Signifying Rappers, rap and race in the urban Present - Rare Book Insider
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Costello, Mark and Wallace, David Foster

Signifying Rappers, rap and race in the urban Present

The Ecco Press: 1990
  • $750
The Ecco Press, 1990. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the author of INFINITE JEST (co-written with his college roommate), the "first serious consideration of rap and its position as a vital force in our American cultural consciousness." Published as a paperback original. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued but for a few very light scratches to the rear panel. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.
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  • $1,500
  • $1,500