1973Best.-Nr. 535114San Jose: Firesign Press 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine with ink owner name on first page in very good toned dust jacket with moderate edgewear and a few tiny internal tape repairs. Inscribed by the author: "For Fred Warren a wonderful Black man. Always Joyce Carol Thomas. 4-9-75." African-American poet's scarce first book published by an obscure press. Firesign Press hardcover books
1973Best.-Nr. 529313San Jose: Firesign Press 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper with age-toning and moderate wear at the edges including nick tears and creases. This African-American poet's scarce first book published by an obscure press. Firesign Press hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 273844Berkeley: Jocato Press 1975. Pamphlet. 48p. 5.5x8.5 inches front wrap and top edge lightly stained else very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps author's photo on cover. This chapbook is the third book by the African American poet. Jocato Press unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 190719Berkeley: Jocato Press 1975. 48p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.5 inches small stain on front wrap else very good condition; inscribed by Thomas on the title page. This chapbook is the third book by the African American poet. Jocato Press unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 88367Berkeley: Jocato Press 1975. 48p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.5 inches wraps with piece of clear tape at base rubberstamp on title page else very good condition; inscribed and signed by Thomas on verso of front wrap. This chapbook is the third book by the African American poet. Jocato Press unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 41345Berkeley: Jocato Press 1975. 48p. 5.5x8.5 inches very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps author's photo on cover. This chapbook is the third book by the African American poet. Jocato Press unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 85829Berkeley: Jocato Press 1975. First edition. 48 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Berkeley: Jocato Press unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 194597Berkeley: Jocato Press 1975. Pamphlet. 48p. warmly inscribed by Thomas "We must have loved in some other time I feel the sun when you smile;" a good first edition in wraps which show handling soil along spinefold and a touch of silverfishing at one edge. This chapbook is the third book by the African American poet. Jocato Press unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 508463New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Poems by Joyce Carol Thomas. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Oblong slim quarto. 32pp. Fine in trifle worn fine dust jacket. Joyce Carol Thomas won a National Book Award for her first novel Marked by Fire. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1988Best.-Nr. 181181New York: Scholastic 1988. Hardcover. 153p. signed by the Berkeley California author fine first edition in half-cloth and boards in unclipped dj. Novel for teens by the African American poet. Scholastic hardcover books
1988Best.-Nr. 49061New York: Scholastic 1988. Hardcover. 153p. very good first edition in half-cloth and boards in a very good condition dj. Novel for teens by the African American poet. Scholastic hardcover books
1982Best.-Nr. 213590New York: Avon/Flare 1982. Paperback. 172p. signed by the author on title page very good first mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. Flare Original Novel. Thomas's first novel for young adults. Avon/Flare paperback books
1982Best.-Nr. 213592New York: Avon/Flare 1982. Paperback. 172p. signed by the author on title page bookstore stamp on first page otherwise a very good first mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. Flare Original Novel. Thomas's first novel for young adults. Avon/Flare paperback books
1982Best.-Nr. 114261New York: Avon/Flare 1982. Mass Market Paperback. 172p. first printing softbound pocket original in pictorial wraps. Paperstock is toned but else free of any signs of age and none of handling; a near-fine copy. Flare Original Novel. Thomas's first novel for young adults. Avon/Flare paperback books
1986Best.-Nr. 94986New York: Avon Flare 1986. Mass Market Paperback. 119p. signed by Thomas later printing wraps. YA paperback original novel by the African American author. Avon Flare paperback books
1974Best.-Nr. 155216Berkeley: Firesign Press 1974. broadside. Broadside 8.5x11 inches printed one side featuring a poem by the African American poet very good condition. Firesign Uni-Verse No. 1. Firesign Press unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 42067New York: Harper & Row Publishers. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0060261749 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Near Fine little scuffed dust-jacket. A letter from the publisher is laid in; Stories about being young in America; 8vo; 236 pages . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 44052New York: Harper & Row 1990. Hardcover. xiv 236p. introduction personal inscription signed by the editor Thomas very good first edition in cloth-backed boards and unclipped dj. Harper & Row hardcover books
1989Best.-Nr. 212892New Orleans LA: The Contemporary Arts Center 1989. First edition. Softcover. 16 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 4 through April 1 1989. Features a text by Lew Thomas a statement by Joyce Neimanas and with the text of an interview of Heinecken by Clarie Peeps. Includes images by Robert Heinecken Lutz Bacher Warren Neidich and Joyce Neimanas. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some bumping/creasing to the bottom right corner.Includes a laid in handwritten and signed letter from Joyce Neimanas to a gallerist. Uncommon. The Contemporary Arts Center unknown books
1989Best.-Nr. 168388New Orleans LA: The Contemporary Arts Center 1989. First edition. Softcover. 16 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 4 through April 1 1989. Features a text by Lew Thomas a statement by Joyce Neimanas and with the text of an interview of Heinecken by Clarie Peeps. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear. Signed and warmly inscribed by Joyce Neimanas to another photographer and with the rubber stamp of Heinecken and he has signed over his name as well. Scarce thus. The Contemporary Arts Center unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 508903New York: The Poetry Center 1950. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 4pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Faint age-toning at the extremities near fine. (The Poetry Center) unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 390759New York: Poetry Center 1950. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 4pp. Stapled into printed gray wrappers. Some offsetting and stains on the rear wrap very good. Uncommon. Poetry Center unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 401553Massachusetts: Lynx House Press 1978. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. Near fine with marks on the front panel. Lynx House Press unknown books
1991Best.-Nr. 147855New York: Morrow 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Morrow hardcover books
1991Best.-Nr. 164830New York: William Morrow And Co 1991. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected. Very good plus wraps softcover. Minor bumps and rubs to edges and corners/ date written on cover. William Morrow And Co unknown books
