THE RAP ATTACK: AFRICAN JIVE TO NEW YORK HIP HOP
by [HIP-HOP] Toop, David (text); Bates, Patricia (photographs)
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: South End Press, 1984. First Edition. An early, important account on the evolution of hip-hop music and culture, exploring its roots and various manifestations. Contents include background information on a number of seminal groups, with coverage of DJ-ing, MC-ing, graffiti and breakdancing. Complemented with superb black and white photographs throughout by Patricia Bates. A pioneering book on the rise of hip-hop culture. Wrappered Issue. Square octavo (21cm); photo-illustrated wrappers; 168pp; illus. Some pinpoint wear to extremities, else a tight, Near Fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2212
- Title
- THE RAP ATTACK: AFRICAN JIVE TO NEW YORK HIP HOP
- Author
- [HIP-HOP] Toop, David (text); Bates, Patricia (photographs)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- South End Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1984
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.