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Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down

by REED, Ishmael

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Very Good
ISBN 10
0385067542
ISBN 13
9780385067546
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About This Item

Garden City: Doubleday, 1969. Softcover. Very Good. First edition, stated "Limited Paperback Edition," issued before publication of the hardcover. Penned telephone number on rear page, small stain on bottom corner on front wrapper, light rubbing, very good in wrappers. Advance Review Copy with publicity material laid in dated 5 months before anticipated release of the book. Author's second novel, scarce in this issue.

Synopsis

Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down, by the African-American writer Ishmael Reed, is a satirical take on the traditional Western. It is Ishmael Reed's second novel, following The Freelance Pallbearers, and was first published in 1969. It tells the story of the Loop Garoo Kid, an African-American cowboy who practices the religion of Neohoodooism, and describes his struggle against established religion and cultural oppression.

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Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
17896
Title
Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
Author
REED, Ishmael
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0385067542
ISBN 13
9780385067546
Publisher
Doubleday
Place of Publication
Garden City
Date Published
1969
Keywords
African-Americana, AdvanceCopy
Bookseller catalogs
African-Americana;

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