Description
First edition, first printing of Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown.
Octavo, [6], 7- 415pp, [1]. Full red cloth, title on spine. Red topstain, lightly faded. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, rubbed corners, a near fine example. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, partially covered from creasing along top edge. Light shelf wear, a very good example. (Brignano 43) (Blockson 3327)
A nice example of Brown’s autobiographical novel detailing his experience growing up in 1940s Harlem.
