Description
Signed first paperback edition of Report From Part Two, an autobiography by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Octavo, 170pp. Original glossy paperback wraps, title printed on front cover and spine. Stated “First Printing, 1996” on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example.
Inscribed by the author on the half-title: “For Rita. Sincerely, Gwendolyn Brooks / June 2, 1997.”
(Not found in Blockson)
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), a renowned author, was the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Her book of poetry, Annie Allen, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950.
