first edition Hardcover
1949 · New York
by ELLSON, Hal
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Corners slightly bumped and a little rubbing on the boards, about fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear. The author's first book, a "juvenile delinquent" novel about a 15-year-old Harlem gang leader, the first of several works by Ellson about similar themes. Includes a "Partial Glossary of Gang Terminology" most of which are variants of terms for girls, marijuana, police, and homosexuals. A very nice copy. (Inventory #: 411486)