TOUGHER THAN LEATHER: The Authorized Biography of Run-DMC

(New York): Signet / New American Library, 1987. First edition. Very good plus.. First printing of this comprehensive contemporary bio of Run-DMC by the legendary Def Jam publicist. History of Run-DMC as individuals and as a creative phenomenon, by music journalist and curator Adler, the director of publicity at Def Jam from 1984-1990, an insider who worked closely with the group for many years. Outstanding among pop music biographies, TOUGHER THAN LEATHER was praised as "hip-hop's first authorized biography and a definitive, insightful text" (Harry Allen) on its publication, and re-issued some 15 years later to continued acclaim: "[M]ight well be the most comprehensive biography ever written about a pop act while it was still in its prime" (Jon Caramanica, Rolling Stone). 7'' x 4''. Original pictorial wrappers. 191, [1] pages. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Light edgewear to wrappers, with small scuffed patches to front and back covers. Minor chip to corner. Pages lightly toned.