The Dead Emcee Scrolls:; the lost teachings of hip-hop and connected writings

New York: MTV Books/Pocket Books, 2006. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light crease to front-rear corner, extremely mild rubbing to front-top edge and rear-rear edge, sparse highlighting to intro, else Very Good(+).. Light brown duodecimo, smaller than octavo, xxx, 176 pages; 18 cm. American poetry, hip-hop -- New York (State) -- New York. Presents a collection of darkly humorous poetic works that encompass a man's discovery of an ancient scroll hidden beneath a graffiti masterpiece in an abandoned subway line, a finding that gives way to a surprising message. "In the underground labyrinths of New York City's subway system, beneath the third rail of a long forgotten line, Saul Williams discovered scrolls of aged yellowish-brown paper rolled tightly into a can of spray paint. His quest to decipher this mystical ancient text resulted in a primal understanding of the power hip-hop has to teach us about ourselves and the universe around us."--Publisher's description.