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Knees of a Natural Man: The Selected Poetry of Henry Dumas
by Dumas, Henry; Eugene B. Redmond [Editor]
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- first
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1989. First Edition. First edition. [xxviii], 155 pp. Publisher's brown cloth and black paper-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in very Near Fine dust jacket, small scratch to bottom of back panel. Poetry from the ouevre of the African American writer who was killed in 1968 on a subway platform by a NY transit cop.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943937
- Title
- Knees of a Natural Man: The Selected Poetry of Henry Dumas
- Author
- Dumas, Henry; Eugene B. Redmond [Editor]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thunder's Mouth Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Black Aesthetic, poetry, poems, Black Lives Matter, police
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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