Blacks

Chicago: The David Company, 1987. First Edition, Second Printing. Leather bound. Near fine. Signed first edition, second printing of Blacks by Gwendolyn Brooks.. Octavo, 512pp. Blue morocco soft cover, title printed in gilt on front cover and spine. Stated "Second Printing, September 1987" on copyright page. Solid text block, small spots of wear along edges. A near fine example. (Blockson 4883) Signed by the author on the half title: "Sincerely, Gwendolyn Brooks / April 11, 1988." Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), a renowned author, was the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Her book of poetry, Annie Allen, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950.