Description
Signed first edition of Black on Black: Baby Sister and Selected writings by Chester B. Himes.
Octavo, 287pp. Green cloth covered boards, title in gilt on black cloth spine. Lacking a first edition statement on copyright page, indicating later printing. Solid text block, faint dust remnants to top edge, a near fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $6.95 retail price on front flap, faint rubbing along bottom edge, otherwise fine.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “for Mary / Chester Himes.” A nice copy, rarely seen with a signature.
Chester B. Himes (1909-1984) was a prominent African-American writer best known for his Harlem Detective series, which significantly influenced the genre of crime fiction. He achieved critical acclaim for his novel “If He Hollers Let Him Go,” which explored racial tensions and the African-American experience during World War II.
