Published by Chicago, IL: Third World Press,, 1986
ISBN 10: 088378114X ISBN 13: 9780883781142
Language: English
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xvi, 124 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 13.75cm. Purple dust jacket well rubbed; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right; dj presented in an older mylar Demco protector. Maroon cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine. Author's six-line purple ink inscription "To Edward + Louise | Hope | with appreciation, | Much Joy! | Ruby Dee | '87" on front free endpaper; inscription's purple ink does have some smudging onto dj front flap and front pastedown; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. With Preface, Introduction, concluding autobiographical essay, and four parts: "Rooby Goose," "Short Shorts," "Poems Perhaps," and "Salutes.". Inscribed by Author(s).