first edition
1971 · New York
by RANDOLPH, Jeremy
New York: Rannick Playwrights Co, 1971. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo (21.5cm); yellow and black illustrated wrappers, stapled; [32pp]. Fine copy. Collection of poems dealing primarily with race and war by this Texas-born author. Randolph was an African-American actor, poet, playwright and founder of independent publishing houses. He was founder and director of the New York-based Rannick Playwright's Company, publisher and producer of dramatic poetry readings and champion of unpublished Black writers from around the country, many of which were incarcerated. OCLC notes 7 institutional holdings. (Inventory #: 25730)