Two scarce titles by Henry Dumas
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Author: Dumas, Henry
Title: Two titles by Henry Dumas
Place Published: New York
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Date Published: Various dates
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2 volumes. Cloth, dust jackets. First Editions. Includes:
Play Ebony, Play Ivory. Random House, 1974.
Knees of a Natural Man. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1989.
Two very scarce works of poetry by Henry Dumas, called "an absolute genius" by Toni Morrison, who as a commissioning editor at Random House published posthumous collections both of his poetry and his short stories in 1974. Dumas was shot to death at the age of 33 by a New York City Transit Police officer.
Condition Report: Some mild edgewear to jackets and cloth; both volumes near fine or better.
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Author: Dumas, Henry
Title: Two titles by Henry Dumas
Place Published: New York
Publisher:
Date Published: Various dates
Description:
2 volumes. Cloth, dust jackets. First Editions. Includes:
Play Ebony, Play Ivory. Random House, 1974.
Knees of a Natural Man. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1989.
Two very scarce works of poetry by Henry Dumas, called "an absolute genius" by Toni Morrison, who as a commissioning editor at Random House published posthumous collections both of his poetry and his short stories in 1974. Dumas was shot to death at the age of 33 by a New York City Transit Police officer.
Condition Report: Some mild edgewear to jackets and cloth; both volumes near fine or better.
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