The prospect before us
Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1954. 266p., very good first edition stated in original gilt-decorated cloth and unclipped dj with a faint color-fade to spine and a tiny chip to rear panel.
Lengthy personal inscription signed by Gold and date-lined year of publication in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where he was at work on his next novel. Main character Harry Bowers allows a black woman to rent a room in his Cleveland motel and is hounded by whites.
Cat.No: 138012
Price: $20.00
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