signed first edition
1972 · New York
by HILL, Robert B.
New York: Emerson Hall Publishers, Inc, 1972. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); rust-colored cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; xx, 76pp. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Gerald / To whom we are greatly and gladly indebted. Black blessin's & happiness / Alfred / Emerson Hall Publishers, Inc. / 7/16/72." Fine in Very Good dustjacket, unclipped, with sunning to spine, extremities and flap folds. Critical study in which the author "has amassed, analyzed and interpreted a wealth of data bearing on the manner in which Black families hav ebeen able to survive and indeed, move beyond survival to a high level of existence and humanity in a hostile environment" (from the foreword). (Inventory #: 29675)