John A. Williams, Ishmael Reed, Al Young [Editors]

Y'Bird Vol 1 No 2

Berkeley: Ishmael Reed and Al Young, 1978. Perfectbound [octavo] in blue pictorial wraps. 130 pp. Second issue of Y'Bird, Ishmael Reed and Al Young's follow up to their acclaimed and influential Yardbird Reader. This issue guest-edited by novelist John A. Williams and featuring a heavy focus on pre-Columbian and African history, alongside memorials to Rahsaan Roland Kirk and unpublished poetry from Melvin Tolson.

Contributors include Chancellor Williams, Gerald Massey, Cheikh Anta Diop, Ivan Van Sertima, and more. Very Good. Wraps lightoy soiled and edgeworn, corner creased to rear wrap; contents clean. Item #3844

Price: $22.00