Description
First edition, first printing of Roots: The Saga of an American Family, signed twice by Alex Haley.
Octavo, vii, 587pp. Brown boards, black cloth spine, printed title on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. Appears unread, a fine example. In the publishers first state dust jacket, $12.50 on front flap, a fine example.
Mistakenly signed by Alex Haley on the rear endpaper, then corrected and signed again on the front end paper.
Roots won the Pulitzer Prize special award in 1977.
