first edition
1956 · New York
by MERRIAM, Eve
New York: Cameron Associates, 1956. First edition. First printing. 12mo. Pale tan cloth (hardcover); dustjacket; three preliminary leaves; [32]pp. Mild toning to cloth on spine, else Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.00 on front flap), lightly rubbed and toned, VG+. Publisher's review materials laid in, including a facsimile of a TLS from Eleanor Roosevelt, endorsing the book.
A collection of topical ballads and odes occasioned by the American civil rights struggle. Not an especially uncommon book, but we have never previously seen a review copy, nor the endorsement letter from E.R. (Inventory #: (truncated)
A collection of topical ballads and odes occasioned by the American civil rights struggle. Not an especially uncommon book, but we have never previously seen a review copy, nor the endorsement letter from E.R. (Inventory #: (truncated)