Newark: Jihad Productions, 1972. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo; orange stapled wrappers printed in black and yellow; 25pp. A Fine copy. Poetry collection referencing a range of black musicians, including John Coltrane and James Brown, and incorporating a range of rhythms, cries, and chants in order to present a...... More

Detroit: Lotus Press, 1975. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); light blue sheets, mimeographed in three colors and bound with royal blue tape along spine; 44,[2]pp; illus. A Fine, unread copy. The native Detroit author's first book of poems. Cobb was a member of the Black Christian Nationalist Movement at..... More

New York: Vantage Press, 1976. First Edition. Collection of parables written by the native Pittsburgh author, the book being a vehicle to "propagate the ideals Allah revealed to him." As best we can tell, a second volume was never published. Scarce; we find no examples for sale in the trade..... More

Washington DC: Howard University, 1972. First Edition. First Printing. Quarto (28cm); yellow wrappers, titled in brown; 217pp.; light rubbing only, Near Fine. Typed manuscript from the Department of History at Howard University. Includes lesson plans, activities, bibliographical information, questions and procedures. More

Chicago: Third World Press, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 20pp. Hint of dustiness to extremities, else Fine. The Atlanta author's first collection of poems, published at the tender age of 23. Fuller did not have an extensive literary output, though his poems appeared..... More

Detroit: Broadside Press, 1969. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (21.5cm); photo-illustrated card wrappers, stapled; 64pp. Light wear to extremities, a few faint creases to front wrapper, with a faint patch of soil to lower rear wrapper; contents clean; Very Good or better. The Black Arts poet's third book..... More

Chicago: Third World Press, 1973. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo (21.5cm); illustrated card wrappers, stapled; 16pp. A Fine copy. The Broadside Press founder's fifth collection of poetry, dealing primarily with themes of race, violence, and death. Several of these poems first appeared in the pages of American Negro Poetry..... More

Elkins Park, PA: Uhuru Publications, 1970. First Edition. The Philadelphia activist and author's first book of poetry. Strongly influenced by the upsurge in black militancy during the early sixties, Jones speaks through his poetry about the experience of being a black man in America. None found in the trade (October..... More

New York: Vantage Press, [1973]. First Edition. Poetry collection "about black people" by the Panamanian choreographer and dancer, formerly the manager of Thelonious Monk's saxophonist Charlie Rouse. OCLC notes 17 holdings. Octavo (21cm.); original cloth in red pictorial dust jacket; x,[11]-44pp. Light foxing to jacket spine, else Fine. More

Brooklyn: Jamima House Press, 1975. First Edition. Substantial collection, incorporating the entirety of Loftin's first published book (Jumbish, 1972) and adding a selection of new poems. Laudatory blurbs from Wes Brown and Ishmael Reed on rear cover (the latter excerpted from Reed's lengthy, glowing review of the book in the..... More

Detroit: Wakweli Publications, [1974]. First Edition. Small quarto (21.5cm.); original yellow pictorial staplebound wrappers; unpaged; printed on yellow cardstock. Fine. Distributed by the Broadside Press. Folktale translated from the original Swahili by N. Mwakikagile. More

Jericho, NY: Exposition Press, [1974]. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); original buckram in white pictorial dust jacket; 59pp. In original shrinkwrap. Fine. Virginia-born African American social worker and author, whose poetry "reflects the Black renaissance which is etching itself so deeply on the conscience and consciousness of today" (upper jacket flap)..... More

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, [1970]. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); original cloth in white and grey pictorial dust jacket; [8],86,[2]pp. Jacket fore-edge a bit foxed, else Very Good. Forms part of the Pitt Poetry Series. African-American poet's first published work. More