signed first edition Hardcover
(c.2005) · Berkeley/Los Angeles/London
by Flamming, Douglas
Berkeley/Los Angeles/London: University of California Press. Fine in Fine dj. (c.2005). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight clean copy, appears unread, with no significant wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED briefly ("To _____ / Blessings & Peace") and SIGNED by the author on the title page. "This splendid book, at once sweeping in its historical reach and intimate in its evocation of everyday life, is the first full account of Los Angeles's black community in the half century before World War II. Filled with moving human drama, it brings alive a time and place largely ignored by historians until now, detailing African American community and political activism during the city's emergence from a small town to a sprawling metropolis." **** NOTE that additional shipping charges will be assessed for international shipping of this moderately heavy book, or for Priority Mail service to U.S. destinations. If this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. **** Signed by Author . (Inventory #: 26256)