The third door; the autobiography of an American Negro woman
New York: David McKay Company, 1955. Hardcover. viii, 304p., very good first edition in cloth boards and edgeworn, unclipped dj.
Tarry, an African American from Alabama, had a long and distinguished career in Catholic social services. Her autobiography lays out her hope for a nonracial America. Interesting San Francisco bibliophile/bookseller insert. A Serendipity Books letterhead note with Thomas Goldwasser's name (not Peter Howard's) with handwritten notes referring to the author of the book laid-in.
Cat.No: 207692
Price: $45.00
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