first edition Hardcover
1962 · Philadelphia
by COURLANDER, Harold
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Bob Laurie. Fine in about fine dustewrapper. Novel about an African-American bard living in the rapidly dying tradition of the Black minstrel, by an author known for his studies of black folk music. An uncommon title; the publisher is better known for its automobile manuals than for its fiction. (Inventory #: 33161)