Imamu Amiri Baraka
The Transitional Period
1963 - 1965 |  |
An exhibition of works from the Collections of the John Hay Library, Brown University.
Items indicated with an asterisk * are part of the exhibition.
 | Transitional Period: 1963 - 1965 | |
Blues people; Negro music in white America. *
By LeRoi Jones
New York, William Morrow, 1963.
Dace A3a.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Burning deck. *
v. 1-4, 1962-1965.
Ann Arbor, Michigan; Providence, R.I.
Dace C108.
No. 2, 1963, includes poems by LeRoi Jones.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The baptism; a comedy in one act. *
By LeRoi Jones.
New York, Sterling Lord Agency [1963]
Mimeographed play script. Preceeds published edition.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The toilet : a play in one act. *
[By LeRoi Jones]
[s.l. : s.n., 1963?]
First Printings of American Authors, Vol. I, p. 198, gives probable imprint date and notes "the script for this play as first produced by the Poet's Theater in New York in 1961."
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
American Negro poetry. *
Edited and with an introd. by Arna Bontemps.
New York, Hill and Wang [1963]
Dace B12. First edition. Two copies.
First book publications by LeRoi Jones are The invention of comics; As a possible lover.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The moderns; an anthology of new writing in America. *
Edited with an introduction by LeRoi Jones.
New York, Corinth Books, 1963.
Dace B13a. First edition.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The moderns; an anthology of new writing in America.
Edited by LeRoi Jones.
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1965
Dace B13. British issue
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The moderns.
Wdited and introduced by LeRoi Jones.
London, Mayflower, 1967.
A Mayflower-Dell paperback, 5780-8.
Dace B13c. British paperbound edition
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Olson, Charles
Place; and names. *
[By] Leroi Jones [sic Charles Olson.]
New York, Cooper Union Printing Trade School, 1964]
Dace A4.
Has inscription, "Not really a poem of mine but a mistake some good natured Cooper Union Student made in March 1964. LeRoi Jones, May 1964." "Handset by Barbara T. Grossman".
Harris Collection of American Poetry
Dutchman and The slave, two plays. . *
By LeRoi Jones.
New York, Morrow, 1964.
Dace A5a
Author's autographed copy.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Dutchman and The slave, two plays.
By LeRoi Jones.
New York, Morrow, 1964.
Apollo editions, A-122.
Dace A5a Note.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays; From the Library of Abraham Chapman
Dutchman, and The slave; two plays. *
By LeRoi Jones.
[London] Faber and Faber [1965, c1964]
Dace A5b. British edition.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Dutchman : a play. *
By LeRoi Jones.
London : Faber and Faber, 1967, c1964.
Faber paperbacks.
Dace A5b Note. This edition first published 1967.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Dutchman ; and, The slave : two plays.
By LeRoi Jones.
New York : Morrow, 1964.
Morrow paperback editions.
Later printing.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays; Gift of Roger Stoddard
Dutchman; and, The slave: two plays.
By LeRoi Jones.
New York : Morrow Quill Paperbacks, [1979?], c1964.
Copy 1: 8th printing; Copy 2: 12th printing.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The dead lecturer; poems. *
By LeRoi Jones
New York, Grove Press, 1964.
Dace A6a. First printing.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The dead lecturer; poems. *
By LeRoi Jones
New York, Grove Press, 1964.
An Evergreen Book, E-386.
Dace A6aNote. Second printing.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The dead lecturer; poems.
By LeRoi Jones
New York, Grove Press, 1964.
9th printing.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Black voices; new writing by American Negroes. *
Selected and edited, with an introduction and biographical notes, by Herbert Hill.
London, Elek Books [1964]
Dace B11b. British issue
Also published under the title, Soon, one morning. New York, Knopf, 1963.
First book publications by LeRoi Jones include: From "The system of Dante's hell"; Charlie Parker: The human condition.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Negro verse. *
Selected by Anselm Hollo.
London : Vista Books, c1964.
The pocket poets.
Dace B14.
Includes A poem some people will have to understandandNotes for a speech by LeRoi Jones.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays.
New Negro poets U.S.A. *
Edited by Langston Hughes; foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1964]
Dace B15. Paperbound edition issued 1969.
Includes Lines to Garcia Lorca(first book publication) and other poems by LeRoi Jones.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
12 poets & 1 painter. *
[San Francisco, Four Seasons Foundation; distributed by City Lights Books, c1964]
Writing 3.
Dace B16
Includes Crow Janeby LeRoi Jones; six drawings by Jess Collins.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
Poesia degli ultima americani.
A cura de Fernanda Pivano.
Milano : Feltrinelli Editore, 1964.
Dace B17. First edition. English and Italian on facing pages.
Includes The poisoned godand The death of reason(first book publications) and other works by LeRoi Jones.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The system of Dante's hell. *
LeRoi Jones.
New York, Grove Press [1965]
Dace A7a. First printing.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays
The system of Dante's hell.
By LeRoi Jones.
New York : Grove Press, 1966, c1965.
An Evergreen black cat book ; BC-118.
Reprint.
John D. Rockefeller Library
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