For The Encyclopedia, It's Just What I've Needed For Long. Take Care Of Yourself And Come Back Soon. As Ever, Owen." The Inscription Is To Hilda Simms (April 15, 1918 - February 6, 1994), The African-American Stage Actress, Best Known For Her Starring Role On Broadway In Anna Lucasta In 1944. Born As Hilda Moses In Minneapolis, Minnesota, One Of Nine Siblings, She Studied Teaching At The University Of Minnesota Until Lack Of Money Forced Her To Leave. Anna Lucasta And Ms. Simms' Performance In The Title Role Created A Stir When The Play, Written By Philip Yordan And Produced By The American Negro Theater, Moved From Harlem To Broadway In 1944. In 1943, Ms. Simms Moved Permanently To New York. She Acted In Radio Dramas And Joined The American Negro Theater, Where She Was In Charge Of Sound Effects, Props And Publicity. In 1947 Ms. Simms Went With The Play When It Moved To London. Under The Alias Julie Riccardo, She Sang In Nightclubs In Paris Nightclubs Before She Returned To The Usa In 1953 To Make The Film The Joe Louis Story. Her Other Film Role Was In The Black Widow (1954). She Also Appeared In The Cool World (1960) As Well As A Revival Of The Madwoman Of Chaillot (1970) In New York. On Television, She Was In The Series The Nurses. As The Director Of The Creative Arts Program Of The New York State Division Of Human Rights In The 1960S She Focused Attention On Discrimination And The Lack Of Roles For Black Actors In Film And Television. After Earning A Master's Degree In Education From City College, She Worked For Drug Treatment Programs. Plates and illustrations in text (illustrator). Signed and Inscribed By Owen D.…

Zustand: Good. Announcement of readings by three poets. Postcard. 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches. Dark green type on lighter green card. Poet and editor Hugh Chisholm's book of poems The Prodigal Never Returns came out in 1947; African-American poet and playwright Owen Dodson published Powerful Long Ladder in 1946; Howard Griffin's collection of poems Cry Cadence came out in 1947. Very Good.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very good. 9 x 11 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean, minor wear to corners and spine ends. Binding tight, text spotless. Phot. RGR.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. First Edition. 4to, 86pp. Printed wraps. Numerous sepia plates. Text in English. Funeral rites and photographs from Harlem during the first half of the twentieth century. From the inside flap- "The Harlem Book of the Dead with its photographs, poems and text are more than representational reflections of mourning rites. They reveal the history of a time in Harlem, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, in the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values. There is a purging of sorrow in the very pageantry of funerals. Carelessness about death might reflect carelessness about life. The examples of ritual as presented in this volume are as universal as death - and there are Harlem's everywhere.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 276pp. Illustrations by Bob Hines. A trifle soiled at the top of the boards, near fine in very good dust jacket with age-toning and a couple of modest chips, the largest on the front panel. African-American poet and novelist Owen Dodson's copy with his bold Signature. Carson's third book, pre-dating her classic *Silent Spring.*.…

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [copyright 1951 but ca. 1977]. Later Edition. Octavo (21cm); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket by Leo and Diane Dillon retaining original price ($7.95); [8],211pp. Moderate wear and a few small closed tears to jacket margins, spine panel sunned, corners nudged, two ex libris to front pastedown; overall Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed on half title, "For Winona -- Colleague and friend -- Owen.".…

First Edition. 8vo, 103pp; gray cloth. Dodsons first book of poems, here in a presentation copy, inscribed on the front flyleaf: "For Una, who ploughed thru cold & all that. Affectionately, Owen, Jan. 22, 1947." Lightly shelf-rubbed, a bit of wear at corners, base of spine; with most of the original dust jacket laid in, albeit in pieces.…

First Edition. 8vo, 103pp; gray cloth. A review copy of the author's first book of poems, with a tipped-in publisher's slip signed "Roger" [Straus]. Very good copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket with a few small, discreet tape mends on the underside.

Zustand: Very Good +. Washington, DC: Owen Dodson, 1960. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm); staplebound self-wrappers; [12]pp. Light soil and toning, else Very Good to Near Fine. Quite scarce cycle of religious poems by the Black poet, novelist, and playwright. The songs were set to music by Robert Fleming in 1968 and an expanded edition was published by Paul Bremen's Heritage series in 1970.…

8vo, pp. [4]; creased where folded else fine; signed at the end 'Owen Dodson'.Very rare separate printing of Dodson's 'Black Mother Praying', re-printed (but not quite an offprint) from the periodical Common Ground, Winter 1944, where it was titled 'Black Mother praying in the Summer of 1943' and was dedicated to 'Negro mothers everywhere'. 'Black Mother Praying', a plea for racial integration, was one of Dodson's most famous lyrics, written in 1943 when he was serving in the US Navy. Bridson's good friend Langston Hughes sat on the advisory board of Common Ground and was a frequent contributor.…