first edition
1962 · New York
by Elliott, George P[aul]
New York: Holt, 1962. Octavo, cloth. First edition. In addition to the fine title story, this collection of short fiction includes "The NRACP," which depicts a racist, authoritarian dystopia set in a near future America. The National Relocation Authority: Colored Persons (NRACP) brings Black Americans bit by bit into a huge Colored Persons Reserve in Nevada where they are slaughtered for their meat. A "grisly modern enactment of Swift's 'Modest Proposal' ..." - Amis, New Maps of Hell, p. 154. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 274. Reginald 04796. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with light wear at edges and small chip from the bottom edge of the front spine fold. (#118544) (Inventory #: 118544)