Chattanooga.

REED, Ishmael.

Item Number: 133155

New York: Random House, 1973.

First edition of the Reed’s ode to Chattanooga. Octavo, original half cloth. Errata slip laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the library of American novelist and screenwriter William “Gatz” Hjortsberg, although not marked. Jacket design by Judy Leeds. Staple in front free endpaper.

African American poet, playwright, and publisher Ishmael Reed is best known for his satirical works on American political culture centering on neglected peoples and perspectives. Published in 1973, Chattanooga contains many of his early poems encapsulating his experiences in Chattanooga, Tennessee.