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The Poetry of Black America: Anthology of the 20th Century
Edited by Arnold Adoff, with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
Publication Details:
• Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
• Year: 1973
• Edition: Harpercrest Library Binding Edition
• Format: Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket
• Harpercrest SBN: 06-020090-1
• Length: 552 numbered pages
An important anthology of 20th-century African American poetry featuring influential literary voices including Gwendolyn Brooks, Bob Kaufman, LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Langston Hughes, and many others.
The original illustrated dust jacket features striking artwork and remains preserved beneath its vintage protective library Mylar covering.
Condition: Very Good Interior / Vintage Ex-Library
• Exceptionally tight binding with an incredibly stiff spine.
• Beautifully preserved interior with clean, crisp pages.
• Sharp page corners and well-preserved hardcover edges.
• Original illustrated dust jacket with vibrant artwork, protected beneath library Mylar.
• Noticeable age-related foxing and brown discoloration along the exterior page edges.
• Former O’Farrell Junior High School library copy from San Diego, California.
• Original library checkout cards, pocket, stamps, and identification labels remain.
• Some exterior surface wear and age-related marks to the protective covering.
• Dust jacket remains secured within its original library protective covering.
Special Edition Details:
This copy bears the Harpercrest identification number 06-020090-1 on its original dust jacket, corresponding to Harper & Row’s reinforced library-binding edition intended for institutional use.
The dust jacket also bears the printed code 0473.
Published in 1973, the original year of publication. First-printing status has not been independently verified.
The interior is particularly impressive for a book over 50 years old, with a remarkably firm binding and clean pages.
Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition, including library markings and exterior page-edge discoloration.
A distinctive vintage edition for collectors of African American literature, Black poetry, cultural history, and 20th-century literary anthologies.
Carefully packaged for safe delivery.
