signed first edition Hardcover
1988 · New York
by GIDDINGS, Paula
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Octavo. Fine in fine dustjacket. Inscribed by the author on the half-title to Barbara Jordan: "August 1, 1988. To Ms. Barbara Jordan, I hope you enjoy this... And a speedy recovery. Sincerely, Paula Giddings." Jordan, who is mentioned in the text as a sister of Delta Sigma Theta, was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. An uncommon first edition, seldom found signed, and especially with such an important association.
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